United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2016-03-10
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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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This document details the impact assessment conducted by the Volpe Center for the Integrated Dynamic Transit Operations (IDTO) prototypedemonstrations in Columbus, Ohio and Central Florida. The prototype is one result of the U.S. Department of Transportationās Dynamic MobilityApplications (DMA) program which seeks to enhance and transform future su
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This document details the impact assessment conducted by the Volpe Center for the Integrated Dynamic Transit Operations (IDTO) prototype demonstrations in Columbus, Ohio and Central Florida. The prototype is one result of the U.S. Department of Transportationās Dynamic Mobility Applications (DMA) program which seeks to enhance and transform future
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The principal objective of this project, āConnected Vehicle Impacts on Transportation Planning,ā is to comprehensively assess how connected vehicles should be considered across the range of transportation planning processes and products developed by states, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and local agencies throughout the country. The p
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Identification of published literature between 1995 and 2013, focusing on determining the quantity and quality of visual information needed under both driving modes (i.e., human and autonomous) to navigate the road safely, especially as it pertains to two-lane, curved, rural roads at night.
The Road to Leadership - Toward More Flexible Design - Environmental Justice: The New Normal for Transportation - The World of Tomorrow Is Today - Spotlighting Speed Feedback Signs - The Evolution of Geometric Design.
This project executed a preliminary experiment of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I)-based speed harmonization in which speed guidance was communicated directly to vehicles. This experiment involved a set of micro-simulation experiments and a limited number of prototype field runs. The simulation experiments produced mixed results in terms of system-w
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On December 17-18, 2015, the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) convened a travel modeling working group meeting for the purpose of discussing Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA). Participants discussed the uses of DTA, challenges in using DTA and research needs. Challenges that were discussed included the modeling of transporta
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This report summarizes an initial stage investigation into wearable sensors for transportation researchapplications. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has observed significant activity in this area andseeks to obtain an understanding of the breadth of uses that researchers and practitioners envision for thistechnology, both now and in the f
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The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned facilities. In its efforts to ensure that the program investment produces an optimal outcome, the Federal Highway Administration (
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2016-03-01
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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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This report identifies best practices in the use of P3s where private sector concession companies design build finance operate and maintain new highways and other transportation improvements. The report was prepared by U.S. DOT to describe how public agencies can best work with the private sector to implement new transportation improvements. The do
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Installing bicycle facilities during roadway resurfacing projects is an efficient and cost-effective way for communities to create connected networks of bicycle facilities. This workbook provides recommendations for how roadway agencies can integrate bicycle facilities into their resurfacing program. The workbook also provides methods for fitting b
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