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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released its latest Safety Data Update. The update provides the latest information about implementation of the SHRP 2 safety database, which is the main product of the Safety focus area of the SHRP 2 Program.
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NASA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Convention |
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TRB is cosponsoring the NASA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Convention July 28-30, 2015 in Moffett Field, CA. Attendees will discuss the latest developments in unmanned aerial systems technology; state perspectives on low-altitude UAS operations; privacy issues, safety, and security concerns and solutions; and, the future ...
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TRB Webinar: Risk Management Applications for All Airports |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 21, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on project risk management and safety risk management. Webinar presenters will discuss promising practices and practical applications to assist airport stakeholders in managing risk, as well ...
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TRB Webinar: Case Studies in Performance Based Analysis of Geometric Design |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on June 17, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will explore the application of methods and toolsets from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Highway Safety Manual to support design decisions. Webinar presenters will provide updates on project outcomes, details on lessons...
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TRB Webinar: Business Planning Approaches for Disruptive or Irregular Airport Operations |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on June 18, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on business planning for disruptive or irregular airport operations. Webinar presenters will describe best practices and practical applications in adopting a plan for sustained operational...
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RFI: NCHRP FY 2016 Projects: Oversight Panel Nominee Solicitation |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is soliciting nominees to serve on oversight panels for new projects being established under the NCHRP's FY 2016 program. Nominees should have expertise directly relevant to the proposed project topic. To help identify nominees who are members of historically underrepresented groups, TRB...
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RFI: Chan Wui and Yunyin Rising Star Workshop for Early Career Professionals: The Analytical Relationship Between Mobility and Communications |
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TRB is seeking academics to apply for the Chan Wui and Yunyin Rising Star Workshop for Early Career Professionals in July 2016. This first workshop explores the nexus of mobility and communications. The workshop takes place during a seven-day transat¬lantic ship crossing, and offers two tracks for participants...
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RFP: A Transit Agency Guide to Evaluating Secondary Train Detection/Protection Systems in Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) Systems |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program has issued a request for proposals to develop guidelines to enable a transit agency to evaluate the need for secondary train detection/protection systems or operating practices in lieu of such systems when implementing a communications-based train control system. Proposals are due June 25, 2015.
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RFP: Minutes Matter: A Guide to Bus Transit Service Reliability |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide to bus transit service reliability. Proposals are due June 25, 2015.
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RFP: Tools for a Sustainable Transit Agency |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program has issued a request for proposals to develop tools to address how environmental, economic, and social sustainability objectives can be established and implemented by transit agencies. Proposals are due July 14, 2015.
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The Role of U.S. Airports in the National Economy |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 132: The Role of U.S. Airports in the National Economy examines the economic role of U.S. airports and the national airport system to help communicate the national aggregate value of airports to communities and aviation stakeholders.
A PowerPoint presentation and brochure supplement the...
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Best Practices Guidebook for Preparing Lead Emission Inventories from Piston-Powered Aircraft with the Emission Inventory Analysis Tool |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 133: Best Practices Guidebook for Preparing Lead Emission Inventories from Piston-Powered Aircraft with the Emission Inventory Analysis Tool examines a methodology and tool to assist airports in quantifying aircraft lead emissions at airports.
The accompanying Emission Inventory Analysis ...
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Quantifying Aircraft Lead Emissions at Airports |
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Properties of Foamed Asphalt for Warm Mix Asphalt Applications |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 807: Properties of Foamed Asphalt for Warm Mix Asphalt Applications presents methods for measuring the performance-related properties of foamed asphalts and designing foamed asphalt mixes with satisfactory aggregate coating and workability.
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Potential MUTCD Criteria for Selecting the Type of Control for Unsignalized Intersections |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web Only Document 213: Potential MUTCD Criteria for Selecting the Type of Control for Unsignalized Intersections explores the development of criteria and supporting material for determining appropriate traffic control at unsignalized intersections.
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Products with an Impact or Potential Impact on Current Highway Practice |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Programs Products with an Impact or Potential Impact on Current Highway Practice highlights some of the successful projects from the NCHRP IDEA program from its inception in 1993 until 2015.
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Successes in Stewardship Newsletter: May 2015 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Successes in Stewardship monthly newsletter, which highlights current environmental streamlining practices from around the United States.
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Commercial Vehicle Onboard Video Systems |
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released a report that summarizes the analysis of onboard video systems from a school bus crash and a motorcoach crash, and then proposes safety measures that different association and vehicle technology manufacturers could implement.
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Traffic Safety Facts 2013: Motorcycles |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that details estimates of motorcycle fatalities and lives saved through use of helmets in 2013.
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Innovator: May/June 2015 |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly 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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Commercial Weight Enforcement Innovation |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that assesses a license plate reader camera that allows for vehicle information to be gathered and cross-referenced to other known data related to that vehicle assigned to the license plate.
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Assessment and Placement of Living Snow Fences to Reduce Highway Maintenance Costs and Improve Safety (Living Snow Fences) |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that describes how the use of living snow fences—designed planting of trees, scrubs, and native grasses along highways or roads—can be expanded as a means to control blowing and drifting snow.
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A 2015 Comparison of Operational Performance: Washington State Ferries to Ferry Operators Worldwide |
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The Washington Department of Transportation has released a report that addresses changes in Washington State ferries and peer ferry system operators, and provides operational comparisons, including those of passenger safety and cost efficiency.
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Chip Seal Performance Measures: Best Practices |
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The Washington Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates different performance indicators for chip seal treatments and develops trigger values for these indicators that will indicate the end of service life and index values for resurfacing.
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Determining Animal Mortality Compost Maturity and Suitability for Road Project Applications for the Virginia Department of Transportation |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the time, treatment, and sustainability of using its compost vessels to generate mature compost from animal remains removed from roadways.
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SafeTREC Newsletter: April 2015 |
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The University of California-Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) has released the latest issues of its newsletter that highlights activities taking place at the center as well as other transportation safety-related news.
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Changes in Transit Use and Service and Associated Changes in Driving Near a New Light Rail Transit Line |
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The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that discusses potential impacts of Los Angeles Metro’s rail transit investment program by assessing the changes in transit use associated with the Expo Line, the first of the six new lines in the city.
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Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation Newsletter: May 2015 |
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The Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation has released its latest newsletter that describes its recent research and resources.
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Texas Transportation Researcher: Vol. 51, No.1, 2015 |
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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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Kentucky Transportation Center Newsletter: Summer 2015 |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center has released its quarterly newsletter that highlights its recent reports, ongoing projects, and other updates.
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Disaggregate Accident Frequency and Risk Modelling: A Rough Guide |
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The Norwegian Centre for Transport Research has released a report that explains how traffic accident data—which has much variation that may appear random—could in fact be explained by using the Poisson distribution.
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Travel Time Saving Assessment |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that addresses knowledge gaps related to methods for the valuation of travel time savings for non-business travel, to be used in the economic appraisal of transportation investment projects.
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RoadSafe News: April 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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‘The Honest Truth’ Process Evaluation |
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The Transport Research Laboratory has released a report that focuses on an evaluation of the ‘The Honest Truth’—an educational intervention delivered by driving instructors to inform their students about how to stay safe as the driver or passenger in a vehicle. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Slag Asphalt, Interim Report A: Aggregate Properties and Wear Characteristics According to Prall |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that summarizes results of 10 tests of slag pavements with respect to their ballast properties and their wear properties. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Hearing on Transportation Security in Airports |
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On Wednesday May 13, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government held a hearing to consider aviation security issues raised since the inception of the Transportation Security Administration. A webcast of the hearing and witness statements are available online.
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Hearing on Coast Guard Acquisitions |
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On Thursday May 14, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing to consider the U.S. Coast Guard’s current acquisition program and sustainability. A webcast of the hearing and witness statements are available online.
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Who Pays for Roads? How the “Users Pay” Myth Gets in the Way of Solving America’s Transportation Problems |
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The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has released a report that discusses the revenue sources for transportation, and the amount that those sources contribute to overall transportation funding.
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Hearing on Railroad Deregulation Past, Present, and Future |
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On Wednesday May 13, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing to explore different aspects of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980—a law that removed many regulatory requirements on the railroad industry. A webcast of the hearing and ...
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America Walks Newsletter: April 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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