TR News September-October 2010: Asset Management for a Durable Infrastructure

Transportation asset management, including performance measures and performance management, is the focus of articles in the September–October TR News. Features highlight practical perspectives on programs in two states and one county, with an overview of the necessary tools; insights into change management; the benefits of asset management for local communities, including improved accountability and transparency, reduced risks, and more informed decisions; the use of visualization for management of transportation assets; choosing the right fix at the right time to increase the service life of assets; and more.

The September-October2010 issue of TR News includes the following articles:
Asset Management at Work: Practical Perspectives on an Evolving Strategy
Asset Management to Improve Highway Performance: Lessons from North Carolina and Tillamook County, Oregon
Driving Asset Management Through Performance: Culture Change and Proven Results at the Missouri Department of Transportation
Local Communities Adopting Asset Management: Initiatives, Models, and Results in Michigan and Wisconsin
Visualization of Transportation Assets with Geobrowsers: Cost-Effective Tools for Exploration, Interaction, and Decision Making
The Right Fix at the Right Time
Research Pays Off: The Right Fix at the Right Time

The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles, profiles of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements, new book notices, and news of TRB activities. Submissions of manuscripts for possible publication are accepted at any time.

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