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TRB Webinar: 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting -- How to Survive and Thrive |
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On November 19, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, TRB will hold a webinar designed to help both new and returning Annual Meeting attendees get the most out of their meeting experience.
The webinar will review issues related to personal planning for the meeting, including hotel reservations, airline reservations, and other basics; help...
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Competition and Call for the Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup Challenge |
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TRB’s Young Members Council is sponsoring a competition for entrepreneurs with cutting-edge, research-based concepts for transportation product or service-based business. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to make a six minute, interactive presentation to a panel of distinguished transportation industry investors and entrepreneurs. All...
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TRB Webinar: Highway Capacity Manual 2010: New Urban Streets Methodology - Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Transit Modes |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on October 31, 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 Urban Streets methodology, focusing on the new multimodal level-of-service methods for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders. Participants must register in advance of the webinar,...
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Incorporation of Travel Time Reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual (L08) |
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TRB Webinar: Airport Emission Inventories and Reduction Strategies |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on November 7, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) exploring ways airport managers can reduce the impact of their activities through proper assessment and implementation of greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies. Participants...
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TRB Webinar: Highway Noise Abatement Considering Noise Barriers and Quieter Pavement |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on November 26, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will present TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 738: Methodologies for Evaluating Pavement Strategies and Barriers for Noise Mitigation, which explores a methodology for equitably assessing quieter pavement, noise barriers, or...
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RFP: Guidance for Traffic Signals at Diverging Diamond Interchanges and Adjacent Intersections |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program has issued a request for proposals to develop guidance on the operational analysis and the traffic signal design and operation of diverging diamond interchanges and adjacent traffic signals. Proposals are due November 26, 2013.
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RFP: Operational and Safety Considerations in Making Lane Width Decisions on Urban and Suburban Arterials |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program has issued a request for proposals to investigate the effects of urban and suburban arterial lane widths on operations and safety for all users, and produce guidelines for practitioners to determine lane configuration for reconstruction and new construction projects. Proposals are due December...
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National Academy of Engineering Video Contest: Engineering for You |
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To celebrate its 50th Anniversary, the National Academy of Engineering is offering a $25,000 prize for the most inspiring one-to two-minute video that demonstrates how engineering innovations have advanced and will continue to advance human welfare and address societal needs. The video should focus on innovations that have occurred in the past 50...
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Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Renewal Project R19A has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components that develops approaches and procedures to enhance service life design for existing and new bridges.
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Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementation |
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The National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council have released the prepublication version of Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementation. The report explores a range of options for improving the implementation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s)...
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Effects of Diluted Bitumen on Crude Oil Transmission Pipelines |
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TRB has released the final, edited version of Special Report 311: Effects of Diluted Bitumen on Crude Oil Transmission Pipelines that analyzes whether shipments of diluted bitumen have a greater likelihood of release from pipelines than shipments of other crude oils. The oil sands region of Canada is the source of diluted bitumen shipped by...
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Letter Report on a Technical Peer Review of the Buzzards Bay Risk Assessment |
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At the request of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the TRB/Marine Board Committee to Review the Buzzards Bay Maritime Risk Assessment has evaluated the methods and conclusions of the Buzzards Bay Risk Assessment (BBRA).
The BBRA was originally commissioned by the United States Coast Guard and MassDEP. The...
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Construction 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2347 contains 12 papers that explore a highway design and construction project delivery selection matrix; fatigue in highway construction workers; early contractor design involvement to expedite delivery of emergency highway projects; and the selection of...
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Highway Safety Research Agenda: Infrastructure and Operations |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 756: Highway Safety Research Agenda: Infrastructure and Operations develops a proposed agenda of prioritized safety research needs in the area of highway infrastructure and operations.
The report provides options to the U.S. transportation community on how to direct research to the...
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Carsharing; Demand Management; and Parking 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2359 contains 10 papers that address parking patrol surveys; smart parking systems; parking at sporting event stadiums; parking utilization in neighborhood shopping centers on transit routes; and cost-effectiveness of traffic and demand management measures....
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ACRP Impacts on Practice – October 2013: Maximizing Airport Facility Utilization and Efficiency with Common-Use Resources |
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Algae’s Potential as a Transportation Biofuel |
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This Congressional Research Service report discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages of using algae as a transportation biofuel including as biodiesel, jet fuel, electric power, and ethanol.
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2011 Large Truck Crash Overview |
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes truck crash statistics in 2011 and trends in crashes from 2001 through 2011.
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Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2011 |
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that contains descriptive statistics about fatalities, injuries, and property damage in crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2011.
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Evaluation of the Certified-Advanced Air Bags |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that analyzes changes and redesigns of frontal air bags and their effect on occupant protection in frontal crashes.
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FHWA R&T Now - September 2013 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Research and Technology (R&T) Now news update. The update reports on research, technology, and development activities taking place within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation |
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This Congressional Research Service report reviews the future of funding federal surface transportation programs in relation to current tax rates on gas and improvements in fuel economy standards.
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Long-Term Pavement Performance Pavement Loading User Guide (LTPP PLUG) |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a guide that addresses the selection and use of axle loading defaults in the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide applications.
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Transportation Planning For Operations: Quick Guide to Practitioner Resources |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a guide that provides resources to improve planning for the management and operation of transportation facilities.
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Evaluation of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement with High Slag Content Cement |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that compares two segments of concrete pavement to determine if the higher slag content is more resistant to wear from studded tires.
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Preliminary Assessment of Procedures for Coating Steel Components on Virginia Bridges |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses its bridge coating practices in order to identify areas where process improvements and cost savings could be realized.
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Utah Department of Transportation Research Division Newsletter: Fall 2013 |
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The Utah Department of Transportation’s Research Division has released the latest issue of its newsletter, which contains highlights of current division activities as well as other information.
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Equity Evaluation of Sustainable Mileage-Based User Fee Scenarios |
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The Southwest Region University Transportation Center has released a report that examines potential equity impacts of shifts in gas tax revenues on the collection and disbursement of transportation funds.
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Field Evaluation of Smart Sensor Vehicle Detectors at Railroad Grade Crossing—Volume 3: Performance in Favorable Weather Conditions |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that discusses the field-testing results of a microwave radar system for vehicle detection at a railroad grade crossing.
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Fluorescing Coatings for Improved Inspection During Bridge Maintenance Painting |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center has released a report that explores the inspectability and accelerated weathering performance of optically active pigment coating in a laboratory test program.
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Texas Transportation Researcher: Vol. 49, No.3, 2013 |
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The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University has released the latest version of its periodic magazine that highlights TTI's research, professional, and service activities.
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Truck Crash Facts |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a fact sheet that details locations, times and dates, and trends of truck crashes in North Dakota.
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Truck Injury Crash Summary |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a fact sheet that summarizes the North Dakota truck injury crash incidence in terms of injury crashes per vehicle miles traveled.
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Economic Appraisal of Public Transport Service Enhancements |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that provides guidance on methods and benefits parameters to use in the economic appraisal of public transportation proposals.
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An Investigation into the Deployment of an Advisory ISA System in New Zealand |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that investigates the deployment of an advisory intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) system, possible barriers to the system’s deployment, and how speed limit and advisory curve information may be transferred to vehicles.
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Reliability and Freight Literature and Practice Review |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that highlights the need for further research in the areas of reliability in general road traffic; reliability in personal transport; and the value of time, reliability, and demand elasticity for freight transportation.
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America’s Rails with Trails: A Resource for Planners, Agencies, and Advocates on Trails Along Active Railroad Corridors |
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The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has released a report that examines characteristics of 88 rails-with-trails in 33 states so as to provide stakeholders with a resource to increase awareness and advance polices for trail development.
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Costs for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Infrastructure Improvements: A Resource for Researchers, Engineers, Planners, and the General Public |
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The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has released a report that provides infrastructure cost estimates for pedestrian and bicycle treatments so as to inform decision making.
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