Liisa Ecola

The Future of Mobility

Scenarios for China in 2030

Researchers developed two scenarios to envision the future of mobility in China in 2030. Economic growth, the presence of constraints on vehicle owner...

Mileage-Based User Fees for Transportation Funding

A Primer for State and Local Decisionmakers

This primer presents some promising and innovative mileage fee system designs and transition strategies. For states or localities that are considering...

Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria

Choosing policy responses to mitigate greenhouse gases (GHGs) is one of the great challenges that the United States faces. It will require balancing c...

Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies

Proceedings of Three Workshops

"In June 2008, the RAND Corporation convened three workshops on policies for mitigating climate change. These workshops brought together representativ...

The Future of Driving in Developing Countries

"The level of automobility, defined as travel in personal vehicles, is often seen as a function of income: The higher a country's per capita income, t...

Rebuilding Surface, Maritime, and Air Transportation in Puerto Rico After Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Supporting Documentation for the Puerto Rico Recovery Plan

The Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center was asked to develop a poststorm recovery plan for Puerto Rico. This report describes the transporta...

Quality of Life Indicators and Policy Strategies to Advance Sustainability in the Pearl River Delta

"This report proposes a set of land use and transportation goals and strategies and an accompanying system of indicators to characterize and monitor q...

Strategic Issues Facing Transportation

Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future. Volume 5

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Strategies to Mitigate the Risk to the National Critical Functions Generated by Climate Change

This report examines climate adaptation strategies for National Critical Functions at risk of disruption from climate change, focusing on strategies t...

Moving Los Angeles

The Los Angeles area has the most severe traffic congestion in the United States. Trends in many of the underlying causal factors suggest that congest...

Understanding and Reducing Off-duty Vehicle Crashes Among Military Personnel

"The authors review traffic safety in the United States, with specific reference to military personnel, focusing on safety interventions and attempts ...

U.S. AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING AND... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

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Mitigating Risk That Climate Change Poses to the National Critical Functions

Strategies for Supply Chains, Insurance Services, Emergency Management, and Public Safety

The National Critical Functions (NCFs) are those functions vital to the United States' economic and national security, public health, and safety. Clim...

U. S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing

Issues and Policy Options Pursuant to Section 122 of the 2018 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act

Passenger air travel is at an all-time high, and airports are investing in the infrastructure needed to meet demand. This report contains a comprehens...