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Short Line Safety Institute: Status of Safety Culture in the Industry [Research Results]

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2021-04-01

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The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is dedicated to the continuous improvement of safety and safety culture across all short line and regional railroads in the United States. Strengthening a railroad’s safety culture may result in less frequent ...

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05/03/2021

Annual Report on FAST Action Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2020

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2020-11-01

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T his report provides an update on projects selected pursuant to three FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) (81 FR 17549, 83 FR 46534, and 84 FR 58819) for Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST), Public Law ...

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05/03/2021

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections

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2020-11-01

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The Mobility on Demand (MOD) Limited Access Connections (LAC) project provides recommendations and lessons learned to help agencies, organizations, and policymakers establish a first/last mile pilot project, identify a research and design framework f...

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05/03/2021

FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus

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2020-12-01

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) directed this comprehensive study that includes background research and analysis on needs and gaps for voluntary standards or recommended practices for crashworthiness and crash energy management (CEM) for les...

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05/03/2021

Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) Advisory Panel Overview and Conclusions

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2021-01-01

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The Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) program was funded by FTA to research the advancement, production, and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies and infrastructure within the public transportation sector. The TVIDC program...

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[PDF - 1.48 MB]

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05/03/2021

Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstration: Puget Sound First/Last Mile Partnership with Via, Final Report

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2021-01-01

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This report documents the background, implementation, and evaluation of Sound Transit and King County Metro’s Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration project, Via to Transit, in the Puget Sound region. As sub-recipients to LA Metro, Sound Tr...

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[PDF - 14.66 MB]

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05/03/2021

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Valley Metro Mobility Platform, Final Report

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2021-03-01

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Valley Metro is actively communicating the value of transit in connecting communities and enhancing lives by exploring innovative solutions to bolster the customer experience and responding to changing values. Through the Mobility on Demand (MOD) San...

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05/03/2021

Platform Track Intrusion Detection System Evaluation for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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2021-03-01

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This project evaluates the capabilities of the Platform Track Intrusion Detection System (PTIDS) at/near passenger platforms to detect bodies/ obstacles intruding into the right-of-way and provide immediate warning to rail operations safety systems a...

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05/03/2021

Rides to Wellness Demonstration Grants Program Evaluation

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2021-03-01

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To address transportation barriers to healthcare access, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funded eight Rides to Wellness demonstration projects valued at $2,865,233 through the 49 U.S.C. § 5312 program to identify and test promising, replica...

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05/03/2021

Transit Training Needs Assessment: Identifying Current and Future Training Needs of the Public Transportation Industry, Final Report

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2021-03-01

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This study, commissioned by the National Transit Institute (NTI) as part of its work to address training needs, investigated skills gaps among the workforce of the U.S. public transportation industry, identified strategies to address those gaps, and ...

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05/03/2021

Lateral Protective Device Best Practice Specification

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2021-04-01

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This document is intended to be used by (1) public or private medium/heavy-duty truck fleets considering adding lateral protective devices (LPDs), also known as side guards; (2) jurisdictions or customers that require LPDs through policy or procureme...

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[PDF - 2.37 MB]

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05/03/2021

Truck Lateral Protective Device Technical Overview

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2021-04-01

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This technical overview provides safety and operational considerations for truck lateral protective devices. Truck lateral protective devices are devices designed to keep vulnerable road users (VRUs)—pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists—fro...

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[PDF - 1.30 MB]

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05/03/2021

Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps

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2020-02-01

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Current geometric design guidelines provide information to designers on appropriate design speeds for freeway entrance and exit ramps. These guidelines are based on practices dating back several decades. Recent research projects have examined various...

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[PDF - 7.75 MB]

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05/03/2021

An Assessment of the Workforce and Occupations in the Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Industries in Indiana

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2020-07-01

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This project explores workforce and occupations within the highway, street, and bridge construction industries (NAICS 237310) i Indiana. There are five specific deliverable comprised of three data reports, one policy document, and a website. The firs...

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[PDF - 2.77 MB]

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05/03/2021

Locations for Future Intercity Passenger Rail Maintenance or Layover Facilities in CA

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2020-01-06

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Maintenance and layover facilities are vital in operating and maintaining passenger rail systems. This research project is interested in the decision-making criteria for locating such facilities and how those criteria impact the performance of the ra...

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[PDF - 20.10 MB]

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05/03/2021

Development of a PCB Steel Cover Plate for Large Open Joints – Phase II

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2020-12-17

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Portable concrete barriers (PCBs) are commonly used to protect work-zone personnel and to shield motorists from hazards in construction areas. It is not uncommon to encounter longitudinal gaps within PCB installations due to the practice of construct...

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[PDF - 32.06 MB]

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05/03/2021

Expedited Process for Developing Specifications on New Products

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2020-11-01

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It is common practice for transportation agencies to assert a degree of authority over the products and materials that are used to perform work on public property in an effort to ensure the state’s standards for quality, performance, efficiency or ...

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05/03/2021

Computer Program Hydraulic Analysis of Pipe-Arch Culverts

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1969-05-01

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This program is used for the hydraulic analysis of pipe-arch culverts. The program selects, from a table of pipe-arch culverts, the cuvlerts which satisfy the hydrologic data and site conditions for inlet control and outlet control. The output includ...

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[PDF - 3.51 MB]

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05/03/2021

The Audible Landscape: A Manual for Highway Noise and Land Use

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1976-08-01

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Effective control of the undesirable effects of highway generated noise requires a three-part approach: 1) Source emission reduction 2) Improved highway design, and 3) Land use control. The first two components are currently being addressed by privat...

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[PDF - 11.68 MB]

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05/03/2021

Searching for Solutions, A Policy Discussion Series: An Examination of Transportation Industry Productivity Measures

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1993-07-01

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Approximately 80 participants from several government agencies, trad associations, consultancy, academia, and the private sector transportation industry attended this 2-day symposium on highway-related transportation productivity measures. Symposium ...

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[PDF - 6.96 MB]

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