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Funding and Managing the U.S. Inland Waterways System: What Policymakers Need to Know |
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TRB will facilitate a live discussion and conduct a webcast on June 16, 2015 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM ET in Washington, D.C. to explore findings from a forthcoming TRB report, Funding and Managing the U.S. Inland Waterways System: What Policymakers Need to Know. Participants must register in advance.
To view the webcast or attend the event in...
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TRB Webinar: Tools for Analysis of Capacity and Efficient Flow for Roundabout Design: Part III |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on July 14, 2015, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET that will cover SYNCHRO, Sim Traffic, and TransModeler— three software packages used by states for analyzing capacity and traffic flow necessary for efficient operation during the roundabout design phase. This is the third of a series of three webinars that will cover seven...
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TRB Webinar: Tools for Analysis of Capacity and Efficient Flow for Roundabout Design: Part II |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on June 11, 2015, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm ET that will cover RODEL and ARCADY— two software packages used by states for analyzing capacity and traffic flow necessary for efficient operation during the roundabout design phase. This is the second of a series of three webinars that will cover seven software packages (SIDRA...
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Automated Vehicles Symposium 2015* |
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TRB is co-sponsoring the Automated Vehicles Symposium on July 20-24, 2015, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This symposium will focus on challenges and opportunities related to the increasing automation of motor vehicles as well as the environments in which they operate. The symposium will build on the 2012–2014 workshops on the state-of-the-art in...
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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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Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C)*: Abstracts Due August 16, 2015 |
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TRB is co-sponsoring Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C) May 17-19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference provides an international platform to exchange knowledge on road safety and safe mobility. This conference will focus on safety and health associated with road transportation. Abstracts are due August 16, 2015.
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Information for Authors: A Guide for Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts for Presentation at the TRB Annual Meeting and for Publications in TRB’s Journal |
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TRB has released the latest version of its information for authors guide. The guide is designed to help both new and veteran TRB paper authors navigate the new paper submission process for the upcoming TRB Annual Meeting and for Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Authors should review all information...
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Use of Web-Based Rider Feedback to Improve Public Transit Services |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 179: Use of Web-Based Rider Feedback to Improve Public Transit Services provides toolkit of practices, emerging platforms, and promising approaches for customer web-based and electronic feedback to help improve public transit services. Part I of the report identifies promising practices...
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Methods and Practices on Reduction and Elimination of Asphalt Mix Segregation |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis 477: Methods and Practices on Reduction and Elimination of Asphalt Mix Segregation provides guidance on how to reduce or eliminate segregation during aggregate production, mix design, asphalt mix production, mix transport and transfer, and placement. The report also explores options for ...
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Innovative Revenue Strategies – An Airport Guide |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 121: Innovative Revenue Strategies – An Airport Guide describes a broad range of tools and techniques to improve airport revenue streams, recover costs, and achieve operational efficiencies. The report identifies customer needs; airport-provided services and shared services, facilities, and...
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Claims Related to Stormwater Discharge |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 395: Claims Related to Stormwater Discharge explores transportation agencies’ legal liability for contaminated stormwater discharge, even if they obtained and complied with a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The report discusses the...
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TRB Security, Emergency Management, and Infrastructure Protection Research Status Report |
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Since September 11, 2001, 145 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). One hundred eleven of these projects have been completed; 24 projects are in progress; and 10 projects have contracts...
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TR News March-April-May 2015: Standing Ovations for TRB's 2015 Annual Meeting |
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Photographic highlights capture the high energy and many successes of TRB’s 94th
Annual Meeting, which featured U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony J. Foxx,
more than 3,500 research papers,
major professional awards, committee
meetings, an active exhibit
hall, and more. This Annual Meeting also achieved recordbreaking
attendance at a new and...
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TRB and Resilience: A Summary of Transportation Research Board Activities |
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A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security and resilience activities is updated monthly.
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Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2013 |
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that contains descriptive statistics about fatalities, injuries, and property damage in crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2013.
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New Hampshire Integrated Transportation Planning Workshop |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that summarizes one of its sponsored workshops that focused on integrated planning, performance-based planning and programming, and scenario planning for transportation agencies.
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Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that outlines planning considerations for separated bike lanes and offers design options covering typical one- and two-way scenarios.
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Traffic Safety Facts 2013: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that details statistics about traffic crashes of all severities, including those that result in property damage and the loss of human life.
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Traffic Safety Facts 2013: Occupant Protection |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes trends in uses of seatbelts, child safety seats, and frontal air bags, and differences by vehicle type and drivers’ demographics.
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Alkali Content of Fly Ash: Measuring and Testing Strategies for Compliance |
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses the available alkali test and the extent to which fly ash alkali content impacts common performance tests, such as the mortar-bar expansion test.
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Web-Based Preventative Blowing and Drifting Snow Control Calculator Decision Tool |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that describes a cost-benefit tool for determining the amount of public funds that could be used to pay farmers to establish snow control practices on their land to limit blowing and drifting snow on roadways.
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Use of Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement in Stafford, Virginia |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that documents construction procedures for a roller-compacted concrete pavement with an asphalt overlay.
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A Corrosion Monitoring System for Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures |
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The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates a multi-parameter corrosion monitoring system for existing reinforced concrete structures on bridges in chloride-laden service environments.
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Rockfall Concrete Barrier Evaluation and Design Criteria |
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates full-scale precast and cast-in-place concrete barriers to determine their impact resistance against rockfalls on roadways.
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Enhancements to Highway Construction Scheduling Expert System |
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The University of Illinois Center for Transportation has released a report that describes a software tool that uses data from previous construction projects—including data about type and size—to assist project managers in planning for current and upcoming projects.
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Road Safety with Self-Driving Vehicles: General Limitations and Road Sharing with Conventional Vehicles |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that discuss issues related to road safety with self-driving vehicles, including the extent to which all relevant inputs for computational decisions can be supplied to self-driving vehicles and whether zero traffic deaths with self-driving vehicles is realistic.
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A Novel Approach to Modeling and Predicting Crash Frequency at Rural Intersections by Crash Type and Injury Severity Level |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that develops an approach for predicting crash frequencies at rural intersections by using intersection characteristics and variables specific to the crashes.
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Go! Exploring the World of Transportation: June 2015 |
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The Institute for Transportation (InTrans) 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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A Pilot Study of Low Workload in Train Drivers |
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The Transport Research Laboratory in the United Kingdom has released a report that investigates the types of train driving tasks and situational factors that may affect drivers’ workload and performance. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Ability to Absorb Information Through Electronic and Static Signs |
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Austroads has released a report that reviews current practices and evidence on the co-location of three types of signs: direction signs, variable message signs, and variable speed limits/lane control signs. This report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.
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RoadSafe News: May 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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Variations in Road Injury Crash Numbers in South Australia by Time of Year |
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The Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide has released a report that examines variations in road injury crash numbers in South Australia by time of year using injury and fatal crash data from 1982-2013.
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Drivers of Logistics Performance: A Case Study of Turkey |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that explores the drivers of, and barriers to, logistics performance through a case study of Turkey’s trade and transportation sector.
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Accident Involvement of Young Moped Riders: Causes and Consequences |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that discusses characteristics and possible causes of teenagers’ moped accidents. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Hearing on Small Businesses and Surface Transportation Reauthorization |
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On June 3, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Small Business held a hearing to examine small businesses’ participation in the surface transportation industry. A webcast of the hearing and witness statements are available online.
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Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase |
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The Eno Center for Transportation has released a report that discusses the circumstances that led to the 1982 increase in the gas tax exclusively for the purpose of funding transportation.
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Hearing on the Amtrak Crash in Philadelphia |
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On June 2, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing to examine federal oversight issues related to the Amtrak accident in Philadelphia in May. A webcast of the hearing and witness statements are available online.
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Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change |
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Resources for the Future has released a report that documents the relationship of temperature, rainfall, and snowfall with traffic accidents and travel demand by using travel demand data and information from police-reported accidents.
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Hearing on Federal Funding for Traffic Congestion and Roads and Bridges |
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On June 1, 2015, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a field hearing to consider ways to address traffic congestion in Louisiana. A webcast of the hearing and witness statements are available online.
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