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| TRB Webinar: Predicting Travel-Time Reliability: Methods and Implications for Practice
TRB will conduct a web briefing or "webinar" on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore research and practical methods that can be used in predicting highway travel time. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. [More] 
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12th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities: Tools of the Trade
TRB is sponsoring the 12th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities: Tools of the Trade on September 22-24, 2010, in Williamsburg, Virginia. The conference will explore information on the factors relating to the planning, development, programming, and implementation of multi-modal transportation facilities for small and medium-sized communities. Future research and implementation needs will also be addressed. The registration site for the conference is now open. [More]
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 Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft
TRB Conference Proceedings 47: Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft is the summary of a September 2009 symposium. The symposium examined the status of research on or related to the transmission of disease on aircraft and in airports, and the potential application of research results to the development of protocols and standards for managing communicable disease incidents in an aviation setting. The symposium also explored areas where additional research may be needed. [More]
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 Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Passenger Transportation
TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 49: Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Passenger Transportation is designed as a workbook to help planners answer questions regarding the magnitude of the need for public transit services within a geographic area, as well as the annual ridership--i.e. "demand"--that a transit service might be expected to carry. [More]
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 Geometric Design of Driveways
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 151: Geometric Design of Driveways includes material related to and supporting contents of NCHRP Report 659: Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways. [More]
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 Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 659: Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways explores guidelines related to the geometric design of driveways. The report includes driveway-related terms and definitions, an examination of basic geometric controls, a summary of access spacing principles, and detailed discussions of various geometric design elements. [More]
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Review of States Receives of Federal Funding for Highways
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines for federal fiscal years 2005 through 2009 how contributions to the Highway Trust Fund compared with the funding states received and what provisions were used to address rate-of-return issues across states. The report also explores what additional factors affect the relationship between contributions to the Highway Trust Fund and the funding states receive. [More]
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Assuring Bridge Safety and Serviceability in Europe - Summary Report
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Office of International Programs has released a summary report on a scanning study of Europe that focused on identifying best practices and processes designed to help assure bridge safety and serviceability. The scan team gathered information on safety and serviceability practices and technologies related to design, construction, and operation of bridges. [More]
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Value Pricing Pilot Program Quarterly Report: January - March 2010
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Office of Operations has released its quarterly report on the Value Pricing Pilot Program, which was authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. Value pricing encompasses a variety of strategies to manage congestion on highways, including tolling of highway facilities, as well as other strategies that do not involve tolls, such as mileage-based charges for insurance, taxes, leasing fees, and car sharing. [More]
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 Road Safety Audits Newsletter: Summer 2010
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its newsletter that highlights road safety audit activities taking place throughout the United States [More]
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Pedestrian Forum - Summer 2010
The latest edition of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Pedestrian Forum Newsletter is now available. The newsletter highlights the DOT's bicycle and pedestrian policy statement, pedestrian road safety audits, an international scan on pedestrian and bicycle safety and mobility, and more. [More]
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 Safety Compass Newsletter: Summer 2010
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Safety Compass newsletter. The newsletter covers program delivery, best practices, research, training, regulations, and legislation designed to help improve and establish a more productive national and local safety program. [More]
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|  Review of Explosives Detection Technologies to Protect Passenger Rail
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that explores the availability of explosives detection technologies and their ability to help secure the passenger rail environment. The report also examines key operational and policy factors that affect the role of explosives detection technologies in the passenger rail environment. [More]
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| Review of FAA and NASA Human Factors Research
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that explores the extent to which the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) human factors research is coordinated and supports NextGen. [More]
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| Review of FAA Challenges Related to Winter Weather Operations
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that explores the extent to which commercial airplanes have experienced accidents and incidents related to icing, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) inspection and enforcement activities related to icing. The report also examines the efforts of FAA and others to improve safety in winter weather, and the challenges that continue to affect aviation safety in winter weather. As a supplement to the report, the GAO has released a list of icing and winter weather-related recommendations that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has issued since 1996. [More]
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Development of a Data Framework for the Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling Structure
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that explores a data framework for the Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling Structure that sets standards for all input data elements, including file folders, file names, table names, field names, and the associated metadata files. [More]
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Study of Public Acceptance of Tolling with New Capacity and Credits: Concepts of Fast Miles and FEE Lanes
The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that explores the results of a series of focus groups to better understand what policies, conditions, designs, and operational characteristics could be considered that may satisfy concerns about general purpose lane adaptations to optional toll lanes or flexible and efficient express (FEE) lanes. [More]
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M-CASTL Messenger: July 2010
The Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan (M-CASTL) at the University of Michigan has issued the latest issue of its newsletter that reports on the research, education, and technology transfer activities of the center. [More]
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De-Identified Linkage of Victorian Injury Data Records: A Feasibility Study
The Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia, has released a report that explores the feasibility of linking police-reported motor vehicle crash, Transport Accident Commission insurance, in-depth crash data, and hospital injury datasets using a de-identified linkage approach. [More]
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Hearing on TSA's Management of Surface Transportation Security Inspectors
On July 28, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing to explore the Transportation Security Administration's management of the Surface Transportation Security Inspection Program. Opening remarks, witnesses' submitted testimony, and a video of the hearing are available online. [More]
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