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09/08/2008
AA&D Transportation goes from limos to buses (BizJournals)
RALEIGH – Autographed photos of Pink Floyd, The O’Jays and Michael Jordan adorn the lobby walls of AA&D Transportation’s north Raleigh office.
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09/08/2008
'Adding the human element' to transportation needs (Brookings Daily Register)
Most Brookings area residents take personal transportation for granted. They get in their vehicles and go when they want to go, where they want to.
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09/08/2008
Enhancement of transportation vital for the success of tourism (Barbados Advocate)
With tourists spending US$66.7 million alone in transportation in this country last year, there must be the assurance that this sector is enhanced to ensure its continued success.
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09/07/2008
County to consider transportation improvements (Salina Journal)
At their formal meeting Tuesday, Saline County commissioners will get an update on the county's comprehensive plan and consider a resolution endorsing transportation improvements.
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09/07/2008
Kansans invited to participate in statewide transportation meetings (Hays Daily News)
A series of eight regional meetings that give Kansans the opportunity to discuss their transportation priorities with members of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' transportation task force have been scheduled throughout the month of September.
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09/06/2008
Transportation Dept. coffers run dry (USA Today)
The federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.
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09/07/2008
Town receives transportation financial relief (Flower Mound Leader)
Road improvements and expansions in Flower Mound will likely come sooner than later. With the Regional Transportation Council’s recent approval of the new Regional Toll Revenue Project Plan, about $105 million will help fund eight road projects in the town.
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09/08/2008
Transportation issues for voters (The Kansas City Star)
Next time you’re swamped in traffic on a Kansas highway and angry, you might find some help at the ballot box.
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09/08/2008
Army's Transportation Corps take the road less traveled (The Virginian-Pilot)
On good days, they were a moving target. On bad days, their Humvees sat motionless for hours on Iraqi roads. Waiting for explosives experts to detonate roadside bombs. Waiting for convoys bunched up ahead of them to clear out. Waiting for the tractor trailers they escorted to fix a flat, or recover from a fender-bender.
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09/07/2008
Transportation dept. almost out of funds (Lawrence Journal-World)
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month. Peters blames the shortage of funds on the high price of gasoline, which has prompted Americans to drive less. And by driving less, they use less fuel and pay less in federal gasoline tax.
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  • Bad Subjects: Traffic - Political commentary on modern transportation issues.
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  • Centre for Independent Transport (CILT) - A research and resource unit concerned with socially and environmentally sustainable urban transport. Includes their work, publications, a magazine, links and contact information.
  • Community Transportation Association of America - Includes federal and legislative updates, magazine, employment opportunities, current programs and articles.
  • Innovative Finance Clearinghouse - Clearinghouse provides finance information about surface-transportation techniques, programs and practices, and events and trends in the industry.
  • Institute of Transportation Studies - Transportation studies at University of California-Berkeley and the other campuses in the UC system.
  • Metropolitan Travel Survey Archive - A collection of travel and trip surveys compiled by the University of Minnesota.
  • NAS/NRC Reports: Transportation - Online access to topical reports by the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council.
  • National Lift Share Day - Raising awareness of car sharing as a viable form of transport. Includes maps and information on car sharing, traffic and public transportation.
  • TransAct - Collection of information and resources about making communities more livable and helping the environment through innovative transportation projects and initiatives.
  • TransOptions - A non-profit transportation group servicing Northern New Jersey. Includes commuter options, information, partner companies and special projects.
  • Transportation Research Board - Promotes innovation and progress in transportation through research. The Board fulfills this mission through the work of some 200 standing technical committees and task forces that address all modes and aspects of transportation.
  • TRIS Online - Transportation Research Information Services Online, a database produced and maintained by the USDOT Bureau of Transportation and the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Urban Mobility Study - An annual statistical report on the extent and performance of the roadway systems in 68 U.S. cities, with data from several decades.
  • WALK Austin - Organizes citizen support for increased use and safety of pedestrian facilities.
  • Wendell Cox Consultancy and The Public Purpose - Works to facilitate the ideal of government as the servant of the people by identifying and implementing strategies to achieve public purposes at a cost that is no higher than necessary. Emphasis is on transportation issues.
  • Wherever you go, whatever you do, no matter how far or how long, Jesus Christ will always be there for you.
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