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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This report highlights the experiences, successes, challenges, and lessons learned of two national peer agencies (Capital Metro and Valley Metro) and four local peer agencies (Broward County Transit, Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority [LYNX], Jacksonville Transportation Authority, and Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) on implement
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The potential for automated vehicles (AVs) to reduce parking to allow for the conversion of on-and off-street parking to new uses, such as new space for walk, bike, and shared -micro-mobility services, and housing), has sparked significant interest among urban planners. AVs could drop-off and pick-up passengers in areas where parking costs are high
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Achieving PennDOT’s MS4 and Chesapeake Bay goals can be challenging and costly. Stream restoration projects have been shown to be largely successful in reducing a significant amount of sediment and nutrients to improve water quality, at a more reasonable cost per unit of TMDL credit over most stormwater practices. Most DOTs do not own right-of-way
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The work described here represents an attempt to develop a comprehensive risk management framework for the asset management of retaining wall structures. The work presented includes the development of a sensing strategy that can be used by structural inspectors to assess the coupled performance of the wall structure and the geotechnical system it s
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Truck platooning comprises a number of trucks equipped with automated lateral and longitudinal vehicle control technology, which allows them to move in tight formation with short following distances. This study is an initial step toward developing an understanding of the occupant injury risks associated with the multiple sequential impacts between
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Low-slump dense concrete overlays (LSDC) are typically used by the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) to provide long-term performance. However, due to their relatively high costs and long curing, LSDC overlays may not be the optimal solution for late-life bridge decks that require a short service life extension prior to replacement. A li
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This study examines reported lateral flight path deviations related to the use of half-degree waypoint coordinates in the North Atlantic (NAT). Such waypoints can have ambiguous display labels on flight deck displays, which might result in flightcrew errors. We explored the magnitude of the issue and potential mitigations. We also reviewed literatu
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This study evaluates the accuracy of the travel time data that are estimated by Dual loop, Waze, HERE, and INRIX against Bluetooth data on multiple segments of the I-80 freeway between Davis and Sacramento, CA. The authors conduct a simulation-based critical sampling rate analysis, which suggests that the Bluetooth travel time data qualifies for ap
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Traffic signals, while serving an important function to coordinate vehicle movements through intersections, also cause frequent stops and delays, particularly when they are not properly timed. Such stops and delays contribute to significant amount of fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The recent development of connected and automated ve
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This study focuses on the pedestrian crossing behavior (individual or group), vehicle yielding action, and possible factors contributing to the conflict at the tourist location (signalized T-intersection) with high volume of pedestrian and traffic. Several attributes including pedestrian demographics (age, gender, etc.), crossing behavior (waiting
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Renewable energy generation offers opportunities for state agencies, such as the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to reduce costs as well as to reduce their carbon footprint. Additionally, renewable energy provides electrical power for highway services such as lighting and signage, in areas for which the electrical grid is either
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This Final Report is to summarize several main achievements of this project as follows: (i) Method Development for Wetland Type Identification and Prediction; (ii) Wetland Type (Prediction) Automation Tool (WAMTAT) using LiDAR data for non-coastal areas; (iii) Systematic Method Development of Wetland Functional E-Assessment for 16 NCWAM Metrics and
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This study evaluated the effects of coarse aggregate pore system properties on the permeability and chloride ingress of high-performance concrete (HPC) mixes used in bridge decks in Iowa. Five coarse aggregates typically available in Iowa were studied, including three limestone and two dolostone aggregates with different water absorption capacities
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Traffic barriers are installed on roadsides and medians to shield motorists from hazardous objects and other vehicles. Due to the important role played by traffic barriers in promoting safety, it is important to continuously assess their condition and performance. This study prioritized and ranked traffic barriers on Wyoming’s highways for safety i
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Serving as critical portals of a nation’s supply-chain, seaports and their associated transportation infrastructure are especially vulnerable to major disruptions from a variety of causes. The economic impacts of these disasters can be extensive well beyond the on-site operations at the port complex, through the supply-chain effects of the disrupti
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Research shows the use of roadway networks generate health risks thus, the amount of time people use these networks has direct implications for public health. This research hypothesizes a credible link exists between commuting distance, land use policy, and health outcomes. To date, the primary means of investigating commuting distance has been reg
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The gasoline tax is one of the primary sources of revenue for transportation infrastructure funding. However, recent revenue shortfalls due to a combination of inflation, fuel efficiency improvements, and vehicle electrification have led to discussions of alternative funding mechanisms such as the road user charge where drivers would pay fees by mi
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In the last decade, e‐commerce has grown substantially, increasing business‐to‐business, business‐to‐consumer, and consumer‐to‐consumer transactions. While this has brought prosperity for the e-retailers, the ever-increasing consumer demand has brought more trucks to the residential areas, bringing along externalities such as congestion, air and no
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Communities around the world are gradually becoming aware that transit riders, and especially women, are often victims of a wide range of offenses of a sexual nature that happen on buses and trains, and at bus stops and train stations. Better understanding the extent and nature of sexual harassment on transit is a critical issue for transit operato
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A primary contributor to the degradation of reinforced-concrete bridge decks is chloride-induced corrosion, resulting from application of salts for anti-icing/deicing during the winter months. The purpose of this research is to evaluate different methods of chloride testing, including field sampling and laboratory testing methods, to conduct analys
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