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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: Airport Legal Research Digests: Understanding Procurement Requirements TRB will conduct a webinar on July 17, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will cover the legal aspects of airport procurement, with a focus on "Buy America" and other purchasing laws and regulations. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing...   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: Entering and Updating Records in the Research in Progress (RIP) Database TRB will conduct a webinar on August 8, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET that will provide information on how to enter new records, locate and modify current records, and delete records for completed projects on the Transportation Research Board's RiP website. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with...   15th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee and Area Maritime Security Committee Conference: Hotel Block Expires July 28, 2014 TRB is sponsoring the 15th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee and Area Maritime Security Committee Conference on August 25-27, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference will explore best practices, innovations, and technology that address critical harbor and maritime safety and security issues. Hotel block and advance registration...   8th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference on the Role of Freight Transportation in Economic Competitiveness: Abstracts Due July 15, 2014 TRB is sponsoring the 8th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference on the Role of Freight Transportation in Economic Competitiveness December 10-11, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on the role of freight supply chains, transportation system resiliency, and changing energy markets in terms of national economic...   Ninth National Aviation System Planning Symposium TRB is sponsoring the Ninth National Aviation System Planning Symposium on May 17-19, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Participants will discuss the latest developments in technology and policy, and their impact on planning the national aviation system for the initial decades of the 21st century. For more information, contact Christine...   15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE XV)* TRB is cosponsoring the 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE XV) on November 15-18, 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The quadrennial conference series will provide a forum to discuss practices in soil and rock mechanics and their applications to transportation, mining, and environmental engineering...   Back To Top   Recommended Bicycle Lane Widths for Various Roadway Characteristics TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 766: Recommended Bicycle Lane Widths for Various Roadway Characteristics presents an analysis of the research and design guidance for bicycle lane widths on existing travel lane widths and parking lane widths. The conclusions are most applicable to urban and suburban roadways with...   Evaluating the Performance of Corridors with Roundabouts TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 772: Evaluating the Performance of Corridors with Roundabouts provides measurement and evaluation methods for comparing the performance of a corridor with a functionally interdependent series of roundabouts to a corridor with signalized intersections in order to arrive at a design...   Sub-allocating FTA Section 5307 Funding Among Multiple Recipients in Metropolitan Areas TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program Synthesis 113: Sub-allocating FTA Section 5307 Funding Among Multiple Recipients in Metropolitan Areas documents the approaches, methodologies, and practices for the sub-allocation of U.S. Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Formula Funds in urbanized areas of multiple types and sizes. Section...   TR News May—June 2014 This issue of TR News examines the shift in the U.S. energy outlook, including the increase in domestic natural gas production, and the implications for energy security, transportation, and climate policies. Another article describes how public–private partnerships in West Virginia are used to build roads and other facilities. A third feature...   Evaluating the Effect of Smart Growth Policies on Travel Demand TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that provides transportation planning agencies with improved tools and methods to accurately and comprehensively integrate transportation investment decision making with land development and growth management. The project produced a decision support software...   Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that describes how travel time reliability monitoring systems can help transportation agencies—especially those with transportation management centers—track performance of their system, understand impacts of various factors that influence travel time variability, ...   Understanding the Value of Social Media at Airports for Customer Engagement TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 56: Understanding the Value of Social Media at Airports for Customer Engagement compiles current literature and practice on how airport operators utilize social media to enhance customer engagement.   Back To Top   The 2013 National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that presents results from its 2013 National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats, which is a probability-based nationwide child restraint use survey.   Review of the Federal Role in Rural and Tribal Public Transportation The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the U.S. Federal Transit Administration’s funding, oversight, and other support for its rural transit program. In addition, the report discusses changes in services, ridership, and costs since 2009 and challenges that rural and tribal transit providers face.   Guidelines for the Implementation of Reduced Lighting on Roadways The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that establishes a new set of criteria for identifying appropriate lighting levels for given roadway characteristics and usage.   Review of FAA’s Implementation and Use of Performance-Based Navigation Procedures The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that evaluates the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) implementation of performance-based navigation flight procedures, which are designed for improving on-time arrival rates and promoting fuel savings.   Release 2 of the Research Data Exchange The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office has released a web-based research data exchange that provides a transportation data sharing system for both archived and real-time data from multiple sources and modes. This new data sharing capability may support the needs of ITS researchers and...   Innovator: May/June 2014 The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Innovator newsletter, which is designed to help advance widespread implementation of innovations and technologies in the highway community and help chronicle a nationwide movement to improve the way highways are built.   Back To Top   Evaluation of Bridge Deck Sealers The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that focuses on the relative performance of bridge deck sealers, which are commonly used on highway bridge decks.   Effects of Natural Gas Vehicles and Fuel Prices on Key Transportation Economic Metrics The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that considers the use of natural gas as a substitute for petroleum fuels and estimates the possible impacts of changes in fuel prices on factors such as travel demand and fuel consumption.   Corrosion Sensitivity of Concrete Mix Designs The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that compares the durability of concrete mixtures containing supplementary cementitious materials by evaluating their permeability, absorption, and corrosion resistance.   Design and Implementation of Pedestrian and Bicycle-Specific Data Collection Methods in Oregon The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a report that reviews pedestrian and bicycle data collection methods, technologies, and efforts.   Utah Department of Transportation Research Division Newsletter: Summer 2014 The Utah Department of Transportation’s Research Division has released the latest issue of its newsletter, which contains highlights of current division activities as well as other information.   Back To Top   Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rural and Small Urban Transit The National Center for Transit Research at the University of Southern Florida has released a report that discusses qualitative and quantitative benefits of small urban and rural public transit systems in the United States so as to focus on transportation cost savings, low-cost mobility benefits, and economic development impacts.   An Overview of CAFE Credits and Incorporation of the Benefits of On-Board Carbon Capture The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that discusses the application of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) credits that are available to vehicle manufacturers in the U.S., and the implications of on-board carbon capture and sequestration on future passenger-vehicle CAFE ratings.   Remanufacturing, Repurposing, and Recycling of Post-Vehicle-Application Lithium-Ion Batteries The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that considers processes for remanufacturing, repurposing, and recycling of post-vehicle-application lithium-ion batteries through a cost benefit-analysis.   Case Studies on Successful Utilization of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Asphalt Pavements The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University has released a report that describes the development of specifications and practices that state highway agencies have used for reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles.   Back To Top   The Brasilia Experiment: Road Access and the Spatial Pattern of Long-Term Local Development in Brazil The World Bank Group has released a report that studies the impact of the rapid expansion of the Brazilian road network on the growth and spatial allocation of population and economic activity across the country’s municipalities.   Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has released a report that reviews its rural speed limits, winter tire definition, policies for slower-moving vehicles, and possible wildlife hazards.   Cemented Materials Characterisation: Final Report Austroads has released a report that synthesizes five years of research about the modulus and strength fatigue characteristics of cement-treated granular materials that are used in road pavements. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.   New Zealanders Attitudes Towards Drug-Driving and Suggested Countermeasures The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that investigates the attitudes, prevalence, habits and self-reported risks associated with drunk driving, along with possible countermeasures preferred by both the general population and the habitual drug users.   Drink Driving Monitor: June 2014 The European Transport Safety Council has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly newsletter that provides updates on transport safety matters in the European Union and on policy developments in individual Member States.   Back To Top   Hearing on Corporate Culture and Accountability After Auto Recalls On July 9, 2014, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance held a hearing to explore developments and policy implications following a recent recall and subsequent recalls for defective ignition switches in cars.   Getting it to Click! Connecting Teens and Seat Belt Use The Governors Safety Highway Association has released a report that examines elements of teen seat belt programs with examples of programs that have been implemented in 12 states.   Young Driver Licensing in New Jersey: Rates and Trends, 2006-2011 The AAA Foundation has released a report that considers the possible safety implications of teens delaying licensure to older ages through a case study of New Jersey—the only state in the country that applies comprehensive graduated driver licensing restrictions to new drivers ages 18-20.   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.