This research summary report provides a description of research carried out to improve the understanding of connected simulated technology and how to expand the study of interactions between drivers and pedestrians, impacting the creation of technologies involving safety and mobility. This project resulted in the development of mixed-mode connected
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2020-09-01
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Innovator, published by the FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation, advances implementation of innovative technologies and processes in the highway industry. Its audience is transportation professionals in highway agencies, trade and research groups, academia and the private sector, and the driving public.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-09-01
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Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 5,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and are used to estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the previous year. Estimates are re-adjuste
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This pilot study supports PennDOT’s continued efforts to develop processes and procedures to assess potential flooding vulnerabilities and risks related to transportation infrastructure. The study builds upon PennDOT’s Extreme Weather Vulnerability Study and existing hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) assessments that are typically conducted as part of
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Over the past 50 years, most roadways have been designed primarily for safer automobile and truck travel, which can make them less safe for pedestrians, older adults, children, people with disabilities, or bicyclists. More than 7,000 pedestrians and bicyclists died on U.S. roads in 2018 and more than 120,000 were injured.1 People who do not drive o
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The Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) program issues a quarterly newsletter to inform you about the progress and activities of the program. Brief updates on progress in important program activities are provided, including data collection, data releases, new products and publications, and data analysis.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2020-09-01
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiated research in 2015 to develop the Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction (IMRCP) system. This innovative prototype system makes those what if statements plausible. IMRCP could help support a transportation agency’s overall safety and strategic operations decisions.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2020-09-01
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The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safety Compass newsletter aims to increase highway safety awareness and to provide resources to the highway safety community to help save lives. The newsletter is published three times a year, and includes articles on safety-focused offerings from FHWA, other DOT modes; our State, Local, and Tribal partne
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Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2020-09-01
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PEL is a valuable tool for creating efficiencies in the transportation project development process that supports agencies’ efforts to accelerate project delivery. PEL represents a collaborative and integrated approach to transportation decision-making that considers benefits and impacts of proposed transportation system improvements to the environm
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2020-09-01
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PEL is a valuable tool for creating efficiencies in the transportation project development process that supports agencies’ efforts to accelerate project delivery. PEL represents a collaborative and integrated approach to transportation decision-making that considers benefits and impacts of proposed transportation system improvements to the environm
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Livability and economic development are intertwined: livability draws businesses and businesses contribute to community quality of life through investments in the built environment, culture, and philanthropy.1 Businesses are choosing to locate in more accessible locations that combine transportation and housing choices, good schools, gathering plac
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As reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, bridges in the United States are impacted (struck and damaged) on average 15,000 times a year. FHWA has formally recognized a damage inspection as a type of bridge inspection in 23 CFR Section 650.305; therefore, State DOTs have all developed some sort of guidance addressing bridge
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This report documents the work completed by the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partners LLC (CAMP) Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Consortia during the sixth year of the “Development of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Applications (V2I) Program.” Participating companies in the V2I Consortia (V2I, V2I-2 and V2I-3) during this period were Ford, General Motors, Hy
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-08-30
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The Weekly Traffic Volume Report estimates the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for interstate highways and how the total travel measured by VMT compares with travel that occurred in the same week of the previous year. The VMT is further split into passenger vehicle and truck components. The information gives new insights into the effect on traffic by
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-08-28
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The Weekly Gasoline Product Supplied Report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Adminis
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Before the construction of an adjacent shared pedestrian-bicycle trail, Haxton Way, which traverses the Lummi Nation Reservation in Whatcom County, Washington, was a dangerous thoroughfare for walking and bicycling. With no sidewalks or bicycle lanes, pedestrians and bicyclists were forced to travel along ditches or in the driving lanes, creating u
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