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ITS Technologies Reduce Delay, Crashes and Emissions, With Significant Returns On Investment

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies have gained popularity in recent years as a method for relieving road congestion and improving safety through better traffic and incident management. Since 2006, MDOT has invested more than $100 million in ITS. As of 2013, MDOT operated more t

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2015 AASHTO Day Proceedings

2015 AASHTO Day Proceedings

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TRB: Resilience: Key Products & Projects 2016

TRB: Resilience: Key Products & Projects

This document includes the following content:

Definition and context for resilience- • Introduction to TRB & hot topics • Overview of TRB work in resilience • Key products • Catalog of completed work and work in progress

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Research

Cooperative Research Programs: Security, Emergency Management, and Infrastructure Protection, Research Status Report – January 2016

Cooperative Research Programs: Security, Emergency Management, and Infrastructure Protection, Research Status Report – January 2016

Since September 11, 2001, government agencies and the American public have looked to the scientific and engineering communities to develop faster, more eff

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Glossary for Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Terms: Second Edition

TRB Transportation Research Circular E-C166: Glossary for Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Terms: Second Edition is to avoid the frequently occurring misconceptions that arise through the use of different terms for the same meaning. E-C166 is an update of a previous edit
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Statewide All Components ITS Operations Contract

Virginia DOT awarded a contract in 2013 to Serco and their team including Delcan to provide Transportation Operations Center and Statewide Advanced Traffic Management Systems Services.  This contract is unique in North America in that it puts all of the ITS related services across the state

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Emerging Freeway Operations Concepts: Statewide All Components ITS Operations Contract

Virginia DOT awarded a contract in 2013 to Serco and their team including Delcan to provide Transportation Operations Center and Statewide Advanced Traffic Management Systems Services.  This contract is unique in North America in that it puts all of the ITS related services across the state

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Emerging Freeway Operations Concepts 35: Oregon DOT SWARM Updates

The latest version of the SWARM Ramp Metering Algorithm was installed as a part of Oregon’s statewide ATM deployment.

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Emerging Freeway Operations Concepts 38: I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Systems Integration

The primary goal of the I-80 ICM Project is to enhance the current Transportation Management System along the I-80 corridor.

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Emerging Freeway Operations Concepts 36: Route 217 ATM Implementation

The purpose of the Route 217 Automated Traffic Management (ATM) system is to prepare travel time estimations and incorporate crash mitigation techniques.

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Emerging Freeway Operations Concepts 34: Road Closure Mobile Application

Mohave County in northwest Arizona operates over 2,000 road miles in the fifth largest county by area in the contiguous United States. Frequent summer monsoons create need for communicating accurate and timely information on weather induced road closures and openings for benefit of residents, pub

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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices: 2015

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 111: Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices is a digest of the progress and status of TCRP Project J-7, “Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices,” for which the Transportation Research Board is

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Tips & Trends

Towards Road Transport Automation: Opportunities in Public-Private Collaboration

TRB Conference Proceedings 52: Towards Road Transport Automation: Opportunities in Public-Private Collaboration summarizes the Towards Road Transport Automation Symposium held April 14-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The third of four symposiums in a series, this event aimed to share common practic

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Standards & Recommended Practices

Freeway Operations; Regional Systems Management and Operations; Managed Lanes 2015

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2484, explores 20 papers related to freeway operations, regional systems management and operations, and managed lanes, including:

Acceleration Characteristics at Metered On-Ramps Assessment of Spee
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Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Practices: 2016

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 398: Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Practices is a digest of the progress and status of NCHRP Project 20-5, “Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices.”

 

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Safety Pilot Model Deployment Data

The Safety Pilot Model Deployment (SPMD) program was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and

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NOCoE Bi-Weekly Newsletter January 20, 2016 PDF

NOCoE Bi-Weekly Newsletter January 20, 2016 PDF

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Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Safety Management and School Transportation, 2015

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2513, explores 12 papers related to safety management and school transportation, including:

Reliability-Based Assessment of Benefits in Roadway Safety Management Salvatore Ca
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SHRP2 Moving Us Forward

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that highlights three years of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program’s implementation activities and progress.

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The Transportation Futures Project: Planning for Technology Change

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that explores the potential market and effect on travel demands that technological shifts could have on whether and how people travel while also considering how planning and forecasting could respond to these technologies.

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Smart Red Clearance Extensions to Reduce Red-Light Running Crashes

The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the accuracy, efficiency, and operations of three red light extension system alternatives in order to mitigate red light running.

 
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