GAO Month in Review: June 2009

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in June 2009.

Aviation Safety: Better Data and Targeted FAA Efforts Needed to Identify and Address Safety Issues of Small Air Cargo Carriers. GAO-09-614, June 24, 2009 (55 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-614
Highway Trust Fund: Options for Improving Sustainability and Mechanisms to Manage Solvency. GAO-09-845T, June 25, 2009 (14 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-845T
International [...]

GAO Month in Review – May 2009

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in May 2009.

Aviation Security: TSA Has Completed Key Activities Associated with Implementing Secure Flight, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Mitigate Risks. GAO-09-292, May 13, 2009 (62 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-292
Federal Transit Administration: Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and [...]

In brief: Facts and figures about Paris Velib’ almost two years after the beginning…

Since its implementation in the French capital city on July 15, 2007, it is now time to give a couple facts and figures about the free-access bike system developed by advertising company JCDecaux subsidiary Cyclocity. Velib’ system is available 24/7 in 1451 stations spread in Paris city’s, approximately every 300 meters, providing its users with [...]

SNCF to buy out Veolia Cargo

Three days ago, French newspaper Les Echos announced Veolia Environnement would be looking for a buyer for its freight rail operation subsidiary. By 2011, the environmental group plans to cede about €3 billion worth of assets, among which Veolia Cargo division… a branch that realised a turnover worth €188 million in 2008. This freight division [...]

U.S. DOT info: Port Peak Pricing Program Evaluation

The Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Freight Management and Operations Port Peak Pricing Program Evaluation is now available.
This report evaluates the applicability, Federal policy implications, and possible public and private sector roles related to peak pricing strategies at ports and intermodal facilities in the U.S. and includes a detailed analysis of the PierPASS OffPeak Program, key port market characteristics, institutional [...]

Transport Expertise in Google Local

For your information, Transport Expertise Association now appears in Google Local and thus appears in Google Maps.

Secretary Ray LaHood Tour of Transportation Projects

Below are three videos of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood tour of transportation projects, from C-SPAN and broadcasted on YouTube.com.

German haulers are not happy with the last LKW-Maut increase

Fast facts about the LKW-Maut
The LKW-Maut is the German global toll scheme applied to goods trucks over 12 tons since January 1, 2005. Haulers are charged for the distance they run on German motorways. The tax also depends on the number of axles and the CO2 emission category of the vehicle. Toll Collect is [...]

GAO Month in Review – March 2009

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in March 2009.

Coast Guard: Observations on Changes to Management and Oversight of the Deepwater Program. GAO-09-462T, March 24, 2009 (8 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-462T
Commuter Rail: Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations. GAO-09-282, February 24, 2009 (66 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-282
High Speed Passenger [...]

Intermodality: some French innovations

France-Spain motorways of the sea by 2009!

Dominique Bussereau, French State Secretary in charge of transport, and Magdalena Alvarez Arza, Spanish Ministry for transport infrastructure signed up a roadmap aiming at developing motorways of the sea services between both countries. They agreed on investing €30 million over a 5-years period. Nevertheless, if the maritime services to [...]

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