Select a topic and sources related to the module learning objectives (numbered below). Excellent topics this week might include one based on the text underlined in the objective list.
Research and analyze using scholarly resources. Include at least one peer-reviewed study and note it in your reference list with the initials (PR) at the beginning of the reference.
Length/format: 1-2 pages (including references), APA format.
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Include a Summary, Problem, Significance of the problem, two Alternative Actions, Recommendation(s), and References.
Discuss the first legal issues and legislative responses to the expansion of the railroad industry.
Summarize the impact of regulation and then deregulation on the railroads and the reasons for that change in philosophies.
Describe the role of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in the regulation of the railroads.
Discuss and explain the reasons for the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 and the ramifications that act had for the industry.
Explore the function and history of the Bureau of Public Roads (BPR) in the development of a comprehensive system for the construction of modern highways.
Explain and discuss the current issues facing the railroad industry today and how the industry may reinvent itself.
Describe and discuss the history and development of the interstate highway system in the United States.
Summarize the issues concerning the construction of Interstate 94 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
Describe the history, development, and problems related to the "Big Dig."
Describe and explain the possibilities and background of a Personal Rapid Transit System.
Discuss the advantages and use of High Occupancy Toll Lanes.
Describe and explain the problems that cause current transportation systems to fail for disadvantaged people in our society.
Clarify and discuss the concept of "Universal Design" and how such a system would be advantageous to any transportation system.
Explain the development of Dockland's Light Rail System.
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