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TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter

The Transportation Research E-Newsletter is a free weekly electronic service designed to keep individuals up-to-date on TRB activities and to highlight selected transportation research related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. More than 70,000 people from around the world receive the E-Newsletter.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

TRB Webinar: New Pavement Engineering Technologies - The Long Term Pavement Performance Climate and Bind Tools

TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discusses two new tools designed by the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program: the LTPP Climate and LTPPBind Online tools. The LTPP Climate Tool offers users access to climate data derived from NASA’s Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and...

TRB Webinar: Geometric Highway Design Process for the 21st Century

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 839: A Performance-Based Highway Geometric Design Process.

This webinar will discuss a new process that incorporates advances in knowledge and addresses the realities of...

TRB Webinar: Development of Crash Modification Factors for Pedestrian Crossing Treatments

TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 841: Development of Crash Modification Factors for Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossing Treatments. This webinar will discuss the effort to quantify the relationships...

TRB Webinar: Learning About and Using the Research in Progress (RiP) Database

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that provides users of TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database with the latest information about RiP's search and data entry interfaces.

The RiP Database is a leading tool for transportation professionals to stay updated on current or recently-completed...

TRB Webinar: Designing Multimodal Roundabouts: Making Them Safe and Efficient for All

TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, September 11, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that will address the misconceptions and misinformation about modern roundabouts, which inhibits their implementation. Presenters will discuss state-of-the-art roundabout design procedures that make roundabouts safe and efficient for all modes of travel, including ...

TRB Webinar: Use and Potential Impacts of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams at Airports

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Report 173: Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFASs at Airports. This webinar will examine aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), which have been used by the aviation industry...

TRB Webinar: Understanding Stormwater Management Requirements for Airports

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 169: Clean Water Act Requirements for Airports, Research Report 174: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Volume 1: Primer, and Research Report 174: Green Stormwater...

NTI Webinar: Onboard Camera Applications for Buses

TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 2:00-3:30 PM ET that features its Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 123: Onboard Camera Applications for Buses. This webinar, hosted by the National Transit Institute (NTI), will explore how transit agencies across the country are using onboard camera...

TRB Webinar: Modern Roundabouts: Downtown and Suburban Revitalization

TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, September 18, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that will provide examples of ways the modern roundabout may be able to revitalize a downtown area, enhance a community’s well-being, and provide a safer and more efficient traffic flow in urban and suburban areas. Presenters will describe how roundabouts have...

11th University Transportation Center (UTC) Spotlight Conference: Rebuilding and Retrofitting the Transportation Infrastructure

TRB is sponsoring the 11th University Transportation Center (UTC) Spotlight Conference: Rebuilding and Retrofitting the Transportation Infrastructure on September 26-27, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Registration is open. The conference will focus on rebuilding and retrofitting transportation infrastructure for all modes, including:

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Traffic Monitoring: Automobiles, Trucks, Bicycles, and Pedestrians

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2644 consists of 13 papers exploring traffic monitoring, including:

Sensor Location Decision Model for Truck Flow Measurement
Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts at Signalized Intersections Using Existing Infrastructure: Opportunities and Challenges

TR News May-June 2017: Valuing a Mature Highway System: In Search of the Holy Grail

A featured article in the May-June 2017 issue of the TR News examines how to develop appropriate evaluation frameworks that account for the integration of new technologies into the infrastructure in order to accurately value the current highway system. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and...

Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults: Proceedings of a Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released the proceedings of a December 2016 workshop designed to help better understand the importance of affordable and accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities, the barriers to providing this housing, the design principles for making housing accessible for...

Traffic Control Devices

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2624 consists of 6 papers that explore visibility and work zone traffic control, including:

Empirical Assessment of the Legibility of the Highway Gothic and Clearview Signage Fonts
Driver Accuracy in Identifying Food and Attraction Targets on Business...

Pavement: Volume 1

TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2639 consists of 15 papers that explore pavement, including:

Assessing the Effects of Rising Groundwater from Sea Level Rise on the Service Life of Pavements in Coastal Road Infrastructure
Pavement Friction Degradation Based on Pennsylvania...

Guidance for Usage of Permeable Pavement at Airports

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 178: Guidance for Usage of Permeable Pavement at Airports provides guidance on the advantages and disadvantages of permeable pavement at a variety of types and sizes of airports. The guidance includes potential installation locations such as airside and landside applications;...

Extending Bridge Life by Maintaining Expansion Joints

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) latest Ready Results explores guidelines to prevent failures in small-movement expansion joints (SMEJs) on bridges. SMEJs enable a bridge to accommodate movements caused by temperature changes and rotation, while also directing water and deicing chemicals off the deck and away from the...

Cybersecurity Planning and Future Resources

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Inspector General has released an audit report that determines whether the DOT’s Office of the Chief Information Officer expended appropriate funds to support cybersecurity initiatives and adequately planned for its cybersecurity funding needs. Between fiscal years 2012-2015, Congress...

Safety Compass Newsletter: August 2017

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the latest issue of its Safety Compass newsletter. The purpose of the newsletter is to share news and information regarding the activities, policies, and programs of the NTSB. This edition features information about teen drowsy driving and implementing advanced driver assistance systems...

Volpe News: August 2017

Volpe, the National Transportation Systems Center, has released the latest edition of its eNews bulletin that features its news briefs, tools for practitioners, and reports. This edition features information about pedestrian detection systems in cars, exploring future energy scenarios with the freight/fuel transportation optimization tool, and...

Development of a Process for Quantifying the Benefits of Research

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released a report that discusses a process for quantifying the potential benefits of research. MnDOT funds and administers approximately 180 transportation research projects annually at a cost of slightly more than $3 million.

Evaluation of Automated Flagger Assistance Devices

The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the Automated Flagger Assistance Device system. This system may have the potential to improve flagger safety in work zones by slowing down approaching vehicles or removing flaggers from the immediate vicinity of traffic.

Top-Down Construction Cost Estimating Model Using an Artificial Neural Network

The Montana Department of Transportation has released a report that provides information about top-down cost estimating using artificial neural networks (ANN). ANNs may be used to enhance the accuracy of early estimates of construction costs.

Tailgate Test Kit for Determining Appropriate Sediment Reducing Chemicals and Dose Rates

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that develops a Tailgate Test Kit to be used in the field to test flocculants for reducing turbidity in construction stormwater discharge. The Tailgate Test Kit is a mobile means to determine which of the numerously available flocculant products works well for a particular...

Designing Road Diet Evaluations: Lessons Learned from San Jose’s Lincoln Avenue Road Diet

The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that analyzes traffic impacts from the 2015 implementation of a pilot “road diet” in San Jose, California. This report compares data on traffic volumes and speeds from before and after the road diet was implemented.

North Dakota Youth Occupant Protection Survey: 2016 Pilot Design and Implementation

The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that measures youth occupant restraint in North Dakota. This report also identifies factors associated with positive youth occupant restraint decision outcomes.

Pavement ME Design: A Summary of Local Calibration Efforts for Flexible Pavements

The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University has released a report that reviews state highway agencies’ general approaches toward local calibration of flexible pavement performance models. The purpose of these calibration efforts is to ensure that the implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) will ...

Certification of CO2 Emissions and Fuel Consumption of On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicles in the European Union

The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that summarizes the provisions of a rule adopted in May 2017 by the European Union for CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of on-road heavy-duty vehicles. This policy will go into effect in 2019.

The Evolution of Public Transport Contracts in France

The International Transport Forum has released a report that presents the evolution of public transportation contracts in France. This report focuses on regional passenger railway reform.

Improved Laboratory Characterisation of the Deformation Properties of Granular Materials

Austroads has released a report that examines the capacity of the extra-large wheel-tracking laboratory test method to predict the in-service performance of granular materials. The laboratory tests included large-scale wheel tracking, repeat load triaxial, and shear strength. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.

Cruise Shipping and Urban Development: The Case of Piraeus

The International Transport Forum has released a report that assesses the impacts of cruise shipping on urban development in Piraeus, Greece. This report reviews current economic and environmental policies relating to cruise activities in Piraeus in order to determine how cruise shipping may improve local development.

Consumer Inattention and Demand for Energy Cost Savings

Resources for the Future has released a report that presents empirical evidence about the relationship between a potential source of undervaluation – consumer inattention – and demand for energy-efficient products. This report assumes that consumer undervaluation of energy cost savings is a common explanation for the energy efficiency gap.

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