TRB’s Transportation Research E-Newsletter – April 07, 2009
Summary of Contents
TRB News
Webinar on Performance-Based HMA Construction SpecificationTRISworld DatabaseFY 2010 ACRP Research Problem Statements Sought – Candidate Statements Due April 10, 2009Economic Changes Driving Future Freight Transportation – Proposals Due June 2, 2009Expediting Future Technologies for Enhancing Transportation System Performance – Proposals Due June 4, 2009Long-Range Strategic Issues Affecting Preservation, Maintenance and Renewal of Highway Infrastructure – Proposals Due June 9, 2009Effects of Changing Transportation Energy Supplies and Alternative Fuel Sources on Transportation – Proposals Due June 11, 2009Climate Change and the Highway System: Impacts and Adaptation Approaches – Proposals Due June 16, 2009Fuel Purchasing Strategies for Public Transit Agencies – Proposals Due May 21, 2009
Recently Released TRB Publications
Guidebook on Preparing Airport Greenhouse Gas Emissions InventoriesAppendices to ACRP Report 11: Guidebook on Preparing Airport GHG Emissions InventoriesEvaluating Implementation of Section 4(f) Streamlining Provisions: Review of U.S. Department of Transportation’s Draft Phase I Study Report and Phase II Draft MethodologyAdjacent Precast Concrete Box Beam Bridges: Connection DetailsCooperative Research Programs Security Research Status ReportTransportation Security: A Summary of Transportation Research Board Activities
Federal Research News
Review of High-Speed Passenger RailWireless Passenger Communication SystemRecommended Best Practices for States Conducting Three-Year Safety ReviewsClean Cities Alternative Fuel Price ReportAlternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2007Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – March 2009American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of TransportationSuccesses in Stewardship April NewsletterSeat Belt Use in 2008–Use Rates in the States and TerritoriesEarly Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2008FAA Aerospace Forecasts FY 2009-2025U.S. Aviation Accident Statistics for 2008
State Research News
Utah Department of Transportation Research Division Newsletter: March 2009Investigation of Solutions to Recurring Congestion on FreewaysWisDOT Research Program: 2008 Annual Research Report
University Research News
Crack and Concrete Deck Sealant PerformanceRural Safety News: March 2009
International Research News
Transportation at a crossroads: TERM 2008Distraction and Drowsiness – A Field Study
In the Know
Project ACTION Update: March 2009
Private Roads, Public Costs
Eno Brief: March 2009
The Voice of the European Road: March 2009
