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Author: Scott M. KozelScott M. Kozel Date: May 1, 2007 18:28
Subject: TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter: May 1, 2007
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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH E-NEWSLETTER
Transportation Research Board
of The National Academies
5/1/2007
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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
***** TRB NEWS *****
* 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting: New Dual Paper Submission Deadlines
Announced
* Full Papers from the Transportation Research Record Now Available Online
* 18th Biennial TRB Visibility Symposium
* Pre-Bid Information on SHRP 2 Safety Project: Acquisition of Roadway
Information
* RFI: FY 2008 TCRP Problem Statements Sought – Candidate Statements Due
June 15, 2007
* RFP: Handbook for Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Alternative Turbine
Engine Fuels at Airports – Proposals Due June 20, 2007
* RFP: Characteristics of Premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of
Mode – Proposals Due July 18, 2007
***** RECENTLY RELEASED TRB PUBLICATIONS *****
* TR News March-April 2007 - Highways Through Habitats: Gathering Long-Term
Data
* TRB Publications Catalog: All 2006 Titles
* SHRP 2 Updated Program Briefs Now Available
* Design of Structures 2006
* Geotechnical Challenges of the Interstate Highway System: The First 50
Years and a Look Ahead
* Prototype Software for an Environmental Information Management and
Decision Support System
* Final Report for NCHRP Research Results Digest 317: Prototype Software
for an Environmental Information Management and Decision Support System
***** FEDERAL RESEARCH NEWS *****
* Programs and Options for Providing Air Service to Small Communities
* Aligning NEPA Processes with Environmental Management Systems (EMS) - A
Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners
* Review of the Potential Safety and Capacity Issues Associated with the
Introduction of the New A380 Aircraft
* Review of the Federal Transit Benefits Program
* Review of TSA's Changes to Its Prohibited Items List
* Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs
* Safety Report: Lessons Learned and Lives Saved, 1967 - 2007
* FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology Organizational and
Expertise Directory: Spring 2007
***** STATE RESEARCH NEWS *****
* Installation of Warm-Mix Asphalt Projects in Virginia
***** UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NEWS *****
* ITS-Davis e-news: March 2007
* University of Minnesota's CTS Research E-News: April 2007
* Right Turn Crashes at Signalized Intersections
***** INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NEWS *****
* The Voice of the European Road: February 2007
***** IN THE KNOW *****
* Traffic Safety State Legislative Tracking Database
* Hearing on Essential Air Service and Small Community Air Service
Development Programs
* Improving Traffic Safety Culture in the United States: The Journey Forward
* The Nation's Highway and Transit Investment Needs through 2015
* Transportation Technology e-Transfer: April 2007
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TRB News
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2008 TRB 87TH ANNUAL MEETING: NEW DUAL PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINES ANNOUNCED
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7658
TRB has modified its deadline for papers being submitted for the peer-
review process and presentation at the 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting,
January 13–17, 2008, in Washington, D.C. Papers in non-PDF format must be
submitted prior to midnight Friday, July 27, 2007. Papers in PDF format
must be submitted prior to midnight Wednesday, August 1, 2007. The paper
submissions website for the 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting will be opened in
June and announced in the e-newsletter and on the front page of TRBÂ’s
website.
The dual paper submission deadline, along with an upgrade in server and
software capacity, is being implemented to enhance the system's service to
potential authors by alleviating congestion on TRBÂ’s paper submission
website. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their paper/s as early
as possible and to convert their paper to PDF format prior to submission.
Both efforts will save you time. Last year, TRBÂ’s website processed a
record 3,200 paper submissions, most of which occurred during the 24 hours
prior to the deadline. This year TRB expects to process more than 3,500
papers.
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.
18TH BIENNIAL TRB VISIBILITY SYMPOSIUM
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7653
Papers presented at the 18th Biennial TRB Visibility Symposium held on
April 17-19, 2007, in College Station, Texas, are now available online.
Sessions at the symposium explored vehicles and roadway lighting, design of
traffic control devices, pavement markings, pedestrian and roadway
visibility, and design and performance of road signs.
PRE-BID INFORMATION ON SHRP 2 SAFETY PROJECT: ACQUISITION OF ROADWAY
INFORMATION
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7651
Information on the Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2) Safety
Project S03/S04, Acquisition of Roadway Information, is being made
available in advance of the July release of the formal Request for
Proposals in support of an anticipated Pre-Bid Conference to be held in
June.
RFI: FY 2008 TCRP PROBLEM STATEMENTS SOUGHT – CANDIDATE STATEMENT DUE JUNE
15, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7223
Research problem statements for the FY 2007 Transit Cooperative Research
Program (TCRP) are due June 15, 2007. If you have submitted a research
problem statement in a previous year that was not selected, but is still a
relevant transit research topic, please feel free to resubmit the problem
statement for consideration. There are many good research topics that are
not selected each year simply due to the level of funding available.
Research problem statements must be resubmitted each year to receive
further consideration. Submitting a research problem statement is easy.
So, if you have any potential research topics, we would welcome your
submission. New projects will be selected in October 2007.
RFP: HANDBOOK FOR ANALYZING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE TURBINE
ENGINE FUELS AT AIRPORTS – PROPOSALS DUE JUNE 20, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7655
TRBÂ’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for
proposals to develop a handbook that airport operators can use to evaluate
the costs and benefits of providing a “drop-in” alternative turbine engine
fuel at airports, taking into account that such fuel may also be used for
other purposes.
RFP: CHARACTERISTICS OF PREMIUM TRANSIT SERVICES THAT AFFECT CHOICE OF
MODE – PROPOSALS DUE JULY 18, 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7650
TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for
proposals to identify non-traditional attributes that contribute to the
response by both automobile and transit travelers to the introduction of
premium transit modes. The project will also quantify the influence of the
most important attributes on mode choice of premium transit modes in
various urban contexts, and suggest how these attributes may be
meaningfully incorporated into travel models.
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Recently Released TRB Publications
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TRB PUBLICATIONS CATALOG: ALL 2006 TITLES
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7641
The TRB Publications Catalog: All 2006 Titles lists all publications
produced by TRB for calendar year 2006. Titles of publications are listed
in this catalog in alphabetical order under subject area. Many titles are
listed under several subject areas. The catalog also includes information
on the new Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation
Research Board TRR Online service and subscription prices. Forms for
ordering the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 and the Access Management Manual,
along with a general publication order form, are provided in the back of
the catalog. For a list of all titles in print, visit the TRB Bookstore
online; write to the TRB Business Office, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20001; call 202-334-3213; or email TRBSales@nas.edu.
TR NEWS MARCH-APRIL 2007
HIGHWAYS THROUGH HABITATS: GATHERING LONG-TERM DATA
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7640
The March-April 2007 issue of TR News includes the following articles:
* The Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance: Partnering to
Advance Pavement and Road-Related Research
* Ethanol Takes Off: Trends in the Use of a Renewable Fuel for
Transportation
* Highways Through Habitats: The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project
* Thinking Big: Lessons from the Washington Metros
* The Interchange of Transportation Research: Highlights from TRBÂ’s 2007
Annual Meeting
* Research Pays Off: Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls on the Interstate
Highway System: Thirty Years of Experience
SHRP 2 UPDATED PROGRAM BRIEFS NOW AVAILABLE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7649
TRBÂ’s Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2) has released updated
versions of its Program Briefs for each of the programÂ’s four focus areas:
safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity. Each brief describes issues
being explored, research methods, and current projects within that focus
area.
DESIGN OF STRUCTURES 2006
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7617
TRBÂ’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, No. 1976 contains 22 papers on the topic of the design of
structures. The papers explore general structures; steel bridges; concrete
bridges; dynamics and field testing of bridges; seismic design of bridges;
culverts and hydraulic structures; and structural fiber-reinforced plastics.
GEOTECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM: THE FIRST 50
YEARS AND A LOOK AHEAD
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7639
TRBÂ’s Transportation Research Circular E-C116, Geotechnical Challenges of
the Interstate Highway System: The First 50 Years and a Look Ahead,
explores what geotechnical engineers have learned since the construction of
the Interstate System and what they see as future challenges for the
discipline. The circular is based on presentations made during a session
at the 2006 TRB 85th Annual Meeting.
PROTOTYPE SOFTWARE FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND DECISION
SUPPORT SYSTEM
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7309
TRBÂ’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research
Results Digest 317: Prototype Software for an Environmental Information
Management and Decision Support System explores an effort to design, test,
and demonstrate a prototype software program for an environmental
information management system (EIMS) that state departments of
transportation and others could use to support their environmental decision
making throughout the transportation system management process. The EIMS
is intended to serve as one component of an agencyÂ’s broader environmental
management system (EMS). The project resulted in prototype software
designed to support environmental management for transportation and
planning agencies. The final report, including a userÂ’s guide, is available
as NCHRP Web-Only Document 103.
FINAL REPORT FOR NCHRP RESEARCH RESULTS DIGEST 317: PROTOTYPE SOFTWARE FOR
AN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7310
TRBÂ’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only
Document 103 is the final report and userÂ’s guide for a prototype
environmental information management software developed to help support
environmental management for transportation and planning agencies.
Descriptions of the efforts to design, test, and demonstrate a prototype
software were published as NCHRP Research Results Digest 317.
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Federal Research News
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PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS FOR PROVIDING AIR SERVICE TO SMALL COMMUNITIES
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7645
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released the testimony of
Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the
U.S. House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureÂ’s Subcommittee on
Aviation. The testimony explores the history and challenges of the
Essential Air Service (EAS) program, the implementation and outcomes of the
Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP), and options for
reforming EAS and SCASDP. The EAS provides about $100 million in subsidies
per year and the SCASDP provides about $20 million in grants per year to
help support air service to small communities.
ALIGNING NEPA PROCESSES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS) - A
GUIDE FOR NEPA AND EMS PRACTITIONERS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7647
The Council on Environmental Quality has released a guide designed to help
practitioners improve National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
implementation and “to create and maintain conditions, under which humans
and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the
social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations
of Americans.”
REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY AND CAPACITY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW A380 AIRCRAFT
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7648
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that
examines the impact of the A380 on U.S. airports. The report explores
safety issues associated with introducing the A380 at U.S. airports, the
potential impact of A380 operations on the capacity of U.S. airports, and
how selected foreign airports are preparing to accommodate the A380. The
A380 will be the largest passenger aircraft in the world, with a wingspan
of about 262 feet, a tail fin reaching 80 feet high, and a maximum takeoff
weight of 1.2 million pounds. In May 2006, GAO issued a report that
estimated the costs of infrastructure changes at U.S. airports to
accommodate the A380.
REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT BENEFITS PROGRAM
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7642
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released the testimony of
Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special
investigations, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental AffairsÂ’ Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The
testimony examines allegations that federal employees in the National
Capital Region are involved in fraud and abuse related to the federal
transit benefits program, explores the potential causes of any fraud or
abuse that is detected, and estimates the magnitude of fraud and abuse in
the National Capital Region in 2006.
REVIEW OF TSA'S CHANGES TO ITS PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7657
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a letter report that
examines the impact of changes to the Transportation Safety
AdministrationÂ’s prohibited items list. TSA maintains a prohibited items
list that informs Transportation Security Officers who conduct passenger
screening and the traveling public of items that will not be allowed into
an airport sterile area or onboard an aircraft.
UNIFORM GUIDELINES FOR STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7662
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released
guidelines that examine the components that a state impaired driving
program should include and the criteria that the program components should
meet.
SAFETY REPORT: LESSONS LEARNED AND LIVES SAVED, 1967 - 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7663
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report
that highlights some of the of transportation safety improvements that have
resulted from NTSB accident investigations and recommendations. The report
also gives a brief history of NTSB, its responsibilities, and the
legislation that created it, as well as information on its “Most Wanted
List” that focuses on additional safety advances the Safety Board strongly
believes are needed to further increase transportation safety.
FHWA OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONAL AND
EXPERTISE DIRECTORY: SPRING 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7664
The U.S. Federal Highway AdministrationÂ’s (FHWAÂ’s) Office of Research,
Development, and Technology has released the winter 2007 issue of its
Organizational and Expertise Directory.
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State Research News
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INSTALLATION OF WARM-MIX ASPHALT PROJECTS IN VIRGINIA
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7661
The Virginia Transportation Research Council, a partnership of the Virginia
Department of Transportation and the University of Virginia, has released a
report that examines the use of warm-mix asphalt technologies.
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University Research News
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ITS-DAVIS E-NEWS: MARCH 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7659
The latest edition of the ITS-Davis e-news, an electronic newsletter
produced by the University of California – Davis’ Institute of
Transportation Studies, is now available. The newsletter reports on
information from ITS-Davis and affiliated campus departments that host
transportation-related programs.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S CTS RESEARCH E-NEWS: APRIL 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7656
The latest issue of the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation
Studies (CTS) Research E-Newsletter is now available. Policy and planning,
transit and alternative modes, intelligent transportation systems, safety
and security, and transportation infrastructure are among the topics
addressed in this issue of the CTS Research E-News.
RIGHT TURN CRASHES AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7583
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide,
Australia, has released a report that explores right turn crashes at
Adelaide signalized intersections.
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International Research News
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THE VOICE OF THE EUROPEAN ROAD: FEBRUARY 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7652
The European Union Road Federation (ERF) has released the latest issue of
its quarterly newsletter designed to enhance knowledge about European road
transport issues. Articles in this issue include the following:
* Better Roads Good For the Environment
* "Life Comes First!," the Romanian Road Safety Challenge
* Galileo Applications in the Road Sector - time for a concerted view
* 2007 European Road Statistics
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In The Know
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TRAFFIC SAFETY STATE LEGISLATIVE TRACKING DATABASE
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7654
The National Conference of State Legislatures has updated its database that
tracks traffic safety legislation in all state legislatures. The database
includes information on state legislation related to aggressive,
distracted, and impaired driving; automated enforcement; child passenger
protection; driverÂ’s licensing; motorcycle safety; pedestrians and
bicycling; red light running; safety belts; school bus safety; senior and
teen drivers; and speed limits. Reports can be generated by issue or
state, and information in the database goes back to 1998.
HEARING ON ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AND SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7660
On April 25, 2007, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and
InfrastructureÂ’s Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing that explored the
Essential Air Service (EAS) and Small Community Air Service Development
(SCASD) programs, and what changes, if any, should be made to these
programs in the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization
bill. Background on the hearing and submitted testimony are available
online.
IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES: THE JOURNEY FORWARD
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7643
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report that is a
compendium of papers designed to expand the discussion and debate over
traffic safety. The papers in the compendium address the “traffic safety
culture” from a variety of perspectives.
THE NATION'S HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT INVESTMENT NEEDS THROUGH 2015
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7644
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has released a
report that examines the U.S. Department of TransportationÂ’s 2006 report on
conditions and performance of the nationÂ’s highways, bridges, and mass
transit systems in preparation for reauthorization of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users.
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY E-TRANSFER: APRIL 2007
-> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7624
The Western Research Institute (WRI) has released the latest issue of its
quarterly newsletter. Articles in this issue of the newsletter explore the
National Asphalt Roadmap, the role of WRI research in supporting the
roadmap, fundamental properties of asphalt research, the flexible pavements
research consortium, and more.
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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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