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Group: alt.planning.transportation · Group Profile
Author: Scott M. KozelScott M. Kozel Date: Apr 10, 2007 11:12
Subject: TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter - April 10, 2007
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:42:57 -0400
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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH E-NEWSLETTER
Transportation Research Board
of The National Academies
4/10/2007
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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
***** TRB NEWS *****
* Full Papers from the Transportation Research Record Now Available Online
* Traffic Monitoring Data Workshop: Successful Strategies in Collection and
Analysis
* North American Freight Transportation Data Workshop
* RFP: Security and Government Competitive Bid Requirement – Proposals Due
May 4, 2007
* RFP: First Amendment Implications for Transit Facilities: Speech,
Advertising, and Loitering – Proposals Due May 4, 2007
* RFP: Guidebook for Evaluating Fuel Choices for Post-2010 Transit Bus
Procurements – Proposals Due May 24, 2007
***** RECENTLY RELEASED TRB PUBLICATIONS *****
* Transit: Bus, Paratransit, and Marketing and Fare Policy
* Research Opportunities in Radio Frequency Identification Transportation
Applications
* Geomaterials 2006
* Roundabouts in the United States
* Appendixes to NCHRP Report 572: Roundabouts in the United States
* Impact of Behavior-Based Safety Techniques on Commercial Motor Vehicle
Drivers
***** FEDERAL RESEARCH NEWS *****
* Review of First Responder Communications Interoperability
* Review of Cost Estimates Related to TSA Funding of Checked Baggage
Screening Systems at Los Angeles and Ontario Airports
* Guide for Curing Portland Cement Concrete Pavements II
* Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Materials Reference Library
* Long-Term Pavement Performance 2006 Year in Review
* Successes in Stewardship Newsletter: March 2007
***** STATE RESEARCH NEWS *****
* Identification and Demonstration of a Technology Adaptable to Locating
Water in Post-Tensioned Bridge Tendons
* Evaluation of Geometric and Operational Characteristics Affecting the
Safety of Six-Lane Divided Roadways
***** INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NEWS *****
* Road Safety Risk Reporter: March 2007
***** IN THE KNOW *****
* Office of Management and Budget Earmark Database Updated
* Third National GIS in Transit Conference Proceedings Available
* Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
* The Natural Lawyer: April 2007
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TRB News
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FULL PAPERS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7590
The Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation
Research Board has long been recognized as one of the leading sources for
scholarly research and practical papers on all aspects of transportation.
Papers published in the TRR have undergone a rigorous peer review process
refereed by TRB technical committees.
Building on the publicationÂ’s reputation, as well as to extend its reach
and increase access to the wealth of information it contains, TRB announces
the availability of the new TRR Online service. This new service provides
electronic access to the full text of as many as 7,600 peer-reviewed papers
that have been published as part of the Record series since 1996, and is
updated as new Record papers become available.
The TRR Online service allows all visitors to identify papers of interest
and review abstracts of those papers. Access to the full papers is
available to service subscribers and employees of TRB sponsors. Papers may
also be purchased on an individual basis. To search abstracts or to find
service, subscription, or pricing information visit
http://www.TRB.org/TRROnline. If you prefer, call the TRB Bookstore at 202-
334-3213 for more information.
TRAFFIC MONITORING DATA WORKSHOP: SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES IN COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7567
TRB is sponsoring the Traffic Monitoring Data Workshop: Successful
Strategies in Collection and Analysis on May 2, 2007, in Washington, D.C.
The workshop is designed as a one-day interactive forum to exchange
knowledge about successful strategies in both collection and analysis of
traffic data. Officials from the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, as well as the Metropolitan Washington Council
of Governments, will be participating in discussions of key challenges and
successes, as identified in an advance survey. The discussions will also
generate topics for further investigation at the North American Travel
Monitoring Conference and Exposition (NATMEC) in Spring 2008. The deadline
for advance registration is April 11, 2007.
NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION DATA WORKSHOP
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7033
TRB is sponsoring the North American Freight Transportation Data Workshop
on May 15, 2007, in Washington, D.C. The workshop is designed to bring
together a diverse group of border data users and providers to discuss
freight transportation data from a North American perspective, highlight
recent changes in government-supplied data sources, and assess user needs
for today and the future. The advance registration deadline for the
workshop is April 15, 2007.
RFP: SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT COMPETITIVE BID REQUIREMENT – PROPOSALS DUE
MAY 4, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7433
The Technical Activities Division of the Transportation Research Board
(TRB), as part of its work with the Transit Cooperative Research Program
(TCRP), has issued a request for proposals to explore how public transit
agencies balance the competing public and legislative interests manifested
by requirements for full disclosure of the publicÂ’s business with security
concerns associated with competitive bids for sensitive projects. The
project will include a review of pertinent legislation, regulations, and
case studies with reference to the extent existing programs assist transit
agencies in protecting sensitive documents.
RFP: FIRST AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSIT FACILITIES: SPEECH,
ADVERTISING, AND LOITERING – PROPOSALS DUE MAY 4, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7327
The Technical Activities Division of the Transportation Research Board
(TRB), as part of its work with the Transit Cooperative Research Program
(TCRP), has issued a request for proposals to provide a synthesis of
available regulations, statutes, policies, and case decisions
(administrative or court) pertaining to permissible and impermissible
restrictions on speech and expressive behavior at transit facilities and
aboard transit vehicles. The projectalso will examine issues pertaining to
sidewalks and transit facilities as public fora and explore the enforcement
of anti-loitering regulations on or near transit facilities.
RFP: GUIDEBOOK FOR EVALUATING FUEL CHOICES FOR POST-2010 TRANSIT BUS
PROCUREMENTS – PROPOSALS DUE MAY 24, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7582
TRBÂ’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a request
for proposals to assist with 2010-compliant transit bus procurements by
updating the 1998 TCRP Report 38: Guidebook for Evaluating, Selecting, and
Implementing Fuel Choices for Transit Bus Operations.
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Recently Released TRB Publications
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TRANSIT: BUS, PARATRANSIT, AND MARKETING AND FARE POLICY
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7571
TRBÂ’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, No. 1971 contains 17 papers that explore public transit.
Topics covered by this issue of the TRR: Journal include bus transit, bus
rapid transit, paratransit, marketing, smart cards, and transit passes.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TRANSPORTATION
APPLICATIONS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7569
TRBÂ’s Transportation Research E-Circular 114: Research Opportunities in
Radio Frequency Identification Transportation Applications summarizes a
conference by the same title that was held October 17 to 18, 2006, in
Washington, D.C. This conference focused on current and future research on
radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in transportation
applications, which include the tagging of containers, pallets, individual
packages, and building equipment and components; vehicle collision
avoidance; electronic preclearance of vehicles and individuals through
security checkpoints; and electronic toll collection.
GEOMATERIALS 2006
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7552
TRBÂ’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, No. 1952 includes papers that address such topics as the
characterization of demolition and haul-back sources of recycled concrete
for use as pavement base material in Utah; methods for determining
permanent deformation of flexible pavement unbound base and subbase layers;
the influence of aggregate angularity and size on rutting performance of
siliceous river gravels used in hot-mix asphalt mixtures; development of a
large-scale laboratory assessment test for granular materials for road
foundations; identification of stabilizers usable with high-sulfate soils
in Texas; and more.
ROUNDABOUTS IN THE UNITED STATES
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7086
TRBÂ’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 572:
Roundabouts in the United States explores methods of estimating the safety
and operational impacts of roundabouts and examines updated design criteria
for roundabouts. Also available are appendixes to the report, published as
NCHRP Web-Only Document 94, which includes detailed reviews of the
literature on safety performance and operational models, the master
inventory of U.S. roundabouts assembled for this project, and the results
of the statistical testing of various models.
APPENDIXES TO NCHRP REPORT 572: ROUNDABOUTS IN THE UNITED STATES
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7274
TRBÂ’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only
Document 94, Appendixes to NCHRP Report 572: Roundabouts in the United
States includes detailed reviews of the literature on safety performance
and operational models, the master inventory of U.S. roundabouts assembled
for this project, and the results of the statistical testing of various
models associated with the production of NCHRP Report 572.
IMPACT OF BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY TECHNIQUES ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
DRIVERS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7542
TRBÂ’s Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis
11: Impact of Behavior-Based Safety Techniques on Commercial Motor Vehicle
Drivers explores various strategies designed to increase safety-related
driving behaviors and decrease at-risk driving behaviors of commercial
motor vehicle drivers. The report also examines innovative and successful
behavior-based safety practices in commercial vehicle settings.
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Federal Research News
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REVIEW OF FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7580
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that
explores the extent to which the Department of Homeland SecurityÂ’s (DHSÂ’)
funding and technical assistance has helped to improve the interoperability
of communications for emergency first responders in selected states. The
report also examines the progress that has been made in the development and
implementation of interoperable communications standards.
REVIEW OF COST ESTIMATES RELATED TO TSA FUNDING OF CHECKED BAGGAGE
SCREENING SYSTEMS AT LOS ANGELES AND ONTARIO AIRPORTS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7581
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that
examines the key factors that contributed to the differences between a 2003
cost estimate and a revised 2005 cost estimate to install in-line checked
baggage screening systems at both Los Angeles and Ontario, California,
International Airports.
GUIDE FOR CURING PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS II
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7588
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that examines
the current curing practice and current state of knowledge of curing
hydraulic-cement concrete. A separate report, Guide for Curing of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavements, Volume I, published in January 2005, details the
recommended guidance.
LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM MATERIALS REFERENCE LIBRARY
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7589
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a product brief
designed to help individuals interested in obtaining materials from the
FHWA's Long-Term Pavement Performance Materials Reference Library.
LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE 2006 YEAR IN REVIEW
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7586
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that reviews
efforts taken during 2006 to improve the productivity and mobility of the
national highway transportation system through improved pavement
performance.
SUCCESSES IN STEWARDSHIP NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7584
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of
its Successes in Stewardship monthly newsletter that highlights current
environmental streamlining practices from around the United States. This
issue explores planning and environmental linkages.
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State Research News
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IDENTIFICATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF A TECHNOLOGY ADAPTABLE TO LOCATING
WATER IN POST-TENSIONED BRIDGE TENDONS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7575
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that
explores if technologies exist that can be developed to reliably and non-
destructively identify and locate bleed-water in the conduits of post-
tensioned bridge members.
EVALUATION OF GEOMETRIC AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AFFECTING THE
SAFETY OF SIX-LANE DIVIDED ROADWAYS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7576
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that
explores roadway and operational factors influencing the injury and
fatality rates on six-lane divided roadways in Florida.
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International Research News
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ROAD SAFETY RISK REPORTER: MARCH 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7573
The latest issue of AustraliaÂ’s Road Safety Risk Report newsletter is now
available. This issue explores crash reduction estimates for road safety
treatments. The newsletter, produced by ARRB Research, is designed to
disseminate results from the Austroads-funded Road Safety Engineering Risk
Assessment project, which is developing information and advice on more
effective ways to reduce road crashes and injuries using road engineering-
based measures.
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In The Know
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET EARMARK DATABASE UPDATED
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7579
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has updated its earmark
database to include details on 13,496 earmarks totaling more than $19
billion in fiscal year 2005 appropriations. According to the OMB
definition, earmarks are funds provided by the United States Congress for
projects or programs where the congressional direction in bill or report
language circumvents the merit-based or competitive allocation process of
the Executive Branch, or specifies the location or recipient for funding.
Based on this definition, in the last decade, earmarks have nearly
tripled. The updated site includes details on individual earmarks, the
ability to view earmarks by state, and a downloadable file so that users
can sort information in ways they find useful. The database, however, is
not designed, and cannot accurately be used, to identify the individual
sponsors of congressional earmarks. Additionally, the recipient of an
earmark identified in the database may not in all cases represent the
ultimate beneficiary of the earmark.
THIRD NATIONAL GIS IN TRANSIT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AVAILABLE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7587
The National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida
has released the proceedings of the GIS in Transit Conference that was held
November 1-3, 2005, in Tampa, Florida. The conference focused on the role
of geographic information systems (GIS) in transit planning, service
delivery, and decision making.
CLIMATE CHANGE 2007: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, ADAPTATION, AND VULNERABILITY
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7585
The United NationÂ’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released
the second of three reports planned by the panel of international
scientists. The latest report suggests that climate change is already
affecting the global environment and that drought, flooding, and changes to
seasonal patterns will increase as global temperatures increase.
THE NATURAL LAWYER: APRIL 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7574
TRBÂ’s Committee on Environmental Issues in Transportation Law has released
the latest issue of its newsletter. The newsletter is designed to keep
lawyers and transportation officials abreast of the latest developments in
environmental issues in transportation law. The opinions expressed in the
Natural Lawyer are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies.
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RECENTLY ADDED PROJECTS TO THE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS DATABASE
The Research In Progress (RiP) Database contains over 8,500 records of
current or recently completed transportation research projects.
-> http://rip.trb.org/browse/additions.asp?days=7
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