TREDIS NEWS
TREDIS - The Transportation Economics Suite
Issue #13, March 2011
Overview
I-TED Conference May 1-3
Webinars
New Case Studies
User Interface
Subscriber Update
Greetings!  

This newsletter provides updates on TREDIS: the transportation economic suite.  If you do not wish to receive future editions, please use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this page. 
  
--The TREDIS Team www.tredis.com

 

JOIN US AT THE I-TED CONFERENCE MAY 1-3   

 

Please join us in attending the International Transportation Economic Development Conference in Charleston, WV, May 1-3.  The U.S. Secretary of Transportation will be keynote speaker and there will also be several presentations relating to TREDIS.  At the conference, we will be holding the second of our TREDIS User Group meetings (Monday, May 2nd 4:30-5:30 p.m.).  The discussion topic will be "Challenges Facing the Use of Economic Impact Models by Transportation Agencies."  EDR Group is an I-TED sponsor and there will be a TREDIS display at the conference.  For more info, go to www.ited2011.org

 

WEBINARS

 

Upcoming Webinar: Introduction to TREDIS (Thursday, April 21 at 1pm EDT).  

Join us for an informative introductory webinar.  See an overview of TREDIS and a live demonstration showing how TREDIS can be used to solve typical transportation economic issues.  There is no cost, but advanced registration is required www.tredis.com/register.

 

Future Webinars: In forthcoming months, we will be hosting webinars on environmental sustainability and communicating TREDIS results. Stay tuned on www.tredis.com for more information on these upcoming webinars as it becomes available.

 

Recordings: If you missed any of the previous webcasts, recordings of them are now available for viewing (and listening).  A recent webinar of interest was the "Managing Transportation Investment Trade-Offs with Limited Funding," which included guest speakers Martin Weiss, a career veteran of the FHWA, and Chandler Duncan, a former state DOT district planner and consultant.  Access recordings of previous webcasts at www.tredis.com/register. 

 

NEW CASE STUDIES

 

We've posted 5 new case studies to the TREDIS website.  They are: GO Transit Rail Electrification Study, Durham Public Transit Alternatives Analysis, Pikes Peak COG Integrated Highway Prioritization System, I-70 Dedicated Truck Lanes, and Missouri Freight Industry Studies. They can be found at the following link: http://tredis.com/articles/case-studies-of-tredis-use/

 

UPDATES TO USER INTERFACE 

 

We are planning to make updates to the TREDIS interface.  If you have any suggestions, we would greatly appreciate them and will take them under advisement in our upcoming release.  Please submit your suggestions to info@tredis.com. 

 

SUBSCRIBER UPDATE

 

We welcome North Carolina Department of Transportation as a new member of the growing TREDIS subscriber community!

 

FREE TRIAL: TAKE TREDIS OUT FOR A SPIN!

 

If you are interested in learning more about TREDIS and how it can help you evaluate the economic impacts of your transportation projects and prioritize them, we offer a free trial.  This trial provides access to the complete TREDIS system, along with documentation, case studies, and economic data to allow you to test the capabilities of this powerful product.  Contact us at (617) 303-0424 or info@tredis.com to get started!