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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH E-NEWSLETTER
Transportation Research Board
of The National Academies
10/2/2007
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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

***** TRB NEWS *****

* 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting: Announcement, Meeting Registration, and
Hotel Reservations Now Available
* TRB Research Needs Statements Database Now Available

* 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies
in Transportation
* Data Analysis Working Group Forum on Pavement Performance Data
Analysis

* RFP: Guide for Pavement-Type Selection - Proposals Due November 14,
2007

***** RECENTLY RELEASED TRB PUBLICATIONS *****

* Environmental Effects in Pavement Mix and Structural Design Systems
* Simulating the Effects of Hot-Mix Asphalt Aging for Performance
Testing and Pavement Structural Design
* Criteria for Selecting Hydraulic Models
* Evaluating Progress of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program:
Methods and Preliminary Results

***** FEDERAL RESEARCH NEWS *****

* Concrete Pavement Technology Update: August 2007
* Potential Cost Savings from the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
* Rural America at a Glance, 2007
* Growth in Highway Construction and Maintenance Costs
* Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation
Reauthorization
* Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Handbook: Executive Summary
* A Comparison of Natural and Urban Characteristics and the Development
of Urban Intensity Indices Across Six Geographic Settings

***** STATE RESEARCH NEWS *****

* Wisconsin Highway Research Program E-News: September 2007

***** UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NEWS *****

* Effects of Increasing the Allowable Compressive Stress at Release of
Prestressed Concrete Girders
* Fall 2007 Traffic Safety Center Newsletter
* Go! - September-October 2007
* ITS Review Online: Summer 2007

***** INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NEWS *****

* Road Casualties Great Britain 2006: Annual Report
* U.K. Road Freight Statistics 2006
* New Zealand Land Transport News: September 2007
* The U.K. Highway Code
* Fatigue at Sea: A Field Study in Swedish Shipping
* EU Green Paper: Towards a Culture of Urban Mobility

***** IN THE KNOW *****

* Public Transportation's Contribution to U.S Greenhouse Gas Reduction
* Continuous Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring: A Practitioner's Guide
* Rural Transportation Newsletter: September 2007
* Hearing on Airline Delays and Consumer Issues

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TRB News
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2008 TRB 87TH ANNUAL MEETING: ANNOUNCEMENT, MEETING REGISTRATION, AND
HOTEL RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8181

The TRB 87th Annual Meeting Announcement includes meeting registration,
hotel reservation, workshop, special event, and general scheduling
information for the January 13-17, 2008, meeting in Washington, D.C.

New this year, TRB has combined the Annual Meeting registration and
hotel reservation process. Now when you register for the meeting, you
will also have the ability to make your hotel reservations by using
TRB's new Annual Meeting Housing Bureau. Only Annual Meeting attendees
who have first completed the meeting registration process will be
allowed to make hotel reservations with TRB's meeting hotels and TRB
meeting hotels will only accept reservations made through the Annual
Meeting Housing Bureau. The Housing Bureau is also your point of
contact for any future changes you may need to make to your initial
hotel reservation. The new Housing Bureau is designed to help you save
time and to aid TRB in ensuring that its group room rate hotel guest
rooms are reserved by those that support the Annual Meeting-its
attendees and exhibitors.

You are encouraged to register and make your hotel reservation online
now! Room blocks of some Annual Meeting hotels will be full in October.
Lower advance registration fees end November 30, 2007

TRB RESEARCH NEEDS STATEMENTS DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8197

TRB's new Research Needs Statements (RNS) database is now available.
The database contains some 700 transportation research needs statements
that have been prepared and approved by 125 of TRB's technical
activities standing committees. While TRB standing committees have long
been responsible for maintaining a collection of research needs
statements, the new database provides a central location that allows
easy searching and sharing of the statements. Organizations, agencies,
universities, students, consultants, and others who fund and conduct
transportation research can now quickly and confidently identify where
the focus of their critical resources is most needed. The database will
be updated continuously by TRB's standing committees.

10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN
TRANSPORTATION
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8205

TRB is cosponsoring the 10th International Conference on Application of
Advanced Technologies in Transportation on May 27-31, 2008, in Athens,
Greece. The conference is designed to explore international synergies
and cooperation in the fields of transportation and telemetrics related
to advanced technologies, transportation infrastructure, methodological
developments, and more.

DATA ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP FORUM ON PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYSIS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8194

TRB's Data Analysis Working Group (DAWG) will conduct a full-day forum
on pavement performance data analysis, on Saturday, January 12, 2008, in
Washington, D.C. The forum will be held immediately prior to the TRB
87th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2008. All attendees of the Annual
Meeting who are interested in the analysis of pavement performance data
are welcome to attend without charge. Additional information on the
forum, as well as information for individuals interested in presenting
at the meeting, is available in the forum announcement.

RFP: GUIDE FOR PAVEMENT-TYPE SELECTION - PROPOSALS DUE NOVEMBER 14, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8195

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a
request for proposals to develop a Guide for Pavement-Type Selection.

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Recently Released TRB Publications
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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS IN PAVEMENT MIX AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN SYSTEMS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7999

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only
Document 113: Environmental Effects in Pavement Mix and Structural
Design Systems examines limitations associated with provisional
protocols on hardening potential of asphalt binders and mixes, and
explores ways to enhance the predictive capabilities of these protocols.
A summary of this effort was published as NCHRP Research Results Digest
324.

SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF HOT-MIX ASPHALT AGING FOR PERFORMANCE TESTING
AND PAVEMENT STRUCTURAL DESIGN
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8184

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research
Results Digest 324: Simulating the Effects of Hot-Mix Asphalt Aging for
Performance Testing and Pavement Structural Design summarizes the
results of an NCHRP effort that examined the limitations associated with
provisional protocols on hardening potential of asphalt binders and
mixes, and explored ways to enhance the predictive capabilities of these
protocols. Detailed information on the conduct and results of these
experiments was published as NCHRP Web-Only Document 113.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING HYDRAULIC MODELS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8151

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only
Document 106: Criteria for Selecting Hydraulic Models explores develop a
decision tool for selecting either a one- or a two-dimensional hydraulic
model when examining flow through bridge crossings. The decision tool
is designed to provide a procedure for selecting the most appropriate
model for a particular application incorporating site conditions, design
elements, available resources, and project constraints.

EVALUATING PROGRESS OF THE U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM: METHODS
AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8137

The National Academies' Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) and
Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) have
released a report that evaluates the progress of the U.S. Climate Change
Science Program. According to the committee that developed the report,
the program has made good progress in documenting and understanding
changes that are occurring on a global scale, but less progress has been
made in the study of regional impacts, human vulnerabilities, and
mitigation and adaptation options. The report also calls on the program
to better communicate with decision makers at national and local levels.
DELS and DBASSE, like TRB, are divisions of the National Academies,
which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of
Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.

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Federal Research News
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CONCRETE PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: AUGUST 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8196

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of
its periodic newsletter that provides updates on new products and
research findings emerging from studies conducted as part of the
Concrete Pavement Technology Program.

POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS FROM THE PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAM
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8206

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that
examines the extent to which mitigation projects funded by the
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program might reduce expected losses from
future natural disasters, and the extent to which that reduction in
losses might translate into lower spending for federal disaster
assistance. The PDM program was created by section 102 of the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000.

RURAL AMERICA AT A GLANCE, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8207

Rural America at a Glance is a brochure produced by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service that highlights recent
indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas. The
brochure is designed to provide information on key rural conditions and
trends for use by public and private decision makers and others in
efforts to enhance the economic opportunities and quality of life for
people in rural communities.

GROWTH IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8209

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General has
issued a report that explores the growth in highway construction and
maintenance costs. The report examines the extent of recent cost
increases for highway construction and maintenance projects, whether the
cost increases are the product of transitory factors or indicative of
longer-term structural changes that need to be incorporated into future
transportation funding plans, and the degree to which the cost increases
are subject to regional variations.

PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAM FUNDING ISSUES IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
REAUTHORIZATION
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8210

A U.S. Congressional Research Service report explores several ways of
restructuring federal public transit programs, each an alternative to
the possibility of leaving the existing system unchanged. As enacted in
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA), federal public transit programs are
currently authorized through September 2009.

MANAGING TRAVEL FOR PLANNED SPECIAL EVENTS HANDBOOK: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8186

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the executive
summary of a report designed to provide a working knowledge of the
techniques and strategies that practitioners may use to plan
successfully for special event or manage all planned special events in a
region.

A COMPARISON OF NATURAL AND URBAN CHARACTERISTICS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF
URBAN INTENSITY INDICES ACROSS SIX GEOGRAPHIC SETTINGS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8187

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a report that explores the
features of urbanization and the urban intensity index based on locally
important land-cover, infrastructure, and socioeconomic variables for
six study watersheds. The report also examines how the intensity index
differs across study areas and the relationship between the
environmental setting and the characteristics of urbanization.
According to the report, a number of features of urbanization were
identified that correlated very strongly to population density in every
study area. Of these, road density had the least variability across
diverse geographic settings and most closely matched the multimetric
nature of the urban intensity index.

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State Research News
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WISCONSIN HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM E-NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8193

The latest issue of the Wisconsin Highway Research Program (WHRP) E-News
quarterly is now available.

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University Research News
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EFFECTS OF INCREASING THE ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS AT RELEASE OF
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDERS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8191

The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at
Austin has released a report that explores the feasibility of increasing
the allowable compressive stress at release of prestressed concrete
girders.

FALL 2007 TRAFFIC SAFETY CENTER NEWSLETTER
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8202

The University of California (UC), Berkeley, Traffic Safety Center has
released the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter designed to help
strengthen the capability of state, county, and local governments,
academic institutions, and local community organizations to enhance
traffic safety through research, curriculum and material development,
outreach, and training for professionals and students. The mission of
the UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center is to reduce traffic fatalities
and injuries through multi-disciplinary collaboration in education,
research, and outreach. Articles in this issue highlight the following:
*The Summer World Conference on Transport Research
*Backgrounder on International Road Safety
*Report on Safety Sessions from the 11th World Conference on Transport
Research
* New Research Snapshots from the Traffic Safety Center

GO! - SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8203

The Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa State
University has released the latest issue of Go! magazine. Go! is an
online magazine for teens and young adults that explores the world of
transportation and careers they can find there.

ITS REVIEW ONLINE: SUMMER 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8199

The Summer 2007 newsletter of the Institute of Transportation Studies
(ITS) at the University of California, Berkeley, is now available. This
issue covers the World Conference on Transportation Research, a
low-carbon fuel standards report, how California's newest residents use
transit to commute, and more.

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International Research News
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ROAD CASUALTIES GREAT BRITAIN 2006: ANNUAL REPORT
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8200

The U.K. Department for Transport has released its annual report on road
safety statistics in Great Britian. The report includes detailed
information about accident circumstances, vehicle involvement, and the
consequent casualties in 2006, along with some of the key trends in
accidents and casualties. The report also contains analysis of specific
safety topics and provisional 2006 national statistics on drinking and
driving.

U.K. ROAD FREIGHT STATISTICS 2006
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8201

The U.K. Department for Transport has today published national
statistics on the activity of heavy goods vehicles (over 3.5 tons gross
weight) during 2006, including foreign vehicle activity in the UK.

NEW ZEALAND LAND TRANSPORT NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8208

Land Transport New Zealand has released the latest issue of its monthly
newsletter that highlights news and information related to its mission
to work with communities, government, and the transport industry to
develop practical land transport solutions.

THE U.K. HIGHWAY CODE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8211

The U.K. Department for Transport has released a revised Highway Code
for England, Scotland, and Wales. The updated code includes the latest
road safety rules and advice. The publication promotes greater courtesy
and understanding among all road users, particularly those who are most
vulnerable.

FATIGUE AT SEA: A FIELD STUDY IN SWEDISH SHIPPING
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8192

VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has
released a report that explores ways to reduce fatigue levels of ship
bridge watch keepers. The report is in English.

EU GREEN PAPER: TOWARDS A CULTURE OF URBAN MOBILITY
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8185

The European Commission has adopted a green paper on urban transport as
part of its effort to begin a European discussion on key issues
associated with urban mobility-free-flowing and greener towns and
cities; smarter urban mobility; and an urban transport that is
accessible, safe, and secure for all European citizens.

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In The Know
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION'S CONTRIBUTION TO U.S GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8189

The American Public Transportation Association has released a report
that explores the net carbon dioxide (CO2) savings for the United States
that is achieved by public transportation's current level of service.
The report also examines additional savings that might be achieved if
public transportation passenger loads were increased, as well as other
ways to achieve CO2 savings. The report also reviews the contribution
of public transportation to land use impacts.

CONTINUOUS TRANSDERMAL ALCOHOL MONITORING: A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8212

The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) has release a report that
explores the development of policies and practices to apply transdermal
alcohol monitoring for offenders with diagnosed alcohol issues. The
report is designed to assist practitioners by guiding them through the
steps associated with implementing a comprehensive supervision system
involving continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring technology.
Transdermal technology is used to monitor alcohol consumption by
measuring vaporous sweat excreted through the skin. It is currently
being used in more than 40 U.S. states.

RURAL TRANSPORTATION NEWSLETTER: SEPTEMBER 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8198

RPO (Rural Planning Organizations) America has released the latest issue
of its electronic newsletter. RPO America was established by the
National Association of Development Organizations to serve as the
national association for rural transportation planners and
practitioners.

HEARING ON AIRLINE DELAYS AND CONSUMER ISSUES
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8188

On September 27, 2007, the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure held a hearing to explore airline delays and consumer
service. Additional background on the hearing, the opening statements
of select members of the Committee, and the submitted testimony of
hearing witnesses are available online.

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RECENTLY ADDED PROJECTS TO THE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS DATABASE

The Research In Progress (RiP) Database contains more than 9,500 records
of current or recently completed transportation research projects.
-> http://rip.trb.org/browse/additions.asp?days=7
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