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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) was an early stakeholder in support of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Towards Zero Death (TZD) concept, a vision of eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries nationwide. As a part of its TZD efforts, MDOT sponsored research to review and evaluate the engineering-related element
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Kay, J. J., Gates, T. J., Ceifetz, A. H., & Savolainen, P. T. (2019). Evaluation of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Programs (Report No. SPR-1683). Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50911
Kay, Jonathan J., Timothy J. Gates, Andrew H. Ceifetz, and Peter T. Savolainen. Evaluation of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Programs. Report no. SPR-1683. Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Research Administration, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50911.
Kay, Jonathan J., et al. Evaluation of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Programs. Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Research Administration, 2019, Report no. SPR-1683, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50911.
Communities are complex systems subject to a variety of hazards that can result in significant disruption to critical functions. Community resilience assessment is gaining popularity as a means to help communities better prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruption. Sustainable resilience, a recently developed concept, requires communities
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DatasetSupporting Files
Abkowitz, M., Camp, J., Gillespie-Marthaler, L., & Allen, M. (2019). Development and Implementation of Sustainable Transportation Resilience Indicators [supporting datasets]. Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3351637
Abkowitz, Mark, Janey Camp, Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler, and Madeline Allen. Development and Implementation of Sustainable Transportation Resilience Indicators [supporting datasets]. Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC), 2019. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3351637.
Abkowitz, Mark, et al. Development and Implementation of Sustainable Transportation Resilience Indicators [supporting datasets]. Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC), 2019, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3351637.
The “Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery System: Pilot Testing Innovative Improvement Strategies” project will provide new data-based knowledge and insights about the effects of truck parking strategies proposed in the City of Seattle, before they are broadly implemented. Goals of the project are reduction in dwell time, the time a truck is p
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Goodchild, A. V., Ivanov, B., & Kim, H. (2019). Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery System: Pilot Test of an Innovative Improvement Strategy. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55928
Goodchild, Anne V., Barbara Ivanov, and Haena Kim. Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery System: Pilot Test of an Innovative Improvement Strategy. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55928.
Goodchild, Anne V., et al. Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery System: Pilot Test of an Innovative Improvement Strategy. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55928.
The Personalized Trip Planner for Seniors project has this year produced a completer dialog agent that functions in real time over the phone called GetGoing. The goal of the project has been to create a transportation information system that is usable by seniors. GetGoing takes into consideration changes in cognition as we age in order to make the
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Connected vehicle technologies have been tested and deployed for several types of applications. One category is related to communications among vehicles and fixed infrastructure of roadside units to enhance road safety by avoiding crashes or mitigating the severity of accidents. On the other hand, non safety-critical applications may range from mob
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Work under this project identified the specific opportunities to capitalize on the state’s managed lane network as early experimental and deployment sites for connected automated vehicles. The managed lanes are important in this context because they provide a means of concentrating equipped vehicles in close proximity to each other, with some degre
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Liu, H., McKeever, B. B., Lu, X. Y., & Shladover, S. E. (2019). Early Opportunities to Apply Automation in California Managed Lanes (Report No. CA19-2910). University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54775
Liu, Hao, Benjamin B. McKeever, Xiao-Yun Lu, and Steven E. Shladover. Early Opportunities to Apply Automation in California Managed Lanes. Report no. CA19-2910. University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54775.
Liu, Hao, et al. Early Opportunities to Apply Automation in California Managed Lanes. University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2019, Report no. CA19-2910, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54775.
Scour at bridge substructure units can cause undermining of footings and exposure of piles, which can lead to bridge failure. Monitoring of the stream bed elevations around a scour critical bridge to identify whether or not scour is occurring during a high-flow event is critical. Working on or near the water may be dangerous during these events. Th
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Schroeder, B., Haug, P., Alvarado, A., & Baribeau, S. (2019). Unmanned Surface Vessels for Bridge Scour Monitoring (Report No. SPR-1682). Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66339
Schroeder, Brian, Pete Haug, Anthony Alvarado, and Stephanie Baribeau. Unmanned Surface Vessels for Bridge Scour Monitoring. Report no. SPR-1682. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66339.
Schroeder, Brian, et al. Unmanned Surface Vessels for Bridge Scour Monitoring. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2019, Report no. SPR-1682, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66339.
The Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Guide (PSG) is aimed at providing a comprehensive framework for reducing pedestrian-involved collisions on all public roads. The PSG addresses state-specific pedestrian issues identified from yearlong observations and analysis of pedestrian behaviors at intersections. The PSG establishes targeted statewide goals, o
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Auguste, M. E., & Jackson, E. D. (2019). Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Guide (Report No. CT-2303-F-19-1). Connecticut. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63051
Auguste, Marisa E and Eric D. Jackson. Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Guide. Report no. CT-2303-F-19-1. Connecticut. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63051.
Auguste, Marisa E, and Eric D. Jackson Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Guide. Connecticut. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. CT-2303-F-19-1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63051.
This project extended research that was conducted for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in collaboration with the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act Next Generation Equipment Committee on the development of specifications for the next generation of passenger rail cars. The FRA research project conducted a preliminary spatial anal
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DatasetSupporting Files
Hunter-Zaworski, K. M. (2019). Spatial Analysis of Accessible Seating Area on the Next Generation Passenger Rail Cars Using 3-D Modeling and Digital Human Modeling [supporting dataset] (Report No. 2017-S-OSU-4). Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC). https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SMQU1D
Hunter-Zaworski, K M. Spatial Analysis of Accessible Seating Area on the Next Generation Passenger Rail Cars Using 3-D Modeling and Digital Human Modeling [supporting dataset]. Report no. 2017-S-OSU-4. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2019. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SMQU1D.
Hunter-Zaworski, K M Spatial Analysis of Accessible Seating Area on the Next Generation Passenger Rail Cars Using 3-D Modeling and Digital Human Modeling [supporting dataset]. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2019, Report no. 2017-S-OSU-4, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SMQU1D.
Ride sharing platforms have quickly become a widespread phenomenon. However, mismatches between supply and demand at peak times (temporal mismatch) or in some locations (spatial mismatch) motivate the design of incentive systems to align the behaviors of riders and drivers. This project proposes a novel economic mechanism that leverages new technol
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Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is primarily a rural area, with local employees living across a wide geographic radius. An estimated 40% of commuters leave the County during their daily work-related commute. An important opportunity to reduce the costs of travel lies in technological solutions to better connect commuters and promote shared modes of t
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Jacquillat, A. (2019). Building a Pilot Peer-to-Peer Platform for Ride-Sharing in Lawrence County. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49133
Jacquillat, Alexandre. Building a Pilot Peer-to-Peer Platform for Ride-Sharing in Lawrence County. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49133.
Jacquillat, Alexandre Building a Pilot Peer-to-Peer Platform for Ride-Sharing in Lawrence County. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49133.
This research project builds on North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) RP 2015-18 (“Reduction in Railroad Right-of-Way Incidents”) and 2017-15 (“Rail Corridor Trespass Severity Assessment”). This effort focused on the development of a working prototype train-mounted camera system that will capture trespassing events in the nearby vicin
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Cunningham, C., Avr, A., Searcy, S., Vaughan, C., & Coble, D. (2019). Pedestrian Incident Detection in the Rail Right-of-Way using Artificial Intelligence (Report No. FHWA/NC/2019-50, NCDOT Project 2019-50). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62732
Cunningham, Chris, Azhagan Avr, Sarah Searcy, Chris Vaughan, and Daniel Coble. Pedestrian Incident Detection in the Rail Right-of-Way using Artificial Intelligence. Report no. FHWA/NC/2019-50, NCDOT Project 2019-50. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62732.
Cunningham, Chris, et al. Pedestrian Incident Detection in the Rail Right-of-Way using Artificial Intelligence. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit, 2019, Report no. FHWA/NC/2019-50, NCDOT Project 2019-50, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62732.
The Performance Measurement and Evaluation Support Plan for the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Phase 2, Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority, outlines the goals and objectives for the Pilot as well as the performance metrics. The document addresses the issues, operational needs, and the targeted improvements for the Pilot focus areas
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Concas, S., Kourtellis, A., & Reich, S. L. (2019). Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program, Performance Measurement and Evaluation Support Plan, Phase 2 UPDATE – Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (Report No. FHWA-JPO-16-314). United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31732
Concas, Sisinnio, Achilleas Kourtellis, and Stephen L. Reich. Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program, Performance Measurement and Evaluation Support Plan, Phase 2 UPDATE – Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority. Report no. FHWA-JPO-16-314. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31732.
Concas, Sisinnio, et al. Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program, Performance Measurement and Evaluation Support Plan, Phase 2 UPDATE – Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2019, Report no. FHWA-JPO-16-314, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31732.
Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation (DRMT) administers several public transportation programs in California from the state as well as federal funding sources. There is a need for DRMT management and staff to be able to analyze expenditures on projects that it administers for the state and federal public transportation programs. In ord
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Chandra, S., & Balali, V. (2019). Quantifying Results of Key Transit Investments (Report No. CA19-3151). California. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53608
Chandra, Shailesh and Vahid Balali. Quantifying Results of Key Transit Investments. Report no. CA19-3151. California. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53608.
Chandra, Shailesh, and Vahid Balali Quantifying Results of Key Transit Investments. California. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. CA19-3151, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53608.
There are three potential options to reduce end stresses in prestressed concrete bridge girders: drape strands, debond strands, or a combination of the two. In the draping option, a portion of the strands are raised from harp points within the girder to reduce the strand eccentricity at the girder ends. Large vertical reactions are required at the
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Osman, M., & French, C. (2019). Debonded Strands in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders (Report No. MN/RC 2019-30). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61834
Osman, Mahad and Catherine French. Debonded Strands in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders. Report no. MN/RC 2019-30. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61834.
Osman, Mahad, and Catherine French Debonded Strands in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019, Report no. MN/RC 2019-30, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61834.
This project focuses on establishing driving etiquette based on naturalistic driving behavior of human drivers to serve as the basis for the design of autonomous vehicles to drive "like safe human drivers." The project queried a large amount of naturalistic driving data from the Ann Arbor, Michigan connected vehicle deployment. The data were used t
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Peng, H., & Huang, X. (2019). Driving Etiquette. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/156052
Peng, Huei and Xianan Huang. Driving Etiquette. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/156052.
Peng, Huei, and Xianan Huang Driving Etiquette. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, 2019, ROSA P. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/156052.
Bridge pier columns are critical load carrying elements and are often positioned in a fashion where it is neither possible nor economically feasible to place protective devices around them. Pier columns could be under-designed for commercial vehicle impacts and additional events that could occur, such as blast. The project is focusing on improving
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Linzell, D. G., Kim, Y. R., Fang, C., & Nsengiyumva, G. (2019). Protecting Critical Civil Infrastructure Against Impact from Commercial Vehicles - Phase I (Report No. MATC-UNL: 004-31). Mid-America Transportation Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49461
Linzell, Daniel G., Yong-Rak Kim, Chen Fang, and Gabriel Nsengiyumva. Protecting Critical Civil Infrastructure Against Impact from Commercial Vehicles - Phase I. Report no. MATC-UNL: 004-31. Mid-America Transportation Center, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49461.
Linzell, Daniel G., et al. Protecting Critical Civil Infrastructure Against Impact from Commercial Vehicles - Phase I. Mid-America Transportation Center, 2019, Report no. MATC-UNL: 004-31, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49461.
Although Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) communication can significantly improve pedestrian safety at a signalized intersection, this safety is hindered when pedestrians do not carry hand-held devices (e.g., Dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) and 5G enabled cell phone) to communicate with connected vehicles nearby. To overcome this limitation,
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Apon, A., Chowdhury, M., Comert, G., Rahman, M., Islam, M., Sood, E. D., & Deng, H. W. (2019). Real-time and Secure Analysis of Pedestrian Data for Connected Vehicles. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55526
Apon, Amy, Mashrur Chowdhury, Gurcan Comert, Mizanur Rahman, Mhafuzul Islam, Eshaa Deepak Sood, and Hsien-Wen Deng. Real-time and Secure Analysis of Pedestrian Data for Connected Vehicles. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55526.
Apon, Amy, et al. Real-time and Secure Analysis of Pedestrian Data for Connected Vehicles. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55526.
This project is focused on enhancing road weather management during wildfires, flash floods, and other extreme weather through data collection, sharing, and public dissemination technologies. Three areas of focus include research and practical findings regarding best practices in roadway operations, a curated data catalog relevant to roadway manage
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Bhat, C. R., Claudel, C., Ruiz-Juri, N., Perrine, K. A., Lei, T., Long, K., & Mohamed, A. (2019). Weather-Savvy Roads: Sensors and Data for Enhancing Road Weather Management: Final Report (Report No. FHWA/TX-19/5-9053-01-1). University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49881
Bhat, Chandra R., Christian Claudel, Natalia Ruiz-Juri, Kenneth A. Perrine, Tian Lei, Kamryn Long, and Abduallah Mohamed. Weather-Savvy Roads: Sensors and Data for Enhancing Road Weather Management: Final Report. Report no. FHWA/TX-19/5-9053-01-1. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49881.
Bhat, Chandra R., et al. Weather-Savvy Roads: Sensors and Data for Enhancing Road Weather Management: Final Report. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research, 2019, Report no. FHWA/TX-19/5-9053-01-1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49881.
Pavement markings serve an important role on the highway and must be visible in day, night, and wet conditions. Pavement markings placed in grooved pavement are receiving considerable interest due to their potential for greater durability by providing protection from plow blades used during winter maintenance. Raised pavement markers (RPMs) are als
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Zehr, S., Hardin, B., Lowther, H., Plattner, D., Wells, T., Habib, A., & Bullock, D. M. (2019). Rumble Stripes and Pavement Marking Delineation (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/15). United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316937
Zehr, Steven, Brandon Hardin, Hillary Lowther, Dana Plattner, Timothy Wells, Ayman Habib, and Darcy M. Bullock. Rumble Stripes and Pavement Marking Delineation. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/15. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316937.
Zehr, Steven, et al. Rumble Stripes and Pavement Marking Delineation. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, 2019, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/15, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316937.
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