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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s 30-Year Plan: Vision for the Future for our Nation’s Transportation System |
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On Monday, January 12, 2015, don’t miss Transportation Secretary Foxx as he unveils the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) comprehensive framework for addressing the country’s long-term transportation needs. Technological and demographic changes may soon fundamentally alter demands on our transportation infrastructure. This conversation ...
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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Last Day to Reserve a Room in the TRB Block |
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If you need a hotel room at the upcoming TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., you should register and make your hotel reservation today, December 16, 2014.
Today is the deadline for booking hotel rooms within the TRB block. Most hotels already have sold out. This may be your last chance to reserve a room near the meeting at the Federal per...
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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: Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Chloride Roadway Deicers on the Natural Environment |
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RFP: Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Earth Material During Intelligent Compaction |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop procedures that measure the mechanical properties of earth materials for the adoption of dynamic and static compaction using intelligent compaction technologies for field acceptance. Proposals are due by January 27, 2015.
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RFP: Application of MASH Test Criteria to Breakaway Sign and Luminaire Supports and Crashworthy Work-Zone Traffic Control Devices |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to identify and evaluate the crash performance of breakaway sign and luminaire supports, and crashworthy work-zone traffic control devices that are non-proprietary and commonly used. Proposals are due by January 27, 2015.
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RFP: Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies--Task-Order Support |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to identify critical issues associated with connected vehicles and automated vehicles that state and local transportation agencies and AASHTO will face; conduct research to address those issues; and carry out related technology transfer and information...
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RFP: Guidelines for Managing Geotechnical Risks in Design-Build Projects |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop guidelines for implementing geotechnical risk management measures in design-build project delivery related to geotechnical investigation, design, and construction. Proposals are due by January 29, 2015.
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RFP: Establishing a Coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook for airports to use when assisting victims and families who have been impacted by an aviation disaster. Proposals are due by February 5, 2015.
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RFP: Airport Stormwater Management Electronic Resource Library and Training Materials |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to update its stormwater-related products and create a searchable, updatable electronic resource to disseminate associated products. Proposals are due by February 5, 2015.
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RFP: Using Disaggregated Socioeconomic Data in Air Passenger Demand Studies |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of using disaggregated socioeconomic data to improve local air passenger demand studies, and develop a guidebook to assist practitioners in incorporating the disaggregated data in these demand studies. Proposals...
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RFP: Guidance for Usage of Pervious Pavement at Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop guidance for educating airport practitioners on the advantages and disadvantages of using pervious pavement at airports. Proposals are due by February 17, 2015.
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RFI: TCRP 2015 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 16, 2015. All proposed new topics must be submitted online through the TRB Synthesis Topic Submittal...
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2015 Shifting International Trade Routes Workshop - Agenda Now Available |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2015 Shifting International Trade Routes Workshop on January 29-30, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. Speakers will address the international economic outlook and associated shifts in global trade; infrastructure needs and interests from the perspective of cargo owners, ocean carriers, ports, terminal operators, warehouse and...
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AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation Symposium on April 19-22, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. The symposium is designed to allow for exchange of ideas between government and private industry on the use of GIS for transportation...
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5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design* - Registration Open |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design on June 22-24, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The objective of this symposium is to stimulate continued world-wide improvements to highway geometric design. The symposium will focus on the latest research, policies, and innovative practices related to...
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11th National Conference on Access Management*: Abstracts Due April 15, 2015 |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 11th National Conference on Access Management on September 21-25, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. The conference will draw together engineers, planners, consultants, land developers, and academics from across all fields of highway planning, design, operations, and engineering. Abstracts are due April 15, 2015.
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Commodity Flow Survey Workshop |
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TRB is sponsoring the Commodity Flow Survey Workshop on October 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Conducted every five years, the workshop will explore the use of national- and state-level data on domestic freight shipments by American establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale, auxiliaries, and selected retail industries. For questions,...
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TCRP Annual Report of Progress 2014 |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released its annual report, which provides background and an overview of the program, status of each of TCRP’s projects, and a summary of some of the program's accomplishments.
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Estimating the Economic Impact of Air Cargo Operations at Airports, Part 1: User’s Guidebook and Part 2: Research Report |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web-Only Document 20: Estimating the Economic Impact of Air Cargo Operations at Airports, Part 1: User’s Guidebook and Part 2: Research Report provides guidance and tools to practitioners who estimate the economic value of air cargo facilities and operations to their communities and regions.
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Transit 2014, Vol. 3 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2417 consists of 14 papers that examine bus drivers’ responses to real-time schedule adherence and their effects on transit reliability; development of a rail service sensitivity meter; impacts of synchronizing schedules in long headway services; using...
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Concrete Materials 2014 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2441 consists of 17 papers that examine capillary pressure monitoring in plastic concrete for controlling early-age shrinkage cracking; volume stability and cracking potential of prebagged, cement-based nonshrink grouts for field-cast connections; surface...
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Review of Rapid Growth in TSA’s Expedited Passenger Screening at Airports |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that consider how the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented and expanded its expedited screening process, how TSA assesses passenger risk, and the extent to which TSA has evaluated the effectiveness of its threat assessment system.
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United States-Japan Evaluation Tools and Methods |
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The Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office has released a summary that describes opportunities for the United and Japan to collaborate in the research and development of intelligent transportation systems.
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The Use of Phosphoric Acid to Stiffen Asphalt Binders |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that provides guidelines for commercially-available grades of phosphoric acid used to enhance the high temperature performance grade of asphalt binders derived from crude oil sources in hot mix paving applications.
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Volpe E-News Bulletin: Intermodalism, Vehicle Miles Traveled, 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 Office of Research and Technology, Volpe’s purpose is to advance transportation innovation for the public good.
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Review of Federal and Transit Agencies Efforts to Build Transit Systems' Resilience |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Transportation help transit agencies make their systems resilient and actions that transit agencies take to make their systems resilient.
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Transportation Services Index: November 2014 |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released a report that details the relationship of the freight portion of the Transportation Services Index to the growth cycles in the U.S. economy.
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Innovator: November/December 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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Evaluation of Dynamic Shear Rheometer Tests for Emulsions |
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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has released a report that investigates dynamic shear rheometer-based rheological tests of 20 different asphalt emulsion residues and relationships with elastic recovery and force ductility.
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Audit Template for Inland Port Sustainability |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center has released a report that discusses port sustainability and its potential applications for inland river ports, including those in Kentucky.
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Systemic Safety Improvement Risk Factor Evaluation and Countermeasure Summary |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that investigates two systemic safety tools and methodologies used for evaluating and prioritizing expected crash risks on rural roads.
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Safety Factor Increase to Fatigue Limit States through Shear Spiking for Timber Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation – Phase I |
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The Mountain-Plains Consortium at Colorado State University has released a report that considers the effectiveness of shear spiking—a process for rejuvenating horizontal shear properties by inserting fiberglass pultruded rods through areas of damage on timber railroad bridges – as a low-cost bridge rehabilitation approach.
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Rural and Small Urban Multimodal Alternatives for Minnesota |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that examines alternatives for strengthening multimodal transportation in rural and small urban areas through outlining activities already used to promote multimodalism.
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Revised Pay Adjustment Factors for HMA and Concrete Pavements |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that evaluates the influence of variations in construction quality control and quality assurance parameters on hot mix asphalt pavement performance.
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Go! Exploring the World of Transportation: December 2014 |
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The Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa State University has released the latest issue of Go! magazine. Go! is an online magazine for teens and young adults that explores the world of transportation and careers they can find there.
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What is Fatigue and How Does it Affect the Safety Performance of Human Transport Operators? |
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The Norwegian Institute of Transport Research has released a report that discusses definitions of fatigue in the context of human transportation operators and the links between effects of fatigue and safety functions of the operators.
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Low Cost Interventions to Encourage Cycling: Selected Case Studies |
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Austroads has released a report that showcases low-cost interventions that encourage people to use cycling as active transportation in Australia and New Zealand. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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TRIP Newsletter: November 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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NRSPP Bulletin: December 2014 |
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The National Road Safety Partnership Program (NRSPP), a collaborative forum of Australian organizations focused on workplace road safety strategies, has released its monthly bulletin that provides updates, information about events, and resources about road safety-related issues. This bulletin is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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World Transit Research Newsletter: November 2014 |
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Monash University’s Institute of Transport Studies has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter that is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database.
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Can Shared Mobility Help Low-Income People Access Opportunity? |
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Living Cities has released a report that discusses existing shared mobility strategies and attempts to expand services to low-income individuals.
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How We Pay for Transportation: The Life and Death of the Highway Trust Fund |
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The Eno Center for Transportation has released a report that details circumstances that have led to the current funding situation for transportation in the United States, and examines how other nations have created sustainable mechanisms to ensure national-level investment for surface transportation.
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Hearing on the Future of Passenger Rail |
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On December 10, 2014, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security held a hearing that explored the current state of intercity passenger rail in the United States, the need to invest for future growth, and implications for future ...
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Hearing on U.S. Unmanned Aircraft Systems |
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On December 10, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to examine the state of unmanned aircraft systems, including issues related to safety, technology, regulations, policy, and commercial applications. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are...
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Streetside: December 2014 |
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The Alliance for Biking and Walking has released the latest edition of its newsletter that includes news on safety-related topics, policy updates, advocacy information, and upcoming events.
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