The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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Federal, state, and local welfare reform initiatives may require the planning and development of new and innovative public transportation services to ensure that ex-welfare recipients have the needed mobility to reach employment opportunities, many of which may be outside of traditional transit markets. This report documents job access planning act
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The work accomplished under this initiative is in direct relation to the development effort proposed by SpectraResearch, Inc. (S*R) for an "Off-Road Axle Detection Sensor (ORADS)". The feasibility study was performed toinvestigate potential occlusions that may arise from the use of a laser-radar (LADAR) based sensor configuration.This feasibility s
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The work accomplished under this initiative is in direct relation to the development effort proposed by Spectra Research, Inc. (S*R) for an "Off-Road Axle Detection Sensor (ORADS)". The feasibility study was performed to investigate potential occlusions that may arise from the use of a laser-radar (LADAR) based sensor configuration. This feasibilit
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The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 makes offering a menu of commute benefits, sometimes called transportation fringe benefits, far more appealing to employers. Downtown employers and their employees are most likely to take advantage of the new tax law provisions. The new law will aid efforts to attract and retain a downtown workforce. Increased availa
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United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
1997-08-20
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This supplemental notice specifically analyzes the prohibition of oxidizers in other than Class D cargo compartments. The proposed requirements would apply to foreign and domestic aircraft entering, leaving, or operating within the United States. The purpose of these proposals is to enhance air transportation safety.
This priority letter Airworthiness Directive (AD) is prompted by an accident involving the inflight failure of the tailboom vertical fin spar (vertical fin spar) on a Model 205A-1 helicopter. Two other accidents on restricted category (military surplus) aircraft of similar type design have occurred. One of the accidents resulted in a fatality. In 1
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United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
1997-08-18
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Federal Register notice for 49 CFR Part 171 et al. Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service; Revisions and Response to Petitions for Reconsideration; Final Rule Hazardous Materials: Safety Standards for Unloading Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulem
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The state Secretary of Transportation has set a goal of zero accidents for theNorth Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). To guide the NCDOT towardsthat goal, this safety manual sets for philosophy, goals, cardinal rules(grounds for dismissal), policy and procedures. It covers such topics as thereturn to work for injured employees, workpla
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The consultant provided services to evaluate the feasibility of an automated permit and routing system for routing oversize/overweight vehicles. The objectives of the project were to determine the need and justification for automating South Dakota's vehicle permitting operation, to define functional and data requirements for automated routing and p
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This 1997 circular transmits the revised checklist of the Federal AviationAdministration's (FAA) Advisory Circulars (AC's). It also lists certain otherFAA publications sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
This advisory circular is issued to the general public and industry. It provides the nearest points of contact for information on issuance of type and supplemental type certificates and changes, as well as issuance of production and/or airworthiness approvals.
In response to concerns about whether commercial passenger vehicles entering the United States from Mexico are meeting U.S. safety standards, this report describes (1) the number and types of commercial passenger vehicles entering U.S. border states from Mexico and (2) actions taken by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Adminis
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This report offers a broad overview of timing research as it applies to major transportation investments. Specific emphasis is given to major public transit investments. The report is designed to provide planners and decision-makers with a better understanding of timing research. The report emphasizes basic economic principles of investment timing
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The objective of this report is to provide a benchmark for elevator managers in assessing performance, and supply a source for recognizing trends in the characteristics of North Dakota elevators. This report and the statistics mailed to individual elevators are presented as a source of information for elevator managers and those interested in the N
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In Autumn 1996, former Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena announced that Phoenix, San Antonio, Seattle and the New York City metropolitan areas were chosen to showcase deployments of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). The program, called the Model Deployment Initiative, marks a significant step in intelligent transportation infrastruc
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The Pavement Research Division of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation initiated this project as a result of concerns regarding excessive premature cracking of asphaltic pavements. The objectives of the project were to field validate the Superpave binder specification criteria and to field validate the pavement temperature estimation procedur
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Intermodal transportation facilities are designed to accomodate various modes of transportation and to allow for the transfer of passengers and/or cargo from one travel mode to another. Modern intermodalism involves the systematic, integrated use of two o;Also pub. as Pennsylvania Transportation Inst., University Park rept. no. PTI-9805. See also P
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