Due to weather conditions, the Florida Highway Patrol has closed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Office of Policy Planning
Abbreviations in this issue:
FDOT - Florida Department of Transportation
- FDOT Reports
- Transportation System: Transit and Transportation Disadvantaged - This report provides an overview of all public transportation systems in Florida. The first part of the report covers fixed route service including bus and rail. The second part covers services for the disabled and transportation disadvantaged.
- A Tool for Assessing Economic Impacts of Public Transit Spending - This report describes use of the tool, its inputs, outputs, and capabilities. Application of the tool to eight counties that have either urban or rural transit services is also presented as a demonstration of the tool's use.
- Intermodal Freight Terminals - Challenges and Good Practices (Login Required) - This report identifies key stakeholders and describes the different types and functions of terminals which interact in the transport of container cargo, highlights the problems and challenges related to intermodal terminals due to infrastructural, operational and organizational problems, and provides an extensive review and assessment of current/good practices in several intermodal terminal areas.
- Miscellaneous Reports
- Bus Safety Performance Monitoring and Analysis - This paper presents the results of a survey of TriMet bus operators addressing safety risks in their own work.
- Promoting Active Transportation: An Opportunity for Public Health - This publication explains why health should be considered in transportation planning and decision-making, and the role that public health practitioners can play in local planning processes.
- Supporting Passenger Mobility and Choice by Breaking Modal Stovepipes: Comparing Amtrak and Motorcoach Service - This report compares the cost and environmental impact of passenger trips taken on scheduled Amtrak trains to trips taken to the same destinations scheduled on existing intercity motorcoaches.
For further information contact Monica Zhong or phone (850) 414-4808
