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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: American Planning Association Continuing Maintenance Credits Have Been Approved |
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The American Planning Association program to certify Continuing Maintenance (CM) credits for retaining American Institute of Certified Planners certification has approved a total of 134 sessions and workshops offered at the 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting. Attendees who attended these sessions may now log earned CM credits.
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New NAE Members Elected |
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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the National Academies has elected 67 new members and 11 foreign associates--six of which have a TRB connection. The NAE, founded in 1964, provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. The NAE has more than 2,450 peer-elected members and foreign associates, who are among the world's most...
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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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Transportation Investments in Response to Economic Downturns: Lessons for the Future from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Experience |
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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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Federal Aerospace Forecast Conference |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Federal Aerospace Forecast Conference on March 13-14, 2014, in Arlington, Virginia. The conference is designed to bring together industry analysts, economists, government news-makers, and aviation leaders to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Aviation Forecast for 2014-2034 and related policy challenges...
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Ninth Annual Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Safety Symposium |
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TRB is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Safety Symposium on July 10, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The symposium is designed to provide updates on SHRP 2 safety projects and to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from the private and public sectors. Topics that...
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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: Detecting and Mitigating Low-Level DC Leakage and Fault Currents in Transit |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide on methods, tools, or techniques to detect and monitor low-level direct current (DC) leakage and fault currents in electrified transit systems. Proposals due by April 3, 2014.
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Long-Term Bridge Performance Committee Letter Report: January 27, 2014 |
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On January 27, 2014, TRB’s Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Committee sent its fourth letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The committee provides advice and assistance on the conduct of the LTBP program, which is designed to collect research-quality data on a large representative sample of...
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Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices: 2014 |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Results Digest 18: Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices is a digest of the progress and status of ACRP Project 11-03, Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices.
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Guidance for Estimating Airport Construction Emissions |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 102: Guidance for Estimating Airport Construction Emissions provides guidance and an interactive electronic tool—the Airport Construction Emissions Inventory Tool—to assist airports and other stakeholders in developing airport construction emissions inventories.
The Airport Construction...
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Travel Behavior 2013: Volume 2 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2383 consists of 7 that explore dynamic route choice behavior; drivers’ perception of route alternatives; geographic distribution of e-shopping; the effects of activities while traveling on travelers’ sentiment; semantic annotation of global positioning system...
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Imagining the Second Strategic Highway Research Program in Action: A Product Showcase Scenario |
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A featured story in the November-December 2013 issue of the TR News tells the story of how late in 2011 SHRP 2 staff and researchers negotiated the initial turn of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) from research to implementation and developed a scenario featuring an imaginary highway corridor to illustrate real-world...
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Guide for Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that describes the systematic approach to the practice of risk management for rapid renewal projects that was developed by SHRP 2 Renewal Project R09.
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Transportation Security: A Summary of Transportation Research Board Activities |
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A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security activities is updated monthly.
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TRB Security, Emergency Management, and Infrastructure Protection Research Status Report |
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Since September 11, 2001, 145 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). One hundred eleven of these projects have been completed; 24 projects are in progress; and 10 projects have contracts...
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Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Programs Brochure |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs fund research into promising but unproven innovations for highways, transportation safety, and transit.
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Position Available: Director for the National Space-Based PNT Coordination Office |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) seeks a Director for the National Space-Based PNT Coordination Office. OST-R coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) research, training, and data analysis programs and is charged with advancing rigorous analysis and...
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Volpe News: Top DOT Leaders Turn Out for Innovation Challenge, Environmental Sustainability in Transportation, and more |
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Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, has released the latest edition of its newsletter designed to feature events and research produced by the Center. Part of the U.S. DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe staff partner with public and private organizations to assess the needs of the transportation community, ...
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Review of FAA’s Progress in Implementing NextGen Provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that assesses Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress and challenges in meeting the NextGen provisions in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
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Field Study on the Efficacy of the New Restart Provision for Hours of Service Report |
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that evaluates the efficacy of the restart provisions in the Hours of Service of Drivers final rule as published in December 2011.
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Review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Program on Safety Risks |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the implementation of FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in assessing safety risk for motor carriers.
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Review of U.S. Maritime Training |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that considers the availability and financial assistance for maritime training, and the U.S. Maritime Administration's actions to ensure that mariners meet commerce and defense needs.
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Ignition Interlocks – What You Need to Know: A Toolkit for Policymakers, Highway Safety Professionals, and Advocates (2nd Edition) |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a toolkit that provides information about ignition interlocks and discusses considerations for program administrators and policy makers in designing an efficient program.
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Effectiveness of Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems |
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has released a report that develops a uniform framework that can determine intelligent transportation system effectiveness for specific work zone projects.
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Development of LRFD Resistance Factors for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that assesses load and resistance factor design (LRFD) resistance factors for external stability of mechanically stabilized earth walls founded on granular soils.
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Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance and Noise Characteristics of the Next Generation Concrete Surface |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that documents the performance of its first Next Generation Concrete Surface.
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Performance Evaluation of Thin Wearing Courses Through Scaled Accelerated Trafficking |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the permanent deformation (rutting) and fatigue performance of several thin asphalt concrete wearing courses using a scaled-down accelerated pavement testing device.
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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 explains validation procedures for the policy of allowing adjustment of the asphalt cement to reduce laboratory air voids of up to one percent.
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Advanced Collision Avoidance Technologies |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that describes the current state of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of advanced collision-avoidance technologies and presents an assessment of their effects on traffic safety. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Bus Operator Safety - Critical Issues Examination and Model Practices |
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The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida has released a report that details a multi-topic comprehensive examination of bus operator-related critical safety and personal security issues.
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Formability of New High Performance A710 Grade 50 Structural Steel |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has released a report that examines the formability of modified American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A710 Grade B50 ksi yield strength steel, jointly developed by with ASTM A606 Type 4 weathering steel.
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Field Monitoring of Curved Girder Bridges with Integral Abutments |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that discusses the behavior of six in-service, horizontally curved, steel-girder bridges with integral and semi-integral abutments.
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Mountain-Plains Consortium News: Spring 2014 |
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The Mountain-Plains Consortium, part of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has released the latest issue of its periodic newsletter that highlights the activities and accomplishments of the consortium.
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Performance Assessment of Road Markings 2013 |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that discusses the extent the road markings fulfil the Swedish regulations, which will provide the basis for future allocation of funds for road marking maintenance. This report is written in Swedish and includes a summary in English.
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Drink Driving Monitor: February 2014 |
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The European Transport Safety Council has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly newsletter that provides updates on transport safety matters in the European Union and on policy developments in individual Member States.
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NCSL Transport Report Newsletter: December 2013 |
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The National Conference of State Legislatures has released the latest version of its monthly newsletter that covers state and federal transportation news, trends, and analysis.
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PRISM 2011 Base: Frequency and Car Ownership Models |
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The Rand Corporation has released a report that documents development of its updated travel frequency and car ownership models.
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A Very Brief History of Why Americans Hate Their Commutes |
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As part of its “The Future of Transportation” series, Atlantic Cities has published a short paper on the history of America’s commuting habits by Dr. Martin Wachs. According to Dr. Wachs, a former Chairman of the TRB Executive Committee and the 2002 recipient of TRB's W.N. Carey Distinguished Service Award, the evolution of our...
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Hearing on the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 |
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On February 5, 2013, the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to examine possible changes for the next reauthorization of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Hearing on the Future of Federal Programs for Safe, Efficient, and Secure Navigation |
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On February 4, 2013, the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing to explore programs for assisting vessel navigation and the movement of goods, as well as the federal agencies that operate and maintain the U.S. navigation system. Witness...
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