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A Virtual Fireside Chat on the Future of Transportation in America: Featuring U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt On Monday, February 2, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PST) join U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt for a fireside chat as they discuss a new analysis from the U.S. Department of Transportation, “Beyond Traffic," which anticipates the trends and choices facing our transportation...   Review of DOT’s Performance-Based Approach to Surface Transportation The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the progress that the U.S. Department of Transportation has made in developing a national performance-based approach to surface transportation and the challenges states and other grantees report facing in implementing this approach.   MAP-21 Research Quarterly Newsletter: Winter 2015 The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Human Environment has released the latest version of its quarterly online newsletter, which is designed to provide information about the office’s research products and resources.   Volpe News: Innovation Challenge Winner, Side Guards, Drowsy Driving, and More Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, has released its eNews bulletin that features its news briefs, tools for practitioners, and reports.   Design and Construction of Field-Cast UHPC Connections The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief that discusses advancements in the science of concrete materials have led to the development of a new class of cementitious composites called ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC).   Back To Top   Safety Evaluation of Diverging Diamond Interchanges in Missouri The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses a safety evaluation at the project-level (interchange) and the site-specific level (ramp terminals) of diverging diamond interchanges using three types of before and after evaluation methods.   Track Inspection Planning and Risk Measurement Analysis The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses track inspection operations on a railroad network and discusses how the inspection results can be used to measure the risk of failure on the tracks.   Feasibility of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Use as Road Base and Subbase Material The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates the state of practice with regard to the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement material for road base and subbase applications.   Back To Top   Lighting Levels for Isolated Intersections: Leading to Safety Improvements The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that explains carrying out measurements of the quantity and quality of roadway lighting levels at isolated rural intersections as a means to assess nighttime crash rates.   Recommendations for KYTC’s Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Surface Management Practices The Kentucky Transportation Center (KYTC) at the University of Kentucky has released a report that outlines two strategies that may enhance KYTC’s existing Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Management program through selecting cost-effective practices.   Back To Top   Road Surface Properties and High Speed Friction The Transport Research Laboratory in the United Kingdom has released a report that explores the relationship between high speed friction and road surface properties in order to identify parameters that allow all surfacing types to be represented by the same relationship. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.   Economic Benefits of Park and Ride The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that considers the rationale for investment in park and ride (P&R), methods for the economic and financial appraisal of P&R investments, and conditions for optimal P&R investment decision making.   Updating Environmental Externalities Unit Values Austroads has released a report that provides updated unit costs and price indices used to estimate environmental costs in the economic evaluation of Australian road infrastructure and transportation projects. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.   The Effectiveness of Roads Policing: Summary Report The Transport Research Laboratory in the United Kingdom has released a report that evaluates the effectiveness of road policing strategy in terms of reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured in road collisions. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.   Back To Top   Hearing on Freight Rail Transportation On January 28, 2015, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to explore challenges facing the United States’ freight rail network, with a focus on challenges created by higher demand, rules and regulations, and infrastructure needs. A webcast and witness statements are available online.   Hearing on Federal and State Perspectives of MAP-21 Reauthorization On January 28, 2015, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing that examines federal transportation infrastructure investments and the issues related to passing a long-term MAP-21. A webcast and witness statements are available online.   Expanding Specialized Transportation: New Opportunities under the Affordable Care Act The AARP Public Policy Institute has released a report that explores Affordable Care Act options that could expand specialized transportation for Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, and provides examples to illustrate how these options can work.   Back To Top	Remember you can update your interests at any time to help us deliver only the most relevant information to you each week. Update my interests Email Us Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Aviation Highway Marine Transportation Motor Carriers Pedestrians and Bicyclists Pipelines Public Transportation Rail
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