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CTI Associates Forum: Evaluating Transit Station Infill Options
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Thursday, June 2, 2011. Evaluating Transit Station Infill Options. How does the community and transit decision-makers go about selecting from among several viable alternatives for adding infill stations to an existing rapid transit line, in established close-in suburban neighborhoods? To this end, the Public Transit Bug. Has blogged about tonight's public meeting for CTA Yellow Line Infill Stations. Posted by CTI Associates, Inc. Labels: Transit - Regional. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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CTI Associates Forum: Planning Tools
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FHWA Manuals and Guides for Train Design, Construction, Maintenance and Operation. Transportation Planning Grant Program (Caltrans). Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). High Speed and Intercity Rail. Public Works and Infrastructure. Transit Safety and Security. CTI Supports Development of Safety and Security Info. Enter your email address:. CTI Associates, Inc. View my complete profile.
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CTI Associates Forum: March 2010
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Colorado Promotes Two-Line, $21 Billion High-Speed Connections Across State. Colorado Promotes Two-Line, $21 Billion High-Speed Connections Across State. Posted by CTI Associates, Inc. Links to this post. Labels: High Speed and Intercity Rail. Monday, March 29, 2010. LA’s Ambitious 30-in-10 Plan. We’ve discussed in a recent blog posting. At key stations. New diesel-multiple unit. Rail vehicles could be purchased and operated over Metrolink tracks in shorter consists and with smal...
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CTI Associates Forum: October 2011
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Thursday, October 6, 2011. CTI Supports Development of Safety and Security Information Management. The CPUC has oversight responsibilities for railroad freight and passenger systems and for rail transit systems operating on 7,100-plus miles of track in California. The CPUC also has jurisdiction over the safety of roughly 13,000 public and private rail crossings used by vehicles and pedestrians. Posted by CTI Associates, Inc. Links to this post. Transit Safety and Security. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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CTI Associates Forum: Trail Planning for Active Rail Corridors
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Monday, May 3, 2010. 173;Trail Planning for Active Rail Corridors. Converting an inactive rail corridor to a trail (rail-to-trail) is relatively straightforward, but establishing a trail within the easement of an active rail corridor requires more strategizing. For starters, why would a private railroad agree to a trail within their right-of-way? Have produced an increase in transit ridership by thoughtful integration between the two facilities. The Federal Highway Administration has additional guidelines.
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CTI Associates Forum: Links
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FHWA Visualization in Planning Site. Project for Public Spaces. Rails to Trails Conservancy. Safe Routes to School. BikeWalk (National Center for Bicycling and Walking). Surveying FAQs (courtesy Point to Point Land Surveyors). Want a link added? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). High Speed and Intercity Rail. Public Works and Infrastructure. Transit Safety and Security. CTI Supports Development of Safety and Security Info. Enter your email address:. CTI Associates, Inc.
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CTI Associates Forum: The Silly Argument Over BRT vs. Rail
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The Silly Argument Over BRT vs. Rail. Today "The Transport Politic" takes on the BRT vs. Rail argument with some interesting points of reference/comparison between the two modes, as well as some refreshing conclusions. View the blog post here. Posted by CTI Associates, Inc. Labels: Transit - General. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). High Speed and Intercity Rail. Public Works and Infrastructure. Transit Safety and Security. Updated 2035 Chicago Rail Transit Vision Plan.
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CTI Associates Forum: Getting Past Compliance: Federal Regulation and the Caltrain Experiment
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Getting Past Compliance: Federal Regulation and the Caltrain Experiment. The answer is simple: government restrictions. The Federal Railway Administration (FRA) has long prohibited mixed traffic. Despite this, we do see electric passenger trains operating harmoniously with freight trains in a few areas, namely on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Describing the hardships Amtrak and the carmaker experienced with FRA as a result of this unfortunate edict.]. FRA’s primary concern i...
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CTI Associates Forum: May 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010. Sweden's Newest Rail Transport Revolution. From its inception, Sweden's railroad system defied trends. Construction began on this vast nation’s first rail line in the 1850's. Railroad network in the world, providing nearly full geographic coverage to an area of roughly 175,000 square miles, or slightly larger than California. Coupled with the introduction of high speed trains. In the 1990's, a streamlined ticketing. System, and the much-publicized introduction of biofuel engines.
