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2016 TRB 95th Annual Meeting: Create or Confirm Your MyTRB Profile Now |
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If you plan to attend the TRB 95th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2016, and/or submit a paper for presentation and/or publication consideration, you are encouraged to create or update your MyTRB profile now. Making sure that your information is up to date in the MyTRB system will help ensure a smooth paper submission and Annual Meeting...
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TRB Webinar: New Energy Technologies at Airports |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on April 29, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on new energy technologies at airports. Webinar presenters will provide guidance for airport practitioners who are considering implementation of these new technologies, including electric...
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2015 TRB’s 5th International Conference on Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data: Advance Registration Ends May 4 |
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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. Advance...
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Historic and Archeological Preservation in Transportation Committee Summer Conference 2015 |
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TRB is sponsoring the Historic and Archeological Preservation in Transportation Committee Summer Conference July 12-15, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. The conference will examine the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures for the preservation of historic structures and archeological materials, information, and cultures.
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RFP: Public Transportation Resource for Small-and Medium-Sized P3 Initiatives |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to prepare a resource to assist public transportation providers in the United States with better understanding, evaluating, initiating, planning, and implementing small- and medium-sized public-private partnerships (P3) initiatives. The resource should...
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RFP: Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training Practices for Public Transportation’s Frontline Workforce |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to to provide public transportation agencies with best practices, strategies, and resources to assist with the implementation of effective and innovative training programs and techniques for frontline employees. For purposes of this research, public transportation ...
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Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 33: Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide outlines potential strategies and practical solutions for public and private stakeholders to improve freight movement system performance in diverse metropolitan areas.
The report includes links to...
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Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 177: Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation explores attributes, implementation strategies, and applications of next generation transit fare payment (NGFP) systems. The report documents the state of the practice of emerging fare...
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The Essential Federal Role in Highway Research and Innovation |
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TRB Special Report 317: The Essential Federal Role in Highway Research and Innovation summarizes conclusions and advice on the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) critical role in highway research, development, and technology (RD&T) that have been developed over the years by TRB’s Research and Technology Coordinating Committee (RTCC).
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Review of the USDOT Report on Connected Vehicle Initiative Communications Systems Deployment |
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On April 28, 2015, the Committee for the Review of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Report on Connected Vehicle Initiative Communications Systems Deployment sent a letter to Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary of the USDOT. The committee, as directed by Congress, conducted an independent peer review of a draft USDOT report to Congress, Status...
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Barriers to Consumer Adoption of Plug-in Electric Vehicles |
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The Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, part of the National Academies’ Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS), has released a report that evaluates the market barriers that are slowing the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles and hindering the deployment of supporting infrastructure. Several models of plug-in electric...
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Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters: Strategies, Opportunities, and Planning for Recovery |
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The Committee on Post-Disaster Recovery of a Community's Public Health, Medical, and Social Services, part of the Institute of Medicine’s Board on Health Sciences Policy has released a report that identifies and recommends recovery practices and novel programs most likely to impact overall community public health and contribute to resiliency for...
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Webinars to Implement SHRP2 Solutions |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is hosting webinars for all SHRP 2 Round 6 Implementation Assistance Program (IAP) products. The Implementation Assistance Program is available to help state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other interested organizations deploy SHRP2 Solutions.
These...
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Evaluation of Regional Real-time Transit Communications and Data Information Sharing in the National Capital Region |
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The U.S. Federal Transit Administration has released a report that documents transit-related enhancements to Washington D.C.’s Regional Integration Transportation Information System (RITIS), the creation of the RITIS Chat Instant Messaging tool, and the evaluation of the RITIS Chat tool.
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Public Roads: March/April 2015 |
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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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Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 |
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The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has released a report that summarizes cost estimates of implementing the bill during the 2016–2020 period.
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Report of the 3rd Workshop for Technology Transfer for Intelligent Compaction Consortium |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that summarizes a workshop’s discussion on identifying the research, education, and implementation goals necessary for advancing intelligent compaction for earthworks and asphalt.
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Federal Highway Administration Environmental Justice Reference Guide |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a guide about compliance with environmental justice requirements, specifically, assessments of whether a proposed project, policy, or activity will have disproportionate effects on minority or low-income populations.
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Review of Volpe’s Compliance with its Transportation Information Project Support Contract |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that evaluates whether the Volpe Center’s Transportation Information Project Support contracts were awarded under competitive procedures and whether the administration and oversight of the contracts adhered to acquisition regulations.
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Monitoring Bridge Scour Using Fiber Optic Sensors |
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has released a report that develops bridge scour monitoring techniques using fiber optic sensors as a means to address the difficulty of inspecting bridge scour.
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Measuring Minnesota’s Traffic Safety Culture |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that explains a survey methodology for using traffic-safety culture as a performance indicator, identifying culture-based strategies to achieve safety targets, and assessing receptivity of the social environment for planned safety strategies.
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Hollow-Core FRP-Concrete-Steel Bridge Columns Under Extreme Loading |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that presents the behavior of hollow-core fiber reinforced polymer concrete-steel bridge columns under combined axial-flexural and vehicle collision loads.
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Highway Stormwater Runoff: Laboratory and Field Testing |
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The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates a product—a biogenic fish bone-based adsorbent—for removing metals from highway stormwater runoff.
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Corrosion Evaluation of Novel Coatings for Steel Components of Highway Bridges |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that considers coating technologies for steel components in highway bridges to identify those that would provide corrosion durability of the components and reduce inspection and maintenance costs.
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Has Motorization in the U.S. Peaked? Part 7: Update Through 2013 |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that provides an update on trends in the number of registered light-duty vehicles and the corresponding changes in distance driven and fuel consumed.
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Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties |
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The University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies has released a report that examines the link between accumulated transportation capital stocks in Minnesota counties and their annual property tax revenues during the 1995-2011 period.
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Evaluation of Lightweight Noise Barrier on IH-30 Bridge Structure in Dallas, Texas |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that analyzes the feasibility and effectiveness of a lightweight noise barrier on a highway segment that has presented noise problems for the adjacent neighborhood.
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Analytic Tool to Support the Implementation of Electric Vehicle Programs |
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The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis has released a report that describes development a lifecycle cost of ownership model to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in California.
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Affordable-Accessible Housing in a Dynamic City: Why and How To Increase Affordable Housing in Accessible Neighborhoods |
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The Victoria Transport Policy Institute has released a report that examines ways to evaluate housing affordability issues, including a housing and transportation cost analysis.
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In Service Performance of Steelphalt Products |
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The Transport Research Laboratory has released a report that assesses the skid resistance performance of steel slag asphalt, including inspections, use of Sideway-Force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine (SCRIM) testing, and laboratory experiments. This report is available for no fee after logging into the site.
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Options for Rehabilitation in Interlock Programs |
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Austroads has released a report that examines the effectiveness of programs that treat and rehabilitate drivers with alcohol dependence, and the criteria used to approve the removal of interlocks. This report is available for no fee after logging into the site.
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Regress: Relevant for Sweden’s Railway Sector? |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that analyzes the preconditions for, and possible consequences of using regress—or enabling people to reclaim financial losses as a result of train delays—in the railway industry. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Workforce Development in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers |
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The AARP Public Policy Institute has released a report that reviews public workforce development programs for older Americans, including transportation assistance as a means of increasing options for jobs.
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Hearing on Airport Issues and Infrastructure Financing in FAA Reauthorization |
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On April 23, 2015 the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security held a hearing to examine the funding of airport capital needs through the Airport Improvement Program, the Passenger Facility Charge, tax-exempt bonds, and state and local grants as related to the U.S....
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Hearing on the FY16 U.S. Department of Transportation Budget |
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On April 22, 2015, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriation’s Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2016 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Transportation. A webcast of the hearing and the witness statement is available online.
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Hearing on Certification and U.S. Aviation Manufacturing Competitiveness in FAA Reauthorization |
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On April 21, 2015 the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security held a hearing to explore the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) regulatory certification process and reforms that could improve U.S. economic competitiveness for aviation products and...
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