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. Office of Highway Policy Information
2010-04-01
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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 Safety
2010-04-01
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Pedestrian crashes account for about 12 percent of all traffic fatalities annually. Over 75 percent of these fatalities occur at non-intersection locations. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a motor vehicle crash every 120 minutes and one is injured every 8 minutes.2 Many of these crashes are preventable. By providing raised medians and pedestr
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2010-04-01
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This document introduces MUTCD Section 3A.03, references existing MUTCD language, and it also describes methods that can be used to maintain pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above the MUTCD's new minimum maintained retroreflectivity levels.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2010-04-01
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Annually, around 4,500 pedestrians are killed in traffic crashes with motor vehicles in the United States. Pedestrians killed while “walking along the roadway” account for almost 8% of these deaths. Many of these tragedies are preventable. Providing walkways separated from the travel lanes could help to prevent up to 88% of these “walking along roa
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Almost 5 years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered Louisiana and Texas, respectively, public officials remain focused on the Nation’s ability to safely evacuate large numbers of people. As a part of the Fiscal Year 2010 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) appropriations (Public Law 111-117), the U.S. Congress requested the DOT, in cooper
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The amount of available weather information and the methods by which this information can be disseminated to travelers have grownconsiderably in recent years. This growth includes weather gathering devices (sensors, satellites), models and forecasting tools forpredicting weather conditions, and electronic devices used by drivers (Internet, in-vehic
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In the U.S. today, there are over 160,000 bridges that are structurally deficient or obsolete with more than 3,000 new bridges added each year. Federal, State and municipal bridge engineers are seeking new ways to build better bridges, reduce travel times, and improve repair techniques; thereby reducing maintenance. Additionally, owners are challen
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2010-03-24
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On November 4, 2009, ITD's Office of Highway Operations and Safety partnered with the FHWA Office of Safety to host a one-day peer exchange. This event focused on the update of Idaho's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), entitled "Toward Zero Deaths, Every Life Counts"; the State's revised SHSP is targeted for completion in June 2010. The peer ex
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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.
This document presents a summary of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Evaluation Workshop conducted on September 20, 2010in Irvine, California. Sixty-four participants shared ideas and exchanged information on the evaluation of ITS research and deployments in thecontext of emerging technologies, and the need to support sustainability and
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This synthesis report describes both US and European techniques in Active Traffic Management (ATM). The primary focus of this synthesis is on European experience, which in some cases dates back a number of years. This report provides a compilation of lessons learned, experiences, operational results, and benefits associated with active traffic mana
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This report documents common challenges, noteworthy practices and lessons learned experienced through the implementation of the High Risk Rural Roads Program. After 4 years of the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP), the overall obligation rate for the program has remained low. Given the HRRRP potential to improve rural road safety, this has been
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). Transportation Policy, Planning and Organizational Excellence Division
2010-03-01
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“Web 2.0” is an umbrella term for websites or online applications that are user-driven and emphasize collaboration and user interactivity. The trend away from static web pages to a more user-driven Internet model has also occurred in the public sector, where these dynamic web pages are known as “government 2.0” applications. The goals of government
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United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
2010-03-01
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Connectivity:It’s a concept that is rapidly changing our daily habits: real-time information gives us thepower to make decisions and act on opportunities, provides us with details needed tounderstand our fast-paced world, and brings us an awareness of how our systems work. Thestart of the 21st century introduced advanced wireless technologies to ou
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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2010-03-01
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“Web 2.0” is an umbrella term for websites or online applications that are user-driven and emphasize collaboration and user interactivity. The trend away from static web pages to a more user-driven Internet model has also occurred in the public sector, where these dynamic web pages are known as “government 2.0” applications. The goals of government
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Reactive Solutions is a quarterly newsletter developed under FHWA's ASR Development and Deployment Program. Reactive Solutions will share developments of the Program, share what other States and agencies are doing to address ASR, and provide tools and information for readers to address ASR.
Small State, Big Vision - Women in Transportation - Recruiting Effort Is a Sweet Success - Applying Lessons From a Bridge Collapse - Taking Stock: Climate Change and Transportation - Reclaiming Roads - Watching Out for Senior Walkers - A Decade of Safety Success.
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