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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Transportation Profession
TR NEWSMay–June 2021 NUMBER 333 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Transportation Profession PLUS Addressing Diversity at the State Level How Two Universities Promote Inclusion and Diversity Minority Business Development Through Transportation Contracting TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE* OFFICERS The National Academy of Sciences was Chair: Susan A. Shaheen, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Co-Director, Transportation established in 1863 by an Act of Congress, Sustainability Research Center, University of California, Berkeley signed by President Lincoln, as a private, Vice Chair: Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL nongovernmental institution to advise the Executive Director: Neil J. Pedersen, Transportation Research Board TR nation on issues related to science and tech- nology. Members are elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to research. MEMBERS Michael F. Ableson, CEO, Arrival Automotive–North America, Birmingham, MI Dr. Marcia McNutt is president. Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation, Albany TR The National Academy of Engineering was Ginger Evans, CEO, Reach Airports, LLC, Arlington, VA established in 1964 under the charter of the Michael F. Goodchild, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara National Academy of Sciences to bring the Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation, Trenton Susan Hanson, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, practices of engineering to advising the na- Worcester, MA tion. Members are elected by their peers for Stephen W. Hargarten, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee extraordinary contributions to engineering. Chris T. Hendrickson, Hamerschlag University Professor of Engineering Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. -
Statewide Public Transportation and Transportation Demand Management Plan
Statewide Public Transportation and Transportation Demand Management Plan Commonwealth of Virginia January 2014 FINAL THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Chapter 3 Planning Context and InvestmentChapterFrom Considerations 1 Introductionthe Director From the Director egardless of where you live and work underway. The Tide light rail system in Norfolk is now providing access Rin Virginia, the Virginia Department of to major areas such as Norfolk State University, Tidewater Community Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is College (Norfolk Campus), Harbor Park, City Hall, MacArthur Center, working with federal, state, regional, local and the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. And, in Northern Virginia, the and private sector partners to bring you Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project is currently underway. When completed, better transportation choices. There are the Dulles project will connect the National Capital Region to Virginia's 54 public transit systems and 55 human largest employment center (Tysons Corner), Virginia's second largest service operators in Virginia that range in employment concentration (Reston-Herndon) and one of the world’s size from two-bus programs in small towns busiest airports (Dulles International Airport). Virginia’s investment in to larger regional systems like Metrorail these major projects is providing tremendous economic, environmental, in Northern Virginia. Some systems are energy and quality of life benefits and is helping to meet the goal of fee-based, while others provide free building a truly multimodal transportation system. access for the elderly and disabled. By advising, supporting, and funding public Other recent successes that support improved public transportation transportation programs statewide, DRPT include DRPT’s collaboration with the Virginia Department of helps provide safe, reliable transportation options for everyone. -
City of Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan – It's Our Future: a Choice City
City of Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan – It’s Our Future: A Choice City May 17, 2016 2.1 – MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN ISSUES CONFRONTING OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM… TODAY • Land use largely accommodates automobile-oriented corridors • Suburban land use design for majority of developed City • Transportation infrastructure investment supporting suburban roadway system • Increasing travel times • Many older narrow roadways, particularly in the rural area of the City IN THE FUTURE • Improve and sustain the City’s existing suburban and rural roadway network • Facilitate strategic growth within the City’s Strategic Growth Areas, including Transit- Oriented Development, will need to be supported by a multi-modal transportation system • New or renovated roadway projects to follow a Complete Streets approach • Emphasis on regional coordination to fund and implement transportation mega-projects • Maximize Transportation Demand Management to complement transportation infrastructure investments as another tool to reduce traffic congestion The following topics in relation to goals, policies, and action strategies are all equally important in the development of the City’s transportation network and this Master Transportation Plan. The framework for the Master Transportation Plan is: • Citywide Transportation Policies/Complete Streets • Roadways • Transit • Active Transportation • Other Regional Scale Transportation Planning • Transportation Demand Management • Intelligent Transportation Systems INTRODUCTION The City of Virginia Beach Master Transportation Plan (MTP) envisions the future of a multi-modal local and regional transportation network. The City of Virginia Beach has the largest population of any city in the Commonwealth and projections indicate our city will continue to grow. In the next ten years, changing demographics, technology, and environmental changes will have major impacts driving transportation choices and strategies. -
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working paper 16 26 Is the Light Rail “Tide” Lifting Property Values? Evidence from Hampton Roads, Virginia Gary A. Wagner, Timothy Komarek, and Julia Martin FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND Working papers of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment on research in progress. They may not have been subject to the formal editorial review accorded offi cial Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland publications. The views stated herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Working papers are available on the Cleveland Fed’s website: https://clevelandfed.org/wp Working Paper 16-26 November 2016 Is the Light Rail “Tide” Lifting Property Values? Evidence from Hampton Roads, Virginia Gary A. Wagner, Timothy Komarek, and Julia Martin In this paper we examine the effect of light rail transit on the residential real estate market in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Norfolk Tide light rail began operations in August 2011 and has experienced disappointing levels of ridership over its fi rst four years of operations. We estimate the effect of the Tide using a difference-in-differences model and consider several outcome variables for the residential housing market, including sales price, sales-list price spread and the time-on-market. Our identifi cation strategy exploits a proposed rail line in neighboring Virginia Beach, Virginia, that was rejected by a referendum in 1999. Overall, the results show negative consequences from the constructed light rail line. -
Procurement of Buses for the Punjab
SELECTION OF OPERATORS FOR BUS 2012 OPERATIONS IN MAJOR CITIES OF PUNJAB REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Department of Transport 11-A, Egerton Road ADDENDUM Lahore Punjab Pakistan I DISCLAIMER The Transport Department, Punjab (The Transport Department) has prepared this Request for Proposal (RFP) to accommodate public transport demand in major cities of province. This RFP does not claim to contain all the information related to the Project. However, maximum efforts have been made to incorporate available information relevant to the proposed transaction. The Transport Department does not make any representations or warranties, express or implied as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonability of the information contained in this RFP. No decision should be based solely on the basis of the information provided in this RFP. The Transport Department has no liability for any statements, opinions, information provided in this RFP. The Transport Department shall have no liability for any statements, opinions, information or matters (expressed or implied) arising out of, contained in or derived from, or for any omission in, this RFP. Furthermore, the Transport Department will not be liable for any written or oral communication transmitted to third parties in relation to this RFP. II IMPORTANT NOTE All Companies and Joint Ventures complying with criteria given in this document are eligible for this tender, hereafter referred to as Bidders. Prospective bidders must ensure submission of all the required documents indicated in this RFP. Bids received without valid documentary evidence, undertakings, supporting documents and various requirements mentioned in the RFP will be rejected at the initial stage. The data sheets, valid documentary evidences for the critical components as detailed hereinafter should be submitted by the Bidder for scrutiny. -
Hampton Roads Regional Transit Vision Plan
FINAL REPORT February 2011 (this page intentionally left blank) i Table of Contents Final Report Executive Summary 1.0 Background ............................................................................................................................ ES-1 1.1 Vision Plan Purpose and Goals .................................................................................. ES-1 1.2 Vision Plan Components ............................................................................................ ES-1 2.0 Technical Analyses and Stakeholder Outreach ....................................................................... ES-3 2.1 Study Process ............................................................................................................ ES-3 2.2 Study Participants and Stakeholder Outreach ............................................................. ES-6 3.0 Final Recommendations ......................................................................................................... ES-7 3.1 Fixed Guideway and Ferry Corridors .......................................................................... ES-7 3.2 Express and Enhanced Bus Corridors and Circulator Services ................................. ES-21 4.0 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................ ES-23 4.1 Marketing Framework ............................................................................................... ES-23 4.2 Future Re-evaluation of Recommendations ............................................................. -
Vol-4, Issue 10 Evaluation of Lahore Bus Rapid Transit System
International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research, Oct-2015 ISSN (2226-8235) Vol-4, Issue 10 Evaluation of Lahore Bus Rapid Transit System Author’s Details: (1) Dr. KASHIF RATHORE (2) KASHIF ALI Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Corresponding author: KASHIF ALI ABSTRACT This study evaluates Lahore bus rapid transit system according to BRT standard 2014. This study concludes that deviation from proposed transport policies is one of the factors that lead towards the failure of urban transport system in Lahore. Government did not pay proper attention to the recommendations proposed in different transport studies conducted by JICA and other transport institutions. The Lahore BRT has failed to receive gold, silver or bronze standard as it only achieved “Basic BRT” status. Lahore BRT is experiencing swear maintenance and operational issues that may lead towards the failure of Lahore BRT system in terms of passengers discomfort and reliability of the system may get affected in future. Key Words: Lahore BRT evaluation, BRT scoring, performance evaluation, bus rapid transit system, gap between standard and actual Lahore BRT. 1 INTRODUCTION Lahore is capital of Punjab province with population of 9.25 million according to Punjab development statistics 2014. The increased population needs more educational institutions, health facilities, and employment opportunities. To access these facilities an efficient, safe and comfortable urban transport system is vital. For poor public transport is often the only means of transportation. Without public transport, people would not be able to consider work opportunities at a far distance from their homes. So work opportunities would be limited for them. -
Transit Vision Plan for Hampton Roads
VISION PLAN DOCUMENT March 2009 A TRANSIT VISION PLAN FOR HAMPTON ROADS Prepared in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The contents of this report reflect the view of HNTB Corporation and its subconsultants who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Authored by the consultant team of HNTB Corporation, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., RLS and Associates Inc., and Travesky & Associates Ltd. with cooperation from staff from the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization, funding from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, and sponsorship by the Hampton Roads Partnership. HNTB Corporation 2900 South Quincy Street, Suite 200 Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization Arlington, Virginia 22305 The Regional Building 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320 Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. 8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 710 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Hampton Roads Partnership 430 World Trade Center Norfolk, Virginia 23510 RLS and Associates, Inc. 3131 South Dixie Highway, Suite 545 Dayton, Ohio 45439 Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation 1313 East Main Street, Suite 300 Richmond VA 23219 Travesky & Associates, Ltd. 3900 Jermantown Road, Suite 300 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... -
Transit Means Business Case Studies in Transit
TRANSIT MEANS BUSINESS CASE STUDIES IN TRANSIT ® IN 2015, HRT SERVICES ALLOWED THE REGION TO AVOID 45 MILLION VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ON ROADS. Source: Economic Development Research Group, Inc. Economic and Societal Impact of Hampton Roads Transit. 2016. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Effective public transportation reduces traffic congestion. It connects workers to jobs, students to classrooms, and customers to businesses. For some citizens, transit is an economic lifeline. It provides access to employment, healthcare, shopping and other opportunities that are essential to good quality of life and being productive in society. While you may never ride public transit, chances are you depend on someone who does. The presence of public transportation in Hampton Roads – and the potential of future transit investments to Connect Hampton Roads® with a more robust regional system – translates into direct, indirect and induced economic impacts and benefits for the region. With support of The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and national experts at Economic Development Research Group, this year the first-ever study of regional economic impacts and benefits of transit in Hampton Roads was completed. This booklet contains some key findings. With just over $100 million in annual transit operating and maintenance investments, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) services today support over 20,300 jobs and $1.5 billion dollars annually in regional economic output (includes direct, indirect and induced). Transit’s role is evident across multiple sectors of the economy. This includes higher education, hospitality and tourism, healthcare, shipbuilding and repair, and niche industries like customer call centers. It also supports ongoing economic development and “placemaking” activities concentrated in areas like Downtown Norfolk. -
RFP Attachment D Detailed Scope of Work Project Management
RFP Attachment D Detailed Scope of Work Project Management Oversight for the Tide Light Rail Transit Extension to Virginia Beach Town Center Source: HRT Website 2015 DRPT PMO Tide LRT Extension to Virginia Beach Town Center Page 1 of 120 Table of Contents SECTION I. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Objective ................................................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION II. REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 8 Contract Management and Administration .............................................................................................. 8 General Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 8 Reports ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Consultant Personnel and Expertise ...................................................................................................... -
Riverside Station Apartments Norfolk, Virginia
Market Feasibility Analysis Riverside Station Apartments Norfolk, Virginia Prepared for: Curlew Apts. I, L.P. Effective Date: January 21, 2019 Site Inspection: January 21, 2019 Riverside Station Apartments I Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................II TABLES, FIGURES AND MAPS............................................................................................. V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... VII I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1 A. Overview of Subject.........................................................................................................................................1 B. Purpose............................................................................................................................................................1 C. Format of Report .............................................................................................................................................1 D. Client, Intended User, and Intended Use ........................................................................................................1 E. Applicable Requirements ................................................................................................................................1 F. Scope of Work .................................................................................................................................................2 -
State of Transportation in Hampton Roads 2020 Report
The State of Transportation in Hampton Roads JANUARY 2021 T21-03 HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION Robert A. Crum, Jr. Executive Director VOTING MEMBERS: CHESAPEAKE JAMES CITY COUNTY SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY Rick West – Vice-Chair Michael Hipple William Gillette Ella P. Ward – Alternate Vacant – Alternate Vacant – Alternate FRANKLIN NEWPORT NEWS SUFFOLK Frank Rabil McKinley Price Vacant Vacant – Alternate David H. Jenkins – Alternate Leroy Bennett – Alternate GLOUCESTER COUNTY NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH Phillip Bazzani Kenneth Alexander Robert Dyer Christopher A Hutson – Alternate Martin A. Thomas, Jr. – Alternate James Wood – Alternate HAMPTON POQUOSON WILLIAMSBURG Donnie Tuck – Chair W. Eugene Hunt, Jr. Douglas Pons Steve Brown – Alternate Herbert R. Green, Jr. – Alternate Pat Dent – Alternate ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PORTSMOUTH YORK COUNTY William McCarty Vacant Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr. Rudolph Jefferson – Alternate Shannon E. Glover – Alternate Sheila Noll – Alternate MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA SENATE VA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION The Honorable Mamie E. Locke Jennifer Mitchell, Director The Honorable Lionell Spruill, Sr. Jennifer DeBruhl – Alternate MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY The Honorable Stephen E. Heretick John Reinhart, CEO/Executive Director The Honorable Jeion A. Ward Cathie Vick – Alternate TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMM OF HAMPTON ROADS WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY William E. Harrell, President/Chief Executive Officer Zach Trogdon, Executive Director Ray Amoruso