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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: Workshop Information |
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Titles, times, hotel locations, and brief descriptions for each of the more than 130 specialty workshops being held on Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday as part of the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C., are now available. Annual Meeting registration, for at least the day of the workshop, is required. All workshops ...
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Distance Learning Program Coordinator Position Available at TRB |
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TRB has an opening for a Distance Learning Program Coordinator to produce all aspects of TRB’s Webinar Series. This individual will also initiate virtual conferences, live-streaming video sessions, and distance learning elements for a new TRB training program for managers of transportation research programs.
Responsibilities include serving as...
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Advances in Travel Demand Forecasting |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on October 1, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET that will explore five SHRP 2 projects relating to travel demand forecasting:
- Partnership to Develop an Integrated, Advanced Travel Demand Model with Mode Choice Capability and Fine-Grained, Time-Sensitive Networks (C10A...
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TRB Webinar: Highway Capacity Manual 2010: New Signalized Intersection Methodology Applications |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on October 16, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will provide an overview of the Highway Capacity Manual 2010’s (HCM 2010’s) new signalized intersection methodology applications. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional ...
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TRB Webinar: Highway Capacity Manual 2010: New Urban Streets Methodology – Auto Mode |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on October 22, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will provide an overview of the Highway Capacity Manual 2010’s (HCM 2010’s) new multimodal urban streets method as it relates to the auto mode. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certificate for...
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RFP: Recommended AASHTO Guide Specification for ABC Design and Construction |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a recommended American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials guide specification for accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and design that compiles the growing body of recommended design and construction specification...
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TR News July-August 2013: Logistics of Disaster Response |
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This issue of the TR News focuses on logistics of disaster response and business continuity by examining supply chain performance challenges in a crisis, the role of the private sector in maintaining supply chains for relief efforts, recent lessons learned for postdisaster relief logistics, and a state department of transportation’s emergency...
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Emergency Medical Services Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural Areas |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 451: Emergency Medical Services Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural Areas identifies potential factors that may help reduce the time needed to provide effective medical care to crash occupants on rural roads.
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Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 755: Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes describes a process for estimating the costs of highway-rail grade crossing crashes. A spreadsheet-based tool to facilitate use of the cost estimation process is available online.
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Improving Management of Transportation Information |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 754: Improving Management of Transportation Information is a selective review of practices of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other agencies that collect, store, and use transportation data and information. The report also included potential guidance on strategies...
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Helping New Maintenance Hires Adapt to the Airport Operating Environment |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 49: Helping New Maintenance Hires Adapt to the Airport Operating Environment highlights comprehensive safety and security training resources as well as successful practices for new maintenance hires at general aviation airports.
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Travel Demand Forecasting 2013, Volume 1 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2343 consists of13 papers that explore tour-based models of public transport use; out-of-home leisure activity choices; automated inference of linked transit journeys; service-related traffic demand; and the value of business travel time savings.
This issue ...
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Next Generation Vehicle Positioning and Simulation Solutions - Using GPS and Advanced Simulation Tools to Improve Highway Safety |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes capabilities of GPS and advanced simulation tools in communicating changes in road conditions from factors such as debris, changes in pavement condition, or accidents.
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Review of Transparency and Oversight of Bi-State Tolling Authorities |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that discusses the authority of bi-state tolling authorities to set and use tolls, public involvement in toll-setting decisions, and the extent to which authorities are subject to oversight.
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Review of Incident Data to Inform Decisions about Safety Risks |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that reviews the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s incident data in identifying risks from collisions with and spills from tank trucks’ bottom lines.
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Safety Evaluation of Discontinuing Late-Night Flash Operations at Signalized Intersections |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that evaluates the effect of eliminating late-night flash operations at signalized intersections.
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Aging Road User, Bicyclist, and Pedestrian Safety: Human Factors Studies Phase 3, Effective Bicycling Signs and Preventing Left-turn Crashes |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that assesses drivers’ knowledge of various warning signs and pavement markings as related to bicyclists.
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Final Report on the Maintenance Asset Management Project Phase II |
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has released a report that explains research for streamlining the field inventory and inspection of culverts while also maximizing the use of tablet technology.
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Land Development Risks Along State Transportation Corridors |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that describes tools that can be used to turn adverse risks of land development into opportunities to make route improvements.
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2013 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that details methods for its statewide safety belt usage survey and summarizes the state’s usage rates.
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A Survey of Driver Opinion about Carbon Capture in Vehicles |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that summarizes results from an online survey of driver opinions regarding in-vehicle technologies that reduce carbon emissions.
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Tire Operational and Sustainability Tradeoffs |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that forecasts likely changes in passenger car and light truck fuel economy through 2025 as a result of projected tire evolutions.
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Ultimate Pier and Contraction Scour Prediction in Cohesive Soils at Selected Bridges in Illinois |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that explores test results of ultimate pier and contraction scour methods for cohesive soils on 30 bridge sites in Illinois.
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Assessing Fitness to Drive for Commercial and Private Vehicle Drivers |
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Austroads has released a report that provides guidance to health professionals and driver licensing bodies on the health assessment of private and commercial drivers of heavy vehicles, light vehicles, and motorbikes. This report is available without a fee after logging on to the site.
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Steel-Concrete Composite Bridge Design Guide |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that provides guidance on the design of steel-concrete composite bridges—bridges that consist of steel girders and reinforced concrete slabs on top.
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Female Drunk Drivers: A Qualitative Study |
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The Traffic Injury Research Foundation has released a study that discusses changes in drinking and driving behavior among females in the past three decades.
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