United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-08-23
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-08-09
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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The purpose of this document is to provide general guidance for implementing and administering the Federal Lands Access Program (Access Program) under 23 U.S.C. 204, established under section 1119 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (Pub. L. 112- 141) and continued under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
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The purpose of this analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS) plan is to provide a well-defined and unambiguous set of steps to be followed for modeling, simulating, and evaluating the mobility and environmental impacts of the pilot deployment as outlined in the refined evaluation plan for Tampa, created in Task 2 of this project. The plan describes
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Geospatial technologies such as photogrammetry and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) have been an integral part of highway mapping for decades. However, geospatial technologies continue to evolve, and new technologies are becoming more accessible for a wide range of highway construction applications. Tools such as unmanned aircraft systems
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Ordinarily, the acquisition of properties or real property interests for federally-assisted projects does not begin before the completion of the environmental review process that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires. In some situations, however, an agency may acquire property in advance of NEPA or other environmental determinations
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The Targeted Work Zone Engagement Framework (“Framework”) was developed in 2016 to serve as a resource for FHWA personnel to easily and efficiently provide targeted assistance to State transportation agencies. It is designed to support work zone program personnel in enhancing the effectiveness of their work zone safety and mobility policies and pro
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2018-08-01
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Crushed, manufactured open-graded aggregates (OGAs) are often used as structural backfill materials for retaining walls, bridge foundations, and pavement bases because of their engineering properties and general easiness to work with in construction. These attributes can lead to better long-term performance of geotechnical and pavement structures.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2018-08-01
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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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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2018-08-01
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On a monthly basis, each State is required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the amount of gallons taxed by that state. This data is analyzed and compiled by FHWA staff. The data on the amount of on-highway fuel use for each State is then used to attribute federal revenue to each State. Yearly, the FHWA, Office of Policy, prov
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The Maine and New Hampshire Departments of Transportation studied the potential for green infrastructure techniques to protect Route 209 in Phippsburg, ME and Route 1B in Portsmouth, NH from coastal flooding. Maine results show it is possible to extend the time before a conventional gray infrastructure solution (sheet pile wall or riprap) becomes n
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2018-08-01
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National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)
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Online shopping is a thriving market, reflecting the increasing development of information technology and convenience of electronic commerce over the last decade. In an effort to track trends associated with increased access to technology, the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) began to query respondents ages 16 and older on how many times the
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The GIS in Transportation team publishes quarterly newsletters to share information about significant geospatial transportation news, events, and applications. Each issue highlights a specific transportation agency's application of GIS or geospatial data and technology.
Understanding the steps in the site selection process can facilitate a transportation agency’s ability to constructively inform decision-makers in a way that helps align actions with goals and priorities.
The importance of transportation infrastructure and functionality in the site selection process varies across different types of firms and facilities. It is important to understand these differences to determine when and how a transportation agency can provide information and support to a community process for economic development and firm attracti
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Through policy choices, planning decisions, and communications strategies, transportation agencies can expand their role in facilitating new business attraction/expansion and better align site selection decisions with community goals and priorities. The following describes a selection of these options and opportunities.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2018-08-01
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Highway Policy Information, has developed this "Traffic Data Computation Method Pocket Guide." Traffic data items are performance indicators that are computed from raw and processed traffic information. They are used for operational assessment of transportation facilities, in designing and planni
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Designing rehabilitation strategies for flexible pavements exhibiting various types and levels of distress is a challenge. An important factor related to the design of a rehabilitation strategy is the use of a reliable procedure to evaluate the in-place condition of pavements. A project-level pavement evaluation program should consist of multiple a
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