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Research on Women's Issues in Transportation 98709mvpTxt i_x 9/20/05 4:49 PM Page i CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 35 Research on Women’s Issues in Transportation Report of a Conference VOLUME 2: TECHNICAL PAPERS November 18–20, 2004 Chicago, Illinois Sponsored by Transportation Research Board Federal Highway Administration Department for Transport, United Kingdom Michigan Department of Transportation General Motors Corporation Iowa Department of Transportation New Mexico Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Transit Administration Maritime Administration Washington State Department of Transportation Oak Ridge National Laboratory Washington, D.C. 2005 www.TRB.org 98709mvpTxt i_xR1 9/23/05 9:42 PM Page ii Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings 35 ISSN 1073-1652 ISBN 0-309-09394-5 Subscriber Categories IA planning and administration IVB safety and human performance Transportation Research Board publications are available by ordering individual publications directly from the TRB Business Office, through the Internet at www.TRB.org or national-academies.org/trb, or by annual subscription through organizational or individual affiliation with TRB. 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The views expressed in the presentations and papers contained in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the committee, the Transportation Research Board, the National Research Council, or the sponsors of the conference. The conference was sponsored by the Transportation Research Board; the Federal Highway Administration; the Department for Transport, United Kingdom; the Michigan Department of Transportation; General Motors Corporation; the Iowa Department of Transportation; the New Mexico Department of Transportation; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; the Federal Transit Administration; the Maritime Administration; the Washington State Department of Transportation; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Committee on Research on Women’s Issues in Transportation: A Conference Sandra Rosenbloom, University of Arizona, Chair Susan A. Ferguson, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Susan L. Handy, University of California, Davis Sara McLafferty, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign Michael D. Meyer, Georgia Institute of Technology Laura L. Ray, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Jane C. Stutts, Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina Beverly G. Ward, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida Liaison Members Jesse Blatt, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Linda Ng Boyle, University of Iowa Miranda Carter, Department for Transport, United Kingdom Jill Hochman, Federal Highway Administration Gloria Jean Jeff, Michigan Department of Transportation Elaine Murakami, Federal Highway Administration Effie Stallsmith, Federal Transit Administration Sherry B. Ways, Federal Highway Administration Consultant Susan B. Herbel, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Transportation Research Board Staff Elaine King, Senior Program Officer Kimberly M. Fisher, Senior Program Officer Freda R. Morgan, Senior Program Associate Nancy Doten, Senior Program Assistant Bruce Millar, Meeting Coordinator TRB Publications Office Naomi Kassabian, Editor Mary McLaughlin, Proofreader Jennifer J. Weeks, Editorial Services Specialist 98709mvpTxt i_x 9/20/05 4:49 PM Page iii The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. On the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone is president of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. 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The Board’s mission is to promote innovation and progress in transportation through research. In an objective and interdisci- plinary setting, the Board facilitates the sharing of information on transportation practice and pol- icy by researchers and practitioners; stimulates research and offers research management services that promote technical excellence; provides expert advice on transportation policy and programs; and disseminates research results broadly and encourages their implementation. The Board’s varied activities annually engage more than 5,000 engineers, scientists, and other transportation researchers and practitioners from the public and private sectors and academia, all of whom contribute their expertise in the public interest. The program is supported by state transportation departments, fed- eral agencies including the component administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation. www.TRB.org www.national-academies.org 98709mvpTxt i_x 9/20/05 4:49 PM Page iv 98709mvpTxt i_x 9/20/05 4:49 PM Page v Preface n November 18–20, 2004, the Transportation concerns about women’s issues had moved well Research Board (TRB) convened a Conference beyond the research community into policy making Oon Research on Women’s Issues in Trans- and the planning and engineering processes. The sec- portation in Chicago, Illinois. The conference—TRB’s ond conference, sponsored by the Federal Highway third held on this subject—was sponsored by the fol- Administration, was organized by the Drachman Insti- lowing agencies, organizations, and companies with tute of the University of Arizona and by Morgan State an interest in advancing the understanding of women’s University. The third conference has continued the issues in transportation: TRB; the Office of Planning, trend of expanding the sponsorship, the breadth of Office of Interstate and Border Planning, and Office of topics covered, and participants’ backgrounds. Transportation Policy Studies of the Federal Highway Administration; the Department for Transport, United Kingdom; the Michigan Department of Trans- CONFERENCE PLANNING portation; General Motors Corporation; the Iowa Department of Transportation; the New Mexico This conference had two primary objectives: (a) to iden- Department of Transportation; the National Highway tify and explore additional research and data needed to Traffic Safety Administration; the Federal Transit inform transportation policy decisions that address Administration; the Maritime Administration; the women’s mobility, safety, and security needs
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