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FY 2018 NCHRP Synthesis Study Topics Sought: Upcoming Submissions Due February 16, 2018 |
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TRB is seeking potential synthesis study topics as part of the upcoming activities of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Topics may be submitted at any time; however, the deadline for the upcoming submission cycle is February 16, 2018. All proposed new topics must be submitted online through the TRB Synthesis Website....
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FY 2018 TCRP Synthesis Topics Sought: Submissions Due March 16, 2018 |
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TRB is seeking potential synthesis study topics as part of the upcoming activities of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP). The deadline for the upcoming submission cycle is March 16, 2018. All proposed new topics must be submitted online through the TRB Synthesis website.
Ideas submitted for study topics form the basis for...
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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 Straight to Recording for All: Funding Industrial Aviation |
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TRB released a series of recorded videos in January 2018 that features information from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)'s Synthesis 79: Funding Industrial Aviation. The research explores how airports fund the infrastructure to support industrial aviation development and why some states and airports have been more successful in...
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TRB Webinar: A New Functional Classification System to Aid Contextual Design |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, February 5, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 855: An Expanded Functional Classification System for Highways and Streets.
This webinar will identify potential improvements to the traditional functional...
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Webinar: Truck Size and Weight Research Priorities |
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On Thursday, February 8, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST, TRB's Truck Size and Weight Limits Research Plan Committee will conduct a public webinar on research priorities for improving estimates of the effect of changes in truck size and weight limits on traffic safety and on enforcement of truck regulations.
Panels of experts will...
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TRB Webinar: Runway Protection Zone Risk Assessment Tool |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 168: Runway Protection Zones (RPZs) Risk Assessment Tool Users' Guide.
The research helps airport operators evaluate the risk of an aircraft accident within an RPZ....
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TRB Webinar: Data Management and Governance Practices at Transportation Agencies |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis 508: Data Management and Governance Practices.
This webinar will discuss transportation agency data management practices and experiences. Presenters will demonstrate ...
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TRB Webinar: Spatial Modeling for Highway Performance Monitoring System Data: Part 1 |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that will discuss how to incorporate spatial modeling and statistical tools to enhance the quality and productivity of travel monitoring data. Presenters will focus on the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS), which is a compilation of roadway...
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TRB Webinar: Considerations for Pavement Applications and Maintenance at Airports |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Report 159: Pavement Maintenance Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Management and Research Report 178: Guidance for Usage of Permeable Pavement at Airports.
This webinar will...
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RFP: Essential Communications: A Guide to Land Mobile Radio |
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TRB's National Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to create a guidebook to be used in design, funding, procuring, and governing statewide, regional, or local Land Mobile Radio systems. Proposals are due March 14, 2018.
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2018 Ferry Safety and Technology Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2018 Ferry Safety and Technology Conference on March 21-23, 2018 in New York, New York. This conference will bring together naval architects, marine engineers, and ferry sector professionals to discuss practices and innovations in ferry design and operations, with a focus on safety and affordability. Registration is open,...
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Transforming the Marine Transportation System through Multimodal Freight Analytics: Submit Abstracts by March 2, 2018 |
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TRB is sponsoring Transforming the Marine Transportation System through Multimodal Freight Analytics: Fifth Biennial Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Conference on June 19-21, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The conference will seek to identify research needs; gaps; and potential technology gains related to harnessing robust,...
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2018 Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) International Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) International Conference on July 29-August 1, 2018, in Anaheim, California. The conference focuses on Transportation Demand Management, which focuses on strategies to reduce congestion by shifting transportation demand to alternatives to single occupancy vehicles, shifting...
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Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9)* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure on August 4-7, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference provides a forum for idea exchanges, knowledge sharing, and technology-need matchmaking in the global structural health monitoring and nondestructive...
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Transport Research Arena 2018* - Registration is Open |
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TRB is co-sponsoring the Transport Research Arena 2018 (TRA 2018) on April 16-19, 2018 in Vienna, Austria. TRA 2018 will focus on the compatibility between technology and user-friendly mobility. The conference sessions will explore, discuss, and demonstrate major paradigm shifts in transport, mobility, logistics, and industrial production. The...
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2018 International Conference on Transportation and Development* |
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TRB is co-sponsoring the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2018 International Conference on Transportation and Development on July 15-18, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference will enable attendees from around the world to discuss transportation and development projects including airports, railroads, highways, and multi-modal...
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Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Between Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a pre-publication, non-edited, draft version of Research Report 195: Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Between Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles. The study broadens the understanding of the interplay among emerging and established modes of...
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Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 866: Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices explores how transportation agencies manage their transportation assets, and provides guidance for evaluating the return-on-investment for adopting or expanding transportation asset...
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Long-Term Infrastructure Program Letter Report: January 23, 2018 |
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TRB's Committee for the Review of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Infrastructure R&D Program has issued its first Long-Term Infrastructure Program (LTIP) letter report. The first meeting was structured around a series of briefings on the two components of the LTIP: the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program and the Long-Term...
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Estimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 869: Estimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook provides practitioners who develop phasing and staging plans for temporary traffic control through work zones with guidance to evaluate the safety impacts of their plan...
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Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 240: Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures documents the research results of multiple analyses focused on developing an improved understanding of work zone crash characteristics and countermeasure effectiveness used to produce NCHRP Research...
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Occupant Restraint Use In 2016: Results from the NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a report that presents the results of the 2016 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. NOPUS is a national probability-based occupant restraint use survey, and it is conducted by NHTSA annually.
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Occupant Fatalities in Law Enforcement Vehicles Involved in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that examines the regional distribution of the occupant fatalities in law enforcement vehicles involved in motor vehicle crashes. This report also evaluates how many fatalities occur in vehicles while they are used for emergencies, as well as how many fatalities occur...
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Guide for Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that provides guidance for installing countermeasures at uncontrolled pedestrian crossing locations. This guidance is aimed at agencies considering policies for installing safety measures at pedestrian crossings, and it includes recommended practices for each step involved in selecting...
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Review of DOT’s Implementation of Earned Value Management Practices |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report that summarizes the results of an audit of DOT’s implementation of earned value management (EVM) practices. Federal agencies are required to use EVM to calculate cost and schedule variances for all major IT investments.
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Problematic Taxiway Geometry Study Overview |
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released a report that develops a geographic information system database inventory of pilot deviation and vehicle/pedestrian deviation runway incursions, problematic taxiway geometry locations, and areas currently designated as hot spots. This research was conducted after it was determined that...
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Ipe: Evaluation of Orthotropic Elastic Properties and its Application in Roadside Barriers |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that determines the material properties of Ipe through various tests. Ipe, a hardwood material that has relatively high strength compared to common structural woods, has the potential to be used in roadside barriers.
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Development of Key-Enabling Technologies for a Variable-Blend Natural Gas Vehicle |
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The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California Riverside has released a report that describes newly available sensors for the fuel quality of natural gas. This technology may allow the use of renewable natural gas for transportation without comprehensive gas cleanup and upgrading.
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The Impact of Mega-Ships: The Case of Jakarta |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that assesses the conditions for the port of Jakarta in Indonesia to attract very large containerships. Jakarta is home to more than 10 million people and also serves as Indonesia’s regional hub.
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Measures to Reduce Crashes Adjacent to and within Tunnels |
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Austroads has released a report that identifies factors that contribute to the occurrence and severity of crashes adjacent to and within tunnels. This report recommends remedial treatments that may reduce these crashes. The report is available for no fee after logging into the site.
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From Laboratory to Road International |
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The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that analyzes the gap between official and real-world CO2 emission values of European passenger cars. This report is based on real-world fuel consumption data for more than 1.5 million passenger cars in the European Union, the United States, China, and Japan.
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SHRP2 Webinar on Negotiating and Executing Master Agreements for Railroad-DOT Projects |
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will host a webinar on Thursday, February 15, from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM ET on best practices for negotiating and executing master agreements for capital and maintenance projects, one aspect of the second Strategic Highway...
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Call for 2018 WTS Conference Poster Session Abstracts |
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The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International has released a request for poster abstracts for the 2018 Annual Conference. This year’s annual conference takes place from May 16-18, 2018, in San Diego, California. Themes for the posters include resiliency & sustainability, funding and policy for 21st century innovation, and an electric...
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Accelerate: Winter 2017 |
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The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has released their quarterly publication, Accelerate, which focuses on COMTO members making national news, COMTO events, trends in the industry, and member career advancement. This issue features information about:
- Transforming the American transportation infrastructure
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