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Mineta Transportation Institute's terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins authored relevant reports SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The arrest by Canadian authorities of two al Qaeda-connected terrorists planning to derail a passenger train calls attention to the Mineta Transportation Institute's (MTI) previous research on terrorist attacks targeting passenger trains. These three recent MTI reports address this issue. All were authored by international...
Brian Michael Jenkins, international terrorism expert, is available to discuss developments and consequences of the bombings SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brian Michael Jenkins, world-renowned expert on terrorism and sophisticated crime, is available for media interviews following the bombings at the Boston Marathon this week. He can discuss developments and consequences of the recent bombings, trends in terrorism, and transportation security. (Logo:...
Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) is grateful for his dedication SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announces his retirement, US Secretary of Transportation (ret.) Norman Y. Mineta and Rod Diridon, executive director of the nine-university Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC), expressed admiration for the Secretary's accomplishments. Secretary Mineta, who founded the Mineta...
September 19-20 conference highlights automated guideway transit; Diridon will discuss high-speed rail inter-connectivity SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rod Diridon, Sr., chair emeritus of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, will give a presentation at the Podcar City Berlin 2012 conference September 19-20. The annual event will be part of the Innotrans conference, where more than 100,000 world rail and metro representatives are expected. Mr....
US DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) will broadcast at 1-2 pm Eastern, 10-11 am Pacific SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) will present a free podcast on Wednesday, August 15, as part of its monthly Transportation Innovation Series. The program will feature Rod Diridon, Sr., presenting a series of slides on "California High-Speed Rail...
MTI terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins' research for MTI validates this scenario. SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research reports published by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) have underscored the fact that public transportation is still a seriously vulnerable target for terrorism. This was validated by today's bombing of a Bulgarian bus filled with Israeli tourists who had just arrived at the airport. (Logo:...
Researchers investigate U.S., Canadian IT-based systems and offer policy recommendations SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released a peer-reviewed research report, Public Bikesharing in North America: Early Operator and User Understanding. It documents the state of public bikesharing in the U.S. and Canada, including key factors such as essential attributes and business models; economics and...
Mineta Transportation Institute's research: Federally guaranteed state bonds should finance it SAN JOSE, Calif., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released its newest peer-reviewed research report, Advancing High-Speed Rail Policy in the U.S. This report builds on a review of international experience with high-speed rail projects to develop recommendations for a high-speed rail (HSR) policy framework for the United...
Mineta Transportation Institute issues third report in a series focused on AB32 and SB375 SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released a peer-reviewed research report, An Economic and Life Cycle Analysis of Regional Land Use and Transportation Plans. This study is the third in a series that applies a new form of spatial economic model to examine the economic effects, the distribution of those...
Mineta Transportation Institute's free report can help planners reduce riders' stress levels. SAN JOSE, Calif., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released a peer-reviewed research report, Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity. As part of its work, the research team created measures of low-stress bicycle route connectivity that can be used to evaluate and guide bicycle network planning. As a result, the team...
