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2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submissions Due August 1, 2014 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C., and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). The spotlight theme for the 2015 TRB Annual Meeting is Corridors to the Future: Transportation ...   TRB Webinar: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future TRB will conduct a webinar on July 31, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that will present the results of TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Vol. 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future. This report examines how the mandate, role, funding,...   TRB Webinar: Network Level Pavement Friction Testing Policy and Promising Practices TRB will conduct a webinar on August 5, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will provide information on network level friction testing. Webinar presenters will address topics related to testing equipment, coverage of testing, utilization of friction data in the pavement management decision making process, and practices utilized by different state...   TRB Webinar: Estimating Demand for Non-Motorized Travel TRB will conduct a webinar on August 18, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that will discuss the forthcoming NCHRP Report 770: Estimating Bicycling and Walking for Planning and Project Development. This report will provide a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of bicycle and pedestrian travel and the factors that influence their demand....   TRB Webinar: Is North America Ready for the Turbo Roundabout: Development and Advantages With and Without Raised Curbs TRB will conduct a webinar on August 20, 2014, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm ET that will explain the turbo roundabout concept, including its development, use, and safety benefits in the Netherlands, where there are several hundred turbos. Webinar presenters will also discuss the safety advantages of German turbos, which lack raised curbs, and explore a...   European Transport Conference* TRB is cosponsoring the European Transport Conference on September 29-October 1, 2014, in Frankfurt, Germany. The conference is designed to explore policy issues, research findings, and best practices across a broad spectrum of transportation modes.   RFP: IDEA Program Announcement 2014: Funding Proposals Now Being Accepted TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) annual program announcement solicits funding proposals for the upcoming review cycles.  The announcement explains the IDEA programs, describes the types of eligible projects and their funding structures, suggests general areas for which IDEA proposals can be submitted, and provides...   Back To Top   Maintaining Transit Effectiveness Under Major Financial Constraints TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 112: Maintaining Transit Effectiveness Under Major Financial Constraints discusses transit agencies that implemented plans to increase their cost effectiveness and how the agencies communicated with their communities during challenging fiscal circumstances.   Airport Response to Special Events TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 57: Airport Response to Special Events describes how airports of all sizes can plan and manage special events—such as political conventions, major sporting events, and presidential visits.   Best Practices for General Aviation Aircraft Fuel-Tank Sampling TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Results Digest 21: Best Practices for General Aviation Aircraft Fuel-Tank Sampling estimates the discard amounts from fuel testing samples that are entering the stormwater run-off system, and develops best practices for proper disposal of the fuel-tank samples.   Use of TCAPP Decision Guide to Improve Environmental Agency Coordination for Hoopstick Creek Bridge Replacement TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Capacity Project C39 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Use of TCAPP Decision Guide to Improve Environmental Agency Coordination for Hoopstick Creek Bridge Replacement that evaluates and proposes enhancements to the Transportation for Communities–Advancing...   Additional Pilot Tests to Improve TCAPP TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Capacity Project C39 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Additional Pilot Tests to Improve TCAPP that documents the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization’s implementation and assessment of the Long Range Planning portion of the...   A Guide to Regional Transportation Planning for Disasters, Emergencies, and Significant Events TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 777: A Guide to Regional Transportation Planning for Disasters, Emergencies, and Significant Events uses foundational planning principles, case studies, tips, and tools to explain implementation of transportation planning for possible multijurisdictional disasters, emergencies, and ...   Strategic Approaches at the Corridor and Network Levels to Minimize Disruption from the Renewal Process TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that explores the software tool, the Work Zone Impacts and Strategies Estimator (WISE). WISE is designed to assist program managers in sequencing programs of projects. In addition, it is designed to help planners and engineers evaluate the impacts of work zones...   Permanent Signs Mounted on Median Barriers TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 465: Permanent Signs Mounted on Median Barriers reports on the current state of practice for mounting permanent highway signs on top of rigid median barriers throughout the United States.   Back To Top   Summary of Intelligent Compaction for HMA/WMA Paving The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief that presents intelligent compaction technology, which is applicable to both soil/subbase and to hot-mix asphalt/warm-mix asphalt (HMA/WMA) pavement compaction.   Review of Ongoing U.S. Counterpiracy Efforts The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that assesses how piracy off the Horn of Africa has changed since its 2010 review, and describes U.S. counterpiracy efforts. In addition, the report identifies trends in piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea.   Review of Participation in FRA’s Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that assesses the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration’s policies and procedures for selecting applications for its Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. In addition, it identifies factors that affect applicants’ decisions to apply ...   Traffic Safety Fact Sheet 2012 Data Motorcycles The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes data on motorcyclists who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2012 as compared to 2011.   Applying the Energy Service Company Model to Advance Deployment of Fleet Natural Gas Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Data Center has released a report that explores how performance-based service contracts with energy service companies could help reduce barriers to fleet investment in natural gas vehicles.   Public Roads: May/June 2014 The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's has released the latest edition of its Public Roads magazine. The magazine highlights developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology.   Back To Top   Lightweight High-Performance Concrete Bulb-T Beams with Self-Consolidating Concrete in a Bridge Structure The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the extent that lightweight high-performance concrete with slag cement can be used in prestressed bulb- T beams on bridges.   Modeling Reinforced Concrete Durability The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that develops a next-generation modeling approach for projecting the extent of reinforced concrete corrosion-related damage on bridges.   Evaluate the Contribution of the Mixture Components on the Longevity and Performance of FC-5 The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the longevity of its friction course 5 (FC-5) mixtures, including which mixture components have the greatest impact on improving the cracking and durability of the FC-5 mixture.   Implementation of Slag Stabilized Blended Calcium Sulfate (BCS) in a Pavement Structure The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has released a report that summarizes a study about the stabilization of blended calcium sulfate highway shoulders with ground granulated blast furnace slag grade 120 to improve water resistance and meet highway and commercial needs.   Hot Mix Asphalt Research Investigation for Connecticut, Part D–Evaluate the Feasibility of Using Permeability for In-place Density Dispute Resolution on Bridge Decks The Connecticut Department of Transportation has released a report that explores whether measuring the permeability of a pavement on a bridge deck will work as a non-destructive dispute resolution test for the in-place density of the pavement.   Back To Top   Modeling Taxi Demand with GPS Data From Taxis and Transit The Mineta National Transit Research Consortium at San Jose State University has released a report that predicts taxi demand by using GPS data to identify transit accessibility, population, age, education, income, and the number of jobs within different census tracts.   U.S.-Mexico Transportation and Logistics The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that highlights private-sector organizations, such as inland ports and transportation companies, that are collaborating in order to make the U.S.–Mexico trading process more efficient.   North Carolina’s Strategic Mobility Formula The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that explains the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Strategic Mobility Formula to help determine allocations of money to different transportation modes.   Effects of Pavement Properties on Vehicular Rolling Resistance: A Literature Review The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University has released a report that considers the extent to which the sources that affect a vehicle’s rolling resistance—such as air temperature, vehicle speed, and tire inflation pressure—also affect vehicles’ fuel economy.   Transportation Today: June/July 2014 The Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University has released the latest issue its periodic newsletter that is designed to highlight important transportation research activities taking place within and outside of CAIT.   Back To Top   High-Speed Railways in China: A Look at Construction Costs The World Bank has released a report that examines China’s expansion of high-speed railways, its construction costs, and its key cost components.   Rural Road Development in India The World Bank has released a report that summarizes research findings about improving existing and proposed programs for all-weather road connectivity, with culverts and cross-drainage structures operable throughout the year, to eligible rural areas in India.   Fatigue Design Criteria for Road Bridges in New Zealand The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that provides a basis for amended fatigue loadings based on New Zealand heavy vehicle characteristics, with allowances for forecasting long-term growth in volumes and vehicle masses.   Speed Monitor: July 2014 The European Transport Safety Council has released the latest issue of its periodic newsletter on speed policy developments in the European Union.   National Cycling Strategy: Implementation Report 2013 Austroads has released a report that summarizes the Australian Bicycle Council’s progress to its National Cycling Strategy in 2013. This report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.   Back To Top   Hearing on the State of U.S. Aviation Manufacturing On July 23, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to examine the state of American aviation manufacturing, including economic health and challenges facing the industry.   Driver License Renewal Policies and Fatal Crash Involvement Rates of Older Drivers, United States, 1985–2011 The AAA Foundation has released a report that analyzes the extent to which different driver license renewal policies can reduce fatal crashes for drivers ages 55 and older.   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
The TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter regularly covers transportation research developments in the United States and abroad. This document is not a report of the National Research Council or of the National Academies. The opinions expressed in reports highlighted in TRB's Transportation Research E-Newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies.