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      <title>URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESIGN. A PRIMER ON URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The study examines problems encountered in urban goods movement. The report is divided into 7 sections. Section I presents a discussion of urban goods related transportation as compared to the nation's total transportation. Section II provides estimates, of the characteristics and amounts of transportation currently used to move goods in our major cities. Section III presents estimates of the impact of this transportation on cities in terms of cost, congestion, energy consumption, air pollution, noise pollution and land use. Section IV focuses on each of these impacts as viewed by several identifiable interest groups in the community: commuters, consumers, goods haulers, shippers/receivers, etc. Section V presents an attempt to isolate fundamental causes of urban goods movement related problems and Section VI discusses nearly 100 possible solutions to them. Section VII presents several recommendations for further action.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESIGN STUDY. APPENDIX B. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LITERATURE ABSTRACTS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The study included the consideration of past proposed solutions and the methodologies used to develop them. To do this, a portion of the study's resources were devoted to identifying and reviewing available Urban Goods Movement Demonstration Project Design Study.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AUTOMATED MIXED TRAFFIC VEHICLE STUDY AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Passenger-carrying automated mixed traffic vehicles (AMTV) development has recently demonstrated successful automated vehicle operation in both pedestrian and limited automobile traffic. Passenger-carrying AMTV's are intended to provide the advantages of automation to that segment of the transit market that handles a moderate demand level over short distances at low speeds. This study examines the site and passenger demand characteristics at Washington National Airport and analyzes the application feasibility of providing AMTV service between the air terminals and the long term and satellite parking lots. The AMTV system analyzed includes three separate routes; all routes use 8-passenger AMTV vehicles. Route 1 operates between the air terminals and the satellite parking lots. Routes 2 and 3, operating in conjunction with a hypothetical accelerating walkway system operating between the Metro Rapid Rail Station and the Main Terminal, provide service between the Main Terminal and Long Term Parking Lots. The AMTV system analyzed herein includes a single lane loop, a single lane shuttle, and a double lane route. Route fleet size requirements range from 1 to 4 vehicles. The entire National Airport AMTV System would cost approximately $600,000 to build and $343,000 a year to operate and maintain (O&M). On a route-by-route basis, the AMTV routes studied compare favorably with several other alternative modes in terms of both level of service and costs. Although the AMTV ha higher capital costs than the existing shuttle bus system and the upgraded exclusive right-of-way bus system, the AMTV offers significant savings in annual and O&M costs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DATA ACQUISITION FOR VEHICLES IN CONFINED SPACES (VICS-70) FACILITY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tests were conducted at the VICs-70 facility using scale models under a variety of simulated conditions.  Model test data reduction procedures for steady-state tube vehicle aerodynamics are described.  Sample calculations of equilibrium velocity, drag coefficients, tube pressure gradient, tube flow velocity ratio, effective tube length and effective friction factor in proximity to the model are included.  Results of the test program are presented with reference to: velocity history; effects of model nose and tail perturbations on drag; drag as a function of blockage ratio, vehicle length, tunnel length, Reynolds number, and vehicle roughness, drag coefficient sensitivity to blockage ratio; and tube length and tube flow velocity ratio as a function of blockage ratio, vehicle length and test section length.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PHYSICAL AND GEOMETRICAL DATA FOR SUBWAY SYSTEM COMPONENTS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The report has been prepared under the Institute for Rapid Transit (IRT) project, 'Ventilation and Environmental Control in Subway Rapid Transit Systems,' and is one of many such reports leading to the final product--a handbook on subway environmental criteria, analysis, and control.  The report contains the physical and geometric data that characterize the aerodynamic and thermodynamic aspects of subway rapid transit systems.  The range of values contained encompass the characteristics of existing and anticipated systems.  The use of this data is intended to provide the IRT and its research project with realistic ranges of parameters that must be included in their respective scale-model tests and basic theoretical developments. (Author)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EQUIPMENT DESIGN FOR PORT USE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The range of equipment in port use is briefly outlined, and its main requirements are discussed.  In the section on equipment used in general cargo areas the author considers the quayside electric portal crane, the mobile crane, the electric platform truck and the fork lift truck.  He examines, in the next section on container terminal equipment, the quay based ship-to-shore container crane, the straddle carrier and its associated problems, the side-loader, the terminal tractor and trailer, travelling gantry and rail mounted cranes and fork lift trucks.  With regard to Ro-Ro operations the author considers the ro-ro version of the terminal tractor.  Future developments and requirements are also set out.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION HANDICAPPED. VOLUME 4. TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS FOR THE HANDICAPPED</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report examines transportation solutions for the transportation handicapped (TH) through three broad strategies - public transit, alternative special services, and private transportation. The first section presents 51 physical and operational solutions for existing systems. To aid the TH it is necessary to construct groups of solutions. These are then presented as minimum, medium and maximum accessibility combinations for terminals, urban bus or trolley, rail rapid-transit, and intraurban bus, railroad and air modes. The use of a personal vehicle for the disabled who can learn to drive is described. Four problems of the disabled driver are presented along with data on adaptive controls. Six aspects of specialized transportation services and four principal vehicle types are examined. Twelve possible systems based on different combinations of service characteristics and provider type are described. Finally a description is given of two operating systems, one in Sweden, the other in Delaware.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BUSINESS INDUCEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN LAKE CHARLES AREA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The city of Lake Charles undertook this study in an attempt to evaluate several problems confronting the downtown area. These include the farmers market, a mass transit terminal, an intermodal transit terminal, and the downtown mall. A detailed study of those major assets or problem areas facing downtown led to a listing of suggested improvement alternatives, accompanied by design sketches and architectural plan illustrations. Consideration is given to razing vacant structures, new office developments, governmental offices for parish and city, hotel/tourist attractions, housing, and traffic signalization. The report concludes with a description of organizational mechanisms and an analysis of tax incremental financing possibilities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL SHIPMENTS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new data collection methodology, the shipper-receiver method, for determining characteristics of small freight shipments in urban areas is presented in this report. These characteristics are used to determine the feasibility of urban goods consolidation terminals for small shipments to and from the Central Business District. The objective of this report is to present and evaluate an experimental design and operational procedure that will collect less than truckload (LTL) freight movement data directly from the shippers and the receivers of goods. This data collection methodology is specifically designed to support the Urban Terminal Investment Model (UTIM) which determines preferred terminal locations and operating policies. It is intended for use by planners in designing and evaluating a system of urban goods consolidation terminals for small shipments. The overall methodology includes the use of survey of shippers and receivers of small shipments, a ratio-delay study of randomly selected truck loading areas, and a manual simulation of vehicle routes and schedules. Conclusions and recommendations regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of the shipper-receiver survey, ratio-delay study, and simulation methods are presented.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IMPORT TERMINAL IN CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA. DOCKET NOS. CP74-138 - TRUNKLINE LNG COMPANY, CP74-139 - TRUNKLINE LNG COMPANY, CP74-140 - TRUNKLINE GAS COMPANY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report is related to an administration action arising from an application from Trunkline LNG Company (Trunkline) seeking authorization to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Algeria to a terminal to be constructed about 12 miles southwest of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, LA. Trunkline has also filed an application seeking certification to construct certain facilities necessary for Trunkline to unload, store, revaporize, and sell the imported natural gas to Trunkline Gas Company in revaporized form. This application proposes the construction of an unloading dock, three 600,000-barrel LNG storage tanks, a 50,000-barrel Bunker-C fuel-oil storage tank, vaporizer units, and other appurtenant facilities. In addition, Trunkline Gas Company has filed a certificate application to construct and operate approximately 45.8 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline and a metering station in order to transport the natural gas to its mainline transmission facilities in Longville, LA. The report discusses environmental, safety, and other aspects of these proposed actions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAMWAY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/144204</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Roosevelt Island Tramway serves as an urban transit system in New York City. The system is based on conventional cable technology and connects a new urban community on Roosevelt Island in the East River to Manhattan. This system is the first urban transit application based on aerial tramway (cableway) technology and has been in service since May 1976. The goals and objectives of this assessment were to provide information with regard to: (1) factual engineering and operating data concerning the technology which can be used in the planning and implementation of similar cable systems; (2) descriptive information on system performance, economics and ergonomics, which can be used in planning for the assessment of the feasibility of subsequent system installations; and (3) design, development, and implementation experience with cable technology, to determine what has been learned and how future urban installations can most effectively be carried out. The report findings are based on literature searches, Roosevelt Island Tramway documentation, analyses of system records and logs, and observations and interviews during site visits. The report provides factual engineering information concerning the technical subsystems. System operational performance, system assurance, human interface, safety and security were assessed; an evaluation of the distribution of capital and operating maintenance costs is presented; and system development and implementation history are summarized.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/171684</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This Information Bulletin addresses the following issues and problems confronting cities and counties in the attempt to improve urban goods movement operations: Scope of Urban Goods Movement, Institutional consideration, Data and Planning needs, local policies affecting goods movement, consolidation of eight services and railport facilities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EVALUATING INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINALS: A FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/537714</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A method for rating the intermodal freight terminals as candidates for government funded access improvements is proposed in this report. This report presents an overview of the intermodal freight transportation industry. Then government intermodal freight planning and participation including examples of government sponsored intermodal projects are presented. An intermodal freight planning procedure is then proposed. A terminal capacity analysis is performed as required for a terminal prioritization process. Finally, three prioritization strategies are proposed and illustrated using data collected from Texas. The system is designed to rank priority by facility for a given network, utilizing facility operational and physical attributes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION: DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MAKING TRAVEL MORE ACCESSIBLE</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/573424</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Describes a project to research and delineate guidelines for the improvement of information provision in vehicles and transportation terminals in order to enhance accessibility for elderly and disabled persons.  Guidelines are provided with the intent to assist planners, operators, carriers, designers, and manufacturers involved in the organization and management of transportation facilities.  Topics covered by the guidelines include information classification; information concerns for visual and audible information, and for understanding and acting on that information; information components; technical aspects of visual, audible, and tactile information; physical, psychological, and environmental factors affecting information provision; and currently operating applications of enhanced information for trip planning and for persons in a terminal or on board a vehicle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 1997 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IMPACT ON THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper focuses on the issues that are still outstanding, and that need to be addressed to get the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to really work in terms of railroads.  There are six or seven rail crossings on the U.S.- Mexico border.  One of the key crossings is served by the Union Pacific (UP) and the Tex-Mex Railroad.  The other key crossing is at Brownsville and Matamoros.  It is also served by UP, primarily, and by Southern Pacific (SP).  The SP is dominant at most of the rest of the crossing points.  An important region in NAFTA trade is called "The Triangle" - Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City are the corners.  Laredo, Texas is almost on a direct line to the Triangle from the U.S. heartland.  The majority of trade will come through Laredo.  There are terminal facilities in Mexico, and these terminal points are in some ways choke points.  The main concern of the U. S. railroads at the border is multiple agencies on both sides of the border.  The railroads would like a single binational agency instead of multiple agencies who don't necessarily agree on issues and policy.  The Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM - the Mexican railroad) is government owned, and it needs locomotives.  In addition, they do not have a bulk transload facility there.  If you want to receive bulk, you need to be able to turn those trains.  They are really not able to do that in Mexico.  Due to infrastructure problems and institutional issues, the FNM can not clear the border fast enough.  An increase in FNM capacity would improve the situation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 1996 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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