MTI’s expertise in surface transportation topics has brought the organization a great deal of media coverage. This list represents a sample that includes print and broadcast stories.
Media Coverage
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| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| December 28, 2009 |
Planetizen.com |
New Research: Effect of Suburban TODs on Surrounding Property Values |
| December 25, 2009 |
North County Times |
Phoenix area’s light rail system marks first year
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| December 21, 2009 |
Georgia Tech School of Architecture
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Effect of TODs on Suburban Land Values
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| December 21, 2009 |
KQED radio |
Public Transportation Cuts
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| December 6, 2009 |
KCBS |
Women more afraid to use mass transit |
| December 4, 2009 |
San Gabriel Valley Tribune |
Underground high-speed rail trains at Diridon Station unlikely, rail leaders say |
| December 3, 2009 |
San Jose Business Journal |
High-speed rail board discusses rescinding EIR |
| November 15, 2009 |
Palo Alto Online |
Rail authority approves $9 million PR effort |
| November 6, 2009 |
New York Times |
Stimulus Sparks Scuffle Among High-Speed Rail Boosters |
| November 2, 2009 |
Ottawa Citizen |
Canada, US urged to get on board with HSR |
| October 29, 2009 |
Federal Transit Administration |
Deputy Administrator addresses MTI and Commonwealth Club |
| October 28, 2009 |
KGO Radio |
Bay Bridge emergency repairs |
| October 22, 2009 |
New York Times |
HSR effort proceeds with caution |
| October 12, 2009 |
Spartan Daily |
Bicycle Riding, Sharing is focus of workshop |
| October 12, 2009 |
San Jose Business Journal |
Cooperation key to funding Bay Area high-speed rail |
| October 09, 2009 |
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers |
Judge issues tentative ruling in favor of California high-speed rail authority |
| October 08, 2009 |
Contra Costa Times |
State rail agency can stay on track |
| October 05, 2009 |
San Jose Business Journal |
Move to delay California high-speed rail rejected |
| October 05, 2009 |
San Jose Business Journal |
New Scheme Tried on High-Speed Rail |
| October 02, 2009 |
ABC News |
HSR Advocates Discuss Funding |
| October 02, 2009 |
KTVU |
High-Speed Rail Advocates Rally For Federal Fun |
| October 02, 2009 |
LA Curbed |
Everyone’s at the High-Speed Rail Rally at Union Station |
| October 02, 2009 |
San Francisco Examiner |
Stimulus to keep rail plan moving |
| September 30, 2009 |
KCBS |
Rail Plan Unveiled |
| September 23, 2009 |
New Kerala |
Training under NRTI begins |
| September 14, 2009 |
CNBC |
MTI publishes report on attracting students to transportation careers |
| September 14, 2009 |
Sacramento Bee |
MTI publishes report on attracting students to transportation careers |
| August 27, 2009 |
Wall Street Select |
MTI studies role of transportation in campus emergencies |
| August 27, 2009 |
Forbes |
MTI studies role of transportation in campus emergencies |
| August 24, 2009 |
Buffalo News |
SJSU professors study lane conversion on BRT and light rail systems |
| August 24, 2009 |
CBS-2 Chicago |
SJSU professors study lane conversion on BRT and light rail systems |
| August 24, 2009 |
Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune |
SJSU professors study lane conversion on BRT and light rail systems |
| August 19, 2009 |
BizWire |
MTI alumnus joins LA water board |
| August 7, 2009 |
The Week |
The drive for faster trains |
| August 5, 2009 |
San Jose Mercury News |
MTI publishes study on publicv vs private mobility for poor people |
| August 5, 2009 |
CBS Money Watch |
MTI publishes study on publicv vs private mobility for poor people |
| August 5, 2009 |
Earth Times |
MTI publishes report on public vs.private transportation for welfare recipients |
| July 31, 2009 |
Mass Transit |
Does the US really need HSR?– bylined article |
| July 7, 2009 |
Bnet Books |
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? – book review |
| July 7, 2009 |
San Jose Mercury News |
HSR may need more study |
| June 19, 2009 |
CBS News |
Investigation into Muni crash |
| April 19, 2009 |
Airport Business |
MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 16, 2009 |
IBA Buzz |
Bay Area group meets with President about HSR |
| April 9, 2009 |
Direkt Broker (Germany) |
MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 9, 2009 |
Street Insider |
MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 9, 2009 |
Yahoo! Finance |
MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 8, 2009 |
The Economist |
Will HSR work in the US? |
| April 7, 2009 |
Clean Fleet Report |
HSR opens the way for intermodal potential |
| March 23, 2009 |
San Francisco Examiner |
Survey respondents favor HSR over air travel |
| March 23, 2009 |
Albuquerque Business Journal |
Bay Area Roads May Get $1.5B from Feds |
| March 16, 2009 |
San Francisco Examiner |
Crime Not an Obstacle to Transit in San Francisco |
| March 13, 2009 |
KLIV Radio |
HSR board member explains loan |
| March 13, 2009 |
Business Journal |
HSR Seeks State Loan |
| March 12, 2009 |
San Francisco Examiner |
Agencies must unite for HSR funds |
| March 12, 2009 |
Metro |
Diridon quoted in HSR article |
| March 11, 2009 |
Digital50 |
MTI releases report on public transit use and crime rates |
| March 11, 2009 |
forbes.com |
MTI releases report on public transit use and crime rates |
| March 10, 2009 |
All Business |
MTI: Where crime is high, people use less transit |
| March 10, 2009 |
Reuters |
Crime Not an Obstacle to Transit in San Francisco |
| March 4, 2009 |
Mass Transit |
Diridon addresses local HSR issues |
| March 2, 2009 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Wi-Drive proposes service; Diridon not so sure |
| February 25, 2009 |
Int’l Herald Tribune |
Ignoring rail put US on the wrong track |
| February 22, 2009 |
CBS News |
Diridon interviewed about high-speed rail |
| February 18, 2009 |
San Jose Mercury News |
Roadshow: Do public officials use alternative transport? |
| February 17, 2009 |
San Jose Mercury News |
Transportation Leaders Walk the Talk |
| February 13, 2009 |
Construction Equipment Guide |
California Schools Compete in Garrett Morgan Program |
| February 12, 2009 |
Project Disaster |
Strengthening the Safety of Our Mass Transit System |
| January 26, 2009 |
Media News Group |
Carpool buy-in could be tough sell |
| January 25, 2009 |
The Lyme Times |
Diridon addresses the need for speed at HSR conference |
| January 23, 2009 |
Thames River Times |
Diridon is special speaker at New London transportation meeting |
| January 23, 2009 |
San Jose Mercury News |
Diridon addresses carpool lane issue |
| January 21, 2009 |
SF Bay Guardian |
Diridon sees hope in stimulus package |
| January 6, 2009 |
This New England |
Summary of speakers at New London transportation meeting |
| January 3, 2009 |
Eureka Times Standard |
School joins Garrett Morgan competition |
| January 1, 2009 |
BLET News |
High-speed rail optimistic about more spending |
