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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These guidelines for curb ramps were developed as part of an overall program of action to remove the restrictive barriers which severely impede the daily movements of physically handicapped and elderly persons. The common curb is probably the most encountered barrier which denies these citizens the mobility to enjoy the privilege and right of a ful
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Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) and the Energy Policy Act of1992 (EPACT), together with other state regulations have encouraged or mandatedtransit systems to use alternative fuels to power bus fleets. Among such fuels,compressed natural gas (CNG) is attractive, although it must be stored in robust,heavy pressurized cylinders, capabl
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Bleached kraft pulp mills discharge copious amounts of effluent into natural water in the United States. Some components of these effluents are of environmental concern because of their resistance to biodegradation, persistence in the environment and tendencies for bioaccumulation. This study was initiated to investigate aspects of this problem Its
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In an effort to add more and more features to traffic signal systems, the traffic signal cabinet has become very complicated. Furthermore, none of the standard family of traffic signal controllers have interfaces more sophisticated than 24-volt input/output logic. This Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) project developed a distribute
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The primary focus of this study was to emphasize transit system energy characteristics by examining the vehicle characteristics, right-of-way charactertistics and the operational aspects of the services. The objectivesof this study were to become familiar with types of energy expended by localtransit systems, understand the characteristics and side
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). National Ports and Waterways Institute
1995-07-01
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This report presents material developed by the LSU National Ports and Waterways Institutewithin the framework of the study and report for the Louisiana Statewide Model Intermodal Plan.The Institute’s participation has concentrated on the freight component of the study with emphasison rail, ports, waterways, and intermodal connections between these
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American society is undergoing a major demographic transformation. A larger proportion of the population is becoming older and an increasing number of older individuals are licensed to drive and they drive more than their age cohorts a decade ago. This trend poses a problem because older drivers have higher vehicle crash rates. The objectives of th
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The partnership of state and local agencies and FHWA, successfully obligated, for the first time ever, more than $20 billion worth of highway and bridge projects in each of the last two years, 1993-1995. The federal-aid Highway Program delivers a product essential to the economic well-being of the nation and continues to improve, thanks to the dedi
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National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
1995-07-01
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These proceedings of the 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems, held at the Bilmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California June 5-8, 1994 focus on the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) system in California; experiences from the Northridge Earthquake in applying HOV treatments in an emergency; and reports on projects in North America and th
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An objective and quantitative method has been developed for deriving models of complex and specialized spheres of activity (domains) from domain-generated verbal data. The method was developed for analysis of interview transcripts, incident reports, and other text documents whose original source is people who are knowledgeable about, and participat
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The major objective of this study was to determine the variation in asphalt cement content found with the nuclear asphalt content gauge during normal plant production. Secondary issues which needed to be resolved for implementation were moisture content determinations for the correction of nuclear readings and the variation associated with changing
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
1995-07-01
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The purpose of the conference was to bring forth issues and begin a dialogue between those affected and those responsible for meeting transportation challenges. The conference was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) and hosted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). The wea
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There has been concern that the legislative mandate to use waste rubber in paving applications will result in a severe environmental problem when it becomes necessary to recycle these pavements. If successful recycling is possible, the long term performance of these pavements becomes a concern. The results of this study indicate that it is possible
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This report documents the methodology used to develop the Victoria County gridded mobile source emissions inventories. Included in the report are an overview of the emission estimation methodology and the 24-hour traffic assignments used in the analyses; the methods used to estimate the seasonally adjusted time-of-day vehicle miles of travel and as
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This bibliography is part of an on-going research project between the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The bibliography has attempted to include all significant reports prepared by the Institute in support of urban transportation travel demand modeling and forecasting practice in Texas. An ann
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Highway right-of-way costs have accelerated in recent years, especially in suburban and urban areas of Texas. Thus, further efforts are being made by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials to find ways to reduce or hold down such costs. One of the efforts helped to enact a new law determining the compensation paid property owners for
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This test report contains the results of two crash tests performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) in McLean, Virginia. The tests were performed on a small sign support system at 35 km/h, test 95F005 and at 100 km/h, test 95F006. The vehicle used for the tests was a 1986 Honda Civic. The purpose of these tests was to evaluate the lo
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The Dallas Freeway/High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane System Planning Study is a joint project in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). The intent of this effort is to assist in the development
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Bermuda grass is widely used to stabilize road shoulders. However, the invasive rhizomes of bermudagrass often penetrate the asphalt causing severe deterioration. To avoid expensive and time-consuming repairs, herbicides are used to retard the growth of bermudagrass, but frequent applications are expensive and are subject to ever increasing regulat
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Plans are currently underway for rehabilitating a heavily traveled section of Interstate Highway 10 in the El Paso, Texas, District. This section of highway is to be repaired using a bonded concrete overlay. This two-year study is investigating pavement design, traffic control, and construction methods that will yield a durable pavement at minimum
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