| |
| |
 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting: Meeting Registration and Hotel Reservations Now Open
The registration and hotel reservations processes are now open for the TRB 90th Annual Meeting, January 23-27, 2011. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including those who register to attend any workshop or utilize of services provided onsite such as the shuttle and Employment Opportunities room. [More] 
|
|
|
TRB Webinar: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety 101 - A Primer on Grade Crossing Safety
TRB will conduct a web briefing or "webinar" on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore ways for municipal, county, and regional planners to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings. 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]
|
|
|
Workshop on Research Needs for IntelliDrive Applications for the Public Sector
TRB is sponsoring a Workshop on Research Needs for IntelliDrive Applications for the Public Sector on September 20-23, 2010, in Irvine, California. The workshop is designed to focus on the public-sector needs associated with the U.S. Department of Transportation's IntelliDrive program. Topics expected to be explored include the safety, operational, financial, and staffing impacts of IntelliDrive. [More]
|
|
|
| TRB Webinar: SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study-Assessing the Needs of Roadway Information Database Users
TRB will conduct a web briefing or "webinar" on Thursday, September 30, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT that will explore TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program's (SHRP 2) naturalistic driving study. Specifically, the webinar will seek feedback from attendees about the development of a complementary roadway information database that will link to the naturalistic driving database. There is no fee for this webinar; however, space is limiated and participants must register prior to the start of the webinar. [More]
|
|
|
TRB Webinar: Institutional Architectures to Advance Systems Operations and Management
TRB will conduct a web briefing or "webinar" on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2). The findings of this project will enable organizations to perform self assessments to determine the maturity of business processes, in order to better streamline highway system operations. 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]
|
|
|
19th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation
TRB is sponsoring the 19th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation on October 24-27, 2010, in Burlington, Vermont. This conference is designed to address key rural public and intercity bus transportation themes including accessibility; rural transit policy and planning; alternative fuels; intelligent transportation systems and rural transit; regional systems; networks and coalitions; operations, safety, and security; and tribal transportation. [More]
|
|
|
Commodity Flow Survey Workshop
TRB is sponsoring the Commodity Flow Survey Workshop on November 16, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The workshop is designed to facilitate discussion of experiences among Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) users and to serve as a forum on potential future improvements. Issues expected to be explored include the impacts of changes in transportation services and practices on CFS effectiveness, improvements and methodological changes that might be implemented in the near term to enhance CFS, potential for the development of performance measures, and future evolution of CFS. Early bird registration ends September 16, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
7th International Bridge Engineering Conference: Improving Reliability and Safety - Restoration, Renewal, and Replacement
TRB is sponsoring the 7th International Bridge Engineering Conference: Improving Reliability and Safety - Restoration, Renewal, and Replacement on December 1-3, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. The conference is designed to increase the body of knowledge and literature aimed at solving engineering and management issues unique to highway infrastructure such as bridges and culverts; and to foster direct communication on research results and innovative practices among engineers, researchers, and administrators. The preliminary program is available on the conference website. You are encouraged to register and make your hotel reservations today. Early bird registration expires September 15, 2010, and TRB's hotel room block rate expires November 1, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
6th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design*
TRB is cosponsoring the 6th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design on June 27-30, 2011, in Olympic Valley - Lake Tahoe, California. The symposium is designed to provide an interdisciplinary forum for scientific exchange between users of driving assessment tools, applications, and technology. Any researcher or practitioner working on applications of human factors in driver assessment, training, or vehicle design from perspectives of engineering, psychology, medicine, or public health who would like to present at the meeting must submit a paper by December 1, 2010. Information on the paper submission process is available online. [More]
|
|
|
ACRP Call for Examples of Impacts on Practice
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is soliciting examples of impacts on practice--instances where airports have adopted and implemented concepts that were presented in ACRP research publications. The solicitation is part of ACRP's continuing efforts to explore the value and usefulness of its products, which are designed to help contribute to the growth and development of the airport industry. Examples of impacts on practice may be submitted by using a quick and convenient online survey. There is no limit to the number of examples you may submit. [More]
|
|
|
| |
Consideration of Roadside Features in the Highway Safety Manual TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop quantitative measures that can be incorporated into the highway safety manual to evaluate the effects of roadside designs and features on the frequency and severity of lane departure crashes. Proposals due October 20, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
Guidance for Communicating the Value of Highway System Maintenance and Preservation
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop guidance that state departments of transportation and other transportation agencies may use to develop and implement plans for communicating the role and importance of maintenance and asset-preservation in sustaining highway system performance. Proposals due October 25, 2010 [More]
|
|
|
Improving Management of Transportation Information
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to prepare guidance describing best practices that state departments of transportation (DOTs) can use for capture, preservation, search, retrieval, and governance of transportation data and information; and develop strategies and actions a DOT can follow to implement these best practices. Proposals are due November 2, 2010. [More]
| |
|
Deployment, Use, and Effect of Real-Time Traveler Information Systems
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to produce a synthesis of transportation agency practices and rationales for delivering real-time information, provide guidance on assessing the potential effect of real-time information on trip behavior of travelers, and suggest potential agency practices to best facilitate use of real-time traveler information in the future. Proposals are due November 2, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
Design Guidance for Intersection Auxiliary Lanes
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to recommend improvements to the guidance provided in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Green Book for auxiliary lanes at intersections, leading to improved safety and operations. Proposals are due November 4, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation along Existing Roads
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop and test a methodology for transportation agencies to evaluate and prioritize the need to provide or improve conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists on existing roadways. The project will also include the production of materials to convey the results of the research to various target audiences. Proposals are due November 2, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
| |
Second Edition of the TRB Access Management Manual
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop the second edition of the TRB Access Management Manual. Proposals are due October 15, 2010. [More]
|
|
|
| |
| |
 Environment 2010
TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2158 includes 18 papers that explore environmental analysis in transportation, cumulative effects analysis of long-range transportation plans, diesel vehicle emission factors for short road segments, transportation and land use policy effects on air quality, bus technology meta-analysis, modal emissions and traffic simulation models, portable emission measurement systems, air quality simulation, and emissions of nonroad diesel construction equipment. [More]
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Key Transportation Indicators: Air Cargo, State and Local Expenditures Added
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has expanded its Key Transportation Indicators with the addition of two new tables: U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles, a monthly measure of freight shipments on U.S. airlines, and State and Local Government Transportation Construction Value, a monthly measure of state and local government expenditures on air, land, and water transportation infrastructure. [More]
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Texas Transportation Researcher (Vol. 46, No.2)
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University, College Station, has released the latest version of its periodic magazine that highlights TTI's research, professional, and service activities. [More]
|
|
|
| Facilitating Telecommuting: Exploring the Role of Telecommuting Intensity and Differences Between Telecommuters and Non-Telecommuters
The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that explores the role of perceived obstacles and facilitators of telecommuting in telecommuting patterns and adoption behavior. [More]
|
|
|
| Public Policies for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility: An Implementation Project of the Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility International Scan
The University of North Carolina's Highway Safety Research Center has released a report that explores examples of potentially effective policies and implementing programs that are designed to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility. [More]
|
|
|
| |
| |
Safety Insights and Indicators for North Dakota's Teen Drivers
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that explores training, behaviors, and perceptions that potentially impact teen driver safety. [More]
|
|
|
| |
| |
19th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2008)
The Reason Foundation has released a report that explores the performance and cost-effectiveness of state-owned highway systems of the United States from 1984 to 2008. [More]
|
|
|
| Connecting Rural and Urban America
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has released a report that explores the value of improved connectivity outside metropolitan areas. The report is the third in a three-part series that explores what is changing in America and the impact of those changes on the demand for new transportation capacity. [More]
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
No comments:
Post a Comment