Planners at Chicago area transportation agencies can now employ a state-of-the-art tool to support more accurate forecasting and policy analysis of the way people make decisions on trips from home to various destinations…
The presence of an intermodal logistics center (ILC) can result in higher property values for industrial properties on or near state highway routes or near roads close to interstate highway interchanges. That’s the…
Operating more passenger trains on a shared rail corridor with freight trains can result in fewer delays for travelers, but may lead to higher costs for freight railroads. That’s a key finding of…
Capital transportation projects can be funded in part through a process called “value capture” if local governments, transportation authorities and private development companies initiate the concept in the very early planning stages. This…
Communities throughout Illinois will need to make significant revisions to current transportation options, explore more varied housing types and greatly augment health and human services alternatives to meet the day-to-day needs of the…
The “Best Practices in Regional Transit Governance” forum January 6 brought more than 100 transportation industry professionals together to gain insight from panel discussions and presentations. A highlight was a presentation on a…
Support of the modern transportation industry, the use of microcomputers in transportation research, growth in the number of student research associates, establishment of regular funding sources and continued efforts to maintain excellence summarized…
More powerful messages from local governments and agencies and greater consistency in the design of warning devices are among the tactics needed to help reduce incidents of pedestrians and cyclists from being struck…
