New Journal of Public Transportation Debuts
CUTR is very pleased to announce the availability of the first issue of the Journal of Public Transportation. Published in early October 1996, the journal is made possible by funding from USDOT’s Research and Special Programs Administration as part of CUTR’s designation by Congress in 1991 as a National Urban Transit Institute and represents two years of dedicated effort at establishing a distinguished Editorial Board, determining appropriate distribution, and developing a flow of manuscript submissions.
Articles contained in the first issue include:
- The Changing Federal Role in Support of Public Transportation” by Jack Gilstrap of the American Public Transit Association, which provides several recommendations for the reauthorization of ISTEA;
- Transit Service, Parking Charges, and Mode Choice for the Journey to Work: An Analysis of the 1990 NPTS” by James Strathman and Ken Dueker of Portland State University, which estimates and analyzes the effects of transit service and parking charges on the choice of commuters to drive alone, carpool, or use transit;
- A Taxonomy for Advanced Public Transportation Systems” by Asad Khattak of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hisham Noeimi of JRH Transportation Engineers, and Haitham Al-Deek of the University of Central Florida, which explores the development and availability of APTS technologies;
- Public Transit in the Social Marketing Framework” by Devajyoti Deka of the University of Southern California, which contends that both service marketing and social marketing are important for the transit industry;
- The Puzzle of Income, Race, and Density: Preliminary Evidence on Transit Use from the 1991 American Housing Survey” by Sandra Rosenbloom of the University of Arizona and Kelly Clifton of the University of Texas, which presents the results of a preliminary analysis of transit ridership from the 1991 American Housing Survey; and
- California’s Transit Village Movement” by Robert Cervero of the University of California, Berkeley, which shows that there is a reasonably strong market demand for well-designed transit-oriented neighborhoods.
The Journal of Public Transportation is a quarterly, international, refereed journal containing original research and case studies associated with public transportation alternatives and related transportation and policy issues. Topics are approached from a variety of academic disciplines, including economics, engineering, and planning, and include policy, methodological, technological, and financial aspects. Emphasis is placed on the identification of innovative solutions to transportation problems.
Edited by CUTR Director Gary Brosch, the Journal boasts Editorial Board members from a wide range of backgrounds at universities and agencies across the U.S.
Subscriptions to the Journal of Public Transportation are free of charge for the first year. To request a subscription or for information on paper submissions, contact Journal Managing Editor Patricia Henderson at phenders@cutr.usf.edu, (813) 974-3120.
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