High-Speed Rail: what is high-speed?

Even though location might be approximate, speed is accurate (verified post trip with the driver). America needs high-speed rail to move faster forward.

The train was riding approximately at 188 mph or 300 kph. This is not top speed but… commercial speed: Marseilles to Paris in 3h08, 863 kilometers (or 537 miles)… Average speed of 171.2 [...]

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 [...]

Rail: This week, Transport Expertise read… – #1

Transport Expertise starts a new series of product called “This week, Transport Expertise read…”: a press review of articles selected by Transport Expertise members among their readings, to share with our visitors what we are interested in… Hereafter stands articles about Rail. We plan to provide a selection for every major topic we are working on: [...]

High-Speed Rail: This week, Transport Expertise read… – #1

Transport Expertise starts a new series of product called “This week, Transport Expertise read…”: a press review of articles selected by Transport Expertise members among their readings, to share with our visitors what we are interested in… Hereafter stands articles about Urban Mobility. We plan to provide a selection for every major topic we are [...]

U.S. Transportation Secretary interested in French TGV

Sometimes, a picture is better than a long story…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood inspecting a TGV in Paris

Source: AFP

Urban Mobility: This week, Transport Expertise read…

Transport Expertise starts a new series of product called “This week, Transport Expertise read…”: a press review of articles selected by Transport Expertise members among their readings, to share with our visitors what we are interested in… Hereafter stands articles about Urban Mobility. We plan to provide a selection for every major topic we are working [...]

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 [...]

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.

GAO Month in Review – April 2009

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

Aviation Safety: Potential Strategies to Address Air Ambulance Safety Concerns. GAO-09-627T, April 22, 2009 (17 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-627T
Commercial Aviation: Airline Industry Contraction Due to Volatile Fuel Prices and Falling Demand Affects Airports, Passengers, and Federal Government Revenues. GAO-09-393, April 21, [...]

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