Thursday, 21 January 2010 08:48
TRI Taxi Group at TRB
Taxi Studies Group, presentations at the Transportation Research Board
The TRI Taxi Studies Group has completed a number of presentations to the US National Academies Transportation Research Board, looking at the role of the taxi in transportation research and practice. The group led two sessions and contributed to a third, considering the role of the taxi in airport access, in paratransit, and presenting a model of demand at taxi stances.
The TRB presentations are available for downloading at:
http://trb.org/AnnualMeeting2010/Public/AnnualMeeting2010.aspx
Video files of all taxi presentations at TRB will also be available shortly.
The work represents a significant step in the work of the taxi group, and is an inaugural part of the taxi group's Taxi Research Network. Details of the taxi network, and of the breadth of taxi work being undertaken is available by contacting James Cooper, contact details below. The group is also happy to promote a new taxi book, Taxi! Urban economies and the social & transport impacts of the taxicab, published by Ashgate. An order form is available by following the link below:
Contact:
Dr. James Cooper,
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
Tel: +44 (0) 131 208 1055