^Blog Research Compendium

Last updated August 25, 2008
The research, it just keeps coming. On this page, we’ll compile links to key studies and reports on innovation in transportation.
MANAGING, PLANNING & FUNDING TRANSPORTATION
Cascadia Center Reports
“Lessons In Public-Private Partnerships & Climate Change: What British Columbia Taught California, And What Washington Can Still Learn,” 10/07.
“A Tale Of Three Cities: How San Diego, Denver and Vancouver, B.C. Raised Major Regional Funds For Transportation,” Doug Hurley, Cascadia Center For Regional Development, 9/06.
“Travel Value Pricing: Better Traffic Operations Management & New Revenue For The Puget Sound Region,” John S. Niles, for Cascadia Center, 4/06.
“Transportation Working Group Recommendations,” Transportation Working Group, Cascadia Center For Regional Development, 2/15/05.
Transportation Working Group background, members, and resource book.
“An Institutional Conundrum – A Simplified Overview Of Metropolitan Institutional Reform Applied To Transportation In The Puget Sound Region,” Deb Eddy, Cascadia Center For Regional Development, 2004.
“How Do We Get There From Here? A Transportation Future For The Puget Sound Region,” Bruce Agnew & Bruce Chapman, Cascadia Center For Regional Development, 2003. View the video, as aired on Seattle Channel, 5/20/05.
Other Reports
“Just Pricing: The Distributional Effects Of Congestion Pricing and Sales Taxes,” Brian Taylor, UCLA Institute Of Transportation Studies; Lisa Schweitzer, School Of Policy, Planning And Development, University Of Southern California, 5/08
“Transportation For Tomorrow,” National Surface Transportation Policy & Revenue Study Commission, 1/08.
“Running On Empty – 2007 Annual Report,” Washington Transportation Commission, 12/07.
“Building New Roads Through Public-Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions,” Leonard C. Gilroy, Robert W. Poole, Jr., Peter Samuel, Geoffrey Segal, Reason Foundation, 11/07.
“Review Of Congressional Earmarks Within Department Of Transportation Programs,” Office Of The Inspector General, U.S. DOT, 9/7/07.
“Case Studies Of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships In The United States,” Aecom Consult Team, for U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration, 7/7/07.
“Case Studies Of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships Around The World,” Aecom Consult Team, for U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration, 7/7/07.
Draft Vision 2040 Puget Sound Regional Council, 7/07.
“Lake Washington Urban Partnership,” Washington State Department of Transportation, 4/30/07.
“Report On SR 520 Bridge Replacement And HOV Project Funding Alternatives,” Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation, Montague DeRose & Associates, LLC, 3/28/07.
“Destination 2030 – Taking An Alternative Route,” Washington State Transportation Center/Booz Allen Hamilton (For King County Executive), 3/05/07.
“Overview Of National Strategy To Reduce Congestion On America’s Transportation Network,” USDOT, 3/07.
“Public-Private Partnerships For Toll Highways,” Robert W. Poole, Reason Foundation, Testimony To U.S. House Committee On Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee On Highways & Transit, 2/13/07.
“Report On The Transportation Innnovative Partnerships Program,” Washington Transportation Commission, 1/07.
“Regional Transportation Commission Final Report,” Regional Transportation Commission (of Puget Sound), 12/31/06.
“Washington Transportation Plan 2007-2026,” Washington Transportation Commission, 11/06.
“Reducing Congestion In Atlanta: A Bold New Approach To Mobility,” Robert W. Poole, Reason Foundation, 11/06.
“Public-Private Partnerships & The Development Of Transport Infrastructure: Trends On Both Sides Of The Atlantic,” Benjamin G. Perez, PB Consult Inc., James W. March, Federal Highway Administration; 9/06.
“Transportation Finance At The Ballot Box: Voters Support Increased Investment & Choice,” Center For Transportation Excellence, 8/06.
“Building Roads To Reduce Congestion In America’s Cities: How Much & At What Cost?,” David Hartgren, M. Gregory Fields & Robert W. Poole, Reason Foundation, 8/06; (WA state congestion analysis, from study).
“Why Mobility Matters,” Ted Balaker, Reason Foundation, 8/06.
“Current Toll Road Activity In The U.S.: A Survey & Analysis,” Benjamin Pereze, Steve Lockwood, for U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration, 8/06.
“Remarks Of Pat Jacobsen – CEO, Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority – To House & Senate Transportation Committees of Washington State Legislature, 1/19/06.
“Traffic Congestion & Reliability: Trends & Advanced Strategies For Congestion Mitigation,” Cambridge Systematics & Texas Transportation Institute (for Federal Highway Administration), 9/1/05.
“2005 Urban Mobility Report,” Texas Transportation Institute, 2005.
“Unclogging America’s Highways – Effective Relief For Highway Bottlenecks,” American Highway Users Alliance, 2/04
HUBS, CORRIDORS & GATEWAYS
“ Canada: A Macroeconomic Study of the United States’ Most Important Trade Partner,”U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Updated 9/15/06
Canadian Embassy State Trade Fact Sheet 2006, Canadian Embassy, 2006.
Canada/U.S. Regional Economies, Canadian-American Border Trade Alliance.
“Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: The Basics,” U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Resolution Of The West Coast Corridor Coalition, 11/03.
“From B.C. To B.C. – And Beyond – the Story Of The West Coast Corridor Coalition.”
“Spatial Concepts & Cross Border Governance Strategies,” Susan E. Clarke, University of Colorado, (presented to EURA Conference On Urban & Spatial Policies), 4/02.
“The Character of Non-Governmental Transborder Organizations In The Cascadia Region of North America,” Lawrence Douglas Taylor Hansen, Revista Mexicana De Estudios Canadienses, 2/02.
SURFACE & MARINE TRANSPORTATION
Cascadia Center Reports
“Testimony In Support Of King County Passenger-Only Ferry District,” Matt Rosenberg, 11/13/07.
“Alaskan Way Replacement: Alternative Approaches,” Ove Arup & Partners, for Cascadia Center, 11/06.
“A New Vision For Developing Transit For Livable Cities.” Enrique Penalosa, former
mayor of Bogota, Columbia speaks at a Cascadia Center co-sponsored event on implementation of Bogota’s TransMileno Bus Rapid Transit system. Seattle Channel video, 9/27/06.
“Statement of Tom Till to Washington Transportation Commission On Amtrak & Related Issues, Including Availability of Federal Funding,” 1/18/06.
Other Reports
“King County Passenger-Only Ferries Project Briefing Paper,” IBI Group, for King County Executive, 11/7/07.
Puget Sound Regional Council Passenger-Only Ferry Study, 2007 (ongoing).
Chapter 7, “I-405 Plan: Transit and HOV”, in “I-405 Congestion Relief & Bus Rapid Transit Projects – Final Recommendations Report,” WSDOT. (See “I-405 BRT Service”).
BNSF Corridor Preservation Study, Puget Sound Regional Council, 2/27/07.
Statewide Rail Capacity and System Needs Study, Washington State Transportation Commission, 12/06.
Columbia River Crossing Project Alternatives Page.
Willamette River Ferry Feasibility Study, City Of Portland Department of Transportation, 2006.
Waterborne Transit Policy Study, King County Department of Transportation, August, 2005.
Rich Passage Passenger-Only Ferry Study, Phase I, WSDOT, Federal Transit Administration, 4/05.
“Report Card For America’s Infrastructure,” American Society Of Civil Engineers, 2005.
TECHNOLOGY & ENERGY
Cascadia Center Reports
Speaker Presentations At Cascadia/Microsoft/Idaho National Laboratory “Beyond Oil: Transforming Transportation” conference, 9/4/08 and 9/5/08, Redmond, Wash. (Topics included electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, renewable energy, traffic management systems and technology, transit. Many of these files are very large and may take several minutes to open/download depending on your internet connection).
9/4/08 Presentations:
Sharon Banks
Scott Belcher
Charlie Botsford
John Clark
June Devoll
Rob Elam
Dick Ford
Jim Francfort
Andy Frank
Arti Gupta
Jerry Hautamaki
Craig Helmann
John Horsley
Cornie Huizenga
Ron Johnston-Rodriguez
Preet Khalsa
Dave Kristick
Felix Kramer
Justin McNew
Paul Minett
Brian Mistele
Tim Murphy
Jack Opiola
Syd Pawlowski
Dick Paylor
Ron Posthuma
Matt Sheldon
Jim Stanton
Ed Stern
Julian Taylor
Michael Weick
9/5/08 Presentations:
Kevin Banister
Rob Bernard
Don Foley
Paul Genoa
KC Golden
Paula Hammond
David Kaplan
Rich Laukhart
Jim Piro
Bill Rogers
Jim Walker
Brian Wynn
“Greening The Highway From Baja To B.C. – A Discussion Brief,” Matt Rosenberg, 9/19/07.
“Replacing Oil With Electricity And Biofuels In Transportation: The Convergence Of Technology And Public Policy,” Steve Marshall, 8/7/07.
Speaker Presentations at Cascadia-Microsoft “Jump Start To A Secure Clean Energy Future” Conference on Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels, 5/7/07
Roger Duncan, Austin Energy/Plug-In Partners (4.78 MB)
Mark Duvall, Electric Power Research Institute (1.13 MB)
Andrew A. Frank, University of California/Davis (1.33 MB)
K.C. Golden, Climate Solutions (1.81 MB)
David Horner, U.S. Dept. of Transportation (700 KB)
Michael Kintner-Meyer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (1.91 MB)
Felix Kramer, CalCars.org (708 KB)
John M. Miller, Maxwell Technologies (496 KB)
Philip Mote, University of Washington (3.88 MB)
Tim Murphy, Idaho National Laboratory (674 KB)
Vic Parrish, Energy Northwest (494 KB)
Bill Reinert, Toyota USA (2.00 MB)
Bill Rogers, Idaho National Laboratory (1.05 MB)
Greg Rock, Green Car Company (82.9 KB)
Neil Schuster, Intelligent Transportation Society Of America (2.14 MB)
Rogelio Sullivan, U.S. Dept. of Energy (1.08 MB)
John Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (4.23 MB)
Nick Zielinski, General Motors/Chevy Volt (1.79 MB)
Other Reports
“Basic Research Needs: Catalysis For Energy,” (report from U.S. Dept. Of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Workshop), 8/07.
“Environmental Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” Electric Power Research Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council, 7/07.
“ Joint Science Academies Statement on Growth and Responsibility; Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection, for G8 Summit, 5/07.
“Fourth Assessment Report of Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change,” United Nations, 4/07/07.
Annual Energy Outlook 2007 – With Projections To 2030,” U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 2/07.
Impacts Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles On Electric Utilities and Regional U.S. Power Grids; Michael Kintner-Meyer, Kevin Schneider, Robert Pratt; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 12/06.
“Alternative Fuels Study: A Report To Congress On Policy Options For Increasing The Use Of Alternative Fuels In Transit Vehicles,” Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 12/06.
“Intelligent Transportation Systems Regional Architecture“, Puget Sound Regional Council, IBI Group, 8/21/06.
“Future Visions,” Washington Transportation Plan Update Process, WSDOT/Washington Transportation Commission, 6/17/05. (See pp. 27-34, “Intelligent Transportation Systems”).
GridWise Program Overview, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Technological Basis For GridWise, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Primer On Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration, Intelligent Transportation Society Of America.
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