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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2026

MTI Report: Majority of Americans Back Gas Tax Hike for Road Maintenance

Support increases significantly when proposed measures are tied to specific outcomes, particularly roadway safety and infrastructure maintenance.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 13, 2025

ISA in California: Weighing Safety Benefits Against Public Concerns

Mineta Transportation Institute researchers examine the potential safety benefits and the challenges of the use of Intelligent Speed Assistance.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2025

MTI Follow-Up Report Finds Transit Still Lacking in Cybersecurity

The latest study — “Does the Transit Industry Understand the Risks of Cybersecurity and Are the Risks Being Appropriately Prioritized?” — paints a sobering picture: progress has been slow, uneven, and insufficient to meet the escalating risks posed by cybercriminals.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2025

Report Examines The Legal Case and Real-World Payoff for Pricing, Tolling in Transit

The latest Mineta Transportation Institute perspective, “Using Toll Revenues for Transit: It Can and Should Be Done,” explores the policy rationale and legal framework for using toll revenues to fund public transit operations in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2025

MTI Report Examines the Hidden Toll of Mental Health, Assaults on Transit’s Frontline

The study included a literature review, data collection and analysis, and an overview of reported public transit assault-related events, a discussion of contributing factors, and documentation of 10 public transit agency case study sites.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2025

Study Addresses Mobility Needs for AAPI Older Adults

AAPI older adults face a variety of challenges — including language and cultural barriers, anti-Asian hate, accessibility, and traffic safety — that might limit mobility and thus quality of life.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Mineta Report Analyzes VMT Tools for California’s Climate Goals

Findings indicate that the consistency, contextual relevance, complexity, data accuracy, and user-friendliness of the VMT tools vary significantly based on their design and methodology.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2024

California's SacRT Launches Survey to Enhance Rider Safety, Address Harassment

The effort is part of California's commitment to creating safer and more inclusive public transportation systems.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2024

Report Examines Other Sectors to Solve Transportation Construction Workforce Shortage

The Mineta Transportation Institute's findings in this project are from a literature review of current sources and informal interviews with stakeholders of the three economic sectors of interest (agriculture, tech, and healthcare).

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2024

Report Examines How to Address the Transportation Industry's Human Infrastructure

The latest MTI perspective explores the issue of failed human infrastructures by synthesizing the results of a recent expert panel discussion that underscores the need for greater attention to mindfulness and more in industry workplaces.

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