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2015 TRB Annual Meeting Aviation Podcast |
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The commercial aviation industry just celebrated its 100th anniversary. Listen to this podcast, recorded at the 2015 TRB Annual Meeting, featuring TRB Aviation Group Emeritus Members as they review key events in the industry’s history and look toward the future of aviation.
Listen to the whole discussion, or tune into segments of the...
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TRB Webinar: Decisions are Made on Tuesday Mornings – The Role and Requirements for Data in the Decision-Making Process |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on February 17, 2015, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET that will present how states are turning data into information. From the perspectives of a decision maker, a data manager, and an information strategist, webinar presenters will discuss the types of data needed, how data is used to create performance reports, and how to...
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TRB Webinar: Factors that Influence Air Service Development |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on February 24, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on airline service decisions. Webinar presenters will discuss factors that affect airline service decisions and passenger choice in regions with multiple airports.
This webinar was...
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TRB Webinar: The Impact of Regulatory Compliance and Through-the-Fence Operations on Small Airports |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on March 5, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on the effects of regulatory compliance costs on small airports and the implementation of Through-the Fence (TTF) operations (outside entities gaining access to the airport’s airside...
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RFP: Entrained Air Void System for Durable Highway Concrete |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has re-issued a request for proposals to identify the characteristics of the entrained air void system required for freeze-thaw durability of highway concrete, and develop test methods for measuring these characteristics and evaluating freeze-thaw durability. Proposals are due by March...
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2015 TRB’s 5th International Conference on Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data: Early Bird Registration Expires March 4, 2015 |
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TRB is sponsoring the Fifth International Conference on Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data on June 1-2, 2015 in Denver, CO. The conference will explore international best practices in transportation systems performance measurement and data management. A pre-conference workshop will take place on May 31, 2015. Early bird...
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TR News July-August 2014: Performance Management in Practice |
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The full PDF version of the TR News July-August 2014 issue assembles a comprehensive how-to on performance management in transportation. Authors explore current thinking, lessons learned, tools and techniques, and issues related to performance management—what works and what does not. Features detail the experience of a CEO in championing...
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Pavement Management 2014, Vol. 1 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2455 Pavement Management 2014, Vol. 1 consists of 10 papers that summarize the use of system dynamics to understand long-term impact of climate change on pavement performance and maintenance cost; Florida’s return on investment from pavement research and...
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Asphalt Materials and Mixtures 2014, Vol. 4 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2447 Asphalt Materials and Mixtures 2014, Vol. 4 consists of 15 papers that explore the evolution of thermoviscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures with oxidative aging; calibration and validation of a comprehensive constitutive model for asphalt...
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Freight Systems 2014, Vol. 2: Urban Freight, Hazardous Materials, and Trucking |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2411 Freight Systems 2014, Vol. 2: Urban Freight, Hazardous Materials, and Trucking consists of 15 papers that evaluate rail infrastructure investments and the new rail regulatory environment in some countries; the use of empty containers to move regional ...
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Alliance Contracting—Evolving Alternative Project Delivery |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 466: Alliance Contracting—Evolving Alternative Project Delivery synthesizes current practices related to the use of alliance contracts around the world, and explores the procurement procedures that have been used to successfully implement alliance contracting on typical...
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Traffic Control Devices 2014 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2463 Traffic Control Devices 2014 consists of 8 papers that explore a simulator-based analysis of driver performance using three- or four-section displays for permissive left turns; predictions of driver action at signalized intersections by using a...
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Close to Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 211: Close To Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas provides a vocabulary of land use characteristics in small communities and rural areas. It also estimates the per person change in daily driving after hypothetical...
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Naturalistic Driving Study: Field Data Collection |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-S07-RW-1: Naturalistic Driving Study: Field Data Collection that summarizes the compilation of a comprehensive naturalistic driving database. This database, together with associated roadway, driver, and environmental data provides a resource from which to study the role of...
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National Multimodal Freight Analysis Framework Research Workshop |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that summarizes a one-day workshop on national multimodal freight analysis framework research, including the state of the art, primary gaps in current capabilities, and strategies for addressing these gaps.
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Results of the 2013–2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that provides national estimates of alcohol and drug use by weekday daytime and weekend nighttime drivers.
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Motorcycle Helmet Use in 2014: Overall Results |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes use of U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant motorcycle helmets in 2014, as reported from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey.
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Fuel Cell Buses in U.S. Transit Fleets: Current Status 2015 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy has released a report that summarizes the progress of fuel cell electric bus development in the United States and discusses the achievements and challenges of introducing fuel cell propulsion in transit.
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Evaluation of Dynamic Speed Feedback Signs on Curves: A National Demonstration Project |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that evaluates the effectiveness of two dynamic speed feedback sign systems so as to manage speeds and crashes on rural horizontal curves more effectively.
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Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that explains the relationship between transportation and economic development by investigating how firms in competitive industry clusters use transportation networks.
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Validation and Augmentation of INRIX Arterial Travel Time Data Using Independent Sources |
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The Maryland State Highway Administration has released a report that presents a comprehensive validation scheme for arterial travel time data based on GPS probe- and Bluetooth-generated data as two independent sources.
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Cracking Behavior of Structural Slab Bridge Decks |
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses the cracking behavior of continuous span structural slab bridges in order to address bridge deck cracking issues and the service life of concrete bridges.
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Assessing MoDOT’s Efforts to Provide the Right Transportation Solution |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses residents’ percpetions about the extent to which recently-completed transportation projects increased safety, convenience, and ease of driving.
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New Hampshire Department of Transportation On the Move Newsletter: Winter 2015 |
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The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has released the latest version of its quarterly newsletter that highlights the department’s recent activities and accomplishments.
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Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Surface Management: An Overview |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that describes the features of a successful railway/highway at-grade crossing management program and highway/trackbed structures and crossing surfaces.
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Evaluating the Performance of Alternative Supplementary Cementing Material in Concrete |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that characterizes and evaluates the performance of eight natural pozzolans to assess their potential as Class F fly ash replacements in concrete.
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Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that discusses the relationship between transportation and economic development by investigating how firms in competitive industry clusters use transportation networks and what role the networks play in the formation and growth of these clusters.
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Evaluation of Bicyclists Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution along Distinct Facility Types |
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Transportation Research And Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University has released a report that analyzes change to bicycle facility networks, such as bicycle lanes along heavily trafficked arterials, fully separated bicycle paths, and low motorized vehicle traffic bicycle boulevards. This report is available for no fee after logging on ...
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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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Texas Transportation Researcher: Vol. 50, No.4, 2014 |
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The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University has released the latest version of its periodic magazine that highlights TTI's research, professional, and service activities.
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RoadSafe News: January 2015 |
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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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Design of Bituminous Binder Blends to a Specified Viscosity Value |
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Austroads has released a report that provides guidelines for the design of a blend of reclaimed asphalt pavement binder, virgin binder, and rejuvenating agent to a target viscosity. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Trucking Dangerous Goods in Canada, 2004 to 2012 |
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Statistics Canada has released a summary that details data about the for-hire trucking industry’s transportation of hazardous goods over a nine-year period.
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NRSPP Bulletin: January 2015 |
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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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Extreme Event Preparedness and Response for Operations Guide |
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The Eastern Transportation Knowledge Network has released a guide that provides resources in emergency transportation operations, including practices in emergency preparedness for first-responders, planners, managers, and policy makers.
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Hearing on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill |
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On February 11, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing to explore the relationship of the proposed Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill to issues such as U.S. economic competitiveness and traffic congestion. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Streetside: February 2015 |
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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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2014 Traffic Safety Culture Index |
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The AAA Foundation has released its seventh annual report that summarizes survey results about topics such as drivers’ personal exposure to crashes, impaired driving, and cell phone use.
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