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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University of South Florida researchers developed guidance to identify and mitigate transit cybersecurity liabilities and to facilitate ongoing information exchange among Florida transit agencies, vendors, and cybersecurity researchers
GO ITHACA is a downtown Ithaca-based personalized educational campaign that encourages downtown employees and residents who are single occupant vehicles users to learn about and sample sustainable modes of transportation such as walking, biking, transit and car-sharing through incentives customize to each program participant as a move towards livin
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Improving pedestrian safety and making roadway facilities safer and friendlier for pedestrians are among the top priorities and transportation goals in Florida. The actuation of pedestrian “Walk” signal indications at signalized intersections and the triggering of rectangular rapid flash beacons (RRFBs) or high-intensity activated crosswalks (HAWKs
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This project produced a financial analysis of Indiana Department of Transportation's (INDOT’s) research projects completed in 2018, as requested annually by the Governor’s office. This analysis uses the approach of calculating net present values created by the implementation of research project to determine benefit cost ratios and return on the res
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2019-12-01
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Unforeseen needs often arise during the construction phase of a project. These needs may result in expensive and time-intensive change orders. By developing a safety contingency line item as part of the project estimate phase, TxDOT can address and mitigate numerous challenges during active operations. As a result, the State has seen a significant
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The purpose of this research is to examine on-demand microtransit as a means of connecting the first-last mile segments of travel by public transit in low-density areas. We also examine the extent to which reduced travel times of first-last miles by on-demand microtransit influence low-wage job accessibility. As a case study, we compare the job acc
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This project refined the Natural Resources Research Institute’s (NRRI's) patented taconite-based repair compound, explored equipment options, and field tested/demonstrated a low-cost mechanized system that can efficiently mix and place the repair compound in larger quantities while minimizing or eliminating direct contact and hand mixing by mainten
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The five skewed reinforced T-beam bridges listed below were tested during the summer of 2018 by the University of Maine (UMaine) in partnership with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT): (1) Bridge No. 5489 in Levant, carrying Route 222 over Black Stream; (2) Bridge No. 5109 in Hampden, carrying Route 9 over Souadabscook Stream; (3) Br
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The strut-and-tie method (STM) is used for the design of D-regions (disturbed regions) of reinforced concrete structures. Many typical bridge substructure components consist of D-regions and warrant the use of the STM for design. Implementation of the STM is more complex than typical design methods, and engineers are often unfamiliar with the desig
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This research is a follow-up of the Analysis of Local Markets study conducted by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center during 2015-17. Whereas the primary objectives of the previous study were to examine both traffic (i.e., congestion) and air quality (i.e., greenhouse gas) impacts of local buses, the primary objective of the current study is
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University of South Florida researchers investigated acceptable inventory methods based on FDOT data accuracy requirements and available technology to determine a methodology of inventory of SUN Trail assets and to identify an efficient, scalable, and acceptable data inventory management design for hardware and/or software investment.
Five portland cement concrete (PCC) and five asphalt concrete (AC) pavement locations at each of seven field testing sites in the central and eastern United States represented a range of aggregate types, pavement surface ages, and climates. Albedo, thermal properties, and pavement surface characteristics data were collected, and cores were obtained
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The multi-volume Historic Survey of Roads in Idaho’s State Highway System provides the development of Idaho’s State Highway System and a history of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and its predecessor agencies to serve as a basis for evaluating the National Register of Historic places (National Register) eligibility of roads within the Sta
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Florida Institute of Technology researchers examined the confinement effect of a narrow baseplate on adhesive anchor breakout resistance and developed a new confinement modification factor.
Wildfires have seen a sharp increase in severity and frequency due to changes in climate, especially in the Southwestern U.S., where prevailing conditions of arid climate such as heat waves and droughts can have a dramatic effect on the risk of fire. This study investigated the impacts of post-wildfire floods on transportation infrastructure. Drain
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) ranks transportation safety as a top priority to save lives by improving safety throughout the State Highway System (SHS). Caltrans is establishing a unique role as a leader in state-specific highway safety improvements and capacity building at the national level. To effectively manage transpor
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The research presented here had four primary objectives. First, to document existing state of practice and policies in the State of Alaska regarding OHV use on roads and in public rights of way. Second, to characterize and identify the spatial distribution of OHV crashes and injuries using DMV crash records and the AKTR. Third, conduct a media disc
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Bridge inspection is a critical task needed to monitor bridge quality and serviceability. In the U.S., 40 percent of bridges are more than 50 years old, while most bridges are typically designed for a lifespan of 50 years. Of the 614,387 bridges across the U.S., 9.1 percent are considered structurally deficient. These statistics reported in the lit
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The objectives of this research project are to (1) quantify the relationship between pavement surface friction characteristics, traffic accident rates, and any other factor(s) deemed important and (2) determine and recommend critical threshold levels below which crash rates would significantly increase. Following a literature review and gap analysi
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Project Description: The study goal was to identify risky driving behavior using data mining methods within a large dataset. The data used in this study was obtained from the SPMD study conducted in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Data Scope: One week of SPMD data was processed to create a data table (each row representing a monitoring period) in csv format.
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