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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: U.S. Department of Transportation Sessions |
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Several sessions at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting will feature officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Use the mobile app or the interactive program to save these events to your calendar.
Encouraging Innovation
The current pace of innovation, industry convergence, and technological change is unprecedented and ...
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Announcing the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) |
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TRB is pleased to announce the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP), a new cooperative research program will provide practical solutions to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce costs of road traffic crashes associated with unsafe behaviors. Through funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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Panel Members for FY 2018 Projects in the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) |
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The Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP), a newly established program administered by TRB in partnership with the Governors Highway Safety Associate and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is seeking panel nominations for fiscal year 2018. Nominations are due January 16, 2018, and should be submitted to...
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New Consensus Study Seeks Committee Members: Submit Nominations by December 29, 2017 |
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At the request of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a new consensus study on fuel economy technologies for light-duty vehicles. Nominate or self-nominate experts in automotive technologies and production, economics, engineering systems, safety, and regulation to...
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Register for the “Alternatives to Surveys” Webinar during the ACRP’s Annual Symposium on Research in Progress |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is hosting a webinar in conjunction with its Annual Symposium on Research in Progress on January 7, 2018 from 12:15 to 1:15 PM ET that will feature social science experts from the Virginia Tech School of Education and the George Washington University School of Nursing who will present on...
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ACRP Insight Event: Airport Roles in Reducing Transmission of Communicable Diseases |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is hosting its first Insight Event on Airport Roles in Reducing Transmission of Communicable Diseases on March 6-7, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Airport and public health professionals will discuss key challenges and issues facing the aviation sector in reducing the transmission of communicable...
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TRB Webinar: Uses of Social Media During an Airport Emergency |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, January 18, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 82: Uses of Social Media to Inform Operational Response and Recovery During an Airport Emergency.
This webinar will serve as an introduction to using social media platforms at...
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TRB Webinar: Vizguide: Data Visualization for Transportation Agencies |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Web Only Document 226: Data Visualization methods for Transportation Agencies.
This webinar will describe techniques for displaying and reporting information in a visually...
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TRB Webinar: Standardizing Truck GPS Data to Evaluate Truck Freight Bottlenecks |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, January 29, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 854: Guide for Identifying, Classifying, Evaluating, and Mitigating Truck Freight Bottlenecks.
This webinar will discuss a guidebook that examines truck freight...
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TRB Webinar: Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities for Airport Operators |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, January 31, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 84: Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities for Airport Operators.
This webinar will discuss how transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and...
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TRB Straight to Recording for All: Improving Findability and Relevance of Transportation Information |
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TRB released a series of recorded videos in December 2017 that feature information from NCHRP Report 846: Improving Findability and Relevance of Transportation Information. The videos aim to help practitioners define a management framework, identify successful practices for organizing and classifying information, and develop federated or...
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RFP: Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a guidebook to help departments of transportation and other transportation-system decision makers assess the impact of transformational technologies on future activity centers, land use, and travel demand. Proposals are due January 23, 2018.
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RFP: Evaluation of Bridge Rail Systems to Confirm AASHTO MASH Compliance |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to update the AASHTO Load Resistance Factor Design Bridge Design Specifications and the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide for bridge rail geometric design for AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware. Proposals are due January 23, 2018.
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RFP: Improving Mid-Term, Intermediate, and Long-Range Cost Forecasting: Guidance for State Departments of Transportation |
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TRB's National Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to provide guidance for state departments of transportation to improve forecasting for mid-term, intermediate, and long-range time horizons to better account for cost variability, economic volatility, and risk. Proposals are due January 23, 2018.
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RFP: Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to provide guidance on currently available methods for state departments of transportation to assess and advance transportation-related greenhouse gas reduction strategies in planning and programming. Proposals are due January 25, 2018.
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RFP: Understanding Impacts to Airports from Temporary Flight Restrictions |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to identify the financial and other ramifications of a temporary flight restriction, or other airspace restrictions, at or near an airport. Proposals are due January 30, 2018.
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RFP: A Methodology for Determining Scour Depth around Structures in Gravel-Bed Rivers |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a methodology for bridge owners that will accurately predict scour at new bridge foundations and evaluate scour at existing bridge foundations in gravel-bed rivers. Proposals are due January 30, 2018.
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RFP: Roadside Encroachment Database Development and Analysis |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a database of roadside encroachment characteristics for a variety of roadside conditions and roadway types. Proposals are due January 30, 2018.
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RFP: Market Value Characteristics for Property at Small Airports |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a guidebook to help airport managers from small airports estimate the market value for leases, including how to use facility characteristics and other factors to estimate market value for leases. Proposals are due January 31, 2018.
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RFP: Guidance for Diversity in Airport Businesses Contracting and Workforce Programs |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to provide guidance for identifying and calculating benefits and costs of business and workforce diversity programs. Proposals are due February 1, 2018.
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RFP: Commercial Space Vehicle Emissions Modeling |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Board (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a method to estimate emissions from commercial space vehicles. Commercial space vehicle operations generate emissions, yet there are no formal, standardized procedures for estimating these emissions, and very limited data. A method is needed to help...
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IDEA Program Announcement 2018: Funding Proposals Now Being Accepted |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) annual program announcement solicits funding proposals for the upcoming review cycles. The announcement explains the IDEA programs, describes the types of eligible projects and their funding structures, suggests general areas for which IDEA proposals can be submitted, and provides...
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TR News November-October 2017: Reenvisioning New York's Legendary Bus Terminal |
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The November–December 2017 edition of the TR News explores a design competition to re-envision the essential transportation facility. It also follows up on the innovations presented by participants in the TRB Six-Minute Pitch Competition since 2013 and finds inspiring successes. Other articles describe policy studies related to transportation by...
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Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 1: A Guide |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web Only Document 70: Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 1: A Guide offers practices for transit systems of all sizes to absorb the impacts of disaster, recover quickly, and return rapidly to providing the services that customers rely on to meet...
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Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 2: Research Overview |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web Only Document 70: Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 2: Research Overview summarizes elements of the research effort that offers practices for transit systems of all sizes to absorb the impacts of disaster, recover quickly, and return rapidly to...
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Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 3: Literature Review and Case Studies |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web Only Document 70: Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 3: Literature Review and Case Studies includes appendicies outline the literature reviewed and 17 case studies that explore how transit agencies absorb the impacts of disaster, recover quickly, ...
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Material Properties of Cold In-Place Recycled and Full-Depth Reclamation Asphalt Concrete |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 863: Material Properties of Cold In-Place Recycled and Full-Depth Reclamation Asphalt Concrete presents procedures for determining material properties of cold-recycled asphalt mixtures for input to pavement structural design programs. Highway agencies are placing...
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Network Modeling |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2667 consists of 15 papers that explore network modeling, including:
- Monitoring Signalized Urban Networks: Dynamic Equilibrium-Free Model Based on a Discrete-Time Optimal Control Formulation
- Maximization of Platoon Formation Through Centralized Routing ...
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Public Transportation, Volume 3: Management, Performance, and Quality of Service |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2649 consists of 13 papers that explore public transportation, including:
- Train Overcrowding: Investigation of the Provision of Better Information to Mitigate the Issues
- Use of Automated Vehicle Location Data for Route- and Segment-Level Analyses of...
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices: 2018 |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 114: Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices is a digest of the progress and status of TCRP Project J-7, “Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices,” for which the Transportation Research Board is the agency conducting the research.
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New IDEAs for Rail Safety: Annual Report of the Rail Safety IDEA Program - January 2018 |
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This annual report presents a summary of progress on investigations conducted as part of the Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA) program sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and overseen by the Transportation Safety IDEA Program Committee. The Rail Safety IDEA program provides funding for projects...
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Impacts on Practice: Learning to Negotiate Airport / Airline Agreements |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice examines how an aviation consulting firm applied the findings of ACRP Report 36: Airport/Airline Agreements – Practices and Characteristics for use in training its clients on lease negotiation, rates, and charges. The report clarifies the impacts of residual and...
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Every Day Counts (EDC) Announces Fifth Round: Submit ideas by January 18, 2018 |
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking information from state, local, and industry partners and the public on proven processes or technologies that have the potential to provide efficiency. Specifically, the FHWA is interested in innovations and in processes, which have the potential to transform the way the highway transportation...
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Adjacent Box Beam Connections: Performance and Optimization |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a technical brief that investigates four different shear key connection designs on bridges, including partial- and full-depth connections constructed with either conventional non-shrink grout or ultra-high performance concrete. Adjacent box beams are widely used in short- and medium-span...
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Travel Time Displays at Freeway Entrance Approaches |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores the optimal ways to provide travel time information to drivers as they approach a freeway entrance. This report also evaluates how this information influences route choices and diversions.
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2017 Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements |
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The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released a report that describes activities on capital leasing arrangements and evaluates the capital leasing program. The FTA collects lease data about facilities and vehicles to identify whether they are leased or purchased by transit agencies.
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Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, October 2017 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center has released the latest version of its quarterly report. This report is designed to keep interested organizations up to date on the prices of alternative and conventional fuels in the United States. This issue summarizes prices that were submitted through the first ...
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Putting Research into Practice: 3-D Mapping of Bridges and Riverbeds with Underwater Sonar |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released a report that describes methods and practices for using sonar in 3-D mapping of riverbeds and below-surface bridge substructures. MnDOT bridge inspectors have used underwater inspection technologies to examine erosion, and in certain areas, sonar technology – which gathers underwater...
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Development and Testing of Environmental DNA (eDNA) Protocols for the Endangered James Spinymussel (Pleurobema collina) |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has released a report that identifies whether the James Spinymussel, an endangered species of mussel, can be detected solely by sampling stream water. Because VDOT conducts various maintenance projects near endangered aquatic species, this report explores approaches to streamline environmental...
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Naturalistic Bicycling Behavior Pilot Study |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that examines data from a naturalistic bicycling behavior pilot study in Tampa Bay, Florida to determine contributing factors to bicycling crashes. Additionally, the report explores the behavior, experience, and interactions between bicyclists and drivers making right or left turns at...
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The Economic Benefits of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)- Reducing Placemaking: Synthesizing a New View |
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The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California at Davis has released a report that examines how placemaking policies aimed at reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) contribute to local economies. This report builds upon previous research that analyzed placemaking and VMT at larger geographic scales; it focuses on ...
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Effects of Loading Rate and Mix Reheating on Indirect Tensile N-Flex Factor and Semi-Circular Bend J-Integral Test Results to Assess the Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures |
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The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University has released a report that evaluates the effects of mix reheating and loading rate on the indirect tensile N-flex factor and the semi-circular bend J-integral tests. This research explores the cracking resistance of asphalt mixtures for mix design and quality assurance.
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Commodity-based Approach for Evaluating the Value of Freight Moving on Texas’ Roadway Network |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that evaluates the value of selected commodities moved on the Texas freight network. This research also examines the impact of seasonal variation and congestion on commodity flow movements. The estimated value of commodities may be used to support...
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Re-Use of Mine Waste Materials Amended with Fly Ash in Transportation Earthworks Projects |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that assesses the reuse of fly ash amended mine waste as road construction material. This report specifically evaluates its usability for road subbase and subgrade, unpaved roadways, embankments, and fills.
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Methods for Improving Consistency between Statewide and Regional Planning Models |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that examines the current practices of planning models across the United States. There is currently a wide range in scope of planning models at the state and metropolitan levels. This research provides methods to quantify the differences in these...
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Safe System Infrastructure on Mixed Use Arterials |
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Austroads has released a report that synthesizes key issues and solutions for addressing safety on urban mixed use arterial routes. These routes – which are used by a combination of pedestrians, cyclists, cars, buses, and delivery vehicles – account for a large proportion of high-severity crashes in Australia and New Zealand, particularly for...
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Note on the Use of Quantile Regression to Analyse Car Ownership Data |
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TRL in the United Kingdom has released a report that evaluates the influence of income, population density, and the proportion of those aged sixty-five and over on the distribution of car ownership. This research seeks to identify key determinants of car use in areas where car ownership is relatively high or low.
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Vehicle Inspections – From Safety Device to Climate Change Tool |
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TRL in the United Kingdom (UK) has released a report that analyzes public vehicle inspection data to investigate issues relating to vehicle ownership and use, energy consumption, and emissions generation. This report seeks to understand whether analytical techniques being developed in the UK have the potential to be useful elsewhere. It also...
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Fuel Consumption Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles in India |
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The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that summarizes the fuel consumption standards for heavy-duty vehicles in India. Earlier this year, the Indian government published fuel-efficiency standards for commercial heavy-duty vehicles, which seek to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from India’s rapidly growing...
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World Transit Research Newsletter: December 2017 |
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The Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter, which is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database. This edition features research on planning, ridership, technology, operations, land use, and more.
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The Effect of Fuel Price Changes on Fleet Demand for New Vehicle Fuel Economy |
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Resources for the Future has released a report that examines economic reasons for why fleet managers might adjust vehicle purchases in response to fuel price changes. This report specifically focuses on rental car companies and other fleet buyers in the United States, and compares these purchases to individual retail vehicle purchases.
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