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 Implementing Race-Neutral Measures in State Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 416: Implementing Race-Neutral Measures in State Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs explores race-neutral strategies being used effectively by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to meet their Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) participation goals. It also reviews and synthesizes problems faced by state DOTs in the administration of their DBE programs and identifies race-neutral remedies used to overcome these challenges.
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 Speed Reduction Techniques for Rural High-to-Low Speed Transitions
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| National Summary File of Redistricting Data
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a data set that includes the same population, housing unit counts, and demographic characteristics that were provided to the states in February and March. This national file provides tables for the United States and other cross-state geographies, such as regions; divisions; metropolitan areas; and American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian areas. The data set includes population counts by race, origin, the voting age population, and housing unit counts by occupancy status. [More]
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Driving Simulator Validation Study: Phase II
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that examines the effectiveness of a driving simulator for entry-level commercial motor vehicle driver training and testing. [More]
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 FHWA Focus Magazine: April 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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Use of a Double Chip Seal to Correct a Flushing Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement in Washington State
The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that explores the design and construction of the double chip seal and provides information on its initial performance. [More]
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| Travel Behavior of the Lone Rangers: An Application of Attitudinal Structural Equation Modeling to Intercity Transportation Market Segmentation
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has released a report that explores the segmentation of travel behavior information into smaller market groups using structural equation modeling. [More]
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| Analysis of Crash Data to Estimate the Benefits of Emerging Vehicle Technology
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has released a report that explores the potential benefits of some of the safety technologies emerging for passenger vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles. The focus of the report is on systems that actively prevent crashes, but some passive safety features are also examined. [More]
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Transportation Injury Mapping System
The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at the University of California, Berkeley, has launched a website that provides access to information on 130,000 serious and fatal crashes in California. Users can view the history of crashes from 2000 to 2008, the most recent years for which data are available, by county, city, neighborhood, or along specific routes. [More]
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Effect of Vehicle Defects in Road Accidents
The U.K.'s Transport Research Laboratory has released a report that examines the likely impacts to road safety from changes to the Ministry of Transport (MOT) test frequency by vehicle age and time since last inspection. The MOT test checks that vehicles meet road safety and environmental standards. [More]
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| Licensed to Skill: Contributory Factors in Accidents
The U.K. Institute of Advanced Motorists has released a report that explores the top ten crash contributory factors for a range of road, vehicle, and driver types. [More]
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| Slow Zones: Their Impact on Mode Choices and Travel Behavior
The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that explores the potential impact of traffic management measures on mode choice and travel behavior. [More]
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| Alcohol Interlocks: Harmonizing Policies and Practices - Proceedings of the 11th International Alcohol Interlock Symposium
The Traffic Industry Research Foundation has released the proceedings from its 11th International Alcohol Interlock Symposium, which focused on harmonizing policies and practices across jurisdictions and across disciplines. The report compares similarities and differences that exist, and explores opportunities for harmonization to streamline program delivery. It also examines the implementation of first offender programs and the development of benchmarks of progress. [More]
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| Urban Bikeway Design Guide
The National Association of City Transportation Officials has released a guide designed to help cities that are seeking to enhance bicycle transportation in places where competing demands for the use of the rights-of-way present unique challenges. The guide covers bike lanes, cycle tracks, intersections, signals, and signs and markings. [More]
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