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Critical Issues in Transportation

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
The freight transportation system must adapt to a projected 80 percent growth in gross domestic product in the next 25 years.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
The United States depends on transportation to compete globally and to help revive a sluggish domestic economy. Individuals depend on transportation not only to get to work but to shop, socialize, and access health care, among other goals (1). For all of its benefits to the nation and individuals, however, transportation imposes large costs—lost time in traffic congestion, deaths and injuries from crashes, demand for imported petroleum, and the release of greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution.

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Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Aviation, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Funding, Highway, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Seaports, Sustainability

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New IDEAS for Transit

Monday, December 30th, 2013
TAD application on GPS-enabled mobile phone alerts transit riders when they are about to reach their stop.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRANSIT IDEA PROGRAM
This report describes active and completed projects funded by the Transit IDEA program. It is a useful resource to transit agencies and others interested in innovations in transit practice. Summaries of results and payoff potential of completed projects and descriptions of current projects are included in this report. A listing of completed Transit IDEA project final reports is also included in this report.

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Integrating Freight Into Highway Planning

Thursday, December 26th, 2013
Figure 1.1 Examples of Market-Based Freight Planning Considerations

STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM 2
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
The nation’s freight shippers, receivers, and carriers depend on transportation agencies to provide new highway capacity to meet the demands of growing domestic commerce and international trade. Yet, the traditional highway planning process has not broadly engaged these freight stakeholders in the planning process. As state departments of transportation (DOT) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) make efforts to improve the quality of their interaction with the freight community, SHRP 2 C15, Integrating Freight Considerations in Additions to the Highway Capacity Planning Process, offers timely guidance and best practices examples.

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Framing Surface Transportation Research for the Nation’s Future

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
FIGURE ES-1 Steps leading to a new national research framework.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
Over the years, surface transportation in the United States has seen numerous major improvements and policy innovations informed by research: safer and more fuel-efficient automobiles; more durable and economical pavement designs; real-time tracking of cargo shipments; and a resurgence of freight rail following deregulation of the railroad industry, to cite but a few examples. Leaders within the transportation community have questioned, however, whether the current U.S. approach to surface transportation research will lead to the innovations in transportation services and policies needed to support national goals for economic development, safety, mobility, competitiveness, and sustainability in the 21st century.

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Cost of Highway-Rail Crossing Crashes

Friday, October 4th, 2013
Cost of Highway-Rail Crossing Crashes

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM Summary Despite improvements that have reduced the number of highway-rail grade crossing incidents in the past 2 decades, evidence indicates that (a) railroad crossings remain a significant safety hazard, (b) the trends supporting the decline in incidents are unlikely to continue, and (c) solutions that reduce the risk of grade […]

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How Airports Measure Customer Service Performance

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013
How Airports Measure Customer Service Performance

AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Many airports are working hard to improve efficiency and to offer a positive passenger experience before and after security checkpoints. Why is this? According to J.D. Power, “Happy passengers are super spenders.” Loyal air passengers and increased revenues to the airport sponsors are among the top priorities for airport management.

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Environmental Assessment of Air and High-Speed Rail

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
Environmental Assessment of Air and High-Speed Rail

AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Introduction In accommodating surging intercity transportation demand during an era of unprecedented environmental concern, understanding the environmental trade-offs and co-benefits of air and high-speed rail (HSR) transportation is critical for producing high-quality information for decision makers. An analysis of the environmental impacts of air and HSR competition or complementary service in […]

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Integrating GIS in Emergency Management

Monday, August 12th, 2013
Integrating GIS in Emergency Management

AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Guidebook on Integrating GIS in Emergency Management at Airports As airspace and aircraft surface management demands increase, emergency management (EM) responsibilities and requirements become more complex and demanding. Information provided to EM operations is not keeping up with the increase in EM operation responsibilities and complexity. If trends hold true, the […]

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Environmental Optimization of Aircraft Departures

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Environmental Optimization of Aircraft Departures: Fuel Burn, Emissions, and Noise

AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Introduction 1.1. Background The aviation industry has been at the cutting edge of technology since its inception, benefiting various other industries. Transformational changes through the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) include the introduction of new vehicles, the integration of advanced information technologies into the National Airspace System (NAS), and the […]

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Use of Electronic Passenger Information Signage in Transit

Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Use of Electronic Passenger Information Signage in Transit

TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Introduction Project Backgrounds and Objectives The primary focus of the Synthesis is on determining the experience that transit agencies have had with deploying electronic signage to provide transit information in the United States and abroad, and the process that agencies are using to decide to deploy information through this dissemination channel […]

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