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(1983-2019) Joseph Monteiro and Gerald Robertson Canadian Transportation Research Forum Bibliography of Proceedings (1983-2019) by Joseph Monteiro and Gerald Robertson To My Transportation Colleagues, Friends and Transportation Students ISBN: 978-0-9867070-2-5 No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever for commercial purposes. For information write to Joseph Monteiro, 2177 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Unit 608, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 5P9. Foreword The Canadian Transportation Research Forum was established in 1966 and its members consists of a broadly based group of transportation professionals with an interest in research and informed opinion on public policy. In furtherance of this interest, the Canadian Transportation Research Forum sponsors a national conference in Canada every year. At this conference, invited speakers present their views together with their research papers. These research papers are discussed by the panel and the participating audience. The best papers are presented cash prizes to reward the outstanding work of the researchers and all the papers are published as part of the proceedings. These proceedings have resulted in the accumulation of numerous volumes over the years, making it difficult for researchers to easily access the subject matter of their interests. To facilitate the task of researchers, it was decided to assemble these volumes in the form of a Bibliography of Canadian Transportation Research Forum Proceedings for the period 1983-2019. The initial year was chosen as 1983 as it was the first year in which the Canadian Transportation Research Forum printed its research papers. This Bibliography consists of three basic parts. The first part is a listing of papers by subject. The second part is a listing as it appears in each volume of the annual proceedings. The final part consists of an index of authors. In addition, a fairly large table of contents is presented initially to shorten the search process for various topics of interest. This undertaking would not have been possible without the encouragement of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum. In addition, the help and assistance of a number of members of the Board of Directors have to be specifically acknowledged. The four individuals who deserve special mention are Mr. Lloyd L. Ash , Ms. Gail R. Sparks , Gerry Kolaitis and Carole Ann Woudsma. i It is hoped that this volume will be of assistance to the numerous researchers in transportation. Any shortcomings of this volume are solely the responsibility of the authors. Should anyone have any suggestions on how this volume can be improved so as to be of greater use, please feel free to contact the authors. Finally, the authors would like to thank the Canadian Transportation Research Forum for publishing this volume. Joseph Monteiro and Dr. Gerald Robertson April 30, 2019 ii Table of Contents Page Foreword ...i Table ooff Contents ...1 Subject Index ...9 Air Transportation ...9 Air Cargo .......9 Air Charters .......9 Air Competition - Domestic and Global .......9 Airline Deregulation .....12 Air Express .....13 Airline Waste Management ....13 Air Navigation .....13 Air Policy .....14 Airport Gate Assignment .....14 Airport Parking Services .....14 Airports .....14 Airports and Congestion .....16 Airships .....16 Bilaterals .....17 Cabotage .....17 Data .....17 Helicopters .....17 Other Issues in Air Transportation ....18 Pricing and Profitability .....19 Privatization .....20 Regional Airlines .....20 Highway Transportation ..21 Air Pollution ..21 Automobile Transportation ...22 Busing ..24 School Busing ..25 1 Monteiro and Robertson Taxis ...25 Trucking ...26 Competition .....26 Congestion .....27 Cost .....28 Data Issues .....29 Deregulation .....30 Fore-Hire .....30 Less-Than-Truck Load .....31 Network Analysis .....31 Other Trucking Issues .....31 Owner Operators .....32 Price Indices .....33 Pricing .....33 Private .....34 Productivity .....34 Provincial and State .....35 Road Management .....36 Road Transportation Tolls and User Costs .....36 Roads .....37 Safety .....38 Transborder .....39 Truck Load .....40 Trucking Under FTA and NAFTA .....40 Trucking Regulations .....40 Vehicles .....41 Marine Transportation ..43 Cargo Diversion .....43 Flag of Convenience Carriers .....43 Marine Competition .....43 Marine Liability Regulation .....44 Marine Terminal Operators .....44 Navigational Techniques in Ice .....44 Privatization .....45 Ports .....45 Rates .....47 Shipping Conference Legislation and Conferences .....47 Shipping Containers .....47 Shipping Cargo Consolidation/Pooling .....48 Ship Cruise .....48 Shipping International .....48 Shipping General Issues .....49 Shipping Policy .....50 Shipping and Subsidies .....50 2 Monteiro and Robertson Shortsea Shipping .....51 St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes .....51 Substandard Shipping .....52 Rail ..52 Data Issues .....52 Freight Issues .....52 Passenger Issues .....53 Privatization .....54 Rail and NAFTA .....54 Rail Car Allocation .....54 Rail Deregulation .....55 Rail Legislation .....55 Rail Other Issues .....55 Rail Performance, Productivity and Competition .....56 Rail Pool Car .....58 Rail Rates .....58 Rail Technology .....59 Short Rail Lines, Rail Line Abandonments and Provincial and Regional Lines .....60 Multimodal Transportation ..... 61 Multimodal Competition .....61 Multimodal General .....61 Multimodal Policy .....62 Multimodal Terminals .....63 Transportation and Other Issues ..63 Active Transportation and Bicyles ...63 Energy ...64 General Transportation Issues ...64 Data and Other Issues ....64 Internet and Transportation ...66 Logistics and Transportation Research ....66 Performance ....67 Grain Transportation ...67 Crow Rates and Western Grain Transportation Act ....67 Grain and Rural Issues ....68 Grain Logistics ....69 Grain Supply Chain ....69 Location and Transportation ..71 3 Monteiro and Robertson Logistics and Transportation ..71 The Historical Development of Gateways and Corridor Routes ..73 Network Analysis ..75 Privatization ..76 Safety Issues in Transportation ...76 Safety and Environmental Issues .....76 Safety and General Issues .....79 Safety and Risk .....79 Safety and Insurance .....80 Safety and Other Regulations .....80 Safety and Rail .....80 Safety and Risk Analysis .....80 Safety and the Automobile .....81 Safety and Trucking .....82 Safety and Water .....83 Safety and Weather ……83 Security and Borders ...83 Borders .....83 Security .....84 Shippers ...85 Supply Chain Transportation ...85 Tourist Traffic ..86 Transportation and the Canadian Forces ..86 Transportation and the Custom Regulations ..87 Transportation and Demography ..87 Transportation and Disability ..87 Transportation (Integrated) and Economy Modeling ..88 Transportation and Energy ..88 Transportation and Infrastructure ..88 Bridges ..89 4 Monteiro and Robertson Transportation and Land Planning ..90 Transportation and Regulation ..90 Transportation Policy ..91 Canadian ...91 Foreign ...92 Transportation and Warehousing ..93 Transportation, Growth and Trade ..93 Transportation and Financing ..94 Transportation and Pipelines ..95 Transportation Technology and Information Technology ..96 Transportation and Traffic ..98 Travel Agencies ..99 Urban and Regional Transit, and Economic Development ..99 Urban Transit ..99 Economic Development and Regional Impacts ..103 Local Experience ..104 5 Monteiro and Robertson Index By Year Transportation Needs to 2000 (1983 - 18th (P)) ...109 Transportation Today - Issues Without Bound (1984 - 19th (P)) ...111 Transportation Priorities in a Changing Environment (1985 - 20th (P) ...114 Looking Forward and Looking Back (1986 - 21st (P)) ...117 Transportation: the Changes and Challenges Ahead (1987 - 22th (P)) ...121 Research in Changing Environments (1988 - 23th (P)) ...124 Transportation Strategies for Success (1989 - 24th (P)) ...127 Bridging (1990 - 25th (P)) ...130 Evolution in Transportation (1991 - 26th (P)) ...132 Canadian Transportation: Competing in a Global Context (1992 - 27th (P)) ...135 A Look Back from the Year 2000 (1993 - 28th (P)) ...137 Going the Distance (1994 - 29th (P)) ...141 Competition-Cooperation-Commercialization (1995 - 30th (P)) ...146 Transport Gateways and Trade Corridors (1996 - 31st (P)) ..150 Transportation: Emerging Realities (1997 - 32nd (P)) ...155 Logistics in a Changing Global Economy (1998 - 33rd (P)) ...159 Going Beyond: Moving into the New Millennium (1999 - 34 th (P)) ...162 Bridging The Gap (2000 - 35 th (P)) ...166 A Transportation Odyssey (2001 - 36 th (P)) ...170 Transportation Visioning - 2002 And Beyond (2002 - 37 th (P)) ...175 Crossing Borders: Trade, Travel Security and Communication (2003 - 38 th (P)) ...178 6 Monteiro and Robertson Transportation Revolutions (2004 - 39 th (P)) ...182 Old Foundations, Modern Challenges (2005 - 40 th (P)) ...185 Competition as a Driver of Change (2006 - 41 st (P)) ...189 North American Networks: Gaps and Opportunities (2007 - 42 nd (P)) ...194 Shaking Up Canada’s Transportation Systems To Meet Future Needs (2008 - 43 rd (P)) ...198 The Impact of Volatility on Canada’s Supply Chains and Transportation (2009 - 44 th (P)) ...202 Transportation and Logistics Trends and Policies: Successes and Failures (2010 - 45 th (P)) ...206 Transportation and Innovation the Roles of Governments, Industry and Academia (2011 - 46 th (P)) …210 Sustainable Transportation: Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives (2012 - 47 th (P)) …214 North American Competitiveness in Global Trade: The Role of Transportation (2013 - 48 th (P)) …217 Rethinking Canadian
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