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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and Team to Discuss Strategy and Key Issues at Three Sessions |
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Three sessions at the TRB 94th Annual Meeting on Monday, January 12, 2015 will explore priorities and key issues developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and are slated to involve top administration officials. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will preside at the session, “U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx’s 30 Plan: A...
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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Advance Registration Savings End November 30 |
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Register by November 30, to save up to $275 on the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C. You must register for the meeting in order to reserve a guest room in the TRB Hotel Block, at just $177/night plus tax. Some hotels are already sold out.
Registration is required for all attendees, including those who...
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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Mobile App Now Available + Turn On Push Notifications |
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TRB is pleased to announce release of its Annual Meeting Mobile App, supported by the PTV Group. The app provides registered attendees with access to the schedule of events, program participants, floor plans, exhibitors, and more through their iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. It also allows them to search for events chronologically or by...
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TRB Webinar: Practical Techniques for Successfully Communicating Technical Topics |
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Timed to help you prepare your Annual Meeting presentation, TRB will conduct a webinar on December 4, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET that will cover how to present technical information clearly and succinctly. If you are a technical expert presenting at an upcoming conference or meeting, learn practical techniques that will make your hard work...
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Data Analysis Working Group Forum on Pavement Performance Data Analysis |
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TRB’s Data Analysis Working Group (DAWG) will conduct a full-day forum on pavement performance data analysis, on Saturday, January 10, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The forum will be held immediately prior to the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015. All attendees of the Annual Meeting who are interested in the analysis of pavement...
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Indian Country 101: History, Geography, Policies, and Initiatives Affecting Tribal Transportation Infrastructure |
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The feature article in the September – October 2014 edition of the TR News explores lands that are defined by federal law as Indian Country and that are home to the cultures, traditions, and governments of Indian communities. The article provides an overview of the political and legal history of these lands, and explores the transportation...
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Integrating MTS Commerce Data with Multimodal Freight Transportation Performance Measures to Support MTS Maintenance Investment Decision Making |
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TRB’s National Freight Cooperative Research Program (NCFRP) Report 32: Integrating MTS Commerce Data with Multimodal Freight Transportation Performance Measures to Support MTS Maintenance Investment Decision Making investigates the feasibility of evaluating potential navigation operation and maintenance projects on the Marine Transportation System ...
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Airport Escalators and Moving Walkways—Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction Technologies |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 117: Airport Escalators and Moving Walkways—Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction Technologies provides a systematic approach to identifying, evaluating, and selecting cost-saving and energy reduction technologies for airport escalators and moving walkways. A spreadsheet tool that supplements...
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Highway Safety Performance 2014 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2435 consists of nine papers that examine the use of the Monte Carlo simulation for a sensitivity analysis of highway safety manual calibration factors; a variable speed limit control strategy; safety effects of signal improvements; guidance on...
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Effect of MUTCD on Tort Liability of Government Transportation Agencies |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Legal Research Digest 63: Effect of MUTCD on Tort Liability of Government Transportation Agencies examines the effect that the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) has had on the manner in which government tort liability has developed; the extent to which federal, state, and...
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Precision Estimates of AASHTO T 324, “Hamburg Wheel-Track Testing of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)” |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 390: Precision Estimates of AASHTO T 324, “Hamburg Wheel-Track Testing of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)” presents new precision statements for the Hamburg wheel tracking test, which is a test used to identify mixtures prone to rutting or moisture damage.
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FHWA’s Fostering Livable Communities Newsletter: October 2014 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released its quarterly newsletter that includes examples of ways that transportation investments can promote livability.
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Review of USDOT's FY 2015 Top Management Challenges |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that reviews its management challenges for the coming fiscal year—such as those related to implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and safety oversight requirements in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act...
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Law Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle Safety: Findings from a Statewide Survey |
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The Center for Disease Control has released a report that summarizes survey results of law enforcement officers’ perceptions and experiences of motor vehicle incidents to facilitate the development of evidence-based safety programs.
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The Smart/Connected City and Its Implications for Connected Transportation |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center has released a report that describes a framework—that includes intelligent infrastructure, new knowledge-generating processes, and a smart grid—for understanding the dynamics that could make smart/connected cities possible.
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2014 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics |
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that highlights its role in collecting and analyzing crash data and statistics to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
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Collecting and Analyzing Stakeholder Feedback for Signing At Complex Interchanges |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that identifies design constraints related to signing, markings, and geometry for complex interchanges, and considers research would address those design issues.
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Structural Design Guidelines for Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with Corrosion-Resistant Reinforcing Bars |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that develops and validates structural design guidelines and details for concrete bridge decks with corrosion-resistant reinforcing bars.
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The Use of Polymer Modified Asphalt Binder for High Friction Thin Lift Overlays in Connecticut |
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates a roadway’s polymer modified high friction wearing course that was designed to improve frictional characteristics of the pavement surface.
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Freight Tricycle Operations in New York City |
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has released a report that discusses commodities and sectors served by cargo cycles in New York City and the city’s freight tricycle traffic performance.
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Exploring Transportation, Employment, Housing, and Location Issues for New Jersey Veterans with Disability |
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The Mineta National Transit Research Consortium at San Jose State University has released a report that considers the intersections among transportation, housing, and employment as a means to successfully reintegrate veterans into the community after they rejoin civilian life.
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Structural Monitoring of the World’s First Precast Network Arch Bridge During Construction |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that provides an overview of an instrumentation program conducted on the world’s first precast network arch bridge.
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Water Quality and Hydraulic Performance of Permeable Friction Course on Curbed Sections of Highways |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that focuses on whether the stormwater quality benefits associated with permeable friction course (PFC) on rural highways could also be observed on highway sections that include curbs and gutters. In addition, the report discusses preliminary tests on ...
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Spatio-Temporal Estimates of Long-Term Oil Drilling Locations |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that focuses on predicting oil drilling locations and subsequent rig movements for the next 20 years to help forecast truck trips for long-range transportation planning purposes.
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Texas Transportation Researcher: Vol. 50, No.3, 2014 |
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The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University has released the latest version of its magazine that highlights TTI's research, professional, and service activities.
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McTrans Newsletter: October 2014 |
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The McTrans Center at the University of Florida has released the latest version of its monthly newsletter, which includes information about software for traffic engineering and transportation planning applications.
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Hot Recycling of Asphalt at a Central Plant: A General Quality Control Process for Hot Asphalt Mix Recycling: Swedish Case Studies |
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VTI , Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that highlights the demands on hot recycling of asphalt, how the recycled asphalt mixtures differ from newer ones, and asphalt granules can be mixed without affecting the pavement performance negatively.
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Getting More from our Roads: An Evaluation of Special Vehicle Lanes on Urban Arterials |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that investigates special vehicle lanes—including operational and safety issues, a framework to evaluate movement of people and goods in the lanes, and ways to assess possible benefits.
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Making Road Safety Pay: Building a Safe Road Transport System for Britain |
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The Road Safety Foundation in Great Britain has released a report that provides ideas for improving road safety by examining not just road infrastructure, but also driver behavior and safety features on vehicles.
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Trainline 2: Statistical Report |
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The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics has released a report that provides an overview of freight, urban and non-urban passenger rail, and includes analyses of traffic levels and railway performance.
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A Discussion Paper on Elements of Graduated Licensing Systems for Motorcycle Riders |
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Austroads has released a report that summarizes motorcycle rider licensing systems and interventions for graduated licensing based on novice motorcycle risk patterns and practice. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Aviation Occurrence Statistics: 2004 to 2013 |
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a report that details ten years of aviation accidents and incidents in Australia, including information on how they happened, how often they happened, and what can be learned from them. This is a large file and may take some time to download.
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Mental Workload of Common Voice-Based Vehicle Interactions Across Six Different Vehicle Systems |
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The AAA Safety Foundation has released a report that evaluates the mental demands of simple auditory-vocal vehicle commands using different original equipment manufacturer (OEM) infotainment systems.
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Hearing on Airbag Defects and the Vehicle Recall Process |
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On November 20, 2014, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to explore a series of recalls for defective airbags. The most recent recalls encompass 10 automobile manufacturers and affect 7.8 million vehicles in the United States. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Hearing on Modernization and Operating U.S. Airspace |
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On November 18, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing to explore issues that Congress may want to consider as they plan for the next U.S. Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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