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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: Now Accepting Function Space Requests from Associated Groups |
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TRB is taking requests for function space from non-profit organizations and government agencies that would like to hold meetings in conjunction with the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C.
Qualifying organizations wishing to hold meetings, and food and beverage events at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Omni...
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Alert to Security: Remembering September 11, 2001 |
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Since September 11, 2001, government agencies and the American public have looked to the scientific and engineering communities to develop faster, more efficient ways to detect, thwart, and respond to terrorist attacks on the transportation system.
During the last 12 years, TRB committees and research programs have responded to this challenge...
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SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Featured on Transportation TV |
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Transportation TV has released a video that highlights the second Strategic Highway Research Program’s (SHRP 2’s) Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS)—the largest, most comprehensive naturalistic driving study ever conducted. The video highlights how researchers are gaining...
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes (L05) |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on September 17, 2013, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the project, Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes, which developed a guide, a technical reference to the guide, and a final report....
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Advances in Travel Demand Forecasting |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on October 1, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET that will explore five SHRP 2 projects relating to travel demand forecasting:
- Partnership to Develop an Integrated, Advanced Travel Demand Model with Mode Choice Capability and Fine-Grained, Time-Sensitive Networks (C10A...
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TRB Webinar: TRID: Leveraging Search Results with Reference Management Tools |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on October 8, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will demonstrate the use of desktop and online reference management tools. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, there are no professional credits associated with this webinar, and there is no fee to register.
The licensed and free management tools...
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TRB Webinar: Capital Planning Considerations for Airport Improvements |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on October 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) about decision-making processes and tools for evaluating options for airport improvement projects, as well as assessment techniques for conducting benefit-costs analyses. Participants ...
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2014 International Transportation Economic Development Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2014 International Transportation Economic Development Conference on April 9-11, 2014, in Dallas, Texas. The conference will focus on the linkage between transportation and economic development.
The conference is designed to address the important role that investments in all transportation modes have on the economic...
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RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Legal Research Topics for Fiscal Year 2014 |
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The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential legal research topics for the Fiscal Year 2014 ACRP Legal Research Program. The closing date for submitting legal research topics is September 18, 2013. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP legal research topic is by using our online proposal form.
The ACRP is an...
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RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Synthesis Topics for Fiscal Year 2014 |
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The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential synthesis topics for the Fiscal Year 2014 ACRP Synthesis Program. The closing date for submitting synthesis topics is September 18, 2013. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP synthesis topic is by the online proposal form.
Syntheses are state-of-the-practice reports...
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RFI: Solicitation for Project Panel Nominations for ACRP 2014 Projects |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is soliciting nominees to serve on project-oversight panels for new projects being established under the ACRP's fiscal year 2014 program. The ACRP Oversight Committee, the governing board for the program, met on July 14 and 15, 2013, to review and select projects for the fiscal year 2014...
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RFP: The Effects of Recycling Agents on Asphalt Mixtures with High RAS and RAP Binder Ratios |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to evaluate the effectiveness of recycling agents in hot mix asphalt (HMA) and warm mix asphalt (WMA) mixtures with high reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), recycled asphalt shingles (RAS), or combined RAS/RAP binder ratios through a coordinated program of ...
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RFP: Evaluation of Small Quantities of Class 3 and Class 9 Hazmat Materials in Transportation |
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TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) has issued a request for proposals to to examine the various commodities comprising Class 3 (Packing Groups II and III), and determine the risks for transportation in commerce by motor carriers. The project will also examine the various commodities comprising Class 9 liquid hazardous...
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RFP: Planning and Evaluating Active Traffic Management Strategies |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide for planning and evaluating active traffic management in recurrent and nonrecurring conditions. Proposals are due October 29, 2013.
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Infectious Disease Mitigation in Airports and on Aircraft |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 91: Infectious Disease Mitigation in Airports and on Aircraft offers guidance for mitigating the risk of disease spread via droplet, airborne, and contact at airports and aboard aircraft.
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Aviation 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2336 consists of 13 papers that examine funding major airport ground access projects; air and rail alternatives in government environmental impact review processes; early alerting mechanisms to support robust terminal radar approach control operations; aircraft ...
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Legal Aspects of Conservation Easements: A Primer for Transportation Agencies |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Legal Research Digest 60: Legal Aspects of Conservation Easements: A Primer for Transportation Agencies provides an introduction and general overview of key conservation easement topics, from their origin in common law to key concepts in creation and termination.
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Durability of Concrete: Second Edition |
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TRB Transportation Research Circular E-C171: Durability of Concrete: Second Edition provides information on producing durable concrete for transportation structures and pavements. The circular is an update to Transportation Research Circular 494: Durability of Concrete, published in 1999.
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Engaging the Public in Critical Disaster Planning and Decision Making: Workshop Summary (2013) |
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The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, part of the Institute of Medicine’s Board on Health Sciences Policy has released the summary of a workshop held in March 2013. At this workshop, presenters discussed the key principles of public engagement during the development of disaster plans, the response...
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Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, July 2013 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center has released the latest version of its quarterly report designed to keep Clean Cities coalitions and other interested parties up to date on the prices of alternative fuels and conventional fuels in the United States.
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Evaluation of the Stereo Optical OPTEC® 5000 for Aeromedical Color Vision Screening |
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released a report that explains an evaluation of a screening device that determines whether pilots have color vision deficiencies, which, if they did, may increase the potential for accidents.
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Plug-In Vehicle Handbook for Workplace Charging Hosts |
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The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy has released a guide that answers basic questions about plug-in vehicles and charging equipment so that organizational leaders can assess whether or not their workplace should offer charging for employees.
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Volpe News: The End of Growth in Auto Use, Technology’s Impact on Traveler Behavior, and more |
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Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, has released the latest edition of its newsletter designed to feature events and research produced by the Center. Part of the U.S. DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe staff partner with public and private organizations to assess the needs of the transportation community, ...
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Aligning Oversize/Overweight Fees with Agency Costs: Critical Issues |
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has released a report that reviews the variation in states’ permit issuance, permit fees, agency costs, and infrastructure impacts for truck transport of oversized and overweight loads.
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Concrete Pavement Noise |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that explores on-board sound intensity measurements for various concrete pavement textures such as transverse and longitudinal tining, carpet drag, conventional diamond grinding, and the Next Generation Concrete Surface.
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Evaluation of Seismic Testing for Quality Assurance of Lime-Stabilized Soil |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that explains the feasibility of seismic techniques when measuring laboratory and field seismic modulus of lime-stabilized soils.
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Procedures for Establishing Geotechnical Design Parameters from Two Data Sources |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that describes procedures for establishing geotechnical design parameters and their variability when there are two sources of data.
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Ridership Impacts of South Florida’s EASY Smart Card |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses a case study of ridership and customer behavior, as it relates to fare policy, when Smart Card systems are introduced.
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Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Shingles in Illinois: 2nd Edition |
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The Illinois Department of Transportation has released a report that summarizes potential uses of reclaimed asphalt shingles, quantities used in construction projects, estimated economic impacts, and ongoing research efforts.
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An Alternative Method to Estimate Balancing Factors for the Disaggregation of OD Matrices |
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The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine has released a report that introduces a new approach for balancing trip matrices with applications in trip matrix disaggregation.
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Assessment of Kentucky’s Road Fund |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that analyzes sources of the state’s road fund revenue to learn how past revenues have been generated and where revenues were spent.
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Demonstration of Load Rating Capabilities through Physical Load Testing: Ida County Bridge Case Study |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that demonstrates the capabilities for load testing and bridge rating in Iowa, and the economic benefits of performing such testing.
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Detection of Water and Ice on Bridge Structures by AC Impedance and Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy, Phases III and IV |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report evaluates physical attributes of the prototypes for bridge deck installations, as developed for earlier phases of the research.
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Development of an Interactive GIS Based Work Zone Traffic Control Tool |
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The Southwest Region University Transportation Center has released a report that explains use of a GIS traffic control planning tool for making intersection control calculations.
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Distance Driven and Economic Activity in the Individual U.S. States: 1997-2011 |
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The Transportation Research Institute at the University of Michigan has released a report that considers the current variations among the U.S. states in gross domestic product per distance driven and the recent changes in this parameter.
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Electric Vehicles and Public Charging Infrastructure: Impediments and Opportunities for Success in the United States |
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The Southwest Region University Transportation Center has released a report reviews the role that electric vehicles and public charging infrastructure should play in the future U.S. transportation system.
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Could Increased Public Information on Traffic Offenses Lead to a Reduction in Accidents? |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that considers possible effects of insurance companies being given access to extended information about traffic behaviors of insurants. This report is written in Swedish and contains an English summary.
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Investigation of Long Term Ageing Characterisation Test Methods for Sprayed Sealing Binders |
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Austroads has released a report that presents the results of a literature review and laboratory study that was conducted as part of the development of a new durability test for bituminous binders used in sprayed seals in Australia. This report is available for no fee after logging into the site.
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Maximising the Re-use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement: Binder Blend Characterisation |
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Austroads has released a report that presents the findings from the first year of its study that aims to maximize the re-use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in new asphalt products.
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The Top 50 Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of Life in New Mexico |
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TRIP, a national transportation research group, has released a report that examines recent transportation and economic trends in New Mexico and provides information on the state’s transportation projects needed to support economic growth.
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