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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Attendee Resource Pages |
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The TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2014, is moving to a new venue, and several resource pages provide guidance to attendees, presenters, and moderators. Resource pages cover transportation and local information, hotel maps, recorded webinars, and tips on navigating the meeting onsite.
All technical sessions and workshops (except the...
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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Exhibit Space Remains Available |
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Exhibit space remains available for businesses and organizations to show it support for transportation research and showcase its products and services to nearly 12,000 transportation professionals in attendance at the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C. View the exhibit floor plan and secure your space today....
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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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RFP: Generating Revenue from Commercial Development On or Adjacent to Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to generate a guidebook for developing or redeveloping airport and adjacent properties for commercial and industrial purposes. Proposals are due January 21, 2015.
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RFP: Guidance for Developing Ramp Control Facilities |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop guidance to optimize ramp control activities in non-movement areas. Proposals are due January 21, 2015.
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RFP: Proposed Update of the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to update the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities to include current tools for improving bicycle safety and mobility in various contexts. Proposals are due January 22, 2015.
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RFP: Considering Life Cycle Costs in Airport Asset Procurement |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook that assists airports with evaluating the life cycle costs of various airport assets prior to and as part of the procurement process. Proposals are due January 26, 2015.
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RFP: Public-Notification Programs at Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to summarize information on public-notification program goals, practices, and technologies; and develop guidance on planning, deployment, and operation of airport public-notification programs. Proposals are due January 27, 2015.
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Moving Active Transportation to Higher Ground: Opportunities for Accelerating the Assessment of Health Impacts – Early Bird Registration Expires February 5, 2015 |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Moving Active Transportation to Higher Ground: Opportunities for Accelerating the Assessment of Health Impacts on April 13-14, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The conference will bring together professionals in the fields of transportation, urban planning, public health, health care, and health economics to explore the state of...
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2015 International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC)*: Early Registration Ends March 1, 2015 |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2015 International Choice Modeling Conference (ICMC) on May 10-15, 2015 in Austin, TX. The conference will explore state-of-the-art methodology and real world applications of choice models. Participants will learn about new data collection techniques as well as new conceptual/estimation approaches to address various policy...
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Research Pays Off: Roadway Safety on Indian Reservations |
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The latest edition of Research Pays Off included in the September–October 2014 edition of the TR News explores the Wyoming Rural Road Safety Program (WRRSP), which was developed to help local and tribal governments improve highway safety at high-risk locations.
Research Pays Off is a regular series highlighted in TRB’s bimonthly magazine, TR...
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Design Guidance for Channelized Right-Turn Lanes |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 208: Design Guidance for Channelized Right-Turn Lanes develops guidance for channelized right-turn lanes based on balancing the needs of motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles.
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Development and Calibration of AASHTO LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 796: Development and Calibration of AASHTO LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals provides specifications for structural supports of highway signs, luminaires, and traffic signals for consideration and inclusion in the...
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A Debris Management Handbook for State and Local DOTs and Departments of Public Works |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 781: A Debris Management Handbook for State and Local DOTs and Departments of Public Works provides debris management practices for local, tribal, and state departments of transportation and for public works agencies. A PowerPoint presentation and a final report describing the...
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Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts |
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The National Research Council’s Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) has released Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts, which reviews the coastal risk-reduction strategies and levels of protection used along the coasts to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding associated with storm surges. This report evaluates their...
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Human Performance, User Information, and Simulation 2014 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2434 consists of 17 papers that evaluate compensatory behaviors of drivers when conversing on a cell phone; use of naturalistic driving data to characterize driver behavior in freeway shockwaves; effects of different distractions on driving performance...
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Highway Design 2014: Volume 2 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2437 consists of eight papers that document a method for modeling crash severity; the development of a selection table for bridge railings; the frequency of heavy-vehicle encroachment; and performance of the Midwest guardrail system with rectangular wood...
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Review of USDOT’s Information Security Systems |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Office of Inspector General has released a report that assessed USDOT’s information security policy and procedures, its enterprise- and system-level information security controls, and its management of any information security weaknesses.
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Review of Factors that Influence Extent of Transit-Oriented Development |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that evaluates the extent to which transit-oriented development has occurred near transit lines that receive federal funds, and factors that affect that development.
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Fatigue Testing of Galvanized and Ungalvanized Socket Connections |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that describes a fatigue resistance testing of welded traffic signal support structures and differences in fatigue life between galvanized and ungalvanized structures.
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Review of Federal and State Environmental Review Requirements for Highway Projects |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines factors determining whether federal or state environmental reviews are required for highway projects, how these requirements compare, and the extent of any duplication in the reviews.
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Public Roads: November/December 2014 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's has released the latest edition of its Public Roads magazine. The magazine highlights developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology.
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Estimation of Subgrade Resilient Modulus Using the Unconfined Compression Test |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that develops a correlation to estimate resilient modulus values for subgrade—the underlying soil of a pavement structure—for use in the Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide.
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Speed Limits Set Lower Than Engineering Recommendation |
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The Montana Department of Transportation has released a report that considers the relationship between vehicle speed and safety performance on roadways with posted speed limits set lower than engineering recommendations.
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Integrating Public and Private Data Sources for Freight Transportation Planning |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that provides a prototype freight data architecture that will facilitate the storage, exchange, and integration of freight data through data-sharing partnerships.
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Revamping Aggregate Property Requirements for Portland Cement Concrete: Final Report |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that examines how coarse aggregate sources could be utilized in Portland Cement Concrete without affecting the quality of the concrete produced.
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Impact of Energy Sector Growth on Perceived Transportation Safety in the Seventeen-County Oil Region of Western North Dakota: A Follow-Up Study |
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The Mountain-Plains Consortium, part of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University, has released a report that examines public perceptions of traffic safety issues and priorities that have resulted of increased traffic volume from oil production in western North Dakota.
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Seat Belt Use on North Dakota Rural Roads: 2014 |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that details trends in seatbelt usage on North Dakota’s rural roadways, and methods of measuring that usage.
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Concrete Pavement Mixture Design and Analysis |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that investigates the fresh and hardened properties of mixtures containing a selection of commercially available permeability-reducing admixtures.
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Laboratory Studies Investigating the Use of Blended PSV Aggregate |
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The Transport Research Laboratory has released a report that presents the results of two laboratory experiments conducted to examine how the use of two different blended aggregates: (1) aggregates that have high resistance to polishing combined with aggregates with lower resistance to polishing and (2) aggregates with high resistance to polishing...
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High Modulus High Fatigue Resistance Asphalt (EME2) Technology Transfer |
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Austroads has released a report that details the first year of a three-year project to transfer technology that may reduce asphalt thicknesses for heavy duty pavements, and lower construction and maintenance costs. This report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.
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Identify the Uses of Emerging Sources of Digital Data to Assess the Efficiency of the State Highway Network |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that assesses the potential use of emerging digital technologies and data sources in monitoring the performance of the New Zealand state highway network.
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Emerging Trends in Australian Aviation Safety |
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a report that summarizes trends in Australian aviation from January to June 2014, and resultant safety actions being taken to address those trends.
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Cold Recycling of Asphalt at a Central Plant |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute has released a report that summarizes literature about cold recycling of asphalt and damage that may be encountered when using cold recycled asphalt coatings.
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PACTS Newsletter: November 2014 |
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The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has released its monthly newsletter that summarizes transportation safety-related news in the United Kingdom.
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