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Transportation Management and Policy Senior Program Officer Position Available in TRB's Technical Activities Division |
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TRB’s Technical Activities Division has an opening for a Senior Program Officer (SPO) to work in the areas of transportation management and policy. Specifically, the SPO will work in the areas of transportation taxation and finance, economics and economic development, social factors, sustainability, environmental justice, pricing, strategic...
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Japan Science and Technology Agency’s J-STAGE Database Now Part of TRID |
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Information on transportation related research contained in the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s J-STAGE Database is now available as part of TRB’s TRID database. J-STAGE is Japan's largest electronic journal platform for academic societies. All J-STAGE records available in TRID will include English language abstracts and the majority of...
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Road Dust Best Management Practices Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Road Dust Best Management Practices Conference February 4-5, 2014, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference will examine current practices and help identify potential future research needs for gravel roads, with specific focus on the loss of fine particles in the form of dust.
Advance registration fees expire January...
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TRB Webinar: Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on March 12, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will present findings and suggested practices from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) report “Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process.” This report identifies how social media might be used to both foster interactive dialogue and reach...
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Joint Rail Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Joint Rail Conference on April 1-4, 2014, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference is expected to address railroad infrastructure, rail equipment, and signal and train control engineering; service quality and operations; planning and development; safety and security; energy efficiency and sustainability; urban...
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5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design on June 22-24, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The objective of this symposium is to stimulate continued world-wide improvements to highway geometric design. The symposium will focus on the latest research, policies, and innovative practices related to...
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RFP: Evaluating the Performance of Longitudinal Barriers on Curved, Superelevated Roadway Sections |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to evaluate the crash performance of standard longitudinal barriers installed on superelevated, curved roadways; explore whether there are factors that may degrade the crash performance of barriers; and examine potential future research needs. Proposals...
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RFP: IDEA Program Announcement 2014: Funding Proposals Now Being Accepted |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) annual program announcement solicits funding proposals for the upcoming review cycles. The announcement explains the IDEA programs, describes the types of eligible projects and their funding structures, suggests general areas for which IDEA proposals can be submitted, and provides...
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RFP: Improved Analysis of Two-Lane Highway Capacity and Operational Performance |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop performance measures for operational and capacity analyses of two-lane highways and develop models to produce these performance measures in a Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) context. The project will also develop or modify a simulation-based...
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RFI: ACRP FY 2015 Research Problem Statements Sought |
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Research problem statements are now being accepted for the FY 2015 Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). These submittals, which are used to identify potential research needs and form the basis for selection of the annual ACRP research program, are not proposals to conduct research.
It is easy to develop and submit a problem...
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Transportation Investments in Response to Economic Downturns |
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TRB Special Report 312: Transportation Investments in Response to Economic Downturns provides guidance for federal and state officials on the best ways to use stimulus funds for transportation in the future and methods for evaluating such investments. The report examines lessons learned and impacts from the states' management of the transportation ...
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Improving the Quality of Motorcycle Travel Data Collection |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 760: Improving the Quality of Motorcycle Travel Data Collection presents an analysis of traffic counting technologies and data collection protocols designed to help improve the reliability of motorcycle travel data.
The technologies examined include infrared classifiers,...
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Roadside Safety Design 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2377 consists of nine papers that explore the Midwest guardrail system; opposite-direction road departure crashes; the injury risk posed by side impact of nontracking vehicles into guardrails; retrofit bridge rail design and testing; limitations of the Highway...
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Traffic Control Devices, Visibility, and Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2384 consists of 13 papers that explore the effectiveness of “vehicle entering when flashing” signs; countdown-only pedestrian change interval displays; driver perception and reaction time; dilemma zone identification; the behavior of left-turning drivers; and...
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Legal Issues in Public Transit Emergency Planning and Operation |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 44: Legal Issues in Public Transit Emergency Planning and Operation synthesizes and assesses laws, regulations, and guidance from the transit and homeland security industries as a means to help transit agencies better understand their legal responsibilities with respect to...
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Long-Term Pavement Performance Committee Letter Report: January 2, 2014 |
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On January 2, 2014, TRB’s Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Committee sent its 33rd letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Frederick G. "Bud" Wright, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The committee's reports are aimed...
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Progress Toward Performance-Graded Emulsified Asphalt Specifications |
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TRB Transportation Research Circular E-C182: Progress Toward Performance-Graded Emulsified Asphalt Specifications addresses the current state of practice within the emulsified asphalt industry and examines new test methods that eventually could redefine how the industry determines specifications and performance of emulsified asphalts.
E-C182...
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Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues Update: 2008–2013 |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Results Digest 19: Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues Update: 2008–2013 provides initial information for the 2013–2014 academic year of the Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues (ACRP Project 11-04).
The report...
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Railroads 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2374 consists of 22 papers that explore high-speed rail network design and station location; the competitiveness of high-speed rail; the economic impacts of Amtrak intercity service; an evaluation of high-speed rail corridors; the impacts of short-term land use ...
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SHRP 2 Publications Catalog |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a catalog of the program’s available reports that document more than 100 research projects. The catalog also highlights publications that provide guidance and tools to help implement SHRP 2 research results.
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Public Roads: January/February 2014 |
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The latest issue of the Federal Highway Administration's Public Roads magazine has been released. The magazine highlights developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology.
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Where Pedestrians Cross the Roadway |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief that describes research about environmental influences on where and when pedestrians cross the roadways.
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Clean Cities 2014 Vehicle Buyer’s Guide |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released a guide that presents a list of 2014 light-duty alternative fuel and advanced vehicles, grouped by fuel and technology.
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Review of Consumer Privacy for In-Car Location-Based Services |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that addresses how companies that provide in-car location-based services use location data, whether they share the data, and their alignment with industry-recommended privacy practices.
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Corrosion Monitoring Research of New York City Bridges |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief that reviews research on non-destructive testing and sensing technologies of bridges so as to provide an assessment of their cable conditions.
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EAR Program Research Results: Updated Through 2013 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program has released a report that discusses possible benefits of long-term, high-risk research that addresses planning, building, renewing, and operating safe, congestion-free, and environmentally-sound transportation facilities.
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Evaluation of J-turn Intersection Design Performance in Missouri |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the effectiveness of J-turn intersection designs by reviewing field studies, a public survey, crash analyses, and traffic conflict analyses.
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Utilization of Recycled and Reclaimed Materials in Illinois Highway Construction in 2012 |
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The Illinois Department of Transportation has released a report that presents types of recycled and reclaimed materials that it uses for highway construction and maintenance.
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Standard Practice for Washing and Cleaning Concrete Bridge Decks and Substructure Bridge Seats Including Bridge Bearings and Expansion Joints to Prevent Structural Deterioration |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that examines the perceived costs and benefits of routine washing of both steel and concrete bridges, with an emphasis on substructure seats and bridge decks.
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Development of Shrinkage Limits and Testing Protocols for ODOT High Performance Concrete |
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released a report that provides shrinkage threshold limits for specifications and procedures so as to test the limits of high performance concrete.
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In-Place Voids Monitoring of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements: Follow-Up |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that validates the policy of allowing adjustment of asphalt cement to reduce the laboratory air voids up to one percent.
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Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that considers the effects of installing flashing light emitting diode (LED) stop signs at through-stop controlled intersections with undivided major roads.
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Estimation of Railroad Capacity Using Parametric Methods |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that discusses different methodologies for railroad capacity estimation.
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Texas Transportation Researcher: Vol. 49, No.4, 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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McTrans Newsletter: January 2014 |
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The McTrans Center at the University of Florida has released the latest version of its monthly newsletter.
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ITRE Directions: December 2013 |
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The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina, has released the latest version of its quarterly newsletter that highlights ITRE’s recent activities, events, programs, and research.
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Cycling Accident Statistics: Background Information to the Common Policy Strategy for Safe Cycling |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that summarizes bicycle accident data and identifies possible ways to reduce the number of cyclist injuries. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Proposal for a New National Transport Plan 2014–2025: Review of the Proposal Focusing on Impact Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that evaluates the impact assessments and cost benefit analyses in Sweden’s national transportation plan. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Norwegian Transport Towards the Two-Degree Target: Two Scenarios |
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The Norwegian Institute for Transport Economics has released a report that explains a scenario analysis for assessing potential reduction of CO2 emissions from domestic Norwegian transportation through 2050.
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Routes/Roads Magazine: Number 361 |
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The World Road Association has released the latest edition of its magazine that present analyses and summaries related to roads and road transport. The magazine is available without a fee after logging on to the site.
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Safety Monitor 89, January 2014 |
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The European Transport Safety Council has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly safety newsletter that provides updates on European Union transport safety issues.
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Aviation Group News: January 2014 |
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The TRB Aviation Group has released the latest issue of its periodic newsletter. This issue highlights Aaron Gellman as the recipient of the Francis X. McKelvey Award; provides Aviation Group and Airport Cooperative Research Program updates; includes the scopes of Aviation Group committees; and summarizes the various aviation sessions taking place ...
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Committee on Ecology and Transportation Newsletter: January 2014 |
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TRB’s Standing Committee on Ecology and Transportation has released the latest edition of its periodic newsletter. The issue includes a summary of the Harvard Colloquium on the Confluences of Landscape, Road, and Urban Ecology; and discusses ways to help state departments of transportation and metropolitan transportation organizations create...
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Hearing on Challenges Facing California High Speed Rail |
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On January 15, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing to examine the funding challenges facing high speed rail in California. Witness statements and the webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Hearing on Building the Foundation for Surface Transportation Reauthorization |
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On January 14, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing to explore reauthorization of the federal surface transportation programs. Witness statements and the webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Autonomous Vehicle Technology: How to Best Realize its Social Benefits |
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The Rand Corporation has released a research brief that considers possible social benefits of autonomous vehicles and the auto industry’s research efforts of the technology.
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