ColoRail Passenger PowerPoint, January 2008

Part 1 (3 MB)

Part 2 (5 MB)

Part 3 (7MB)

Part 4 (20MB)

Part 5 (17 MB)

PowerPoint I-70 Road or Rail?  November 2007

Part 1  (5 MB)

Part 2  (23 MB)

Part 3  (17 MB)

Part 4  (13 MB)

Part 5  (17 MB)

Highway Expansion - Creating Tomorrows Problems Today

New!
PowerPoint Presentation to the Colorado APA Conference on 10-05-07.

Part 1 (13 MB)

Part 2 (20 MB)

Part 3 (15 MB)

Part 4 (18 MB)

New!
PowerPoint Presentation to the Colorado TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE on 8-02-07 on I-70 Road or Rail.

Part 1  (5 MB)

Part 2  (11 MB)

Part 3  (14 MB)

Part 4  (12 MB)

Part 5  (13 MB) 

New!
PowerPoint Presentation to the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training, 6-02-07 on Transportation and Growth.

Part 1 (4 MB)

Part 2 (21 MB)

Part 3 (23 MB)

New!
I-70 Draft PEIS PowerPoint Presentation showing the impacts of Highway Expansion in the I-70 Mountain Corridor.

Click here to download (8 MB)

New!
PowerPoint Presentation comparing the Advanced Guideway System with Highway Expansion.

Click here to download Part 1 (13 MB)

Click here to download Part 2 (7 MB)

Click here to download Part 3 (6 MB)

Click here to download Part 4 (18 MB)

New!
PowerPoint Presentation road vs. rail for the I-70 mountain corridor

Click here to download part 1 (11 MB)

Click here to download part 2 (16 MB)

Click here to download part 3 (15 MB)

Click here to download part 4 (12 MB)

The Following documents can be downloaded:
(unless otherwise stated, all documents are in Adobe pdf format)

I-70 Mountain Corridor Issues Summary (2007)

Why I-70 Highway Widening is the Wrong Answer (Word) January 2007)

Why I-70 Highway Widening is the Wrong Answer (Word) March 2007)

Why I-70 Highway Widening is the Wrong Answer (Word) June 2007)

Why the Denver Metro Chamber Study on I-70 Congestion is Wrong (Word)

Rail Oriented & Transit Oriented Development 

Rail Oriented Development Strategy and Tools

TOD and Joint Development

TOD in the Roaring Fork Valley 

TOD White Paper

Rocky Mountain Rail Authority (formerly Front Range Commuter Rail)

Establishing Contract (Word)

Front Range Commuter Rail Presentation

Front Range Commuter Rail SB-01 Transit Funding Application

Front Range Commuter Rail SB-01 application to DRCOG

October 2005 Newsletter 

Colorado Rail Transit and Energy Presentation

Transit & Energy Presentation

Denver Regional Council of Governments Endorsement

Senator Salazar Endorsement

Colorado State Assembly Endorsement

2006 Letter to CDOT

2002 CDOT FRA / FHWA High Speed Rail Application (Word)

Sprawl

The Costs of Sprawl in Delaware

Trends in Delaware's Growth and Spending (PowerPoint)

Strategic Policy Initiatives for San Francisco

Traffic Congestion and Reliability

Development and Sprawl

Population Growth and Suburban Sprawl

Economic Impacts of Sprawl (Word)

The Costs of Sprawl - Revisited

Sprawl PowerPoint Presentation (really big 22Mb)

Why Traffic Congestion Will Inevitably Get Worse Everywhere

The Need for Regional Congestion Policies

Traffic: Why It’s Getting Worse, What Government Can Do

Transportation Reform for the Twenty-First Century

Remaking Transportation Policy for the New Century

SmartGrowth - Skip the Car

Rail Beyond Metro Denver PowerPoint part-1

Rail Beyond Metro Denver PowerPoint part-2

Rail Beyond Metro Denver PowerPoint part-3

SmartGrowth Plan for New Jersey (PowerPoint)

How Public Policies Facilitate Rural Sprawl in Colorado's Mountain Valleys

Strategic Ranchland in the Rocky Mountain West

Protecting Rocky Mountain Ranchland

More Roads are Not the Answer

Smart Growth and Affordable Housing

Transportation Choices

Global Warming  

Missing the Train

2007 ULI Report On Infrastructure


 

Livable Communities

Creating Community Places (Word) 

Livability Initiative (Word)

Complete Streets

Safety Benefits of Complete Strreets

Complete Streets Brochure

Complete Street Policies (PowerPoint)

Extended Complete Streets Policies (PowerPoint)

Peak Oil 

Top Ten Reasons Why Peak Oil Arrives Sooner Rather Than Later
by Steve Andrews, ASPO USA
(Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas)
To Download Steve's March 2007 Top Ten Reasons PowerPoint Presentation (6Mb) Click here

Peak Oil Summary Presentation

Hirsch Peak Oil Presentation

Hirsch Peak Oil Presentation (PowerPoint)

A World Addicted to Oil Presentation

Peak Oil Presentation to the US Congress

2005 Top 50 Oil Producing Nations Excel Spreadsheet

Peak Oil and Renewable Energy Presentation

Oil Independence Presentation

FHWA Scenario Planning for Peak Oil and Global Warming

Unconventional Liquid Fuels Overview

Economic Implications of Liquid Fuel Mitigation

RESERVES What They Mean and How They are Calculated

Liquified Natural Gas: Current Trends and Future Directions

Oil Depletion Protocol 

It's the Economy, Stupid

Public Policy, What Works - What Doesn't

The 51st State: Peak Oil Denial

Climate Change: Past, Present and Future

Order From Chaos

Peak Oil and TDM PowerPoint Presentation

On the Precipice: Energy Security and Economic Stability on the Edge

by Daniel L. Davis, 17 July 2007

October 2007 Peak Oil Conference

Just how close to Peak Oil are we?

China and India’s Ravenous Appetite for Natural Resources―
Their Potential Impact on the United States

‘Power Politics’ The Dash For TheWorld’s Energy Resources

Gauging The Risks Of Peak Oil

Is the Future of Energy Sustainable?

Can We End Our Addiction to Oil?

Americans Have to be Hit Over the head with a 2 x 4!

World Oil Shortage: Scenarios for Mitigation Planning

Energy in a Post - Peak Oil World 

Descending the Oil Peak: Navigating the Transitition from Oil

Autopsy of Our Energy Crisis

Peak Oil, Global Climate Change and the Planner's Response

Global Climate Change 

Myths About Climate Change

Fundamentals of Global Warming

Energy Independence and Global Warming

Vail Village Homeowners Association

Vail Village Homeowners Association I-70 Report

Northwest Beltway in Golden, Colorado

Ref D vote indicates distrust of CDOT, November 5, 2005

Letter from Colorado State Representative Gwyn Green, November 4, 2005

The Billion-Dollar Boondoggle

The last quadrant standing

I-93 Highway Expansion EIS in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Long Range Transportation Plan Summary

New Hampshire Long Range Transportation Plan

New Hampshire Transportation Business Plan

Joint Comments to NHDOT for I-93 Widening Final EIS

Local Jurisdiction's Comments to NHDOT for I-93 Widening Final EIS

Individual Comments to NHDOT for I-93 Widening Final EIS

Private Comments to NHDOT for I-93 Widening Final EIS 

Additional Private Comments to NHDOT for I-93 Widening Final EIS 

Complaint for Declaratory Judgement and Injunctive Relief for I-93 Widening Final EIS

Federal Transit Administration Colorado Maglev Study

FTA Colorado Maglev Study Executive Summary

FTA Maglev Study Part 2

FTA Maglev Study Part 3

HSST Maglev Technology

2003 FTA Maglev Applicability Study

HSST/LINIMO Presentation (12MB) 

LINIMO Operation paper

HSST Marketing paper

Linear Induction Motor for HSST paper

FTA Maglev Workshop Sept. 2005

General Atomics Urban Maglev

Creating an Urban Maglev Industry

Urban Maglev White Paper

Maglev on the Development Track

Inductrack Presentation

2006 Urban Maglev Presentation

Transrapid Maglev

2005 Fall Newsletter

2005 Spring Newsletter 

2004 Newsletter

Imperial Valley Project Presentation

Evacuated Tube Transport

ETT vs. Transrapid (Excel)

ETT PowerPoint Presentation 

MagneMotion

Linear Synchronous Motor Propulsion of Small Transit Vehicles

MagneMotion Maglev System

Urban Maglev System

Advanced Space Transportation 

Maglev Launch

MegaRail 

MegaRail PowerPoint Presentation

High Speed Rail Solutions

Commuter Rail Solutions

I-70 Mountain Corridor Presentation

Context Sensitive Solutions & Environmental Streamlining

CDOT Context Sensitive Solutions Memo

CSS PowerPoint Part 1

CSS PowerPoint Part 2

CSS PowerPoint Part 3

CDOT Environmental Stewardship Policy

Future Strategic Highway Research Program Transportation Planning document

PowerPoint Presentation to DRCOG

Decision Making/Public Involvement Table (try to guess which end of the spectrum CDOT is on)

Eco-logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects FHWA-HEP-06-011

Strengthening Texas Environmental Stewardship in Transportation Presentation 

Integrated Planning - The Right Way to Approach a Transportation Planning Process!

Implementation of Planning and Environmental Linkages (FHWA document)

Environmental Considerations in Planning (FHWA presentation)

Strengthening Planning and Environmenal Linkages (FHWA presentation)

Planning and Environmental Linkages Case Studies (FHWA presentation)

Collaberative Problem Solving (FHWA document)

Transportation Collaberation (FHWA document)

SAFETEA-LU

SAFETEA-LU Summary (Word)

SAFETEA-LU Section 6001 Transportation Planning (Word)

FHWA SAFETEA-LU Presentation (PowerPoint)

Environmental Factors in Transportion Systems Planning (FHWA document)

SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process

Letter Requesting USDOT Guidence on SAFETEA-LU Implementation

GREEN-TEA (the next version of SAFETEA-LU)

The Road to Better Transportation Projects

I-70 Highway Expansion Impacts 

CDOT Water Quality Impact PowerPoint Presentation to UCCWA 

CDOT 2003 Clear Creek Water Quality Impact Study

CDOT 2003 Clear Creek Water Quality Impact Data 

Transportation Law Journal Article on I-70 Expansion

Environmental Justice Paper

Highway Health Hazards Report (21MB)

Highway Health Impacts Document

Roadway Safety and Health Costs

Additional Draft I-70 PEIS Comments

CCI Tourism & Resorts Steering Committee Comments to the Draft PEIS

EPA's Comments to the Draft PEIS

Sierra Club Comments to the Draft PEIS (Word)

Sierra Club Comments to the Draft PEIS (pdf)

Sierra Club 2006 Energy Resources Policy 

Mountain to Plains Transportation Solutions

Mountain to Plains Transportation Solutions White Paper

MPTS Fact Sheet (Word)

CASTA Fall 2006 Conference Document

California High Speed Rail Authority

High Speed Trains In California Brochure

Highlights from the Federal Railroad Administration Final EIS on the proposed California High Speed Train System

California High Speed Rail Authority Implementation Plan

Introduction to High Speed Train Systems for California

Route, Alignment, Implementation & Construction

California Intercity Travel Markets & Ridership

Benefits of High Speed Rail

A Comprehensive Approach to Intercity Rail

Funding and Building the System

Public Outreach for California High Speed Rail

California High Speed Rail Action Plan 

Financing Plan

Project Delivery 

Ridership and Revenue

Sound Transit Commuter Rail

Sounder Fact Sheet

Bombardier

Advanced Rapid Transit

ART and Monorail

Stadler FLIRT

Stadler FLIRT

FLIRT Brochure

FLIRT in Germany

FLIRT in Switzerland

2006 Stadler Rail Presentation 

FLIRT PowerPoint Part 1

FLIRT PowerPoint Part 2

FLIRT PowerPoint Part 3

FLIRT Word Document

Presentation to the I-70 Coalition, part 1 - August 2007

Presentation to the I-70 Coalition, part 2 - August 2007

Presentation to the I-70 Coalition, part 3 - August 2007

Colorado Railcar

Diesel Multiple Unit Brochure

Colorado Rail News

2006 Colorado Railcar Presentation

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

What's It Worth? Economic Evaluation for Transportation Decision-Making

Automobile Dependency and Economic Development

Safe Travels

Evaluating Research Quality

Reinventing Transportation

Measuring Transportation

Generated Traffic and Induced Travel

The Future Isn't What It Used To Be

Reevaluating the Role of Highway Expansion in Reducing Congestion