Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center

Considerations for Evaluating Automated Transit Bus Programs

Published Date:

2019-12-31

Abstract:

Given the potential of transit-bus automation, it is critical to evaluate the benefits and challenges from early implementations. A well designed evaluation can quantify such societal benefits as improving travel time, increasing mobility, and raisin...

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[PDF - 2.02 MB]

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01/13/2020

Index-Based Tests for Performance Engineered Mixture Designs for Asphalt Pavements

Published Date:

2019-12-01

Abstract:

There is a widespread recognition and desire need by agencies and asphalt paving industry to use performance testing to complement volumetric properties and help ensure satisfactory asphalt pavement performance. Accordingly, there has been several in...

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[PDF - 2.44 MB]

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01/13/2020

Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance. Report to Congress

Published Date:

2019-11-21

Abstract:

This document is intended to provide decision makers with an objective appraisal of the physical conditions, operational performance, and financing mechanisms of highways, bridges, and transit systems based on both their current state and their proje...

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[PDF - 8.65 MB]

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01/13/2020

Does Travel Time Reliability Matter?

Published Date:

2019-10-01

Abstract:

This primer provides an overview of the concept of travel time reliability, including why we should care about reliability and how to define and measure it. The primer also describes the cost of an unreliable system to businesses, the traveling publi...

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[PDF - 2.62 MB]

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01/13/2020

Transportation Management Center Information Technology Security

Published Date:

2019-09-01

Abstract:

Cybersecurity is a growing concern worldwide. Over the past several years, much focus has been placed on critical infrastructure providers and their ability to implement cybersecurity in order to continue providing critical services. Traffic Manageme...

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[PDF - 1.61 MB]

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01/13/2020

Transportation Management Centers Streaming Video Sharing and Distribution

Published Date:

2019-09-01

Abstract:

State and local departments of transportation (DOT) continue to invest heavily in the installation of traffic cameras and distribution of live traffic camera video feeds. State and local DOTs, law enforcement, and transit providers across the country...

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[PDF - 9.19 MB]

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01/13/2020

2019 Road Weather Management Performance Measures Update

Published Date:

2019-09-01

Abstract:

The Federal Highway Administration's Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) assesses its progress toward meeting programmatic objectives through established performance measures. Assessments have been completed and documented in 2009, 2012, 2015, and...

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[PDF - 3.22 MB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 5: Organization and Staffing

Published Date:

2019-08-28

Abstract:

Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 976.50 KB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 4: Culture - Changing the Culture Towards TSMO in State Departments of Transportation

Published Date:

2019-08-28

Abstract:

Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 1.94 MB]

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01/13/2020

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Highway Resilience: An Implementation Guide

Published Date:

2019-08-01

Abstract:

This Implementation Guide is designed to help transportation practitioners understand how and where nature-based and hybrid solutions can be used to improve the resilience of coastal roads and bridges. Upfront, it summarizes the potential flood-reduc...

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[PDF - 4.99 MB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 2: Systems and Technology - Utilizing ITS Architecture to Advance Transportation Systems Management and Operations

Published Date:

2019-07-22

Abstract:

Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 1.19 MB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 12: Border Crossings

Published Date:

2019-07-19

Abstract:

Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 2.18 MB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO – Case Study 8: Training for Transportation Systems Management and Operations

Published Date:

2019-07-19

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Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 684.69 KB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 9: State Department of Transportation Examples 1 of 2

Published Date:

2019-07-19

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Given the varying stages of TSMO adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for transportation agencies to learn from each other. This ...

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[PDF - 1.11 MB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 07: Integrating the Capability Maturity Model into Agency Processes

Published Date:

2019-07-19

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Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 538.02 KB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO – Case Study 11: Metropolitan Planning Organization Example

Published Date:

2019-07-19

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Given the varying stages of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for tran...

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[PDF - 607.56 KB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO - Case Study 6: Collaboration - Partnering for Traffic Incident Management

Published Date:

2019-07-19

Abstract:

Given the varying stages of TSMO adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for transportation agencies to learn from each other. This ...

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[PDF - 886.12 KB]

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01/13/2020

Organizing for TSMO — Case Study 3: Performance Measurement — Making Data-driven Transportation Decisions Using Performance Measures

Published Date:

2019-07-19

Abstract:

Given the varying stages of TSMO adoption and advancement, the Federal Highway Administration identified the need for case studies to provide examples of common challenges and best practices for transportation agencies to learn from each other. This ...

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[PDF - 1.08 MB]

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01/13/2020

Considerations of Current and Emerging Transportation Management Center Data

Published Date:

2019-07-01

Abstract:

This report examines some of the fundamental aspects of using emerging data from third parties—understanding what is becoming available at the time of this publication, how it is collected, the business models used by the companies that sell it, an...

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[PDF - 12.24 MB]

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01/13/2020

Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Program: Major Achievements, Key Findings, and Outlook

Published Date:

2019-07-01

Abstract:

The purpose of this Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Program Overview Report is to provide an executive level synopsis of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) ICM demonstration project (specifically) and program in general, incl...

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[PDF - 1.69 MB]

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01/13/2020

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