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AASHTO Transportation TV Special Coverage of the 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting |
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TRB Webinar: Technical Considerations for Mobile LiDAR Use in Transportation Applications |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on February 5, 2014, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET that will explore “Part 2 – Technical Considerations” of the recently published NCHRP Report 748 “Guidelines for the Use of Mobile LiDAR in Transportation Applications.” Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB...
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TRB Webinar: Getting More Out of Airport Mutual Aid |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on February 11, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will introduce airport operators and emergency planners to mutual aid agreements. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport...
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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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AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Geographic Information Systems May 5 to 8, 2014, in Burlington, Vermont. The symposium is designed to allow for exchange of ideas between government and private industry on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for transportation purposes. In...
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9th International Conference on Managing Pavement Assets (ICMPA9)* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Ninth International Conference on Managing Pavement Assets on May 18-22, 2015, in Alexandria, Virginia. The conference is designed to focus on the problems and issues of managing and preserving pavement assets, as well as the trend toward integrated transportation asset management that incorporates private sector business...
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Fifth International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Fifth International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction (NICOM5) on May 24-26, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will explore emerging opportunities and potential future use of nanotechnology in construction.
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2014 National Equipment Fleet Management Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2014 National Equipment Fleet Management Conference on June 9-12, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. The conference is designed to provide a forum for the exchange of new ideas, strategies, and practices in the management of equipment fleets.
Issues to be addressed will include cost control, preventive maintenance, repairs,...
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Executive Decision Making for Transportation Capacity: The Multiagency Context |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-C22-RW-1: Executive Decision Making for Transportation Capacity: The Multiagency Context identifies principles, strategies, messages, and media approaches related to the potential benefits of the Transportation for Communities–Advancing Projects through Partnership (TCAPP) that...
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Understanding Airline and Passenger Choice in Multi-Airport Regions |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 98: Understanding Airline and Passenger Choice in Multi-Airport Regions examines the business models airlines use to establish service in regions with multiple airports and explores how passengers select an airport within a multi-airport region.
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Guidance for Treatment of Airport Stormwater Containing Deicers |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 99: Guidance for Treatment of Airport Stormwater Containing Deicers offers a process to help airports identify, select, and implement technologies to treat stormwater that has been affected by deicing materials. The guidance also includes suggestion for the design, operation, and maintenance ...
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Emergency Evacuation and System Vulnerabilities 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2376 consists of 9 papers that explore evacuation response; transportation resource coordination for multimodal evacuation planning; evacuee route choice behavior; no notice evacuation management; evacuation demand models; bus transit driver availability for...
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Transit 2013, Volume 1 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2350 consists of 16 papers that explore new rail hubs along high-speed rail corridor in California; transfer synchronization of public transport networks; the restructuring from a central business district system to a decentralized transit system; promotion of...
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Freight Modeling and Logistics 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2378 consists of 14 papers that explore strategic rail freight network optimization; mode choice modeling for freight transport; ancillary functions for smartphone weight–mile tax truck data; inventory and vehicle routing; and incorporating urban-area truck...
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RFI: FHWA Every Day Counts Initiative |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requests information by February 15, 2014, from all sources regarding innovations that have the potential to transform the way the transportation industry does business by shortening project delivery time, enhancing the safety of our roadways, and protecting the environment.
The purpose of the RFI ...
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Innovator: January/February 2014 |
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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.
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Traffic Volume Trends |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that summarizes traffic volume trends for every November from 1988 to 2013.
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Effect of Gate Skirts on Pedestrian Behavior at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings |
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The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration has released a report that discusses whether the addition of gate skirting would result in fewer pedestrians attempting to cross sidewalks after the gates begin to close.
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Crashworthiness Data System: 2012 Coding and Editing Manual |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a manual that explains the coding and editing for its crashworthiness data system, which provides detailed data from a random sample of crashes.
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Testing and Recommended Practices to Improve Nurse Tank Safety: Phase II |
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that examines nurse tanks, which are used to transport anhydrous ammonia (NH3) locally from retailers over public roadways and farm fields.
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Review of Security and Safety Measure Implementation on Cruise Vessels |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that reviews the extent to which the cruise vessel industry and federal agencies have implemented the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act.
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Development of Tools for Facilitating Smart Travel Choices Through Real-Time Information |
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The California Department of Transportation has released a report that documents the design and development of integrated multimodal traveler information systems for large metropolitan areas.
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Development of a Framework for Transit-Oriented Development |
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The Maryland State Highway Administration has released a report that analyzes transit-oriented development in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas, and investigates if such development reduces automobile travel.
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New Bead Technology for Added Retroreflectivity in Pavement Markings |
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The Montana Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the effectiveness of new bead technologies designed to increase retro-reflectivity during wet conditions.
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Continuation of Down-Hole Geophysical Testing for Rock Sockets |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that explores a new borehole-based characterization method for the design of deep foundations so as to ensure a reliable and economic substructure design.
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Evaluation of Renewable Energy Alternatives for Highway Maintenance Facilities |
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a report that recommends renewable energy and energy efficiency strategies for its maintenance facilities as a way to bring about reduced energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Utah Department of Transportation Research Division Newsletter: Winter 2014 |
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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.
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CTS Catalyst: January 2014 |
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The latest issue of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) Catalyst newsletter is now available. Catalyst provides current information on the latest in transportation-related research and activities from the CTS.
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Transportation Today: January 2014 |
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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.
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Effect of Flaggers and Spotters in Directing Work Zone Traffic for Illinois Expressways and Freeways |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that focuses on assessing the effectiveness and role of flaggers and spotters in directing traffic in work zones that have a speed limit greater than 40 mph.
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Effectiveness of Various Safety Improvements in Reducing Crashes on Wyoming Roadways |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that summarizes the effectiveness of the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s efforts to reduce crash severity throughout the state.
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Making Driving Less Energy Intensive Than Flying |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that analyzes recent trends in the amount of energy needed to transport a person in the U.S. in a light-duty vehicle versus a scheduled airline flight. This study is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Fuel and Money Saved Using Tires with Low Rolling Resistance |
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that examines how using tires at current extremes of rolling resistance affects fuel consumption of light-duty vehicles. This study is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Pavement Design for Specialist Surfacings |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that discusses compatibility of the stiffness of existing and new road surfacing. The report includes steps that can be taken when the stiffness is not compatible.
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Value of Freight Time Variability Reductions: Results From a Pilot Study Performed on Behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that calculates the value of transportation time savings as well as approaches for calculating such savings for rail freight transportation.
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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme: Monitoring Report |
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The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development in Australia has released a report that addresses how the cost of sea travel across the Bass Strait may be reduced so as to increase travel demand.
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2014 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws |
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Saferoads has released a report that reviews states’ policies and programs that are designed to prevent motor vehicle crashes and contain costs of those crashes.
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Organization and Innovation in Air Traffic Control |
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The Reason Foundation has released a report that explores air traffic management innovations that have taken place in Europe, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere. The report also offers suggestions on how these innovations might benefit the United States air traffic control system.
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