United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2009-01-01
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Reducing congestion, providing traffic information, alternative transportation modes, and improving roadway conditions-these are some ways FHWA has helped to make a difference in keeping America on the move. And they're working.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2009-01-01
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Improving America's productivity starts with improving the efficiency of moving goods and services. FHWA, as the "custodian" of America's highways, is proud to have had an important role in doing this.
Bicyclist- and Pedestrian-Only Roundabouts - The Sound of Safety - UHPC Making Strides - Bringing Innovations to Market - Fostering a Culture of Ethics - Electronic Freight Management.
A Peer Exchange on Travel Model Validation Practices was held in Washington, D.C. on May 9, 2008. The general objective of the Peer Exchange was to provide background information and guidance for the improvement of travel model validation practices. The exchange was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Travel Model Improvement Pro
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Nearly 46 percent of bus accidents across the United States each year occur on the left or right side of the bus. These collisions result in property damage, and they can negatively impact on revenue operations and public perception. The first commercially available side collision warning system for transit buses entered the market in 2004. The sys
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Constituting “Quick Clearance Laws”, three types of general legislation – Move Over, Driver Removal, and Authority Removal laws - support concurrent Quick Clearance operations intended to enhance motorist and responder safety, as well as reduce congestion and delay. Although a number of States currently have one or more of these laws in place, obse
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Traffic congestion in the Washington, DC area, especially congestion on our freeways, costs our residents every dayin terms of wasted time, fuel, and increased air pollution. Highway studies have determined that once traffic volumesexceed the capacity of the roadway, the system can rapidly “break down” to the point where all traffic slowsmarkedly,
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Transportation Management
2008-12-01
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This equity primer was produced to examine the impacts of congestion pricing on low-income groups, public opinion as expressed by various income groups, and ways to mitigate the equity impacts of congestion pricing
The compendium provides an assembly of available information on existing HOV lane facilities in the United States. While it is comprehensive and thought to include virtually all existing facilities at this time, it is possible that there are isolated instances of facility information that had been omitted from sources used for this document. The co
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The report provides an assessment of performance of existing HOV lane facilities in the United States, and explores policy alternatives and effects related to conversion of existing HOV lanes to HOT lane operations. The report includes sketch planning tools for exploring policy alternatives, and is intended for an audience of transportation profess
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User’s guide for a sketch planning tool for exploring policy alternatives. It is intended for an audience of transportation professionals responsible for planning, designing, funding, operating, enforcing, monitoring, and managing HOV and HOT lanes, and considering conversion of HOV to HOT lanes.
The Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program issues a triannual newsletter to inform you about the progress and activities of the program. Brief updates on progress in important program activities are provided, including data collection, data releases, new products and publications, pooled fund studies, and dat
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2008-12-01
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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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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2008-12-01
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The Road Safety Audit newsletter provides information on State RSA programs, resources for performing RSAs, and a compilation of RSA-related news stories.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2008-12-01
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The FHWA Office of Planning and the Federal Transit Authority’s (FTA) Office of Planning and Environment regularly publishes the Transportation Planning Update Newsletter which highlights important transportation planning activities occurring within both agencies and with our stakeholders and partners. The newsletter assists FHWA and FTA planning s
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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.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2008-12-01
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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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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 Operations
2008-12-01
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The Urban Congestion Report (UCR) is produced on a quarterly basis and characterizes the most recent traffic congestion and reliability trends at the national and city level. Each quarterly UCR compares data from the most recent three months to the same three months in the previous year.
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