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FTA Administrator Rogoff keynotes Mineta Transportation Institute event June 1 in Philadelphia SAN JOSE, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently gave a "D" grade to U.S. road and transit infrastructure.* Why is our nation now falling behind in world rankings? This issue will be examined during an opening day workshop at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Rail Conference in Philadelphia. The June 1...
Mineta Transportation Institute's report could help transit agencies, others with similar plans SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After StarMetro, the public transit agency in Tallahassee FL, restructured its bus network from a radial system to a grid system, some challenges remained. Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) just completed an analysis of the issues and preliminary outcomes surrounding that change. The report could be useful for...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood addressed students. Mineta Transportation Institute sponsored the event. SAN JOSE, Calif., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Juan Crespi Middle School of El Sobrante CA has won the 13(th) annual Garrett Morgan Competition for Sustainable Transportation. The team was sponsored by Caltrans District 4 in Oakland CA. Second and third places went to teams from St. John the Baptist School of Costa Mesa CA. They were sponsored by Orange County...
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:...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, FTA Administrator Joseph Szabo, other experts are featured in the seven-video set. SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and other experts are featured in "Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems," a set of seven videos from a day-long workshop on the future of high-speed and intercity passenger rail. Posted by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), each video focuses...
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...
FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo, other transportation leaders also will present. SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will keynote "Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems," a day-long workshop on the future of high-speed and intercity passenger rail. The event is Sunday, January 13, at the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) annual meeting in Washington, DC. The session opens at 9:00 a.m. with a...
FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo, other transportation leaders also will present. SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will keynote "Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems," a day-long workshop on the future of high-speed and intercity passenger rail. The event is Sunday, January 13, at the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) annual meeting in Washington, DC. The session opens at 9:00 a.m. with a...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is invited to keynote. Transportation leaders will present. SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Intercity Passenger Rail Committee and the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) will conduct a day-long workshop on the future of high-speed and intercity passenger rail at TRB's annual meeting in Washington, DC. "Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems"...
