There is little doubt that those of us who are involved in the great industry of motor vehicle transportation—whether it be along the lines of design, maintenance, or operations—have come to recognize that street and highway capacity considerations are indispensable. It is unfortunate, however, that too often there is a lack of clear understanding of what we mean by capacity and how it actually...

Stimulating economic growth and development in rural and economically lagging regions is the goal of several federal and state highway programs. This paper examines the effectiveness of highway investment as an economic development tool. A quasi-experimental matching method is used to examine the effects of interstate highways on counties which obtained links during the period 1963-75 or are in...

Membrane trafficking, or the flow of membrane material between endomembrane compartments and the plasmalemma, is essential for transport of proteins and other macromolecules to various destinations inside and outside of the cell. Membrane trafficking also underlies the fundamental need for cells to maintain cellular homeostasis, as well as to meet specific demands during signal perception and t...