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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Plan Now to Be There |
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The 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting set a new attendance record of 11,900, breaking the record of 11,700 set in 2013. In addition to the many opportunities for interaction with colleagues, participants at the 93rd Annual Meeting collectively gained invaluable knowledge from the more than 4,500 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops held...
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Discussion of the Role of Transportation Infrastructure Spending as Part of Future Economic Stimulus Packages |
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TRB is sponsoring a gathering of transportation and fiscal policy experts to discuss a new TRB report, Transportation Investments in Response to Economic Downturns.
The event will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, from 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 120 of the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,...
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TRB Webinar: Getting More Out of Airport Mutual Aid |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on February 11, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will introduce airport operators and emergency planners to mutual aid agreements. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport...
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TRB Webinar: Ensuring Productive Regional Freight Operations and its Economic Benefits |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on February 26, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will explore the relationships that freight movement and safety share with traffic engineering, transportation operations, special events, planning, and, ultimately, the nation’s economic well-being. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there...
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TRB Webinar: Techniques for Successful Airport Wildlife Management Programs |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on April 3, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will present Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) research on identifying and controlling wildlife at general aviation and large airports. Webinar presenters will address the techniques and strategies that airport managers can use to repel and deter wildlife....
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TRB Webinar: Using Peer Exchanges to Improve the Effectiveness of a State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on April 7, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will explore the information and tools that states may use to plan and conduct effective peer exchange events. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for 1.5...
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TRB Webinar: Conducting Forensic Investigations of Highway Pavements |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on April 10, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will cover all sections of NCHRP Report 747, "Guide for Conducting Forensic Investigations of Highway Pavements,” including the investigation philosophy, the process for preliminary investigations, the destructive and non-destructive testing options, and case studies of...
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Data Analysis Working Group Forum on Pavement Performance Data Analysis |
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The Transportation Research Board's Data Analysis Working Group (DAWG) will conduct a forum on pavement performance data analysis on April 24, 2014, in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure (ICTI 2014) that will be held in Pisa, Italy, on April 22-25, 2014.
DAWG forums are held annually in...
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Workshop on Regional Transportation Systems Management and Freeway Operations |
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TRB is sponsoring a Workshop on Regional Transportation Systems Management and Freeway Operations in June 23-25, 2014 in Irvine, California. The workshop will present the current state of the practice in freeway operations and the integration of regional managed lanes into the transportation system. For additional information, contact Rich Cunard.
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Innovative Technologies for a Resilient Marine Transportation System: 3rd Biennial Research & Development Conference |
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TRB is sponsoring the Innovative Technologies for a Resilient Marine Transportation System: 3rd Biennial Research & Development Conference on June 24-26, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The conference will serve as a forum to examine the use of emerging and innovative technologies and practices in marine transportation and waterways management....
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Automated Vehicles Symposium 2014 |
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TRB is sponsoring the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2014 on July 15-17, 2014 in San Francisco, California. This symposium will focus on challenges and opportunities related to the increasing automation of motor vehicles as well as the environments in which they operate. The symposium will build on the 2012 and 2013 workshops on the state-of-the-art ...
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RFI: NCHRP Seeking Synthesis Study Topics for FY 2014 |
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TRB is seeking potential synthesis study topics as part of the upcoming activities of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Topics may be submitted at any time; however, the deadline for the upcoming submission cycle is February 14, 2014. All proposed new topics must be submitted online through the TRB Synthesis Topic...
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RFI: TCRP FY 2015 Research Problem Statements Sought |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program has issued a request for problem statements identifying research needed for TCRP’s FY 2015 program. Research problem statements for the TCRP FY 2015 program are due June 15, 2014. These submittals form the basis for selection of the annual TCRP research program.
The TCRP undertakes applied research...
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Transportation Research Board 2013 Annual Report |
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The 2013 Annual Report provides a summary of the Transportation Research Board's (TRB's) programs and activities over the last year and an overview of the individual divisions within TRB. The mission of TRB is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that...
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Critical Issues in Transportation: 2013 |
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TRB’s Executive Committee periodically identifies a set of critical issues in transportation to focus attention on their likely impact on the nation’s economy and quality of life. The discussion of the critical issues identified in this document is intended to facilitate debate and to encourage research leading to their resolution.
Previous...
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Intelligent Transportation Systems 2013: Connected Vehicles and Cooperative Systems, Volume 2 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2381 consists of 13 that explore a roadway reservation system; hazardous driving event detection and analysis systems; placement of roadside equipment for travel time estimation; modeling safe driving distance; a time-variant travel time prediction model; path...
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TR News November-December 2013: Designed for Implementation and Impact: SHRP 2 Products and Procedures |
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This issue of the TR News focuses on the impacts and implementation of products, tools, and research results and findings of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) are presented in the November–December issue of TR News. Articles spotlight each SHRP 2 focus area—renewal, capacity, reliability, and safety—from the perspectives of...
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Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Service Limit State Design |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project R19B has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Bridges for Service Life beyond 100 Years: Service Limit State Design that explores design codes critical for bridges to reach a service live of beyond 100 years.
The report also addresses...
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Guidelines for Ensuring Longevity of Airport Sound Insulation Programs |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 105: Guidelines for Ensuring Longevity of Airport Sound Insulation Programs provides best practices in all phases of a sound insulation program to reduce or eliminate future deterioration issues.
ACRP Report 105 complements ACRP Report 89: Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation...
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Integrating Community Emergency Response Teams (A-CERTs) at Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 95: Integrating Community Emergency Response Teams at Airports (A-CERTs) provides guidance and tools designed to help organize and operate a citizen volunteer program to assist airport staff in emergency events or disasters.
The report, produced as a three part set, consists of ...
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Freight Operations 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2379 consists of 11 that explore freight trip generation models; estimating warehouse throughput in freight transport demand models; stated behavioral responses to off-hour delivery policies; best practices in urban freight movement; European experience with...
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Seat Belt Use in 2013: Overall Results |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a research summary that compares seat belt use in the United States over time.
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Child Restraint Use Survey (LATCH Use and Misuse): Coding Manual |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a manual that explains quantitative data and other information about restraint use of children in passenger vehicles.
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Review of the Federal Highway Administration’s Locally Administered Project Risks |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that evaluates the local agencies’ administration of federal highway administration projects, including their risks and challenges.
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Synthesis of Best Practices for Determining Value of Research Results |
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The Louisiana Transportation Research Center has released a report that synthesizes best practices for determining the value of research results of transportation system features.
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Assessing MoDOT’s Efforts to Provide the Right Transportation Solution |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has released a report that assesses customer satisfaction with the department’s projects, including the extent to which the projects increased safety, convenience, and drivability in the state.
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Dynamic Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA): A Study on Variable Left Turn Mode Operational and Safety Impacts |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that explores uniform standards for the implementation of a variable left-turn mode flashing left arrow that changes according to time-of-day .
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Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Connections and End of Walls Subjected to Seismic Loads |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that examines the impact that new AASHTO design requirements may have on connection details in mechanically stabilized earth walls.
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Steel Shear Strength of Anchors with Stand-Off Base Plates |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that explains a three-phase experimental study of sign and signal structures; Phase 1 utilizes direct shear methodology to establish relationships between stand-off distance and ultimate steel shear strength, phase 2 contains torsion tests of ungrouted and grouted circular groups, and...
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Fatigue Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures Affected by Water Vapor Movement |
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The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has released a report that explores a method for predicting the amount of water that can enter pavement by vapor transportation, and identifies the amount of fatigue crack growth of pavement that could result from moisture accumulation.
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Perceptions of Bicycle-Friendly Policy Impacts on Accessibility to Transit Services: The First and Last Mile Bridge |
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The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that assesses the distances travelled on bicycle by cycle-transit users, both those who use bicycles to access transit stops and those who travel on transit with their bicycles.
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Transition Zone Design |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center has released a report that explains designs of transition zones, which are areas where the roadway environment changes (e.g., from rural to built-up or from one speed limit to another).
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ITRE Annual Activity Report: December 2013 |
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The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at North Carolina State University has released a report that summarizes its activities in 2013 and provides information about its history, mission, and activities.
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The Long-Term Performance of a Drilled Shaft Retaining Wall in an Expansive Clay |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that discusses the behavior of drilled shaft retaining walls on roads installed through expansive clay.
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The Relationship Between Crash Rates and Rutting |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that details research about the relationships between rut depths and crashes on New Zealand's state highway network.
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The Relationship Between Speed and Illumination |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that explores whether low lighting levels could result in lower speeds and thus compensate for any loss of visibility of objects in or close to the street. This report is written Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Analysis of the Effects of IMO's Sulfur requirements: Model Calculations on Behalf of the Governmental Agency Transport Analysis |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that uses the Swedish national freight transport model called “Samgods” to analyze consequences of stricter sulphur regulations for marine fuel. This report is written Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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2013 Traffic Safety Culture Index |
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The AAA Foundation has released its sixth annual report that summarizes survey results about topics such as drivers’ personal exposure to crashes, impaired driving, and cell phone use.
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PRISM 2011 Base: Mode-Destination Model Estimation |
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The Rand Corporation has released a report that documents the development of its updated mode-destination models that represent travelers’ choices of travel mode and destinations.
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Impaired Driving Risk Assessment: January 2014 |
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The Traffic Injury Risk Foundation in Canada has released a report that summarizes the profile and characteristics of impaired drivers, relevant risk factors, risk assessment instruments, and treatment interventions.
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Hearing on Improving the Federal Surface Transportation Safety Grant Programs |
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On January 28, 2014, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing that examined federal surface transportation safety grant programs and changes that may be needed to continue reducing fatalities and crashes on the U.S.’s transportation infrastructure. An opening statement and witness testimonies are available online.
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Best Practices For Addressing Access and Parking Needs Of Nonresident Users Of Rail And Intermodal Transportation Stations In Transit-Oriented Developments |
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The U.S. Domestic Scan Program has released a report that explores ways to address the access and parking needs of nonresident users of rail and intermodal transportation stations in transit-oriented developments.
The U.S. Domestic Scan Program is designed to facilitate technology transfer among state departments of transportation on a variety ...
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