An algorithm for counting pedestrians and cyclists in Louisiana is presented in ITS Support for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Count: Developing a Statewide Multimodal Count Program , a report from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. It is critical to understand the travel behavior of pedestrians and cyclists on Louisiana’s roadways in order to evaluate the usage of roadways...

Vehicle connectivity is analyzed in Non-Linear Spacing Policy and Network Analysis for Shared-Road Platooning , a report from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. This report identifies problems in traffic flows, determines cyber-attack vulnerabilities, and discusses spacing policies for cooperative adaptive cruise control.

Global business and tourism depend heavily on the efficient operation of airports and movement of passengers, baggage, and cargo across many areas. With increasing demand and connectivity requirements for airports comes the need for more sophisticated simulation and modeling tools to validate design assumptions. Furthermore, airport design and planning decisions have significant impacts on poli...

“Pavement condition data” are essential inputs to the process of managing airport pavements and ensuring safe operations. The technology available today to collect pavement condition data is considerably different from that available even 20 years ago, and new technologies are being developed and introduced into practice at a rapid pace. ACRP Research Report 203: Guidelines for Collecting, Appl...

Using data collection to enhance road weather management is explored in Weather-Savvy Roads: Sensors and Data for Enhancing Road Weather Management: Final Report , a report from the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin. This report identifies methods in which sensor data coverage and reliability can enhance management of wildfires, flash floods, and other extr...

Turning movement count data is key to evaluating the performance of signalized intersections and is also a crucial component of data-driven decision-making processes of transportation agencies. Unfortunately, the availability of quality turning movement count data is not the norm for transportation agencies. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Explora...

Use of heavy vehicles on roads designated as key freight routes is outlined in Key Freight Routes: Heavy Vehicle Usage Data Project , a report from Austroads. This report illustrates how telematics data from heavy vehicles may help inform public policy and road planning. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.

State transportation agencies will always fulfill a role in the emergency-management effort - for all incidents, from the routine traffic incident through major emergencies to catastrophic events. State agency plans and procedures are expected (indeed required if the agency seeks federal compensation) to be related to state and regional emergency structures and plans. This involves multi-agency...

The challenges surrounding mobility data sharing are addressed in Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations , a report from the Policy Institute from the University of California at Davis. This report describes specific policy strategies for land use and transportation planning.

Since 2009, when NCHRP's last Security 101 report was released, there have been significant advances in transportation security approaches, including new strategies, programs, and ways of doing business that have increased the security of transportation systems as well as ensured their resiliency. Hazards and threats to the system have also continued to evolve since 2009. While the inciden...