United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2017-02-23
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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 (2017). Human Environment Digest: February 23, 2017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55211
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. Human Environment Digest: February 23, 2017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55211.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty Human Environment Digest: February 23, 2017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55211.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
2017-02-16
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Our researchers at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center are dedicated scientists and engineers. They are experts in more than 100 trans-portation-related fields including: CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PAVEMENT ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY SAFETY MATHEMATICS COMPUTATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODELING AND SIMULATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HYDRAUL
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (2017). Pathways to Careers in Federal Highway Research (Report No. FHWA-HRT-16-025). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35918
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Pathways to Careers in Federal Highway Research. Report no. FHWA-HRT-16-025. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35918.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Pathways to Careers in Federal Highway Research. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HRT-16-025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35918.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2017-02-09
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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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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty (2017). Human Environment Digest: February 9, 2017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55212
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. Human Environment Digest: February 9, 2017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55212.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty Human Environment Digest: February 9, 2017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55212.
Connecting vehicles with the surrounding infrastructure through Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) technology offers promise for addressing this challenge. For the past decade, the USDOT has been researching and testing a connected vehicle (CV) system where vehicles can sense the environment around them and communicate that information to other vehicles,
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Craig, J. L., Fraser, J. L., & Campos, J. (2017). USDOT Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Research: White Paper (Report No. FHWA-JPO-17-505). United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32540
Craig, John L., Janet L. Fraser, and Jason Campos. USDOT Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Research: White Paper. Report no. FHWA-JPO-17-505. United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32540.
Craig, John L., et al. USDOT Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Research: White Paper. United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2017, Report no. FHWA-JPO-17-505, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32540.
The primary objective of this project is to develop multiple simulation testbeds/transportation models to evaluate the impacts of DMA connected vehicle applications and the active and dynamic transportation management (ATDM) strategies. The outputs (modeling results) from this project will help USDOT prioritize their investment decisions for DMA an
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Yelchuru, B., Kamalanathsharma, R., Li, P., Asudegi, M., Ong, B. T., Zhou, X., & Zohdy, I. (2017). Analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS) testbed development and evaluation to support dynamic mobility applications (DMA) and active transportation and demand management (ATDM) programs — evaluation report for DMA program (Report No. FHWA-JPO-16-383). United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32615
Yelchuru, Balaji, Raj Kamalanathsharma, Pengfei Li, Mona Asudegi, Boon Teck Ong, Xuesong Zhou, and Ismail Zohdy. Analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS) testbed development and evaluation to support dynamic mobility applications (DMA) and active transportation and demand management (ATDM) programs — evaluation report for DMA program. Report no. FHWA-JPO-16-383. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32615.
Yelchuru, Balaji, et al. Analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS) testbed development and evaluation to support dynamic mobility applications (DMA) and active transportation and demand management (ATDM) programs — evaluation report for DMA program. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2017, Report no. FHWA-JPO-16-383, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32615.
This case study highlights how the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) promotes traffic data sharing with other agencies and makes traffic and geographic information system data available to the public. DVRPC has developed an interactive mapping application, called Traffic Count Viewer, that provides open access to different types
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Tsapakis, I., Holik, W. A., Vandervalk, A., Turner, S. M., & Habermann, J. (2017). Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Innovative Traffic Data Sharing Practices (Report No. FHWA-SA-17-033). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42854
Tsapakis, Ioannis, William A. Holik, Anita Vandervalk, Shawn M. Turner, and John Habermann. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Innovative Traffic Data Sharing Practices. Report no. FHWA-SA-17-033. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42854.
Tsapakis, Ioannis, et al. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Innovative Traffic Data Sharing Practices. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2017, Report no. FHWA-SA-17-033, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42854.
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.
National Highway Institute (U.S.) (2017). Learning in Progress: Improving the Performance of the Transportation Industry Through Training - February 2017. National Highway Institute (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58529
National Highway Institute (U.S.). Learning in Progress: Improving the Performance of the Transportation Industry Through Training - February 2017. National Highway Institute (U.S.), 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58529.
National Highway Institute (U.S.) Learning in Progress: Improving the Performance of the Transportation Industry Through Training - February 2017. National Highway Institute (U.S.), 2017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58529.
This study combined abutment flume experiments with numerical modeling using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to investigate flow fields and scour at vertical-wall abutments with shallow foundations. The focus was situations dominated by flow contraction in the bridge opening, turbulence around the bridge abutments, and variations in bed roughnes
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Suaznabar, O., Huang, C., Xie, Z., Shen, J., Kerenyi, K., Bergendahl, B., & Kilgore, R. (2017). Hydraulic Performance of Shallow Foundations for the Support of Vertical-Wall Bridge Abutments (Report No. FHWA-HRT-17-013). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35916
Suaznabar, Oscar, Chao Huang, Zhaoding Xie, Jerry Shen, Kornel Kerenyi, Bart Bergendahl, and Roger Kilgore. Hydraulic Performance of Shallow Foundations for the Support of Vertical-Wall Bridge Abutments. Report no. FHWA-HRT-17-013. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35916.
Suaznabar, Oscar, et al. Hydraulic Performance of Shallow Foundations for the Support of Vertical-Wall Bridge Abutments. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HRT-17-013, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35916.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program
2017-02-01
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Since 1954, the National Research Council (NRC) has conducted the Research Associateship Program (RAP) in cooperation with sponsoring Federal laboratories and other approved participating research organizations. RAP provides highly skilled and exceedingly promising postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers with opportunities to research prob
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program (2017). Exploratory Advanced Research Program : Research Associates Program 2016 (Report No. FHWA-HRT-17-023;HRTM-30/02-17(1M)E). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35876
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program. Exploratory Advanced Research Program : Research Associates Program 2016. Report no. FHWA-HRT-17-023;HRTM-30/02-17(1M)E. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35876.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program Exploratory Advanced Research Program : Research Associates Program 2016. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HRT-17-023;HRTM-30/02-17(1M)E, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35876.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2017-02-01
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The purpose of this communication plan is to assist State DOTs and MPOs in communicating why safety performance targets are being established, which stakeholders are affected (either directly or tangentially), and how they can be involved in helping establish the targets or in target achievement.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety (2017). Safety Performance Management Target Setting Communication Plan and Toolkit (Report No. FHWA-SA-18-006). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49572
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. Safety Performance Management Target Setting Communication Plan and Toolkit. Report no. FHWA-SA-18-006. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49572.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Safety Performance Management Target Setting Communication Plan and Toolkit. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2017, Report no. FHWA-SA-18-006, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49572.
This document presents guidelines for developing, writing, and constructing research and development publications. Federal Highway Administration Office of Research, Development, and Technology employees, researchers, contract office representatives, contractors, and support staff are the main audiences.
Shuler, L., & Vanlandingham, D. (2017). Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center R&D Communication Reference Guide (Report No. FHWA-HRT-15-058;HRTM-20/02-17(1,000)E). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38010
Shuler, Lisa and Dawn Vanlandingham. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center R&D Communication Reference Guide. Report no. FHWA-HRT-15-058;HRTM-20/02-17(1,000)E. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38010.
Shuler, Lisa, and Dawn Vanlandingham Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center R&D Communication Reference Guide. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HRT-15-058;HRTM-20/02-17(1,000)E, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38010.
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.
National Highway Institute (U.S.) (2017). Learning in Progress: Improving the Performance of the Transportation Industry Through Training - February 2017. National Highway Institute (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54831
National Highway Institute (U.S.). Learning in Progress: Improving the Performance of the Transportation Industry Through Training - February 2017. National Highway Institute (U.S.), 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54831.
National Highway Institute (U.S.) Learning in Progress: Improving the Performance of the Transportation Industry Through Training - February 2017. National Highway Institute (U.S.), 2017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54831.
This case study presents how the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) estimates traffic volumes on secondary local roadways using a trip generation method instead of taking short-duration counts in the field. The use of trip generation estimates was an outcome of a review process that aimed to reduce data collection costs and achieve manpow
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Tsapakis, I., Holik, W. A., Vandervalk, A., Turner, S. M., & Habermann, J. (2017). Innovative Procedures in Traffic Volume Estimation (Report No. FHWA-SA-17-036). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42853
Tsapakis, Ioannis, William A. Holik, Anita Vandervalk, Shawn M. Turner, and John Habermann. Innovative Procedures in Traffic Volume Estimation. Report no. FHWA-SA-17-036. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42853.
Tsapakis, Ioannis, et al. Innovative Procedures in Traffic Volume Estimation. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2017, Report no. FHWA-SA-17-036, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42853.
This report describes an investigation of analytical, Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)-compatible evaluation methods for urban street active transportation and demand management (ATDM). ATDM strategies have been successfully deployed in the United States, but the lack of available analytical methods may be reducing their successful adoption by more ci
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Hale, D., Mahmassani, H. S., & Mittal, A. (2017). Active Transportation and Demand Management Analytical Methods for Urban Streets (Report No. FHWA-HOP-16-088). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42198
Hale, David, Hani S. Mahmassani, and Archak Mittal. Active Transportation and Demand Management Analytical Methods for Urban Streets. Report no. FHWA-HOP-16-088. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42198.
Hale, David, et al. Active Transportation and Demand Management Analytical Methods for Urban Streets. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HOP-16-088, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42198.
This discussion paper was developed for transportation professionals who may be involved in a Public-Private Partnership (P3) concession project. P3 concessions are an integrated service delivery approach where a public transportation agency enters a contractual agreement with a private sector entity to deliver a service and/or facility for a speci
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Greene, S., Amos, A., Vandegrift, A., Omay, M., Frawley, T., & Henkin, T. (2017). Early Involvement of Private Developers in the Consideration of Long-Term Public- Private Partnership Concession Options (Report No. FHWA-HIN-007). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64187
Greene, Sharon, Albert Amos, Amanda Vandegrift, Murat Omay, Thomas Frawley, and Tamar Henkin. Early Involvement of Private Developers in the Consideration of Long-Term Public- Private Partnership Concession Options. Report no. FHWA-HIN-007. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64187.
Greene, Sharon, et al. Early Involvement of Private Developers in the Consideration of Long-Term Public- Private Partnership Concession Options. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HIN-007, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64187.
Orthotropic steel decks have been widely used over the decades, especially on long-span bridges as a result of their lightweight and fast construction. However, fatigue cracking problems have been observed in the welds in many cases because of wheel loads. The rib-to-deck welds need special care because they are directly located under wheel loads a
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Ocel, J. M., Cross, B., Wright, W. J., & Yuan, H. (2017). Optimization of Rib-to-Deck Welds for Steel Orthotropic Bridge Decks (Report No. FHWA-HRT-17-020). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35915
Ocel, Justin M., B Cross, W J Wright, and H Yuan. Optimization of Rib-to-Deck Welds for Steel Orthotropic Bridge Decks. Report no. FHWA-HRT-17-020. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35915.
Ocel, Justin M., et al. Optimization of Rib-to-Deck Welds for Steel Orthotropic Bridge Decks. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017, Report no. FHWA-HRT-17-020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35915.
The 2016 TMA Certification Review State-of-the-Practice Review Report documents the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) review of Division Office oversight processes relating to TMA Certification Reviews. This is the sixth review of Division Offices, and the second review on this topic. Resulting from a review of four Division Offices in 2016,
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Fijalkowski, J., & Timmel, C. (2017). TMA certification review state-of-the-practice review report : 2016 (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-17-11;FHWA-HEP-17-043). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12436
Fijalkowski, Jared and Christopher Timmel. TMA certification review state-of-the-practice review report : 2016. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-17-11;FHWA-HEP-17-043. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12436.
Fijalkowski, Jared, and Christopher Timmel TMA certification review state-of-the-practice review report : 2016. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2017, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-17-11;FHWA-HEP-17-043, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12436.
This Guide was prepared to help State and local officials understand transportation conformity and how conformity requirements relate to transportation investments in their communities. Specifically, the implications of conformity on metropolitan transportation plans, transportation improvement programs (TIPs), and transportation projects are discu
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Supporting Files
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) (2017). Transportation Conformity: A Basic Guide for State & Local Officials [2017] (Report No. FHWA-HEP-17-034). Federal Highway Administration (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53677
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.). Transportation Conformity: A Basic Guide for State & Local Officials [2017]. Report no. FHWA-HEP-17-034. Federal Highway Administration (U.S.), 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53677.
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) Transportation Conformity: A Basic Guide for State & Local Officials [2017]. Federal Highway Administration (U.S.), 2017, Report no. FHWA-HEP-17-034, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53677.
As part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Traffic Analysis Toolbox (Volume XIII), this guide was designed to help corridor stakeholders implement the Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) methodology successfully and effectively. It provides a step-by-step approach to implementation of the ICM AMS
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Alexiadis, V., Sallman, D., & Armstrong, A. H. (2017). Traffic analysis toolbox volume XIII : integrated corridor management analysis, modeling, and simulation guide (Report No. FHWA-JPO-16-397). United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32428
Alexiadis, Vassili, Douglas Sallman, and April H. Armstrong. Traffic analysis toolbox volume XIII : integrated corridor management analysis, modeling, and simulation guide. Report no. FHWA-JPO-16-397. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32428.
Alexiadis, Vassili, et al. Traffic analysis toolbox volume XIII : integrated corridor management analysis, modeling, and simulation guide. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2017, Report no. FHWA-JPO-16-397, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32428.
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. Federal Highway Administration (2017). Successes in Stewardship - New Integrating NEPA and Permitting Approach Provides Opportunities for States to Accelerate Project Delivery. United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48760
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Successes in Stewardship - New Integrating NEPA and Permitting Approach Provides Opportunities for States to Accelerate Project Delivery. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48760.
United States. Federal Highway Administration Successes in Stewardship - New Integrating NEPA and Permitting Approach Provides Opportunities for States to Accelerate Project Delivery. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48760.
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