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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Create Your MyTRB Profile Now |
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Create or update your MyTRB profile now if you will be a credited author of a paper submitted for presentation at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting or for inclusion in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Having up-to-date profile information in the MyTRB system will ensure that you’ll have a smooth...
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NASEM Webinar: Climate Risk Resilience in U.S. Cities and Towns--Current Processes and Emerging Trends |
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a webinar on Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET that reviews and assesses city-level activities to address climate risk resilience in U.S. cities and towns. There is no fee to register for this webinar. Participants must register in advance of the session....
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TRB Webinar: High-Tension Cable Barriers: Lessons Learned |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis 493: Practices for High-Tension Cable Barriers.
This webinar will summarize the current state-of-the-practice for high-tension cable barriers (HTCB) used in the medians ...
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TRB Webinar: Planning and Preliminary Engineering Applications Guide to the Highway Capacity Manual: Part 1, Contents |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 2:00-3:30PM ET about how the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) can be used to support agencies’ planning, programming and management decisions in a cost-effective manner. Released by TRB, the HCM is used by transportation agencies to evaluate the current and future operations of roadway...
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TRB Webinar: Planning and Preliminary Engineering Applications Guide to the Highway Capacity Manual: Part 2, Applications |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 from 2:00-3:30PM ET about how the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) can be used to support agencies’ planning, programming, and management decisions in a cost-effective manner. Released by TRB, the HCM is used by transportation agencies to evaluate the current and future operations of roadway...
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FY 2017 Transit Cooperative Research Program Legal Studies Topics - Deadline Extended to June 16, 2017 |
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The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is soliciting ideas on candidate topics for the FY 2017 Legal Studies Program. The TCRP Legal Studies Program reports on legal issues associated with transit and intermodal law. Each document is intended to provide transit attorneys with authoritative, well-researched, specific information that is...
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FY 2018 National Cooperative Highway Research Program Legal Studies Topics - Deadline Extended to June 16, 2017 |
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The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is soliciting ideas on candidate topics for the FY 2018 Legal Studies Program. The NCHRP Legal Research Digest series reports on timely legal issues and problems significant to state departments of transportation. Ideas for study topics for the FY 2018 program will be accepted until June...
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In-Service Performance Evaluation of Guardrail End Treatments |
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TRB Special Report 323: In-Service Performance Evaluation of Guardrail End Treatments develops a research design for evaluating the in-service performance of guardrail end treatments and other roadside safety devices and identifies the data required to do so.
Given the substantial data requirements and methodological challenges of conducting...
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Evolving Debt Finance Practices for Surface Transportation |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 513: Evolving Debt Finance Practices for Surface Transportation explores a variety of debt mechanisms and tools to finance transportation infrastructure investment. The amount of debt and frequency of issuance vary substantially across states. In most states, provisions included ...
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Public Transit Emergency Preparedness Against Ebola and Other Infectious Diseases: Legal Issues |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 50: Public Transit Emergency Preparedness Against Ebola and Other Infectious Diseases: Legal Issues examines responses to infectious disease epidemics and identifies legal issues that may be confronted by transit agencies. It considers federal and state laws and available...
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TR News March–April 2017: Freight Planning: Innovations, Scenarios, and Environmental Justice |
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In the March–April 2017 TR News, photographic highlights from TRB’s 96th Annual Meeting are featured. This edition explores innovations in freight planning as well as insights into transportation safety culture from a recent policy study that focused on offshore oil and gas drilling, while another feature covers the National Academies of Sciences, ...
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Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFASs at Airports |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 173: Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFASs at Airports explores the potential environmental and health impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) typically found in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs). The report describes methods that can be used to identify ...
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Evaluation of the Washington Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement Program |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a report that examines the NHTSA and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s statewide Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement (NTSBE) program to address higher nighttime vehicle occupant fatality rates. The report describes the activities that took place during the two-year...
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Motorcycle Helmet Use in 2016—Overall Results |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that investigates motorcycle helmet use in 2016. The research examines the motorcycle helmet use trend since 2000, and the percentages of motorcyclists using Department of Transportation-compliant helmets, non-compliant helmets, and no helmet in 2015 and 2016.
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Volpe News: May 2017 |
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Volpe, the National Transportation Systems Center, has released the latest edition of its eNews bulletin that features its news briefs, tools for practitioners, and reports. This edition features information about U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao’s visit to Volpe, following distances between heavy trucks in automated platoons,...
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Quantitative Mobile Source Air Toxics Analysis for a Hypothetical Transportation Project |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that quantitatively analyzes emissions of mobile source air toxics using a hypothetical project. The research may help understand how the latest emissions model and data may produce different results and trends than were projected 10 years ago.
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Use of Crushed Recycled Glass in the Construction of Local Roadways: Current State of Recycled Glass Collection and Process in the State of Ohio |
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a report that assesses the feasibility of using crushed recycled glass as an aggregate in local roadway construction. The research examines whether there will be sustained supply of recycled glass for construction use in Ohio.
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An Innovative Approach to Smarter Mowing, Utilizing Automated Vehicle Location to Enhance Mowing Operations |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates the use of Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) to enhance mowing operations. AVL provides a means for determining and transmitting the geographic location of a vehicle, and when combined with vehicle sensors and operator input, may generate efficiencies, improve...
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Implementation of Probe Data Performance Measures |
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has released a report that develops, implements, and assesses three web dashboards and a data system that make use of the commercial probe data licensed by Pennsylvania to produce arterial performance measures for engineers and stakeholders to evaluate and monitor traffic conditions. The project...
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Analyzing the Impact of Median Treatments on Pedestrian/Bicyclist Safety |
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration has released a report that quantifies the impact of median treatments on several high-frequency pedestrian/bicyclist crash locations identified through the Pedestrian Roadway Safety Audit Program, and compares the effectiveness of different types of median treatments. The...
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Field Measurements on the Effect of Temporary Rumble Strips in Work Zone Flagging Operations |
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The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that quantifies the impact of two temporary rumble strip layouts at two different two-lane roadway construction projects in Iowa. The research may serve future study efforts in terms of hypothesis development and testing as part of a controlled evaluation.
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METRANS News: Spring 2017 |
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The METRANS Transportation Center has released the latest issue of its newsletter that highlights METRANS research, education, and outreach activities. This edition features information about presentations at the 2017 TRB Annual Meeting, New York City transportation policy, freight efficiency, and more.
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Travel Time Savings and Speed: Actual and Perceived |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that examines time saving as a motivation for New Zealand drivers’ speeding, and investigates the effect of education that aimed to improve participants’ understanding of the costs and benefits of speeding. The report compares New Zealand drivers’ attitudes to speeding with those of drivers...
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On Task, On Time, On Budget: How Mayors Build, Maintain, and Renew America’s Infrastructure |
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The United States Conference of Mayors has released a report that demonstrates how locally developed infrastructure projects can be implemented on task, on-time, and on-budget. The report illustrates the capacity of local government to leverage private investment, spur economic growth, and develop communities.
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Hearing on Reforming the FAA and Air Traffic Control to Build a 21st Century Aviation System |
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On May 17, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on the need for fundamental reform of the air traffic control system. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Hearing on Improving U.S. Transportation Infrastructure |
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On May 17, 2017, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works received testimony from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on improving the U.S.' transportation infrastructure. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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Hearing on Leveraging Federal Funding: Innovative Solutions for Infrastructure |
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On May 16, 2017, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on how to leverage federal funding to pay for the needed transportation infrastructure. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.
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World Road Association Newsletter: May 2017 |
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The World Road Association (PIARC) has released its monthly newsletter that summarizes its news, events, conferences, and seminars. This month’s edition features research on road tunnel safety, the appraisal of sustainability within transportation plans, and risk management.
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