Areas
- Vision
- Research
- Sustainable, transit-oriented development
- Passenger rail
- Transit
- Detroit area transit
- Washtenaw area rail
- Private railways in Japan
A. Vision
Notable / Quotable
Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson
Our Vision And Purpose
"Building light rail was not easy. The road toward construction of the first light rail line - a fourteen mile north-south line - was extremely contentious. The forces opposed to light rail were very vocal. They were adamant that Utahns, unused to using transit, would not ride light-rail. They have been proved wrong. Ridership is far greater than even the most optimistic projections. And, in a rather karmic moment, one of the most vocal opponents of light rail - who said she would only ride light-rail when her cold, dead fingers were pried from her car's steering wheel - was cited a year after light rail was in operation for riding without a ticket. Because of the light rail successes, the very conservative voters in our region have voted for sales tax increases for transit and are now clamoring for light-rail spurs to be built in their communities." http://www.slcgov.com/mayor/documents/vision&purpose.pdf
Sarah Catz, Center for Urban Infrastructure in Irvine, Calif.
"Unfortunately, 20 years ago, our land planners didn't talk to our transportation planners, so now we're in a mess."
http://www.c-u-i.org/
Debbie Singer, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
'Obviously, there are drawbacks to suburban growth, among them congestion and sprawl. "Certainly it's putting a tremendous strain on our infrastructure," says Debbie Singer, general counsel of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, the transportation advocate for metro regions. She notes that more and more money is needed to build new roads, tying up funds that could be used to make repairs on existing highways.' Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/03/21/fastest-growing-counties-biz-cx_bw_0322counties.html [2007-04-01]
Techknow Alternate Fuel Cars
Notes from presentation (Ann Arbor, 2007-06-12)
- Ford and GM have been working very hard on technologies for more fuel efficiency and getting away from non-renewable sources of energy; they have actually been making good progress, in spite of the image that Toyota (and Honda) are the only ones.
- But the goal of the car companies is still SELL MORE, SELL MORE, SELL MORE. Paraphrase: "There are 6 billion people and only 1.2 billion cars, so obviously there's a huge market out there."
NARP/Midwest High Speed Rail Association
Between 1980 and 2007, US track miles decreased by 30%, while traffic rose by 81%.
Organizations
- Abundance EcoVillage "is a place where village design, energy, shelter, water, gardening, farming, waste recycling, and landscaping are done in way that is in tune with natural law." http://www.abundance-ecovillage.com/Main/HomePage [2007-11-30]
- American Public Transit Association: "APTA is the leading force in advancing public transportation." Mission: "To strengthen and improve public transportation, APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation and information sharing. APTA and its members and staff work to ensure that public transportation is available and accessible for all Americans in communities across the country." http://www.apta.com/ [2007-12-31]
- CATO Institute links to like-minded organizations: http://www.cato.org/links/links.html [2007-12-28]
- Cradle to Cradle design: "This approach models human industry on the integrated processes of nature's biological metabolism - its productive ecosystems - by developing an equally effective technical metabolism, in which the materials of human industry flow safely and productively." http://www.mbdc.com/ [2007-12-28]
- Citiventure Associates LLC "is a Denver-based real estate advisory and development firm focused on public-private transactions. The company acts as consultant or master developer on mixed-use projects specializing in: Transit-oriented developments; Mixed-use developments, greyfields and urban redevelopment; Real estate strategy and consulting for public-private partnerships; 'Rapid Response' development advisory services; Real estate Asset Management Services to the public sector." http://www.citiventure.com/index.htm [2007-12-31]
- Ecocity Builders:
"We are a non-profit organization dedicated to reshaping cities for the long-term health of human and natural systems.
"Our goals include returning healthy biodiversity to the heart of our cities, agriculture to community gardens and the streets, and convenience and pleasure to walking, bicycling and transit."
www.ecocitybuilders.org [2008-01-02] -
MichiganFuture’s "mission is to be a source of new ideas on how Michigan's people, enterprises and communities can succeed in the Information Age."
http://www.michiganfuture.org/
Lou Glazer, "A New Agenda for a New Michigan"
streaming video at http://hosted.wccnet.edu/new-michigan/
PDF at http://www.michiganfuture.org/Reports/NewAgendaFINAL.pdf [2007-12-31] - Michigan Land Use Institute: "Our mission from the beginning has been to help Michigan avoid the patterns of suburban sprawl and over-development that cause traffic congestion, pollution, loss of community, rising costs to individuals and governments, and a deteriorating quality of life."
http://www.mlui.org/index.asp [2007-12-31] - National Center for Appropriate Technology: "We help family farmers, government agencies, small businesses, other nonprofits and low income organizations learn about sustainable energy, agriculture, and community development opportunities." http://www.ncat.org/ (Butte, MT) [2007-12-28]
- Noblis (formerly Mitre) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). "Noblis’ Intelligent Transportation Systems Division provides technical leadership in the analysis of complex needs and development of innovative, timely, and cost-effective solutions. Noblis provides complete life-cycle engineering and development capabilities..." http://www.noblis.org/IntelligentTransportationSystemsITS.htm [2007-12-28]
- Surface Transportation Action Network "is a diverse, nationwide coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote social equity, and protect the environment."
http://www.transact.org/ [2007-12-31]
Visionary People
- Rocky Anderson: http://www.slcgov.com/mayor/
- Sarah L. Catz serves as the director of CUI. She is a leading advocate and public policy maker in the transportation industry. During the past fourteen years she has played a key role in critical transportation projects at both local and state levels. http://www.c-u-i.org/people.htm
- Jeremy Rifkin: is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the author of seventeen best-selling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and are used in hundreds of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world. His most recent books include The Hydrogen Economy, The European Dream, The End of Work, The Age of Access, and The Biotech Century. http://www.foet.org/JeremyRifkin.htm [2007-12-24]
- David A. Santacroce is a clinical professor in the Michigan Clinical Law Program teaching in the General Civil Clinic. His primary interest is impact litigation focusing on civil rights, particularly health care issues. David A. Santacroce is a clinical professor in the Michigan Clinical Law Program teaching in the General Civil Clinic. His primary interest is impact litigation focusing on civil rights, particularly health care issues. http://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/_FacultyBioPage/facultybiopagenew.asp?ID=49
B. Research
Reports and Talks
- APTA research series
http://www.apta.com/research/info/online/ [2007-11-27]
- "Engineering the Megacity: how technology can make our urban future better" by Susan Hassler, IEEE Spectrum, June 2007, pp. 22-23. To probe further: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jun07/moremegacity
- The Ideal Deal: "The Ideal Deal: How Local Governments Can Get More for Their Economic Development Dollar" contains advice from Rachel Weber, UIC associate professor of urban planning and policy, and David Santacroce, professor, University of Michigan Clinical Law Program. http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/idealdeal.pdf
Contents:- Valuing Public Costs and Benefits
- Setting Performance Standards
- Determining Breach of Contract through Monitoring and Disclosure
- Penalties for Breach
- Metropolitan Accessibility and Transportation Sustainability: Comparative Indicators for Policy Reform
Investigators: Levine, Jonathan , Grengs, Joe , Shen, Qing , Simon, Carl , Zielinski, Susan
Institution: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor , University of Maryland - College Park
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/8441/report/0 [2007-11-09] - Michigan Interdisciplinary Center on Social Inequality, Mind and Body
Investigators: George A. Kaplan, Ana V. Diez Roux, James S. House, Jeffrey Morenoff, Daniel Brown
http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/research/project-detail.html?ID=774 [2007-11-25] - Transit Vision 2025 (APTA): http://tvworldwide.com/globe_show/apta/071115/default_go.cfm?gsid=788&live=0 [2007-12-12]
- University Transportation Center for Mobility
University of Texas
2007 Annual Urban Mobility Report
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/ [2007-11-28] - "Anthopologist William Kelleher describes a Northern Ireland city's spatial and economic organization as a site where inhabitants produce ethnic and religious identity. Residents interpret the site according to a 'cultural script' that explains everyday life in historical and ethnic terms." [In Amanda Williams and Paul Dourish, "Imagining the City: The Cultural Dimensions of Urban Computing", IEEE Spectrum, September 2006, p.38; Based on W. Kelleher, The Troubles in Ballybogoin: Memory and Identity in Northern Ireland, Univ. of Michigan Press, 2004]
- "Geographer Keith Lilley details how Norman conquerors took advantage of English city dwellers' belief that urban spatial organization represented a moral mapping reflected in the body and cosmos. By transforming the city, conquerors literally achieved and symbolically represented the social marginalization of Anglo Saxon populations." [In Amanda Williams and Paul Dourish, "Imagining the City: The Cultural Dimensions of Urban Computing", IEEE Spectrum, September 2006, p.38; Based on K. Lilley, "Mapping Cosmopolis: Moral Topographies of the Medieval City," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, vol. 22, 2004, pp. 681-698]
- "Anthropologits Mizuko Ito and Daisuke Okabe note that conventional spatial references and pervasive information infrastructures affect cultural interpretations of presence, interaction, and intimacy in modern Japanese cities." [In Amanda Williams and Paul Dourish, "Imagining the City: The Cultural Dimensions of Urban Computing", IEEE Spectrum, September 2006, p.38; Based on M. Ito and D. Okabe, "Technosocial Situations: Emergent Structurings of Mobile E-Mail Use,"Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life, MIT Press, 2005, pp. 257-273]
- Douglas Kelbaugh, dean of the school of architecture at the University of Michigan, spoke at Ball State last week on transit-oriented development.
"Driving has some hidden costs," Kelbaugh said. "Automobility is more expensive than you realize when you add up all the other costs, not just the cost of insurance, gasoline and buying the car. The interstate highway system is the single-biggest public works project in the history of the world."
In addition, he noted that more than 42,000 people died in car crashes in the United States last year. More than 3 million others were injured. Other hidden costs of Automobility -- and the lack of walkable communities -- include obesity, diabetes and hours wasted in traffic jams, he said.
from Veritas Rex blog http://veritasrex.typepad.com/veritas_rex/2007/09/rail-system-the.html [2007-12-31]
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)
Consultants and Scholars
- Advanced Transit Association
The Advanced Transit Association (ATRA) is a non-profit 501(c)3 association that promotes investigation and development of advanced transit technologies and strategies. Our mission: To help communities, agencies, and planners implement transit systems that serve the mobility needs of their citizens in a cost-effective, service-oriented fashion.
Marsden Burger, Mr. Burger is Chairman and CEO of Cabintaxi Corporation in Detroit. He has over 30 years of experience in the application of advanced transportation technology.
http://www.advancedtransit.org/news.aspx 2007-09-14 -
Innovative Transportation Technologies, University of Washington
http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/ [2007-12-31]
- PRTConsultants (Franktown, Colorado)
http://www.prtcons.com/Vendor.htm [2007-12-16]
Vendors (alphabetical)
Links checked[2007-12-31]
- 2GetThere
http://www.2getthere.eu/ - Austrans
http://www.austrans.com/ - MegaRail Transportation Systems, Inc.
http://www.megarail.com/
- Mist-er PRT (Poland)
apparently has no Web site of its own, but several reports such as http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=1025 - Postech (Pohang University, Korea)
http://www.postech.ac.kr/ee/cmd/prt/
- RUF Dual-Mode Transport System (Denmark)
http://www.ruf.dk/ - Skyweb Express PRT
http://www.taxi2000.com/ - ULTra
http://www.atsltd.co.uk/ - UniModal SkyTrans PRT system
http://www.unimodal.com/ - Vectus PRT
http://www.vectus.se/
[2007-11-22]
Commentary
- Planning for future might get personal
It may be time for a mass transit system which offers smaller cars.
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/COLUMNISTS13/711270328/1006/OPINIONS
[ 2007-11-28] - [Sierra Club] North Star Chapter position on Personal Rapid Transit, passed April, 2004
http://www.northstar.sierraclub.org/campaigns/transportation/position200404.html
[2007-11-28] - Marin County considers PRT from UniModal
http://www.novatoadvance.com/articles/2007/11/21/news/doc4744a3cc2fe67169517304.txt [2007-11-22]
C. Sustainable, transit-oriented development
In the Media
MetroMode article "Density Vs. Transit" by Jon Zemke, 6/14/2007
http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/Transitdensity0020.aspx 2007-06-14
Discusses cities with relatively low density and their success with light rail. Interesting figures:
Population average per square mile:
| San Francisco | 1704 |
| Chicago | 1634 |
| Detroit | 1139 |
| Salt Lake City | 824 |
| Denver | 560 |
| Phoenix | 223 |
| Livonia | 223 |
Dongtan, new "green" city near Shanghai: long, fascinating article with lots of details! http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.05/feat_popup.html
"Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change demonstrates that urban growth patterns are both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it." September 21, 2007
Detroit Free Press reviews this book under the title, "Continued sprawl will negate emissions improvements ": "The report cites real estate projections showing that two-thirds of development expected to be on the ground in 2050 is not yet built, meaning that the potential for change is profound. The authors calculate that shifting 60 percent of new growth to compact patterns would save 85 million tons of CO2 annually by 2030. The savings over that period equate to a 28 percent increase in federal vehicle efficiency standards by 2020 (to 32 mpg), comparable to proposals now being debated in Congress."
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070920/NEWS06/70920040/1118/RSS
Michigan cities still a long way from being 'cool'
The point: biggest factor in revitalizing urban areas is attracting "millenials" and "boomers" who want walkable entertaining downtown living, regardless of jobs.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-11/117992977967860.xml&coll=82007-05-24
"Urban village ideas stall; Northville's rebuff of concept echoes outcomes elsewhere in Metro" -
Detroit News, 2007-02-17
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070217/METRO/702170360/1003
"Washington, D.C., leads nation's metro areas in walkability"
By Sarah Karush, Associated Press Writer http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_walkable_communities.html [2007-12-05]
Transportation By The Numbers
Transportation facts underscore the need for reform
Environmental Defense
Posted: 18-Sep-2007; Updated: 19-Sep-2007
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/content.cfm?contentID=7007
Transportation is one of the biggest causes of global warming pollution in the U.S. Our inefficient use of roadways and public transportation are only part of the problem.
Check out our list of startling facts and figures.
239 million |
Number of cars and light trucks on U.S. roads. |
2.7 trillion |
Total vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. in 2006. |
160% |
Increase in the amount of miles driven since 1970 in the U.S. |
$66.3 billion |
Amount spent by local, federal and state governments on U.S. highways in 2005. |
5% |
U.S. share of the world's population. |
45% |
U.S. share of world's total global warming pollution from vehicles. |
28% |
Percent of U.S. global warming pollution coming from transportation. |
15 |
Number of states that have adopted California's global warming pollution limits on cars. |
3 |
The Big Three car companies (GM, Ford and Chrysler) that have joined USCAP, a partnership calling for a US national cap on global warming emissions. |
0 |
Number of federal bills passed to cap and reduce America's global warming pollution from all sources. |
Ideas
Innovative transportation solutions: Bogotá, Colombia
Form-based codes: "A method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form. Form-Based Codes create a predictable public realm by controlling physical form primarily, and land uses secondarily, through city or county regulations. "
http://www.formbasedcodes.org/ 2007-12-12Guideline for transit-oriented development: "You don't have to walk more than five minutes"
Michigan Solar "MiSo" house:
http://blog.mlive.com/ann_arbor_business_review/2007/06/um_collaboration_could_bring_e.html
Harry Giles, professor at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. 2007-06-28
SMART GROWTH INPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT 2007-12-12
Sprawl = Pain
"The large cities of the South and Midwest landed in the top ten due to their sprawling development," according to Bert Sperling, president of Sperling's BestPlaces, a Portland, Oregon research firm which specializes in studies about city livability. "That sprawl requires the typical commuter in those cities traveled over 60 miles each day (round trip)."
In the California cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, the average daily commute was only about 45 miles, but some of the nation's highest gas prices pushed them into the top ten. Visit Sperling's BestPlaces web site (http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/gasstudy.aspx) for the complete rankings and additional information about the study.
FROM THE GROUND UP - Urban Model for the Nation
By Alejandro Lazo, Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 17, 2007; Page D03
'Increasingly there is a demand for "walkable urbanism" over "drivable suburbanism," said Leinberger, a developer and professor in the University of Michigan's real estate program. And the recent development of once-neglected corridors could help solve issues as diverse as poverty and climate change but institutional mindsets in government and private enterprise still favor strip malls and office complexes along major freeways, he said.'
'Al Hedin, senior vice president of development for PN Hoffman, and Patty Rose, executive director of GreenHome, a nonprofit organization that promotes green construction design. The three were discussing how full neighborhoods could now be certified "green" communities by the U.S. Green Building Council, which sets standards for this kind of development.'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/16/AR2007091601309.html
People and Organizations
supporting sustainable development
The American Institute of Architects, the Sustainable Design Assessment Team
see article at http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/187140
'Working with the local and national chapters of the American Institute of Architects, the Sustainable Design Assessment Team will present recommendations Wednesday evening for improving the area's energy efficiency, its in-city "infill" development style, its water, Downtown and transportation planning, and the affordability of its housing.'
'University of Michigan lecturer Kit McCullough said she was surprised at the proliferation of far-flung subdivisions and shopping areas that she felt were being "enabled" by public investments in roads, schools, and other infrastructure.' 2007-06-13
Cities21
"Cities21 is a group of professionals working together for better transit, greater urban livability, and reduced pollution. Some elements we favor: transit villages, real-estate in-fill, workforce housing, automated transit, and wireless connection-making software." http://www.cities21.org/
Community foundations are helpful
Congress for the New Urbanism ($185/yr membership)
http://www.cnu.org/
Resources: http://www.cnu.org/search/links
Environment Michigan (formerly PIRGIM)
www.EnvironmentMichigan.org
Jaime Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, sustainable development champion.
http://www.jaimelerner.com/principal/index.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lerner
http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=2236 [2008-01-02]
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/brazil1203/lerner.html [2008-01-02]
Local Government Center Center for Livable Communities
http://www.lgc.org/center/
National Town Builders Association
http://www.ntba.net/
New Urban News (Newspaper):
http://www.newurbannews.com/
and their great list of resources at http://www.newurbannews.com/resources1.html
New Urban Research:
Community advocates; information activists
http://www.urban-research.info/
B. de la Peña
bdelapena@sgli.org
600,000 seniors stop driving every year (Peña)
Public Transportation Partnership for Tomorrow (PT)2
http://www.publictransportation.org/
See especially: "Transit Spurs Development And Economic Growth" http://www.publictransportation.org/reports/10_conservatives.asp#3
Realtors Association http://www.realtor.org/
The Seaside Institute (SI) provides the information and the tools to drive and inspire the successful communities of the future. SI helps to give practitioners in the design and development fields the skills they require to help transform their neighborhoods.
http://www.theseasideinstitute.org/
Smart Growth Network
http://www.smartgrowth.org/Default.asp?res=1440 2007-05-27
Sustainable Development Center, US Dept of Energy
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
Smart Growth Around America
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/gcindex.html
Smart Growth LI http://www.sgli.org/
Tiny Houses
- Small House Society: www.smallhousesociety.org
- Edmonds: www.dreamsmall.net
- Shafer: www.tumbleweedhouses.com Tubleweed Tiny House Co.,
Transportation Action Center / Surface Transportation Policy Partnership:
http://www.transact.org/
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Smart Growth: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/
Urban Planet
http://www.urbanplanet.org/UP.Dynamic/index.php
Walkable Communities, Inc.
http://www.walkable.org/
D. Passenger rail
National Association of Rail Passengers (NARP)
http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php 2008-01-25
Michigan Association of Rail Passengers (MARP)
http://www.marp.org/ 2008-01-25
Midwest High Speed Rail Association
http://www.midwesthsr.org/ 2008-01-25
Music City Start: commuter rail for Nashville TN
(started Sept 2006)
http://www.musiccitystar.com/
Clay Chastain in Kansas City:
"When voters in Kansas City, Mo., approved a citizen-sponsored
light-rail initiative last November, official mass-transit plans were
thrown into disarray. The initiative was the brainchild of activist
Clay Chastain, who had previously placed six measures on the local
ballot without success. November's result was a surprise to everyone,
including Chastain." - Trains magazine, May 2007, p. 30
Citizens for Global Solutions Minnesota
Advanced Transit for Metropolitan Seattle (GetThereFast SoundPRT Research &
Inquiry Committee). The page contains rebuttal of LRV advocates' anti-PRT article. At the
end of the page is a very extensive reference section. http://gettherefast.org/
New Town, a "new urbanism" development in Missouri, is planning to
get streetcars:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/841
A7B290D6A0A1E862572E7000E77CD?OpenDocument
See also: http://www.newurbannews.com/NewTownInsideJul05.html 2007-05-27
Article on Morgantown WV PRT system:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07149/789706-147.stm
Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization: Excellent ideas
for advocacy groups!
http://www.tempo-rail.org/NGS.htm 2007-06-07
Light Rail Central
The North American Light Rail Information Site
http://www.lightrail.com/ 2007-08-26
Momentum for Indianapolis-to-Muncie commuter rail
By Seth Slabaugh
Muncie Star Press
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070903/LOCAL/709
03003
E. Transit
American Public Transit Association (APTA)
To strengthen and improve public transportation, APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation and information sharing. APTA and its members and staff work to ensure that public transportation is available and accessible for all Americans in communities across the country.
http://www.apta.com/
Community Transit Association of America (CTAA)
http://www.ctaa.org/
Metro Magazine
Founded in 1904, METRO Magazine has served the bus and passenger rail industries for more than a century. METRO's coverage includes both public transit systems and private bus operators, addressing topics such as funding mechanisms, procurement, rolling stock maintenance, privatization, risk management and sustainability.
http://www.metro-magazine.com/
2007-03-19
MassTransit magazine
http://masstransitmag.epubxpress.com/
FTA Issues New Circulars for Human Service Programs
The Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) includes three human service transportation programs administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) - Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities; Job Access and Reverse Commute; and New Freedom. These three federal programs provide formula funding for States and communities and are targeted to enhance transportation services for specific populations that depend on alternative transportation options for their day-to-day mobility.
These programs also include a NEW requirement for developing a coordinated public transit-human service transportation plan for people with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with lower incomes. This plan, developed by local stakeholders is intended to address the comprehensive transportation needs of the community.
FTA has also published a Federal Register Notice outlining the responses to comments submitted regarding an earlier proposed notice.
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"Drivers cut back — a 1st in 26 years"
USA Today article 2007-05-18
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-17-gas-prices_N.htm
F. Detroit area transit
...coming soon
G. Washtenaw area rail
...coming soon
H. Private railways in Japan
...coming soon