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dc.title: Transportation Demand Policies for Austin, TX dc.description.abstract: Austin's rapid population and economic growth has intensified traffic congestion, with drivers losing an average of 64 hours per year and the region facing an estimated $1.98 billion in annual lost productivity. To meet its 50/50 Mode Split goal by 2039, the City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department m…

Turning free-to-use data into a hypothesis-ready dataset The post Using Causal Inference to Estimate the Impact of Tube Strikes on Cycling Usage in London appeared first on Towards Data Science .

Rail costs and capital adjustments in a quasi regulated environment Friedlaender, Ann Fetter This paper reports on results obtained from the estimation of a rail cost function using a pooled-time series, cross section of Class I railroads for the period 1974-1986. An analysis is performed of short-run and long-run returns to scale, the extent of capital disequilibrium, and adjustments to way and …

Rail costs and capital adjustments in a quasi-regulated environment Friedlaender, Ann Fetter This paper reports on results obtained from estimation of a rail cost function using a pooled time-series cross section of Class I U.S. railroads for the period 1973-1986. Based on the results of this cost function, an analysis is performed of short-run and long-run returns to scale, and adjustments in wa…

The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-42843-y Comparative optimization of electric robo-taxi (eRT) and electric unmanned aerial vehicle (eUAV) systems

Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec successfully moved 900 vehicles from Asia to the U.S. East Coast in spring 2025, completing the first major international logistics test of the 303-kilometer rail route connecting the Pacific port of Salina Cruz to the Gulf port of Coatzacoalcos. The pilot, carried out by Hyundai and its logistics arm Hyundai Glovis, completed each rail…

Researchers across Europe are deploying advanced automation in rail transport and making it smarter, cleaner and more reliable for passengers and freight. By Michaela Nesvarova Close to the beautiful coastline of Oslo, Norway, a bright blue tram rolls smoothly along the tracks of a local depot. At first glance, it looks like any other tram, but a careful observer will notice one crucial differenc…

Valley Metro launched operation of the Tempe Streetcar in May of 2022 to serve the highest transit ridership centers in the region and connect passengers to neighborhoods, major business centers and key destinations. The fleet of six streetcars operates along a three-mile route while sharing the road with cars and has 14 stations across Downtown Tempe and Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. …

The Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks, known as TOMNET, spent the past seven years conducting research and developing tools to improve transportation systems planning methods and data. As the center's grant term ends, it's releasing its tools, data sets and dashboards to increase understanding of changes in travel behavior, identify factors that impact travel demand and influence policy d…

When it comes to road safety, small changes can make a big difference: that’s the conclusion of a research project led by Piétons Québec and the team of Marie-Soleil Cloutier, professor at the INRS. The post Sharing the Road: New Study on Intersection Safety appeared first on INRS .

Civil Engineering Research - Juniper Publishers Abstract Public transport services face many challenges around the world. Due to the rise in demand for public transport, authorities desperately need to develop the systems, and it provides a service to be the same level for private cars in terms of service reliability measures. This research aims to study the influence of the non-scheduled ra…

News from China say the Chinese have broken their own, and the global, speed record for magnetically levitating trains, which you might know under the name hyperloop. Let’s have a look.

E-Scooters are being hailed by some as the future of transport in cities, but they're not yet ideally optimised. This paper considers how providers can increase accessibility and, in turn, their positive impact on cities as a whole.

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Scooters, hoverboards and other battery-powered devices have become favored modes of transportation for getting students quickly across sometimes sprawling campuses, but critics say the micromobility devices have become so ubiquitous—and are often driven so recklessly—that they pose a safety hazard to pedestrians as well as the students and others using them. After a spa…

SpaceX removed a Hyperloop in front of its Hawthorne, California, headquarters at the city’s request. The Hyperloop had been used for testing of experimental transportation solutions. According to city officials, SpaceX may still have some cleaning up to do after removing the test tube at its Hawthorne facility, including removing a barricade and some plastic … Continue reading "SpaceX Removes Hy…

In the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law more than $550 billion has been earmarked for transportation infrastructure projects across the United States. That includes a large portion for the improvement and development of new transportation modes that are more sustainable — such as mass transit. Currently, travelers spend multiple hours per week in their personal vehicles driving to a…

When we move things, rather than people, around efficiently, no feelings need to be taken into account. Planning can be mathematically optimized without any consideration of psychology. For centuries, transport has been a battle of ideologies: the utilitarians versus the romantics. One side strives to optimize journeys against quantifiable measures while the other nostalgically recounts the joys …

New research examines the economics of cordon zones. Source: Wikimedia Autumn means different things to different people—for some it’s the changing leaves, for others it’s college football, or decorative gourds, … Continue Reading Cordon Zone Pricing: An Essential Tool for a Better Transportation Future

Before California sheltered in place, UC Berkeley and ITS researchers were out in traffic showing how forming vehicle platoons can dramatically improve urban traffic flow in Arcadia, CA.  They recently published a paper(link is external) and video(link is external) on their research and demonstration.  Funded by the National Science Foundation and DOT, Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) Ch…