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| 2011 International Visualization in Transportation Symposium
TRB is sponsoring 2011 International Visualization in Transportation Symposium on August 20-23, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The symposium is designed to highlight improving technologies and methods, feature case studies or successful practices, and illuminate the expanding role of visualization in transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance, and data management and analysis. Individuals or groups wishing to present at the symposium must submit an abstract by April 1, 2011.
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Transportation Secure Data Center
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has launched a website designed to be a centralized secure repository for transportation data that may not have been able to be shared in the past because it included personal information. Access to the data will be restricted and users will need to complete an application process before receiving approval for controlled interaction with the data. [More]
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A Study of Motorcycle Rider Braking Control Behavior
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that explores how non-expert motorcycle riders use conventional brakes in emergency braking situations. [More]
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 Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices, Sixth Edition, 2011
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the latest editoin of its report that explores major highway safety strategies and countermeasures that are relevant to State Highway Safety Offices; summarizes their use, effectiveness, costs, and implementation time; and provides references to safety research summaries and individual studies. [More]
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 Work Zone Operations: Best Practices Guidebook 2011
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Office of Operations has released the latest version of its guidebook that includes information on and points of contact for experts on current best practices for improving work zone safety and mobility. [More]
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Traffic Volume Trends: January 2011
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of Traffic Volume Trends, which is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the states. According to the report, travel on all roads and streets increased by 0.2 percent (0.5 billion vehicle miles) in January 2011 as compared with January 2010. Travel for the month is estimated to be 223.5 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative travel for 2011 is up by 0.2 percent (0.5 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 223.5 billion vehicle miles of travel. [More]
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 FHWA Focus Magazine: March 2011
The Federal Highway Administration has released the latest version of its Focus magazine, which highlights efforts designed to accelerate infrastructure innovations in order to build better, safer roads. [More]
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2010 Traffic Data for U.S Airlines and Foreign Airlines U.S. Flights
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released preliminary data that indicate that 786.7 million scheduled passengers traveled on U.S. airlines and on foreign airlines serving the United States in 2010. According to BTS, this is a 2.1 percent increase from 2009; however, the 2010 passenger total still remained 3.2 percent below the level of 812.3 million in 2008. [More]
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No Restraint? Understanding Differences in Seat Belt Use Between Fatal Crashes and Observational Surveys
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has released a report that examines why the prevalence of seat belt use varies between observational surveys and crash statistics. [More]
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The Efficacy of Road Safety Education in Schools: A Review of Current Approaches
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has released a report that explores current road safety education (RSE) programs for school students that are currently in use in Australia and overseas with the primary aims of commenting on the effectiveness of current approaches, and to identify any gaps in the provision of RSE. [More]
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U.S. Road Fatalities per Population: Changes by Age from 1958 to 2008
The University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute has released a report that explores a time-series analysis of changes in road safety in the United State from the public-health point of view. [More]
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| Development of the Next Generation Stratified Ramp Metering Algorithm Based on Freeway Density
The University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies has released a report that explores the development of a new coordinated, traffic-responsive ramp metering algorithm based on density measurements, rather than flows. [More]
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| Evaluation of the Potential Safety Benefits of Collision Avoidance Technologies through Vehicle to Vehicle Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) in Australia
Austroads has released a report that explores the potential reductions in serious casualties in Australia from widespread adoption of dedicated short-range communication-based technologies that allow for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. [More]
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The Case for Business Investment in High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail
The American Public Transportation Association has released a report that explores issues that may be critical to private investors as they consider investments or future expansion into business serving growing passenger rail markets. The report highlights national and international trends, the market potential in the United States, future funding sources, and the role of public support. [More]
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Directions in Highway Safety: Spring 2011
The Governors Highway Safety Association has released the latest version of its newsletter that explores issues related to highway safety. [More]
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