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New Member of the TRB Executive Committee Announced: Brian W. Ness, Director of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) |
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Brian W. Ness, Director of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), has been newly appointed to serve on the TRB Executive Committee. Since 2010, Ness has served as the ITD Director. Ness is an active member of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), chairing the AASHTO Special Committee on Transportation ...
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I-TED 2018: International Transportation and Economic Development Conference |
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TRB is sponsoring I-TED 2018: International Transportation and Economic Development Conference on June 6-8, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on economic development and its social impacts; transit-oriented development; linkages of international trade, economic development, and transportation corridors; and transportation...
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2019 Traffic Control Device Challenge: Apply by October 1, 2018 |
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TRB is co-sponsoring the 2019 Traffic Control Device Challenge (TCDC), which encourages creativity and innovation among engineering students who are interested in traffic control devices. This year's theme focuses on developing traffic control device innovations to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety at signalized intersections. Download the
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Straight to Recording for All: The Transportation Research Thesaurus |
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TRB released a series of recorded videos in May 2018 that provides information about the transportation research thesaurus (TRT). The presenter explains what the TRT is and how it is used, and how researchers can use it to find information. The presenter also illustrates how to get the maximum use out of the TRT.
The videos are available...
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TRB Webinar: Air Cargo Facility Planning and Activities |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Report 143: Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development and Synthesis 80: Estimating Truck Trip Generation for Airport Air Cargo Activity.
This webinar will explore the tools...
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TRB Webinar: Return on Investment in Asset Management Systems and Process Improvements |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, May 7, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 866: Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices.
This webinar will discuss guidance and tools to support calculating the return on...
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TRB Webinar: Organizational Change for Performance and Asset Management |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that discusses how state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations may integrate performance and asset management into their decision-making processes. These organizations are considering changes to how they do business after the Federal...
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TRB Webinar: Internal Curing of Concrete Pavements: State-of-the-Practice |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that will provide an overview of the primary concepts of internal curing for concrete pavements. This webinar will focus on information in Technical Brief FHWA-HIF-16-006.* Presenters will discuss the practical applications, mixture design, and quality control of...
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TRB Webinar: Classifying Fracture Critical Members |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00P M ET that that will discuss the concept of fracture critical members (FCMs) in steel bridges. Over the past decade, there have been various notions about what constitutes an FCM, but it was not clearly defined. This webinar will present recent research and specifications on ...
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Legal Considerations in Relationships Between Transit Agencies and Ridesourcing Service Providers |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a pre-publication, non-edited version of Legal Research Digest 53: Legal Considerations in Relationships Between Transit Agencies and Ridesourcing Service Providers. The report explores the efforts made by public transit agencies to provide on-demand services to the public. It also...
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Contracting Fixed-Route Bus Transit Service |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 136: Contracting Fixed-Route Bus Transit Service documents the state of the practice in contracting bus services. Today many transit agencies contract out their fixed-route bus transit services; however, there is not enough research that focuses on the procurement and oversight process of ...
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Guidebook to Funding Transportation Through Land Value Return and Recycling |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 873: Guidebook to Funding Transportation Through Land Value Return and Recycling presents guidance on ways to mobilize some portion of property-value increases to fund maintenance and operations as well as investment in the infrastructure. Because local government...
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TR News March-April 2018: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2018 |
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A featured article in the March-April 2018 issue of the TR News explores highlights from the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. This article provides information about the number of attendees and sessions. It includes pictures of individual events, presenters, and award winners.
The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on...
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Emergency Alert and Warning Systems |
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released Emergency Alert and Warning Systems. This consensus study considers new possibilities for realizing more effective alert and warning systems, explores how a more effective national alert and warning system might be created, and sets forth a research agenda to advance the...
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Safety Evaluation of Profiled Thermoplastic Pavement Markings |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that evaluates the application of profiled thermoplastic pavement markings. These profiled markings involve upgrading existing markings from flat-line thermoplastic or other standard markings to the profiled product. They are designed to provide an improved level of vision to drivers,...
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Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System Evaluation |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that evaluates the Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System program (GRS-IBS). This evaluation focuses on research topic selection, early research development, and deployers’ decisions to adopt GRS-IBS.
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Review of FAA Airport Sponsors’ Grandfathered Payments |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General has released a report that assesses the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s oversight of grandfathered sponsors’ compliance with federal law related to airport revenue payments. Federal law does allow airport sponsors that have historically used revenues for non-airport ...
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High Friction Surface Treatments |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the use of high friction surface treatments (HFST) as a safety strategy on roadways. HFST is a spot pavement surfacing treatment applied in locations with high friction demand, such as curves and other crash-prone areas, and may enhance skid resistance and reduce...
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Pothole Prevention and Innovative Repair |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates critical components associated with pothole formation and pothole repair. It also proposes solutions to reduce the occurrence of potholes and increase the durability of pothole repairs.
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Improved Methodology for Benefit Estimation of Preservation Projects |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that describes a process for evaluating the economic tradeoffs associated with a variety of highway preservation projects. This report also developed a supplemental software application tool with the goal of enhancing the capabilities of evaluating highway preservation project ...
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Durable Pavement Marking and Grooving |
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates different durable markings and pavement grooving configurations in an effort to make better choices for year-round markings in Iowa. Pavement markings guide motorists and delineate roadways for safer travel. The identification and use of more durable pavement markings...
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Low Cost Wireless Fatigue Crack Monitoring System Using RFID Arrays |
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation has released a report that analyzes the damage sensitivity of low-cost commercial ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) tags for crack detection and monitoring of metallic structures. RFID has become a common way to monitor fatigue cracks in steel girder bridges.
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Understanding How Cities Can Link Smart Mobility Priorities Through Data |
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The University of California at Berkeley has released a report that presents an evaluation framework for assessing technological impacts within transportation-related city projects. This report focuses on how data can improve safety, equity, environment, energy, and congestion.
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A Novel Collision Avoidance System for a Bicycle |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that describes the development of a sensing and estimation system for tracking bicycles. This report assesses two types of car-bicycle collisions: rear vehicle collisions and collisions from vehicles turning right at an intersection.
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Developing Markets for Zero-Emission Vehicles in Goods Movement |
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The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California at Davis has released a report that evaluates the market status and potential freight market penetration of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and near ZEVs in the medium- and heavy-duty class within the California market. This report identifies alternative technologies...
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Travel Effects and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automated Vehicles |
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The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California at Davis has released a report that assesses the state-of-the-practice of automated vehicles (AVs) and their effects on travel and the environment. This paper identifies changes that AVs may have on increased roadway capacity, reduced travel time, monetary costs,...
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Fuelling Maritime Shipping with Liquefied Natural Gas: The Case of Japan |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that assesses Japan’s goal of becoming an international bunkering hub for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). LNG bunkering is the practice of providing liquefied natural gas fuel to a ship for its own consumption.
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Reducing Shipping Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Lessons from Port-Based Incentives |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that identifies port-based incentive systems to reduce shipping emissions, such as environmentally differentiated port fees. This report assesses the extent to which financial incentives at the port level could contribute to the design of decarbonization policies for the maritime sector.
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Effectiveness of Maintenance Activities on Pavement Conditions |
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Austroads has released a report that explains the effectiveness of pavement maintenance activities in the form of periodic maintenance and rehabilitation on pavement condition and distress. This report specifically focuses on roughness, rutting, and cracking deterioration rates. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.
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Compatibility of Mid-Level Biodiesel Blends in Vehicles in Indonesia |
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The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that reviews the effects of biodiesel on vehicles in Indonesia. Most studies about biodiesel impacts have focused on vehicles in the United States and Europe, but Indonesia is different because it has a warm climate, uses a vehicle fleet with older technology, and tends to...
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Vehicle Occupants Not Wearing a Seat Belt: An Analysis of Fatalities and Traffic Offenses in New Zealand |
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The Analysis & Policy Observatory in Australia has released a report that determines the factors of seat belt non-users who were killed in motor vehicle crashes in order to better understand trends in seat belt non-use. This report seeks to identify patterns in geography, weather, demographics, speed, or other factors that contribute to seat...
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Understanding Recent Ridership Changes: Trends and Adaptations |
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) had released a report that identifies the current trends in transit ridership and presents possible adaptations to address declining ridership. This report contextualizes current ridership trends by addressing public transit trends under a broader macroeconomic framework.
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Making Sense of the Trump Administration’s Fuel Economy Standard Rollback |
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Resources for the Future has released a report that assesses the implications of a full rollback for gasoline consumption, oil imports, and carbon emissions. In April 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that planned fuel economy increases are too stringent and should be revised . This report addresses the potential...
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The Economic Impacts of Senate Bill 1 on California |
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The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has released a report that quantifies how the investments made under California Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) will create benefits for users of the transportation system, as well as stimulate economic activity across all sectors of the state economy. SB 1 increases transportation funding through a...
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