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TRB Webinar: Emergency Medical Services Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural Areas |
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: SHRP 2 Community Visioning and Performance Measurement Products (C08 and C02) |
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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’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Roadway Information Data from the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study (S04A and S04B) |
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TRB Webinar: Conducting Forensic Investigations of Highway Pavements |
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4th International Conference on Roundabouts |
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TRB is sponsoring the 4th International Conference on Roundabouts on April 16-18, 2014, in Seattle, Washington. The event, which will draw upon more than 20 years of roundabout design, planning, and operational knowledge, will explore innovative and effective uses of roundabouts to help enhance the safety and efficiency of intersections. The...
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2014 North American Conference on Elderly Mobility – Best Practices from Around the World – A Decade of Progress* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2014 North American Conference on Elderly Mobility – Best Practices from Around the World – A Decade of Progress on May 11-14, 2014, in Detroit, Michigan. The conference is designed to highlight older mobility best practices in the areas of alternative transportation; mobility management and coordination; infrastructure...
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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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11th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads |
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TRB is sponsoring the 11th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads on July 12-15, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference, held every four years, will examine new technologies and new techniques in the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of low-volume roads.
Papers on all aspects of...
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15th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee and Area Maritime Security Committee Conference |
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TRB is sponsoring the 15th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee and Area Maritime Security Committee Conference on August 25-27, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference will explore best practices, innovations, and technology that address critical harbor and maritime safety and security issues.
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Transportation and Federal Land Partnership Enhancing Access, Mobility, Sustainability, and Connections to the American Great Outdoors |
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TRB is sponsoring the Transportation and Federal Land Partnership Enhancing Access, Mobility, Sustainability, and Connections to the American Great Outdoors on September 15-17, 2014 in Washington, D.C. This conference will highlight innovative approaches for improving access, internal mobility, and links to gateway communities in national parks...
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21st National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation: Setting Our Course for the Future* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 21st National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation: Setting Our Course for the Future on October 26-29, 2014, in Monterey, California. The conference is designed to explore best practice and current research in rural public and intercity bus transportation.
Two student competitions are being held...
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RFI: TCRP 2014 Synthesis Study Topics Sought |
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TRB is seeking potential synthesis study topics as part of the upcoming activities of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP). Topics may be submitted at any time; however, the deadline for the upcoming submission cycle is March 17, 2014. All proposed new topics must be submitted online through the TRB Synthesis Topic Submittal...
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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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Effective Cooperation Among Airports and Local and Regional Emergency Management Agencies for Disaster Preparedness and Response |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 50: Effective Cooperation Among Airports and Local and Regional Emergency Management Agencies for Disaster Preparedness and Response focuses on how airports and their emergency management partners establish and sustain effective working relationships, and methods of identifying problems...
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Roundabouts 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2389 consists of seven papers that explore driver yielding behavior to pedestrians; emissions estimation at multilane roundabouts; the safety effects of converting intersections to roundabouts; predictions of capacity for roundabouts; the influence of sight...
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Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics 2013, Volume 1 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2390 consists of 15 papers that explore macroscopic fundamental diagrams for urban streets and mixed traffic; variable speed limit control; the modeling of drivers' car-following behavior; spatiotemporal link speed correlations; comparing calibrated shared...
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Sustainable Energy and Transportation Strategies, Research, and Data |
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TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 14: Sustainable Energy and Transportation Strategies, Research, and Data includes summaries of plenary session presentations that were made during a November 2012 conference in Washington, D.C. The conference explored potential research needed to further advance the development of alternatives to...
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Using Peer Exchanges to Improve the Effectiveness of Strategic Highway Safety Plans |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 764: Using Peer Exchanges to Improve the Effectiveness of Strategic Highway Safety Plans contains guidance for state departments of transportation on how to plan and conduct state-level peer exchanges as a means for identifying strategies, tactics, and practices to improve...
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Human Factors Assessment of Pedestrian Roadway Crossing Behavior |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores the influence of pedestrian and environmental factors in crossing location choices.
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Review of Causes for NextGen Delays |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has released a report that discusses long-standing issues, cost increases, schedule delays, and performance NextGen air traffic control projects.
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Review of Current and Future Availability of Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Professionals |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that evaluates the need and availability of aerospace engineers, aircraft mechanics, and avionics technicians, and actions the federal government is taking or could take to attract and retain these professionals.
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Review of Current and Future Availability of Airline Pilots |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that evaluates the need and availability of airline pilots and actions that industry and actions the federal government is taking or could take to attract and retain airline pilots.
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Splice Length of Prestressing Strand in Field-Cast Ultra-High Performance Concrete Connections |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief that discusses the lap splice length of untensioned prestressing strand in field-cast ultra-high performance concrete.
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Self-Consolidating Concrete: A Synthesis of Research Findings and Best Practices |
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses specifications of self-consolidating concrete.
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Exercise Handbook: What Transportation Security and Emergency Preparedness Leaders Need to Know to Improve Emergency Preparedness |
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The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that details federal training and exercise requirements for transportation entities and explains the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.
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Advanced LED Warning System for Rural Intersections: Phase 2 (ALERT-2) |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that presents findings of the second phase of the Advanced Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) Warning System for Rural Intersections (ALERT) project.
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Development of a Navigation System Using Smartphone and Bluetooth Technologies to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones Safely |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that explores the challenges that visually-impaired pedestrians encounter when navigating work zones, and considers types of information that may be helpful in providing instructions to those pedestrians when moving around work zones.
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Factors Affecting Tether Use and Misuse |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that investigates the use of child care seat tethers and includes recommendation on how to prevent their misuse.
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Iowa Mass Concrete for Bridge Foundations Study – Phase II |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a study that explains guidelines for the design and construction of mass concrete placements associated with large bridge foundations.
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Performance Requirements for Bitumen Sprayers |
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Austroads has released a report that considers performance requirements for bitumen sprayers so that well-defined and controlled application rates of the binder and aggregate can be achieved. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Bicycle-Friendly Cities: The Relevance of Urban Form and Infrastructure |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that explains how urban form and the design of the transportation system can explain a population’s rates of cycling. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Pedestrians’ Valuations of Footpaths |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that considers how cost-benefit analyses can explain the extent to which different improvements in the walking environment can affect people’s decisions to walk on certain routes. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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RoadSafe News: February 2014 |
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RoadSafe, a British organization that aims to reduce road deaths and injuries by encouraging partnerships between the private sector and road safety professionals, has released its monthly newsletter. This newsletter provides updates, information about events, and resources about road safety-related issues.
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TRIP Newsletter: February 2014 |
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The European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Portal has released its monthly newsletter that summarizes updates on transportation research and innovation.
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Traffic Safety Trends: State Legislative Action 2013 |
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The National Conference of State Legislatures has released a summary of states’ legislative action of occupant protection, distracted driving, driver licensing, impaired driving, aggressive driving, speed limits, motorcycle helmets, automated enforcement, school bus safety, and pedestrian and bicycle safety.
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Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State |
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The Governors Highway Safety Association has released a report that compares pedestrian fatalities by state, and considers reasons for the fatalities as well as ways to increase safety.
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100 Years of Commercial Aviation |
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Smyrna Media has released a report that examines the history of commercial aviation, including the first airline and the people, technologies, policies, and events that helped create the industry.
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Hearing on Maritime Transportation Regulations |
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On March 4, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation held a hearing that considered the impacts of federal marine transportation regulations on safety, security, jobs and the environment. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available...
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Hearing on Public-Private Partnerships for Highway and Transit Projects |
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On March 5, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing that explored the role of public-private partnerships in delivering highway and transit projects. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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