Estimating and forecasting freight movements in today's heavily congested Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area demands sophisticated models and analytics well beyond the capability of traditional tools. The region is home to many major freight facilities representing all modes, yet geography and dense urban development provide limited infrastruct
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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.
This report investigates using detailed simulation models to help regional and state agencies plan for the effects of connected vehicle (CV) and autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies in long-range planning. The research integrates the DaySim activity-based travel demand model with the TransModeler dynamic traffic simulation model for Jacksonville, F
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This TechBrief provides an executive summary of a study that was conducted by the Federal Highway Administration’s concrete laboratory at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) related to the feasibility of using the fluorescence method to accurately and quantitatively determine the adsorption capacity of fly ash.
The need to accurately characterize the structural condition of existing pavements has increased with the recent development, release, and ongoing implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). A number of different material inputs are required in the procedure, and it is important to adequately characterize and define t
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2017-12-01
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Safety is a national transportation performance goal area, but more importantly, it is the number one priority for all transportation system users. For this reason, every state Department of Transportation (DOT) and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is investing in programs and projects to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. Idaho is add
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2017-12-01
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The Pedestrian and Bike Forum newsletter provides information to FHWA stakeholders on reducing the number of pedestrian- and bicycle-related highway fatalities and serious injuries. Topics include updates on FHWA programs, spotlights on State and local noteworthy practices, initiatives with partner organizations, and upcoming events. It is publishe
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The SHRP2 C20: Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement Strategic Plan provides a framework for making further improvements to freight data sets and freight modeling practices to advance the integration of freight considerations into the planning process. This handbook provides information about better freight data and modeling tools through ex
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The Weather Data Environment (WxDE) collects and shares transportation-related weather and road condition data from across the United States for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) and connected vehicle applications. Data is collected in real time from fixed environmental sensor stations and mobile vehicular sources. It checks th
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Real Estate Services
2017-12-01
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The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Real Estate Services Newsletter is a resource which is intended to provide right-of-way professionals with the latest best practices, research results, training information, and information on policy and regulatory updates to ensure that Federal, State and local right-of-way program delivery is
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Learning in Progress, NHI's quarterly newsletter, provides updates on new course launches, upcoming Web conference seminars, training programs and events, and NHI policy changes.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Real Estate Services
2017-12-01
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The purpose of this report is to explore how and when Federal agencies and State DOT's can best take advantage of real estate option techniques for real property acquisitions afforded under the of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) amendments to the Uniform Act.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2017-12-01
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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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Estimating and forecasting freight movements in today's heavily congested Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area demands sophisticated models and analytics well beyond the capability of traditional tools. The Baltimore region contains many major freight facilities serving all modes, including the nation's sixth largest port, the Port of Baltimore,
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This summary report provides a high-level overview of four experiments that investigated human factors issues surrounding cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC). CACC combines three driver assist systems: (1) conventional cruise control, which automatically maintains the speed a driver has set, (2) adaptive cruise control, which uses radar or l
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2017-12-01
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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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This report reviews and highlights key content and outcomes identified at the Midwest Chicago Megaregion Workshop held on August 28-29, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The event was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) to examine shared regional issues of mutual concern to FHWA and tran
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In 2013, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) began updating its statewide travel demand model. In conjunction with this, WisDOT was also updating the conventional, trip-based freight component of the statewide model. With the recent advances in behavior-based freight modeling, WisDOT was interested in learning what benefits could be
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Located in the Pacific Northwest, Metro serves as Portland, Oregon's metropolitan planning organization (MPO). As an international gateway and domestic freight hub, the region is particularly influenced by the dynamic trends affecting distribution and logistics. Thousands of Oregon companies depend on Portland's marine, rail, air, and road faciliti
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Repair and rehabilitation of the aging highway infrastructure continues to be a challenging endeavor for all U.S. highway agencies. Thousands of miles of highway pavements need rehabilitation, and many of these highways carry over 100,000 vehicles/day, including a large percentage of trucks. Extended lane closures must be avoided to prevent compoun
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