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 HCM2010 Webinar Series: New Multi-Modal Urban Streets Methodology-Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Methods
TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on April 28, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will explore the Highway Capacity Manual 2010's (HCM2010's) multimodal level-of-service analysis methods and their potential applications. The webinar is designed to provide an emphasis on understanding enhanced multimodal analysis as it related to bicycle, pedestrian, and transit users. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. [More] | [Share]    
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| 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. Attendance will be limited, so you are encouraged to register early. Early bird registration expires May 15, 2011. Full-time student reduced registration fees are available. [More] | [Share]
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Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in 2010
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a traffic safety facts sheet that that estimates that 32,788 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2010. This represents a decline of about 3 percent as compared to the 33,808 fatalities that occurred in 2009. [More]
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 Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has released a report that analyzes the effects of alternative approaches to funding highways. In particular, the report compares the effects of current fuel taxes and of possible new taxes on the number of miles highway users drive. [More]
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Model Performance Measures for State Traffic Records System
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a white paper that highlights a collection of 61 model measures that are designed to help States monitor and improve the quality of the data in their traffic records systems. The measures, which are voluntary, cover all six traffic records systems-crash, driver, vehicle, roadway, citation/adjudication, and emergency management systems/injury surveillance. The white paper also provides basic definitions for the six performance attributes-timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility. [More]
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 An Agency Guide on How to Establish Localized Congestion Mitigation Programs
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Office of Operations has released guidance designed to help state and local transportation personnel develop a formal program for mitigating congestion using localized bottleneck treatments. The guide includes several templates for developing a localized congestion mitigation program, including documenting alternative templates in use by state departments of transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations. [More]
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 Integrating Active Traffic and Travel Demand Management: A Holistic Approach to Congestion Management
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Office of International Programs has released a primer that is designed to introduce and define the active traffic management and travel demand management concepts and explore potential benefits of integrating the concepts into efforts to address congestion on the most affected facilities. The primer provides a conceptual framework, originally suggested by the Dutch Ministry of Transport, for understanding the difference between traffic management and travel demand management. [More]
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 Postearthquake Reconnaissance Report on Transportation Infrastructure Impact of the February 27, 2010, Offshore Maule Earthquake in Chile
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores the preliminary findings of the a reconnaissance mission to the Maule region of Chile that took place shortly after that region experienced an magnitude 8.8 earthquake in February 2010. The report examines the earthquake's effects on the transportation infrastructure, including bridges and other highway structures that the team visited during the reconnaissance. [More]
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| Review of the Benefits and Tradeoffs of Intercity Passenger and Freight Rail Programs and Policies
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the extent to which transportation policy tools that provide incentives to shift passenger and freight traffic to rail may generate emissions, congestion, and economic development benefits. The report also explores how project benefits and tradeoffs are assessed for investment in intercity passenger and freight rail and how the strengths and limitations of these assessments impact federal decision making. [More]
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Performance Analysis of Centerline Rumble Strips in Washington State
The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the effectiveness of centerline rumble strips under a variety of traffic and geometric conditions. [More]
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Life Expectancy Evaluation and Development of a Replacement Schedule for LED Traffic Signals
The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that explores a methodology that engineering managers in state departments of transportation and local communities may use to help identifying best practices and replacement standards for LED traffic signal technology. [More]
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| Assessment of Colorado Department of Transportation Rest Areas for Sustainability Improvements and Highway Corridors and Facilities for Alternative Energy Us
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has released a report that explores an assessment of selected rest areas in terms of sustainable design and operations. The report also examines the potential use of CDOT right-of-way for alternative energy applications, including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower sources. [More]
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University of Minnesota's CTS Research E-Newsletter: March 2011
The latest issue of the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) Research E-Newsletter is now available. Policy and planning; inelligent transportation systems; transportation and the environment; transportation infrastructure; and transit, bicycling, and walking are among the topics addressed in this issue of the CTS Research E-News. [More]
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| Rail Safety and Standards Board Research and Development E-Newsletter: February/March 2011
The U.K. Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has released the latest issue of its monthly electronic newsletter that provides information on current projects as well as access to completed research. RSSB manages a program of research and development on behalf of government and the railway industry. The program is funded by the Department for Transport and is designed to assist the industry and its stakeholders in improving performance (in terms of health and safety, reliability, and punctuality), increasing capacity and availability, and delivering a sustainable future for the railway. [More]
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