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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submissions Due August 1, 2013 |
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TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR).
The spotlight theme for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting is Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our ...
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TRB Webinar: Fuel Usage Factors in Highway and Bridge Construction |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on July 24, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will highlight TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program report: Fuel Usage Factors in Highway and Bridge Construction, which provides information on fuel usage factors for work items in the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges. Participants...
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TRB Webinar: Roundabout Signing and Marking: State Perspectives and Case Studies |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on July 29, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore state perspectives and key considerations on improving the signing and marking of roundabouts. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH)...
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TRB Webinar: Entering Records into the Research in Progress (RIP) Database |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on August 14, 2013 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT that will explore entering and managing project records in the Research in Progress (RiP) Database. There is no fee to register for this webinar; however, participants must register in advance.
The Transportation Research Board's RiP website is a leading tool...
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TRB Webinar: Airport Emergency Management and Irregular Operations (IROPS) |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on August 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that will provide managers, airport operators, and emergency planners with effective ways to thoroughly prepare for events that are disruptive to normal airport operations....
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Transit GIS Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Transit GIS Conference on October 16-17, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The mission of the biennial conference is to provide a forum for geographic information systems (GIS) in transit professionals and other key industry stakeholders to share innovative GIS solutions, industry best practices, and new technologies. The...
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ASCE 2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress (T&DI) in June 2014 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting is designed to bring together all of the disciplines of transportation and infrastructure development, including aviation. The aviation component includes discussions on...
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RFP: Examining the Effects of Separate Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Brokerages on Transportation Coordination |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to identify and evaluate options for providing Medicaid-funded non-emergency medical transportation. Proposals are due September 10, 2013.
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Developing and Maintaining Support for Your Airport Capacity Project |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 85: Developing and Maintaining Support for Your Airport Capacity Project is designed to help airport sponsors respond to the many challenges they face when undertaking a significant capacity improvement project.
The report outlines a typical project life cycle and describes project ...
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Active Traffic Management for Arterials |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 447: Active Traffic Management for Arterials explores practices associated with the design, implementation, and operation of active traffic management (ATM) on arterial roadways.
ATM includes a suite of strategies that are used to manage traffic flow in order enhance...
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Performance Measurement of Transportation Systems: Summary of the Fourth International Conference |
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TRB Conference Proceedings 49: Performance Measurement of Transportation Systems: Summary of the Fourth International Conference is the proceedings of a May 2011 conference.
These proceedings follow the conference format, with the plenary sessions and the breakout sessions for each of the five tracks--driving forces for change;...
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TRB Legal Resources Group Brochure |
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TRB’s Marine Group has released a brochure that highlights why and how to get involved in TRB marine transportation-related technical committee activities. The technical committees are communities of individuals who share a common interest and expertise. Standing committees are communities of individuals that share a common interest and expertise. ...
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Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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The Board on Science, Technology, Economic Policy, part of the National Academies Division on Policy and Global Affairs (PGA) has released a report that reviews the U.S. Internal Revenue Code to identify the types of and specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and estimates the magnitude...
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Position Available: FHWA Lead Transportation Specialist (Roadway Team Leader), Applications Due July 18, 2013 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Safety Research and Development is seeking a Lead Transportation Specialist (Roadway Team Leader) to provide technical leadership and administrative oversight of research professionals, and assist the Director of the Office of Safety Research and Development with development of critical job...
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Design Guide for Precast UHPC Waffle Deck Panel System, Including Connections |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that details development of a full-depth precast, ultra-high-performance concrete waffle deck panel that is suitable for field implementation.
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Innovator: July/August 2013 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Innovator newsletter, which is designed to help advance widespread implementation of innovations and technologies in the highway community and help chronicle a nationwide movement to improve the way highways are built.
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National Transportation Atlas Databases 2013 |
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The U.S. Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released a set of nationwide, online geographic databases that identify transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure.
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Review of Transit Asset Management |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the extent to which selected transit agencies follow leading asset management practices and measure the effects of their capital investments.
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Evaluation of the Installation and Initial Condition of Rosphalt Overlays on Bridge |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the construction, condition, and cost of Rosphalt overlays (a proprietary asphalt additive) placed on bridges in Virginia.
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Integrating Transit with Road Pricing Projects |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that examines the amount of attention given to public transportation during implementation of managed lane highway projects.
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Transit Boardings Estimation and Simulation Tool Calibration for Guideway and Bus Rapid Transit Modes |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses the improved capabilities of its transit boardings estimation and simulation tool for improving forecasts of light rail and bus rapid transit.
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Carbon Monoxide Screen for Intersection Modeling, Version 4.0: Technical Documentation |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that discusses the latest version of a computer program for estimating worst-case carbon monoxide concentrations near signaled intersections.
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Distance Technology Transfer Course Content Development |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that investigates the development and implementation of online course content for its technology transfer training courses.
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Evaluation of Alternative Snowplowable Markers and Snowplowing Procedures |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that investigates alternatives to snowplowable-raised pavement markers and considers alternative methods and equipment used to plow roadways.
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Evaluation of Wet-Nighttime Delineation |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that evaluates methods, such as raised pavement markers, that could provide effective and durable delineation of roadways during wet nighttime conditions.
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State-of-the-Art Literature Review on Permissive-Protected Left-Turn Control |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that evaluates thedocuments the current knowledge and research findings involving protected/permissive left-turn control, with a focus on studies involving the flashing yellow arrow indications.
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What do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Public Transit, Highways, and Local Streets and Roads? Results from Year Four of a National Survey |
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The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that summarizes a national poll about respondents’ levels of support for tax options that raise federal transportation revenues.
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Increasing the Share of Bicycling: The Challenge of Professional Path Dependency in Local Transport Planning |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that explores reasons why the Swedish policy objective of reducing the proportion of car travel and increasing travel by walking, cycling and public transport has not yet been reached. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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GPS Controlled Salt Spreading: Trial on a Test Track |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that explains the testing of GPS-controlled salt spreading which was done by weighing distributed salt quantities. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Road Accident Investigation Guidelines for Road Engineers |
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The World Road Association has released a report that details the Road Accident Investigation process, which is designed to detect road infrastructure deficiencies that influence an accident. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Eno Brief: July 2013 |
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The Eno Transportation Foundation has released the latest version of its monthly on-line newsletter. The newsletter is designed to provide information on transportation policy, executive leadership, news within the greater Eno community, and other items of interest.
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The Rebound Effect for Passenger Vehicles |
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Resources for the Future has released a report that reviews assumptions about consumer behavior in response to fuel economy standards for new passenger vehicles.
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Using Auctions to Allocate Transportation Requests for Demand Responsive Transit System |
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The METRANS Transportation Center, a joint partnership of the University of Southern California and California State University, Long Beach, has released a report that considers online cost-sharing problems and mechanisms in demand-responsive transit systems.
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