The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a report that evaluates the Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program developed by TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2). This report focuses on the dissemination of TIM trainings and concepts across the country, responder and agency adoption of SHRP2 TIM concepts, and improvements in key TIM performance metrics. SHRP2 is a partnership of FHWA, AASHTO, and TRB.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest edition of its newsletter that details implementation of products of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), a research program administered by TRB. SHRP2 implementation is a partnership of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). TRB completed the research, and now FHWA and AASHTO are jointly implementi...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest edition of its newsletter that details use of SHRP2 data. This edition focuses on uses at universities around the United States.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that highlights three years of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program’s implementation activities and progress.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has announced the SHRP2 Education Connection initiative, which provides grants to professors and instructors to bring state‐of‐the‐practice solutions into their classrooms. Applications are due April 9, 2015.

The SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program is available to help state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other interested organizations deploy SHRP2 solutions. The official application process for Round 4 of the assistance program will begin May 30, 2014, and will close June 27, 2014.  Each of the 12 products in Round 4 of the assistance program were selected based on their potential to deliver more efficient, cost-effective programs to meet the complex challeng...

The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a Research Results that summarizes a workshop, sponsored by the FRA as part of the 2010 TRB Annual Meeting, that explored strategies and new technologies that may reduce injuries and fatalities in public transportation evacuation emergencies.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that explores the extent to which TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program’s (ACRP’s) processes reflect criteria for conducting a high-quality research program. The report also examines ACRP’s results to date and their usefulness for the aviation community.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that reviews TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program as required by the 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. The report explores the process for selecting the program’s projects for funding; the projects’ status; and what, if any, research was eliminated because of funding and time constraints.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a report that examines the compliance of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Information Dissemination Quality Guidelines (IDQG).  The report explores the activities performed under the LTPP program, and addresses the policies and procedures established by the IDQG.