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TRB Webinar: Roundabout Accessibility – What Designers Should Know About National Research and Policy |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 28, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that will cover accessibility challenges at roundabouts for pedestrians with vision disabilities. Webinar panelists will present a framework for evaluating accessibility at a complex intersection and discuss the impacts of site geometry and operational characteristics on the...
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TRB Webinar: The Effects of Aviation Noise |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on May 29, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will cover the potential effects of aviation noise on hearing, sleep, health, annoyance, and learning environments. Webinar presenters will discuss the noise concerns that present potential barriers to airport operations and expansion, and how those concerns can contribute...
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: SHRP 2 Evaluating Hot Mix Asphalt Using Non-Destructive Technologies (R06C & R06D) |
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TRB Webinar: Challenges of Climate Data and Tools for DOTs' Development and Implementation of Climate Change Plans |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on June 5, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that will explore why and how state departments of transportation and other agencies may improve their data practices in order to enhance their ability to meet and secure federal policies and grants. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for...
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Integrated Corridor Transportation Management System Workshop and Joint Mid-Year Meeting - Early Bird Registration Expires June 2, 2014 |
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The Integrated Corridor Transportation Management System Workshop is being held on June 22-26, 2014, in Irvine, California. Several TRB Committees and Joint Subcommittees are holding the workshop and midyear meeting to explore institutional, operational, and technical challenges and opportunities related to integrated management and operation of...
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North American Travel Monitoring Exposition and Conference (NATMEC): Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use 2014: Advance Registration Rates Expire June 2, 2014 |
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TRB is sponsoring the NATMEC: Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use on June 29-July 2, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference is designed to advance the state of the practice of travel monitoring by providing a mechanism for improving the interaction between system operators, data collection program managers, and the various...
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5th International Conference on Surface Transportation Financing: Innovation, Experimentation, and Exploration: Advance Registration Rates Expire June 1, 2014 |
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TRB is sponsoring the 5th International Conference on Surface Transportation Financing: Innovation, Experimentation, and Exploration on July 9-11, 2014, in Irvine, California. The conference will focus on the latest research and practice in transportation finance, with an emphasis on innovative ideas from around the world. The goal is to...
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Automated Vehicles Symposium 2014 |
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TRB is sponsoring the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2014 on July 15-17, 2014 in San Francisco, California. This symposium will focus on challenges and opportunities related to the increasing automation of motor vehicles as well as the environments in which they operate. The symposium will build on the 2012 and 2013 workshops on the state-of-the-art ...
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LOI: Traffic Control Device Application at Pedestrian Crossings of Streets and Highways |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize pedestrian treatments that will enable engineers to make objective safety and operational design-decisions at intersections and crossing in a uniform and consistent manner that produces an effective outcome for...
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LOI: Usage of Mobile IT Devices in the Field for Design, Construction and Asset Management |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize current practices by state departments of transportation the usage of mobile IT devices in design, construction, and asset management.
Information on consultants letters of interest, qualifications, and the...
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LOI: The Impact of Geotechnical Investigation Scope on Construction Claims, Change-Orders and Overruns |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize the extent and type of claims, change orders, and overruns related to geotechnical information in highway construction projects. The synthesis will also explore measures taken by transportation agencies to...
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LOI: Extending Bridge Service Life through Field Welded Retrofits |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize field welding solutions and techniques that have been used successfully on existing bridges.
Information on consultants letters of interest, qualifications, and the submission process are available online at...
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LOI: Roundabout Design, Operations, and Safety Practices |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to document and summarize the current roundabout policies and practices within state departments of transportation. The study will also present examples of local agency roundabout design policies. The scope includes roundabout ...
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LOI: Public Perception of Mileage Based User Fees |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize recent public opinion research on the mileage-based user fee (MBUF) issue, focusing on topics frequently raised, such as concerns about privacy, equity and costs, as well as the merits of retaining user fees and...
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LOI: Use of Recycled Asphalt Pavement and Shingles |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize current practices and agency specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement and reclaimed asphalt shingles in the design, production, and construction of new asphalt mixtures.
Information on...
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LOI: Local Road Safety Management Practices |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize practices from state agencies that have demonstrated successful programs to address local agency rural road safety. These programs are those that are using data driven approaches to addressing rural road safety....
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LOI: Performance-Based Specifications (PBS) for Asphalt Mixtures |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to synthesize current information on performance tests to determine optimum asphalt contents in conjunction with volumetric properties for mixtures.
Information on consultants letters of interest, qualifications, and the...
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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Highlights: Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future |
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The March-April 2014 issue of the TR News includes a photo essay that documents sessions, workshops, special events, poster presentations, awards, exhibits, committee meetings, and other highlights of TRB’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 12-16, 2014.
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Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies includes an analytical framework and implementation approaches designed to assist state departments of transportation and other transportation agencies evaluate...
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Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future examines how the mandate, role, funding, and operations of state departments of transportation (DOTs) will likely be affected by changes in energy supply...
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Guidance for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery, Volume 2: Expediting NEPA Decisions and Other Practitioner Strategies for Addressing High Risk Issues in Project Delivery |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 183: Guidance for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery, Volume 2: Expediting NEPA Decisions and Other Practitioner Strategies for Addressing High Risk Issues in Project Delivery is designed to help in the management of the legal risks in the...
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An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning, Volume 1 |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) SW-C06-RW-1: An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning, Volume 1 summarizes the research approach and major findings of a project designed to help transportation and environmental professionals apply ecological principles early in the planning and programming...
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Partnership to Develop an Integrated Advanced Travel Demand Model with Fine-Grained, Time-Sensitive Networks |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Capacity Project C10B has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Partnership to Develop an Integrated Advanced Travel Demand Model with Fine-Grained, Time-Sensitive Networks that an integration of a disaggregate activity based model with a traffic simulation model...
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Best Practices Manual for Working In or Near Airport Movement Areas |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 101: Best Practices Manual for Working In or Near Airport Movement Areas consists of a best practices database; training tools, aids, and checklists; and a 45-minute video that provide guidance on best practices for a myriad of airport activities.
The guidance is designed to help...
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Composite Pavement Systems |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that explores the design and construction of new composite pavement systems that could provide longer-lasting facilities with lower life-cycle costs.
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SHRP 2 Products Chart |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project chart that briefly describes the program's products and how their use can impact current practice. The product chart also provides information on where to find the tools and resources, as well as the implementation status of the product.
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FHWA Focus Magazine: April 2014 |
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The Federal Highway Administration has released the latest version of its Focus magazine, which highlights efforts designed to accelerate infrastructure innovations in order to build better, safer roads.
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Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Management of Hopper Dredging |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that reviews the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) management of its hopper dredges fleet, which is used to dredge sediment from waterways as a way to maintain shipping routes. The review includes an assessment of effects of statutory restrictions placed on hopper dredges and...
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Review of PHMSA’s State Pipeline Safety Program |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that assess the effectiveness of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) oversight of intrastate pipeline safety and whether state programs use federal pipeline safety program grants effectively.
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2012 Young Drivers Traffic Safety Fact Sheet |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes fatalities and injuries of drivers age 15 to 20 years in the U.S. in 2012.
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2012 Overview Traffic Safety Fact Sheet |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes statistics on motor vehicle fatalities, as reported in its Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
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Modes Less Traveled- Bicycling and Walking to Work in the United States: 2008-2012 |
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report that focuses on bicycling and walking to work, including strategies that can promote non-motorized commuting. The report includes supplemental tables that present the percentage of workers who walked or biked to work in small-, medium-, and large-sized cities.
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Quantification of the Physical Properties Required of Raised Pavement Markers and Accelerated Laboratory Testing |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that presents the research conducted over a two-year period to improve retroreflective raised pavement marker designs and develop new laboratory tests that can predict the markers’ field performance.
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Trip Internalization in Multi-Use Developments |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that analyzes internal trip capture data from four mixed-use developments in Florida by using a recently-enhanced internal trip capture methodology.
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Native Vegetation Establishment for IDOT Erosion Control Best Management Practices |
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The University of Illinois Center for Transportation has released a report that assesses the performance of existing native seed mixes and practices along Illinois roadsides in order to develop native roadside vegetation management practices for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).
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Impacts of Dialysis Transportation on Florida’s Coordinated Public Transportation Programs |
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The National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida has released a report that considers the supply and demand for dialysis transportation and the impacts of dialysis transportation on community transportation coordinators.
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Guidelines for Reducing Wrong-Way Crashes on Freeways |
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The University of Illinois Center for Transportation has released a report that provides guidance for implementing safety countermeasures to reduce the number of wrong-way driving incidents and crashes on freeways.
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Improving Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Through Transportation System Enhancements |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that identifies issues related to the delivery of quality emergency medical services to rural residents and conducts a needs assessment of rural transportation systems.
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A Meta-Analysis of Cognitive Screening Tools for Drivers Aged 80 and Over |
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The Traffic Injury Research Foundation in Canada has released a report that discusses the selection of a cognitive screening tool that can be used to discriminate between elderly drivers who require more extensive testing (i.e., an on-road examination), from elderly drivers who are fit to continue driving without further testing.
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Ranking EU Progress on Car Occupant Safety |
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The European Transport Safety Council has released a report that compares European countries’ road deaths among car occupants, details possible ways to prevent the deaths, and summarizes rates of drunk driving.
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ETSC Safety Monitor: May 2014 |
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The European Transport Safety Council has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly safety newsletter that provides updates on European Union transport safety issues.
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Cycling Aspects of Austroads Guides |
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Austroads has released a report that contains information relating to the planning, design and traffic management of cycling facilities. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Review of Revenue Support Freight Grant Schemes: Final Report |
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The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport has released a report that evaluates cost estimate models for revenue and grant support programs for different types of intermodal traffic.
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SMART Options Paper: Context and Considerations of a Mileage Fee for Michigan |
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The Michigan Environmental Council has released a report that explains options and considers benefits and challenges of a potential mileage fee for Michigan motorists.
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Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment: 2014 Update |
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The American Public Transportation Association has released a report that focuses on how investment in public transportation affects employment, wages, and business income, and how the economy is affected by public transportation investment decisions.
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Best Practice in National Support for Urban Transportation |
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The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy has released a report that explores the extent to which cities have obtained sufficient help from their national governments to meet their growing urban mobility challenges.
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Hearing on the Pipeline Safety, Regulator Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 |
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On May 20, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing to explore the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s progress on implementing the Pipeline Safety, Regulator Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011....
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Hearing on Use of Ocean Technologies for Maritime Transportation, Maritime Domain Awareness, and Response Capability |
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On May 21, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing to explore how new ocean technologies could be used to protect the ocean space that is in the 200-mile radius of the U.S. and its territories. One of the issues the subcommittee...
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