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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Freight is fundamental to economic growth, however, the trucks that haul this freight are pollution intensive, emitting criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases at high rates. The increasing volume and time-sensitivity of freight demand over the past decade has encouraged carriers to take the fastest route, which is often not an eco-friendly route.
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Previous work by the University of Florida and FDOT focused on the development of algorithms, software, and hardware solutions to enhance traffic signal control operations simultaneously with vehicle trajectories. These tests focused on the integration of the technology in a mixed traffic stream of autonomous, connected, and conventional vehicles.
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Skateboarding as a method of transportation has become prevalent, which has increased the occurrence and likelihood of pedestrian–skateboarder collisions and near-collision scenarios in shared-use roadway areas. Collisions between pedestrians and skateboarders can result in significant injury. New approaches are needed to evaluate shared-use areas
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The roadway safety of the Rural, Isolated, Tribal, or Indigenous (RITI) communities has become an important social issue in the United States. Official data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows that, in 2012, 54 percent of all fatalities occurred on rural roads while only 19 percent of the US population lived in rural communities. U
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Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) installed approximately 7.9 total miles of cable median barrier (CMB) along K-10, K-96, and US-75 highways in 2011 and 2012. In January 2020, KDOT funded a study to evaluate Kansas CMB performance by analyzing cross-median crashes (CMCs) and cross-median events (CMEs). All crashes which occurred on these r
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The use of snowplows in northern Texas frequently results in the loss of retroreflective pavement markers (RPMs). The loss of RPMs is not only costly but also creates unsafe driving conditions during inclement weather. Pavement sections in these districts often use a centerline rumble strip for safety. Traditionally, these rumble strips have preclu
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This final report is a summary version of Megaprojects for Megacities: A Comparative Casebook, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishers in 2022; all rights reserved. Megaprojects for Megacities includes detailed case studies and analysis of 14 sets of contemporary megaprojects from around the world, including (i) London Cross rail; (ii) Metro sys
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The Gulf Coast region of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to a growing list of natural and manmade hazards. Mass evacuations are a fundamental protective action for the safety of the region; however, the complexity of such evacuations makes the rapid movement of people a complex task. This study introduces a performance index that ranks
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Bike boxes provide a designated space for bicyclists to gather at the front of a traffic queue, to improve bicyclist visibility and predictability. This project studied the effectiveness of bike boxes in Massachusetts by investigating motorist and bicyclist behaviors and the effects of bike box design. The study included a comprehensive inventory,
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Fly ash is a by-product of coal combustion, made up of particles that are collected through various methods. This by-product has been used successfully as a partial Portland cement replacement in concrete, but the performance predictions of fly ash in concrete have been difficult to predict, especially at high fly ash replacement rates. This study
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High-volume fly ash concrete (HVFAC) is more cost-efficient, sustainable, and durable than conventional concrete. This report presents a state-of-the-art review of HVFAC properties and different fly ash characterization methods. The main challenges identified for HVFAC for pavements are its early-age properties such as air entrainment, setting time
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The use of recycled materials promotes sustainability in roadway construction by reducing the consumption of energy and emission of greenhouse gases associated with mining and the production of virgin aggregate (VA). Recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) have comparable characteristics to VA that have been used in ro
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The research objective is to investigate the MASH crashworthiness of the DOTD ramp closure gate through computer simulation. Using the current DOTD gate system as a model, this project will evaluate the design according to MASH test numbers 60, 61, and 62 criteria.
While the fundamentals of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology are well known, the implementation of HDD involves utilizing a vast range of equipment and installation procedures. This project developed HDD guidance documents to provide the Illinois Department of Transportation with metrics to evaluate a proposed HDD installation. This r
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This report details a number of proposed improvements in the Georgia Statewide Travel Demand Model (GSTDM) using the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and its Georgia add-on portion. These improvements include (1) the development of a vehicle ownership model and a time-of-day segmentation, (2) estimating and evaluating a destination choi
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As part of the City of Riverside’s Smart-City initiative, UC Riverside researchers have developed an Innovation Corridor testbed for enabling shared electric connected and automated transportation research. This Innovation Corridor testbed is located in Riverside California, and consists of a six-mile section of University Avenue between the UC Riv
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In 2012, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Division of Motor Carriers (DMC) issued 98,196 overweight or over-dimensional (OW/OD) permits. To determine whether a route can accommodate an OW/OD vehicle, analysts must have current and accurate data on construction schedules, road conditions, and detour routes, among other factors. This stud
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This report assesses equity work within transportation in California by analyzing the expert perspectives of transportation professionals who also identify as Black or people of color. 28 professionals from across the state were interviewed. Many interviewees work on transportation equity as part of their central job function. Interviews were trans
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Narrated Slideshow Presentation: A Cerebral Blood Flow Based Computer Model of Gz-Induced Effects, presented at 91st AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver, CO, United States. Describes software model (the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute G-Effects Model [CGEM]) based on physical and physiological variables related to inflight tissue resupply, usi
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