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TRB News

Upcoming TRB Webinar: Inspecting and Managing Highway Bridges

The 4th International Congress of Smart Rivers '21: The Future of Inland Navigation
Integrated Corridor System Management Modeling Best Practices Workshop: Call for Abstracts
8th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management--Putting the Asset Management
Pieces Together: Call for Abstracts
First International Conference on Nanotechnology in Cement and Concrete: Call for Abstracts

Recently Released TRB Publications

Information Technology for Efficient Project Delivery

Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics 2008
Network Analysis for Policy and Logistics
Light Rail Vehicle Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections
Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Problems: 2009

Federal Research News

Precast Prestressed Concrete Pavement for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Existing

Pavements
Motor Carrier Efficiency Study Phase I
Rail Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2009
Bus Transit Safety and Security Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2009
Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Significant Accomplishments, Fiscal Year 2008
FHWA Focus Magazine - January/February 2009
FHWA R&T Now - January 2009
Traffic Volume Trends: December 2008
Transportation Planning Update: Summer 2008
Transportation Conformity Highlights: January 2009

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State Research News

Highway Project Cost Estimating and Management

Performance Evaluation of Various HMA Rehabilitation Strategies
Airport Offsite Passenger Service Facilities: An Option for Improving Landside Access: Volume II:
Access Characteristics and Travel Demand

International Research News

Evaluation of 2+1 Roads with Cable Barriers

Swedish Airports and Marginal Cost Pricing
Pollution Preparedness and Response Activities of the European Maritime Safety Agency
Seat Belts and Child Restraints
New European Car Safety Rating System

In the Know

2009 Presidential Inauguration: Traffic and Traveler Information Sharing

TRB News

Upcoming TRB Webinar: Inspecting and Managing Highway Bridges

TRB will conduct a web briefing or "Webinar" on Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. EDT, that will explore the importance of bridge inspection and management, bridge inspection
practices, and the inspection and management of bridges with fracture-critical details. The webinar
will also examine the monitoring of scour critical bridges, and highlight efforts to develop guidelines
for implementing quality control and quality assurance for bridge inspections. Participants must
register at least 24 hours in advance of the start of the Webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee
for non-TRB Sponsor employees. [More]

The 4th International Congress of Smart Rivers '21: The Future of Inland Navigation

TRB is cosponsoring the 4th International Congress of Smart Rivers '21: The Future of Inland
Navigation on September 6-9, 2009, in Vienna, Austria. The conference is designed to explore
United States and European efforts to expand and plan for inland water transportation. [More]

Integrated Corridor System Management Modeling Best Practices Workshop: Call for
Abstracts

TRB is sponsoring the Integrated Corridor System Management Modeling Best Practices Workshop
on September 14-15, 2009, in Irvine, California. The workshop is designed to explore corridor study
experiences, identify best practices, discuss data needs and collection methods, and develop a
collective research agenda on integrated corridor systems management and modeling. Interested
individuals or groups are encouraged to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the
meeting by February 28, 2009. [More]

8th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management--Putting the Asset

Management Pieces Together: Call for Abstracts

TRB is sponsoring the 8th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management--Putting the
Asset Management Pieces Together on October 19-21, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. The conference
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is designed to explore emerging issues in transportation asset management including trade-off
analysis, optimization, system management, and safety. Interested individuals or groups are
encouraged to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the meeting by March 3, 2009.
[More]

First International Conference on Nanotechnology in Cement and Concrete: Call for

Abstracts

TRB is sponsoring the First International Conference on Nanotechnology in Cement and Concrete on
May 5-7, 2010, in Irvine, California. The conference is designed to explore the science and
engineering of nanotechnology in modifying and monitoring the behavior and performance of cement
and concrete at the nanoscale. Nanomodification of concrete is potentially capable of dramatically
improving its tensile strength, toughness, ductility, and durability properties. Interested individuals or
groups are encouraged to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the meeting by
March 15, 2009. [More]

Recent Publications

Information Technology for Efficient Project Delivery

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 385:

Information Technology for Efficient Project Delivery explores "best practices" for the
seamless sharing of information throughout all phases of the project delivery process.
[More] [Buy it now]

Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics 2008

TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board,

No. 2088 includes 23 papers that explore using speed-flow relationships for
microsimulation calibration, a behavioral model for microscopic freeway traffic-flow
simulation, modeling intersection performance using microsimulation, corridor traffic
management and planning strategies that use microsimulation, calibrations of traffic-
flow microsimulation models, accident-free car-following models, freeway oscillation characteristics,
and more. [More] [Buy it now]

Network Analysis for Policy and Logistics

TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board,
No. 2089 includes 13 papers that explore approximations to the average length of
vehicle routing problems, heuristic framework for optimizing hurricane evacuation
operations, location routing approach for the humanitarian prepositioning problem,
emergency evacuation planning, integrating equity objectives in a road network design
model, equity and efficiency analysis of pricing strategies in a bimodal network, and
more. [More] [Buy it now]

Light Rail Vehicle Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 79: Light Rail Vehicle

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Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections explores mitigation methods
tested and used by transit agencies to reduce collisions between light rail vehicles
(LRVs) and motor vehicles where light rail transit (LRT) runs through or adjacent to
highway intersections controlled by conventional traffic signals. [More] [Buy it now]

Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Problems: 2009

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results

Digest 332: Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Problems is a
digest of the progress and status of NCHRP Project 20-5, "Synthesis of Information
Related to Highway Problems." [More] [Buy it now]

Federal Research News

Precast Prestressed Concrete Pavement for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Existing

Pavements

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a TechBrief that explores the
application of precast, prestressed concrete pavement for new construction and rehabilitation of
existing asphalt and concrete pavements. [More]

Motor Carrier Efficiency Study Phase I

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that examines wireless
technologies that can be used to overcome common motor carrier inefficiencies. [More]

Rail Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2009

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released the latest issue of its
quarterly newsletter that highlights safety activities taking place in the rail transit field.
This issue explores the Phoenix METRO, results of FTA's audits of State Oversight
Agencies, accident investigation guidance, and more. [More]

Bus Transit Safety and Security Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2009

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released the latest issue of its
quarterly newsletter that highlights safety and security activities taking place in the
bus transit field. This issue explores FTA's bus safety year in review, the FTA
Orientation Seminar Initiative, industry accident and incident trend update, and more.
[More]

Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Significant Accomplishments, Fiscal Year

2008

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of

Transportation's (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has
released a report that summarizes its fiscal year 2008 efforts to create, manage, and
share transportation statistical knowledge. [More]
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FHWA Focus Magazine - January/February 2009

Articles in the January/February 2009 issue of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Focus
magazine explore a new website on national highway specifications, national tunnel inspection
standards, transportation workforce training, and more. [More]

FHWA R&T Now - January 2009

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Research and
Technology (R&T) Now news update. The update reports on research, technology, and development
activities taking place within the U.S. Department of Transportation. [More]

Traffic Volume Trends: December 2008

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of Traffic Volume Trends,
which is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the states. According to the
report, travel on all roads and streets declined by 1.6 percent (-3.8 billion vehicle miles) in December
2008 as compared with December 2007. Travel for the month is estimated to be 237.2 billion vehicle
miles. Cumulative travel for 2008 was down by 3.6 percent (-107.9 billion vehicle miles). The
cumulative estimate for the year is 2,921.9 billion vehicle miles of travel. [More]

Transportation Planning Update: Summer 2008

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released the latest issue of its
quarterly newsletter designed to provide information to the transportation planning
community. Articles are written and submitted by FHWA and U.S. Federal Transit
Administration staff to promote the sharing of ideas, highlight good practices, and
inform on current events. [More]

Transportation Conformity Highlights: January 2009

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Transportation
Conformity Highlights newsletter. The monthly newsletter is designed to keep conformity
stakeholders up to date on issues related to transportation conformity. [More]

State Research News

Highway Project Cost Estimating and Management

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has released a report that explores its cost
estimation practices for highway projects. [More]

Performance Evaluation of Various HMA Rehabilitation Strategies

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has released a report that examines the
performance of eight hot-mix asphalt rehabilitation strategies used by CDOT. [More]

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Airport Offsite Passenger Service Facilities: An Option for Improving Landside Access:
Volume II: Access Characteristics and Travel Demand

The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that examines offsite airport facilities
that provide ground transportation, baggage and passenger check in, and other transportation
services to departing air passengers. The report also explores ways to develop models to determine
which airports may be candidates for offsite facilities. [More]

International Research

Evaluation of 2+1 Roads with Cable Barriers

The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has released a report that
examines the Swedish Road Administration's program on increasing safety on existing 13-meter
roads and two-lane expressways. The report also explores the cost and effects of this program from
1998 to 2007. The report is in Swedish with an English summary. [More]

Swedish Airports and Marginal Cost Pricing

The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has released a report that
explores the price-relevant costs of aviation, including marginal costs caused by airport activities and
those caused by the external effects of pollution and noise. The report is in Swedish with an English
summary. [More]

Pollution Preparedness and Response Activities of the European Maritime Safety Agency

A report has been released that examines the European Maritime Safety Agency's pollution
preparedness and response activities for 2008. [More]

Seat Belts and Child Restraints

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Foundation has released a guide designed to help
policymakers introduce laws and policies to improve seat belt compliance in their countries. The
publication is part of a technical advice manual series that covers issues such as motorcycle
helmets, speed management and combating drink driving. [More]

New European Car Safety Rating System

Euro NCAP, the organization that assesses the safety of new cars in Europe, has introduced a new
overall car safety rating. The rating system is a new approach to rating safety performance and is
designed to measure the all-round safety of cars. [More]

In The Know

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2009 Presidential Inauguration: Traffic and Traveler Information Sharing

The I-95 Corridor Coalition has released a report that explores the coordination effort associated with
managing traffic for the January 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama. The report highlights
actions taken related to emergency contact lists, public information dissemination, highway advisory
radio and dynamic sign message sets, status updates, and real-time traffic monitoring. [More]

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developments in the United States and abroad. This document is not a report of the National
Research Council or of the National Academies. The opinions expressed in reports highlighted in
TRB's Transportation Research E-Newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
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