Type | Book |
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Author | WSP USA Solutions Deborah Matherly |
Author | Patricia Bye: Janet Benini |
Author | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
Author | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
Author | Transportation Research Board |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
URL | https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25993 |
Place | Washington, D.C. |
Publisher | Transportation Research Board |
Date | 2020-11-16 |
Extra | Pages: 25993 DOI: 10.17226/25993 |
Library Catalog | DOI.org (Crossref) |
Abstract | Understanding pandemics, their impacts to transportation, and potential effective response has become more important, not only for the response to COVID-19, but also if, as the World Health Organization warns, we are now “living in a time of viruses.” TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program and Transit Cooperative Research Program have jointly issued this pre-publication draft of NCHRP Research Report 963/TCRP Research Report 225: A Pandemic Playbook for Transportation Agencies, which was created to improve transportation agency responses to a pandemic. The Playbook concentrates on what needs to be done, when and by whom. It briefly addresses planning for a pandemic, a topic addressed in greater depth in NCHRP Report 769: A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response. It summarizes effective practices currently used by transportation agencies based on interviews with state departments of transportation and transit agency leaders and operational personnel, supplemented with national and international research results. |
Date Added | 11/12/2020, 3:02:25 PM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | John Catchpole |
Author | Dr Farhana Naznin |
URL | https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/3003125/Fatal%20Road%20Crashes%20During%20COVID19_%20A%20National%20Snapshot_ARRB%20October%202020.pdf |
Pages | 8 |
Library Catalog | Zotero |
Language | en |
Abstract | The national COVID-19 lockdown from March to August did not proportionally reduce road deaths, according to new research. Despite fewer people using the roads, the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) found there was an increase in cyclist road deaths, and an increase in people killed on the roads in Queensland. While there was up to 30% less road use during the national lockdown, there was only a 10% reduction in fatal crashes, and an 8% reduction in road fatalities nationwide. The research was undertaken by ARRB for the Australia and New Zealand Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI) – the peak industry advisory body for driverless vehicle activities in Australasia. |
Date Added | 11/12/2020, 9:56:34 AM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Matthew J. Beck |
Author | David A. Hensher |
URL | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0967070X20306880 |
Volume | 99 |
Pages | 95-119 |
Publication | Transport Policy |
Date | 12/2020 |
Journal Abbr | Transport Policy |
DOI | 10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.08.004 |
Library Catalog | DOI.org (Crossref) |
Language | en |
Abstract | The COVID-19 disease continues to cause unparalleled disruption to life and the economy world over. This paper is the second in what will be an ongoing series of analyses of a longitudinal travel and activity survey. In this paper we examine data collected over a period of late May to early June in Australia, following four-to-six weeks of relatively flat new cases in COVID-19 after the initial nationwide outbreak, as many state jurisdictions have begun to slowly ease restrictions designed to limit the spread of the SARSCoV- 2 virus. We find that during this period, travel activity has started to slowly return, in particular by private car, and in particular for the purposes of shopping and social or recreational activities. Respondents indicate comfort with the idea of meeting friends or returning to shops, so authorities need to be aware of potential erosion of social distancing and appropriate COVID-safe behaviour in this regard. There is still a concern about using public transport, though it has diminished noticeably since the first wave of data collection. We see that working from home continues to be an important strategy in reducing travel and pressure on constrained transport networks, and a policy measure that if carried over to a post-pandemic world, will be an important step towards a more sustainable transport future. We find that work from home has been a generally positive experience with a significant number of respondents liking to work from home moving forward, with varying degrees of employer support, at a level above those seen before COVID-19. Thus, any investment to capitalise on current levels of work from home should be viewed as an investment in transport. KEY WORDS: Coronavirus, COVID-19, travel |
Date Added | 11/9/2020, 9:14:47 AM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Matthew J. Beck |
Author | David A. Hensher |
URL | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0967070X20304200 |
Volume | 96 |
Pages | 76-93 |
Publication | Transport Policy |
Date | 09/2020 |
Journal Abbr | Transport Policy |
DOI | 10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.07.001 |
Library Catalog | DOI.org (Crossref) |
Language | en |
Abstract | When 2020 began, we had no idea what was to unfold globally as we learnt about the Novel-Coronavirus in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China. As this virus spread rapidly, it became a matter of time before many countries began to implement measures to try and contain the spread of the disease. COVID-19 as it is referred to, resulted in two main approaches to fighting the viral pandemic, either through a progressive set of measures to slow down the number of identified cases designed to ‘flatten the curve’ over time (anticipated to be at least six months), or to attack it by the severest of measures including a total lock-down and/or herding exposure to fast track ‘immunisation’ while we await a vaccine. The paper reports the findings from the first phase of an ongoing survey designed to identify the changing patterns in travel activity of Australian residents as a result of the stage 2 restrictions imposed by the Australian government. The main restrictions, in addition to social distancing of at least 1.5 m, are closure of entry to Australia (except residents returning), and closure of non-essential venues such as night clubs, restaurants, mass attendee sporting events, churches, weddings, and all social gatherings in any circumstance. With some employers encouraging working from home and others requiring it, in addition to job losses, and many children attending school online from home, the implications on travel activity is extreme. We identify the initial impacts associated with the first month of stricter social distancing measures introduced in Australia. |
Date Added | 11/9/2020, 9:14:47 AM |
Type | Blog Post |
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URL | https://www.municipalworld.com/podcasts/survey-on-the-state-of-canadian-municipalities-part-2-kent-waugh/ |
Language | en-CA |
Abstract | Learn the successful trends born out of the crisis. The conversation continues with Kent Waugh and Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner as they delve deeper into Municipal World’s Survey on the State of Canadian Municipalities and talk about what municipalities are saying about the biggest lessons they’ve learned from their experience with the pandemic so far. |
Blog Title | Municipal World |
Date Added | 11/12/2020, 10:00:42 AM |
Type | Web Page |
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Author | Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Western University |
URL | https://news.westernu.ca/2020/11/digital-tool-developed-at-western-assesses-privacy-and-effectiveness-of-contact-tracing-apps/ |
Date | 2020-11-12T14:03:35+00:00 |
Extra | Section: All News |
Language | en-CA |
Abstract | A new tool developed by a team of Western University computer scientists performs a digital deep dive on the near-endless stream of contact tracing (CT) mobile apps currently available on the market to evaluate their effectiveness and, more importantly for most, their privacy thresholds. |
Website Title | Western News |
Date Added | 11/13/2020, 9:42:28 AM |