Transportation-02.20.2011

  This page is dedicated to biweekly discussion.

Topic: Transportation in China: Past, Current and Future

02.20.2011 - Sunday - Starts at 6:30pm - @143 Albany Street, Apt 014 - Lasts 75 -90 min - Snack and water provided

Call 617-800-4916, 高斐, when you need assistance upon arrival

1. The purpose of transportation (10-15 min)

    a) Human needs [Fei]

    b) Driving behavior [Ying]

2. Technology perspective (20 min)

    a) Available technical solutions and their pros and cons [Rong and Benyue]

    Case study: High speed railroad; electronic car, London, Mexico City

3. Economical perspective (20 min) [Cuicui]

    a) Leverage and tradeoff: e.g. public vs. private

    b) The impact on economy

    c) Policy solutions

4. System perspective (15 min)

    a) Urban planning

    b) Design of logistic system [Cissy]

    c) How the previous aspects interact with each other?

5. Free Discussion (5-10 min)

Reading Materials

• The Past and Future of Global Mobility, 2010/11/10

Fei(11/2/14): A short article about the shift of transportation technology from the aspect of people and people's wealth.

• Asking Dynamic Transportation Questions for People and the Planet, 2010/11/10

Fei(11/2/14): Interview with Andreas Schafer, CTPID(MIT Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development) Principal Research Engineer

• NYT: U.S. Plays Catch-Up on High-Speed Rail, 2010/9/5

Cuicui(11/2/10): This article reports some (old) facts about US high-speed-rail plan.

• NYT: Administration Pitches Big Rail Projects, 2011/2/8

Cuicui(11/2/10): This article reports recent facts about US high-speed-rail plan (with more skepticism and objection coming up).

• WSJ: America Wrong Continent for High-Speed Trains, 2011/2/8

Cuicui(11/2/10): This article expresses objection to the high-speed-rail plan. It plots the density of the high-speed-rail network with population density, showing that while China under-built high-speed-rail (and thus China's high-speed-rail plan is justified), Obama's goal will push US to over build high-speed-rail relative to its population density.

• Best Practices in Transportation Demand Management

Rong(11/2/13): This article listed 7 common strategies to deal with city traffic congestion problem and introduced the corresponding best practices established around the world.

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Summary

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Chair: Fei Gao

External Relations: Benyue Liu

Logistics:  Rong Yuan

Record: Cuicui Chen

Attendees: Ying Wang