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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record Call for Papers |
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TRB standing committees have issued calls for papers for the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting...
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TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management Implementation Tips and Tricks |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 15, 2014, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm ET that will discuss various aspects of Transportation Asset Management (TAM) implementation at five state departments of transportation. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A...
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TRB Webinar: Highlights from the “Tools and Technology Track” of the 10th National Transportation Asset Management Conference |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 19, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will cover presentations on data issues, risk analysis tools, and information technology (IT) implementation that will be given at the 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management (TAM) in April 2014. Participants must register in advance of the webinar,...
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TRB Webinar: Peer to Peer: Detailed Looks at MAP-21 Asset Management Plan Pilot States |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 22, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will cover how the Louisiana, New York, and Minnesota departments of transportation incorporated risk-management into their Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs) and financial plans as required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Participants...
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TRB Webinar: Challenges of Climate Data and Tools for DOTs' Development and Implementation of Climate Change Plans |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on June 5, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that will explore why and how state departments of transportation and other agencies may improve their data practices in order to enhance their ability to meet and secure federal policies and grants. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for...
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Innovative Technologies for a Resilient Marine Transportation System: 3rd Biennial Research & Development Conference: Advance Registration Rates Expire May 16, 2014 |
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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 features keynote addresses by Admiral Thad Allen, Major General John Peabody from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Richard Ceci of Global...
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Geosynthetics in Roadway Design |
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TRB is sponsoring Geosynthetics in Roadway Design on July 7, 2014, in Laramie, Wyoming. The event will identify means and methods for improving roadway performance using geosynthetics in various applications, present current guidelines for design and material specifications, and identify ongoing improvements in design and materials to advance the...
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TRB Workshop on the Value of Transportation Infrastructure: Early Bird Registration Expires May 30, 2014 |
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TRB is sponsoring the Workshop on the Value of Transportation Infrastructure on July 23-24, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The goal of the workshop is to look at how different infrastructure valuation methods can be used to support transportation investment decision making. The Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) establishes a...
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Sixth Biennial Northeast Transportation and Wildlife Conference*: Advance Registration Rate Expires September 11, 2014 |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Sixth Biennial Northeast Transportation and Wildlife Conference on September 21-24, 2014, in Burlington, Vermont. The conference is designed to explore successes, challenges, and opportunities to better integrate wildlife conservation and transportation.
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Second International Conference on Access Management*: Early Registration Rate Expires June 30, 2014 |
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TRB is co-sponsoring the Second International Conference on Access Management on September 25-27, 2014 in Shanghai, China. The conference will share worldwide knowledge and experience, advance the state-of-the-practice, and facilitate leadership and partnerships to promote the integration of access management into planning, policy, and design...
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RFP: Task Order Contractors for ACRP Legal Studies Quality Assurance Activities |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for a proposal to conduct quality assurance activities for each completed report to be published as an ACRP Legal Digest. Proposals due by June 24, 2014.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Airport Parking Facilities |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 54: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Airport Parking Facilities is designed as a primer on electric vehicle (EV) charging and includes information on policy approaches, infrastructure needs, and funding mechanisms that airports have used in EV hosting.
The report summarizes the...
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Measuring and Removing Dissolved Metals from Stormwater in Highly Urbanized Areas |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 767: Measuring and Removing Dissolved Metals from Stormwater in Highly Urbanized Areas presents prototype best management practices (BMPs) for the removal of dissolved metals in stormwater runoff.
The report presents three conceptual configurations in detail: two vault system...
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Precision Estimates of AASHTO T 201, AASHTO T 202, and AASHTO T 49 |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 388: Precision Estimates of AASHTO T 201, AASHTO T 202, and AASHTO T 49 presents new, updated precision statements for three asphalt binder test methods. The new methods are based on the analysis of 168 proficiency data sets.
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Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L04 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools that explores the underlying conceptual foundations of travel modeling and traffic simulation, and provides...
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Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools Application Guidelines |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L04 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools Application Guidelines that provides an overview of the methodology and tools that can be applied to existing ...
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A Potential Strategic Plan and Research Agenda for The National Cooperative Rail Research Program |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Research Results Digest 1: A Potential Strategic Plan and Research Agenda for The National Cooperative Rail Research Program define a strategic plan and research agenda for the program should additional funding be provided to the program in the future.
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FHWA Job Announcements: Two SHRP 2 Data Support Positions Available |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has announced the availability of two positions to help support the use of second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) data. Duties for the Interdisciplinary: Operations Research Analyst/General Engineer include planning, initiating, promoting, coordinating, and monitoring SHRP 2 safety data...
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2012 Pedestrians Traffic Safety Fact Sheet |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes the number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in the United States in 2012.
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Clean Cities Now: Spring 2014 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy released its biannual newsletter that showcases the activities, accomplishments, and resources of the Clean Cities Program.
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NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018 |
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has released a report that details its strategic plan for understanding the risk factors of work-related motor vehicle crashes and ways to mitigate those risks.
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Review of the Transportation Security Administration’s Information Needs for Procuring Next-Generation Systems |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that evaluates the extent to which the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) collects and analyzes information that could be used to enhance the advanced imaging technology (AIT)/ automated target recognition software system. In addition, the report examines progress that TSA...
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Review of Effects of Competition on Airline Flight Delays and Cancellations |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that analyzes the relationship between airlines’ individual route-level competition and airline service quality on flight delays and cancellations.
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Innovator: March/April 2014 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Innovator newsletter, which is designed to help advance widespread implementation of innovations and technologies in the highway community and help chronicle a nationwide movement to improve the way highways are built.
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Defining the Upper Viscosity Limit for Mineral Slurries Used in Drilled Shaft Construction |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that addresses the rationale for defining the uppermost limit of mineral drill slurry in drilled shaft construction of bridges.
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Design and Construction of Precast Piles with Stainless Reinforcing Steel |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that scrutinizes the corrosion and structural performance of three candidate high strength stainless steel materials for prestressed concrete piles.
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Media Filter Drain: Modified Design Evaluation and Existing Design Longevity Evaluation |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the extent to which the new design of media drain filters (used to treat stormwater in trenches along roadway shoulders) is as effective as the old design.
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Longitudinal Useful Life Analysis and Replacement Strategies for LED Traffic Indicators |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates two methods used in approximating the useful life of light emitting diode (LED) traffic indicators.
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Assessment of Kentucky’s Historic Truss Bridges |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center has released a report that considers ways to improve decisions about the replacement or rehabilitation of historic truss bridges.
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Traffic Turk Evaluation |
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The University of Illinois Center for Transportation has released a report that evaluates a smartphone application called “TrafficTurk” that allows for traffic safety and traffic monitoring through large-scale data collection during large events.
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Analysis of 24-Hour Versus 48-Hour Traffic Counts for HPMS Sampling |
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The University of Illinois Center for Transportation has released a report that compares 24- and 48-hour traffic counts using an automated traffic recorder on non-state high performance monitoring system routes.
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Bicycle Safer Journey |
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The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has released a series of children’s educational videos and supplementary materials that introduces bicycle safety skills.
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McTrans Newsletter: April 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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RoadSafe News: April 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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Measuring Road Safety Performance Through Regional Observatory in Latin America |
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The World Bank has released a report that summarizes potential improvements to the collection and sharing of road injury data as it relates to the development of a regional road safety data observatory in the Latin American and Caribbean counties.
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Accident Risk at Local Unevenness or Other Road Surface Defects |
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VTI, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that considers the extent to which road surface “local unevenness” and road surface defects have on traffic accident risks. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Secondary Task Workload Test Bench – 2TB: Final Report |
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VTI, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that investigates the task modalities and task difficulties of performance indicators known to be sensitive to distraction and workload.
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Routes/Roads Magazine: Number 362 |
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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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Aviation Group News: May 2014 |
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The TRB Aviation Group has released the latest issue of its periodic newsletter. This issue includes a call for nominations for the Francis X. McKelvey Award; previews the new location for the TRB Annual Meeting; highlights the resources available thought TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program; and provides information on some of the...
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NCSL Transport Report Newsletter: April 2014 |
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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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CANSO News: April 2014 |
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CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, has released its monthly newsletter that provides updates on air traffic management issues around the world.
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Speed and Red Light Camera Laws |
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The Council of State Governments has released a report that reviews associated laws and uses of traffic cameras around the United States.
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Motorcyclist Traffic Fatalities by State: 2013 Preliminary Data |
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The Governors Highway Safety Association has released a report that provides preliminary motorcyclist fatality counts for 2013 and lists countermeasures that could reduce the number of motorcycle fatalities on roadways.
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Hearing on Surface Transportation Reauthorization |
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On May 7, 2014, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to explore the reauthorization of surface transportation programs, and issues related to resource allocation to underfunded areas of the nation’s transportation system.
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