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TRB Names New Leaders in Strategic Initiatives and Technical Activities |
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Mr. Mark Norman, TRB’s Technical Activities Division Director has assumed the role of Director of Program Development and Strategic Initiatives. Dr. Ann Brach, Director of TRB’s Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), has been selected to become the new Director of the Technical Activities Division. Dr. Brach will transition into her...
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2016 TRB 95th Annual Meeting: Plan Now to Exhibit |
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Exhibit space is still available for you to show support for transportation research and to showcase your products and services to more than 12,000 transportation professionals at the TRB 95th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Don't get left out of TRB's biggest exhibit ever. More than 130 organizations already have secured ...
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RFI: Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues Announcement |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is accepting applications for its Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues. The program, sponsored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration through the ACRP, is designed to encourage applied research on airport and related aviation system issues and to foster the next...
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TRB Webinar: Safety and Financial Impacts of Airport Winter Operations |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on April 9, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on safety and financial concerns involving airport winter operations. Webinar presenters will discuss best practices and practical applications to assist airport stakeholders in determining ...
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TRB Webinar: Achieving Sustainable Transportation through Collaboration |
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TRB Webinar: Tools for Analysis of Capacity and Efficient Flow for Roundabout Design: Part I |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 6, 2015, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that will cover SIDRA & VISSIM—two of the major packages used by states for analyzing capacity and traffic flow necessary for efficient operation during the roundabout design phase. This is the first of a series of three webinars that will cover the six main software packages...
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Transportation for Sustainability–An International Conference: Register Today for Live Webcasting |
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TRB is sponsoring the Transportation for Sustainability–An International Conference on May 7-8, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The conference is designed to draw attention to the global and international aspects of transportation and sustainability, including problems of transportation and sustainability that are common to many nations. Register to...
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2015 Summer Meeting and Conference of the Freight Systems and Marine Committees: Early Bird Registration Ends April 24, 2015 |
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The 2015 Summer Meeting and Conference of TRB’s Freight Systems and Marine is scheduled June 24-26, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The conference will address freight mobility challenges and research needs through a blend of traditional mid-year business meetings of the standing committees with plenary and focus group sessions addressing topics related ...
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Quantifying Transit’s Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use—The Land Use Component |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 176: Quantifying Transit’s Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use—The Land Use Component examines interrelationships between transit and land use patterns to understand their contribution to compact development and the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction benefits.
The report is...
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A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 178: A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors provides a proposed national program structure and plan for training and certifying transit bus and rail maintenance instructors. The report also provides best practices used in the public and...
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Better On-Street Bus Stops |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 117: Better On-Street Bus Stops explores major issues and successful approaches to address on-street bus stops from both the transit agency’s perspective and customer's perspective. It documents the current state of the practice with regard to actions taken to address constraints and...
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Network Modeling 2014 Vol. 2 |
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Network Modeling 2014 Vol. 2
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2467 consists of 17 papers that explore optimal bus lane infrastructure design; a strategic road pricing scheme; modeling transit and intermodal tour; demand consistency checking of real-time traffic network state estimation models; ...
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Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System Performance |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 806: Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System Performance provides guidance and a spreadsheet tool to help managers with applying data-driven techniques to project prioritization, program development, scenario analysis, and target setting....
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Freeway Operations; Regional Systems Management and Operations; Managed Lanes 2014 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2470consists of 18 papers that explore a comprehensive framework for planning and assessment of traffic incident management programs; evaluation of hero-coordinated ramp metering installation; online scalable approach for identifying secondary crashes; freeway...
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TR News September – October 2014: Transportation in Tribal Lands: Challenges and Initiatives |
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The full issue of the TR News 294 has been posted. This issue features articles that explore the challenges facing tribal transportation and the accomplishments of programs serving the unique transportation needs of the 566 Indian tribes throughout the United States. Articles highlight the federal trust relationship and tribal sovereignty; a...
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NHTSA's Review of the National Automotive Sample System: Report to Congress |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that reviews its National Automotive Sample System Crashworthiness Data System and General Estimates System by evaluating the sample designs, the data collected, and the underlying information technology.
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Not-in-Traffic Surveillance: Non-Crash Fatalities and Injuries Summary |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a research note that provides updated information on fatalities and injuries among the overall population and children 14 and younger who were involved in motor vehicle non-crash incidents.
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Multiday GPS Travel Behavior for Travel Analysis |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that provides examples of research that can be done using multiday GPS travel survey data, and demonstrates that such research can be conducted in the Transportation Secure Data Center research environment.
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FHWA R&T Now - March/April 2015 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Research and Technology (R&T) Now news update. The update reports on research, technology, and development activities taking place within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Concrete Pavement Mixture Design and Analysis (MDA): An Innovative Approach To Proportioning Concrete Mixtures |
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses a performance-based mixture proportioning method for concrete by analyzing the relationships between the selected mix characteristics and their corresponding effects on tested properties.
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Florida Research Showcase: Spring 2015 |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released the latest version of its biannual newsletter that highlights transportation research activities taking place in Florida.
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Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that discusses a hybrid mesoscopic-microscopic model that was designed to capture the influence of local geometry, dynamic traffic controls, and advanced transportation demand management strategies.
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Impact of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Elements on Managed Lanes Toll Prices |
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The National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida has released a report that compares three days of traffic data for the I-95 Express Lanes and General Purpose Lanes in Florida to a hypothetical scenario where all transportation demand management activities and toll exemptions were eliminated.
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Assessment of the 24/7 Sobriety Program in North Dakota: Participant Behavior During Enrollment |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that evaluates whether the 24/7 Sobriety Program—an intervention strategy that mandates sobriety as a condition of bond or pre-trial release for repeat impaired driving offenders—has a positive deterrent effect on these offenders.
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ATLAS Express: Spring 2015 |
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The Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS) Center, a collaborative effort between the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, has released its quarterly newsletter that summarizes its research and activities.
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Modeling Multimodal Freight Transportation Network Performance under Disruptions |
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The Iowa State University Institute for Transportation has released a report that develops a multimodal freight transportation network to simulate commodity movements, evaluate the impacts of disruptions, and develop effective emergency operation plans.
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World Transit Research Newsletter: March 2015 |
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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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PACTS Newsletter: March 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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Comparison of Winter and Summer Tyres on Bare Roads in the Summertime: Test, Risk Analysis and In-Depth Studies |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that investigates the difference in road grip between winter and summer tires, and assesses possible effects on traffic safety. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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IPV Guidance Supporting Documentation |
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The United Kingdom’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has released a report that outlines the United Kingdom’s Highways Agency’s goal of reducing risks to road workers associated with construction on, or in close proximity to Impact Protection Vehicles (IPVs). This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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A Common Data Output Specification for Texture, Cracking, Strength and Skid Resistance |
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Austroads has released a report that documents the development of a harmonized approach to road condition data management by its member agencies. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Research Program and Project Management (RPPM) Website |
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The Coordination and Collaboration Task Force of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Committee and the TRB Conduct of Research Committee has released a website includes topics such as setting the research agenda, carrying out research, delivering research results, and collaborating in...
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America Walks Newsletter: March 2015 |
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America Walks has released its monthly newsletter that highlights news, publications, and other resources that communities can use to promote walking as a form of transportation.
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More Than Fare: Options for Funding Future Capital Investments by the MTA |
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The Citizens Budget Commission of New York has released a report that estimates how much money the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) would require to address its capital investment needs and considers where the funding would come.
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Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess the Prevalence of Environmental Factors and Driver Behavior in Teen Driver Crashes |
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The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report that examines naturalistic data from thousands of crashes that involved teenage drivers so as to isolate behaviors and potential contributing factors in the seconds leading up to a collision.
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National Operations Center of Excellence Newsletter: March 2015 |
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The National Operations Center of Excellence has released its newsletter that provides news and resources of interest to the transportation systems management and operations community.
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