ABJ30-news February 2005

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by Ed Christopher

Kuo-Ann- have you seen this? CrashStat.org: NYCs First Online Crash Maps T.A. is proud to announce CrashStat.org, a new one-of-a-kind information resource for assessing the safety of NYC streets. At CrashStat.org you will find maps and tables that show how many pedestrians and bicyclists were killed or injured, over a seven-year period, at every intersection and mid-block location in New York City. http://www.crashstat.org/ -- Ed C

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Boston Midyear Meeting

by Ed Christopher

The time slot for our Boston Midyear meeting just came out. It will be Mon July 11, 2005 from 9:15am-11:15am I will keep you post when addition information, hotel etc, is posted by TRB. -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 19900 Governors Dr Olympia Fields, IL 60461

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Transportation Secretary Mineta Launches New Research andInnovative Technology and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials SafetyAdministrations

by ed christopher

In Case you haven't seen this. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Transportation Secretary Mineta Launches New Research and Innovative Technology and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:13:05 -0500 From: DOTNews(a)OST.DOT.GOV Reply-To: dot.news(a)OST.DOT.GOV To: DOTNEWS(a)mdspub01.dot.gov U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs Washington, D.C. www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm News DOT 28-05 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Contact: Brian Turmail Tel.: (202) 366-4570 Transportation Secretary Mineta Launches New Research and Innovative Technology and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations New Research and Hazmat Safety Agencies to Begin Operations Ahead of Schedule U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the creation of two new agencies at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - one to focus on innovation and research and the other on pipeline and hazardous materials safety - to help the Department more effectively execute its mission of developing and applying innovative technologies to create the transportation system of the 21st century. The new agencies will begin operating Feb. 20, a week before the deadline set by Congress. The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) were authorized on Nov. 30, 2004 when President Bush signed the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act. "These new agencies will help the Department focus on two critical priorities for our nation's transportation system -- innovation and safety," Secretary Mineta said. "RITA reflects how important research and technology are to our core mission, while the creation of PHMSA will continue and strengthen our commitment to safety." RITA will be dedicated to the advancement of the department's priorities for innovation and research in transportation technologies and concepts. PHMSA will oversee the safety of the more than 800,000 daily shipments of hazardous materials in the United States and the 64 percent of the nation's energy that is transported by pipelines. RITA will be composed of staff from RSPA's Office of Innovation, Research and Education, and include the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA and the Transportation Safety Institute in Oklahoma City. RITA also will house the Secretary's Office of Intermodalism and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Staff from the former Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety and Office of Pipeline Safety will form PHMSA. - END -

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Upcoming meetings

by ed christopher

Please let me know if you plan on attending... either? or both? or none? 1. The May Census Data Conference "Census Data for Transportation Planning: Preparing for the Future" Beckman Center, Irvine, California, May 11-13, 2005 http://www.trb.org/conferences/censusdata/ 2. The "TRB Joint Summer Meeting" Boston, Massachusetts, July 10-12, 2005 (link is not up yet on TRB Conf page: http://trb.org/calendar/) -- Ed Christopher Resource Center Planning Team Federal Highway Administration 19900 Governors Drive Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) 708-283-3501 (F)

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