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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Personal travel behavior choices made by employees appear to be influenced by a number of urban design and urban form characteristics of their work place. Several important attributes include the density of development and the accessibility of non-work activities, such as eating at restaurants and shopping (frequently accompanied by a greater mix o
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Park-and-Ride (PnR) lots are an increasingly common element of many areas plans for air quality conformity. However, few, if any, travel models estimate the impacts of carpool PnR lots, and it is not at all clear that they always improve air quality. Many travel models in the larger urban areas accommodate transit PnR lots, but, as with carpool PnR
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The spacing of driveways and streets is an important element in roadway planning, design, and operation. Access points are the main source of accidents and congestion. Their location and spacing affects the safety and functional integrity of streets and highways. Too many closely-spaced street and driveway intersections increase accident potential
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The Illinois Department of Transportation has, in the past, published its Rail program yearly, and its Rail plan as needs dictate. The department has combined both documents into one. This new document, as with those Programs and Plans that have preceded it, will present the major issues affecting rail freight and passenger service in the state.
This paper focuses on the portion of the Financial Plan for the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) dealing with the road system in Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) metropolitan planning region under the jurisdiction of county road agencies, cities, villages and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The Intermodal Surfa
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This paper discusses methodology in reviewing land use models and identifying desired attributes for recommending a model for application by the Delaware Valley Planning Commission (DVRPC). The need for land-use transportation interaction is explored, followed by a synthesis of inventory of land use models for agency use. This is followed by an ove
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Prioritization is an increasingly important concept for transportation system planning and programming. The resources for capital improvements to state and regional transportation systems are stagnant or declining. At the same time, population growth, urban development patterns, and travel behaviors are increasing the demands placed on transportati
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The purposes of this paper are to describe how the locational patterns of jobs, and the arrival time of home-to-work trips, vary according to the system used to classify jobs. SEMCOG has obtained a special cross-tabulation of 1990 census data on workers by traffic analysis zone of work. We have developed a method that uses industrial class and occu
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Despite the recent research interest in integrating land use and transportation models inspired by federal legislation, no product had met the data, budget, and personnel constraints faced by the metropolitan planning organizations in Indiana. Consequently, the Indiana Department of Transportation sponsored a study to determine the feasibility of a
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The summary report contains preliminary estimates of the number of police reported motor vehicle crashes resulting in injuries and fatalities for 1997.
Prepared ca. 1997. The Configuration Management Plan (CMP) provides configuration management instructions and guidance for the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system of the Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS) project. The CMP describes in detail the duties of the Configuration Control Board (CCB). The VTS System Integration Contractor (SIC) will
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This document outlines the Test Concept for the Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS) Project. This Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) purpose is to reduce risk and ensure the PAWSS project meets all System Specification and Statement of Work (SOW) requirements.
Countermeasures for motor vehicle crashes are often determined after extensive data analysis of the crash history of a roadway segment. An important factor that drives the value of this analysis is the accuracy, or precision, with which the crash is located. Yet this location is only as accurate as the estimate of the police officer. In light of th
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This study documents the current Virginia Department of Transportation's anti-icing practice so that development of a coordinated statewide plan for implementing anti-icing technology can be considered. The researcher surveyed VDOT managers to determine who is using anti-icing technology. Based upon the results of the initial survey, the researcher
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In early 1996, the Virginia Transportation Research Council initiated a formal analysis of the factors affecting overlay ride quality. As part of that effort, a statewide, multi-year survey of the ride quality for both new overlays and pavement awaiting overlays was initiated. Also during the 1996 construction season, the Virginia Department of Tra
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The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) dramatically changed the metropolitan planning process by presenting new opportunities and responsibilities to the institutions in charge of metropolitan planning. The legislation fundamentally altered intergovernmental relationships at the federal, state, and local levels by devo
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of urethane and carbide-tipped snow plow blades on wheel supported plows. Their performance was compared to that of VDOT's standard blade arrangement: carbide-tipped blades on plows without wheels. Performance was measured by the extent of damage to pavement markings, the quality of snow r
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Warranty contracts (in which the contractor guarantees the product and assumes responsibility for repair and maintenance for a designated period) are either being used or being critically examined for use by many states. In years past, the greatest use of warranties was in areas such as bridge painting, pavement markings, and freeway management. Mo
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The purpose of this study was to design experimental laboratory equipment and perform experiments to investigate the basic physical processes that occur in concrete for periods of several hours to several days after mixing. The study was conducted in the laboratory, with controlled variations in concrete materials, mixture proportions, and curing r
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