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July 2003
In this issue
Proceedings available from second Oberstar ForumA detailed summary of the second James L. Oberstar Forum on Transportation Policy and Technology, Intermodal Transportation: The Potential and the Challenge, has been published.
Officials discuss federal, state toll initiatives at U of M forumRep. Mark Kennedy presented highlights of his Freeing Alternatives for Speedy Transportation (FAST) Act, and Mn/DOT officials discussed state legislation passed this spring.
Community-based transit conference October 1A conference titled "Designing Minnesota's Community-Based Transportation System" will be held October 1 at the Earl Brown Center in St. Paul.
Civil Engineering researcher publishes book: Financing Transportation NetworksIn the introduction of his new book, Assistant Professor David Levinson of the Department of Civil Engineering asks, "Will toll roads ever be the norm and free roads a distant memory?"
ITS America attendees tour U of M labsAbout 75 attendees of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's 2003 national conference, held in Minneapolis in May, took part in tours and demonstrations at three University facilities: the ITS Laboratory, the HumanFIRST Program, and the Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory.
CTS nominee named 2003 Eno FellowThe Eno Transportation Foundation recently named Dan Herber, a joint degree student studying law and a graduate program in urban and regional planning, as a 2003 Eno Transportation Foundation Fellow.
WTS presents awardsThe Minnesota chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) presented awards at its May meeting.
In Memoriam: Fred ManzaraFrederick A. Manzara, Ph.D., died of a stroke on March 30.