TY - RPRT AN - 01105043 AU - Clawson, David AU - Weaver, Richard AU - Putman, Lori AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - American Public Transportation Association AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation 2005 PY - 2006/05/01/25th SP - 154p AB - This report is the 25th compilation of information on state funding of public transportation. The 2005 report was prepared under the auspices of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the American Public Transit Association (APTA). It was prepared by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Survey Programs. A review of state funding levels between 1990 and 2005 shows that, compared to 1995, the total amount of funds currently programmed for public transit has more than doubled (up $4.8 billion). In fact, of the 47 states who reported funding in both 1995 and 2005, 39 had increased funding levels ranging from $212,792 (New Hampshire) to $1.1 billion (California). Compared to 2000, funding levels in 2005 increased a total of $2 billion. In addition, of the 45 states who reported data in 2000, 30 increased funds in 2005. Five states showed no change in funding levels (these five provide no transit funding) and 10 states showed a decline in funding ranging from $39,135 (Nebraska) to $298,170,310 (Georgia). KW - Financing KW - Public transit KW - State aid KW - States KW - Surveys UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/26000/26800/26864/survey_of_state_transit_funding_05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/863876 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01543592 AU - Chase, Stephanie G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Ground-Vehicle Operator Training Using a Low-Cost Simulator PY - 2006/05//Final Report SP - 52p AB - Pilots, controllers, and ground-vehicle operators all have an important role in runway safety. Their actions, either individually or collectively can cause or avert a runway incursion. The roles and responsibilities of pilots and controllers in this area are easily identifiable. However, the roles and responsibilities of ground-vehicle operator’s runway safety are equally important. In addition, other vehicle operators who drive primarily on non-movement area surfaces such as ramps, may occasionally have a need to operate on the movement area, i.e., runways and taxiways, or may inadvertently enter such areas. Consequently, the training of ground-vehicle operators is an important component of runway safety. The airport operator is responsible for seeing that the drivers on his or her airfield are properly trained. The driver-training curriculum at an airport should address the many factors involved in runway incursions and allow for discussion of these factors in an open forum. As part of this training, it is important to discuss emergency maneuvers that a driver may need to take and allow drivers to practice emergency avoidance maneuvers. Training in a vehicle simulator can help satisfy all these training objectives. This report addresses the use of low-cost driving simulators as one potential component of a comprehensive ground-vehicle operator-training program for the overall improvement of runway safety. KW - Airport operations KW - Airport runways KW - Aprons (Airports) KW - Collision avoidance maneuvers KW - Curricula KW - Driving simulators KW - Ground vehicle operators KW - Landside operations (Airports) KW - Safety KW - Taxiways KW - Training UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52800/52886/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-06-15.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1330873 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01325115 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Transportation Synthesis PY - 2006/05 SP - 86p AB - This document outlines how the current and expected future uses of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP (CEBE) create demands on the transportation system for use by GMP planners. The report summarizes current and proposed uses of different areas of the park and the surrounding communities including Frederick, Shenandoah and Warren counties and the towns of Middletown and Strasburg. Future park visitation patterns are estimated. The report discusses opportunities for CEBE to collaborate with its local partners to develop and manage transportation systems to and within the park. Specific areas discussed include parking, routing and wayfinding, special events, and bicycle and pedestrian trails. KW - Belle Grove National Park KW - Cedar Grove National Park KW - National parks KW - Parking KW - Routing KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel demand KW - Virginia KW - Wayfinding UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35078/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-06-04.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1085931 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01029510 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Long Distance Transportation Patterns: Mode Choice PY - 2006/05 SP - 14p AB - Americans total 1.3 trillion person-miles of long distance travel a year on about 2.6 billion long-distance trips. Long-distance trips are journeys of more than 50 miles from home to the furthest destination. More than half of long-distance trips are taken for pleasure, while fewer than one out of five long-distance trips is for business. While most long-distance trips are made by personal vehicle, the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), conducted in 2001 and 2002, explored the choices that travelers make for their long-distance travel. Among the key findings are: (1) Long-distance trips originating in urban and metropolitan areas are more likely to use public transportation modes than trips originating in rural and non-metro areas. (2) About 8 percent of long-distance trips that use a public transportation mode use a different mode in each direction of travel. (3) Almost 90 percent of long-distance trips are by personal vehicle. (4) Mode choice varies somewhat by trip purpose and distance. (5) Personal vehicle is the most frequent mode used to initially access long distance public transportation, but on the arrival end a greater mix of modes is used. KW - Long distance travel KW - Metropolitan areas KW - Modal split KW - Mode choice KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Private passenger vehicles KW - Public transit KW - Rural areas KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel patterns KW - Travel surveys KW - Trip length KW - Trip purpose KW - Urban areas UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/america_on_the_go/long_distance_transportation_patterns/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35300/35375/Long_Distance_Transportation_Patterns.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/786464 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01356715 AU - Chernicoff, William P AU - Richards, Mark AU - Hazelden, Glynn AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Gas Technology Institute TI - Hydrogen Infrastructure Safety Technical Assessment and Research Results Gap Analysis PY - 2006/04//Final Report SP - 174p AB - Public acceptance of hydrogen as an energy carrier for transportation and power generation technologies will depend on confidence in the safety of vehicles and power systems, and supporting delivery and storage infrastructure. Ensuring safety of the infrastructure for transporting, storing, and delivering hydrogen will be critical to the successful implementation of a hydrogen economy. Industry is developing new packaging technologies and delivery systems to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of deploying hydrogen to consumer applications. Many technologies use new materials or operate at increased pressure over existing industrial applications of hydrogen. To enable successful introduction of hydrogen into the marketplace, the development of appropriate technical codes, standards, and regulations providing high levels of safety and environmental protection should proceed in parallel with the substantial pace of new technology development. If appropriate codes and standards are not developed in pace with new technology, the risks are twofold: (1) The lack of appropriate safety requirements could result in delayed technology introduction, lowered technology adoption rates, or unnecessary additional costs to deploy new technologies; and (2) Technologies could be introduced and adopted which, to some degree, pose unnecessary safety and/or property risks. This report identifies gaps in the current hydrogen technology base, and recommends solutions to U.S. Department of Transportation for closing these gaps. KW - Fuel storage KW - Hydrogen fuels KW - Infrastructure KW - Pipeline safety KW - Pipelines KW - Regulations KW - Standards UR - http://www.rita.dot.gov/publications/hydrogen_infrastructure_safety_analysis/ UR - http://www.rita.dot.gov/publications/hydrogen_infrastructure_safety_analysis/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1121570 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01133739 AU - Mbele, Jean-Juste AU - Shah, Surendra P AU - Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Design and Application of Low Compaction Energy Concrete for Use in Slip-form Concrete Paving: Optimization of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Slip-form Pavement PY - 2006/04//Masters Thesis SP - 83p AB - The concrete currently used in the slip-form paving process is a low slump concrete that requires both internal and external vibration in order to achieve satisfactory compaction. The use of vibrator fingers for the internal vibration often leads to trails on the surface of the pavement and to segregation around the trails, which cause durability issues. The objective of this project is to overcome these problems by designing a concrete that would not require the use of internal vibrators. The concrete should be workable enough for machine placement, be compactable with a minimum of energy and hold its shape for the slip-form process. Various mix designs based on the concept of self-consolidated concrete were studied, so as to have some flowability and some compactibility, the challenge being to make them shape-stable. Different fine materials were added in the mix design to make the concrete hold its shape. The fine materials used were different types of clays, fly ash and magnesium oxide. The addition of polypropylene fibers was also studied. The flowability of the concrete was evaluated by using the drop table test, while the shape stability was measured by the green strength. A mini-paver was developed in collaboration with Iowa State University so as to simulate the slip-form paving process and was used to test selected mixes. The fresh and hardened state properties of the selected mixes are examined in this paper. KW - Clay KW - Compactibility KW - Concrete flowability KW - Fibers KW - Fly ash KW - Magnesium oxides KW - Mix design KW - Optimization KW - Polypropylene KW - Self compacting concrete KW - Slip form paving UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/38000/38100/38156/FR-3-Shah-Design_and_Application_of_Low_Compaction_Energy_Concrete_for_Use_in_Slipform_Concrete_Paving.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894234 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01041404 AU - Kumar, Manjunathan AU - Galarus, Doug AU - Graham, Sean AU - Strong, Christopher K AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evaluation of ITS Technologies in Rural Work Zones - Showcase Evaluation 12 PY - 2006/04//Final Technical Report SP - 130p AB - There has been a substantial increase in reconstruction and rehabilitation activities on urban and rural highways in recent years. Work zones are a necessary and relatively common occurrence on rural highways in order to preserve and improve the transportation system. The frequency of maintenance activities and the potential severity of work zone crashes have intensified the importance of safe and efficient handling of traffic in work zones. Recent years have also seen the emergence and mainstreaming of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). ITS uses advanced computer, communications and electronics technologies to save time, lives and money on the transportation system. Many transportation agencies have been using ITS technologies to address transportation challenges (including those related to work zones) in or near urban areas. There has been less attention devoted to how ITS can help address challenges in rural areas. Stakeholders in California and Oregon, working in partnership with the respective state departments of transportation and in concert with the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University, have been researching and demonstrating the application of ITS in a rural context through the Rural California/Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS) Showcase project. As a part of the COATS Showcase effort, WTI researchers considered how ITS technologies could be used in rural highway work zones. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Research and Innovation provided funding for such an investigation. The project is consistent with several objectives adopted in the COATS ITS Strategic Deployment Plan: Objective 1.2: Provide systems that advise regional transportation system users of slow-moving vehicles, obstructions and road and weather conditions; Objective 1.3: Provide systems that advise unfamiliar motorists of alignment and speed conditions, tourist attractions, services, construction, weather, and the ability to request assistance; Objective 1.5: Reduce the severity of vehicle accidents and their related fatality rates through improved notification and response times. This report summarizes the findings of this research project, a project which eventually focused on designing and testing a specific ITS application: providing real-time delay information to motorists in a rural two-lane undivided highway work zone with a lane closure (i.e. a pilot car-controlled work zone). KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Automatic crash notification KW - California KW - California/Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS) KW - Crash severity KW - Deployment KW - Driver information systems KW - Emergency response time KW - Fatalities KW - Highway alignment KW - Highway traffic control KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Lane closure KW - Motorist aid systems KW - Obstructions (Sight distance) KW - Oregon KW - Real time information KW - Road conditions KW - Road construction KW - Rural areas KW - Rural highways KW - Slow moving vehicles KW - Speed KW - Strategic planning KW - Technology KW - Tourist attractions KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic delays KW - Two lane highways KW - Undivided highways KW - Weather conditions KW - Work zone safety KW - Work zone traffic control KW - Work zones UR - http://www.wti.montana.edu/ForceDownloadHandler.ashx?name=4254544_Final_Report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795896 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01027370 AU - Kriger, David AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - Traffic and Revenue Forecasting for Roads and Highways: Concerns, Methods and a Checklist for Practitioners PY - 2006/04 SP - pp 75-93 AB - Traditional public sector funding sources are less able to meet the growing demand for highway infrastructure in the United States. As a result, some state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are considering alternative methods--notably, tolling--to finance new highway projects; and a growing number of projects involve financing, implementation and/or operation by or with the private sector. Financial feasibility of a facility has taken on a greater importance in project approval and financing decisions. The revenue projections that are used to assess financial feasibility are derived from travel demand forecasting models. This creates new roles and applications for the models. In light of significant differences between projected and actual revenues for several tolled facilities, the credibility and reliability of the models have been questioned. Some of the problems identified reflect model structure and methods, while others reflect model assumptions and inputs. Many of the traffic and revenue forecasts used existing MPO or state DOT models as the initial platform. This paper proposes to provide guidance to MPOs and state DOTs as they consider tolling or embark on the use of their models for traffic and revenue forecasts. There are three parts to the paper: First, a brief description of the practice of modeling, current concerns and the evolution of the state of the practice; Second, an explanation of the differences between 'traditional' model applications and the applications of these models for toll road traffic and revenue forecasts; Third, based upon these differences, a checklist of questions that state DOTs and MPOs could use to guide the development and interpretation of the traffic and revenue application. U1 - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand ModelingDepartment of TransportationAlexandria,Virginia,United States StartDate:20051114 EndDate:20051115 Sponsors:Department of Transportation KW - Financing KW - Forecasting KW - Highway projects KW - Infrastructure KW - Metropolitan planning organizations KW - Revenues KW - State departments of transportation KW - State of the practice KW - Tolls KW - Traffic forecasting KW - Travel demand UR - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/DOT-OST-P-001-06/ch7.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784426 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01027369 AU - Zmud, Johanna P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - Data Requirements to Support Road Pricing Analyses PY - 2006/04 SP - pp 25-40 AB - This paper discusses data requirements to support pricing analyses. It focuses on road pricing analyses as they relate to infrastructure financing and congestion management. Infrastructure financing can be defined as either revenue generation via toll roads or capacity enhancement via more efficient use of existing roadway lanes. Congestion management under the rubric of travel demand management (TDM) may include strategies to reduce peak-period vehicle traffic or shift travel to alternative modes or times of the day. The paper has four parts. In the first part, an overview of road pricing is presented, along with associated background information including pricing history, its impetus, and pricing options. This information is followed by areas of intersection between road pricing and travel demand modeling. Given the complexity of road pricing analyses, the paper then presents recommended data requirements at three levels: policy, strategic, and tactical. The paper concludes with ideas for future research, as well as recommended criteria for selecting data items. U1 - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand ModelingDepartment of TransportationAlexandria,Virginia,United States StartDate:20051114 EndDate:20051115 Sponsors:Department of Transportation KW - Congestion management systems KW - Data requirements KW - Financing KW - Future research KW - History KW - Infrastructure KW - Road pricing KW - Toll roads KW - Travel demand KW - Travel demand management UR - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/DOT-OST-P-001-06/ch5_pres.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784424 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01027368 AU - Spear, Bruce D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - A Summary of the Current State of the Practice in Modeling Road Pricing PY - 2006/04 SP - pp 13-22 AB - "Road pricing" is a generic term for various strategies that charge tolls for vehicles to use a particular roadway facility. This paper presents a summary of the state-of-the-practice in modeling the impacts of road pricing on travel demand. It discusses how tolls are typically represented in current travel demand models and how toll revenues are estimated in investment studies. It also identifies the limitations of current modeling practice with respect to road pricing and recommends some directions for research and model improvements. U1 - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand ModelingDepartment of TransportationAlexandria,Virginia,United States StartDate:20051114 EndDate:20051115 Sponsors:Department of Transportation KW - Estimating KW - Future research KW - Impacts KW - Mathematical models KW - Revenues KW - Road pricing KW - State of the practice KW - Tolls KW - Travel demand UR - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/DOT-OST-P-001-06/ch4.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784423 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01027367 AU - Pendyala, Ram M AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - Modeling Pricing in the Planning Process PY - 2006/04 SP - pp 43-71 AB - Pricing-based policies are of much interest to transportation planners interested in managing travel demand and raising much needed revenue for transportation infrastructure improvements. Traffic and revenue forecasts of pricing-based policies are largely based on traditional four-step travel demand modeling paradigms or minor variations of such procedures. However, with the increasingly innovative and dynamic nature of pricing and tolling schemes, there is a need to understand the limitations associated with modeling pricing in the current planning process. In light of the limited capabilities of current modeling procedures to address emerging pricing policies, the profession is identifying new methods, paradigms, and enhancements that can and need to be adopted to reflect behavioral response and human decision-making processes in travel demand models. It is argued that tour-based and activity-based modeling paradigms offer a robust behavioral and causal framework for modeling dynamic pricing-based policies and that the profession should undertake research studies aimed at testing and validating these innovative modeling methods using real-world data derived from ongoing value pricing and variable toll-road projects. U1 - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand ModelingDepartment of TransportationAlexandria,Virginia,United States StartDate:20051114 EndDate:20051115 Sponsors:Department of Transportation KW - Activity-based models KW - Decision making KW - Future research KW - Road pricing KW - Tolls KW - Tour-based models KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation policy KW - Travel demand KW - Travel demand management UR - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/DOT-OST-P-001-06/ch6_pres.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784425 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01027366 AU - Vovsha, Peter AU - Davidson, William AU - Donnelly, Robert AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - Making the State of the Art the State of the Practice: Advanced Modeling Techniques for Road Pricing PY - 2006/04 SP - pp 95-122 AB - A growing number of different road pricing forms and technologies represents a new challenge to travel modelers that requires a better understanding of the impact of pricing on various aspects of travel behavior and its incorporation in modeling procedures. A wide range of possible modeling techniques is currently applied for road pricing. For short-term revenue forecasts of an established toll facility, simplified sketch-planning tools are frequently used. Studies for construction of a new facility or large-scale road pricing schemes tend to use a comprehensive travel demand model either on a regional scale or at least corridor-based. In the current paper the authors primarily focus on general modeling techniques that are suitable for road pricing in the framework of a regional model since they represent the most comprehensive approach. The purpose of the paper is to identify the most important planning needs associated with different pricing forms and the most promising state-of-the-art techniques that could serve these needs. The first important aspect is the nature of the road pricing project under study and its potential impacts on various dimensions of travel. In this regard, the paper provides a classification of road pricing forms with the linkages to possible modeling techniques. The paper identifies the limitations of conventional modeling tools and potential improvements. The most promising directions for principal improvement of road pricing models are associated with advanced network simulation tools (dynamic traffic assignment and microsimulation) and advanced activity-based, tour-based demand models. These advanced tools have a much higher flexibility and behavioral realism in the incorporation of various impacts of road pricing on travel behavior as compared to conventional tools like static assignment and 4-step models. Specifically, these major breakthroughs provide for the incorporation of heterogeneity of road users with respect to their value of time and willingness to pay, accounting for reliability of travel time associated with toll roads, more comprehensive modeling of time-of-day choice based on the analysis of all constraints associated with changing daily schedules, and a proper incorporation of toll road choice in the general hierarchy of travel choices in the model system. U1 - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand ModelingDepartment of TransportationAlexandria,Virginia,United States StartDate:20051114 EndDate:20051115 Sponsors:Department of Transportation KW - Activity-based models KW - Choice models KW - Dynamic traffic assignment KW - Forecasting KW - Impacts KW - Mathematical models KW - Microsimulation KW - Regional planning KW - Revenues KW - Road pricing KW - Sketch planning KW - State of the art KW - State of the practice KW - Toll facilities KW - Toll roads KW - Tour-based models KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel demand KW - Travel time KW - Value of time KW - Willingness to pay UR - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/DOT-OST-P-001-06/ch8_pres.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784427 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01027365 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand Modeling Proceedings PY - 2006/04 SP - 133p AB - This report contains the proceedings of the Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand Modeling held November 14-15, 2005, in Alexandria, Virginia. The Forum had two goals: to provide a venue for travel demand modelers to share experiences on how to incorporate road pricing into travel demand modeling; and to develop ideas for future research on this topic. The Forum was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Transportation Policy. It consisted of five paper presentations, remarks by expert panelists, and audience discussion. Attendees included staff from government agencies, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, universities, and consulting firms. U1 - Expert Forum on Road Pricing and Travel Demand ModelingDepartment of TransportationAlexandria,Virginia,United States StartDate:20051114 EndDate:20051115 Sponsors:Department of Transportation KW - Conferences KW - Future research KW - Mathematical models KW - Road pricing KW - Tolls KW - Travel demand UR - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/DOT-OST-P-001-06/DOT-OST-P-001-06.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784422 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01025527 AU - Brown, Janice W AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects PY - 2006/04//Final Report SP - 96p AB - Sometimes the development of infrastructure can negatively impact habitat and ecosystems. Ways to better avoid, minimize, and mitigate these impacts, as well as the impacts of past infrastructure projects, have been developed. Nevertheless, these avoidance, minimization, and mitigation efforts may not always provide the greatest environmental benefit, or may do very little to promote ecosystem sustainability. This concern, along with a 1995 Memorandum of Understanding to foster an ecosystem approach and the Enlibra Principles, brought together an interagency team to collaborate on writing this report. The report is a guide to making infrastructure more sensitive to wildlife and ecosystems through greater interagency cooperative conservation. It describes ways for streamlining the processes that advance approvals for infrastructure projects - in compliance with applicable laws - while maintaining safety, environmental health, and effective public involvement. As a way to accomplish this, the guide outlines an approach for the comprehensive management of land, water, and biotic and abiotic resources that equitably promotes conservation and sustainable use. Key components of the approach include integrated planning, the exploration of a variety of mitigation options, and performance measurement. KW - Conservation KW - Construction projects KW - Cooperation KW - Ecology KW - Ecosystems KW - Environmental protection KW - Environmental streamlining KW - Guidelines KW - Habitat (Ecology) KW - Infrastructure KW - Integrated planning KW - Land use planning KW - Natural resources KW - Performance measurement KW - Sustainable development KW - Water control KW - Wildlife UR - http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/ecological/eco_toc.asp UR - http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/ecological/ecological.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/25000/25081/ecological.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/782734 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024681 AU - Najm, Wassim G AU - Stearns, Mary D AU - Howarth, Heidi AU - Koopmann, Jonathan AU - Hitz, John AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - Evaluation of an Automotive Rear-End Collision Avoidance System PY - 2006/04//Final Report SP - 425p AB - This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Automotive Collision Avoidance System (ACAS). The ACAS integrates forward collision warning (FCW) and adaptive cruise control (ACC) functions for light-vehicle applications. The FCW detects, assesses, and alerts the driver of a potential hazard in the forward region of the vehicle. The ACC provides automatic brake and throttle actuation in order to maintain speed and longitudinal headway control. Through the integration of these two functions, ACAS is intended to improve automotive safety by assisting drivers to avoid rear-end crashes. To accomplish this goal, the ACAS must also prove useful and acceptable to drivers. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center conducted the independent evaluation of the ACAS based on data collected from a field operational test (FOT) and from an independent system characterization test. The goals of the independent evaluation were to: characterize ACAS performance and capability; achieve a detailed understanding of ACAS safety benefits; and determine driver acceptance of ACAS. Data were collected from the ACAS FOT that employed 10 vehicles using a total of 66 drivers that included three age groups (younger, middle-age, and older) with equal numbers of male and female drivers. KW - Acceptance KW - Age groups KW - Automatic braking KW - Automatic headway control KW - Autonomous intelligent cruise control KW - Benefits KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Disability evaluation KW - Drivers KW - Females KW - Field tests KW - Highway safety KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Males KW - Performance KW - Rear end crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Vehicle safety UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14303_files/14303.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781241 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01490675 TI - Independent Evaluation of the Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System for Violations (CICAS-V) AB - This Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) provides technical support to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct an independent evaluation of the Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System for Violations (CICAS-V) prototype system. KW - Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System for Violations (CICAS-V) KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Intersections KW - Prototypes KW - Technical support KW - Traffic violations UR - http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Research%20In%20Progress/files/IndependentEvaluationCooperativeIntersectionCollision(CICAS%20V).pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1260385 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01472532 AU - Khattak, Aemal J AU - Mid-America Transportation Center AU - Nebraska Department of Roads AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Intersection Safety PY - 2006/03//Final Report SP - 49p AB - The objectives of this project included a study to determine the safety effects of intersection type (unsignalized, signalized, and interchange) on Nebraska expressway intersections, quantification of the safety effects of a Collision Countermeasure System (CCS), and update of the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) expressway intersection guidelines. Analysis results indicated that exposure (measured as total entering traffic) is an important factor affecting expressway intersection safety – expected number of accidents on an intersection approach increase with increasing exposure. While the analysis did not reveal any differences in safety of unsignalized and signalized intersections, the presence of horizontal curves on intersection approaches was found to increase accidents while vertical curves placed through intersections were also found increase accidents on intersection approaches. Expressway approaches with offset left turn lanes were found safer when compared to conventional left turn lanes and expressway approaches with no exclusive left-turn lanes. The above information is recommended for addition to the existing NDOR expressway intersection guidelines to make Nebraska expressway intersections safer. This report also provides directions for future expressway safety investigative research efforts. KW - Crash analysis KW - Expressways KW - Highway safety KW - Intersections KW - Left turn lanes KW - Nebraska KW - Types of intersections UR - http://www.transportation.nebraska.gov/mat-n-tests/research/Traffic/Final%20Report%20P544.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1239488 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01325160 AU - Yang, C Y David AU - Najm, Wassim G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - Analysis of Red Light Violation Data Collected from Intersections Equipped with Red Light Photo Enforcement Cameras PY - 2006/03//Project Memorandum SP - 72p AB - This report presents results from an analysis of about 47,000 red light violation records collected from 11 intersections in the City of Sacramento, California, by red light photo enforcement cameras between May 1999 and June 2003. The goal of this analysis is to understand the correlation between red light violations and various driver, intersection, and environmental factors. Descriptive statistics suggest that younger drivers under 30 years of age are more likely to run red lights than drivers in other age groups. About 56 percent of the violators were traveling at or below the posted speed limit. Moreover, 94 percent of the violations occurred within 2 seconds after the onset of red light, and only 3 percent of the violations were recorded 5 seconds after the onset of red light. Approximately 4 percent of the violators were repeat offenders. Logistic regression modeling shows that the predicted odds of a younger driver running a red light at speeds greater than the speed limit is about 1.5 times the odds of a middle-aged driver. In addition, older drivers have a higher probability of running a red light when the elapsed time since the onset of red light is more than 2 seconds compared to younger drivers. Finally, red light violations rates are estimated between 6 and 29 violations per 100,000 intersection-crossing vehicles. KW - Cameras KW - Data collection KW - Enforcement camera system KW - Human factors KW - Red light running KW - Repeat offenders KW - Sacramento (California) KW - Signalized intersections KW - Traffic violators UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35063/DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-05-01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1086067 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01176877 AU - Najm, W G AU - Stearns, M D AU - Howarth, H AU - Koopmann, J AU - Hitz, J AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Evaluation of an Automotive Rear-End Collision Avoidance System PY - 2006/03 SP - 425p AB - This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Automotive Collision Avoidance System (ACAS). The ACAS integrates forward collision warning (FCW) and adaptive cruise control (ACC) functions for light-vehicle applications. The FCW detects, assesses, and alerts the driver of a potential hazard in the forward region of the vehicle. The ACC provides automatic brake and throttle actuation in order to maintain speed and longitudinal headway control. Through the integration of these two functions, ACAS is intended to improve automotive safety by assisting drivers to avoid rear-end crashes. To accomplish this goal, the ACAS must also prove useful and acceptable to drivers. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center conducted the independent evaluation of the ACAS based on data collected from a field operational test (FOT) and from an independent system characterization test. The goals of the independent evaluation were to: characterize ACAS performance and capability; achieve a detailed understanding of ACAS safety benefits; and determine driver acceptance of ACAS. Data was collected from the ACAS FOT that employed 10 vehicles using a total of 66 drivers that included three age groups (younger, middle-age, and older) with equal numbers of male and female drivers. KW - Drivers KW - Females KW - Rear end crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/937794 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01039104 AU - Borener, Sherry AU - Baker, Gary AU - Hitz, John AU - Meltzer, Neil AU - Talamini, Brandon AU - Coltman, Michael AU - Haines, Marsha AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Comparative Safety of the Transport of High-Level Radioactive Materials on Dedicated, Key, and Regular Trains PY - 2006/03//Technical Study SP - 196p AB - This study compares the risks in transporting spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste under three rail shipment alternatives: 1) regular train service, operating without restrictions with the exception of current hazardous materials regulations; 2) dedicated train service, operating with consist and operational restrictions; and 3) key train service, similar to regular train service with the additional speed limitation of 50 mph. Dedicated train shipments have a lower overall radioactivity exposure risk during incident-free transport than shipments by regular or key trains; the advantage is primarily derived from the differences in the duration and frequency of yard visits, which account for a significant portion of total exposure for impacted populations. Crew population doses, however, are higher for dedicated trains because of crews working closer to the cask. Estimated population group exposures are low and do not include any additional protective measures, which may be implemented to mitigate exposure. The accident analysis estimated the difference in accident probability between dedicated, regular, and key trains, and it identified two significant risks potentially impacting the cask—high-speed collisions and derailments, and long duration, high-temperature HAZMAT-involved fires. The analysis shows that speed restrictions reduce collision probability at high speeds and result in an overall reduction in the derailment rate. Dedicated trains reduce the likelihood of high-temperature fires due to lessened exposure to other hazardous material. The risk for loss of shielding accidents is shown to be lower for the shorter dedicated trains due to the decreased number of potentially derailed cars. KW - Casks KW - Crash analysis KW - Dedicated train service KW - Derailments KW - Exposure KW - Fires KW - Freight transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - High speed crashes KW - High temperature KW - Key train service KW - Radiation shielding KW - Radioactive materials KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad transportation KW - Regular train service KW - Risk analysis KW - Spent reactor fuels KW - Train crews UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1427 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34500/34511/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-05-06.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795105 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01032998 AU - Machek, Elizabeth AU - Poe, Carson AU - Bryan, Jeffrey AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Washington State Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Highway Project Delivery Requirements PY - 2006/03//Research Report SP - 89p AB - The work of developing and delivering a highway project is governed by a wide array of state and federal requirements. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) worked with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to help make these requirements more transparent to the highway project team. The project included data gathering and documentation of WSDOT’s project delivery stages, the Federal and state requirements relevant to each stage, and the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders throughout the delivery of WSDOT highway projects. The results were delivered as a series of web pages that illustrates the overall process and provides links to the Federal and state requirements in each stage. KW - Data collection KW - Federal requirements KW - Highway projects KW - Home pages (Websites) KW - Legislation KW - Project delivery KW - Project management KW - Project requirements KW - Regulations KW - State requirements UR - http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/632.1.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49800/49813/632.1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788500 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01032953 AU - Okola, Anna AU - Amini, Ardavan AU - Jafari, Mohsen AU - Maher, Ali AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Seed Project – Transportation Safety Resource PY - 2006/03//Final Report SP - 14p AB - According to a 2000 report by NHTSA, 42,000 people were killed and 3,200,000 people were injured on U.S. roadways, with a total economic cost exceeding $230 billion. New Jersey has the highest population density in the country, and the highest numbers of drivers per miles of road. Naturally, traffic safety is top on the State’s agenda for improving transportation and quality of life. Accurate reporting, processing and maintaining of crash data, has been a priority for New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in its effort to develop effective solutions to traffic safety problems. In 2002, NJDOT engaged a nationally recognized team of safety experts to perform a Traffic Records Assessment of the New Jersey Traffic Data System. These evaluators made recommendations that included a revised crash data form which will improve data collected by police officers at the scene of an incident. The Transportation Safety Resource Center has partnered with the NJDOT Division of Traffic Engineering & Safety to develop crash data analysis applications for the NJDOT. Customized software (Plan4Safety) was developed to enable crash data analysis. Plan4Safety offers a powerful statistical analysis tool, which will be enhanced over the next few months to include predictive crash modeling and cost/benefit evaluation capabilities. The data to be analyzed are only as good as the data collected; as such, consistent and complete crash records are critical to a rigorous analysis. Plan4Safety, along with the new crash data form, will enable New Jersey to improve on crash data collection and subsequent analysis. KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Crash data KW - Crash records KW - Data collection KW - Forms (Documents) KW - Mathematical models KW - New Jersey KW - Software KW - Statistical analysis KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic incidents KW - Traffic records KW - Traffic safety UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/Safety-RU4474_0.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788480 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024884 AU - Levine, Jonathan AU - Rodriguez, Daniel A AU - Song, Jumin AU - Weinstein, Asha AU - San Jose State University AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Can Consumer Information Tighten the Transportation/Land-Use Link?: A Simulation Experiment PY - 2006/03 SP - 104p AB - In this report, the authors describe the use of an experimental research design for testing how strongly individual's residential location choices are influenced by the dissemination of integrated accessibility and housing information. The authors hypothesize that individuals receiving information regarding accessibility to transit and accessibility to important destinations in an area as part of each rental unit listing they see are more likely to choose to live in high-accessibility neighborhoods than individuals who do not receive this kind of information. The prospect of using information as a policy intervention to enable householders to self-select into areas that facilitate walking, cycling, transit use, and short trips is a motivating factor for this research. KW - City planning KW - Housing KW - Information dissemination KW - Land use KW - Mode choice KW - Public transit KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Urban transportation UR - http://transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/research/publications/documents/05-03/MTI-05-03-TranspLandUseLink.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781311 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01176878 AU - Kumar, M AU - Strong, C AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Western Transportation Institute TI - Comparative Evaluation of Wind Warning Systems (Showcase Evaluation #15) PY - 2006/02 SP - 119p AB - One challenge facing rural travelers is the presence of weather hazards that produce adverse driving conditions at isolated locations. One such hazard is sustained high winds that can cause high-profile vehicles such as recreational vehicles, commercial vehicles, etc. to overturn, and lower-profile vehicles to leave their lanes, jeopardizing motorist safety. To address localized high cross wind challenges, the Oregon and California Departments of Transportation (ODOT and Caltrans, respectively) have used intelligent transportation systems (ITS) installations to alert motorists of dangerously windy conditions automatically. The warning messages are displayed to drivers at locations where they can stop and wait until the winds die down or where they can decide to take a longer alternate route. Three systems have been deployed in the rural California / Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS) study area. As these systems represent innovative applications of ITS in a rural environment, a project through COATS Showcase was initiated to evaluate their effectiveness. The evaluation focused on two Oregon systems. The goals of the automated wind warning systems (AWWS) deployed in Oregon are threefold: (1) Improve the safety and security of the region's rural transportation system; (2) Provide sustainable advanced traveler information systems that collect and disseminate credible, accurate "real-time" information; and (3) Increase operational efficiency and productivity focusing on system providers. This report summarizes the results of this evaluation. KW - Automatic data collection systems KW - Data collection KW - Drivers KW - Evaluation KW - Travelers KW - Warning systems KW - Wind UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/937795 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01167080 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Statistics 2005 PY - 2006/02 SP - 508p AB - This documents presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The data cover multimodal, air, highway, transit, railroad, water, and pipeline transportation. The report has four chapters and three appendices. Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. Generally, data are presented in five-year increments through 1995 and annually thereafter. Appendix A contains metric conversions of select tables, Appendix B a glossary, Appendix C a list of acronyms and initialisms, Appendix D contains modal profiles, and Appendix E contains data source and accuracy statements. KW - Crash data KW - Crash injuries KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Energy consumption KW - Fatalities KW - Hazardous materials KW - Injuries KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33700/33718/NTS2005.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/927681 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160028 AU - Zaghloul, Sameh AU - Gucunski, Nenad AU - Jackson, Hudson AU - Hadidi, Rambod AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Material Characterization and Seasonal Variation in Material Properties PY - 2006/02//Final Report SP - 284p AB - The main objective of this study was to calibrate the AASHTO temperature and seasonal adjustment models, or to develop new models. The models developed are based on New Jersey conditions and will be also used in network and project level Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) analysis. To achieve the objective of study, twenty-four pavement sections were instrumented and a nondestructive testing (NDT) program was conducted for a period of two years. The main task of the instrumentation was to monitor environmental parameters: air and pavement temperature, moisture, frost/thaw depth and rainfall. Seismic Pavement Analyzer (SPA) and FWD were used to evaluate the pavement structural response and it’s properties on a monthly basis, except during the spring thaw period when it is on a bi-monthly basis. The models were developed by performing statistical analyses, such as analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis. Several important conclusions were developed with respect to the applicability of the Enhanced Integrated Climatic Model (EICM) to New Jersey conditions. Results of NDT evaluations provided strong correlations between all environmental parameters, except the groundwater level and the overall pavement deflection, difference in pavement deflections and the effective pavement modulus obtained from FWD evaluation. Seismic tests provided a strong correlation between the asphalt concrete (AC) modulus and pavement temperature. It is recommended that for the FWD data corrections using the temperature adjustment model be followed by the seasonal adjustment model. A number of other conclusions and recommendations related to measurement and relationships of environmental variables and material characteristics and effects of drainage conditions are provided. KW - Analysis of variance KW - Asphalt concrete pavements KW - Deflection KW - Enhanced Integrated Climatic Model KW - Falling weight deflectometers KW - Mathematical models KW - Modulus of elasticity KW - New Jersey KW - Nondestructive tests KW - Regression analysis KW - Seasonal variations KW - Seismic pavement analyzers KW - Spring thaw KW - Temperature UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2005-024.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920563 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024696 AU - Kumar, Manjunathan AU - Strong, Christopher K AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Oregon Department of Transportation TI - Comparative Evaluation of Automated Wind Warning Systems (Showcase Evaluation #15) PY - 2006/02//Final Report SP - 119p AB - One challenge facing rural travelers is the presence of weather hazards that produce adverse driving conditions at isolated locations. One such hazard is sustained high winds that can cause high-profile vehicles such as recreational vehicles, commercial vehicles, etc. to overturn, and lower-profile vehicles to leave their lanes, jeopardizing motorist safety. To address localized high cross wind challenges, the Oregon and California Departments of Transportation (ODOT and Caltrans, respectively) have used intelligent transportation systems (ITS) installations to alert motorists of dangerously windy conditions automatically. The warning messages are displayed to drivers at locations where they can stop and wait until the winds die down or where they can decide to take a longer alternate route. Three systems have been deployed in the rural California / Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS) study area. As these systems represent innovative applications of ITS in a rural environment, a project through COATS Showcase was initiated to evaluate their effectiveness. The evaluation focused on two Oregon systems. The goals of the automated wind warning systems (AWWS) deployed in Oregon are threefold: (1) Improve the safety and security of the region’s rural transportation system; (2) Provide sustainable advanced traveler information systems that collect and disseminate credible, accurate “real-time” information; and (3) Increase operational efficiency and productivity focusing on system providers. This report summarizes the results of this evaluation. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - California/Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS) KW - Countermeasures KW - Crosswinds KW - Data collection KW - Effectiveness KW - Evaluation KW - Hazard mitigation KW - High winds KW - Highway operations KW - Highway safety KW - Information dissemination KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Operational efficiency KW - Oregon KW - Productivity KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Real time information KW - Rollover crashes KW - Rural highways KW - Rural travel KW - Security KW - Travelers KW - Variable message signs KW - Warning signs KW - Warning systems KW - Wind UR - http://www.wti.montana.edu/ForceDownloadHandler.ashx?name=426705_Final_Report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781245 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024653 AU - Peirce, Sean AU - Lappin, Jane AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Private Sector Deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Current Status and Trends PY - 2006/02//Final Report SP - 34p AB - This report summarizes the current state of deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems and related technologies by the private sector in the United States. Coverage is focused primarily on in-vehicle entertainment, information and communications services, and safety systems. The report also discusses relevant trends and recent developments in the marketplace. KW - Deployment KW - Development KW - Driver information systems KW - Driver support systems KW - Entertainment KW - Highway safety KW - In-vehicle devices KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Markets KW - Private enterprise KW - Technology KW - Traffic safety KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14266.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14266_files/14266.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781239 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01034008 AU - Luo, Lili AU - Garber, Nicholas J AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Freeway Crash Predictions Based on Real-Time Pattern Changes in Traffic Flow Characteristics PY - 2006/01/20/Final Report SP - 109p AB - In recent years, attempts were made to develop a crash prediction model based on real-time detector data. Since studies in this field are primarily theoretical, improvements can be made in various aspects. It is expected that the final product of this study will be a program that integrates with the Advance Traffic Management System so that operators of Smart Travel Centers can take action to prevent or at least reduce the chances of crash occurrence. At this first stage, efforts were made to identify the crash leading patterns and the factors describing the patterns. Crashes that occurred on interstate highway basic segments between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004 from Northern Virginia were obtained from police crash reports. The associated traffic conditions as well as the normal non-crash conditions defined by the traffic parameters were collected from Smart Travel Lab. By applying three different pattern recognition techniques - the K-means clustering method; Naïve-Bayes method; and Discriminant Analysis - it was found that the overall classification error rate remained at about 50% and was unable to identify the crash leading patterns. KW - Advanced traffic management systems KW - Crash prediction models KW - Crashes KW - Discriminant analysis KW - Freeways KW - Highway safety KW - Incident detection KW - Northern Virginia KW - Police reports KW - Smart travel centers KW - Traffic KW - Traffic flow UR - http://cts.virginia.edu/docs/UVACTS-15-0-101.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/790149 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01325127 AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Bent, Elizabeth AU - Plosky, Eric J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - National Park Service TI - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the NPS: 2005 Baseline Inventory and Preliminary Program Assessment PY - 2006/01/19/Final Report SP - 89p AB - This report presents the current status of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) within the 398 national parks managed by the Nation Park Service (NPS), discusses the potential of ITS to address the often unique transportation challenges faced by NPS, outlines prospective research initiatives to further develop the understanding of the potential for beneficial applications of ITS in national parks, and suggests programmatic strategies for further NPS consideration. A baseline inventory of ITS applications is also included. KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - National parks KW - Parking KW - Road weather information systems KW - Traffic surveillance KW - Traveler information and communication systems KW - Trip planning KW - Work zone safety KW - Work zone traffic control UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35070/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-06-02.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1086059 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01051575 AU - Skaggs, R Wayne AU - Chescheir, George M AU - Phillips, Brian D AU - North Carolina State University, Raleigh AU - North Carolina State University, Raleigh AU - North Carolina Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Development of Methods to Determine Lateral Effects of Highway Drainage Systems on Wetland Hydrology PY - 2006/01/04/Final Report SP - 33p AB - A method was developed to estimate the lateral effect of a single drainage ditch on wetland hydrology. The method can be use to calculate the distance of influence of a single ditch constructed through a wetland, where the distance of influence is defined as the width of a strip adjacent to the ditch that is drained such that it will no longer satisfy the wetland hydrologic criterion. Simulation analyses were conducted with DRAINMOD to define the minimum, or threshold, drainage intensity that would result in failure of a site to satisfy the wetland hydrologic criterion. Analyses were conducted for five hydric soils spanning a wide range of profile hydraulic transmissivities. DRAIMOD was used to predict water table fluctuations between parallel ditches for a 50-year period of climatologically record. For each soil, simulations were conducted for a range of ditch spacings and depths to determine the combinations that would result in the land midway between the ditches just barely satisfying the wetland hydrologic criterion. Analyses were conducted for climatological conditions for three locations in eastern North Carolina. Results for Wilmington, North Carolina showed that the threshold drainage intensities would result in water table drawdown from an initially ponded surface to a depth of 25 cm in approximately 6 days. That is, ditch depths and spacings sufficient to lower the water table from the surface to a depth of 25 cm in approximately 6 days would result in hydrologic conditions that would just barely satisfy the wetland hydrologic criterion for that location. The threshold time is denoted as T sub 25 and is used as a surrogate for quantifying the water table drawdown rate of sites that barely satisfy the wetland hydrologic criterion. T sub 25 was found to depend somewhat on drain depth, but was essentially constant for all five of the soils examined. Similar results were obtained for the other two locations but, because of differences in weather and in the growing season, the threshold time (T sub 25) was found to be dependent on location. The T sub 25 value is also dependent on surface depressional storage, decreasing with increasing storage. The discovery that water table conditions barely satisfying the wetland hydrologic criterion are well correlated to the time required for water table drawdown of 25 cm (T sub 25 values) makes it possible to predict the effects of subsurface drains on wetland hydrology. The lateral effect of a single ditch on wetland hydrology can be computed by using T sub 25 values in solutions to the Boussinesq equation for water table drawdown due to drainage to a single drain. Data to test the methods developed in this research were collected at two wetland mitigation sites in eastern North Carolina. One site was at Mildred Woods in Edgecombe County and the other near the town of Pinetown in Beaufort County. Water tables were measured at several several locations on transects perpendicular to drainage ditches on both sites. Data were collected for the three-year period 2002-2004 on one transect at the Mildred Woods site and on two transects at the Pinetown site. The data are being analyzed in Phase 2 of this project and will be used to both test the model and to determine the lateral effects based on long-term analyses. KW - Data collection KW - Ditches KW - Drainage KW - Hydraulics KW - Hydrology KW - Lateral effect KW - North Carolina KW - Simulation KW - Soils KW - Subdrains KW - Water table KW - Weather KW - Wetlands UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/809281 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01518785 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Rochat, Judith L AU - Thalheimer, Erich S AU - Lau, Michael C AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Ferroni, Mark AU - Corbisier, Christopher AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Incorporated AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FHWA Roadway Construction Noise Model, Version 1.0 User’s Guide PY - 2006/01//Final Report SP - 30p AB - The Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM) is the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) national model for the prediction of construction noise. Due to the fact that construction is often conducted in close proximity to residences and businesses, construction noise must be controlled and monitored to avoid impacts on surrounding communities. In addition to community issues, excessive noise can threaten a construction projects’ progress. Each project needs to balance the community’s need for peace and quiet with the contractor’s need to progress the work. During the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project in Boston, Massachusetts, the project’s noise control program developed the Construction Noise Control Specification 721.560, the most comprehensive noise specification ever developed in the United States. As part of the CA/T project noise control program, a construction noise prediction spreadsheet was developed. Because the CA/T prediction tool can benefit other state and local governments, the FHWA developed the RCNM, which is based on the noise prediction calculations and equipment database used in the CA/T prediction spreadsheet. The RCNM provides a construction noise screening tool to easily predict construction noise levels and determine compliance with noise limits for a variety of construction noise projects of varying complexity. KW - Computer program documentation KW - FHWA Roadway Construction Noise Model KW - Mathematical prediction KW - Noise KW - Noise control KW - Road construction KW - Sound level UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49100/49175/rcnm.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290282 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01033684 AU - Tantillo, Michael AU - Demetsky, Michael J AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Investigating the Impacts of Rainy Weather at Isolated Signalized Intersections PY - 2006/01//Final Report SP - 190p AB - This thesis examines the impacts of wet weather on traffic flow and signalized intersections, and it also examines the feasibility of mitigating these impacts. First a literature review was completed. Various studies showed that the impact of weather on traffic flow is a topic that is of much interest to researchers and transportation officials. Inclement weather tends to cause drivers to behave differently than they would if the weather were clear, which may cause reductions in capacity along a roadway network. It was decided to focus on rainy weather since most other studies tended to examine a variety of different weather types. Various sources of data were examined, including obtaining data from the Smart Travel Laboratory, from the Smart Travel Van, and the city of Norfolk traffic signal system. None of these sources came to fruition, due to concerns over data quality, data accuracy, safety of people and equipment, and privacy concerns. It was therefore decided to video tape an intersection in the field to obtain data on the saturation flow rates during dry and wet weather conditions. Free flow speed data was also collected during wet and dry conditions to determine if a change in desired speed existed. The saturation flow rate decreased by approximately 4.7 percent, and the free flow speeds decreased by 9.4 percent during wet weather, and both were determined to be statistically significant differences. This data was used to calibrate the VISSIM microscopic simulation model, and allow an isolated intersection to be simulated in both dry and wet conditions. When simulated under a variety of input vehicle volumes, it was determined that there are reductions in the capacity of the intersection, and increases in delay, queue lengths, travel time, and number of stops during wet weather. These increases were most noticeable when the input volumes were near the intersection’s capacity. New signal timing plans were developed to mitigate the effects of wet weather. When an optimal timing plan for dry weather was developed, improvements were noted in almost all performance measures. Additionally, the percent deterioration in performance due to wet weather was lessened by implementing an optimized timing plan. However when special wet weather timing plans were developed, no system-wide benefits were realized. The best timing plan for both wet and dry conditions appeared to be the dry-weather optimal timing plan. Therefore it is unlikely to be feasible to develop special wet weather timing plans for isolated signalized intersections. The concept of developing wet weather timing plans for arterial networks should be investigated further using field data to support results and conclusions. KW - Arterial highways KW - Dry weather KW - Free flow speeds KW - Highway capacity KW - Highway traffic KW - Impacts KW - Isolated intersections KW - Literature reviews KW - Microscopic traffic flow KW - Rain KW - Saturation flow KW - Signalized intersections KW - Simulation KW - Traffic delays KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic queuing KW - Traffic signal timing KW - Travel time KW - Wet weather UR - http://cts.virginia.edu/docs/UVACTS-15-13-90.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/789701 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024627 AU - Cohen, Michael P AU - Fletcher, Wendell AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Freight in America. A New National Picture PY - 2006/01 SP - 54p AB - According to new estimates by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), over 19 billion tons of freight, valued at $13 trillion, was carried over 4.4 trillion ton-miles in the United States in the year 2002. This means that on a typical day in the United States in 2002, about 53 million tons of goods valued at about $36 billion moved nearly 12 billion ton-miles on the nation’s multimodal transportation network. The new estimates combine data from the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) – the most comprehensive nationwide source of freight data – and from other sources to provide the most complete picture of freight movement in America. This report discusses the resulting composite estimates, using 2002, the year of the latest CFS as the baseline. It also discusses more recent data for specific modes, the geography of freight movements in the United States, and the growing importance of international trade to the U.S. freight transportation system. This report discusses how, as the U.S. freight transportation system advances further into the 21st Century, the need for managing the demand on the system and monitoring the volume of freight handled by each transportation mode will remain critical. It is important to know how much freight and what type of goods move on the nation’s transportation network. These and other data about the kind of transportation mode, vehicle or vessel characteristics, and facility type are needed to track, monitor conditions and performance, evaluate investment needs, and fully measure the many ways freight interacts with and enables economic activity. KW - Carriers by mode KW - Commercial transportation KW - Commodities KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight handling KW - Freight transportation KW - International trade KW - Interstate transportation KW - Multimodal transportation KW - United States KW - Urban goods movement UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/freight_in_america/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/freight_in_america/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781429 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023739 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Lewis, Steve AU - Ammah-Tagoe, Felix TI - Improving Estimation Process for Shipment Distances in the 2007 CFS: A Multimodal Approach and Integrated Interface PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - 1p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), in partnership with the Census Bureau, conducts the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) every 5 years. As a shipper survey, the CFS collects a wealth of information on commodity flows, including mode of transportation, commodity types, value, and weight of goods. However, the survey does not collect information on the detailed actual routes used by carriers or the total miles traveled by the shipments. For each shipment, the survey respondents provide zip code of origin, zip code of destination, and mode sequence (e.g. truck–rail–truck). BTS turns this information into a multimodal route for each shipment in the survey and estimates the total mileages by mode of transportation. For each of the past CFSs, this task was performed using routing models developed in FORTRAN and FoxPro by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The logic that went into these routines is very good, but the implementation of the logic is now technologically outdated. For the 2007 CFS, BTS is now partnering with ORNL, ESRI, and MacroSys to translate this logic to a current generation programming platform within a geographic information system-based application environment. This presentation covered the work plan and progress to date. It described the plans to improve the mileage estimation process and develop a new solver application tool that combines data preprocessing, mileage solver, and data post-processing in an integrated programming platform. It highlighted some of the system requirements involved in developing a database layer, an analytical layer, and a visualization layer. Also, the presentation described the combined multimodal network to be used in estimating distances for a given modal sequence and intermodal transfer. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - 2007 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Computer programming KW - Distance KW - Estimating KW - Geographic information systems KW - Intermodal transfer KW - Mileage KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Origin and destination KW - Routes KW - Shipments KW - Ton miles KW - Transportation modes UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781210 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023738 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Dennis, Scott M TI - Benchmarking the CFS to Waybill Data PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 173-176 AB - This presentation compares railroad traffic estimates from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) to benchmark values found in the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB’s) Carload Waybill Sample (Waybill). The CFS is an establishment-based survey of freight traffic conducted by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Census Bureau. The 2002 CFS population estimates were developed from a 50,000 establishment stratified sample, and included all modes of freight transportation. The CFS sample frame excludes agricultural shipments from farm to first point of processing, imports from port of entry to first point of processing, crude petroleum, printed matter, commodities carried in non-revenue transportation, and shipments by government, service industries, utilities, most retailers, and households. The Waybill is an annual carrier-based survey conducted by the STB. The Waybill includes railroad-only transportation, as well as the railroad portion of rail–truck and rail–water transportation presented in the CFS. The sample frame for the Waybill includes essentially all railroad traffic. The 2002 Waybill population estimates were developed from a 600,000 record stratified sample which included 22% of all railroad traffic. The Waybill is regarded as a benchmark estimate of railroad industry traffic. Comparison of the CFS estimates of railroad traffic to the benchmark Waybill values illustrates the magnitude of in-scope issues, and identifies the differences in the railroad industry, rail–truck, rail–water, and rail–only estimates in the most recent data. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - 2002 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Benchmarks KW - Estimates KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Piggyback transportation KW - Rail marine interface KW - Railroad equipment industry KW - Railroad traffic KW - Railroads KW - Waybill samples KW - Waybills UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781208 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023737 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - White, Karen TI - Why Regional and State Data Are Not Enough: Potential Solutions PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 178-182 AB - The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) remains the first, best, and, frankly only, gateway to understanding freight movements in the United States. Without the creation of the CFS analysts were forced to rely upon anecdotal evidence, expert opinion and suspect data sets. The purpose of this paper is not to diminish the tremendous accomplishment of the CFS. Without the touchstone of the CFS many analysts (myself included) would just be poking in the dark and reading tea leaves. In the CFS’s current manifestation the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) participates as both a value added producer, creating the Freight Analytical Framework (FAF) and Geofreight; and a user, relying upon the CFS, FAF, and Geofreight as primary sources for analytical reports and recommendations to political decision makers. This paper will discuss the DOT uses of the CFS (and related products), deficiencies in the current CFS release formats and products, and solutions to improve the CFS products. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Data sources KW - Freight Analytical Framework KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Geofreight KW - Products KW - Regions KW - States KW - United States KW - Utilization KW - Value added UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781211 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023685 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Hwang, Holing AU - Chin, Shih-Miao AU - Han, Lee D AU - Yuan, Fang TI - Synthesizing Truck Origin–Destination Table for Local Transportation Analysis Zones: A Nashville Metropolitan Area Case Study PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 145-148 AB - The objective of this study is to explore the feasibility of adapting freight transportation data that was prepared at the state level to traffic studies for the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). This study synthesized a truck Origin-Destination (O-D) matrix for transportation analysis zones (TAZs) defined by the local MPO so that the assigned truck traffic is consistent with those observed on the roadway network. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Case studies KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway traffic KW - Local transportation KW - Metropolitan planning organizations KW - Nashville Metropolitan Area KW - Origin and destination KW - States KW - Traffic data KW - Transportation analysis zones KW - Truck traffic KW - Trucking UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781132 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023684 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Duych, Ronald J TI - Scope and Industry Coverage of the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 17-28 AB - This resource paper provides information and background material to facilitate a workshop discussion on the scope and industry coverage of the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS). The topic of the scope and industry coverage of the CFS for discussion purposes can be broken into five research areas: 1. Those commodities and industries that have been out-of-scope to the CFS; 2. Incomplete and inconsistent industry coverage that occurred in the 2002 CFS when the commodity classification scheme changed from the standard industrial classification (SIC) codes to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) system; 3. The dramatic growth of auxiliaries and their role in our increasingly sophisticated transportation system; 4. The role of third-party logistic providers (3PLs) in transportation brought about by the adoption of supply chain logistics and the outsourcing by shippers of their transportation functions; and 5. The necessity to better understand how to capture and identify intermodal shipments in the CFS. This paper will comment on all five of these research areas but will focus primarily on the last four because they are the most achievable given budget and technical considerations and are important to producing an accurate and comprehensive CFS. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - 2007 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Commodity classification KW - Contracting out KW - Freight transportation KW - Freight transportation support businesses KW - Intermodal transportation KW - North American Industrial Classification Scheme KW - Shipments KW - Supply chain management KW - Third party logistics providers UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781096 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023683 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Schmitt, Rolf AU - Tang, Tianjia AU - Curlee, T Randall TI - Freight Analysis Framework and the Commodity Flow Survey PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 140-143 AB - The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) estimates commodity flows and related freight transportation activity over the national highway network, waterways, and rail system among states, sub-state regions, and major international gateways. The end product of the FAF provides not only trade and economic pattern data but also congestion/capacity data associated with all the transportation networks carrying out all the trade activities. To make the FAF a more effective tool for measuring and analyzing the changing world of freight transportation, FHWA is depending heavily on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) to update the FAF and assure that the next generation of FAF methods and products is both transparent and reproducible. The CFS will be the cornerstone of the FAF Origin and Destination Database of commodity flows among the 106 to 114 CFS regions plus major international gateways, benchmarked every 5 years and updated annually with provisional estimates. The 2002 benchmark Origin and Destination Database will include forecasts every 5 years from 2010 to 2035; the 2007 benchmark Origin and Destination Database will include forecasts through 2040. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Databases KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight Analysis Framework KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway capacity KW - Highways KW - International KW - Origin and destination KW - Railroads KW - Trade KW - Traffic congestion KW - Waterways UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781131 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023682 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Crowther, Kenneth G AU - Haimes, Yacov Y TI - Enhancing Interdependency Analysis with the CFS PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 168-172 AB - Our modern era is characterized by a large-scale web of interconnected and interdependent economic and infrastructure sectors, coupled with threats of terrorism. This research demonstrates the value of integrating the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) databases with the Inoperability Input–Output Model (IIM) to enable the analysis of interdependencies among connected economic and infrastructure sectors spanning various regions of the United States. The IIM estimates the cascading inoperability and economic losses that result from interdependencies within large-scale economic and infrastructure systems in a specified region. It has been applied in various studies for the Commission on High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Derived from Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data and a Nobel Prize-winning W. Leontief macroeconomic model, the IIM is a quick, inexpensive, holistic method for estimating economic impacts. The integration of the CFS databases with the IIM to enhance the capability and performance of the model is presented in three applications. First, the authors have used CFS databases to quantify direct disruptions resulting from an attack to a transportation asset (e.g., bridge), which prohibits or delays commodities from reaching their destinations. Second, they employ the CFS databases to enable interregional analyses and estimate how a disruption cascades across regions. Third, they plan future work that involves integrating CFS databases into a geographic information systems framework for spatial interdependency analysis. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Assets KW - Commodities KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Databases KW - Economic impacts KW - Future KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Inoperability Input-Output Model KW - Interdependence KW - Losses KW - Macroeconomics KW - Regional analysis KW - Regions KW - Terrorism KW - Threats KW - United States UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec089.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781177 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023681 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Schmitt, Rolf TI - Intermodal Shipments, Warehousing, and Third Parties: A Special Measurement Issue PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 71-76 AB - The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is designed to capture shipments moving by more than one mode, but appears to significantly under represent intermodal shipments. Possible reasons include gaps in coverage of shippers, misclassification of shipments because the shipper outsourced supply chain management or the carrier changed modes, and disparities between presumed definitions of intermodal shipments and actual definitions based on record-keeping practices. This paper suggests alternate strategies for resolving these problems. Many of the gaps in coverage are also explored in the resource paper on the CFS scope. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Contracting out KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight traffic measurement KW - Gaps in coverage (Commodity Flow Survery) KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Recordkeeping KW - Shipments KW - Shippers KW - Strategic planning KW - Supply chain management KW - Third party logistics providers KW - Warehousing UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781121 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023680 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Chard, Richard E TI - Estimating Regional Trade Models in the Presence of Missing Data PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 164-167 AB - The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is the only publicly available survey measuring trade flows among and between the states of the United States. This is an important data source for researchers interested in a variety of applications. However, the public use version of the CFS is not an ideal data source for two primary reasons: the degree and scope of data missing because of suppression; and, the use of the Standard Classification of Transported Goods for commodity classification. In this paper, The author explains how he overcame these problems to use the CFS in estimating Regional Purchase Coefficients (RPC). A RPC for a commodity is defined as the proportion of regional demand for a particular commodity that is met by regional production. Given that the CFS measures the value of shipments based on origin and destination by commodity, it would seem that the calculation of RPCs would be a simple task. However, given the limitations of the data collected in the CFS, the actual process becomes more complex. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodity classification KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Data collection KW - Data completeness KW - Demand KW - Estimating KW - Origin and destination KW - Present value KW - Production KW - Regional modeling KW - Regional purchase coefficients KW - Regional trade KW - Shipments KW - United States KW - Utilization UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781176 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023679 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Erlbaum, Nathan AU - Holguin-Veras, Jose TI - Some Suggestions for Improving CFS Data Products PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 77-97 AB - The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) collects data on the movement of goods in the United States and the District of Columbia. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation (air, motor carrier, rail, water and pipeline and intermodal combinations). To a certain extent, the origin and destination (O-D) of shipments of mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade and selected retail establishments are covered. Analysts and researchers in both the public and private arena use data from the CFS. However, CFS data are often inadequate because of gaps in shipment and industry coverage, the lack of geographic and commodity flow detail at state and local levels, lack of international flows, and the inability to capture rapid changes in economic and global trade cycles. On average, the CFS data (1993, 1997) were released 3 years after it was collected. As a result, the CFS must be supplemented with data from other sources or models to support analysis and mapping of spatial commodity flow patterns. The purpose of this discussion is to examine some alternative data collection, packaging, and products that may improve the usefulness of the CFS by understanding the data issues that transportation professionals expect the CFS to fulfill. In this way it may be possible to both alter what is collected and how data should be packaged to better serve the CFS end user. The paper starts with a brief summary of the Saratoga Freight Data Needs Conference because its findings provide a rather compact definition of freight data needs as perceived by a wide spectrum of users. Then, the paper focuses on identifying the expectations of CFS users (section III). Subsequent sections discuss ways to improve the CFS data products from different perspectives: within the current CFS structure (section IV), by adopting combinations of selective statistical aggregation and improving linkages to other data products (section V), by taking advantage of and fostering freight transportation research (section VI), and finally by defining the kind of data products the freight transportation modeling community would like to have. For the most part, the authors have focused on data needs for the most demanding of users, referred to here as “power users,” which are the ones that make intensive use of the CFS for both modeling and policy analyses. This group is comprised of professionals and researchers from consulting companies, state and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), software developers, and universities. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Air transportation KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Cluster analysis KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Data collection KW - Data users KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Gaps in coverage (Commodity Flow Survery) KW - Geographic coverage KW - Highways KW - International trade KW - Local data KW - Manufacturing KW - Mining KW - Needs assessment KW - Origin and destination KW - Pipelines KW - Present value KW - Products KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Retail trade KW - Shipments KW - States KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - United States KW - Usefulness KW - Water transportation KW - Weight KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781122 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023678 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Canning, Patrick TI - Economic Geography of Food Distribution in the United States PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 160-163 AB - The Economic Research Service (ERS) studies food markets. To measure food and ingredient supply chains, ERS researchers have developed a modeling framework for estimating a multiregional social accounting system. The framework uses information from the Economic Census, including the Commodity Flows Survey (CFS), plus U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data and other statistical series to gain efficient and unbiased estimates of interregional trade. In turn, the modeling framework may be used to carry out diagnostic tests on the CFS. This poster presents some salient aspects of the research that pertain to the CFS. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Agricultural economics KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Estimates KW - Food KW - Markets KW - Physical distribution KW - Statistical analysis KW - Supply chain management KW - Trade KW - United States UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781175 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023677 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Lambert, Bruce TI - Shipment Characteristics in the Commodity Flow Survey: Can One Describe an Elephant? PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 47-70 AB - John Godfrey Saxe’s Poem “Describing the Elephant” transforms a Hindu folk story about six blind men who come upon an elephant into the familiar poem and moral tale. Each blind man describes what part of the elephant he first touched. The elephant’s parts were described (in order) as a wall (its side), a spear (its tusk), a snake (its trunk), a tree (its legs), a fan (its ears), and finally a rope (its tail). Understanding transportation can be as difficult as the blind man describing an elephant, because of the complexities of the nature of transportation. For example, an export shipment leaves a plant in the Atlanta, Georgia, area by truck, goes to a railhead to move intermodally by rail to the West Coast. That shipment involved two or more railroads, and the product arrives at Long Beach, California, where the container is drayed into the port, loaded on a vessel, and moved to Japan. During that movement, the product changed mode several times and may have also changed ownership. The shipment passed through several states and urban areas during its journey. The rail traffic moved on a stack train with other shipments, related only to each other by the rail shipment itself. There were costs associated with the shipment, such as rates, etc., but also economic benefits. The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) serves as a source for understanding the gross movement of freight in the United States. There currently exists no database within the public dominion that links geography, modes, and commodities within a common collection and analytical framework that will satisfy every user's expectations. Given a renewed focus on freight movements and the data and analytical tools necessary to assist decision makers, the current CFS may not provide enough information on shipment characteristics, but would serve as one instrument in developing new freight data architecture. The questions regarding shipment characteristics and the CFS involve: What are shipment characteristics and which shipment characteristics are useful for both planning and policy purposes? What shipment characteristics are in the CFS survey, and what additional items are necessary to either maintain or improve the CFS in 2007? U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Containers KW - Costs KW - Data architecture KW - Economic benefits KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Geography KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Ownership KW - Ports KW - Railroads KW - Shipments KW - Shipping KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel and shipment characteristics KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781098 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023676 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Boyd, Gale AU - Mintz, Marianne AU - Park, Ki Young AU - Vyas, Anant TI - Modal Choice in Product Shipments: Analysis of Nonpublic Census Microdata PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 135-139 AB - This paper explores how micro data within the Census itself can be used to supplement the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS). By establishing research using the raw CFS and other economic data collected at Census we gain a more comprehensive understanding of the uses of CFS data. This paper presents preliminary results from a project that examines the raw, non-public shipments data from the CFS linked to the corresponding non-public establishment data from the Census of Manufacturing (CM). Through a cooperative research program with the Census Center for Economic Studies (CES), the raw data from the CFS and CM have been linked. The raw data for the CFS are detailed shipment specific records for those establishments in the CFS sample. Each data element represents an individual shipment from that establishment, categorized by Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG), mode, destination, and other economic characteristics. For any establishment in the CFS sample, multiple shipment records are common. The multiple data records representing each establishments’ shipment data have been linked to the establishment level data from the CM and the Standard Statistical Establishment List (SSEL), also called the Business Register. The CM provides detailed data on the operations of the establishment for 1997; the SSEL provides detailed data on the location and firm ownership of the specific establishment. In particular the SSEL provides the establishment classification based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) and on the standard industrial classification (SIC) system. The data from the CFS has been linked to the CM and SSEL by using the appropriate permanent plant identifiers in the respective data bases. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Census KW - Census of Manufacturing KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Databases KW - Economic analysis KW - Industrial location KW - Microdata KW - Mode choice KW - North American Industrial Classification Scheme KW - Operations KW - Origin and destination KW - Ownership KW - Products KW - Raw data KW - Shipments KW - Standard Classification of Transported Goods KW - Standard Industrial Classification System KW - Standard Statistical Establishment List UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781130 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023675 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Southworth, Frank TI - Filling Gaps in the U.S. Commodity Flow Picture: Using the CFS with Other Data Sources PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 29-46 AB - The U.S. Commodity Flow Surveys (CFS) provide a wealth of data on the movement of freight within the country, by mode of transportation, dollar value, annual tonnage, door-to-door shipment distance, and shipment size. Yet gaps in CFS coverage and a lack of spatial and commodity detail limit the value of this data for planning and policy supporting studies. This paper identifies these gaps and considers how supplementary data sources combined with statistical modeling techniques can be used to create a more complete picture of national and regional commodity flows. The first half of the paper describes current data gaps and available data resources. The second half of the paper discusses possible gap-filling solutions. Solutions fall into two categories: data synthesis using current data sources, and improved and expanded data collection methods. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Data collection KW - Data sources KW - Data synthesis KW - Distance KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Gaps in coverage (Commodity Flow Survery) KW - Modeling KW - Present value KW - Shipments KW - Size KW - Statistical analysis KW - Tonnage KW - Transportation modes KW - United States UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781097 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023674 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Drumm, Scott TI - Using CFS Data to Guide Regional Transportation Policy and Investment PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - 1p AB - Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) data has played a significant role to help set the context for regional transportation policy and investment decisions in the Portland–Vancouver region. Data from the CFS has been a primary input into the region’s Commodity Flow Forecast (1997) and the update in 2002. The CFS has also provided data that has helped answer business community questions about freight flows and engaged them in policy discussions regarding the Columbia River crossing as part of the Interstate 5 Trade Corridor project. Both directly and indirectly, the CFS has been very helpful in helping us set the context for freight movement and to put freight issues on the regional transportation agenda. CFS data gives us the ability to frame the issues, convey the order of magnitude of freight’s importance, and to identify areas where further data is needed. Ultimately, we would like to be able to use the data at a project level, but the CFS doesn’t provide enough detail. That is to say, we would like to have the data at detail level sufficient to help make the case for a specific investment or to prioritize among competing investments. However, even at current levels of detail, the CFS has been useful. Due in part to CFS data in our Commodity Flow Forecast, we have secured $500,000 in regional funding for a freight data collection project that will provide us with some of the detail we need to make specific investment decisions, such as origin–destination and time of day data. This presentation showed how and why our region has successfully used CFS data, identified where we have found gaps and problems, and suggested alternatives for making CFS data more accessible and more useful at a regional level. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Columbia River KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Data collection KW - Decision making KW - Financing KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Investments KW - Origin and destination KW - Periods of the day KW - Policy KW - Portland (Oregon) KW - Regional transportation KW - Traffic flow KW - Vancouver (Canada) UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781171 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023673 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Giuliano, Genevieve AU - Gordon, Peter AU - Park, Jiyoung AU - Wang, Lanlan AU - Pan, Qisheng TI - Estimating Freight Flows for Metropolitan Area Highway Networks Using Secondary Data Sources PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 154-158 AB - The authors suggest that it is possible to estimate most of a metropolitan area's (MA) highway network truck shipments from secondary data sources, using these sources to generate relatively inexpensive and updateable link-specific estimates. The major research steps involved are the following. 1. Utilize a regional input-output transactions table to estimate intraregional commodity-specific trip attractions and trip productions, and allocate these to small-area units. 2. Estimate commodity-specific interregional and international trip attractions and trip productions for those locations where airports, seaports, rail yards, or regional highway entry-exit points are located. 3. Create a regional commodity origin-destination (O-D) matrix using estimates from steps 1 and 2. 4. Load the O-D matrix onto a regional highway network with known passenger flows. This paper discusses the first two steps of the authors' approach. It is complicated by the fact that freight data from the most important data sources are described via various (often independent) classificatory systems and definitions. Much of their work has been devoted to reconciling data from these various sources. In what follows, the authors describe a prototypical application of their approach to the Los Angeles metropolitan area [the five-county central metropolitan statistical area (CMSA)]. They describe the steps required to reconcile Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) data with other important data. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Airports KW - Commodities KW - Commodity classification KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Data sources KW - Estimating KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Highways KW - Los Angeles Metropolitan Area KW - Metropolitan areas KW - Origin and destination KW - Railroad yards KW - Regional transportation KW - Seaports KW - Secondary data KW - Shipments KW - Trucking UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781173 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023672 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Zmud, Johanna P TI - Commodity Flow Survey: Improving Methods to Enhance Data Quality and Usefulness PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 98-112 AB - This resource paper provides a foundation for a workshop discussion on potential survey methods improvements for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS). It presents background information on the CFS, such as survey objectives, data users and uses, and 2002 CFS survey methods. The paper offers brief discussions on methods issues and challenges and presents survey design considerations that would enhance data quality and usefulness. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - 2007 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Commodity flow KW - Data quality KW - Data users KW - Methodology KW - Strategic planning KW - Survey methods KW - Usefulness KW - Utilization UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781127 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023671 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Chin, Shih-Miao AU - Hwang, Holing AU - Han, Lee D AU - Yuan, Fang TI - Using National Freight Information to Study the Interactions Between Heavy Trucks and Passenger Cars Under Traffic Incidents or Emergencies PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 149-152 AB - Our nation’s economy depends heavily on transportation infrastructure. Most businesses and industries depend on effective freight transportation systems to reach state, regional, national, and global markets. As shown in the most recent Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) results released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the majority of our goods are moved by truck, accounting for more than $6 trillion in value and about 8 billion tons in weight in 2002. Specifically, trucks carry three-quarters of the value of the total freight shipped in the United States and two-thirds of the weight, according to this survey. With the ever-increasing demand for freight and people movement on our relatively steady highway infrastructure, traffic congestion and delay have become major factors that impede the economic growth and degrade our quality of life. The degradation in the nation’s mobility is further aggravated when traffic incidents and emergency conditions occur. Re-routing heavy trucks during such events requires thorough consideration of numerous constraints because of the height, width, clearance, weight, turning radius, etc., of these vehicles as well as the availability of suitable alternative roadways. The objective of this paper is to explore the feasibility of using national-level freight movement information in tandem with traffic simulation software to study the interactions between heavy vehicles and passenger cars during traffic incidents or emergency conditions. This research was conducted using a case study approach. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Case studies KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Emergencies KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Heavy duty trucks KW - Mobility KW - Private passenger vehicles KW - Software KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic delays KW - Traffic incidents KW - Traffic simulation KW - Trucking KW - United States UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781133 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023670 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Ciannavei, Paul TI - How TRANSEARCH Uses the CFS PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - pp 131-134 AB - TRANSEARCH is a proprietary nationwide database of freight traffic flows that provides coverage of highway, rail, air, water, and intermodal activity. The database has many conceptual similarities with the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS), but has been produced on an annual basis for the last 20 years. TRANSEARCH does, however, utilize several discrete inputs from the CFS. This presentation explores how and why specific elements of the CFS are used: Commodity $/ton values, For-hire/private trucking mode share split, Selected origin-to-destination (O-D) truck flow volumes, Truck length-of-haul profiles, and Identification of commodities moving via air mode. In addition, much of the CFS information is reviewed and used in the annual TRANSEARCH development quality control process. A more general discussion will outline why additional information from the CFS is not integrated into TRANSEARCH, and a brief discussion of the background and history of the proprietary database is also included. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Databases KW - For hire carriers KW - Freight traffic KW - Modal split KW - Origin and destination KW - Private trucking KW - Service by length of haul KW - Tonnage KW - TRANSEARCH KW - Truck flow KW - Trucks KW - Volume UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781128 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01023669 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board TI - Commodity Flow Survey Conference PY - 2006/01 IS - E-C088 SP - 222p AB - The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is a key data source for a myriad of freight planning activities. Two Transportation Research Board (TRB) standing committees, the Committee on Freight Data and the Committee on Travel Survey Methods Committee, initiated a conference to understand the survey better, see how other data sources are being used to supplement it, and explore possible improvements to future iterations of the survey. The conference, convened 6 months after the release of detailed CFS data and coinciding with planning for the 2007 CFS conference, offered an interactive format for a diverse set of users to engage in productive dialogue. The conference was called Commodity Flow Survey Conference. It took place July 7-8, 2005, in Boston, Massachusetts. This circular consists of individually attributed papers and summaries. U1 - Commodity Flow Survey ConferenceFederal Highway AdministrationU.S. Census BureauAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationTransportation Research BoardBoston,Massachusetts,United States StartDate:20050708 EndDate:20050709 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Research Board KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Freight transportation support businesses KW - Future KW - Planning UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec088.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781095 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01023428 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Pocket Guide to Transportation 2006 PY - 2006/01 SP - 56p AB - This statistical publication contains 6 chapters with the following headings: 1. System Extent and Use; 2. Safety; 3. Security; 4. Mobility; 5. Economy; and 6. Environment. All six transportation modes are covered in the guide - highways, air transportation, public transit, water transportation, railroads and pipelines. Tables and graphs display the statistical information, and a glossary is included. KW - Air transportation KW - Economic factors KW - Environmental impacts KW - Glossaries KW - Highways KW - Mobility KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Transportation systems KW - Utilization KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2006/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/780803 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01022802 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Pocket Guide to Transportation, 2006 PY - 2006/01 SP - 50 p. AB - This booklet provides a statistical guide on the state of transportation in this country. Covering highway, air, rail, maritime, urban transit and pipeline, the contents include transportation topics: system extent and use; safety; security; mobility; economy; environment, and a glossary of terms is provided. KW - Air travel KW - Crash rates KW - Economics KW - Environment KW - Freight traffic KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highways KW - Mobility KW - Passengers KW - Petroleum pipelines KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Ports KW - Railroads KW - Safety and security KW - Statistics KW - Urban transportation KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2006/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/26000/26900/26902/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/780736 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596814 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2006 PY - 2006 AB - The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2006 (NTAD2006) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the International Organization of Standards, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. This product is distributed in shapefile format. KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation, hydraulic and utility facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56692/NTAD_2006.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400857 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01176010 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Tsekeris, T AU - Stathopoulos, A TI - Measuring Variability in Urban Traffic Flow by Use of Principal ComponentAnalysis PY - 2006 IS - v9 (n1) SP - 49-62 AB - This paper presents a new approach for the spatio-temporal analysis of variation in traffic flow. Traffic detectors located in several arterial links of an extended urban network yield the time series of aggregate data used in the approach, which is based on the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of these time series spanning several weeks. The analysis demonstrates the small variability in traffic flow over the whole network. The statistical analysis of common sources of temporal variation in traffic flow provides considerable insight into the properties of long-term flow dynamics. The approach was found to be capable of identifying the location and the impact of extreme events in the network. KW - Arterial highways KW - International borders KW - Isloated models KW - Mathematical models KW - Traffic flow KW - Variables UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/936917 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01131254 AU - Hultin, Johan AU - Muschick, Paul AU - Urbanik, Tom AU - National Transportation Research Center, Incorporated AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Trusted Truck® II (Phase A) PY - 2006 SP - 33p AB - The Trusted Truck® Program was initiated in 2003 as a joint effort by NTRCI, Volvo and UT. The vision of the Trusted Truck® program is to develop a secure and ―trusted‖ transport solution from pickup to delivery. The program‘s objective is to increase safety, security, and efficiency of truck transportation by presenting wireless credentials to roadside inspectors that confirm that the tractor, trailer and cargo meet all appropriate requirements for safe transportation of the cargo. By presenting these credentials without the need for the truck to stop, the number of inspections increase, the efficiency of the system improves, and inspectors can have more time to target trucks that are more likely to have safety and security violations. The Trusted Truck® II project is the four year continuation of this program. A demonstration of the Trusted Truck® II Year 1 functionality was successfully performed on April 25th at Volvo US Headquarters in Greensboro, NC. A new Volvo Trusted Truck® was equipped with several off-the-shelf systems to detect brake lining & stroke, tire pressure & temperature as well as the pressure status of an in-cab fire extinguisher. In addition, the tractor could detect the status of the lighting and stability control as well as seatbelt systems. The trailer was also equipped with a brake system that reported the status of the trailer‘s brake stroke. All the data generated from these systems was transferred to the roadside using a standard commercial cellular data link (GPRS). This year‘s effort also introduced the Trusted Truck® Management Center (TTMC), a data repository to be operated by a third party that consolidates all data as it is received from the truck and performs the wireless inspections. The TTMC is also capable of adding look-up data, demonstrated on April 25th by the addition of the make and model of the truck together with the name of the carrier and driver. The demonstration showed a ―trusted‖ vehicle bypassing a roadside inspection using the TTMC as the method of delivering the inspection results electronically to the inspection station. It also demonstrated that if the vehicle failed the wireless inspection, the truck driver was informed on an in-dash display to enter the inspection station in the same manner as all other vehicles without Trusted Truck® status. KW - Automated clearance KW - Demonstration projects KW - Inspection KW - Trucking safety UR - http://www.ntrci.org/ntrci-50-2008-003 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/890996 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01131222 AU - Arel, Itamar AU - National Transportation Research Center, Incorporated AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U12: Data Security Solution for Trusted Truck® II PY - 2006 SP - 19p AB - Following the successful proof-of-concept demonstration of the Trusted Truck® project, an essential subsequent step, addressed by this project, pertained to the development of a robust data security infrastructure. The latter pertains to both the confidentiality of information exchanged, as well as authentication of the various parties communicating. Hence, the primary goal of this project was the development of a resource-efficient, tailor-fit data security protocol for the Trusted Truck® project. The solution has been coded and tested on real hardware and forms the basis for moving forward in providing data robustness and integrity for the Trusted Truck® network. KW - Automated clearance KW - Data protection KW - Data quality KW - Security KW - Trucking safety UR - http://www.ntrci.org/ntrci-50-2009-008 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/891001 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01131220 AU - Watson, Jonathan P AU - Chatterjee, Arun AU - Clarke, David B AU - National Transportation Research Center, Incorporated AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Safety Issues Involving Marine Containers on Chassis PY - 2006 SP - 29p AB - This study performed by The University of Tennessee investigated safety related problems involving chassis used for transporting marine containers on US highways. In recent years, much concern has arisen regarding the safety implications of allegedly substandard container chassis maintenance and inspection practices. This recognition is reflected in the recent effort to pass federal legislation mandating more effective container chassis inspection. Marine container volumes are growing with the unprecedented increase in foreign trade. While containers on chassis constitute a small proportion of heavy truck traffic nationally, containers account for a high percentage of truck traffic on highways around major ports. Domestic use of containers is also increasing in popularity, albeit at a lesser rate than international shipments. This study focuses on the marine container, which presently accounts for the majority of container usage. The major issue with the chassis is maintaining its roadability or suitability for use over the highway in conformance with regulatory requirements and accepted industry standards. KW - Chassis KW - Containers KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway safety KW - Inspection KW - Trucking safety KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - http://www.ntrci.org/ntrci-50-2008-004 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/891024 ER - TY - SER AN - 01105886 JO - Research report / Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Virginia ; AU - Tantillo, Michael AU - Demetsky, Michael J AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Investigating the impacts of rainy weather at isolated signalized intersections PY - 2006 SP - [xvii], 174 p. KW - Automobile driving KW - Information processing KW - Management KW - Rain KW - Research KW - Signalized intersections KW - Traffic flow KW - Virginia UR - http://cts.virginia.edu/docs/UVACTS-15-13-90.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/865500 ER - TY - SER AN - 01105828 JO - Research report / Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Virginia ; AU - Luo, Lili AU - Garber, Nicholas J AU - National ITS Implementation Research Center (Va.) AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Freeway crash predictions based on real-time pattern changes in traffic flow characteristics PY - 2006 SP - [x], 99 p. KW - Forecasting KW - Mathematical models KW - Northern Virginia KW - Pattern recognition systems KW - Perception KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic flow UR - http://cts.virginia.edu/docs/UVACTS-15-0-101.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/865442 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053878 AU - Martinez, Eloy AU - Zolock, John D AU - Tyrell, David AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - Crush Analyses of Multi-Level Equipment PY - 2006 SP - 10p AB - Non-linear large deformation crush analyses were conducted on a multi-level cab car typical of those in operation by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) in California. The motivation for these analyses was a collision, which occurred in Placentia, CA, on April 23, 2002. The final deformed state of the leading cab car was unusual. This behavior contrasted with previous testing and analysis experience of single level equipment in collisions. This investigation explores the structural response of multi-level car structures. The structure of the multi-level equipment differs from single level equipment in that a significant change occurs in the load path from where load enters through the coupler and is subsequently reacted aft of the body bolster of the car. This change in load path results from a change in geometry of the car to accommodate quarter point doors and the upper level of the car. Load enters at the typical coupler height but descends to the lower platform level of the car through a transition structure. To better understand the influence of the varied geometry, a series of calculations were performed to obtain the force-crush characteristics and modes of deformation for the cab car subjected to a series of different initial conditions. Crush models were developed of both the lead and trailing end of the car, as well as the center section of the car. In addition to these sub-models, a full car model was constructed. Results from the sub-model analyses indicate that the longitudinal strength of the trailing end is comparable to that of the lead end, and the center section of the car is significantly stronger than either end. This suggests that crush will most likely occur at the ends of the car when it is overloaded. Initial conditions similar to the Placentia, CA accident were also investigated to better understand the atypical mode of deformation that occurred. These results indicated that the multi-level equipment can resist high force levels for longer crush distances than single level platform vehicles but will eventually experience softening behavior, which will result in focused crush at one end of a car. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Crashes KW - Crush analysis KW - Crushing KW - Crushing injuries KW - Impact tests KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Southern California Regional Rail Authority UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43000/43082/Martinez_CrushAnalysis.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811587 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053865 AU - Priante, Michelle AU - Tyrell, David AU - Perlman, Benjamin AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - A Collision Dynamics Model of a Multi-Level Train PY - 2006 SP - 10p AB - In train collisions, multi-level rail passenger vehicles can deform in modes that are different from the behavior of single level cars. The deformation in single level cars usually occurs at the front end during a collision. In one particular incident, a cab car buckled laterally near the back end of the car. The buckling of the car caused both lateral and vertical accelerations, which led to unanticipated injuries to the occupants. A three dimensional collision dynamics model of a multi-level passenger train has been developed to study the influence of multi-level design parameters and possible train configuration variations on the reactions of a multi-level car in a collision. This model can run multiple scenarios of a train collision. This paper investigates two hypotheses that could account for the unexpected mode of deformation. The first hypothesis emphasizes the non-symmetric resistance of a multi-level car to longitudinal loads. The structure is irregular since the stairwells, supports for tanks, and draglinks vary from side to side and end to end. Since one side is less strong, that side can crush more during a collision. The second hypothesis uses characteristics that are nearly symmetric on each side. Initial imperfections in train geometry induce eccentric loads on the vehicles. For both hypotheses, the deformation modes depend on the closing speed of the collision. When the characteristics are non-symmetric, and the load is applied in-line, two modes of deformation are seen. At low speeds, the couplers crush, and the cars saw-tooth buckle. At high speeds, the front end of the cab car crushes, and the cars remain in-line. If an offset load is applied, the back stairwell of the first coach car crushes unevenly, and the cars saw-tooth buckle. For the second hypothesis, the characteristics are symmetric. At low speeds, the couplers crush, and the cars remain in-line. At higher speeds, the front end crushes, and the cars remain in-line. If an offset load is applied to a car with symmetric characteristics, the cars will saw-tooth buckle. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Commuter cars KW - Crashes KW - Crushing KW - Crushing injuries KW - Impact tests KW - Railroad cab cars KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Train makeup UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/47000/47300/47347/rail_cw_2006_05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811588 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053864 AU - Severson, Kristine J AU - Parent, Daniel P AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - Train-to-Train Impact Test of Crash Energy Management Passenger Rail Equipment: Occupant Experiments PY - 2006 SP - 12p AB - Five interior occupant experiments were conducted as part of the train-to-train impact test of CEM equipment. Each of these experiments was similar to those conducted in the previous two-car CEM impact test. The objective of these tests was to evaluate the performance of improved seats and tables, as well as to measure the occupant response under collision conditions of CEM equipment. As described previously in this paper, the decelerations experienced by the cars during the CEM train-to-train test were quite severe. In spite of the severe collision environment, several improvements to occupant safety were quantified. The HICs measured in the intercity seat experiment were reduced significantly from the two-car CEM test; however, they are still not below the maximum allowable threshold. Stiffer and/or thicker padding on the seat back has been identified as a means to further improve the head and neck injury measurements. The prototype commuter seat experiments suffered failure at the seat pedestal attachment to the floor. The seat attachment failure in the rear-facing seat experiment was so severe that occupant compartmentalization was lost. The seat attachment failure in the forward-facing experiment was less severe and allowed the compartmentalization of the occupants, while also limiting all injury criteria measured to roughly half of the maximum allowable levels. The seat attachment method is being analyzed, and an improved attachment method will be tested under quasi-static and dynamic sled test conditions to demonstrate that the design requirements are met. The workstation table experiments demonstrated that the design requirements were met and that the table performed as expected. The table remained fastened to the wall, and the injury criteria were all within the specified maximum thresholds. The overall test demonstrated that the CEM design successfully preserved all the occupant volume for the locomotive engineer, as well as the passengers. The occupant experiment results indicate that, even though the secondary impact environment in the CEM train-to-train test was more severe than that of the conventional train-to-train test, steps can be taken to mitigate the higher SIVs. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Crash energy management KW - Crashes KW - Impact tests KW - Passenger cars KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Train makeup KW - Train-to-train collisions UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43000/43083/Severson_Train_to_train.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811589 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053863 AU - Paetsch, C R AU - Perlman, A Benjamin AU - Jeong, D Y AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - Dynamic Simulation of Train Derailments PY - 2006 SP - 10p AB - This paper describes a planar rigid-body model to examine the gross motions of rail cars in a train derailment. The model is implemented using a commercial software package called ADAMS (Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems). The results of the ADAMS model are compared with results from other engineering models that were developed from explicit derivation of the equations of motion. The ADAMS model was also used to conduct sensitivity studies. Various assumptions and characteristic values were varied to examine their respective effect on the resulting motion. The variations include: the number of cars in the train make-up, on- and off-track coefficients of friction, coupler characteristics, and initial conditions. Results from the simulations suggest that train speed, on- and off-track coefficients of friction, and coupler characteristics have the most significant influence on the gross motions. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Commuter cars KW - Derailments KW - Passenger cars KW - Planar interpolation KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Simulation UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00423110600882753#.VJbtysAM UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811585 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053859 AU - Tyrell, David AU - Jacobsen, Karina AU - Martinez, Eloy AU - Perlman, A Benjamin AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - A Train-to-Train Impact Test of Crash Energy Management Passenger Rail Equipment: Structural Results PY - 2006 SP - 10p AB - On March 23, 2006, a full-scale test was conducted on a passenger rail train retrofitted with newly developed cab end and non-cab end crush zone designs. This test was conducted as part of a larger testing program to establish the degree of enhanced performance of alternative design strategies for passenger rail crashworthiness. The alternative design strategy is referred to as crash energy management (CEM), where the collision energy is absorbed in defined unoccupied locations throughout the train in a controlled progressive manner. By controlling the deformations at critical locations the CEM train is able to protect against two dangerous modes of deformation: override and large-scale lateral buckling. The CEM train impacted a standing locomotive-led train of equal mass at 31 mph on tangent track. The interactions at the colliding interface and between coupled interfaces performed as expected. Crush was pushed back to subsequent crush zones and the moving passenger train remained in-line and upright on the tracks with minimal vertical and lateral motions. The added complexity associated with this test over previous full-scale tests of the CEM design was the need to control the interactions at the colliding interface between the two very different engaging geometries. The cab end crush zone performed as intended because the locomotive coupler pushed underneath the cab car buffer beam, and the deformable anti-climber engaged the uneven geometry of the locomotive anti-climber and short hood. Space was preserved for the operator as the cab end crush zone collapsed. The coupled interfaces performed as predicted by the analysis and previous testing. The conventional interlocking anti-climbers engaged after the pushback couplers triggered and absorbed the prescribed amount of energy. Load was transferred through the integrated end frame, and progressive controlled collapsed was contained to the energy absorbers at the roof and floor level. The results of this full-scale test have clearly demonstrated the significant enhancement in safety for passengers and crew members involved in a push mode collision with a standing locomotive train. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Couplers KW - Crash energy management KW - Crashes KW - Crushing KW - Impact tests KW - Locomotives KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Train makeup KW - Train-to-train collisions UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43500/43512/rr0705.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811592 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053857 AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition PY - 2006 SP - v.p. AB - This publication presents the proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, which was held from November 5-10, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. This publication consists of peer-reviewed technical papers and/or extended abstracts on a wide variety of topics that include passenger car wheels, train derailments, railroad tank car, passenger equipment suspension performance, crush analysis of multi-level equipment, collision dynamics of a multi-level train, and train-to-train impact tests. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - American Public Transportation Association KW - American Society of Mechanical Engineers KW - Axial loads KW - Car wheels (Railroads) KW - Couplers KW - Crash energy management KW - Crashes KW - Crushing KW - Crushing injuries KW - Derailments KW - Finite element method KW - Impact tests KW - Loading and unloading KW - Locomotives KW - Manufacturing KW - Passenger cars KW - Planar interpolation KW - Puncture resistance KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Railroad cab cars KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad stations KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Residual stress KW - Rolling contact KW - Simulation KW - Southern California Regional Rail Authority KW - Symmetry KW - Tank cars KW - Train makeup KW - Train-to-train collisions KW - Wheel rims UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811583 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053852 AU - Liu, Shuangqin AU - Perlman, Benjamin AU - Gordon, Jeff AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - Residual Stresses in Passenger Car Wheels PY - 2006 SP - 9p AB - The purpose of this paper is to present the extension of previous studies aimed at understanding the residual stress distribution in as-manufactured railroad wheels. In order to address loading conditions which are not axially symmetric, a manufacturing simulation has been conducted with a 3-dimensional model. Results from the 2- and 3-dimensional models have been shown to be comparable. This agreement allows the manufacturing model to be integrated with other loading conditions such as contact. Manufacturing simulations using the 2D, axisymmetric model execute in about 50 minutes on a 2.8 GHz PC. Contact load simulations with the 3D model ran for about 60 hours on the same machine. An analysis methodology to estimate residual stresses in the wheel rim due to simulated wheel/rail contact was illustrated with a prototype calculation. A deformable representation of a portion of the rail was needed to capture the contact pressure distribution and patch size of the contact zone. The indenting rail was modeled with two regions. Load is applied to a rigid part. The second region is deformable. It acts to distribute the load as it forms a contact zone interacting with the surface of the wheel model. Initial manufacturing stresses were not considered in order to confirm the validity of the contact model. Previous work which attempted to develop residual stress estimates in wheels due to manufacturing and service conditions relied on a very simplified material model and crude means of accounting for contact pressure. An investigation of more realistic material models has also been conducted. While the as-manufactured residual stresses have not been included in the development work presented here, future efforts will concentrate on integrating the manufacturing, contact and thermal effects in a single model. Such a model is envisioned to form the basis for an analysis procedure for consideration as a replacement for the current AAR S-660 wheel design standard. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Axial loads KW - Car wheels (Railroads) KW - Loading and unloading KW - Manufacturing KW - Passenger cars KW - Residual stress KW - Rolling contact KW - Simulation KW - Symmetry KW - Wheel rims KW - Wheels UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35231/imece2006-14526.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811584 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053827 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Tang, Y H AU - Yu, H AU - Perlman, A Benjamin AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - Engineering Analyses for Railroad Tank Car Head Puncture Resistance PY - 2006 SP - 7p AB - This paper describes engineering analyses to estimate the forces, deformations, and puncture resistance of railroad tank cars. Different approaches to examine puncture of the tank car head are described. One approach is semi-empirical equations to estimate the velocity at which puncture is expected to occur. Other approaches apply elastic-plastic finite element analysis. The results from these approaches are compared with experimental data from impact tests, and are shown to provide reasonable estimates of impact forces. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Finite element method KW - Impact tests KW - Puncture resistance KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Tank cars UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/47000/47500/47521/puncture-1106.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811586 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01053815 AU - Talamini, Brandon AU - Perlman, Benjamin AU - Gordon, Jeff AU - American Society of Mechanical Engineers TI - Development of a Standard for New Passenger Car Wheel Designs PY - 2006 SP - 8p AB - The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is seeking to develop specifications to ensure that wheels used in transit and commuter applications perform safely under the service conditions to which they are exposed. To this end, a design standard has been conceived to ensure that new wheel designs proposed for such applications are not susceptible to fatigue cracking in the wheel plate and hub. Historically, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard S-660 has been applied in the industry for the purposes of qualifying wheel designs for use in passenger applications. The standard stipulates particular loads to apply in a simple finite element analysis of the new wheel design. The basis for approval is an empirical comparison (by an independent third party) of the results with those in a database of previous analysis results of other qualified wheels. The proposed “S-660 equivalent” design standard is envisioned to be self-qualifying, in that results of the analysis will directly determine whether the wheel design will perform safely in service; a review or approval body will not be required. The new standard is needed to overcome limitations embodied in the current wheel qualification process, namely, the assumption of purely elastic material behavior, the omission of residual stresses due to manufacturing, and the use of comparative approval criteria. The Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC) introduced a wheel design requirement based on finite element analysis, the results of which are subjected to a fatigue criterion in order to achieve acceptance of the wheel design. As in the current S-660 methodology, a set of thermal and mechanical loads are prescribed. This methodology is essentially self-qualifying as the results of the analysis (obtained following a prescribed procedure) determine whether the wheel design will perform safely in service. The proposed design standard is envisioned to be a combination of the current S-660 analysis requirements and the fatigue calculation-based approach of the UIC. The task force developing the standard is still resolving the specific details of the thermal and mechanical loading requirements. This paper explores the underlying methodology behind the developing standard. A finite element calculation forms the basis of the qualification procedure. Initial (asmanufactured) residual stresses present in a new wheel are determined. Mechanical and thermal loading representative of passenger operations are applied. The analysis yields three characteristic stress distributions: as-manufactured, mechanical, and thermal. The Sines criterion, with temperature-dependent material fatigue properties obtained from testing, is applied to infer whether the candidate wheel design is fatigue-prone. Results are presented for a wheel design currently in transit/commuter service. The APTA committee is currently investigating the thermal and mechanical load levels to be prescribed in the proposed standard. U1 - 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionVolpe National Transportation Systems CenterChicago,Illinois,United States StartDate:20061105 EndDate:20061110 Sponsors:Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - American Public Transportation Association KW - Car wheels (Railroads) KW - Commuter cars KW - Passenger cars KW - Public transit KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Residual stress UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35230/imece2006-14375.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/811593 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01039169 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Davis, Gary A AU - Davuluri, Sujay AU - Pei, Jianping TI - Speed as a Risk Factor in Serious Run-off-Road Crashes: Bayesian Case-Control Analysis with Case Speed Uncertainty PY - 2006 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - pp 17-28 AB - In the United States, the imposition and subsequent repeal of the 55 mph speed limit has led to an energetic debate on the relationship between speed and the risk of being in a (fatal) crash. In addition, research done in the 1960s and 1970s suggested that crash risk is a U-shaped function of speed, with risk increasing as one travels both faster and slower than what is average on a road. This paper describes two case-control analyses of run-off-road crashes, one using data collected in Adelaide, Australia, and the other using data from Minnesota. In both analyses the speeds of the case vehicles were estimated using accident reconstruction techniques while the speeds of the controls were measured for vehicles traveling the crash site under similar conditions. Bayesian relative risk regression was then used to relate speed to crash risk, and uncertainty in the case speeds was accounted for by treating these as additional unknowns with informative priors. Neither dataset supported the existence of a U-shaped relationship, although risk of a serious or fatal run-off-road crash clearly tended to increase as speed increased. KW - Adelaide (Australia) KW - Average travel speed KW - Bayesian analysis KW - Case studies KW - Crash data KW - Crash reconstruction KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Logits KW - Markov chains KW - Minnesota KW - Monte Carlo method KW - Operating speed KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Regression analysis KW - Risk assessment KW - Risk taking KW - Speed limits KW - Uncertainty KW - United States KW - Vehicle factors in crashes UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_09_number_01/html/paper_02/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795739 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01039168 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Gong, Huafeng AU - Chen, Mei AU - Mayes, Jesse AU - Bostrom, Rob TI - Speed Estimation for Air Quality Analysis PY - 2006 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - pp 29-38 AB - Average speed is an essential input to the air quality analysis MOBILE6 model for the calculation of emissions factors. Traditionally, speed is obtained from travel demand models; however, such models are not usually calibrated to speeds. Furthermore, for rural areas where such models are not available, no reliable method is available for estimating speed. In this study, the authors developed a procedure based on the model in the Highway Economic Requirement System to estimate average speed using as input various data such as roadway characteristics and traffic conditions. The model was confirmed to be powerful based on the statistical comparisons between the estimated and measured speeds. Various implementation issues including the impact of data quality and potential applications are also discussed. KW - Air quality KW - Applications KW - Average travel speed KW - Computer models KW - Estimation theory KW - Highway Economic Requirements System KW - MOBILE6 (Computer model) KW - Pollutants KW - Roadway characteristics KW - Speed measurement KW - Statistical analysis KW - Traffic conditions KW - Traffic speed KW - Travel demand UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_09_number_01/html/paper_03/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795740 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01039167 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Lundevaller, Erling Häggström TI - Measurement Errors in Poisson Regressions: A Simulation Study Based on Travel Frequency Data PY - 2006 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - pp 39-47 AB - This paper considers how measurement errors in explanatory variables affect the analysis of a Poisson regression model for frequencies of recreational and shopping trips. Measurement errors can introduce bias into the parameter estimates, and the effects on this particular dataset and model are investigated. The structure of the data, with two observations for each individual, makes it desirable to test for correlation within each individual. It is possible that tests of random effects are sensitive to measurement error. The properties of tests of random individual effects when there are measurement errors are therefore studied in the paper. The results of a simulation study show that classical measurement errors cause severe bias, and Berkson measurement errors produce little bias. The tests for random individual effects work well both with measurement error and negatively correlated responses according to the simulation study. KW - Bias (Statistics) KW - Coefficients KW - Correlation analysis KW - Errors KW - Poisson distributions KW - Randomization KW - Recreational trips KW - Regression analysis KW - Shopping trips KW - Simulation KW - Traffic measurement KW - Travel frequency KW - Variables UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_09_number_01/html/paper_04/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795741 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01039164 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Apostolides, Anthony D TI - Impacts of Productivity Changes in Air Transportation on Profits, Prices, and Labor Compensation: 1990–2001 PY - 2006 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - pp 1-16 AB - The objective of the paper is to assess the impacts of productivity changes in air transportation since 1990 in three basic economic areas: 1) industry profits, 2) consumers/users of air transportation services, and 3) industry employees. In this regard, an analysis is initially carried out between productivity measures and industry profits. Comparisons are also made between the general price level of the economy and several price indexes of the air transportation subsector. Also, an evaluation is conducted of labor compensation in air transportation, the U.S. economy, and other transportation industries. The analysis results in several findings. First, there is a marked association between productivity changes in air transportation and industry profits. Second, the benefit of productivity increases in air transportation does not seem to have transferred to consumers of air passenger services in the form of lower prices. On the other hand, users of scheduled cargo services did seem to benefit from lower prices. Finally, a portion of the benefit of productivity increases went to industry labor in the form of relatively high levels of labor compensation. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Consumers KW - Employee compensation KW - Labor KW - Macroeconomics KW - Price indexes KW - Prices KW - Productivity KW - Profits UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_09_number_01/html/paper_01/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795726 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01039163 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Tsekeris, Theodore AU - Stathopoulos, Antony TI - Measuring Variability in Urban Traffic Flow by Use of Principal Component Analysis PY - 2006 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - pp 49-62 AB - This paper presents a new approach for the spatio-temporal analysis of variation in traffic flow. Traffic detectors located in several arterial links of an extended urban network yield the time series of aggregate data used in the approach, which is based on the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of these time series spanning several weeks. The analysis demonstrates the small variability in traffic flow over the whole network. The statistical analysis of common sources of temporal variation in traffic flow provides considerable insight into the properties of long-term flow dynamics. The approach was found to be capable of identifying the location and the impact of extreme events in the network. KW - Arterial highways KW - Mathematical models KW - Principal component analysis KW - Statistical analysis KW - Time series KW - Traffic flow KW - Urban travel KW - Variables KW - Vehicle detectors UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_09_number_01/html/paper_05/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795743 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01039158 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Hermans, Elke AU - Wets, Geert AU - Van den Bossche, Filip TI - Frequency and Severity of Belgian Road Traffic Accidents Studied by State-Space Methods PY - 2006 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - pp 63-76 AB - In this paper the authors investigate the monthly frequency and severity of road traffic accidents in Belgium from 1974 to 1999. They describe the trend in the time series, quantify the impact of explanatory variables, and make predictions. They found that laws concerning seat belts, speed, and alcohol have proven successful. Furthermore, road safety increases with freezing temperatures while sun has the opposite effect, and precipitation and thunderstorms particularly influence accidents with light injuries. Economic conditions have a limited impact. State-space methodology is used throughout the analysis. The authors compared the results of this study with those of earlier research that applied a regression model with autoregressive moving average errors on the same data. Many similarities were found between these two approaches. KW - Alcohol use KW - ARMA (Auto-Regressive Moving Average model) KW - Atmospheric temperature KW - Belgium KW - Crash severity KW - Economic conditions KW - Highway safety KW - Injuries KW - Laws KW - Mathematical models KW - Mathematical prediction KW - Methodology KW - Precipitation (Meteorology) KW - Regression analysis KW - Safety KW - Seat belts KW - State-space methods KW - Time series KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Trend (Statistics) UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_09_number_01/html/paper_06/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/795746 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01038865 AU - Apostolides, Anthony D AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - An Analysis of Labor and Multifactor Productivity in Air Transportation: 1990–2001 PY - 2006 SP - 13p AB - The analysis has two main objectives: 1) to examine labor productivity and multifactor productivity (MFP) in U.S. air transportation during the 1990 to 2001 period and to compare these measures to those of two other transportation subsectors (railroad transportation and long haul trucking) and of the U.S. business sector; and 2) to assess the factors that have affected changes of labor productivity and MFP in air transportation over time. The assessment finds that labor productivity and multifactor productivity in air transportation both increased over the analysis period. However, both measures grew at lower rates during the second half of the 1990s. Factors affecting increases in labor productivity include increases in capital intensity and technological advances. Factors affecting multifactor productivity include improvements in the capital input, measures that increase the utilization of air carrier resources, measures that speed up maintenance work and the marketing of air services, and changes in industry structure through mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies. KW - Air transportation KW - Bankruptcy KW - Businesses KW - Capital KW - Capital input KW - Economic analysis KW - Labor productivity KW - Long haul KW - Maintenance KW - Marketing KW - Mergers and acquisitions KW - Productivity KW - Railroad transportation KW - Technological innovations KW - Trucking KW - Utilization UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/economics_and_finance/an_analysis_of_labor_and_multifactor_productivity/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/research_papers/an_analysis_of_labor_and_multifactor_productivity/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35300/35380/analysis.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/794741 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01037649 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S.-International Travel and Transportation Trends: 2006 Update PY - 2006 SP - 58p AB - This report presents data on international travel to and from the United States. The report breaks out travel trends (inbound and outbound) with overseas (noncontiguous) countries and our North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, which account for the greatest number of foreign travelers to the United States. The majority of the travel data in the report covers the period 2000 through 2004, allowing for comparison of international travel in the year immediately preceding and three years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Compared to 2000, there were notably fewer U.S.-international trips taken from 2001 to 2004. The lowest period of international travel was in 2003. Travel modes utilized include air, highways, railroads, water, and public transit. KW - Air travel KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Canada KW - Highway travel KW - International transportation KW - International travel KW - Mexico KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/us_international_travel_and_transportation_trends/2006/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/794296 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01036406 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Estimated Impacts of September 11th on US Travel PY - 2006 SP - 56p AB - The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had an immediate and visible impact on U.S. transportation. While the obvious impacts were temporary, there may have been less obvious yet longer lasting changes in U.S. travel patterns. The Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics analyzed the impacts in three different ways. All three analyses found these post-9/11 travel trends: (1) Immediate and continuing impact in air travel, (2) Immediate but temporary decline in highway travel, (3) No impact on rail travel, and (4) Travelers switched from air to highway. KW - Air travel KW - Highway travel KW - Impacts KW - Railroad travel KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Travel KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel by mode KW - Travel patterns KW - Travel surveys KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/estimated_impacts_of_9_11_on_us_travel/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/792724 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01036349 AU - Petrella, Margaret AU - Lappin, Jane AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Measuring Driver Satisfaction with an Urban Arterial Before and After Deployment of an Adaptive Timing Signal System PY - 2006 SP - 85p AB - This report presents findings from a customer satisfaction study conducted in Cobb County, Georgia. The primary hypothesis of this study is that it is possible to develop customer satisfaction measures that are a reliable determinant of roadway quality. A signal system upgrade in Cobb County, Georgia offered the opportunity to test this hypothesis. The Cobb County Department of Transportation planned to instrument 15 signalized intersections on Paces Ferry Road with the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive System (SCATS). In order to test its proposed methodology for measuring customer satisfaction with roadway quality, the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) conducted a before-and-after study of drivers on the Cobb County urban arterial treated with the adaptive signal system control. In addition to providing a test of the methodology, this study would also measure whether there were changes in driver satisfaction with roadway quality as a result of the deployment of the adaptive signal system control. Cobb County had recently completed a retiming of the corridor, so the current study would provide insights on whether there is value added – from the customer’s perspective – when one moves from an optimized coordinated signal system control to an adaptive signal system control. In order to isolate external effects that might impact driver satisfaction ratings but which are unrelated to the traffic signal improvements, a “control” panel was also used, whereby a panel of drivers was surveyed on a comparable corridor where there was no signal system upgrade. The expectation was that drivers on Paces Ferry Road (the treatment route) would be more satisfied with the roadway quality after the system was deployed compared to pre-deployment, whereas there would be no change in satisfaction among the Spring Road drivers (the control route). Cobb County also assessed the performance of the new signal system through an independent evaluation conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology. Using floating cars studies, the Georgia Institute of Technology collected objective measures for travel time, speed, and delay both before and after the signal system upgrade. KW - Adaptive control KW - Arterial highways KW - Attitudes KW - Before and after studies KW - Cobb County (Georgia) KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Deployment KW - Drivers KW - Floating car data KW - Instrumentation KW - Measurement KW - Signalized intersections KW - Speed KW - Traffic delays KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Traffic signal timing KW - Travel time KW - Urban highways UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14298.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14298_files/14298.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/792619 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01023431 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Statistics 2006 PY - 2006 SP - 505p AB - This document presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The document is a companion document to the Transportation Statistics Annual Report, which analyzes some of the data presented here, and State Transportation Statistics 2006, which presents state-level data on many of the same topics presented here. The report has four chapters: Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation’s safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation’s contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. The transportation modes that the document covers include highways, railroads, water transportation, air transportation, pipelines and public transit. KW - Air transportation KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Consumers KW - Economic analysis KW - Employment KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Expenditures KW - Fatalities KW - Federal government KW - Gross domestic product KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highways KW - Industries KW - Injuries KW - Occupations KW - Performance KW - Pipeline accidents KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Transit crashes KW - Transportation safety KW - Transportation systems KW - United States KW - Utilization KW - Water transportation KW - Water transportation crashes UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2006/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33700/33719/NTS2006.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781008 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01019038 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Household Travel Survey Pre- and Post-9/11 Data Documentation PY - 2006 SP - 19p AB - The 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) was conducted from March 2001 through May 2002. Because the data collection time period includes 9/11/2001, there has been considerable interest in using this data set to assess the effect of the events of 9/11 on travel behavior, especially for long-distance trips. This document discusses long-distance trip data set files only. However, the 2001 NHTS was not designed to assess the effects of 9/11 on long-distance travel and several factors preclude the direct comparison of pre-and post-9/11 travel data. Travel is influenced by seasonality, economic conditions, and other factors. Therefore, the differences in travel volume and patterns in the pre- and post-9/11 data sets cannot be attributed solely to the impact of the terrorist attacks. The pre-9/11 period of 2001 NHTS covers March 2001 to September 2001, a period of over 5 ½ months, and includes the summer season in which a large proportion of long-distance trips are taken. There were approximately 22,000 persons responding about travel prior to 9/11. On the other hand, the post-9/11 period of the survey covers September 2001 to May 2002, a period of roughly 8 months, and includes Thanksgiving and Christmas and other winter holiday travel - a traditionally heavy season for long-distance trips. This survey had responses from approximately 38,000 persons on their long-distance trips after 9/11. The demographic, spatial, and temporal composition of persons who took long-distance trips prior to 9/11 and those who took long-distance trips following 9/11 were not the same. To facilitate assessment of the effect of 9/11, one approach is to make each of the two groups a nationally representative sample. This is achieved by constructing new weights using statistically sound methods. The pre-9/11 and post-9/11 data files were created for both person-level and long-distance trip level by dividing the NHTS 2001 public use person data file and long-distance trip data file, respectively, into two parts organized into four different data files: Pre-9/11 Person, Post-9/11 Person, Pre-9/11 Long-Distance Trip, and Post-9/11 Long- Distance Trip. KW - Data dictionaries KW - Data documentation KW - Data files KW - Demographics KW - Geography KW - Long distance travel KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Sets KW - Statistical analysis KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Time KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel patterns KW - Travel surveys KW - United States KW - Weighting UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/national_household_travel_survey/pre_and_post_9_11_data_documentation/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/775643 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01051542 AU - Overton, Margery AU - Fisher, John AU - North Carolina State University, Raleigh AU - North Carolina State University, Raleigh AU - North Carolina Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NC Coastal Highway Vulnerability PY - 2005/12/01/Final Report SP - 88p AB - The vulnerability of North Carolina coastal highways to damage from persistent shoreline erosion and individual storms is a major problem for North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). This report provides an update to a 1991 study that identified "hot spots" where the highway was likely to require some remediation to maintain the transportation link. The present analysis identifies the potential vulnerability for a 20-year period beginning in 2003. The study includes both a long-term analysis based upon the rates of shoreline change and the location of the highway, and a short-term analysis based upon the simulation of individual storms. The latter analysis was only undertaken at an area near Kitty Hawk on the Outer Banks. The overall conclusion of this study is that there are numerous locations along the North Carolina coast where the combination of highway location and shoreline erosion lead to vulnerable conditions now, or within the next 20 years. KW - Bathymetry KW - Beach sands KW - Coastal engineering KW - Coasts KW - Digital maps KW - Dune sands KW - Erosion KW - Erosion control KW - Highway corridors KW - North Carolina KW - Risk assessment KW - Storm surges KW - Storms KW - Terrain evaluation KW - Waveform analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/809235 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01342728 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Bureau of Transportation Statistics Issue Brief: Airline Travel Since 9/11 PY - 2005/12 SP - 2p AB - Todays airline industry presents a different picture than it did prior to the events of September 11, 2001 (9/11), with more passengers flying low-cost carriers, fewer empty seats, and a smaller workforce. Airline passenger travel and capacity (measured in terms of available seats) fell drastically after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, when our national air space was temporarily closed. The numbers of airline passenger and seats remained low in subsequent months, but have recovered in the following years. Available seats have increased more slowly than air passenger travel, and have only recently reached the pre-9/11 peaks; in contrast, air passenger travel reached its pre-9/11 peak in July 2004 and has continued to grow. Thus the aviation industry has accommodated passenger growth with few additional seats, which means fuller planes. At the same time that the industry was facing this large-scale drop and subsequent recovery in the number of passengers, there were shifts in the size of different segments of the industry. In particular, the low-cost carriers grew significantly and air fares decreased through this period. Network carriers responded to the pressures on the domestic market by reducing available seats and shifting some capacity to the international market. They also dramatically cut employment in order to reduce costs. KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft operations KW - Airlines KW - Airport capacity KW - Civil aviation KW - Labor force KW - Low cost carriers KW - Passenger transportation KW - Seats KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Travel patterns UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/issue_briefs/number_13/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1103152 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160024 AU - Zaghloul, Sameh AU - Gucunski, Nenad AU - Jackson, Hudson AU - Marukic, Ivana AU - Shokouhi, Parisa AU - Stantec Consulting AU - Rutgers University, Piscataway AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Ride Quality Follow-Up PY - 2005/12//Final Report SP - 403p AB - The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), as many other DOT’s, moved towards utilizing a high-speed profiler to measure the International Roughness Index (IRI) as a part of the state smoothness acceptance specifications. Although high-speed profilers have been in use for a long time as a tool to collect network-level IRI data for Pavement Management System (PMS) applications, the use of this type of device for project-level smoothness acceptance is relatively new. Therefore, NJDOT conducted a two-phase research study with the objectives of standardizing the testing protocols and identifying/addressing the equipment related issues, such as repeatability, effects of testing speed and the use of high- and low-pass filters, manufacturers versus standard IRI computations (Proval and RoadRuf) and the impact of summary intervals. Also, the study objectives included selecting a pavement profiling device as the Standard Pavement Profiler (SPP) for NJDOT, which will be used to calibrate other profilers, developing a procedure to calibrate and correlate other high speed profilers with NJDOT SPP and evaluating a standard software to process profile data and calculate IRI for NJDOT smoothness specifications. As a part of this study, detailed investigations were performed on the IRI algorithm and a new ride statistic was developed. Also, advanced profile analysis was performed to diagnose the profile characteristics that impact the rideability and user opinion. Comparisons were made between different ride statistics, traditional ride statistics (IRI, RN, PI and %DL) and the newly developed ride statistic. KW - Acceptance tests KW - Algorithms KW - Data filtering KW - High-speed profilers KW - International Roughness Index KW - Pavements KW - Repeatability KW - Ride quality KW - Smoothness KW - Standardization KW - Test protocols KW - Test speed UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2005-017.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920567 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01152964 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - State Transportation Statistics – 2005 PY - 2005/12 SP - 143p AB - This report provides transportation statistics for states in the year 2005. KW - Data collection KW - State departments of transportation KW - States KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/state_transportation_statistics_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/914500 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01051568 AU - Mauri, Ronald AU - Mergel, Joseph AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Evaluation of Options for Improving Amtrak’s Passenger Accountability System PY - 2005/12//Final Report SP - 208p AB - In investigating the derailment of Amtrak's Auto Train on April 18, 2002, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that an accurate count of persons on the train at the time of the accident was not available at the accident scene. NTSB noted that emergency response would be improved with accurate count data at the accident scene and issued a Safety Recommendation to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that it develop and implement an accurate passenger and crew accountability system. This report assesses the weaknesses in Amtrak’s passenger accounting system, the costs of improving it, and the potential safety and business benefits of an improved system. It finds that while technically feasible, the recommendation is impractical given Amtrak’s business model and would not provide the desired safety benefits. It also identifies alternative improvements to Amtrak’s passenger accounting system that can be the basis for future cost-effective Amtrak initiatives. KW - Accountability KW - Amtrak KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Costs KW - Emergency response KW - Passengers KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - Train crews KW - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1213 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34500/34512/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-05-08.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/809547 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01032979 AU - Maher, Ali AU - Gucunski, Nenad AU - Bennert, Thomas AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Implementation of Mechanistic Pavement Design: Field and Laboratory Implementation PY - 2005/12//Final Report SP - 36p AB - One of the most important parameters needed for 2002 Mechanistic Pavement Design Guide is the dynamic modulus (E*). The dynamic modulus (E*) describes the relationship between stress and strain for a linear viscoelastic material. The E* is the prime material parameter used for calculating both rutting and fatigue cracking in hot mix asphalt. The parameter is traditionally measured in the laboratory under an axial compressive type testing condition. Under the recommendations of the 2002 Mechanistic Design Guide, this is the preferred method for reconstruction or new construction. However, if a rehabilitation is to be conducted, the 2002 Mechanistic Design Guide prefers the use of the Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) because of its capability of determining the E* parameter in-situ and in a non-destructive way. Unfortunately, this is not 100% true since most PMS procedures require that cores of the pavement be taken so accurate layer thickness’ can be determined for back-calculation purposes. If FWD testing is not available, then the 2002 Mechanistic Design Guide recommends using the laboratory testing of cores from the pavement. Research showed that shear modulus testing (G*) from the Superpave Shear Tester (SST) provides modulus values from readily attained cores. The 50 mm samples required by the SST can easily be cut from 6 in. diameter cores. However, as indicated, the G* values obtained can not be directly used in the 2002 Mechanistic Pavement Design Guide without using an assumed Poisson’s Ratio and elastic theory concepts that relate G* to E* (Dynamic Modulus). Intact cores can be taken and trimmed to provide dynamic modulus test specimens, as long as the asphalt pavement thickness is greater than 6 in. thick. A Master Stiffness Curve can then be developed using the E* data determined at various test temperatures and loading frequencies and shifted to the in-situ asphalt pavement temperature. In all test sections evaluated in the study, the FWD back-calculated asphalt modulus showed excellent correlation the corresponding Master Stiffness Curve, when it was assumed that the loading frequency of the FWD is 16.7 hertz. This illustrates that if field testing is not available, cores can be taken and tested using the dynamic modulus testing protocol to provide reasonable estimates of the asphalt modulus. And, although further validation is required, the generated Master Stiffness Curve should provide a reasonable estimate of the seasonal variation in asphalt modulus, which would require the FWD to test the identical location at least once every month of a full year. KW - Asphalt modulus KW - Asphalt pavements KW - Axial compression KW - Backcalculation KW - Cores (Specimens) KW - Cracking KW - Dynamic modulus of elasticity KW - Falling weight deflectometers KW - Field tests KW - Hot mix asphalt KW - Laboratory tests KW - Master stiffness curve KW - Mechanistic design KW - Nondestructive tests KW - Pavement design KW - Rehabilitation (Maintenance) KW - Road construction KW - Rutting KW - Shear modulus KW - Strain (Mechanics) KW - Stresses KW - Superpave KW - Viscoelastic materials UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/ELF-RU7072_0.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35058/ELF-RU7072_0.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788481 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01325119 AU - Smith, Scott B AU - Gilbo, Eugene P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Analysis of Uncertainty in ETMS Aggregate Demand Predictions PY - 2005/11/29 SP - 40p AB - The Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS) predicts traffic demands that will be placed on airports, sectors, and fixes. The predictions are based mainly on flight plans, as well as radar tracking data for airborne flights. FAA traffic managers use these predictions along with other information such as weather forecasts to determine whether traffic flow management initiatives are needed during the next few hours. Traffic Flow Management/Air Traffic Control (TFM/ATC) decision-making is mainly based on comparison of predicted traffic demand and available capacity at various National Airspace System (NAS) elements (airports, en route sectors, and fixes). For airports, demand is measured in aggregate number of aircraft per a specific time interval. ETMS considers traffic demand per 15-minute interval and relates it to 15-minute capacity. The aggregate demand count predictions are performed by predicting events for individual flights along the origin-destination routes (time and location) and then aggregating all the flights for a specific location and time interval. Even though it is well known that not all the predictions are 100 percent accurate, ETMS does not take into account uncertainty of the predictions and, hence, treats the predictions deterministically. Acknowledging existence of uncertainty in the demand predictions, and characterizing and quantifying the uncertainty, would make it possible to perform probabilistic demand forecasts that, in turn, would improve the ETMS prediction capabilities and TFM decision-making procedures. There are several sources of errors in predictions of traffic demand. The source and magnitude of prediction errors depends on the status of flights. For 6 – 15-hour predictions, when mostly Official Airline Guide (OAG) data is available, there is uncertainty of whether the flight would fly at all, and if it would, its departure and arrival time as well as the route the flight would actually fly remain uncertain. As soon as the flight issued its flight plan, its route as well as proposed departure time may become more certain. In this case, overall uncertainty in both en-route events and arrival time decreased because of better (but still not ideal) knowledge of the flight’s departure time and route. As soon as the flight becomes airborne, predictions of time and location of the flight along the route including arrival time become more accurate, more certain. The purpose of this research is to examine the accuracy of predicted ETMS airport and sector counts, and to attempt to develop better prediction algorithms. KW - Air traffic control KW - Airport operations KW - Airspace utilization KW - Arrivals and departures KW - Flight plans KW - Traffic control centers KW - Traffic flow KW - Travel demand KW - Travel time UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35080/Gilbo_Uncertainty_in_Aggregate_Demand.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1085930 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01460556 TI - Static Warning Signs for Occasional Hazards: A Synthesis of Research & Practice AB - Static warning signs are used to alert drivers of unexpected situations such as railroad crossings, icy bridges, falling rocks, and wildlife crossings. These types of unexpected, potentially hazardous situations are the cause of a high number of accidents. To improve the safety in these situations, departments of transportation need access to research on the effectiveness of the static warning signs and alternative measures that are available. This synthesis will provide the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) with guidance on the effectiveness of conventional warning signs and identify other alternative signs/devices or practices that are effective in improving safety on Montana highways. The study will focus on warning signs that are used for occasional highway hazards such as wildlife crossings, ice, and falling rocks. The objective of this research project is to synthesize information concerning the effectiveness of static warning signs and alternative feasible measures that are proven to effectively alert drivers to impending hazards. 2005/11/15 KW - Alertness KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Hazards KW - Highway safety KW - Icy roads KW - Prevention KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Research projects KW - Rockfalls KW - Warning signs KW - Wildlife UR - http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W0863_Final_Report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1228773 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01032981 AU - Jafari, Mohsen AU - Seyed, K AU - Maher, A AU - Bodnar, L AU - Hammond, J AU - Campbell, D AU - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital AU - Department of Health and Senior Services AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evacuation Planning and Emergency Management Study of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital: Evacuation & Surge Capacity PY - 2005/11//Final Report SP - 72p AB - The objective of this study was the optimization of evacuation and surge capacity strategies using computer simulation models. This study consisted of modeling and simulating the current evacuation and surge capacity procedures at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. In this technical report, the authors cover in detail all the process models, simulation models and results of simulation runs for each unit focusing on its evacuation and surge activities. The analysis and interpretation of results and final suggestions and recommendations to improve the corresponding processes are also provided. This project is intended to simulate and henceforth develop a modeling framework using which a wide spectrum of evacuation and surge capacity scenarios can be virtually built, tested and analyzed. The results and findings from this project can be extrapolated to other hospitals but with a lesser degree of accuracy. The model is also intended to provide a training environment for medical emergency professionals. KW - Emergency management KW - Emergency training KW - Evacuation KW - Hospitals KW - Improvements KW - Planning KW - Recommendations KW - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital KW - Simulation KW - Surge capacity KW - Systems planning KW - Traffic models UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/RWJ-RU4048.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788493 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01023625 AU - Taylor, Brian D AU - San Jose State University AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Designing and Operating Safe and Secure Transit Systems: Assessing Current Practices in the United States and Abroad PY - 2005/11 SP - 290p AB - This report on transit security first presents a review and synthesis of previously published research on transit terrorism. It next presents detailed case studies of transit systems in London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. Interviews with U.S. federal officials responsible for overseeing transit security and both domestic and international transit industry representatives are presented in order to learn about efforts for coordinating and financing transit security planning. In addition, a survey results of 113 of the largest transit operators in the U.S. are presented. The findings reported give insight into a number of issues, such as the prevalence of transit terrorism, costs and benefits, and public response and participation. KW - Financing KW - London (England) KW - Madrid (Spain) KW - Paris (France) KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Safety and security KW - Security KW - Terrorism KW - Tokyo (Japan) KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Transit operators KW - Transit riders KW - Urban transit KW - Washington (District of Columbia) UR - http://www.transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/research/publications/documents/04-05/MTI_04-03_Secure_Transi_Systems.htm UR - http://www.transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/research/publications/documents/04-05/MTI_04-05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781134 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01022769 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Transportation Statistics Annual Report, 2005 PY - 2005/11 SP - 340 p AB - This edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) was prepared in response to a congressional mandate laid out in 49 U.S.C. 111 (j). This year's report presents data and analysis for transportation indicators on 15 topics including: traffic flows, condition of the transportation system, accidents, variables influencing traveling behavior, travel times, availability of mass transit and number of passengers served, travel costs of intracity commuting and intercity trips, productivity in the transportation sector, transportation and economic growth, government transportation finance, transportation related variables that influence global competitiveness, frequency of vehicle and transportation facility repairs, vehicle weights, transportation energy, and collateral damage to the human and natural environment. KW - Air transportation KW - Annual reports KW - Commuting KW - Crashes KW - Economics KW - Environmental impacts KW - Fuels KW - Government funding KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway transportation KW - Maintenance KW - Oil spills KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistical analysis KW - Traffic flow KW - Transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel time KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Urban tranist KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34787/TSAR2005entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/780716 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01573563 TI - Workstation Tables AB - Tables can improve occupant compartmentalization, which is a passive occupant protection strategy. Tables designed to absorb energy can minimize the forces and accelerations imparted to occupants during secondary impacts. The objective of this subtask is to evaluate the crashworthiness of existing and alternative table designs. Research may include computer analyses, sled testing, and full-scale testing. The research results are used to guide the development of an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) crashworthiness standard for workstation tables. KW - American Public Transportation Association KW - Crashworthiness KW - Energy absorption KW - Furniture KW - Occupant vehicle interface KW - Passengers KW - Prototype tests KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Sled tests KW - Standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1366789 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01333204 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - BTS Statistical Standards Manual PY - 2005/10 SP - 91p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), like other federal statistical agencies, establishes professional standards to guide the methods and procedures for the collection, processing, storage, and presentation of statistical data. Standards and guidelines define the professional basis and the level of quality and effort expected in all statistical activities, including those of contractors. The standards ensure consistency among studies conducted by BTS and provide users clear documentation of the methods and principles employed in the development, collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of BTS statistical information. The standards and guidelines in this Manual apply to BTS data collections or surveys whose purposes include the description, estimation, or analysis of the characteristics of groups. This includes the development, implementation, or maintenance of methods, technical or administrative procedures, or information resources that support those purposes. Certain standards and guidelines also apply to the compilation of data from external sources and to the dissemination of BTS information products. KW - Data collection KW - Guidelines KW - Information dissemination KW - Information processing KW - Information systems KW - Statistical analysis KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics UR - http://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/docs-nqaf/USA%20Bur%20of%20Transp%20Standards_BTS%20Standards%20Document%202005.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35436/Manual.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1096602 ER - TY - SER AN - 01146780 JO - Omnistats PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Weidman, Pheny AU - Goldberg, Bruce AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - 2005 Omnibus Survey Results PY - 2005/10 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) annual Omnibus Household Survey asks respondents about their weekly travel habits, journeys to work, opinions about the transportation system, and other transportationrelated issues. This report presents key fi ndings from the October 2005 survey: 1. Americans perceive congestion as getting worse; 2. about 25 percent of those who think they could telecommute actually do; and 3. there is disagreement on whether cell phones should be allowed on planes if proven that they do not interfere with aircraft communications systems. KW - Airplanes KW - Attitudes KW - Cellular telephones KW - Telecommuting KW - Traffic congestion KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/omnistats/volume_04_issue_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/907055 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135182 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, October 2005 PY - 2005/10 SP - 26p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. For indicators that are highly seasonal, the current value of that indicator is compared to the same time period in the previous year (e.g., April 2001 compared to April 2000). Otherwise, the tables show a comparison of the current value to a comparable preceeding period of time (e.g., the data for the month of April 2001 compared to that of March 2001). KW - Air transportation KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Ground transportation KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/october_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894438 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01108880 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration TI - Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Program: Assessment of the Alignment Between Local Activities and Program Goals PY - 2005/10 SP - 27p AB - The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grants Program provides technical and financial assistance to states, territories, and Indian tribes and their subdivisions to prepare and train for hazardous materials incidents. In the 2005 budget cycle, the Office of Management and Budget reviewed the program using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). The PART review found that HMEP-supported local activities may be insufficiently linked to the Department of Transportation’s long-term hazmat incident goal, and that the program lacks independent evaluations to identify potential areas for improvement. This report has been commissioned as a first step in determining the extent of the links between the HMEP Grants Program and the DOT hazardous materials program, and in identifying opportunities to strengthen these links. It presents findings from an assessment of the linkages between Departmental goals and funded local activities. The assessment draws on a “logic model” that was developed to illustrate the workings of the program, as well as a review of actual grantee activities based on documentation and interviews with a subset of 16 grantees. KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Financing KW - Grant aid KW - Hazardous materials KW - Safety KW - Strategic planning KW - U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30100/30110/HMEP_final_report_10_11_05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/865101 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01032972 AU - Najm, Husam AU - Gucunski, Nenad AU - Maher, Ali AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - Oldcastle Pipe Company AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Study of the Effects of Buried Pipe Integrity on Roadway Subsidence PY - 2005/10//Final Report SP - 34p AB - The performance of roadway pavement is significantly affected by the integrity of buried pipes underneath. It is important that these pipes remain structurally sound during the life of the roadway for a better performance and uninterrupted service. Damage or total loss of the pipe will result in structural damage to the pavement, excessive deflections, and roadway subsidence or collapse. In the event of a roadway subsidence or collapse, the roadway or sections of it will be fully or partially closed to traffic for repair. Road closure and detours would cost the traveling public (trucking industry and passenger vehicles) in travel delay and added vehicle operating costs. One-lane closures usually result in approximately 30-60 minutes of delay per vehicle, and would cost the public in gas costs and additional costs due to travel delays. The added cost of travel would cause loss of revenues for businesses in New Jersey. KW - Collapse KW - Concrete pipe KW - Deflection KW - Detours KW - New Jersey KW - Operating costs KW - Pavement performance KW - Pipe KW - Revenues KW - Service life KW - Settlement (Structures) KW - Street closure KW - Structural damages KW - Structural repairs KW - Traffic delays KW - Underground structures UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/Pipe-RU6558_0.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788494 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01019398 AU - Rodier, Caroline J AU - California Department of Transportation AU - University Transportation Centers Program AU - San Jose State University AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Verifying the Accuracy of Land Use Models Used in Transportation and Air Quality Planning: A Case Study in Sacramento, California Region PY - 2005/10 SP - 42p AB - Land use and travel demand models are being implemented by government agencies in order to meet air quality conformity and environmental impact statement requirements. This report is intended to help guide model applications in policy studies. It describes an evaluation of model accuracy and induced demand representation over a 10-year period in an integrated land use and transportation model, the 2000 Sacramento MEPLAN model. Included in the model accuracy is a simulation of year 2000 land use and travel that uses 1990 observed zonal land use data, observed regional growth estimates from 1990-2000, and observed changes in the regional transportation network from 1990-2000. The forecast is compared to observed 2000 land use and travel data to identify the magnitude of model error that results from errors in model functional forms and parameter specifications. The induced demand analysis includes a simulation of year 2000 land use and travel, with the 1990 transportation network being held constant to the year 2000. Results are compared to the 2000 forecast and the 2000 transportation network to identify the model's representation of induced travel. Results are also compared to observed 2000 land use and travel data to estimate actual induced travel over the 10-year period. KW - Air quality management KW - Land use models KW - Mathematical models KW - Sacramento (California) KW - Traffic estimation KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel demand KW - Trip distribution UR - http://transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/research/publications/documents/05-02.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/775619 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01015093 AU - Reed, Randal AU - Sen, Siddhartha AU - National Transportation Center AU - Maryland Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Noise Barrier Evaluation Study PY - 2005/10//Final Report SP - 60p AB - The main objective of this study was to determine the property value impacts of highway noise and visual disutility, and the mitigating impact of noise barriers. The study examined over 7,000 residential properties sold between 1994 and 2002 in highway corridors in Maryland. Variables for location to the highway, mitigation efforts, and visual disutility (having a direct view of the highway) were all evaluated to fully assess the impact a highway has on properties next to or near the highway. The visual disutility of the highway is a strong indicator of property value and remains so even when location is fully controlled for in Model 4. The presence of the noise barriers was found to be a strong indicator of property value in the early estimations but not in the last model. The distance from the highway variables were, surprisingly, not very important in determining property values. KW - Disutility KW - Highways KW - Impact studies KW - Maryland KW - Noise barriers KW - Property values KW - Residential location KW - Traffic noise UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/771542 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01036603 AU - Davies, Christina AU - Findsen, Jette AU - Pedraza, Lindolfo AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Assessment of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Benefits of Heavy Duty Natural Gas Vehicles in the United States PY - 2005/09/22/Final Report SP - 41p AB - The objective of this research effort is to reduce the uncertainty associated with the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of heavy duty natural gas vehicles by producing new exhaust emission factors for carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from different heavy duty compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicle applications through a comprehensive analysis of existing vehicle emissions test data. KW - Benefits KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Compressed natural gas KW - Environmental impacts KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Exhaust gases KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Heavy duty vehicles KW - Liquefied natural gas KW - Methane KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas buses KW - United States UR - http://climate.dot.gov/documents/natgasvehic092205.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/793056 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322436 AU - Schwenk, Judith C AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - Evaluation of South Carolina’s Virtual Transit Enterprise PY - 2005/09/09/Final Report SP - 72p AB - The evaluation presents an assessment of South Carolina's Virtual Transit Enterprise (VTE) project up to February 2005. The VTE is a shared technology solution to being the state's public transit providers together to solve mutual problems. The cornerstone of the project is a Web-based communication network through which transit providers and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) access standardized software resources located in a central location. The VTE offers a variety of products to users: electronic invoicing, email, automated scheduling and dispatching, reporting, and vehicle maintenance management. The evaluation is being conducted as a requirement of the VTE grants that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded to SCDOT in FY 1998 through FY 2000. It tells the story of the VTE project implementation, determines how well the project meets the objectives of the sponsors and users, examines the effects of the projects on participants, determines how well the technology is performing, and enumerates lessons learned. KW - Data sharing KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Information technology KW - Public transit KW - South Carolina KW - Technological innovations KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Virtual reality UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34781/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-05-09.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1083973 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01462813 TI - Adding Faculty in Transportation Areas: Year 1 (continued) AB - The University of Transportation (UTC) provides funds to help departments build up their faculty in the transportation field over the next five years. Broad areas will be considered as listed in the UTC mission or other areas that relate to State Departments of Transportation and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in particular as stated in their goals, interests, and objectives. KW - Faculty members KW - Research projects KW - State departments of transportation KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation professionals UR - http://utc.mst.edu/research/r180.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1231036 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322431 AU - Christner, Paul J AU - Mauri, Ronald A AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - Sharing of Track by Transit and Freight Railroads: Liability and Insurance Issues PY - 2005/09/01/Final Report SP - 26p AB - This report explores the issues of liability and insurance that arise in planning and operating track shared between light rail transit and freight railroads. Shared track operations involve some unique risks, and the liabilities associated with these risks can affect whether such services are offered and, if offered, their operating plans and costs. Insurance is used to mitigate or manage such risks and insurance premiums can be a significant cost item for transit agencies. KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Insurance KW - Liability KW - Light rail transit KW - Rail transit KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad traffic KW - Railroad transportation KW - Shared tracks UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34780/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-05-08.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1083975 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322419 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Kim, Brian Y AU - Noel, George J AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Wayson, Roger L AU - Preseault, Ryan F AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Yosemite National Park TI - Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study Yosemite National Park PY - 2005/09/01/Final Report SP - 118p AB - As part of a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate visitor vehicular emissions in the National Parks, a field study was performed from August 2002 to April 2003. The study was a joint effort between the NPS, the National Park Foundation, and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center’s Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division (Volpe Center). Three parks were studied: Yosemite National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and Point Reyes National Seashore. This report focuses on the work conducted for Yosemite. The Volpe Center collected vehicular traffic data over a period of four days (August 23 – August 26, 2002) at Yosemite. The measured data included vehicle counts, vehicle types (derived from vehicle registration records), and speed profiling (car chase) activities. The data were processed to obtain the necessary inputs for vehicular emissions modeling. One of the key data processing activities involved the development of representative driving cycles from the car chase data. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOBILE6 (Version 6.2) emission factor model was used to develop the main (or “standard”) inventories for carbon monoxide (CO), the volatile organic compound (VOC) category of hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), 2.5-micron particulate matter (PM2.5), and 10-micron particulate matter (PM10). The MOBILE-series models are the standard models promulgated by EPA for various vehicular emissions modeling work, including the development of state implementation plans and conductance of conformity analysis. Average vehicle speeds were used in MOBILE6 for the closest facility type. An alternative approach was also presented using the University of California at Riverside’s (UCR) Comprehensive Modal Emissions Model (CMEM). This model and a third, more empirically-based, derivative Meta-Model (based on a speed and acceleration matrix) were used to explicitly model the second-by-second park-specific cycle data. The resulting inventories showed similar but noticeable differences between the three different methods. For example, the MOBILE6 results were higher (more conservative) for VOC/HC and NOx, but lower for CO. Comparisons to previous studies at other parks showed similar results; they were within a magnitude and, in many cases, much closer. This was due to the similar vehicle miles traveled (VMT) data used in each of the studies. To conduct further emissions modeling studies (other scenarios) for Yosemite, the input data for MOBILE6 and CMEM can be modified by an expert user to reflect various other scenarios. However, it is instead recommended that a simplified methodology using the CMEM Meta-Model be used. This would require the collection of driving cycle data (second-by-second vehicle speeds). As an alternative, when cycle data is not available (or too difficult to obtain), a simplified method using pre-generated MOBILE6 emission factors can also be used. The Volpe Center’s companion report on this project, “Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study: Comparison of Traffic Data at Three California National Parks”, compares the various traffic data collected at Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Pt. Reyes. Based on these comparisons, the Volpe Center is recommending that users of the CMEM Meta-Model use the composite CMEM vehicle type distribution presented in the summary report for all California parks, with the possibility of expanding that recommendation for all US parks after further investation, but collect speed and acceleration data separately at individual parks. KW - Air quality management KW - Exhaust gases KW - MOBILE6 (Computer model) KW - Pollutants KW - Traffic data KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Visitors KW - Volatile organic compounds KW - Yosemite National Park UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34769/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1083981 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01518786 AU - Zuschlag, Michael AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TI - Potential Interventions by Government and Industry to Minimize Violations of Temporary Flight Restrictions PY - 2005/09 SP - 72p AB - This document enumerates interventions to reduce the frequency of restricted airspace violations, particularly those associated with temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) and air defense identification zones (ADIZs), by more effectively providing pilots with the information necessary to avoid such violations. Interventions are divided into both near term and far term groupings. Short term interventions, some variants of which are already in progress focus on improving the form and content of the textual Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) as well as the graphical depiction of TFRs. A long-term technical intervention is proposed which would provide pilots the following functionality: ground and airborne presentation of information on any restricted airspace, including display on an electronic moving map, fully mechanized execution from the cockpit of the procedures required for entry into restricted airspaces that allow for entry, and alerting of the potential for TFR violations both during flight planning and while the aircraft is moving. KW - Air pilots KW - Airspace (Aeronautics) KW - Aviation safety KW - Flight restrictions KW - Information dissemination KW - Safety and security UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/50000/50300/50344/20050223561_2005220563.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290296 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01516552 AU - Zuschlag, Michael AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TI - Violations of Temporary Flight Restrictions and Air Defense Identification Zones: An Analysis of Airspace Violations and Pilot Report Data PY - 2005/09 SP - 74p AB - The purpose of this study is to determine the apparent factors and causes of violations of restricted airspace, particularly temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) and air defense identification zones (ADIZs). After the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has greatly expanded the use of TFRs and ADIZs to more securely control the airspace around potential terrorist targets. Since then, there have been a substantial number of accidental violations of restricted airspace with over 2900 violations in the two years between June 2002 and June 2004 alone. This frequency of violations incurs security and safety risks plus economic costs. By illuminating the reasons for these violations, this study aims to take the first step towards reducing them. To provide an initial assessment of the basic characteristics of restricted airspace violations, the records for all 2910 violations from a two-year period were obtained from the FAA Flight Service Operations Support Center (FSOSC). These data indicated that most violations of restricted airspace are associated with relatively static or re-occurring restricted airspace, with half of all violations concerning just the ADIZ around Washington DC or restricted airspaces within it. This implies that most violations are not due to a TFR “popping up” in unpredictable locations. KW - Air pilots KW - Airspace (Aeronautics) KW - Flight restrictions KW - Safety and security KW - Washington (District of Columbia) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/50000/50500/50537/20050223553_2005220558.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290302 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112794 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Noel, George J AU - Smith, Scott B AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Visitor Vehicle Air and Noise Emissions Study: Cape Cod National Seashore PY - 2005/09//Final Report SP - 64p AB - The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division (Volpe Center), provided technical support to a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate vehicular emissions in Cape Cod National Seashore. Air emissions were analyzed using the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOBILE6.2 emissions inventory prediction model, and noise emissions were analyzed using the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Traffic Noise Model. Input data are based on historical data, U.S. Geological Survey data, and recommended roadway speeds. An emissions inventory, location point receiver analysis, and contour analysis are presented for Cape Cod National Seashore. KW - Air pollution KW - Cape Cod KW - Cape Cod National Seashore KW - Contour maps KW - Emissions inventory KW - Exhaust gases KW - MOBILE6.2 (Computer model) KW - National parks KW - Noise KW - Traffic noise KW - Traffic Noise Model UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/visitor-vehicle-air-and-noise-emissions-study-cape-cod-national UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872801 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112786 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Noel, George J AU - Smith, Scott B AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Visitor Vehicle Air and Noise Emissions Study: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area PY - 2005/09//Final Report SP - 60p AB - The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division (Volpe Center), provided technical support to a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate vehicular emissions in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Air emissions were analyzed using the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MOBILE6.2 emissions inventory prediction model, and noise emissions were analyzed using the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Traffic Noise Model. Input data are based on historical data, U.S. Geological Survey data, and recommended roadway speeds. An emissions inventory, location point receiver analysis, and contour analysis are presented for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. KW - Air pollution KW - Contour maps KW - Emissions inventory KW - Exhaust gases KW - MOBILE6.2 (Computer model) KW - National parks KW - Noise KW - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area KW - Traffic noise KW - Traffic Noise Model UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30350/dot-vntsc-nps-05-01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872753 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01030771 AU - Clarke, Randy AU - Gaumer, Robert AU - Redington, Michael AU - Rutyna, Eve AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - Drug and Alcohol Testing Results 2003 Annual Report PY - 2005/09//Final Report SP - 90p AB - This is the eighth annual report of the results of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The report summarizes the new reporting requirements introduced for calendar year 2003, the requirements of the overall drug and alcohol testing program (the revised CFR Part 40 and CFR Part 655), the results from the data reported for 2003, and the random drug and alcohol violation rates (the percentage of persons selected for a random test who produced a positive specimen or refused to take the test) for calendar years 1996 through 2003. The results of drug tests--for marijuana, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), opiates, and amphetamines--are compared with the results of alcohol tests for the various types of required tests. Statistics are presented for random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, and pre-employment tests combined and for each individual test type. Those test results are further compared by employer type (transit agencies and contractors), employer size (large, small, and rural), employee category, FTA region, and the drug type. Statistics on employees returned to duty and results of return-to-duty tests and follow-up tests are presented separately from results of the other four test types because return-to-duty tests and follow-up tests represent a different segment of the test population and not all employers offer rehabilitation. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Contractors KW - Drug tests KW - Random testing KW - Statistics KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Types of drugs KW - U.S. Federal Transit Administration UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/substance/damis03/pdf/2003_Damis_AnnualReport.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/787715 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01003876 AU - Department of Energy AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data and Trends PY - 2005/09 SP - 17p AB - This report provides details on the nation’s energy use for household passenger travel. A primary purpose of this report is to release the latest consumer-based data on household vehicles and expenditures, derived from the U.S. Departments of Transportation’s 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and independent estimates of vehicle miles per gallon and fuel prices at that time. This report also draws on data programs made available to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) from other Federal agencies, EIA’s past Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Surveys (RTECS) and other EIA data sources and projections to assess household transport energy use from 1983 to the present time and into the near future. The data and analysis in this report center on several important intensities of use of household energy use for travel: number and type of vehicles per household; annual miles per household and per vehicle; gallons of fuel consumed and type of fuel used; prices paid for fuel and total expenditures; and fuel economy. Only light-duty vehicles and recreational vehicles are included in this report. EIA has excluded motorcycles, mopeds, large trucks, and buses in an effort to maintain consistency with its past residential transportation series, which was discontinued after 1994. KW - Energy consumption KW - Expenditures KW - Fuel conservation KW - Fuel consumption KW - Fuel type KW - Future KW - Households KW - Light vehicles KW - Motor fuels KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Prices KW - Recreational vehicles KW - Travel KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - Utilization KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicle type KW - Vehicles UR - http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/nhts_survey/2001/tablefiles/es0464(2005).pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760198 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459915 TI - DOT UTC Tier II AB - The research under this grant will address rail, surface, air, and water transportation, including complex issues such as air quality, safety, security and pollution. KW - Air pollution KW - Air quality management KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Pollution KW - Railroad transportation KW - Research projects KW - Safety and security KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1228130 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494432 TI - SmartPark Technical Support AB - The goal of this project was to render technical assistance during the entire SmartPark program and to serve as an independent evaluator, particularly during the field operations test, of a technology for providing information in real-time on truck parking availability to truckers on the road. KW - Demonstration projects KW - Field tests KW - Parking guidance systems KW - Real time information KW - Smart parking KW - Technical assistance KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263506 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01518959 AU - Oseguera-Lohr, Rosa M AU - Lohr, Gary W AU - Abbott, Terence S AU - Nadler, Eric D AU - Eischeid, Todd M AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Booz-Allen and Hamilton AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TI - Evaluation of a Tool for Airborne-Managed In-Trail Approach Spacing PY - 2005/08 SP - 57p AB - The Advanced Terminal Area Approach Spacing (ATAAS) tool uses Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast aircraft state data to compute a speed command for an ATAAS-equipped aircraft to follow and obtain a required time interval behind another aircraft. The ATAAS tool and candidate operational procedures were tested in a high-fidelity, full mission simulator with active airline subject pilots flying an arrival scenario to obtain pilot perceptions of acceptability and workload for the concept. The aircraft consistently achieved the target spacing interval within 1 s when the ATAAS speed guidance was autothrottle-coupled and a slightly greater (4–5 s) but consistent interval with pilot-controlled speed changes. The subject pilots rated the ATAAS workload as similar to one with standard procedures for a nominal Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach. They also rated highly various procedural aspects (including amount of head-down time required). Eyetracker data showed only slight changes in instrument scan patterns for ATAAS versus standard ILS procedures. KW - Air pilots KW - Aircraft navigational aids KW - Algorithms KW - Approach control KW - Eye movements KW - Flight simulators KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Monte Carlo method KW - Workload UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49800/49812/20050209964_2005210251.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290281 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01365347 AU - Chernicoff, William AU - Engblom, Lisa AU - Lian, Scott AU - Ritter, Gary AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - National Park Service TI - Electric Trams. Lessons Learned at Cape Cod National Seashore PY - 2005/08 SP - 30p AB - In seeking to obtain environmentally friendly replacement vehicles for its parking shuttle service, Cape Cod National Seashore set out to procure two hybrid-electric trams in 1998. Ultimately, battery-powered trams were delivered with multiple safety and performance problems that were never successfully remedied. This analysis examines the causes of these deficiencies and identifies several critical “lessons learned” that will assist other parks to avoid similar problems when undertaking future procurements of similar vehicles. KW - Cape Cod National Seashore KW - Deficiencies KW - Electric vehicles KW - Hybrid vehicles KW - Trolley cars KW - Vehicle safety UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44100/44186/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-06.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1134194 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01123433 AU - Strong, Christopher K AU - Shvetsov, Yurii AU - Sharp, Julia AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Development of a Roadway Weather Severity Index PY - 2005/08//Final Technical Report SP - 74p AB - Winter weather conditions play a significant role in the operation of the surface transportation system. When water freezes on the road surface or blowing snow obscures visibility, motorist safety may be compromised. Moreover, the presence of snow or ice on the roadway can reduce travel speeds until appropriate winter maintenance activities are undertaken. These effects are often thought of in causative ways: for example, an increase in bad winter weather conditions will result in an increase in crashes and an increase in winter maintenance costs. If these causative relationships could be quantified, this could have far-reaching impacts, including facilitating proactive approaches to winter roadway safety, assessing the cost-effectiveness of various winter maintenance resources, evaluating the effectiveness of safety projects while taking into account the impacts of unusual weather, and others. This report summarizes the findings of a research project to quantify the relationship between winter weather severity and highway safety. KW - Highway safety KW - Mathematical models KW - Road weather information systems KW - Traffic crashes KW - Weather conditions KW - Winter maintenance UR - http://www.wti.montana.edu/ForceDownloadHandler.ashx?name=426711_final_report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/884621 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01046056 AU - Khandelwal, Rahul AU - Garber, Nicholas J AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center TI - A Safety Evaluation of Photo-Red Enforcement Programs in Virginia PY - 2005/08//Final Report SP - 116p AB - A photo-red enforcement system entails the use of cameras that photograph vehicles entering an intersection after the signal has turned red; citations are then mailed to the vehicle’s registered owner. The purpose of the research was to identify the safety impacts of photo-red enforcement programs in Virginia. An empirical Bayes approach was used to examine the impact of the program on crashes while controlling for mainline traffic volume, yellow interval, truck percentage, number of lanes, and speed limit. The use of the cameras was correlated with decreased red light running crashes (25% to 34%), increased rear-end crashes (45% to 65%), increased total crashes (5% to 13%), decreased injury crashes attributable to red light running (23% to 34%), and increased total injury crashes (4% to 20%). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and generalized linear models (GLMs) were used to control for confounding factors (such as average daily traffic, the yellow interval, and intersection geometry) and to pinpoint locations where use of photo-red enforcement can have a positive safety effect. ANOVA was used as an innovative screening tool to delineate the factors (including second order interaction terms) that potentially affect the crash frequency, and GLMs were used to quantify how these factors affect the crash frequency. The analysis illustrates the utility of selecting the largest and most heterogeneous group of sites possible subject to the constraints: 1) the geometric characteristics can be explicitly modeled and 2) the sites are homogenous in all other aspects not included in the model. Such sites can only be identified by detailed manual examination. The results suggest that photo red enforcement may have a positive impact on safety at intersections where the yellow interval is excessively higher than that recommended by ITE standards. The crash results presented herein suggest that Virginia’s program will realize a net safety gain if the severity of the eliminated red light running crashes is substantially greater than the severity of the induced rear end crashes. A detailed study of injury severity, therefore, is needed to determine if the cameras have a net safety benefit. KW - Analysis of variance KW - Bayesian approach KW - Cameras KW - Injuries KW - Mathematical models KW - Rear end crashes KW - Red light running KW - Signalized intersections KW - Traffic law enforcement KW - Traffic safety KW - Virginia KW - Yellow interval (Traffic signal cycle) UR - http://www.mautc.psu.edu/docs/UVA-2004-01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/806212 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01033985 AU - Tatineni, Vidya Charan AU - Demetsky, Michael J AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Supply Chain Models for Freight Transportation Planning PY - 2005/08//Final Report SP - 98p AB - This study investigates the applicability of a supply chain based modeling methodology for regional freight transportation planning. This methodology attempts to relate the supply chain practices of individual firms to public sector transportation planning. A two-step methodology that makes use of some of the supply chain characteristics is proposed for freight transportation planning. The first step of the methodology is to obtain the O-D Flows by tracing the supply chains of major business units in a region. This step is illustrated using the sales volume data of a truck manufacturer in Virginia. The second step is to model the choice of mode for freight shipments. The logistical needs and constraints of a shipper determine the choice of mode. Therefore, a model that accounts for the logistical variables would be appropriate for modeling the choice of mode. A list of supply chain variables that have the potential to influence the choice of mode is identified. A common problem that is usually reported in modeling the choice of mode is the lack of availability of reliable disaggregate data. An attempt has been made to develop a mode choice model using aggregate data from TRANSEARCH database supplemented with data from a survey of shippers. This survey also colleted data pertaining to relative weights among potential attributes that affect the choice of mode for three different categories of shippers. The mode choice model was developed using four different classification methods, namely: Binary Logit Model, Linear Discriminant Analysis, Quadratic Discriminant Analysis and Tree Classification. The advantages and disadvantages of using these methods for mode choice analyses are discussed. KW - Binary logit models KW - Choice models KW - Data collection KW - Databases KW - Freight flows KW - Freight transportation KW - Linear discriminant analysis KW - Mode choice KW - Origin and destination KW - Quadratic discriminant analysis KW - Supply chain management KW - Surveys KW - TRANSEARCH KW - Transportation planning KW - Tree classification KW - Virginia UR - http://cts.virginia.edu/docs/UVACTS-14-0-85.pdf UR - http://www.mautc.psu.edu/docs/UVA-2003-01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/790153 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01014942 AU - Murray, Y D AU - Reid, J D AU - Faller, R K AU - Bielenberg, B W AU - Paulsen, T J AU - ARTEK, Incorporated AU - University of Nebraska, Lincoln AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Evaluation of LS-DYNA Wood Material Model 143 PY - 2005/08//Final Report SP - 152p AB - Calculations are performed with the finite element code LS-DYNA to evaluate the performance of wood material model 143 and to set default material properties for southern yellow pine and Douglas fir. Correlations with published test data include static bending and compression simulations of dry timbers, static bending of saturated posts, and dynamic simulation of saturated posts impacted by bogie vehicles. The companion manual to this report is: Manual for LS-DYNA Wood Material Model 143 (FHWA-HRT-04-097). KW - Bending KW - Compression KW - Douglas fir tree KW - Dynamic tests KW - Evaluation KW - Properties of materials KW - Simulation KW - Southern yellow pine KW - Static tests KW - Wood UR - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/04096/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/771482 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01007225 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Mitigating the Consequences of Accidents PY - 2005/08 SP - pp 18-31 AB - If an accident occurs, effective strategies must be available to minimize the effects in terms of loss of life, injury, and property damage. The Volpe Center's work in this area is reviewed in this report. It ranges from occupant protection strategies to providing guidance on how to respond to accidents in a way that minimizes their negative effects. The results of these activities contribute to developing safer vehicles in all transportation modes and support the Department of Transportation's role in establishing appropriate regulations that protect the safety of travelers. KW - Crash injury research KW - Crashworthiness KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Emergency response planning KW - Highway safety KW - John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Railroad safety KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes KW - Transit safety KW - Vehicle safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/763690 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01007217 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Preventing Accidents PY - 2005/08 SP - pp 6-17 AB - As the most effective strategy for improving safety is to prevent accidents from occurring at all, the Volpe Center applies a broad range of research techniques and capabilities to determine causes and consequences of accidents and to identify, assess, and safely deploy countermeasures. The Volpe Center's systems approach can help ensure that safety interventions are innovative, yet practical and sustainable. This report highlights selected examples of Volpe's accident prevention work that improve the safety of motor vehicles, rail, transit, and aviation. KW - Aviation safety KW - Countermeasures KW - Crash causes KW - Highway safety KW - John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Prevention KW - Railroad safety KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Strategic planning KW - Transit safety KW - Vehicle safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/763688 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01007210 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Future Directions for Transportation Safety Research PY - 2005/08 SP - pp 32-35 AB - Many opportunities now exist that can contribute significantly to preventing accidents, mitigating consequences, and improving responses to incidents in all modes. Two parallel and interrelated areas that offer particularly promising results are technology and human performance and behavior. The discussion in this report emphasizes highway safety, which represents well over 90% of transportation-related deaths and injuries. However, the approaches discussed are directly relevant to all modes and represent topics in which the Volpe Center's thorough understanding of safety, technical expertise, experience in working with academia and the private sector, and broad system perspective will enable the Center to continue its long history of significant contributions to transportation safety. In the discussion of technology, four areas are examined: technological operator aids, vehicle crashworthiness, analyzing safety data, and emerging challenges. In the area of human performance and behavior, three areas of particular importance for future safety improvements are discussed: design and assessment of operator aids, driver distraction, and understanding operator characteristics. KW - Crash data KW - Crashworthiness KW - Data analysis KW - Distraction KW - Driver characteristics KW - Driver support systems KW - Future KW - Highway safety KW - Human characteristics KW - Human factors KW - Prevention KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/763698 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01007207 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Introduction (Volpe Journal 2005) PY - 2005/08 SP - pp 2-5 AB - This issue of the Volpe Journal provides a framework for transportation safety research and presents examples of the Volpe Center's work within this framework. More importantly, this issue proposes future directions for transportation safety in aviation, rail transportation and highway transportation, and asks questions that will help determine the best approaches to increasingly complicated transportation problems. KW - Aviation safety KW - Future KW - Highway safety KW - John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Railroad safety KW - Research KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/763686 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024630 AU - Kelly, Michael J AU - Stanley, Laura M AU - Lassacher, Suzanne AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Driver Performance While Using A Cellular Telephone Interface To A Traveler Information System PY - 2005/07/29 SP - 33p AB - The growing availability of in-vehicle technology to acquire and communicate information has proven to be advantageous for motorists. Mobile telephones allow motorists to maintain critical communication between personal and business contacts. Along with the advantages of in-vehicle information dissemination, the communication technologies and their user interfaces may have created a potentially unsafe environment for motorists. Several studies during the past decade have analyzed the effects of using mobile telephones while driving. Results from these studies have indicated that the use of cell phones while driving, whether dialing, answering, or conducting mobile telephone calls, may add a significant increment of risk to the driving task. Studies have found that making a call during a trip may more than triple the risk of a crash. Recent studies have reported that hands-free cell phones have at least as great a risk factor as hand-held phones. It appears that the increased driving risk associated with cell phone use may be attributed primarily to cognitive and attentional factors rather than manual manipulation of the instrument. Recently many states have implemented a "Dial 511" traveler information system. This system allows motorists to conveniently obtain advanced information on road conditions, adverse weather, traffic incidents, and construction along their planned route by dialing 511 on their telephones. Providers of the 511 system have emphasized that drivers should obtain this information prior to departure or park their cars safely on the route to make the call. Many drivers, however, access the system to update their travel information while they are driving. No studies to date have examined the safety of using mobile telephones to acquire such travel information. The study referred to in this document analyzed driving performance and situation awareness while subjects accessed the Montana Department of Transportation’s 511 traveler information system via a cellular telephone. Data were collected using the Western Transportation Institute's Driving Simulation Laboratory. Performance on the primary tasks of driving (e.g., lane and speed maintenance) was found to be unaffected by interacting with the cell phone. Yet the tasks that require more prompt response times (e.g., avoiding collisions during unexpected conflicts) were degraded by the use of a cell phone, regardless of the type of instrument used. It appeared that drivers were less aware of their surroundings when interacting with the 511 traveler information system while using a cellular phone and driving. Drivers who communicated with 511 performed more poorly in recalling target objects in the environment than did their counterparts without communication tasks. This reduction in situation awareness could largely explain the increased braking responses and higher number of collisions. KW - 511 (National Travel Information Number) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Attention KW - Attention lapses KW - Automatic steering control KW - Awareness KW - Braking KW - Cellular telephones KW - Cognition KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Distraction KW - Drivers KW - Driving KW - Driving simulators KW - Highway safety KW - Montana KW - Montana Department of Transportation KW - Performance KW - Speed maintenance KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Utilization UR - http://www.wti.montana.edu/ForceDownloadHandler.ashx?name=425452_Driver_Distraction_Final.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781461 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01332873 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - State Summaries: 2002 Commodity Flow Survey PY - 2005/07 SP - 152p AB - The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is conducted as part of the Census Bureau’s Economic Census, occurring every 5 years. It is the primary source of national and State-level data on domestic freight shipments in the United States. The survey sampled approximately 100,000 business establishments quarterly in 2007. The CFS measures domestic freight flows from establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale, and selected retail industries, as well as shipments from auxiliary establishments. This report summarizes and highlights freight shipments for each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia based on the final release of CFS data in December 2009. It provides tables for each State’s value and weight of shipments, major commodity shipped, mode of transportation used, distance shipped, State of origin, State of destination, and industry. KW - 2002 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Commodity flow KW - Distance KW - Domestic transportation KW - Freight transportation KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - States KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35462/2002state_summaries.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1096596 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01133740 AU - Ozer, Hasan AU - Dowding, Charles H AU - Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Wireless Sensors: Wireless Sensor Networks for Crack Displacement Measurement PY - 2005/07//Masters Thesis SP - 127p AB - Miniaturized, wireless instrumentation is now a reality and this thesis describes development of such a system to monitor crack response. Comparison of environmental (long-term) and blast-induced (dynamic) crack width changes in residential structures has led to a new approach to monitoring and controlling construction vibrations. In wireless systems transducer power requirements and continuous surveillance challenge available battery power, which declines with decreasing size of the system. Combining low power consumption potentiometer displacement transducers with a short communication duty cycle allows the system described herein to operate for many months without changing its AA size batteries. The system described won third place honors in the 2005 Crossbow Smart Dust Challenge, which represented the best executable ideas for wireless sensor networks that demonstrate how it is used, programmed and deployed to positively impact society. Wireless communication basics are introduced along with operational principles and necessary components. Two different configurations were investigated and produced based on the communication between the remote nodes: single-hop and multi-hop customizations. Battery lifetime and wireless communication were enhanced by adoption of the multi-hop protocol. Both of the systems were field tested to evaluate the long-term performance of the software and the hardware components. This thesis also describes the qualification process of the potentiometer through several tests. Potentiometers were chosen for use with the wireless sensor network because of their extremely low power consumption (0.5 mA), which is crucial for the long-term, uninterrupted operation of wireless system relying on only 2 AA batteries. Three different test mechanisms were established to quantify the consistency of the potentiometer response against the hysteresis, drift, noise and transient displacements. KW - Crack width KW - Cracking KW - Field tests KW - Monitoring KW - Potentiometers KW - Sensors KW - Wireless communication systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894214 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120266 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room Transportation, July 2005 PY - 2005/07 SP - 26p AB - This report presents information on more than 20 trends. Compiled monthly from multiple sources, the indicators fall under two broad categories, those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic and social factors KW - Economic indicators KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Information systems KW - Information technology KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/july_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880404 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01006538 AU - Einhorn, Jay AU - Sheridan, Thomas AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Preview Information in Cab Displays for High-Speed Locomotives PY - 2005/07//Final Report SP - 60p AB - This research examined the usefulness of preview information in the control of high-speed trains. Experiments were run on a human-in-the-loop locomotive simulator. The primary goal was to examine whether the proposed information-aiding displays improved safety and efficiency of train operation over an existing display. Safety was measured by monitoring speed control, signal adherence, and reaction time. Efficiency was measured by monitoring stopping accuracy and schedule deviation. Locomotive engineers and student participants performed similarly with respect to signal adherence and speed control. Preview information was useful in both cases; Longer preview and variable preview displays provided the best results. The preview displays were detrimental to accurate station-stopping, as the displays provided an inadequate level of resolution to stop accurately. Although the locomotive engineers responded favorably to the preview displays, further work is needed to determine how the engineer allocates attention between information in the cab and information outside the cab. KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Efficiency KW - High speed rail KW - Human in the loop simulation KW - Information display systems KW - Intelligent railroad systems KW - Locomotive operations KW - Locomotives KW - Preview information KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad signals KW - Reaction time KW - Schedule maintenance KW - Signal adherence KW - Simulation KW - Speed control UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1292 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33700/33700/33700.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/762608 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01006520 AU - Marinakos, Helias AU - Sheridan, Thomas AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Effects of Supervisory Train Control Technology on Operator Attention PY - 2005/07//Final Report SP - 52p AB - This report describes an experiment evaluating the effects of supervisory control automation on attention allocation while operating a train. The study compared two levels of supervisory control (partial and full) to manual control, in terms of how it affects vigilance detection and situation awareness. Human performance was measured using a human-in-the-loop train simulator. To evaluate vigilance, participants were asked to detect two types of automation failures and react to obstructions on the track. Situation awareness was measured using the Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT) in which the simulation was suspended at periodic intervals and the subjects answered questions about the system. These answers were compared to objective measures of system performance. Attention allocation varied with the method by which supervisory control was implemented. In particular, attention allocation for speed control, a critical piece of information, varied with the two methods. Partial supervisory control, as implemented in this experiment, resulted in a narrowing of attention. The primary focus was on speed information. By contrast, use of full supervisory control resulted in participants spreading their attention more broadly, but at the expense of speed information. KW - Attention KW - Attention allocation KW - Automatic train control KW - Awareness KW - Human beings KW - Human in the loop simulation KW - Manual control KW - Operators (Persons) KW - Performance KW - Railroad simulators KW - Railroad trains KW - Speed control KW - Supervisory control systems KW - Technology KW - Vigilance UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1305 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33696/33696.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/762611 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160023 AU - Maher, Ali AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Geotechnical Testing and Beneficial Reuse Evaluation of River Sediments Palmyra Cove Demonstration Project PY - 2005/06//Final Report SP - 49p AB - The objective of this research was to provide the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) with useful information in order to pursue the beneficial use of dredged sediments. This study focused on the geotechnical properties of materials; other studies conducted concurrently considered ceramic uses and environmental characteristics of the materials. This study used common field and laboratory investigation methods to evaluate the dredged material for potential future roadway, embankment, and waste containment applications. The results are compared to those of more common materials, and published standards, where existing, used in these applications. KW - Aggregates KW - Base course (Pavements) KW - Demonstration projects KW - Dredged materials KW - Embankments KW - Field tests KW - Geotechnical engineering KW - Laboratory tests KW - Palmyra Cove (New Jersey) KW - Properties of materials UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2005-014.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920566 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01024691 AU - Strong, Christopher K AU - Torgerson, Stephen AU - Snyder, Bob AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation TI - Development of Criteria to Identify Locations for ITS Deployment (Showcase Evaluation #21) PY - 2005/06//Final Technical Report SP - 62p AB - As the extent of their deployment has increased in recent years, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are becoming a more widely accepted and trusted part of the surface transportation system. Local residents, businesses and agencies appreciate the benefits of these systems, which in turn increases the demand for more such deployments. Both of these trends are evident in Oregon, where the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for deploying ITS elements on the state’s highway system, which includes over 8,000 miles of roadway. In a fiscally-constrained environment, however, ODOT will be unable to meet the full demand. It is therefore desirable to establish criteria to help ODOT prioritize the location of future field elements as funding becomes available. These criteria will allow ODOT’s ITS infrastructure to yield the highest potential benefit or rate of return by deploying field elements in the most efficient and productive locations. To respond to this need, ODOT worked with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University to undertake a research project, with funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Under this project, quantifiable criteria would be developed for selected ITS technologies using data readily available from ODOT to assist in prioritizing potential locations for field element deployments. This analysis would be done in a geographic information systems (GIS) environment to maximize the potential for examination of spatial relationships. This report summarizes this research project. Chapter 2 reviews similar efforts undertaken in other jurisdictions. Chapter 3 expands on the methodology that was used in this project. Chapter 4 describes the different data sources that were used in generating and evaluating the criteria. Chapter 5 presents the resulting criteria, and applies them to ODOT’s highway system. Finally, Chapter 6 summarizes the project’s findings and provides recommendations for next steps. KW - Criteria KW - Deployment KW - Geographic information systems KW - Highways KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Location KW - Methodology KW - Oregon KW - Recommendations KW - Strategic planning KW - Technology UR - http://www.wti.montana.edu/ForceDownloadHandler.ashx?name=425157_final_report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/781465 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01019091 AU - Radin, Sari AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - Advanced Public Transportation Systems Deployment in the United States - Year 2004 Update PY - 2005/06//Final Report SP - 137p AB - This report documents work performed under the Federal Transit Administration's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation. This report is a compilation of existing and planned deployments of APTS technologies and services. The information was gathered during the Summer and Fall of 2004 and was provided primarily via the Internet by persons at each transit agency. A total of 516 agencies provided information for this study. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Communication KW - Deployment KW - Development KW - Information systems KW - Innovation KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Internet KW - Navigation KW - Public transit KW - Research KW - Technology KW - U.S. Federal Transit Administration KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14169.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14169_files/14169.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/775618 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002272 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S.-North American Trade and Freight Transportation Highlights: Transborder Freight Data PY - 2005/06 SP - 23p AB - In 2004, the value of U.S. merchandise trade with Canada and Mexico rose 13% over the previous year's total to an all-time high of $712 billion. Using chained 2000 dollars to adjust for inflation, this trade grew by 8% from 2003 to 2004. Once again, U.S.-North American trade amounted to nearly one-third of total U.S.-international merchandise trade, which reached an historic high of $2.3 trillion in 2004. This growth in U.S. merchandise trade with Canada and Mexico highlights the growing demands on infrastructure and transportation facilities at key land gateways and the expansion of major transportation corridors traversing our northern and southern borders. In the 10 years following the 1994 inception of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), growth in the value of U.S.-NAFTA trade has more than doubled in both current dollars and inflation-adjusted terms. Last year, land modes (truck, rail, and pipeline) moved freight shipments worth $634 billion across our shared borders with Canada and Mexico, comprising 89% of our trade with these two countries. Water and air accounted for the rest. U.S. transborder goods trade, moved by all transportation modes, continues to rebound from the sharp year-on-year declines in 2001 and 2002 triggered by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In 2004, both goods trade and gross domestic product (GDP) grew in inflation-adjusted terms. During the past decade, U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico had greater yearly percentage fluctuations than U.S. GDP, in part because of U.S. trade's dependence on economic activity in those countries. Since 1990, the value of the freight moved among the three countries averaged over 8% per year in both current and inflation-adjusted terms compared with about 7% for U.S. goods trade with all countries. Further discussion in this publication, along with statistics, falls under the following headings: Top Trading Partners; Modal Perspective; Modal Roles by Value and Weight; Land Freight by State and Port; and Freight Shipments by Commodity and Mode. KW - Air cargo KW - Canada KW - Commodities KW - Freight transportation KW - Gross domestic product KW - International trade KW - Mexico KW - North American Free Trade Agreement KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Ports KW - Railroad transportation KW - States KW - Statistics KW - Transborder traffic KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35500/35565/North_american_trade.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/758197 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112787 AU - Armstrong, Robert J AU - Plosky, Eric J AU - Spiller, David J AU - Switkes, Frances AU - Poe, Carson D AU - Brazelton, Garth A AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Shenandoah: Alternative Transportation Planning Study PY - 2005/05//Final Report SP - 131p AB - This project addresses various transportation issues related to Shenandoah National Park, helps to facilitate the participation of Shenandoah National Park in regional traveler information systems, and helps to provide a better understanding of the socioeconomic conditions and trends in the Shenandoah Valley region that may potentially influence current and future visitation. Specific goals of this project included: (1) reviewing existing visitor survey data and other relevant information to determine what specific traveler information services are desired by visitors; (2) facilitating partnerships with Travel Shenandoah, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and other interested stakeholders; (3) determining the characteristics of an appropriate replacement vehicle to serve Rapidan Camp; (4) assessing Skyline Drive scenic overlooks and recommending Alternative Transportation Systems (ATS)-related design, safety, and visitor information improvements; (5) conducting a socioeconomic study of the Shenandoah visitor region to identify trends that will affect visitation to the park; and (6) identifying transportation data for possible future General Management Plan (GMP) updates. KW - Partnerships KW - Scenic highways KW - Shenandoah National Park KW - Shenandoah Valley (Virginia) KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Stakeholders KW - Tourism KW - Transportation planning KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/shenandoah-national-park-alternative-transportation-study UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872758 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01365253 AU - Schwenk, Judith C AU - Armstrong, Robert A AU - Dyer, Michael G AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - National Park Service TI - Fire Island National Seashore Survey of Walk-in Visitors PY - 2005/04/30/Planning Study SP - 36p AB - The Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) Survey of Walk-in Visitors was conducted with the aim of determining how public access to the island can be improved. This survey obtained input from visitors who access the National Seashore on foot from nearby Robert Moses State Park on the East End of FINS and Smith Point County Park on the West End. The information will aid FINS in further developing its waterborne transportation plan for the improvement of public access to, and use and enjoyment of, FINS resources. This effort continues work initiated and documented in the February 2001 Phase I report, Fire Island National Seashore Waterborne Transportation System Plan, in which the Volpe Center identified ferry and water taxi service and terminal improvements to be phased in from 2001-2010. The project statement of work was conducted in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under Volpe Center/FHWA Project Plan Agreement HW1M as a supplement to PMIS 63642. KW - Ferry service KW - Fire Island National Seashore KW - Pedestrians KW - Surveys KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation planning KW - Visitors UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44200/44226/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-15.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1133954 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135200 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, April 2005 PY - 2005/04 SP - 19p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. For indicators that are highly seasonal, the current value of that indicator is compared to the same time period in the previous year (e.g., April 2001 compared to April 2000). Otherwise, the tables show a comparison of the current value to a comparable preceeding period of time (e.g., the data for the month of April 2001 compared to that of March 2001). KW - Air transportation KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Ground transportation KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/april_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894433 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113481 AU - Switkes, Frances AU - Fichter, Katherine AU - Karp, Jordan AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Minute Man National Historical Park: Alternative Transportation Evaluation PY - 2005/04//Final Report SP - 56p AB - This study examines issues relevant to the implementation of an alternative transportation system designed to facilitate the movement of visitors throughout the park and, potentially, to sites of historical and recreational interest located outside the boundaries of the park. It provides an initial analysis of existing conditions at Minute Man National Historical Park (NHP), and then considers various alternative transportation services (ATS) options in light of these conditions. ATS options include shuttle, tour, pedestrian and bicycle systems that can be implemented or expanded at Minute Man NHP. KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Bicycles KW - Minute Man National Historical Park KW - National parks KW - Pedestrians KW - Shuttle service KW - Tour buses KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35100/35122/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-06.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873117 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002092 AU - Yeh, Michelle AU - Chandra, Divya C AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Electronic Flight Bag (EFB): 2005 Industry Review PY - 2005/04//Final Report SP - 41p AB - The Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) market has accelerated rapidly in the past few years. The purpose of this industry review is to provide a primer on who is involved in the industry and what their efforts are. This informal summary of EFB technology provides a picture of the current state of EFB development as of February, 2005. This document is an update to a 2003 EFB industry review. This review provides information about EFB systems, software/content, and hardware that are currently on the market or in active development. This material was gathered through industry contacts, demonstrations, websites, brochures, and trade journal reports. For each product, the manufacturer's website is provided where more recent information can be found. KW - Aviation KW - Computers KW - Development KW - Electronic flight bags KW - Industries KW - Markets KW - Software KW - Technology UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/opsad/efb/pdf/efb-industry05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/757701 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01000130 AU - Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room Transportation PY - 2005/04 SP - 19p AB - This brief on economic statistics for transportation contains the following table of contents headings: Transportation Services Index, Air Travel Price Index, Domestic Flights - Air Passengers, Domestic Flights - Air Freight, Domestic Revenue Load Factors, Domestic Flight Availability and Distance, Major U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance, Domestic Airline Jet Fuel, U.S. Waterborne Freight, and U.S. Surface Trade - U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico. Modes of transportation covered in the brief include highways, air travel, water transportation, railroads and pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Air travel KW - Airlines KW - Border regions KW - Canada KW - Distance KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic impacts KW - Economic indicators KW - Flight availability KW - Freight transportation KW - Ground transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Jet engine fuels KW - Load factor KW - On time performance KW - Passenger transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Price index KW - Railroads KW - Revenues KW - Statistics KW - Transportation services index KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/april_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/751047 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322750 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Kim, Brian Y AU - Noel, George J AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Wayson, Roger L AU - Preseault, Ryan F AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - National Park Service AU - National Parks Foundation TI - Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study: Joshua Tree National Park PY - 2005/03/01/Final Report SP - 100p AB - The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division (Volpe Center), provided technical support to the National Parks Foundation as part of a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate vehicular emissions in the National Parks. In December 2002, a Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study was performed at Joshua Tree National Park in order to collect traffic count and vehicle tracking data. This data was processed through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOBILE6 modeling software to produce park-specific emission factors. Alternative methods involving modal emissions models were also investigated. Mainly due to their ability to take into account park-specific driving cycles, modal emissions models are likely to provide results that are more appropriate for the National Parks. The report discusses the emissions inventory development methodologies and the corresponding results. For further emissions modeling, a simplified approach using a modal emissions model is recommended. KW - Air quality management KW - Environmental impacts KW - Exhaust gases KW - Joshua Tree National Monument KW - MOBILE6 (Computer model) KW - National parks KW - Pollutants KW - Traffic impact analysis KW - Visitors UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34735/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-02.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1084071 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322406 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Kim, Brian Y AU - Noel, George J AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Wayson, Roger L AU - Preseault, Ryan F AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - National Park Service AU - National Parks Foundation TI - Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study PY - 2005/03/01/Summary Report SP - 36p AB - The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division, provided technical support to the National Parks Foundation as a part of a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate vehicular emissions in the national parks. A Visitor Vehicular Emissions Study was performed in three California National Parks between August 2002 and April 2003 – Yosemite National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and Point Reyes National Seashore – in order to collect traffic count, vehicle tracking, meteorological, Inspection and Maintenance Program, and fuel program data. This data was processed through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOBILE6.2 modeling software to produce park-specific emission factors, and weekly traffic count data was used with these emission factors to produce a weekly emissions inventory for each park. Alternative methods involving modal emissions models were also investigated. This summary report presents the Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study results in a concise format and conveys, in simplified language, the recommendations of the Volpe Center for future related studies. These results and recommendations are explained in greater detail in the companion Volpe Center report, “Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study: Comparison of Traffic Data at Three California National Parks” and three companion technical reports produced for each of the California parks. KW - Environmental impacts KW - Exhaust gases KW - MOBILE6 (Computer model) KW - National parks KW - Point Reyes National Seashore (California) KW - Pollutants KW - Traffic impact analysis KW - Visitors KW - Yosemite National Park UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34768/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1083983 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322400 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Kim, Brian Y AU - Noel, George J AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Wayson, Roger L AU - Preseault, Ryan F AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - National Park Service AU - National Parks Foundation TI - Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study: Pt. Reyes National Seashore PY - 2005/03/01/Final Report SP - 102p AB - The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division (Volpe Center), provided technical support to the National Parks Foundation as part of a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate vehicular emissions in the National Parks. In April 2003, a Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study was performed at Pt. Reyes National Seashore in order to collect traffic count and vehicle tracking data. This data was processed through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOBILE6 modeling software to produce park-specific emission factors. Alternative methods involving modal emissions models were also investigated. Mainly due to their ability to take into account park-specific driving cycles, modal emissions models are likely to provide results that are more appropriate for the National Parks. The report discusses the emissions inventory development methodologies and the corresponding results. For further emissions modeling, a simplified approach using a modal emissions model is recommended. KW - Air quality management KW - Environmental impacts KW - Exhaust gases KW - MOBILE6 (Computer model) KW - National parks KW - Point Reyes National Seashore (California) KW - Pollutants KW - Traffic impact analysis KW - Visitors KW - Yosemite National Park UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34736/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-03.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1083985 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01322394 AU - Reherman, Clay N AU - Kim, Brian Y AU - Noel, George J AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Wayson, Roger L AU - Preseault, Ryan F AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - National Park Service AU - National Parks Foundation TI - Visitor Vehicle Emissions Study: Comparison of Traffic Data at Three California National Parks PY - 2005/03/01/Final Report SP - 60p AB - The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division, provided technical support to the National Parks Foundation as a part of a National Park Service (NPS) project to evaluate vehicular emissions in the national parks. A Visitor Vehicular Traffic Impact Study (the Study) was performed in three California National Parks between August 2002 and April 2003 – Yosemite National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and Point Reyes National Seashore - in order to collect traffic count, vehicle tracking, meteorological, Inspection and Maintenance Program, and fuel program data. This data was processed through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOBILE6.2 modeling software to produce park-specific emission factors, and weekly traffic count data was used with these emission factors to produce a weekly emissions inventory for each park. Alternative methods involving modal emissions models were also investigated. Mainly due to their ability to take into account park-specific driving cycles, modal emissions models are likely to provide results that are more appropriate for the National Parks. For further emissions modeling, a simplified approach using a modal emissions model is recommended. This comparison report contains a technical comparison of the three California national parks emissions inventory input data and instructions on how to produce emissions inventories for other parks through a simplified approach. KW - Air quality management KW - Environmental impacts KW - Exhaust gases KW - MOBILE6 (Computer model) KW - National parks KW - Point Reyes National Seashore (California) KW - Pollutants KW - Traffic impact analysis KW - Visitors KW - Yosemite National Park UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34737/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-05-04.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1083984 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01333277 AU - Smith, Scott B AU - Gay, Kevin AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - Representation of Transit ITS in Network Based Travel Models PY - 2005/03//Final Report SP - 230p AB - The increased use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology in public transit has two major impacts on travel forecasting. First, the technology will often result in an improved volume and quality of data that may be used for planning. Second, the technology may improve the performance of the transit system in a way that is visible to the traveler, thus traveler behavior will change. This handbook presents the impacts of four widely deployed transit ITS technologies: advanced fleet management, transit signal priority, electronic fare collection, and improved traveler information. It suggests both short and long term improvements to the travel forecasting process. KW - Automatic fare collection KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Public transit KW - Service reliability KW - Traffic forecasting KW - Traffic signal preemption KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Travel behavior KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35275/Transit_ITS_2005.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1097285 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01133732 AU - Sullivan-Green, Laura E AU - Dowding, Charles H AU - Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Biological Age Dating of Infrastructure Cracks: Effect of Crack Width on Carbonation: Implications for Crack-Dating PY - 2005/03//Masters Thesis SP - 127p AB - Carbonation, a neutralizing reaction in cement paste, can be used to date cracks in cementitious materials. Currently, comparison between two cracks is the only method available to predict a relative age with carbonation. These two crack studies require a crack of known age in a similar material with similar exposure to the crack of unknown age. This thesis presents measurements of the extent of carbonation in cracks of varying width as a first step in laying a quantitative formulation for the use of carbonation in crack dating. This information will allow comparisons between two cracks of more similar exposure, but different crack width, which can expand the applicability of this dating method. Accelerated reaction rates were produced with a pure carbon dioxide environment and cement mixes with high contents of fly ash and are evaluated for economy and applicability. Relationships between carbonation penetration and crack width were established from these measurements. KW - Age (Materials) KW - Carbonation KW - Concrete structures KW - Crack dating KW - Crack width KW - Cracking KW - Infrastructure UR - http://iti.northwestern.edu/publications/utc/tea-21/FR-5-Dowding.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894212 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01003133 AU - Zabelsky, Thomas E AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - U.S. Census Bureau TI - Exports - United States 2002 Economic Census. Transportation: 2002 Commodity Flow Survey PY - 2005/03 SP - 64p AB - The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy. This commodity flow survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and select retail establishments. This report contains background information on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey and then presents detailed tabular results on shipment characteristics by mode of transportation, commodity, distance shipped, and shipment weight. The report presents data on export shipment characteristics. Modes of transportation covered include air, water, highways (trucking), railroads, and pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Census KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Distance KW - Economic conditions KW - Exports KW - Freight transportation KW - Highways KW - Manufacturing KW - Mining KW - Origin and destination KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Retail trade KW - Shipments KW - Surveys KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Value KW - Water transportation KW - Weight KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/759176 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002891 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Research Activities of the Department of Transportation: A Report to Congress PY - 2005/03 SP - 54p AB - The Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004 was signed into law by President Bush on November 30, 2004. It embodies Secretary Mineta’s vision of a Department-wide resource to guide the coordination and management of research, development, and technology (RD&T) activities. The Act dissolves the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), creating in its stead two separate administrations: the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). Through a realignment of other existing Department of Transportation (DOT) entities, RITA comprises offices with research and analytical capabilities that were previously fragmented. These include: The Office of Innovation, Research, and Education; the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center; and the Transportation Safety Institute, all previously in the former RSPA; The Office of Intermodalism previously in the Office of the Secretary (OST); The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). As envisioned by the Secretary, RITA is the DOT administration primarily dedicated to RD&T coordination and management. This document responds to Section 4(g) of the Act, which requires the RITA Administrator to submit a Report to Congress on DOT’s current and projected RD&T priorities. This report was developed with broad stakeholder input obtained through a special session at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting, a Federal Register notice, and a dedicated email address for receiving responses. The remaining sections of this report are as follows: Section 2—RITA’s vision, mission, goals, and strategies; Section 3—RD&T priorities and purposes for 2003-2008 that guide DOT research and the FY 2006 programs that support them; Section 4—Crosscutting RD&T coordination and planning processes, including collaborative efforts with other agencies and stakeholders; Section 5—Conclusion; Appendix A—FY 2006 RD&T budget requests for DOT’s operating administrations; Appendix B—Results of DOT reviews of operating administrations’ FY 2005 RD&T programs. All transportation modes are covered in the report (highways, air transportation, railroads, public transit, water transportation, and pipelines). KW - Air transportation KW - Budgeting KW - Cooperation KW - Coordination KW - Development KW - Federal government agencies KW - Highways KW - Interagency relations KW - John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Management KW - Norman Y. Mineta Research & Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004 KW - Office of Innovation, Research, and Education KW - Office of Intermodalism KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Research management KW - Stakeholders KW - Strategic planning KW - Technology KW - Transportation Safety Institute KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - U.S. Department of Transportation KW - U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration KW - U.S. Research and Innovative Technology Administration KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.rita.dot.gov/publications/research_activities_of_the_department_of_transportation_a_report_to_congress/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/758968 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01003134 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - American Public Transportation Association AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) TI - Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation 2004 PY - 2005/02/23 SP - v.p. AB - This report is the 24th compilation of information on state funding of public transportation. A review of state funding from 1990-2004 shows that, compared to 19990, the total amount of funds currently programmed for public transit has more than doubled. The most utilized sources of funding for transit in the states and the District of Columbia included general fund, gas tax, motor vehicle/rental car sales tax, bond proceeds, registration/title/license fees, and general sales tax. States provided $9.3 billion in funding for public transit in Fiscal Year 2004 (FY 2004). This compares with about $7 billion in funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation that same year. About 44% of the state funding for transit in FY 2004 was designated for operating assistance only, about 17% was for capital purposes only, and the remaining nearly 37% could be used for capital or operating purposes. KW - Bonds KW - Capital costs KW - Driver licenses KW - Fees KW - Financing KW - Gasoline tax KW - Government funding KW - Motor vehicle titles KW - Motor vehicles KW - Operating costs KW - Public transit KW - Registration fees KW - Sales tax KW - States KW - Surveys KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/26000/26800/26863/Survey_20of_20State_20Funding_20of_20Public_20Transportation_202004.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/759387 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160540 AU - Bennert, Thomas AU - Maher, Ali AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - The Development of a Performance Specification for Granular Base and Subbase Material PY - 2005/02//Final Report SP - 55p AB - The research project encompassed evaluating the performance of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) specified aggregates at the respective NJDOT gradation ranges (high end, middle, and low end) and providing guidance as how to modify the gradation ranges to provide better performance in the field. Currently, the NJDOT specifies the use of granular materials by gradation only. However, it is well known that the gradation of granular materials has a dramatic impact on its performance. Therefore, base and subbase materials were sampled from three regions in the state and evaluated under the following performance tests: permeability (falling and constant head conditions), triaxial shear strength, cyclic triaxial loading, California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and resilient modulus. Testing was also conducted on recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled concrete (RCA) to evaluate their potential use as base and subbase materials. Materials were tested at their respective natural gradations and at manufactured gradations which represented the NJDOT high, middle, and low areas of the gradation specification in order to provide guidance as how to better refine the current NJDOT gradation specification. Testing concluded that the gradation has an impact on each material and source tested. On average, permeability increased with increasing coarse fraction and decreasing percent fines. The triaxial strength increased as coarse fraction increased; however, the permanent deformation measured from the cyclic triaxial test indicated that at the gap-graded high end of the gradation band, instability was prevalent for the rounded subbase aggregates. This is most likely due to rounded aggregate particles not interlocking during loading (The gradation of this type of material is very similar to the non-stabilized open graded base layer that the NJDOT has used in the past). The resilient modulus testing followed a similar trend. Overall, the closer the aggregate gradation was to the middle/high side of the NJDOT gradation specification, the better the performance. The testing of the RAP, RCA, and their blends with the base material, showed that as the % RAP increased in the blend, both the CBR value and permeability decreased. RAP also caused larger permanent deformations during the cyclic triaxial testing. The inclusion of RCA provided the largest CBR, largest resilient modulus, and lowest permanent deformation values. However, as the % RCA increased, the blend’s permeability decreased. KW - Aggregate gradation KW - Base course (Pavements) KW - California bearing ratio KW - Granular bases KW - Modulus of resilience KW - Pavement performance KW - Performance based specifications KW - Permeability KW - Recycled asphalt pavements KW - Recycled concrete KW - Rutting KW - Shear strength KW - Subbase (Pavements) KW - Subbase materials KW - Triaxial shear tests UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2005-003.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55700/55791/FHWA-NJ-2005-003.PDF UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920683 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01056132 AU - Hicks, Michael J AU - Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute AU - West Virginia Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Innovative Highway Finance Options PY - 2005/02//Final Report SP - 45p AB - Construction, operation and maintenance of West Virginia’s roads and highways is becoming increasingly challenging. A variety of factors currently complicate the planning process and slow construction, challenge operations and delay maintenance. These challenges are primarily driven by the economic and population changes that affect the State. This study reviews financing options for highway construction that present key challenges and opportunities to the West Virginia Division of Highways. In particular, the author reviews the current method of providing financing for public goods within the State. This analysis includes a description of the basic highway funding process and outlines the motivation for the State’s adoption of this financing mechanism. Extensive simulations of tax rate changes follows this on the maintenance and construction of highways under current federal law. This section provides key estimates of tax elasticity’s for the State’s major tax instruments as well as other results of importance for policymakers. Importantly, the author discusses the efficacy of adding direct tax increases or instruments in support of highway construction, operation and maintenance. The next section describes innovative financing as described by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s recent experiments in highway financing. This suite of innovative finance options primarily represent the relaxing or adjustment of administrative rules on matching funds. The limits to their application to West Virginia are discussed. The major innovation in financing that offers possibilities to West Virginia are Public Private Partnerships. To better understand the issues involved in Public Private Partnerships, this section describes the issue in some detail with a focus on highway construction and operations. Finally, the long run viability of the current financing system will require adjustment of taxation policy to better align highway demand with the changing technology that is available to motorists and government. This section describes issues involving gas taxes and road pricing and their impact on the financing of West Virginia’s highways. KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Financial sources KW - Financing KW - Highway maintenance KW - Highway operations KW - Innovation KW - Policy making KW - Road construction KW - Taxes KW - West Virginia UR - http://www.njrati.org/wp-content/plugins/research_projects/reports/TRP%2099-33.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/815223 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002341 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - Drug and Alcohol Testing Results 2002 Annual Report PY - 2005/02 SP - 84p AB - This the 7th annual report of the results of the FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The report summarizes the new reporting requirements introduced for calendar year 2001, the requirements of the overall drug and alcohol testing program, the results for the data reported for 2002, and the random drug and alcohol violation rates for calendar years 1996 through 2002. The results of drug tests - for marijuana, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), opiates, and amphetamines - are compared with the results of alcohol tests for the various types of required tests. Statistics are presented for random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, and pre-employment tests combined and for each individual test type. Those test results are further compared by employer type, employer size, employee category, FTA region, and the drug type. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Amphetamines KW - Annual reports KW - Cocaine KW - Drug tests KW - Employees KW - Employers KW - Marijuana UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/substance/damis02/pdf/2002_DAMIS_Annual_Report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/758151 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01000066 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Statistics 2004 SN - 0160724325 PY - 2005/02 SP - 535p AB - This documents presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The data cover multimodal, air, highway, transit, railroad, water, and pipeline transportation. The report has four chapters and three appendices. Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. Generally, data are presented in five-year increments through 1995 and annually thereafter. Appendix A contains metric conversions of select tables, Appendix B a glossary, and Appendix C a list of acronyms and initialisms. An index is provided. KW - Air transportation KW - Crashes KW - Employment KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Expenditures KW - Fatalities KW - Gross domestic product KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway transportation KW - Injuries KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistics KW - Transportation KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33700/33717/NTS2004.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750974 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00987766 AU - Smith, S B AU - Baron, W AU - Gay, K AU - Ritter, G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration TI - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND TRUCK PARKING PY - 2005/02 SP - 24 p. AB - The objective of this report is to provide background information and lay out the issues for prospective offerors responding to the solicitation in a Broad Agency Announcement seeking concept papers for a demonstration of a technology that conveys real-time information on parking availability for truckers on the road. The report addresses the following questions: (1) is there a shortage of parking? (2) is the truck parking shortage likely to worsen? (3) what are potential solutions? and (4) what can be done to better match supply and demand? KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Parking KW - Parking availability KW - Parking demand KW - Real time information KW - Shortages KW - Supply KW - Traveler information and communication systems KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucks UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/50000/50500/50595/intelligent-transportation-truckparking.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/753642 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01518981 AU - Futer, Aron AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Improving ETMS Default Route Assignment PY - 2005/01 SP - 27p AB - Twenty-four hours before a scheduled flight departs, data on this flight from the Official Airline Guide (OAG) is loaded into the Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS). This flight is then included in the Monitor/Alert demand predictions that ETMS makes and presents to traffic managers. Since the OAG does not provide the route of flight, ETMS’s trajectory model uses a default route, which currently it generates by using the route that this flight has recently flown most frequently. These ETMS historical, default routes, which are used until the flight plan has been received, have been criticized as inaccurate, especially for flights longer than two hours. Since this inaccuracy degrades the predictions of sector loading, this is seen as a serious problem. The objective of this study is to develop alternatives to the current method and to quantify the improvements that these alternatives could make in the accuracy of predicting routes. KW - Air routes KW - Air traffic control KW - Airlines KW - Flight paths KW - Flight plans UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49000/49011/Improving_20ETMS_20Default_20Routes_20Jan_202005.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290290 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01340976 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Air Passenger Opinions on Security Screening Procedures PY - 2005/01 SP - 12p AB - One in three adults in the United States took an airline flight departing from a domestic airport between December 2003 and November 2004 and 90 percent of these passengers expressed satisfaction with airport security screening procedures. These findings are from the December 2004 Omnibus Household Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The survey revealed a number of positive experiences for recent airline passengers: Ninety percent of travelers were satisfied or very satisfied with the time it took to screen passengers and carry-on items. Persons with disabilities reported spending less time waiting in line than persons without disabilities. There were no differences in satisfaction levels with screener courtesy based on passenger sex, education, disability status, income, age, or race. But, despite these positive outcomes, little more than one-third of the adult U.S. population had total or a great deal of confidence that screening efforts made air travel secure. Another 46 percent of adults felt moderately confident that these procedures made air travel safer. KW - Air transportation KW - Airport operations KW - Aviation safety KW - Baggage screening KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Passenger screening KW - Passenger security KW - Security UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/airline_passenger_opinions_on_security_screening_procedures/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/airline_passenger_opinions_on_security_screening_procedures/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1102886 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135179 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, January 2005 PY - 2005/01 SP - 20p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Air travel KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Ridership KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/january_2005/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/january_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894267 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01033066 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - GIS for Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining: An Overview of State DOT Practices PY - 2005/01 SP - 56p AB - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) supports the adoption and development of Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies to promote environmental streamlining and stewardship (referred to as GIS4EST). While several States have already applied or are in the process of adopting GIS4EST, other States are just beginning down this path. Building on information collected through interviews with State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials and GIS specialists, this report highlights the way eight State DOTs are using GIS to promote environmental stewardship and streamlining, revealing both the potential of GIS4EST and its varied applications. KW - Case studies KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Environmental streamlining KW - Geographic information systems KW - Interviewing KW - State departments of transportation UR - http://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/documents/GIS_ESS.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/790092 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01010716 AU - Knezek, Claudia AU - Orth, Joseph AU - Maher, Ali AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - New Jersey Congestion, Security, and Safety Initiative PY - 2005/01//Final Report SP - 126p AB - The purpose of this project was to examine the relationship between effective national transportation congestion, security, and safety technology transfer applications. Next, a comparison had been made between national trends and the conditions found in New Jersey, and then the most appropriate solution was implemented. When examining the national transportation congestion, security, and safety technology transfer trends, the findings showed that security and congestion were interrelated through safety. Specifically, reduction of roadway crashes, adjustment of driver behavior, and use of safety counter measure applications had impacted both domains. They were similarly reflected in New Jersey with safety being an integral component of security and congestion. As a result, the Safety Conscious Planning (SCP) Model, a comprehensive safety system, had been selected and implemented as the network because it promoted the reduction of crashes that affect the security and congestion of the entire transportation infrastructure in New Jersey. The intended benefit of this implementation effort was realized when funding opportunities, resources, and technical support had reached county and local municipalities, where over 60% of the roadway fatalities occur annually. Another gain had been the collective empowerment of a partnership being applied to resolving regional safety issues. Also, SCP facilitated the involvement of local elected officials working together with safety professionals to organize local safety networks in their own communities. KW - Behavior KW - Countermeasures KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Highway safety KW - New Jersey KW - Partnerships KW - Regional transportation KW - Safety conscious planning KW - Safety programs KW - Security KW - Technology transfer KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Trend (Statistics) UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2005-001.pdf UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2005-001.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/763691 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002022 AU - Lanzilotta, Edward J AU - Sheridan, Thomas B AU - Massachusetts Institute of Technology AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Human Factors Phase III: Effects of Train Control Technology on Operator Performance PY - 2005/01//Final Report SP - 84p AB - This report describes a study evaluating the effects of train control technology on locomotive engineer performance. Several types of train control systems were evaluated: partial automation (cruise control and programmed stop) and full automation were compared to manual train control. The study evaluated how these systems affected human performance related to position control, speed regulation and response to system failures, using a human-in-the-loop locomotive simulator. The study found a significant difference in the variance of response times to brake failures and traction motor failures for the partial automation condition compared to manual and full automation conditions. In this condition, participants biased toward monitoring events outside the locomotive instead of the instrument panel. KW - Automatic train control KW - Brake failure (Freight train) KW - Cruise control KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Manual control KW - Performance KW - Railroad simulators KW - Reaction time UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1266 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33660/33660.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33698/33698.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/757618 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01001005 AU - Lanzilotta, Edward J AU - Sheridan, Thomas B AU - Massachusetts Institute of Technology AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Human Factors Phase IV: Risk Analysis Tool for New Train Control Technology PY - 2005/01//Final Report SP - 90p AB - This report covers the theoretical development of the safety state model for railroad operations. Using data from a train control technology experiment, experimental application of the model is demonstrated. A stochastic model of system behavior is developed which is used to estimate the dynamic risk probability in a human-machine system. This model is based on a discrete Markov process model. Based on observer behavior of an existing system, the model is used to determine an instantaneous risk probability function, which is dependent on the system state. KW - Automatic train control KW - Estimating KW - Human factors KW - Markov processes KW - Operations KW - Probability KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Risk analysis KW - Safety state models KW - Stochastic processes KW - Technology UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1267 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33699/33699.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756736 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00986017 JO - Transportation Research E-Circular PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Transportation Research Board TI - DATA FOR UNDERSTANDING OUR NATION'S TRAVEL: NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 1-2, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. PY - 2005/01 IS - E-C071 SP - 78 p. AB - This National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) conference was designed as a forum for users of this national data set to discuss and learn about methodological issues; analysis and estimation applications; and findings related to transportation policy, planning, and modeling. Its purpose was to develop a community of users who would better understand the utility and analytic capability of the data and subsequently provide feedback to inform the design of future national travel behavior surveys. The conference offered a unique opportunity for transportation professionals at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as for academics and other transportation researchers to discuss results of NHTS-based investigations of critical areas for transportation policy; learn about innovative applications of the data to understand and estimate travel behavior; provide input on the design of future national household travel surveys; identify emerging trends and data needs that should be reflected in future survey efforts; and discover data sources that complement the NHTS data in providing a more complete picture of travel behavior in the United States. The program combined overviews of current and future survey plans; paper sessions that reported both uses of NHTS data and methodological issues; workshops, anchored by resource papers, at which key issues were explored; and key observations on the conference by Joseph Schofer of Northwestern University. This report is a collection of session summaries written by the session chairs and general speakers. U1 - Data for Understanding Our Nation's TravelTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and American Public Transportation Association.Washington, D.C. StartDate:20041101 EndDate:20041102 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and American Public Transportation Association. KW - Conferences KW - Data needs KW - Data sources KW - Households KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Transportation policy KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel surveys KW - Trend (Statistics) UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec071.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/748416 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00986360 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC STATISTICS BRIEFING ROOM: TRANSPORTATION PY - 2005/01 SP - 20 p. AB - This document presents transportation statistics from white house briefings. The statistics cover the following topics: Transportation Services Index; Air Travel Price Index; Domestic Flights - Air Passengers; Domestic Flights - Air Freight; Domestic Revenue Load Factors; Domestic Flight Availability and Distance; Major U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance; Domestic Airline Jet Fuel; U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight; and U.S. Surface Trade: U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico. Modes of transportation include highways (trucking), railroads, water transportation, air transportation and pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Air travel KW - Airlines KW - Canada KW - Distance KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic analysis KW - Foreign KW - Freight transportation KW - Highways KW - Jet engine fuels KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Passengers KW - Pipelines KW - Price index KW - Railroads KW - Revenues KW - Statistics KW - Trade KW - Transportation services index KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/january_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/748079 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00986347 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION PY - 2005/01 SP - 52 p. AB - This booklet discusses the state of transportation in this country. The table of contents lists the following headings: Transportation System Extent and Use; Transportation Safety; Transportation Security; Mobility; Transportation and the Economy; Transportation and the Environment; and Glossary. The transportation modes covered in the publication are highway travel, air travel, railroads, public transit, water transportation and pipelines. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Environmental impacts KW - Glossaries KW - Highways KW - Mobility KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Security KW - Transportation safety KW - Transportation system management KW - Utilization KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/748065 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596813 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2005 PY - 2005 AB - The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2005 (NTAD2005) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the International Organization of Standards, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. This product is distributed in shapefile format. KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation, hydraulic and utility facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56691/NTAD_2005.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400855 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01491394 AU - McGowen, Patrick AU - Kumar, Manjunathan AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Decreasing the Age of Vehicle Fleets: Is It Worth It from a Safety Perspective PY - 2005 SP - 10p AB - Approximately 40% of personal autos in the United States are over ten years of age. Older vehicles generally pollute more and are less fuel-efficient. In an effort to meet air quality standards, vehicle replacement programs, which purchase and scrap older vehicles, have shown benefits of reduced emissions and fuel use. This paper examines the feasibility of a similar program to improve traveler safety. Safety technology continues to improve including air bags, seat belts, child restraints, crumple zones, and vehicle handling. This along with wear and tear makes older vehicles relatively less safe. Many studies have identified vehicle age as a significant factor in crash probability. A cursory analysis of national data showed a significant increase in fatal crash involvement rates for vehicles of age 10 or older. On a national level, the research estimated a vehicle replacement program would yield a benefit of approximately $1100 per vehicle in reduced fatalities. Although not staggering the benefit-cost ratio is larger than existing vehicle replacement programs which can cost $700 per vehicle. The benefit may be higher in areas with higher proportion of older vehicles (e.g. rural and lower income areas). The number of fatalities per year has hovered around 40,000 for the past decade with traditional safety improvement strategies. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made safety its top most priority for the next 5 years adopting a zero fatality policy. As older vehicles show significantly higher fatal crash involvement rate, a replacement program option could be very beneficial. KW - Aging (Materials) KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Crash rates KW - Equipment replacement KW - Fatalities KW - Highway safety KW - United States KW - Vehicle age UR - http://www.coe.montana.edu/ce/patm/pubs/files/2005ited6.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1257429 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01388558 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Brady, J TI - Transportation services index PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 109-11 KW - Economic analysis KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight transport KW - Freight transportation KW - Management KW - Passenger transport KW - Passenger transportation KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transport management KW - Transport management and Security KW - Transport statistics KW - Usa UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1156324 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01388542 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chien, D TI - U.S. transportation models forecasting greenhouse gas emissions: an evaluation from a user’s perspective PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 43-58 KW - Air quality management KW - Emissions control KW - Energy consumption KW - Energy consumption KW - Environment KW - Environment KW - Evaluation KW - Evaluation KW - Exhaust gases KW - Forecast KW - Forecasting KW - Greenhouse effect KW - Greenhouse effect KW - Mathematical models KW - Modelling KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transport management and Security KW - Usa KW - Vehicle emissions UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1156308 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01388146 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chalasani, V S AU - Denstadli, J M AU - Engebretsen, O AU - Axhausen, K W TI - Precision of geocoded locations and network distance estimations PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 1-15 KW - Accuracy KW - Accuracy KW - Location KW - Location KW - Methodology KW - Methodology KW - Norway KW - Route choice KW - Route choice KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical analysis KW - Switzerland KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel behaviour KW - Vehicle kilometre KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1155912 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135203 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, July 2005 PY - 2005 SP - 26p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. For indicators that are highly seasonal, the current value of that indicator is compared to the same time period in the previous year (e.g., April 2001 compared to April 2000). Otherwise, the tables show a comparison of the current value to a comparable preceeding period of time (e.g., the data for the month of April 2001 compared to that of March 2001). KW - Air transportation KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/july_2005/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894436 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01111209 AU - Harrison, J AU - Cunnane, S AU - CASE, LLC AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis Annual Report, 2003 PY - 2005///Final Report SP - 153p AB - The Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis 2003 Annual Report (formerly SAMIS) is a compilation and analysis of mass transit accident, casualty, and crime statistics reported under the Federal Transit Administrations (FTAs) National Transit Database Reporting System by transit systems that were beneficiaries of FTA Urbanized Area Formula funds in the United States during 2003. KW - Casualties KW - Fatalities KW - Passenger security KW - Public transit KW - Safety and security KW - Security KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/870271 ER - TY - SER AN - 01105864 JO - Research report / Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Virginia ; AU - Kripalani, Avinash AU - Scherer, William T AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - National ITS Implementation Research Center (Va.) AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville TI - Incident analysis, information assurance, and data visualization for CapWIN: a real time terrorist vulnerability assessment PY - 2005 SP - 32 p. KW - Evaluation KW - Fairfax County (Virginia) KW - Information processing KW - Prevention KW - Risk assessment KW - Terrorism KW - Virginia KW - Wireless communication systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/865478 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022783 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Kokotos, Dimitris X AU - Smirlis, Yiannis G TI - A Classification Tree Application to Predict Total Ship Loss PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 31-42 AB - Ship accidents frequently result in total ship loss, an outcome with severe economic and human life consequences. Predicting the total loss of a ship when an accident occurs can provide vital information for ship owners, ship managers, classification societies, underwriters, brokers, and national authorities in terms of risk assessment. This paper investigates the use of classification trees to predict this type of loss. It uses a set of predictor variables that correspond to a number of factors identified as the most relevant to the total loss of a ship and sample data generated from a large database of recorded ship accidents worldwide. Through extensive tests of induction algorithms, Exhaustive CHAID was found to be more efficient in classifying the total loss accident cases. The predictive ability of the resulting classification tree structure can be utilized for risk assessment reporting. KW - Algorithms KW - Classification KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash data KW - Maritime safety KW - Mathematical prediction KW - Risk assessment KW - Ships KW - Total ship loss KW - Trees (Mathematics) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_03/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/778856 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022782 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Furth, Peter G TI - Sampling and Estimation Techniques for Estimating Bus System Passenger-Miles PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 87-100 AB - Most U.S. bus systems conduct on-off counts on a sample of vehicle-trips to estimate annual passenger-miles, which must be submitted to the National Transit Database. The required sample size depends on the techniques used. This paper reviews alternative methods, including simple random sampling, ratio estimation with a variety of possible auxiliary variables, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, and combinations of these approaches. Most of these alternatives take advantage of electronic registering fareboxes to obtain complete counts of boarding passengers. Seven alternative estimation techniques are compared in a case study of Santa Cruz Metro. The most efficient approach combined two techniques, stratified sampling and ratio estimation using the combined ratio technique. The latter technique used on-off data from a sample of trips to estimate the ratio of passenger-miles to potential passenger-miles, a newly proposed auxiliary variable. This approach reduced the sampling burden by over 80% compared with both simple random sampling and a sampling method published by the Federal Transit Administration. KW - Bus transit KW - Case studies KW - Estimating KW - National Transit Database KW - Passenger miles KW - Random sampling KW - Santa Cruz (California) KW - Statistical sampling UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_07/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/780503 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022781 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chalasani, V S AU - Denstadli, J M AU - Engebretsen, O AU - Axhausen, Kay W TI - Precision of Geocoded Locations and Network Distance Estimates PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 1-15 AB - This paper addresses the accuracy of the geocoding of travel diaries, the relationships between different network-based distance estimates, and how exact estimates are when distances are self-reported. Three large-scale surveys in Norway and Switzerland demonstrate that very high precision is possible when survey protocol emphasizes the capture of addresses. The study uses the relevant and available databases and networks. Crow-fly, shortest distance path, shortest time path, and mean user equilibrium path distances are systematically related to each other, the pattern of their relationships is matched to theoretical expectations, and the impact of network resolution is reported. In the examples studied, medians of self-reported distances by distance band provide reasonable estimates of crow-fly and shortest distance path distances. KW - Accuracy KW - Distance KW - Distance measuring equipment KW - Geographic information systems KW - Network models KW - Norwegian National Passenger Travel Survey KW - Swiss National Travel Survey KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel diaries KW - Travel surveys KW - Trip length KW - User equilibrium UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_01/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/778847 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022774 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chien, David TI - U.S. Transportation Models Forecasting Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Evaluation from a User's Perspective PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 43-58 AB - This paper briefly describes and evaluates some of the more important and frequently used models to estimate greenhouse gas emissions by a number of U.S. government agencies. Among the models covered are: National Energy Modeling System (NEMS); MARKAL-MACRO; MiniCAM; Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model; and Transitional Alternative Fuels and Vehicles (TAFV) Model. These models have been used by the U.S. Congress and federal agencies to assess U.S. strategies to meet the Kyoto Accord, which would require the United States to maintain U.S. carbon emissions at 7% below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. In this paper, each model is described and its capabilities and limitations highlighted. Model perspectives are provided from a user's viewpoint, so that potential users will have a full understanding of the capabilities of these models and the resources needed to build, update, and maintain them. KW - Air pollution KW - Air quality management KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Computer models KW - Environmental policy KW - Greenhouse gases KW - GREET (Computer model) KW - Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change KW - MARKAL-MACRO (Computer model) KW - MiniCam (Computer model) KW - NEMS (Computer model) KW - TAFV (Computer model) UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_04/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/778862 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022773 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Hensher, David A AU - Rose, John M TI - Respondent Behavior in Discrete Choice Modeling with a Focus on the Valuation of Travel Time Savings PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 17-30 AB - For models of discrete choice and their parameter estimates the authors examine the impact of assuming that all attributes are deemed relevant to some degree in stated choice experiments, compared with a situation where some attributes are excluded (i.e., not attended to) by some individuals. Using information collected exogenous of the choice experiment on whether respondents either ignored or considered each attribute of the choice task, the authors conditioned the estimation of each parameter associated with each attribute and compare, in the context of tolled vs. free routes for noncommuting car trips, the valuation of travel time savings under the assumption that all attributes are considered and the alternative assumption of relevancy. The authors show empirically that accounting for the relevance of attributes will have a notable influence on the valuation of travel time savings. KW - Attribute processing strategy KW - Choice models KW - Consumer preferences KW - Discrete choice models KW - Econometric models KW - Empirical methods KW - Route choice KW - Stated choice KW - Sydney (Australia) KW - Travel time KW - Valuation KW - Value of time KW - Willingness to pay UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_02/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/778849 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022771 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Sun, Dazhi AU - Benekohal, Rahim F TI - Analysis of Work Zone Gaps and Rear-End Collision Probability PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 71-86 AB - This paper studies platooning and headway/gap characteristics of traffic flow in highway short-term and long-term work zones under various car-following patterns. The relationship between traffic volume and the percentage of vehicles in platoons is developed, along with some statistical models for platoon size and headway/gap size distribution. An in-depth analysis of data reveals that vehicles in work zones with higher speed limits maintain shorter car-following time gaps than those in work zones with lower speed limits, even though more time is needed to stop a faster vehicle. This unusual combination of higher speeds and shorter car-following time gaps in work zones may contribute to the high proportion of rear-end collisions among all work zone-related accidents. This paper also presents a new method for evaluating rear-end collision potential, including the probability and the number of vehicles involved in rear-end collisions, by analyzing platoon and gap characteristics for locations without crash records during a construction period. KW - Car following KW - Crash data KW - Following distance KW - Gap distance (Traffic) KW - Gap spacing KW - Headways KW - Highway safety KW - Mathematical models KW - Probability theory KW - Rear end crashes KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic platooning KW - Traffic speed KW - Traffic volume KW - Work zone traffic control KW - Work zones UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_06/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/780501 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01022770 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Clark, Stephen D AU - Mckimm, John TI - Estimating Confidence Intervals for Transport Mode Share PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - pp 59-70 AB - One of the common statistics used to monitor transport activity is the total travel by a particular method or mode and, for each mode, this share is routinely expressed as a percentage of total personal travel. This article describes a simple model to estimate a confidence interval around this percentage using Monte Carlo simulation. The model takes into account the impact of both measurement errors in counting traffic and daily variations in traffic levels. These confidence intervals can then be used to test reliably for significant changes in mode share. The model can also be used in sensitivity analysis to investigate how sensitive the width of this interval is to changes in the size of the measurement errors and daily fluctuations. A bootstrap technique is then used to validate the Monte Carlo estimated confidence interval. KW - Bootstrap technique KW - Confidence intervals KW - Estimating KW - Modal split KW - Monte Carlo method KW - Sensitivity analysis UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_02/html/paper_05/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/778864 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01006525 AU - National Research Council TI - Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways SN - 0309095190 PY - 2005 SP - 59p AB - In 2003 Congress directed the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to carry out a study: "(1) to measure the ton-miles and value-miles of international trade traffic carried by highway for each state; (2) to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of such measures for use in the formula for highway apportionments...; (3) to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the use of diesel fuel data as a measure of international trade traffic by state; and (4) to identify needed improvements in long-term data collection programs...." The legislation also directed BTS to request that the Committee on National Statistics convene a panel to study and to explore additional data sources and methods for providing improved estimates for use in apportionment formulas. A key purpose of this work is to find appropriate formulas for allocating highway funds to states on the basis of international trade traffic. The specific goals of the study were to review the findings and recommendations of a BTS staff report prepared in response to Section 5115 of P.L. 105-178, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century (TEA-21), and to explore additional data sources and methods for providing improved estimates for use in apportionment formulas. This is the final report of the panel. KW - Accuracy KW - Allocation KW - Apportionment KW - Data collection KW - Diesel fuels KW - Estimates KW - Financing KW - Formulas KW - Freight transportation KW - Highways KW - International trade KW - Measuring methods KW - Needs assessment KW - Reliability (Statistics) KW - States KW - Ton miles KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century KW - Trucking KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - United States KW - Value miles UR - http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11167 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/762887 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01006425 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Murray, Lynn C TI - Transportation and safety : the Volpe Journal 2005 PY - 2005 SP - p. 2-35. KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Transportation accidents KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/762872 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004227 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - MacLean, Leonard AU - Richman, Alex AU - Larsson, Stig AU - Richman, Vincent TI - The Dynamics of Aircraft Degradation and Mechanical Failure PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 1-11 AB - This paper looks at the predictability of system failures of aging aircraft. It presents a stochastic, dynamic model for the trajectory of the operating condition with use. With failure defined as the operating condition below a critical level, the dynamics of the number of failures with accumulated use is developed. The important factors in the prediction of mechanical failures are the number of previous repairs and the time since last repair. Those factors are related to repair procedures, with the time of repair and the extent of repair (fraction of good-as-new) being variables under the control of the operator. The methodology is then applied to data on non-accident mechanical failures affecting safety that result in unscheduled landings. , KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft maintenance KW - Airlines KW - Degradation KW - Failure KW - Mechanical failure KW - Reliability KW - Repairing KW - Schedule maintenance UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_01/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760222 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004191 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Mitra, Sudeshna AU - Washington, Simon P AU - Dumbaugh, Eric AU - Meyer, Michael D TI - Governors Highway Safety Associations and Transportation Planning: Exploratory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 57-74 AB - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 mandated the consideration of safety in the regional transportation planning process. As part of National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 8-44, "Incorporating Safety into the Transportation Planning Process", a telephone survey was conducted to assess safety related activities and expertise at Governors Highway Safety Associations (GHSAs), and GHSA relationships with metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and state departments of transportations (DOTs). The survey results were combined with statewide crash data to enable exploratory modeling of the relationship between GHSA policies and programs and statewide safety. The modeling objective was to illuminate current hurdles to ISTEA implementation, so that appropriate institutional, analytical, and personnel improvements can be made. The study revealed that coordination of transportation safety across DOTs, MPOs, GHSAs, and departments of public safety is generally beneficial to the implementation of safety. In addition, better coordination is characterized by more positive and constructive attitudes toward incorporating safety into planning. KW - Factor analysis KW - Governors Highway Safety Association KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 KW - Metropolitan planning organizations KW - Structural equation modeling KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation safety UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_05/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760239 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004180 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Wang, Wenqun AU - Chen, Haibo AU - Bell, Margaret C TI - Vehicle Breakdown Duration Modeling PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 75-84 AB - This paper analyzes the characteristics of vehicle breakdown duration and the relationship between the duration and vehicle type, time, location, and reporting mechanisms. Two models, one based on fuzzy logic (FL) and the other on artificial neural networks (ANN), were developed to predict the vehicle breakdown duration. One advantage of these methods is that few inputs are needed in the modeling. Moreover, the distribution of the duration does not affect the results of the prediction. Predictions were compared with the actual breakdown durations demonstrating that the ANN model performs better than the FL model. In addition, the paper advocates for a standard way to collect data to improve the accuracy of duration prediction. KW - Duration modeling KW - Fuzzy logic KW - Incident management KW - Neural networks KW - Traffic incidents KW - Vehicle breakdowns UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_06/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760254 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004178 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Scaglione, Miriam AU - Mungall, Andrew TI - Air Traffic at Three Swiss Airports: Application of Stamp in Forecasting Future Trends PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 13-22 AB - This paper presents forecasting trends for numbers of air passengers and aircraft movements at the three main airports in Switzerland: Zurich, Geneva, and Basel. The case of Swiss airports was affected in the recent past not only by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks but also by the bankruptcy of the national carrier, Swissair, that same year. A structural time series model (STS) is created using Stamp software to facilitate forecasting. Results, based on readily available data (i.e., passengers and movements), show that STS models yield good forecasts even in a relatively long run of four years. KW - Air traffic KW - Airports KW - Basel (Switzerland) KW - Forecasting KW - Geneva (Switzerland) KW - Passenger traffic KW - Structural time series KW - Swissair KW - Switzerland KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Time series KW - Zurich (Switzerland) UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_02/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760223 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004166 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Abdel-Aty, Mohamed TI - Using Generalized Estimating Equations to Account for Correlation in Route Choice Models PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 85-101 AB - This paper presents the use of binary and multinomial generalized estimating equation techniques (BGEE and MGEE) for modeling route choice. The modeling results showed significant effects on route choice for travel time, traffic information, weather, number of roadway links, and driver age and education level, among other factors. Each model was developed with and without a covariance structure of the correlated choices. The effect of correlation was found to be statistically significant in both models, which highlights the importance of accounting for correlation in route choice models that may lead to vastly different travel forecasts and policy decisions. KW - Driver education KW - Driver experience KW - Generalized estimating equations KW - Overlapping KW - Route choice KW - Traffic information KW - Travel time KW - Weather UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_07/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760255 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004136 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Cotrus, Adrian V AU - Prashker, Joseph N AU - Shiftan, Yoram TI - Spatial and Temporal Transferability of Trip Generation Demand Models in Israel PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 37-56 AB - This research investigates the transferability of person-level disaggregate trip generation models (TGMs) in time and space using two model specifications: multinomial linear regression and Tobit. The models are estimated for the Tel Aviv and Haifa metropolitan areas based on data from the 1984 and 1996/97 Israeli National Travel Habits Surveys. The paper emphasizes that Tobit models perform better than regression or discrete choice models in estimating nontravelers. Furthermore, the paper notes that variables and file structures in household surveys need to be consistent. Results of the study show that the estimated regression and Tobit disaggregate person-level TGMs are statistically different in space and in time. In spite of the transferred forecasts, the aggregate forecasts were also similar. KW - Forecasting KW - Haifa (Israel) KW - Household surveys KW - Households KW - Israel KW - Linear regression analysis KW - Multinomials KW - Spatial transferability KW - Tel Aviv (Israel) KW - Tobit models KW - Transferability of models KW - Trip generation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_04/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760231 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01004135 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Dennis, Scott M TI - Improved Estimates of Ton-Miles PY - 2005 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - pp 23-36 AB - This paper describes recent improvements in measuring ton-miles for the air, truck, rail, water, and pipeline modes. Each modal estimate contains a discussion of the data sources used and methodology employed, presents a comparison with well known existing estimated for reference purposes, and discusses the limitations of the data. The resulting estimates provide more comprehensive coverage of transportation activity than do existing estimates, especially with respect to trucking and natural gas pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Air freight forwarders KW - Estimates KW - Freight service KW - Freight transportation KW - Improvements KW - Pipelines KW - Pipelines by product carried KW - Railroad transportation KW - Ton miles KW - Truck traffic KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_08_number_01/html/paper_03/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760224 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01029064 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - ORANGES Evaluation Final Report for the US DOT Sponsored Evaluation of the ORANGES Electronic Payment Systems Field Operational Test PY - 2004/12/06 SP - 248p AB - In 2000, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a grant to a multimodal consortium of transportation agencies in the Orlando region for an operational test of an electronic payment system for transit fare collection, parking payment, electronic toll collection and other applications. The ORANGES field operational test (FOT) was conducted from August 2003 through July 2004. This report describes the findings of the FOT. The report includes: a background description of the ORANGES FOT; the Evaluation Strategy and Plan, which established the evaluation goals, measures and test hypotheses; the detailed before and after Test Plans, which developed the specific data collection and analysis procedures for each measure and test hypothesis; the process used for conducting the before and after discussion group components of the Test Plans; the findings from the before and after discussion groups; the statistical analysis of the results from the quantitative data collection; and a discussion of lessons learned from the ORANGES FOT evaluation. KW - Automated toll collection KW - Automatic fare collection KW - Before and after studies KW - Data collection KW - Electronic payment (Parking) KW - Evaluation KW - Field tests KW - Lessons learned KW - Orlando (Florida) KW - Smart cards KW - Statistical analysis UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14269.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/784475 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01516272 AU - Daskalakis, Anastasios AU - Martone, Patrick AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TI - Deployment and Evaluation of the Helicopter In-Flight Tracking System (HITS) PY - 2004/12//Final Report SP - 162p AB - The Gulf of Mexico airspace has two major operating regions: low altitude offshore (below 7,000 ft) and high altitude oceanic (above 18,000 ft). Both regions suffer significant inefficiencies due to the lack of continuous surveillance during Instrument Flight Rules operations. Provision of surveillance in the offshore region is hindered by its low-altitude nature, which makes coverage by conventional radars economically infeasible. Significant portions of the oceanic sectors are inaccessible to shore-based sensors, as they are beyond line-of-sight. Two emerging surveillance technologies were assessed that are relatively low cost and can be deployed on offshore platforms—Wide Area Multilateration and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast. Performance criteria were formulated using existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specifications. Three configurations were developed and deployed—representative of systems serving full-size and reduced-sized domestic terminal areas and an en-route/oceanic region. These configurations were evaluated during nine flight test periods using fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. KW - Air traffic control KW - Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast KW - Evaluation KW - Flight tests KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Helicopters KW - Surveillance KW - Tracking systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49700/49783/20050110118_2005093601.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290273 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01127084 AU - Peirce, Sean AU - Lappin, Jane E AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - The Seattle-area Market for ATIS: Changes in Awareness and Use of Traveler Information, 1997-2003 PY - 2004/12 SP - 18p AB - This report provides an overview of the market for traveler information in the Seattle metropolitan area, focusing on three areas: population-wide awareness and use levels, profiles of frequent information users, and enhancement priorities. It is based on the most recent wave of the Puget Sound Transportation Panel survey and is designed to complement earlier work with this data source. Among the principal findings is the fact that about 50 percent of the region’s population was familiar with the major traffic and transit websites in 2003, an increase from 2000 levels. However, other ATIS services continue to have very low awareness levels, even among the population subgroups that comprise their target audiences. They survey also finds evidence of a rise in ATIS usage levels since 2000, with, for example, about 2 percent of the population reporting that they use the Puget Sound Traffic website at least three times in a typical week. However, use of all ATIS services continues to be dwarfed by that of broadcast traffic reports on television and radio. The profiles of regular traveler information users generated here are quite consistent with earlier findings. Namely, these frequent information users are largely employed commuters with above-average levels of income and advanced technology use, with a greater inclination to plan ahead and express dissatisfaction with their commute. Users of ATIS services that are internet-based are even more distinct along these dimensions. Enhancement priorities for traffic ATIS have changed little since 1997; large pluralities continue to state that improvements to the timeliness and geographic scope of the information are their top priorities. This sentiment is strongest among frequent users, while less frequent users express relatively more interest in additional content options and formats. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Awareness KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Markets KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Utilization KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14159.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14159_files/14159.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/887666 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113484 AU - Laube, Melissa M AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHS Alternative Transportation System Implementation Plan, Phase II PY - 2004/12 SP - 53p AB - This is the second phase of a plan to identify components of a sustainable and effective alternative transportation system that will provide improved access to, and connections among, the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site units. The goal is to reduce the congestion and pollution resulting from the mass-usage of private vehicles, by replacing them with transit alternatives. In particular, routes are proposed that connect the Vanderbilt Mansion to the Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site. A number of design options are presented and recommendations for action are made. KW - Access KW - Hyde Park (New York) KW - Implementation KW - Public transit KW - Recommendations KW - Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site KW - Routes and routing KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/roosevelt-vanderbilt-national-historic-site-alternative UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30349/rovats_phaseII.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873120 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01032962 AU - Maher, Ali AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Development of a Dredge Planning and Decision Support Tool PY - 2004/12//Final Report SP - 35p AB - The report presented herein is a comprehensive overview of the practice of harbor dredging at the Port of New York and New Jersey, USA. The study was commissioned by the Port Authority of Piraeus, Greece with the objective of creating a database for the state-of-practice in harbor dredging in complex and large scale port operations. An important objective of the study was to present a dynamic decision support tool to dredging managers in Greece based on the extensive experience of their counterparts in the U.S. KW - Contaminants KW - Databases KW - Decision support systems KW - Dredged materials KW - Dredging KW - Environment KW - Harbors KW - Piraeus (Greece) KW - Planning KW - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey KW - Port of Piraeus KW - Sediments KW - State of the practice UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/Dredge-RU4474.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35057/Dredge-RU4474.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788457 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01003166 AU - Zabelsky, Thomas E AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - U.S. Census Bureau TI - United States 2002 Economic Census. Transportation: 2002 Commodity Flow Survey PY - 2004/12 SP - 157p AB - The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy. This commodity flow survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and select retail establishments. This report contains background information on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey and then presents detailed tabular results on shipment characteristics by mode of transportation, commodity, distance shipped, and shipment weight. Modes of transportation covered include air, water, highways (trucking), railroads, and pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Census KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Distance KW - Economic conditions KW - Freight transportation KW - Highways KW - Manufacturing KW - Mining KW - Origin and destination KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Retail trade KW - Shipments KW - Surveys KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Value KW - Water transportation KW - Weight KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/759169 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01003132 AU - Zabelsky, Thomas E AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - U.S. Census Bureau TI - Hazardous Materials - United States 2002 Economic Census. Transportation: 2002 Commodity Flow Survey PY - 2004/12 SP - 104p AB - The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy. This commodity flow survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and select retail establishments. This report contains background information on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey and then presents detailed tabular results on shipment characteristics by mode of transportation, commodity, distance shipped, and shipment weight. The report presents data on hazardous material shipment characteristics. Modes of transportation covered include air, water, highways (trucking), railroads, and pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Census KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Distance KW - Economic conditions KW - Freight transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highways KW - Manufacturing KW - Mining KW - Origin and destination KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Retail trade KW - Shipments KW - Surveys KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Trucking KW - United States KW - Value KW - Water transportation KW - Weight KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/759165 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00986359 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - STATE TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 2004 PY - 2004/12 SP - 139 p. AB - This document is a statistical profile of transportation in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It presents transportation information from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, other federal government agencies, and other national sources. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information on data sources, and appendices and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. Data are for the year 2003 unless otherwise noted. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - States KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_profiles/state_transportation_statistics_2004/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/748078 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986358 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SIDEWALKS PROMOTE WALKING PY - 2004/12 SP - 2 p. AB - This issue brief investigates the significance of sidewalks for pedestrians. Some findings are as follows: (1) Of America's 205 million adults, 86% took walks during the summer months of 2002, and 40% of those walkers walked more than 15 days per month. 14% of adult Americans state they never take walks. (2) The presence of sidewalks has a slight positive effect on the tendency for adults to take walks, but has no effect on the frequency of those walks. If people in communities without sidewalks (about 1/3 of the population) were to walk at the same rate as they do in communities with sidewalks, an additional 2.8 million adults would be walking. (3) Nonwalkers are more likely than walkers to assert that their communities need more sidewalks and to express dissatisfaction with their community designs in making walking safe (overall 17%). In communities without sidewalks, adults are 3 times as likely as other adults to state their dissatisfaction. KW - Adults KW - Attitudes KW - Communities KW - Design KW - Pedestrian safety KW - Sidewalks KW - United States KW - Walking UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_12/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35423/sidewalks.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/749987 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00984971 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FEDERAL SUBSIDIES TO PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION PY - 2004/12 SP - 27 p. AB - Recent work in the private sector and current policy debates have refocused attention on Federal subsidies to passenger transportation modes. To provide the Department of Transportation with an independent analysis of this issue, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) developed data on federal transportation revenues, expenditures, and net subsidies, by mode. Subsidy, for the purpose of this analysis, represents a simple accounting calculation of the net flow of funds to or from the federal government for individual transportation modes. The excess of expenditures over revenues is the net subsidy. To show the amount of subsidy relative to the level of use of transportation infrastructure, BTS normalized the data by dividing the absolute net subsidy values by passenger-miles. KW - Air travel KW - Expenditures KW - Federal government KW - Highways KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Revenues KW - Subsidies KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/federal_subsidies_to_passenger_transportation/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://2bts.rita.dot.gov/publications/federal_subsidies_to_passenger_transportation/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35464/Federal_subsidies.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/747784 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002370 AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Transit Security Design Guidelines PY - 2004/11 SP - v.p. AB - This document considerationsare the latest in a series of technical assistance aids to make transit systems safer. Guidelines are intended to provide design strategies that reduce the vulnerability of transit systems to acts of terrorism. The study addresses the challenge - how to safely move more than 14 million passenger in an open travel environment - an environment that is high-risk, high-consequence target for terrorists. This document provides security design guidelines for the major assets of transit systems - bus vehicles, rail vehicles, transit infrastructure and communications - as well as a preliminary assessment of the vulnerabilities to various methods of attack inherent in each assessment. The strategy aims to move a transit agency closer to achieving an integrated security system by combining design, access management, communications, technology, and system integration practices. Guidelines is a resource for transit agency decision makers, members of design, construction and operations departments, security and law enforcement personnel, and consultants and contractors, in developing and effective and affordable security stratrgy following the completion of a threat and vulnerabilityassessment and development of a comprehensive plan. KW - Guidelines KW - Integrated systems KW - Public transit KW - Security KW - Technical assistance KW - Terrorism KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/758165 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00987782 AU - Lewis, B A AU - APTEK, Incorporated AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - MANUAL FOR LS-DYNA SOIL MATERIAL MODEL 147 PY - 2004/11 SP - 68 p. AB - This is the final report for the development of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) soil model implemented into LS-DYNA. This report is in three sections: (1) the research plan, which describes the justification and the detailed theory of the model; (2) the user's manual that was submitted to Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) for inclusion in the LS-DYNA user's manual; and (3) examples that show the expected results of the model. KW - Computer program documentation KW - Finite element method KW - LS-DYNA (Computer program) KW - Mathematical models KW - Roadside KW - Safety KW - Simulation KW - Soils KW - Theory UR - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/04095/index.cfm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/753654 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00984970 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL STATISTICS 2003 PY - 2004/11 SP - 133 p. AB - This edition of the Government Transportation Financial Statistics report is the latest in a series that provides statistics on transportation-related revenues and expenditures of the federal, state and local governments for all modes of transportation. The report also contains federal budget authority and obligations, and grants to state and local governments. Statistics on federal expenditures, budget authority and obligations are provided at the agency and program level. All data are reported in current and chained 2000 dollars except for federal budget authority and obligations, which are provided in current dollars only. The data contained in this report are useful in addressing various questions pertaining to government transportation finance. How much revenue do federal, state and local governments generate from transportation? How much do federal, state and local governments spend on transportation? What are the trends in federal, state and local transportation revenues and expenditures? What are the changes in the distribution of government transportation revenues and expenditures by level of government? What are the changes in the distribution of government revenues and expenditures among the different modes of transportation? What are the trends in federal grants to state and local governments by mode? What are the sources and trends of transportation revenues? KW - Air transportation KW - Expenditures KW - Federal aid KW - Federal government KW - Financing KW - Grant aid KW - Highways KW - Local government KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Revenues KW - State government KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/government_transportation_financial_statistics/2003/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35471/GTFS2003.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/747783 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00984506 AU - Azonobi, L M AU - Sen, S AU - National Transportation Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND POLICY: SOME EVIDENCE FROM PRACTICE IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN REGION PY - 2004/11 SP - 51 p. AB - The purpose of this report is to answer two broad research questions: (1) How is environmental justice in transportation addressed and implemented to take into account low-income populations and minority communities and their needs, problems, and aspirations? and (2) How are environmental justice data and concerns incorporated into the transportation decision-making process? The research employed multiple methods. These included a literature review; qualitative interviews with transportation planners, practitioners and policy makers, and other stakeholders in transportation planning and policy in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area; and a focus group in Baltimore. The primary analytical framework was drawn from critical ethnography and studies of practice and discourse in public policy. Three different views of environmental justice emerged from this study of the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Most private consulting firms in the area are engaged in environmental justice because it is a source of job and contracts. Most public officials in the region are engaged in environmental justice and public participation because it is a federal regulation and requirement. However, most citizen and advocacy groups in the region consider environmental justice and its implementation as part of the agency's mission. The lack of uniform standards regarding environmental justice issues, coupled with scarcity of information, as well as the complexity of the issues, are all obstacles to implementing and enforcing environmental justice principles. Access to information is an important issue for community organizations, advocacy groups, low income and minority groups. Public agencies often hold meetings at places that are not easily accessible, or at times difficult for transit dependent, low-income, and minority populations to attend. It is recommended that transportation agencies in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area take a proactive stance in involving low-income and minority communities in the transportation policy and planning process. This should involve establishing outreach programs through nonprofit organizations, minority institutions, and advocacy groups that already play significant roles in these communities. The transportation agencies should work with these organizations to set up public meetings and hearings that are accessible. They should consider holding meetings in the communities themselves, and at times and on days which will allow the maximum possible participation. One idea that may be effective is holding informal, small-group meetings in neighborhoods, initiated by community leaders. Another way to boost participation would be to provide child-care during the meeting. Utilizing people who understand the culture of the targeted communities to initiate contact is also crucial to ensure greater participation among minority groups. In addition to the process of soliciting community involvement, making information on transportation issues readily available is critical. KW - Accessibility KW - Advocacy groups KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Consultants KW - Decision making KW - Environmental justice KW - Focus groups KW - Government agencies KW - Information dissemination KW - Interviewing KW - Literature reviews KW - Low income groups KW - Meetings KW - Minorities KW - Public participation KW - Recommendations KW - Stakeholders KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation policy KW - Washington Metropolitan Area UR - http://www.morgan.edu//Documents/ACADEMICS/CENTERS/NTC/Environmental_Sen_0405.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/745698 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01030774 AU - Boyd, Annabelle AU - Caton, James E AU - Lofton, Andrew A AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - State Safety Oversight Program Annual Report for 2003 PY - 2004/10//Final Report SP - 67p AB - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight of all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Safety Oversight Program during Calendar Year 2003, analyzes rail fixed guideway system accident statistics using information provided by state oversight agencies, and documents the safety and security performance of the rail transit industry in 2003, including a discussion of the probable causes of accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions. KW - Annual reports KW - Crash causes KW - Fixed guideway systems KW - Hazard analysis KW - Oversight KW - Policy KW - Procedures KW - Rail transit KW - Safety KW - Security KW - Transit crashes UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/sso2003/pdf/sso2003.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/787696 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01006529 AU - Masquelier, Timothee AU - Sheridan, Thomas AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Supporting Railroad Roadway Worker Communications with a Wireless Handheld Computer: Volume 2: Impact on Dispatcher Performance PY - 2004/10//Final Report SP - 88p AB - This report is the second in a series documenting the development and evaluation of a software application to facilitate communications for railroad roadway workers. The roadway worker can perform two types of communication related tasks with the application: request information about train status and territory without assistance from the dispatcher and request track authority. Using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, the application can also show the location of the device. The study’s goal was to understand the safety implications of digital wireless communications and positioning technologies on roadway worker safety and performance. The current prototype operated on a cell phone integrated with a personal digital assistant (PDA). It was connected to a GPS receiver and exchanged messages with the dispatcher using wireless Internet access. Roadway workers and dispatchers participated in focus groups to acquire information about the tasks they perform and to identify usability concerns. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the current prototype’s impact on the dispatcher. Overall, interactions between dispatchers and roadway workers using digital communications were slower but more accurate than the same interactions over the radio. Dispatcher valued the tracking display based on GPS information, although it increased workload. KW - Accuracy KW - Cellular telephones KW - Communications KW - Digital communication systems KW - Dispatchers KW - Focus groups KW - Global Positioning System KW - Handheld computers KW - Internet KW - Location KW - Performance KW - Personal digital assistants KW - Railroad construction workers KW - Safety KW - Software KW - Tracking display KW - Usability KW - Wireless communication systems KW - Workload UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33692/33692.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/762617 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01006535 AU - Oriol, Nicolas AU - Sheridan, Thomas AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Supporting Railroad Roadway Worker Communications with a Wireless Handheld Computer: Volume 1: Usability for the Roadway Worker PY - 2004/10//Final Report SP - 76p AB - Communications in current railroad operations rely heavily on voice communications. Radio congestion impairs roadway workers’ ability to communicate effectively with dispatchers at the Central Traffic Control Center and has adverse consequences for the safety and efficiency of railroad operations. A prototype communications device was developed for roadway workers to request train and territory information and to request track protection from the dispatcher. The device uses a wireless data link to send and receive information in digital form. The data link device was designed to obtain real-time information about train location without assistance from the dispatcher. The report describes the development of this device and a usability evaluation to identify safety and productivity issues that must be addressed for successful implementation. KW - Communications KW - Data link KW - Development KW - Dispatchers KW - Handheld computers KW - Location KW - Operations KW - Personnel KW - Productivity KW - Railroad construction workers KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Real time information KW - Safety KW - Usability KW - Wireless communication systems UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1290 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33690/33690.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/762615 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002012 AU - Malsch, Nicolas AU - Sheridan, Thomas AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Impact of Data Link Technology on Railroad Dispatching Operations PY - 2004/10//Final Report SP - 76p AB - This study examined data link communication as an alternative channel to voice radio for railroad dispatchers. The goal was to compare how data link affected performance compared to voice radio only communications on measures related to safety, productivity, communication efficiency, and situation awareness. A data link system with two addressing options was compared to radio. The discrete message capability enabled the dispatcher to send a message to one individual at a time. The broadcast message capability enabled the dispatcher to send a single message to multiple recipients. The experiment was run on a human-in-the-loop railroad dispatcher simulator. Overall, data link proved superior to the voice radio environment, in terms of safety. Safety of maintenance workers was improved by both data link systems while train safety was improved only for broadcast messages. No increase in dispatching productivity (train and track maintenance) was observed with data link. For communication efficiency, the results depended upon message complexity. Dispatchers spent less time exchanging simple messages with voice radio. Conversely, dispatchers exchanged complex messages more quickly in the data link environment. The differences in communication efficiency as a function of message complexity can be attributed to the type of interface: visual or auditory. KW - Data communications KW - Data link KW - Human factors KW - Performance KW - Productivity KW - Radio KW - Railroad dispatchers KW - Railroad simulators KW - Safety KW - Task analysis KW - Track allocation KW - Train routing UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1304 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33688/33688.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/757629 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01001471 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Maine Department of Transportation TI - Transit AVL/CAD Mobile Data Communications Feasibility Study PY - 2004/10//Technical Report SP - 59p AB - This study is the second phase of a three-phase project that may result in the deployment of a statewide, multi-modal electronic payment system. Phase I of the project was completed in March, 2002, and focused on conducting a feasibility study in assessing the opportunities to develop and deploy a statewide, multi-modal electronic payment system. At the conclusion of Phase I, two recommendations were proposed for pilot programs. The purpose of the Phase II effort was to identify general requirements for a radio voice/data communications subsystem to support deploying a regional Global Positioning System (GPS)-based Automatic Vehicle Location/ Computer Aided Dispatch (AVL/CAD) system. This system could integrate onboard Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) and central AVL/CAD software with the radio data communications infrastructure. The MDTs would allow frequent updates for dispatch on location, schedule and route adherence, driver-dispatch text messaging and driver schedule and route adherence feedback. This report examines existing communications systems available to the transit agencies in the three regions: Bangor, Lewiston-Auburn and greater Portland. These systems are evaluated in terms of area coverage, initial and recurring operating costs, feasibility, and AVL/CAD suitability. Alternative public and private networks for use in addressing communications needs are also reviewed. KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Bangor (Maine) KW - Computer aided dispatch (CAD) KW - Data communications KW - Electronic payment KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Global Positioning System KW - Lewiston-Auburn (Maine) KW - Mobile data terminals KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Operating costs KW - Portland (Maine) KW - Public transit UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/757193 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00987715 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN, 6TH EDITION, FY 2005 PY - 2004/10 SP - 152 p. AB - The FY 2005 Research, Development, and Technology Plan establishes priorities for the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) RD&T activities and links them to specific objectives and outcomes. It presents the DOT's RD&T planning process, identifies the RD&T programs necessary to achieve Departmental objectives, and discusses the DOT's overall strategy in carrying out the needed RD&T activities. The RD&T Plan is presented in six sections and three appendices. Section 1 provides an introduction. Section 2 outlines how the DOT plans and coordinates RD&T internally, across the government, and with other transportation stakeholders, and the processes for evaluating RD&T programs. Section 3 discusses the DOT's strategic objectives and identifies the key RD&T strategies for meeting them. Section 4 is a summary of the entire RD&T program, organized by operating administration, as proposed in the DOT's FY 2005 budget request. Section 5 discusses state and local research and technology development activities. Section 6 addresses RD&T performance assessment. Appendix A presents the RD&T-related efforts of Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), agencies which conduct research activities but do not have explicit research funding. Appendix B is Section 5108 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which calls for a DOT RD&T Plan. Appendix C shows the FY 2005 RD&T budget authority for each DOT operating administration. KW - Budgeting KW - Development KW - Research KW - Strategic planning KW - Technology KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - U.S. Department of Transportation KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration KW - U.S. Federal Highway Administration KW - U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration KW - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration KW - U.S. Federal Transit Administration KW - U.S. Maritime Administration KW - U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration KW - U.S. Office of the Secretary of Transportation KW - U.S. Research and Special Programs Administration UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/strtplns/dot/rdtpln6/rdtplan6.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/753620 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00979976 AU - Mehlinger, K AU - National Transportation Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSIT DIARIES PY - 2004/09/15 SP - 44 p. AB - Transportation has the power to transform lives through "accessibility." People depend on transportation to come and go to work, for entertainment, for education, and to reach services fundamental to living, such as medical care. Concealed in rush hour, and hidden in the crush of the commute or the trip down the road to school and the doctor, are stories that connect people and quality of life issues to transit systems. This report turns cameras to buses, trains, vans, and other forms of mass transit to document stories of users in documentary style vignettes. The stories evoke diary entries through interviews and voice-over. They focus on riders representative of diverse census segments within the Baltimore Metropolitan Transit District. The stories provide snapshots of riders' lives formed by aspirations, necessity, responsibilities and professions, against the backdrop of the Baltimore Metropolitan Transit District and its web of communities. The stories illuminate human impacts and interactions with transportation systems and consider the technological, social, environmental and safety aspects from a user's point of view. Transit routes are examined as economic corridors and users describe how their lives would be different without mass transit "accessibility." In addition to professional documentation, each user uses a small handheld camcorder to capture personalized views of a day in the life of the transit journey. "Kodak" moments from these video transit diaries are integrated into the narrative of the documentary to further resonate the authenticity of user experiences. KW - Accessibility KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Baltimore Metropolitan Transit District KW - Metropolitan areas KW - Quality of life KW - Transit riders KW - Travel diaries UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/740754 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01522207 AU - Barr, Lawrence C AU - Boyle, Linda AU - Maislin, Greg AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration TI - Sleep Apnea Crash Risk Study PY - 2004/09//Final Report SP - 105p AB - Sleep apnea is a condition in which a narrowing or closure of the upper airway during sleep causes repeated sleep disturbances, and possible complete awakenings, leading to poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness. The primary objectives of this study were to (1) obtain additional and more meaningful crash data by linking a sleep apnea database to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA’s) Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash database; (2) understand the impact of sleep apnea and driver impairment on crash involvement, the number of crashes, and the severity of crashes; and (3) gain insight into how crash rates are impacted before and after drivers are diagnosed with sleep apnea. The overall goal of the analysis is to determine the crash risks for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers with sleep apnea compared to drivers who do not have sleep apnea. The results of this study contradict those found in several previous studies, in that other studies found a strong positive relationship between sleep apnea and motor vehicle crashes. A possible reason for this contradiction could be attributed to limitations of the data used in this study, and these are discussed in detail in this report. This study, using an analysis using logistic regression, found no association between sleep apnea, as measured by the apnea/hypopnea index, and commercial motor vehicle crashes. Patients with sleep apnea had no greater probability of having a crash than patients without sleep apnea, either before or after their diagnosis. Drivers with sleep apnea were also not found to be at an increased risk for multiple crashes, nor were crash rates impacted by the prevalence of apnea. No link between the severity of sleep apnea and traffic crashes was established in these analyses. KW - Apnea KW - Commercial drivers KW - Crash data KW - Crash rates KW - Crash risk forecasting KW - Crash severity KW - Driver performance KW - Sleep disorders KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucking safety UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/51000/51300/51311/FMCSA-RT-04-008.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1306387 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01109023 AU - Green, Kevin AU - Chien, David AU - Yahoodik, Judy AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - Stock Modeling for Railroad Locomotives and Marine Vessels PY - 2004/09//Final Report SP - 34p AB - Stock modeling is the process of estimating the number of pieces of equipment in service in a given year manufactured in each of all relevant prior years. This type of modeling is important for, among other things, estimating the rate at which new technologies might penetrate the in-service fleet and thereby achieve results such as reductions in national emissions and energy consumption. Such estimates of future results are often the basis for policy decisions regarding technology-related incentives or requirements, as well as broader policy decisions regarding energy and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper furthers the development of stock models for railroad locomotives and marine vessels by reviewing basic theoretical concepts and their application to light-duty vehicles, and attempts to use available data to develop tentative locomotive and marine vessel survival curves. KW - Energy consumption KW - Locomotives KW - Railroads KW - Rolling stock KW - Ships KW - Stocks KW - Water transportation UR - http://climate.dot.gov/documents/stockfinal.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34772/DOT-VNTSC-RSPA-04-10.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/868254 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01003614 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Transportation Statistics Annual Report, 2004 PY - 2004/09 SP - 318p AB - This edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report, was prepared in response to a congressional mandate, laid out in 49 U.S.C. 111 (j). The report covers all modes of transportation. In addition to presenting the state of transportation statistics, the report focuses on transportation indicators related to the following topics: Productivity in the transportation sector; traffic flows; travel times; vehicle weights; variables influencing travel behavior; travel costs of intracity commuting and intercity trips; availability of public transit and number of passengers served; frequency of vehicle and transportation facility repairs; accidents; human and natural environment; conditions of the transportation system; transportation-related variables that influence global competitiveness; transportation and economic growth; government transportation finance; and transportation energy. KW - Air transportation KW - Annual reports KW - Commuting KW - Costs KW - Crashes KW - Economic benefits KW - Energy KW - Environmental impacts KW - Highways KW - Pipelines KW - Productivity KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Statistical analysis KW - Travel behavior KW - Urban transportation KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34786/TSAR2004entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/759152 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01002093 AU - Chandra, Divya C AU - Yeh, Michelle AU - Riley, Vic AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Designing a Tool to Assess the Usability of Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) PY - 2004/09//Final Report SP - 157p AB - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), system designers, and customers all recognize that Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) are sophisticated devices whose use could affect pilot performance. As a result, human factors issues have received considerable attention from the EFB community. In addition, the FAA's Advisory Circular (AC) on EFBs (AC 120-76A) identifies a need for evaluating EFBs from a human factors perspective, and contains a list of human factors considerations for review. However, the AC does not specify how to perform EFB human factors evaluations. This research was directed at developing a tool that could be used by FAA Aircraft Certification Service specialists in the field to conduct structured and comprehensive, yet practical, EFB usability evaluations. Two tools were developed for initial tests, with the expectation that a single tool would eventually emerge. The tools were refined over the course of several tests with prototype commercial EFB systems. In the end, the authors found that both tools are valuable, but in different ways. In this report, they describe both tools, their procedures for testing the tools, and their methods of processing the resulting data into feedback for the manufacturer. KW - Airline pilots KW - Design KW - Electronic flight bags KW - Evaluation KW - Human factors KW - Performance KW - Usability UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/opsad/efb/pdf/efb-toolreport.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/757705 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00989220 AU - Campbell, B N AU - Smith, J D AU - Najm, W G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - ANALYSIS OF FATAL CRASHES DUE TO SIGNAL AND STOP SIGN VIOLATIONS PY - 2004/09 SP - 159 p. AB - The 1999 and 2000 Fatality Analysis Reporting System databases were analyzed to gain a better understanding of fatal crashes involving light vehicles that violated traffic signals or stop signs. A total of 9,951 vehicles were involved in fatal crashes at traffic signals in 1999 and 2000 - 20% of these vehicles failed to obey the signal and 13% failed to yield the right-of-way. On the other hand, 13,627 vehicles were involved in fatal crashes at stop signs - 21% failed to obey the sign and 23% failed to yield the right-of-way. Fatal crashes involving light vehicles (passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks) that violated the traffic signal or the stop sign were separated into single vehicle, two-vehicle, and multi-vehicle crash categories. For each crash category, this report identified the crash scenarios, described the crash contributing factors, and characterized the infrastructure where these fatal crashes happened in 1999 and 2000. No major difference was found between the crash categories regarding the infrastructure where these fatal crashes occurred. Single vehicle crashes were almost three times as likely to involve alcohol than two-vehicle or multi-vehicle crashes. Furthermore, single vehicle crashes had the highest rate of speeding and inattention. Two-vehicle crashes had the second highest involvement rate of inattention and multi-vehicle had the second highest rate of speeding. KW - Attention lapses KW - Automobiles KW - Crash characteristics KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Fatality Analysis Reporting System KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Pickup trucks KW - Red light running KW - Right of way (Traffic) KW - Single vehicle crashes KW - Speeding KW - Sport utility vehicles KW - Stop signs KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic signals KW - Traffic violations KW - Two vehicle accidents KW - Vans UR - http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Crash%20Avoidance/2003/DOTHS809423.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/754997 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596004 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - District of Columbia Department of Transportation TI - District of Columbia Motor Carrier Management and Threat Assessment Study PY - 2004/08//Final Report SP - 180p AB - The District of Columbia Motor Carrier Management and Threat Assessment Study provides a detailed analysis of current motor carrier activity in the District of Columbia (the District), an outline of the truck traffic concerns of stakeholder groups, and a framework for the creation of a comprehensive motor carrier management program. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has commissioned the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to conduct the study. Through the implementation of recommendations from this study, DDOT hopes to: Reduce truck traffic on residential streets; Reduce congestion due to truck traffic and truck loading/unloading activities; Provide better information and services to truck operators; and Address truck-related security concerns. This study does not address individual location-specific problems. Rather, it takes a larger view of truck issues and recommends an overall truck management program that can be used to address specific complaints and problem locations. KW - Commercial vehicle operations KW - Highway traffic control KW - Loading and unloading KW - Management KW - Motor carriers KW - Security KW - Threat assessment KW - Traffic congestion KW - Truck traffic KW - Washington (District of Columbia) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/57000/57000/57025/DC_Motor_Carrier_Management_and_Threat_Assessment_Study.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400131 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160539 AU - Maher, Ali AU - Jafari, Mohsen AU - Boile, Maria AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - National Science Foundation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Biohazard Detection and Security of Critical Transportation Infrastructures PY - 2004/08//Final Report SP - 6p AB - This project utilizes the expertise of transportation professionals to develop an advanced chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) monitoring and response management system for critical infrastructures such as transit hubs, airports, and marine terminals. A concept model will be planned and designed for the use of a novel Anthrax detection technology in a selected critical facility. The project will designate the appropriate site, design the proper packaging and ruggedization for the device, and most importantly develop the protocols for integration of data into the facility’s existing Incident Management Systems (IMS) for providing the appropriate emergency response. The second phase includes the physical implementation and testing of the system, conducted in the designated facility. A complete package, including monitoring hardware, IMS protocols, and software, and results of evaluation programs will compose the final product of the project. KW - Airports KW - Anthrax KW - Biological and chemical weapons KW - Bus terminals KW - Detection and identification systems KW - Incident management KW - Marine terminals KW - Monitoring KW - Nuclear radiation KW - Nuclear weapons KW - Radioactive materials KW - Rail transit stations KW - Transportation infrastructure UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/NSF-RU9059.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/921205 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01150332 AU - Dennis, S M AU - Bureau of Transportation Statistics TI - Improvements in BTS Estimation of Ton-Miles PY - 2004/08 SP - 17p AB - Ton-miles (one ton of freight shipped one mile) is the primary physical measure of freight transportation output. This paper describes improved measurements of ton-miles for air, truck, rail, water, and pipeline modes. Each modal measure contains a discussion of the data sources used and methodology employed, presents a comparison with other well-known measures for reference purposes, and discusses the limitations of the data used. The resulting measures provide more comprehensive and more reliable coverage of transportation activity than do existing measures, especially with respect to trucking and natural gas pipelines. KW - Air cargo KW - Freight traffic KW - Freight transportation KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Pipeline traffic KW - Railroad traffic KW - Ton miles KW - Transportation KW - Trucking KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/bts_working_papers/2004/paper_02/html/entire.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35452/Improvements.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/912790 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135270 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, August 2004 PY - 2004/08 SP - 21p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Air travel KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel processing KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/january_2004/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894266 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120268 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room Transportation, August 2004 PY - 2004/08 SP - 21p AB - This report presents information on more than 20 trends. Compiled monthly from multiple sources, the indicators fall under two broad categories, those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic and social factors KW - Economic indicators KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Information systems KW - Information technology KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/january_2004/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880399 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01133726 AU - Wirtz, John J AU - Schofer, Joseph L AU - Schulz, David F AU - Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Managing Large Scale Transportation Disruptions: Using Simulation to Test Traffic Incident Management Strategies: Illustrating the Benefits of Pre-Planning PY - 2004/07/28/Final Report SP - 21p AB - This study tested a dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) model as a tool for pre-planning strategies for managing major freeway incidents. Incidents of varying scale and duration were modeled in the northern Chicago highway network, and the impacts of incidents and response actions were measured in terms of both lane-mile-hours of highway links at level of service (LOS) "F" and in the spread of congestion to alternate routes around the incident. It was found that the best response action to a given incident scenario is not necessarily intuitive, and implementing the wrong response can worsen congestion on both the directly impacted freeway and its surrounding highway network. The simulation model showed that a full closure of the freeway causes congestion to spread to parallel alternate routes around the simulated incident. An event at this scale constitutes a major disruption that may warrant handing off traffic control authority from first responders to a corridor or regional traffic management center (TMC). Major arterials accessible from the incident impacted freeway sometimes needed increased capacity to provide access to less congested parallel alternate routes during incidents. The simulation model showed that congestion increases with delayed response, underscoring the benefits of pre-planning to speed the implementation of effective incident response actions. Regression analysis using data generated by the simulation demonstrates that both incident scale and duration are statistically significant predictors of lane-mile-hours of congestion in the zone near the incident and on the expressway. KW - Chicago (Illinois) KW - Dynamic traffic assignment KW - Freeway management systems KW - Incident duration KW - Incident management KW - Incident severity KW - Level of service KW - Regression analysis KW - Simulation KW - Strategic planning KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic control centers KW - Traffic incidents UR - http://iti.northwestern.edu/publications/utc/tea-21/FR-4-Schofer.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894279 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01365244 AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - National Park Service TI - Planning Through Partnerships. Alternative Transportation at Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area PY - 2004/07 SP - 6p AB - Partnerships are an increasingly important part of transportation planning within the National Park Service (NPS). Many parks now collaborate on a regular basis with a wide range of partners, including neighboring communities, area businesses, non- profit organizations, and local and state government agencies in order to develop transportation plans. By contributing diverse strengths, partners make it possible to create a broad network of institutional, organizational, and financial support for park- based transportation projects.This case study tells the story of a successful and collaborative transportation planning process at Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area (Boston Harbor Islands). By using an innovative approach to planning, Boston Harbor Islands has been able to secure political and financial support for its transportation needs. Rather than hiring an outside consultant to develop a transportation plan for the park, Boston Harbor Islands used planning funds from the NPS Alternative Transportation Program to work hand- in- hand with the partners of the park—nonprofit institutions, advocacy organizations, and municipal and state agencies—to create a vision for transportation at the park that all of the participants could embrace. KW - Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area KW - Cooperation KW - Innovation KW - Partnerships KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44100/44185/BOHA_ATP_Lessons_Learned_07.22.2004.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1134196 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135226 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, July 2004 PY - 2004/07 SP - 21p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Air travel KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Ridership KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/july_2004/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/july_2004/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894269 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120270 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room Transportation, July 2004 PY - 2004/07 SP - 21p AB - This report presents information on more than 20 trends. Compiled monthly from multiple sources, the indicators fall under two broad categories, those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic and social factors KW - Economic indicators KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Information systems KW - Information technology KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/july_2004/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880403 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00976379 AU - Sweeney, M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRAVEL PATTERNS OF OLDER AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES PY - 2004/07 SP - 36 p. AB - There are currently about 35 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. and this number is projected to double by 2030 (U.S. Census Bureau). Medical and health impairments associated with this population raise concern about the impaired person's ability to drive and remain mobile. This report uses data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Transportation Availability and Use Survey (2002) to examine travel patterns of older U.S. residents with disabilities and compares these patterns to those of older residents without disabilities as well as to younger people with disabilities. Findings indicate that elderly persons with disabilities remain mobile. There is a heavy reliance on the use of the private motor vehicle (PMV) for both local and long distance travel. Although many of the elderly persons without disabilities are driving, many of the elderly with disabilities are riding as passengers in PMVs. KW - Age KW - Aged KW - Aged drivers KW - Mobility KW - Passengers KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Private passenger vehicles KW - Travel patterns KW - Travel surveys KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/bts_working_papers/2004/paper_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35451/Travel_patterns.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/702918 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01547901 AU - Schemmel, John J AU - Mack Blackwell National Rural Transportation Center AU - Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Use of Admixtures in Concrete PY - 2004/06/01/Final Report SP - 49p AB - Several states have encountered unexpected cracks in newly constructed bridge decks. Often, cracking developed prior to the bridge being put into service. Causes for the premature cracking are not always evident and results from tests on hardened concrete are not always conclusive. In addressing the issue of drying shrinkage cracking, admixture suppliers have introduced a new line of products known as Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures (SRA). These admixtures are designed to reduce drying shrinkage and any associated cracking. Early reports from one manufacture indicate that drying shrinkage can be reduced up to 80% at 28 days and up to 50% after one year. This document reports on findings from a study of one SRA. An air-entrained structural concrete, intended for use in bridge decks, was used in this study. Straight cement and cement with 20 percent (by weight) fly ash along with a SRA admixture dosage ranging from 1 to 2% by weight of cement were examined. While the admixture proved very effective in reducing shrinkage and its associated cracking, the freezing and thawing durability of the concrete was greatly reduced. This behavior prompted the admixture supplier to cease the sale of the SRA for applications subject to freezing and thawing action. KW - Admixtures KW - Bridge decks KW - Concrete KW - Cracking KW - Freeze thaw durability KW - Shrinkage reducing admixtures UR - http://www.arkansastrc.com/TRC%20REPORTS/TRC%209803.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1335253 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160538 AU - Ozbay, Kaan AU - Bartin, Bekir AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - South Jersey Real Time Motorist Information PY - 2004/06//Final Report SP - 50p AB - In this project, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is interested in reducing traffic congestion in the Camden, NJ area, which is mainly caused by the traffic to Philadelphia during morning peak hours. For this purpose 5 traffic sensors are installed on Hwy 42, I-76 and I-676 on the north bound direction to monitor traffic volume, occupancy, and speed. Based on the data gathered from these 5 sensors, traffic congestion is detected and target drivers are informed about the congestion by pagers. The southern NJ highway network is modeled in Paramics microscopic simulation software. The simulation model is used to evaluate various configurations of sensor locations in accuracy of congestion detection. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Camden (New Jersey) KW - Driver information systems KW - Pagers KW - Paramics (Computer program) KW - Real time information KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Vehicle detectors UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2004-007.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920654 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113486 AU - Fichter, Katherine AU - Switkes, Frances AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Spiller, David J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Valley Forge Alternative Transportation Feasibility Study PY - 2004/06//Final Report SP - 64p AB - The National Park Service (NPS), as part of their General Management Plan (GMP) realignment, worked with Volpe to develop a series of alternative transportation methods in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Automobiles are the predominant means of transportation in the park, posing a threat to the preservation of park resources and pristine quality. Suggested alternatives to automobile transport include shuttle buses and similar efforts that reduce the need for automobile travel within the park. Beyond relieving congestion, alternative modes of transportation allow the visitor more options in terms of guided tours. This report presents an overview of the current transportation system at Valley Forge. Alternative solutions and an analysis of the impacts on ridership are presented. A cost analysis is done with regards to implementing the shuttle bus. Finally, an implementation strategy is set forth. KW - Costs KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Implementation KW - National parks KW - Ridership KW - Shuttle buses KW - Tour buses KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Transportation planning KW - Valley Forge National Historical Park UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30352/valleyforge-1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873121 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113476 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated AU - National Park Service TI - Gettysburg National Military Park Alternative Transportation System Planning Study PY - 2004/06//Final Report SP - 32p AB - This project identifies and evaluates transit service alternatives in the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania area, including Gettysburg National Military Park, the Borough of Gettysburg, and surrounding townships. The report concludes that public transit would allay the problems of resource damage due to traffic congestion and off-road parking, which would lead to enhanced visitor experience. Based on discussions with park service personnel and analysis of park visitation data, Volpe recommends a time frame to utilize a transit network during the peak-demand season. Finally, recommendations are made as to which vehicles should be purchased, how the added operations and maintenance costs should be funded, and the best method of service delivery. KW - Financing KW - Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) KW - Gettysburg National Military Park KW - National parks KW - Public passenger vehicles KW - Public transit KW - Recommendations KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/gettysburg-national-military-park-alternative-transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873074 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112796 AU - Dyer, Michael G AU - Plosky, Eric J AU - Poe, Carson D AU - Zick, Kyle AU - Porter, David AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Fort McHenry Alternative Transportation Study PY - 2004/06 SP - 122p AB - This project assesses transportation management issues at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in the Locust Point area of Baltimore. Goals of the study include mitigating traffic congestion and idling of school or tour buses, encouraging transit modes separate from bus and automobile travel (waterborne and ferry travel, for example), and linking alternative transport to the potentially revitalized/expanded visitor center. KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Engine idling KW - Ferry service KW - Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine KW - Public transit KW - School buses KW - Tour buses KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Transportation planning KW - Visitor centers UR - http://home.nps.gov/fomc/parkmgmt/upload/ATS.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872807 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01109145 AU - Yang, C Y David AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Understanding Transit Accidents Using the National Transit Database and the Role of Transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Technology in Reducing Accidents PY - 2004/06//Final Report SP - 64p AB - This report documents the results of bus accident data analysis using the 2002 National Transit Database (NTD) and discusses the potential of using advanced technology being studied and developed under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) program to reduce bus accidents. The impact of a reduced bus accident rate goes beyond monetary savings. If the number of bus collisions can be effectively reduced using the transit IVI technologies, then: (1) Injuries and fatalities from bus accidents will also decrease; (2) Transit operators will feel less stress and have more confidence to drive buses in and around congested urban environments; (3) Traffic congestion and delays caused by bus accidents will be alleviated; and (4) The public will view the bus as a safer mode of travel that is equipped with cutting-edge technology, thereby promoting transit’s image, growth, and ridership. The NTD has important statistics that show vital trends about the transit industry. The “Safety and Security Module” within the NTD contains data regarding incidents reported by transit agencies. Incident records from the Safety and Security Module of the NTD offer useful information to help the U.S. DOT’s IVI program develop new technologies to apply on future buses. Currently, several transit IVI projects are developing and testing collision warning systems to assist bus operators in preventing bus accidents by providing them effective and timely warnings. To implement successful transit collision warning systems, a thorough understanding of transit accident types as well as causes and costs of transit accidents are essential. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Bus crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Incident detection KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - National Transit Database KW - Public transit KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic delays KW - Traffic incidents KW - Transit crashes KW - Transit operators UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13994.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13994_files/13994.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/868649 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00981940 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HOW BIKE PATHS AND LANES MAKE A DIFFERENCE PY - 2004/06 IS - 11 SP - 4 p. AB - A national survey of adults was conducted in the summer of 2002 for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The sample size was 9,616. The objective of this survey was to determine the magnitude of bicycle and pedestrian activity in the nation and the public's behavior and attitudes regarding biking and walking. This survey-the first national survey of its kind-sheds light on the effect of bike paths, bike lanes, and sidewalks on attitudes and behavior towards biking and walking. Some findings include the following: Nearly half (46%) of the driving-age adults (16 years or older) have access to a bicycle, and 54% with access used it the month immediately preceding the survey. Bicyclists riding in areas without bike paths or lanes are nearly twice as likely to feel endangered (mostly by motorists) as bicyclists with paths or lanes, and more than four times as likely to be dissatisfied with how their community is designed for making biking safe. Frequent bicyclists tend to have a strong preference for more bike lanes over more bike paths, while infrequent bicyclists display no marked preference for either. KW - Adults KW - Attitudes KW - Behavior KW - Bicycle lanes KW - Bicycling KW - Bikeways KW - City planning KW - Safety KW - Sidewalks KW - Surveys KW - United States KW - Urban design KW - Walking UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_11/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35424/Bikepaths.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/744721 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01516538 AU - Lee, Esther AU - Osten, Linda AU - Simpson, Robert AU - Smith, Robin AU - Thomas, John AU - Young, Felicia AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Domestic Scan Tour II Report Integration of Land Use and Transportation Planning: Lessons Learned from the Second Domestic Scan Tour PY - 2004/05 SP - 28p AB - Transportation infrastructure and land use guidelines create the framework within which communities evolve. To more closely examine local efforts to integrate transportation and land use policies, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored a series of domestic scan tours. Modeled after the international scan tour, these domestic scan tours were designed to obtain, highlight, and share successful processes, methodologies, and practices concerning the integration of local and regional transportation and land use planning within the United States. The first domestic scan tour took place in October 2002, and focused on projects in high-growth areas of the western United States. The projects were aimed at reducing inefficient development patterns, preserving existing infrastructure, and enhancing environmental and community assets. The first domestic scan tour team visited projects associated with FHWA's Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot (TCSP) Program in Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Teton County, Wyoming. The second domestic scan tour took place in November 2003, and focused on communities in the southeastern states of Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The projects emphasized the redesign, redevelopment, and retrofitting of roadway corridors through the use of innovative planning techniques. KW - Highway corridors KW - Infrastructure KW - Land use KW - Regional planning KW - Transportation planning KW - United States UR - http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/DomesticScan/domscan2.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290275 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01051552 AU - Saks, Jane AU - Multer, Jordan AU - Blythe, Katherine AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Proceedings of the Human Factors Workshop: Improving Railroad Safety Through Understanding Close Calls PY - 2004/05//Final Report SP - 156p AB - On April 23 and 24, 2003, the Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research and Development held a Human Factors Workshop: “Improving Railroad Safety Through Understanding Close Calls in Baltimore, Maryland.” The purpose of the workshop was to educate the railroad industry on the benefits of understanding close call events and the challenges to the implementation and success of a close call reporting system. The workshop provided a forum for participants to discuss issues of concern to the railroad industry. A close call was defined as “an opportunity to improve safety practices in a situation or incident that has a potential for more serious consequences.” These proceedings document the lessons learned from studying close call best practices in the railroad and airline industries. Included are summaries of the workshop presentations on lessons learned from existing close call systems in the airline and railroad industries. The proceedings also include feedback from workshop participants on lessons learned from their own "close call" experiences, benefits and barriers to implementing a close call management system, and Planning Committee recommendations for next steps in implementing a close call system for the railroad industry. Appendices contain supporting documentation. KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Close calls KW - Human factors KW - Incident detection KW - Lessons learned KW - Quality assurance KW - Railroad safety KW - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration KW - Workshops UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1307 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/809628 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00989281 AU - DeBlasio, A J AU - Regan, Terrance J AU - Zirker, M AU - Fichter, K AU - Lovejoy, K AU - Morin, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: AUGUST 2003 NORTHEAST BLACKOUT - GREAT LAKES REGION PY - 2004/05 SP - 56 p. AB - This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the August 14, 2003 blackout that affected the Northeastern United States. It is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation system facilities and services and the role of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in emergencies. It also highlights the importance of good communications between transportation agency staff and the public safety officials who are the first responders during catastrophic events. The findings documented in this report are a result of the creation of a detailed chronology of events in the Great Lakes Region (principally Detroit and Cleveland metropolitan areas), a literature search, and interviews of key personnel involved in transportation operations decision-making during the blackout. KW - Case studies KW - Catastrophic events KW - Cleveland (Ohio) KW - Communications KW - Decision making KW - Detroit (Michigan) KW - Emergency management KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Interagency relations KW - Interviewing KW - Literature reviews KW - Northeast United States blackout, August 2003 KW - Operations KW - Transportation facility operations KW - Transportation system management UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14021.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14021_files/14021.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/755057 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00982119 AU - Lee, E AU - SMITH, R AU - Young, F AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - DOMESTIC SCAN TOUR II REPORT: THE INTEGRATION OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE SECOND DOMESTIC SCAN TOUR PY - 2004/05 SP - 48 p. AB - Transportation and land use policies affect economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social equity. Although transportation initiatives and land use policies impact one another, many regions consider the two processes separately. This disassociation can lead to inefficient use of resources, adverse environmental and community effects, and overlooked synergies. To more closely examine local efforts to integrate transportation and land use policies, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored a series of domestic scan tours. A delegation of federal and local government representatives visited multiple project sites in the fall of 2002 and fall of 2003 to obtain, highlight, and share successful processes, methodologies, and practices concerning the integration of local and regional transportation and land use planning within the United States. The results of the first domestic scan tour were published in the spring of 2003. The second domestic scan tour took place in November 2003, and focused on communities in the southeastern states of Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The visited projects were currently in the implementation stage of design and construction, and emphasized the redesign, redevelopment, and retrofitting of roadway corridors through the use of innovative planning techniques. The communities also used visioning processes to consider the interrelationships among transportation, land use decision-making, quality-of-life, and economic vitality issues. The report includes findings and recommendations. KW - Communities KW - Decision making KW - Design KW - Economic factors KW - Florida KW - Highway corridors KW - Land use planning KW - North Carolina KW - Quality of life KW - Reconstruction KW - Redevelopment KW - Retrofitting KW - Revitalization KW - Study tours KW - Tennessee KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/743253 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00978604 AU - DeBlasio, A J AU - Regan, Terrance J AU - Zirker, Margaret E AU - Fichter, K S AU - Lovejoy, K AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS PY - 2004/05 SP - 83 p. AB - To assist state and local transportation staffs in preparing for and responding to major incidents, the Federal Highway Administration Office of Transportation Operations and the U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office have commissioned a series of reviews to investigate the effects of catastrophic events on roadway and transit systems. This report compares the findings of six previously conducted case studies: Blackout, New York City Metropolitan Area - August 14, 2003; Blackout, Great Lakes Region - August 14, 2003; Terrorist attack, New York City - September 11, 2001; Terrorist attack, Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area - September 11, 2001; Rail Tunnel Fire, Baltimore, Maryland - July 18, 2001; and Earthquake, Northridge, California - January 17, 1994. This comparative analysis includes an assessment of how the conditions and locales at the case study sites governed appropriate responses and what lessons those factors hold for future preparedness at locations across the country. KW - Case studies KW - Catastrophic events KW - Comparative analysis KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Emergency management KW - Northeast United States blackout, August 2003 KW - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994 KW - Operations KW - Rail Tunnel Fire, Baltimore, Maryland, July 18, 2001 KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Transportation system management UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14024.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14024_files/14024.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/740352 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00978602 AU - DeBlasio, A J AU - Regan, Terrance J AU - Zirker, Margaret E AU - Fichter, K S AU - Lovejoy, K AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE AUGUST 2003 NORTHEAST BLACKOUT, GREAT LAKES AND NEW YORK CITY PY - 2004/05 SP - 7 p. AB - On Thursday, August 14, 2003, a series of seemingly small events, happening in concert, produced the largest blackout in American history. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on August 14, a brush fire caused a transmission line south of Columbus, Ohio, to go out of service. At 3:05 p.m. and at 3:32 p.m., two separate transmission lines in Northern Ohio failed. Over the next 30 minutes, five additional transmission lines in Ohio and Michigan failed. At 4:10 p.m., the electrical system connecting the region south of the Great Lakes, including the cities of Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan, to New York and New Jersey experienced a profound failure due, in large part, to the sudden vulnerability of the transmission system. A cascading effect occurred, in which lines sequentially overloaded and then failed, leaving a swath of 3,700 miles--including portions of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and the Maritime provinces--in the dark. This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to this catastrophic event. KW - Catastrophic events KW - Emergency management KW - Northeast United States blackout, August 2003 KW - Operations KW - Transportation system management UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/29000/29400/29496/14022.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/740350 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00974818 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SCHEDULED INTERCITY TRANSPORTATION: RURAL SERVICE AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, REVISED EDITION PY - 2004/04/20 SP - 21 p. AB - Using census block group information, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics found that nearly 78 million of the more than 82 million rural residents in the United States (94%) live within the coverage area of at least one intercity public transportation mode. Of those 78 million, over three-fourths have access to more than one mode. About five million (6%) do not live within the coverage area of any of the scheduled intercity modes. Intercity bus has the greatest penetration into rural areas with over 91% of the rural residents in the coverage area. Air service covers over 70%, and intercity rail covers 42%. For each of the modes, this report discusses the extent of the intercity network available in rural areas, and the number of rural residents who are within the coverage area of the mode. The report also examines the extent to which each mode provides the only intercity transportation available to rural residents. KW - Air transportation KW - Coverage areas KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Intercity transportation KW - Location KW - Passenger service KW - Railroad transportation KW - Rural areas KW - Statistics UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/scheduled_intercity_transportation_and_the_us_rural_population/table_of_contents/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35500/35561/Scheduled_intercity.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/698231 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00978603 AU - DeBlasio, A J AU - Regan, Terrance J AU - Zirker, Margaret E AU - Fichter, K S AU - Lovejoy, K AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: AUGUST 2003 NORTHEAST BLACKOUT, NEW YORK CITY PY - 2004/04 SP - 69 p. AB - This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the August 14, 2003, blackout throughout the Northeast. It is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation system facilities and services and the role of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in emergencies. It also highlights the importance of good communications between transportation agency staff and the public safety officials who are the first responders during catastrophic events. The findings documented in this report are a result of the creation of a detailed chronology of events in the New York City metropolitan region, a literature search, and interviews of key personnel involved in transportation operations decision-making during the blackout. KW - Case studies KW - Catastrophic events KW - Communications KW - Decision making KW - Emergency management KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Interagency relations KW - Interviewing KW - Literature reviews KW - New York Metropolitan Area KW - Northeast United States blackout, August 2003 KW - Operations KW - Transportation facility operations KW - Transportation system management UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14023.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14023_files/14023.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/740351 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113474 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Norris and Norris Architects AU - National Park Service TI - Gateway Integrated Transportation in Strategy and Implementation PY - 2004/03 SP - 103p AB - Building on the 2001 Waterborne Transportation Study, which summarized the results of Gateway’s Phase I ferry-expansion effort, this report analyzes several ferry landing sights in terms of their potential for expansion. The report looks at waterside and landside access strategies, implementation feasibility, and financial feasibility for each site. The report concludes with action items for each location considered, and calls for increasing market analysis, monitoring operator costs, and continuing to coordinate with stakeholders. KW - Access KW - Docks KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Ferry service KW - Financing KW - Gateway National Recreation Area KW - Market assessment KW - National parks KW - National Parks of New York Harbor KW - Operating costs KW - Stakeholders UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/gateway-national-recreation-recreation-area-integrated UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873072 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00977599 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 2003 PY - 2004/03 SP - v.p. AB - This report presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The report is a companion document to the Transportation Statistics Annual Report, which analyzes the data presented here. The report has four chapters. Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each mode and for hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. Appendix A profiles each mode (air, highway, transit, rail, water, and pipelines), and appendix B contains metric conversions of select tables. KW - Air transportation KW - Consumers KW - Crashes KW - Economic factors KW - Employment KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Expenditures KW - Fatalities KW - Governments KW - Gross domestic product KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highways KW - Industries KW - Injuries KW - Occupations KW - Performance KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2003/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33700/33716/NTS2003.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/703711 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160536 AU - Boile, Maria AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Technical Solutions to Overcrowded Park and Ride Facilities PY - 2004/02//Final Report SP - 91p AB - This report presents two transportation models that could be used for modeling park and ride (P&R) intermodal travelers. The first model developed is a static intermodal-planning model that was developed for the New Jersey I80 transportation corridor and incorporated a set of the P&R facilities that are in the vicinity of the I80 Interstate Highway. This static model was based on the existing transportation-planning model currently used by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) for North Jersey. The second model is based on a simulation-based dynamic traffic assignment that overcomes some of the deficiencies identified earlier. KW - Dynamic traffic assignment KW - Mathematical models KW - New Jersey KW - Park and ride KW - Transportation corridors KW - Transportation planning UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/CU-14-RU6899_0.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35056/CU-14-RU6899_0.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/921212 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01031851 AU - Chayanupatkul, Apichat AU - Hall, Randolph AU - California Department of Transportation AU - METRANS Transportation Center AU - University of Southern California, Los Angeles AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Freight Routing and Containerization in a Package Network that Accounts for Sortation Constraints and Costs PY - 2004/02 SP - 84p AB - The primary focus of this research is to study package routing and containerization over a large network. Optimization models are offered for minimizing total relevant costs under a set of realistic constraints. In addition to determining a sequence of terminals for each shipment, container assignment on each route is also provided for specifying packages sorting locations and groupings. Container routings are obtained by modifying a network so that each arc represents a container group on a flight. The solution method is segmented into three phases, with the solution providing a sequence of container groups along the whole route for each commodity. Three heuristic approaches are developed and evaluated. Experimental results reveal the fastest algorithms. KW - Container traffic KW - Containerization KW - Freight service KW - Freight traffic KW - Routes and routing KW - Shipments UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788376 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00970576 AU - Eronini, I E AU - Davy, A B AU - National Transportation Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - COMPACT RETROFITTED ADAPTIVE STIFFENERS FOR EXTENDING REMAINING LIFE IN EXISTING BRIDGES PY - 2004/01/30 SP - 68 p. AB - An approach to controlling stress in existing bridge structures using a system of distributed actuators within steel girder spans has been studied. The number of actuators per typical bridge span was fixed at three pairs but the corresponding length of each actuator assembly was optimized at 16 ft. Simulation results for the model bridge while traversed by a representative model heavy truck at 65 mph gave induced maximum bending moment reductions of more than 37%, and induced reversed bending moment reductions of more than 31%. This performance is better than the 25% reduction in bridge girder bending stresses reported in an extensive study at the University of Oklahoma, which however utilized a single pair of large actuators in each retrofitted bridge span. Although the smaller, more compact actuators considered in this study, which have their moment arms attached to the low-stress neutral axis region of the girder, are capable of higher operating axial thrust, the present vibration reductions were obtained using practical actuator forces whose peak levels were within the design specifications of the Oklahoma study, and were guaranteed by pressure dump means incorporated into the actuator hydraulic circuit design. The current research also predicted a not very significant difference in the performance of a sufficiently stiff distributed intelligent stiffener assembly, under a semi-active controller and a passive (valve-closed) controller, therefore recommending the less complex but more practical and easily realized passive bridge stiffener control system for effective vibration stress mitigation in steel girder bridges. KW - Actuators KW - Bending moments KW - Girder bridges KW - Retrofitting KW - Simulation KW - Steel KW - Stiffeners (Plates) KW - Vibration control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696547 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00970448 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - ORANGES EVALUATION PHASE I RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT: PHASE I OF THE US DOT SPONSORED EVALUATION OF THE ORANGES ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST PY - 2004/01/13 SP - 43 p. AB - This document is the U.S. Department of Transportation evaluation Risk Assessment report for Phase I of the ORANGES Field Operational Test (FOT) of smart card payment applications. This report was preceded by a series of working papers corresponding to each Phase I task, including: Evaluation Strategy and Plan - issued November 6, 2001; Test Plans - issued January 20, 2003; and Statistical Analysis of Before Data - October 2, 2003. This document consolidates these working papers and incorporates an assessment of issues, risks, mitigation strategies and lessons learned looking forward to Phase II of the evaluation efforts. This report describes the findings for Phase I of the Orlando ORANGES multimodal FOT, including: a background description of the ORANGES deployment; the Evaluation Strategy and Plan, which establish the evaluation goals, measures and test hypotheses; the detailed Test Plans, which develop the specific test procedures for each measure and test hypothesis; the process used for conducting discussion groups for the qualitative Test Plans; findings from the discussion groups; statistical analysis of results from the quantitative Test Plans; and an assessment of the risks and lessons learned from Phase I of the ORANGES FOT evaluation. KW - Field tests KW - Florida KW - Risk assessment KW - Smart cards KW - Test procedures UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/29000/29300/29360/13966.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696484 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01148579 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Radionavigation Systems: A Capabilities Investment Strategy PY - 2004/01 SP - 134p AB - This document is composed of the following sections: Section 1 - Introduction: Describes the background, purpose, and scope of the Radionavigation Systems Task Force. It summarizes events leading to the preparation of this document and tasks that were conducted under this study. Section 2 - Current Situation: Describes Federal radionavigation planning. It also summarizes current radionavigation systems as well as future potential radionavigation systems under research & development. Section 3 - Modal Requirements & System Capabilities Assessment: Describes the technical approach used by the Task Force. It lays out the system requirements for transportation and non-transportation users and compares them to the capabilities of each radionavigation system. Section 4 - Selection Methodology: Describes the process of establishing a number of alternative radionavigation system mixes and how they were evaluated and down selected to 3 alternatives mixes and a baseline. Section 5 - Backups to GPS: Describes current and future modal backups to radionavigation systems. Section 6 - Radionavigation Systems Mix Analysis: Describes the final alternative mixes recommended by the Task Force. This includes a baseline and 3 alternative mixes. Section 7 - Loran Decision: Describes the various options available regarding the Loran-C decision and recommendation from the Task Force. Section 8 - Cost: Discusses the program funding for the various radionavigation systems. Section 9 - Conclusions and Recommendations: Presents the Task Force final conclusions and recommendations KW - Capabilities KW - Costs KW - Global Positioning System KW - Investments KW - Loran KW - Radio navigation KW - Radio navigation devices UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/31000/31300/31348/03_2004_Radionavigation_Systems_A_Capabilities_Investment_Strategy.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/908236 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01123432 AU - Clevenger, Anthony P AU - Western Transportation Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Mitigating Wildlife Mortality and Habitat Fragmentation Due to Transportation Infrastructure PY - 2004/01 SP - 30p AB - The impact of roads on the environment is well-documented and gaining attention worldwide. With the reauthorization of TEA-21, the following two potential research programs could provide opportunities for funding projects in the newly established Wildlife and Transportation Interactions focus research area at WTI: the Surface Transportation Environmental Cooperative Research Program ($ 150 Million), which recommends a broad research agenda to address ever-growing needs for mobility and environmental protection; and the new Strategic Highway Research Program ($450 Million), which focuses on applied research. These programs and numerous others will be targeted to jump-start this new and emerging research area at WTI. Multi-year research projects and programs in major research institutions typically have the greatest sustained impact and are mainly funded by state or federal governments. However, today such programs are extremely rare. An intensive 5-year research program was initiated in Banff National Park, Alberta, in November 1996 by Dr. Anthony Clevenger. This study focused on the Trans-Canada Highway, its permeability for wildlife and effects in terms of wildlife mortality, movements, and habitat connectivity in the Bow River Valley, where Banff NP resides. Means of mitigating road effects on wildlife were evaluated and recommendations made for future transportation planning schemes in the mountain parks. Today the Banff-Bow Valley is the only location in the world where the abundance and variety of wildlife crossing structure designs, in addition to national park-supported wildlife research, provides an unrivalled environment for research on the efficacy of wildlife crossing structures and reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions. Banff mitigation research can boast of having the world’s longest, year-round monitoring program and largest dataset on passage use by wildlife. This alone has allowed Banff to be on the cutting edge of investigations regarding the effectiveness of highway mitigation passages in maintaining landscape connectivity. WTI has elected to partner with Dr. Clevenger to support the continuation of the landmark Banff-Bow Valley research. In return, Dr. Clevenger brings his expertise and research and publication record which will bolster WTI in the pursuit to become a national leader in the wildlife-transportation research focus area. Dr. Clevenger will provide guidance on other wildlife projects such as the study to evaluate the effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures and fencing that will be incorporated into reconstruction of a section of that U.S. 93 in Montana. In addition, it is anticipated that this collaboration will bring in new research projects to the Wildlife and Transportation Interactions focus area. This report summarizes the outcomes of this collaborative project. KW - Animal vehicle collisions KW - Environmental mitigation KW - Fatalities KW - Habitat (Ecology) KW - Highways KW - Safety KW - Transportation infrastructure KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife crossings UR - http://www.wti.montana.edu/ForceDownloadHandler.ashx?name=426847_Mitigating_Mortality_Final_Report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/884763 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00971066 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION PY - 2004/01 SP - 52 p. AB - This pocket-sized pamphlet provides a snapshot of transportation trends in the United States over the last 32 years. Compiled from multiple sources, the guide is divided into six sections: Transportation System Extent and Use; Transportation Safety; Transportation Security; Mobility; Transportation and the Economy; and Transportation and the Environment. A Glossary is also included. Transportation modes include highways, public transit, railroads, air transportation, water transportation and pipelines. KW - Air transportation KW - Economics KW - Environment KW - Glossaries KW - Highway transportation KW - Mobility KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2004/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696676 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969789 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - A GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, 2004 PY - 2004/01 SP - 28 p. AB - This guidebook was produced by members of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Technology Innovation Committee and is intended as an overview of innovation and technology transfer activities in the Department. The guide presents a quick reference to innovation, research, and technology activities at the DOT as well as points of contact and is designed to help the user pursue development of more formal technology and innovation sharing partnerships. KW - Guides to information KW - Partnerships KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology transfer KW - U.S. Department of Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680702 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596851 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2004 PY - 2004 AB - The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2004 (NTAD2004) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the International Organization of Standards, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. This product is distributed in shapefile format. KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation, hydraulic and utility facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56690/NTAD_2004.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400827 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01111212 AU - Saks, J AU - Carroll, A AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - North Carolina DOT Traffic Separation Studies. Volume Two: Findings by Community PY - 2004 SP - 42p AB - The Federal Railroad Administration requested the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to assess the Traffic Separation Study (TSS) process developed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT's) Rail Division, to determine the effectiveness of the program and its applicability to other states. Stakeholders from 10 communities were interviewed to determine if the TSS process was effective, and if so, what best practices made the process successful. The TSS is a collaborative partnership among NCDOT Rail Division; railroad engineers; engineering consulting firms; mayors and other municipal officials; police, fire, and other emergency services staff; and community residents, including abutters to the site, land developers and motorists. It includes a comprehensive evaluation of traffic patterns at grade crossings to assess existing safety conditions and determine the need for improvements and/or elimination of crossings based on specific criteria that, in effect, serve as state guidelines. The ten sites reviewed in Volume II are: Salisbury, Benson, Stanley, South End, China Grove, Concord, Landis, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Charlotte, and Wake Forest. This volume provides detailed information by community and highlights lessons learned. KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Highway traffic control systems KW - North Carolina KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic separators KW - Travel patterns UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1287 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/870301 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01111139 AU - Saks, J AU - Carroll, A AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - North Carolina DOT Traffic Separation Studies. Volume One: Assessment PY - 2004 SP - 54p AB - The Federal Railroad Administration requested the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to assess ten sites in depth that used the Traffic Separation Study (TSS) process. The assessment involved a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the impact of the process used at each site and an evaluation of community involvement activities. Information was collected through a review of relevant documentation and interviews conducted with key stakeholders from each site. The sites were assessed over a five-year period during which time the process further evolved and improved. The TSS is a collaborative partnership among NCDOT Rail Division; railroad engineers; engineering consulting firms; mayors and other municipal officials; police, fire, and other emergency services staff; and community residents, including abutters to the site, land developers, and motorists. It includes a comprehensive evaluation of traffic patterns at highway-rail grade crossings to assess existing safety conditions and determine the need for improvements and/or elimination of crossings based on specific criteria that, in effect, serve as state guidelines. KW - At grade intersections KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Highway traffic control KW - North Carolina KW - Railroad engineering KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic separators KW - Travel patterns UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1289 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/870302 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01013254 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Transportation Investment and GDP, Some Concepts, Data, and Analysis PY - 2004 SP - 39p AB - Transportation investment consists of purchases of transportation fixed assets with a service life of more than one year and changes in inventories. Transportation fixed assets include transportation infrastructure, rolling stocks, and other equipment that are used in the provision of transportation services. Transportation investment, by implementing new technology, establishing continuity of routes and eliminating bottlenecks, and by improving the coverage and accessibility of the transportation network, helps augment the capacity and improve the efficiency of the transportation industry. Hence, statistics on transportation investment indicate the potential capacity and efficiency of transportation in future years. This report provides statistics on capital investment by sector (government, private business, and households), asset type (infrastructure, rolling stock, and other equipment used by transportation industries), and by mode of transportation (air, highway, water, mass transit, railroad, and pipelines). The investment dataset represents transportation investment before deducting depreciation of the existing capital; and this data is presented as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), and wherever useful, as a percentage of total gross fixed capital formation. The report also provides a review of the literature that examines the linkage between transportation investment and economic performance, a survey of similar statistical works undertaken by other U.S. government agencies and agencies of foreign countries, a discussion of data sources and procedures used to develop the dataset, and a descriptive analysis of transportation investment in relation to GDP. KW - Air transportation KW - Analysis KW - Capital investments KW - Depreciation KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic impacts KW - Equipment KW - Governments KW - Gross domestic product KW - Highways KW - Households KW - Infrastructure KW - Investments KW - Literature reviews KW - Pipelines KW - Private enterprise KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Rolling stock KW - Statistics KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/economics_and_finance/transportation_investment_and_gdp/2004/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35476/GDP.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/767865 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01000916 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Lent, L TI - Effects of Extreme Values on Price Indexes: The Case of the Air Travel Price Index PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 2/3 SP - pp 41-52 AB - This paper examines the effects of extreme price values on the Fisher and Toernqvist index formulas. Using a simple model, the paper first considers the impact of outliers on the unweighted arithmetic, harmonic, and geometric means of a collection of values. Then, under the same model, the effect of a single extremely high or low price on the price index formulas (weighted means) is investigated. Further investigation using Taylor series approximations leads to some general conclusions regarding the relative robustness of the Fisher and Toernqvist indexes. These are illustrated with empirical results based on airfare data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Origin and Destination Survey. KW - Air transportation KW - Empirical methods KW - Index numbers KW - Prices KW - Value capture UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756223 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01000899 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Gajewski, Byron J AU - Rilett, Laurence R TI - Estimating Link Travel Time Correlation: An Application of Bayesian Smoothing Splines PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 2/3 SP - pp 53-70 AB - The estimation and forecasting of travel times has become an increasingly important topic as Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) have moved from conceptualization to deployment. This paper focuses on an important, but often neglected, component of ATIS - the estimation of link travel time correlation. Natural cubic splines are used to model the mean link travel time. Subsequently, a Bayesian based methodology is developed for estimating the posterior distribution of the correlation of travel times between links along a corridor. The approach is illustrated on a corridor in Houston, Texas, that is instrumented with an Automatic Vehicle Identification system. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Automatic vehicle identification KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Monte Carlo method KW - Splines KW - Travel time UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756226 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01000892 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Muchuruza, Victor AU - Mussa, Renatus N TI - Speeds on Rural Interstate Highways Relative to Posting the 40 mph Minimum Speed Limit PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 2/3 SP - pp 71-86 AB - The relevance of posting the 40 mile per hour (mph) minimum speed limit on the Interstate Highway System has been increasingly called into question since the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 repealed the federally sanctioned maximum speed limit. In this study, data were collected on major interstate highways in Florida to evaluates speed distribution relative to the 40 mph posted minimum speed limit. The data revealed that the 15th percentile speed at all sites was 60 mph or above on both four-lane and six-lane highway sections. The analysis showed that the average speed at all sites was approximately 5 standard deviations above the 40 mph minimum. The coefficient of variation ranged from 7% to 11%, while the trimmed variance analysis showed that vehicles traveling below 55 mph contributed insignificantly to the variation in Traffic speeds. A comparison of data collected before the speed limit rose from 65 mph to 70 mph showed that the average speed increased by 5 mph, while the variance did not change significantly. The coefficient of variation, however, increased significantly. The results reported here suggest that speed variability at the lower end of the distribution is not a significant factor in traffic operating characteristics on Florida rural interstate highways. KW - Average travel speed KW - Interstate highways KW - Minimum speed limits KW - National Highway System Designation act of 1995 KW - Rural highways KW - Speed limits UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756561 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01000501 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Younglove, Theodore AU - Malcolm, Carrie AU - Durbin, T D AU - Smith, M R AU - Kidd, Sandee AU - Ayala, Alberto TI - Unregistration Rates for On-Road Vehicles in California PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 2/3 SP - pp 1-12 AB - Motivated by the need to develop regional air pollution control strategies, a comprehensive field study was conducted throughout California to characterize the unregistration rate of light duty vehicles in the state. Based on an analysis of more than 98,000 vehicle records, the average unregistered rate was found to be 3.38+/-0.13%. This included vehicles unregistered for a period of less than 3 months (2.4% of the total), vehicles unregistered between 3 months and 2 years (0.95% of the total), and vehicles unregistered for more than 2 years (0.03% of the total). About half of the counties had unregistration rates between 2% and 4%, with most counties' rates below 5%. The unregistered fleet was more heavily weighted toward older vehicles than the registered fleet. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) unregistration rates were compared with the field study rates. DMV estimates ranged from 6.2% to 7.5%, which were higher than those obtained in the field study. It was also found that 1.7% of the vehicles identified in the survey were registered outside the state or the country. KW - Air pollution KW - California KW - Emission control systems KW - Field studies KW - Motor vehicles KW - Registration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756145 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01000496 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Harnen, S AU - Radin Umar, R S AU - Wong, S V AU - Wan Hashim, W I TI - Development of Prediction Models for Motorcycle Crashes at Signalized Intersections on Urban Roads in Malaysia PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 2/3 SP - pp 27-39 AB - Because of more than half of the motor vehicles in Malaysia are motorcycles, the safety of this form of transportation is an important issue. As part of motorcycle safety program, Malaysia became the first country to provide exclusive motorcycle lanes in the hopes of reducing motorcycle crashes along trunk roads. However, little work has been done to address intersection crashes involving motorcycles. This paper provides models for predicting motorcycle crashes at signalized intersections on urban roads in Malaysia. A generalized linear modeling technique with a quasi-likelihood approach was adopted to develop the models. Traffic entering the intersection, approach speed, lane width, number of lanes, shoulder width, and land use at thee approach of the intersection were found to be significant in describing motorcycle crashes. KW - Intersections KW - Linear equations KW - Malaysia KW - Motorcycle crashes KW - Signalized intersections KW - Urban highways UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756149 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01000644 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Simoncic, Marjan TI - A Bayesian Network Model of Two-Car Accidents PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 2/3 SP - pp 13-25 AB - This paper describes the Bayesian network method for modeling traffic accident data and illustrates its use. Bayesian networks employ techniques from probability and graph theory to model complex systems with interrelated components. The model is built using two car accident data for 1998 from Slovenia, and inferences are made from the model about how knowledge of the values of certain variables influences the probabilities for values of other variables or outcomes. An advantage of the Bayesian network method presented here is its complex approach where system variables are interdependent and where no dependent and independent variables are needed. KW - Bayes' theorem KW - Graph theory KW - Model atmosphere KW - Probability theory KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756148 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986782 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Raeside, R AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PREDICTING AND MONITORING CASUALTY NUMBERS IN GREAT BRITAIN PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 61-68 AB - This paper presents analyses and forcasts of trends related to road traffic and pedestrian casualties and fatalities in Great Britain. For people killed and seriously injured, these forecasts are based on extrapolation of the absolute of the absolute number of casualties. For casualties classified as slight, forecasts are made of the rate of casualties per 100 million vehicle-kilometers. Forecasts, using autoregressive models, are then compared with government targets and show that at the aggregate level it is unlikely that, for the numbers that are killed or seriously injured, these targets will be achieved. KW - Casualties KW - Fatalities KW - Statistical analysis KW - Traffic safety KW - Trend (Statistics) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750313 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986783 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Ord, K AU - Young, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF RECENT INTERVENTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION INDICATORS PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 69-85 AB - Whenever an unusual event disrupts the structural patterns of a time series, one of the aims of a forecaster is to model the effects of that event, with a view to establishing a new basis for forecasting. Intervention analysis has long been the method of choice for such adjustments, but it is often represented as a procedure for dealing with events in the middle of the time series rather than for the most recent observations. This paper develops a method, termed the three-intervention approach, to provide a flexible solution to this problem. KW - Airlines KW - Forecasting KW - Process control KW - Time series UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750314 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986779 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Fullerton, T M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - BORDERPLEX BRIDGE AND AIR ECONOMETRIC FORECAST ACCURACY PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 7-21 AB - El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, jointly comprise a large cross-border metropolitan economy. El Paso is an important port of entry for international cargo, as well as a key transit point for regional trade flows in the southwestern United States. Reflective of those traits, the borderplex econometric forecasting system includes two blocks of transportation equations. One subsystem models northbound surface traffic across the international bridges from Ciudad Juarez. The other deals with passenger, cargo, and mail flows at El Paso International Airport. To gauge model reliability, an analysis of borderplex transportation variable forecast accuracy relative to a random walk benchmark is completed. Empirical evidence is mixed with respect to model precision for the 1998 to 2003 sample period for which data is available. KW - Air transportation KW - Border regions KW - Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) KW - Econometric models KW - Economic factors KW - El Paso (Texas) KW - Forecasting KW - Regional economics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750310 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986784 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bhadra, D AU - Texter, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AIRLINE NETWORKS: AN ECONOMETRIC FRAMEWORK TO ANALYZE DOMESTIC U.S. AIR TRAVEL PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 87-102 AB - This paper examines the U.S. domestic airline network. Using an exhaustive definition of the airline network and a cross-section pooled time series dataset for 35 consecutive quarters covering 1995:Q1 to 2003:Q3, domestic scheduled air transportation was analyzed. Results suggest the existence of increased vertical disintegration of market segments following the events of September 11, 2001 (9/11). The effects of 9/11 have affected all network classes, with the largest impact on the point-to-point variants. The expansion of Southwest Airlines affected all variants of the networks positively, with a proportionately larger impact on the point-to-point over the hub and spoke variants. The results of this study are expected to help inform both operational and decisionmaking and policymaking. Results may also be useful to manufacturers in projecting the size and mix of of the aircraft fleet that are expected to be compatible with the evolving network. KW - Air transportation KW - Airlines KW - Commercial transportation KW - Econometric models KW - Forecasting KW - Networks KW - Regional jets UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750315 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986780 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Liu, L N AU - Vilain, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ESTIMATING COMMODITY INFLOWS TO A SUBSTATE REGION USING INPUT-OUTPUT DATA: COMMODITY FLOW SURVEY ACCURACY TESTS PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 23-37 AB - This paper describes a methodology to estimate current U.S. commodity inflows to a substate region using a supply-side, commodity-by-industry, input-output model and commodity flow data for U.S. states. Because the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey does not capture data below the state level, the estimation of commodity flows to a particular substate region of the United States has always proven difficult. By combining state level commodity flow data with the supply side, commodity-by-industry, input-output model, an estimate of commodity flows to smaller regions can be carried out entirely based on the regional industrial structure. Since the actual substate flows are typically unobserved, the accuracy of the methodology is unknown. However, by applying the same methodology to larger regions, with actual states used as the forecast region, the estimates can be compared with actual flows while maintaining an acceptable level of accuracy. KW - Accuracy KW - Commodity flow KW - Forecasting KW - Freight handling KW - Input output models UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750311 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00986781 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Garcia-Ferrer, A AU - De Juan, A AU - Poncela, P AU - Bujosa, M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MONTHLY FORECASTS OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF THE MADRID METROPOLITAN AREA PY - 2004 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 39-59 AB - This paper addresses the problem of forecasting the demand for a large number of bus and Metro tickets in the Madrid metropolitan area using monthly data from 1987 to 2002. The database is subject to several calendar events, outliers, changing levels of service, and changing seasonality effects that further complicate the analysis and the models' forecasts. The transport agency needs estimates of all effects, as well as a forecast, of the pattern of monthly revenues and use of the transport network. The paper uses both traditional dynamic transfer function causal models as well as new variants of unobserved component models estimated by least squares using automatic identification and linear techniques in the optimization on the frequency domain. KW - Accuracy KW - Forecasting KW - Integrated systems KW - Madrid (Spain) KW - Public transit UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/750312 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00986366 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AMERICA'S FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION GATEWAYS: CONNECTING OUR NATION TO PLACES AND MARKETS ABROAD PY - 2004 SP - 78 p. AB - This report is a data profile of the nation's leading international transportation gateways. It is a collection of information that highlights the top 25 freight gateways and provides the most recent annual information on the goods and infrastructure at these seaports, airports, and land border crossings. A companion Gateway Resource CD provides additional information on over 200 gateways that are key points of entry and exit for U.S. international trade. KW - Airports KW - Border regions KW - Freight transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - International KW - Markets KW - Seaports KW - Trade UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/americas_freight_transportation_gateways/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/americas_freight_transportation_gateways/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35300/35374/Americas_freight2009.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/748085 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00982104 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NTAD 2004: A COLLECTION OF SPATIAL DATA FOR USE IN GIS-BASED APPLICATIONS PY - 2004 SP - n.p. AB - This set of compact disks (CD-ROMs) contains the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2004 (NTAD 2004), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information by transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information of these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision making across all transportation modes. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. NTAD 2004 contains only data. To take full advantage of this product, the user requires a Geographic Information System (GIS). Each dataset is presented in shapefile format--a data structure compatible with most GIS software packages. KW - CD-ROM KW - Data files KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation modes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/743449 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00982099 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - 2001 NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY - NATIONAL DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOL PY - 2004 SP - v.p. AB - This CD-ROM contains: the January 2004 release of the 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) national sample data; SuperTABLE software to create tables and charts from the data; SAS and SPSS code to convert the ASCII data files into SAS and SPSS; Data User's Guide and other documentation; and selected reports written using NHTS data. The National Household Travel Survey is a U.S. Department of Transportation effort sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Federal Highway Administration to collect data on both long-distance and local travel by the American public. The survey includes characteristics of households, people, and vehicles along with detailed information on daily and long-distance travel. KW - CD-ROM KW - Households KW - Local travel KW - Long distance travel KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Travel surveys KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/743447 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00980037 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Transportation Research Board TI - GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS: TOWARD A FOUNDATION FOR IMPROVED DECISION MAKING SN - 0309094682 PY - 2004 IS - 31 SP - 78 p. AB - This report contains information presented at three workshops held in three cities during 2002 and on research and deliberations by the Committee on Multimodal Transportation Requirements for Spatial Information Infrastructure during and after the workshops. The first workshop, held in Chicago in May 2002, examined the role of geospatial data in the project delivery process. The second workshop, held in Seattle in June 2002, focused on safety, security, and mobility. The third workshop, held in Washington, D.C., in October 2002, reviewed current activities of the modal administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation in using the Global Positioning System, geographic information systems, and remote sensing to make decisions. The report commences with an executive summary, which briefly summarizes the importance of geospatial information in decision making and the recommendations resulting from this project. This is followed by a presentation of selected current practices, trends in decision-making tools, and a detailed discussion of the committee's findings and recommendations. The report concludes with a call to action to all decision makers to take responsibility for ensuring that decisions are made with the best information possible. U1 - Workshops on Geospatial Information Infrastructure for Transportation OrganizationsAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT.1st Workshop - Chicago, Illinois (May 2-3, 2002); StartDate:20020502 EndDate:20021023 Sponsors:American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT. KW - Aviation KW - Decision making KW - Federal government KW - Geographic information systems KW - Geospatial information KW - Global Positioning System KW - Highways KW - Local government KW - Mobility KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Recommendations KW - Remote sensing KW - Safety and security KW - State government KW - Water transportation KW - Workshops UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/CP31spatialinfo.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/741177 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00979979 AU - Lee, D B AU - Gay, K AU - Carroll, A A AU - Hellman, A AU - Sposato, S AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - BENEFIT-COST EVALUATION OF A HIGHWAY-RAILROAD INTERMODAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ICS) PY - 2004 SP - 80 p. AB - Improved train location information and vehicle detection combined with grade crossing controls, traveler information, and traffic management can improve safety and reduce delay for both passengers and vehicles. In addition, the possibility of pre-empting the crossing for emergency vehicles, when it is safe to do so, may save lives and hasten medical recovery. The Intermodal Control System (ICS) project, designed for a suburban commuter station on the Long Island Rail Road, is unique in controlling both vehicles and trains, to the ultimate benefit of both. The project has not been deployed, so the evaluation is based on impacts estimated from characteristics of the design and the setting. KW - Automatic train control KW - Automatic train location KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Emergency vehicles KW - Highway safety KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intermodal control system KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad safety KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic signal preemption KW - Traveler information and communication systems KW - Variable message signs KW - Vehicle detectors UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/29000/29400/29439/icsbcafinal.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/740757 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00976323 AU - Ammah-Tagoe, F AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FREIGHT SHIPMENTS IN AMERICA: PRELIMINARY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2002 COMMODITY FLOW SURVEY PLUS ADDITIONAL DATA PY - 2004 SP - 52 p. AB - The nation's interconnected network of highways, railroads, airports, pipelines, and waterways and ports is essential to most economic activity in the nation, enabling access by businesses and households to markets throughout the United States and the world. This report presents major highlights on freight shipments in the United States in 2002, using the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) and other data sources. It also presents snapshots of changes in freight movements in 1993, 1997, and 2002, highlighting major trends during this period. While the report primarily relies on 2002 CFS preliminary national data recently released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the Census Bureau, several additional freight data sources are drawn on to provide a more complete picture of commercial freight movements. This report indicates where combined data and where CFS-only data are used. It also discusses the relationship between transportation and economic activity and highlights recent trends in length of haul, shipment size, and commodities shipped. KW - Airports KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic factors KW - Economic impacts KW - Freight transportation KW - Haul distance KW - Highways KW - Pipelines KW - Ports KW - Railroads KW - Shipments KW - Size KW - Surveys KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States KW - Waterways UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/freight_shipments_in_america/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://2bts.rita.dot.gov/publications/freight_shipments_in_america/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35469/Freight_shipments.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/702862 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00974171 AU - Fleming, G G AU - Knauer, H S AU - Lee, CSY AU - PEDERSEN, S AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - FHWA HIGHWAY NOISE BARRIER DESIGN HANDBOOK PY - 2004 SP - v.p. AB - This updated handbook reflects substantial improvements and changes in noise barrier design that have evolved since the original 1976 publication. This handbook, which is accompanied by a videotape and a companion CD-ROM, addresses both acoustical and non-acoustical issues associated with highway noise barrier design. Section 1 presents a general overview, a historical perspective, and the objectives of the handbook. Section 2 presents definitions of terminology used throughout the document. Section 3 describes the acoustical considerations of highway noise barrier design, including a brief discussion on noise barrier performance. Section 4 presents noise barrier types, their descriptions, and special features. Section 5 describes noise barrier materials, including barrier surface texture treatments. Section 6 discusses noise barrier aesthetics. Section 7 describes the utility considerations associated with barrier design. Section 8 describes the structural considerations associated with barrier design. Section 9 describes the safety considerations associated with barrier design. Section 10 details the product evaluation process. Section 11 describes the installation considerations associated with barrier design. Section 12 describes the maintenance considerations associated with barrier design. Section 13 describes the cost considerations associated with barrier design. Section 14 presents the typical barrier design process. Section 15 describes how to assess a barrier's effectiveness, including performance, costs, and community acceptance. Section 16 describes the various tools and information sources that are available to aid in the design process. KW - Acceptance KW - Acoustics KW - Aesthetics KW - Costs KW - Design KW - Handbooks KW - Installation KW - Maintenance KW - Materials KW - Noise barriers KW - Performance KW - Safety KW - Structural design KW - Texture UR - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/manual.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35700/35778/FHWA-EP-00-005.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/698517 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01476340 AU - Zhang, Yan AU - Wang, Frank Y AU - Hardin, Jay C AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Spectral Characteristics of Wake Vortex Sound During Roll-Up PY - 2003/12 SP - 30p AB - This report presents an analysis of the sound spectra generated by a trailing aircraft vortex during its rolling-up process. The study demonstrates that a rolling-up vortex could produce low frequency (less than 100 Hz) sound with very high intensity (60 dB above threshold of human hearing) at a distance of 200 feet from the vortex core. The spectrum then drops off rapidly thereafter. The study suggests that acoustic sensors operating at low frequency band could be profitably deployed for detecting the vortex sound during the rolling-up process. KW - Aircraft noise KW - Audio frequency KW - Sound KW - Wakes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/46000/46000/46048/NASA-2003-cr212673_ZhangWangHardin.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1244580 ER - TY - SER AN - 01334639 JO - University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies. Research report PB - University of California, Davis AU - Collantes, Gustavo O AU - Mokhtarian, Patricia L AU - University of California, Davis AU - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) AU - BMW AG, Muenchen AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Telecommuting and Residential Location: Relationships with Commute Distance Traveled for State of California Workers PY - 2003/12 SP - 58p AB - The joint impact of telecommuting, residential location and job location on transportation is examined. An important objective of telecommuting as a transportation demand management strategy is to reduce overall vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Theoretically, telecommuting might seem likely to contribute to sprawl if workers were able to move further away from their jobs. In either case, decisions to telecommute are regulated by people’s desire to keep their person-miles traveled (PMT) at what they consider to be acceptable levels. The data is based on a self-administered survey distributed in 1998 to employees of six California state agencies that have telecommuting programs. While telecommuters on average live farther away from their workplace, their mean commute PMT and VMT are lower than for non-telecommuters. KW - California KW - Government employees KW - Industrial location KW - Mathematical models KW - Person miles of travel KW - Residential location KW - Telecommuting KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/publications/2003/UCD-ITS-RR-03-16.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1094775 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113475 AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Crowder, Michelle AU - Baron, William R AU - Sterzin, Emily D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Gateway National Recreation Area - Sandy Hook Unit: Parking Management PY - 2003/12 SP - 27p AB - This report describes the Parking Management System (PMS) concept for the Sandy Hook Traveler Information System (TIS). The PMS is an important component of the TIS because it ultimately will be used to determine the open / closed status of the park. Inside the park, the PMS will supplement the park’s current parking management strategy, which uses rangers to monitor parking areas and direct traffic. Using automated data collected and disseminated by the PMS, park rangers will be able to make early decisions on park closures while maintaining visitor safety and mitigating resource damage within the park. KW - Gateway National Recreation Area KW - National parks KW - National Parks of New York Harbor KW - Parking KW - Parking management KW - Sandy Hook (New Jersey) KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/nps/docs/gateway-sh.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873073 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01031842 AU - Meshkati, Najmedin AU - Rahimi, Mansour AU - Driver, Michael J AU - METRANS Transportation Center AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Investigating the Role of Driver Decision Styles in Highway-Rail Crossing Accidents PY - 2003/12 SP - 41p AB - In this research, the authors examine the ways in which driver decision-making styles affect highway-rail crossing accidents. The study focused on intersections in the Los Angeles metro area with crossings that demanded certain driver maneuvers with potential accident consequences. Field and laboratory experimental sessions were designed to study three sets of variables: driver decision styles, conditions in the intersection environment that could influence these decisions (environmental complexity) and the driver maneuvers to cross the intersection. The variable of distraction inside the crossing intersection was also studied using recall versus recognition tests. Parametric tests revealed significant differences in the drivers’ scores for the decision style variable, while other variables showed no significant results. The same results were shown using a chi-square nonparametric test. hTese results showed that driver decision style is an important factor in the way drivers perceive and behave in highway-rail crossings. KW - Automobile drivers KW - Behavior KW - Decision making KW - Human factors KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Safety KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788418 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00975807 AU - Powers, G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - TRANSIT SAFETY & SECURITY STATISTICS & ANALYSIS 2001 ANNUAL REPORT (FORMERLY SAMIS) PY - 2003/12 SP - 152 p. AB - This report is a compilation and analysis of mass transit accident, casualty, and crime statistics reported under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) National Transit Database Reporting System by transit systems that were beneficiaries of FTA Urbanized Area Formula funds in the United States during 2001. This report is now in its twelfth year of production. This year's report includes safety and security data for Directly Operated and Purchased Transportation. Transit safety data are collected in four basic categories: Collisions, Derailments/Buses going off road, Personal Casualties, and Fires. Each of these categories is further delineated in order to obtain detailed information on the exact nature of the incident. Transit security data are modeled after the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting System, using standardized offense definitions. Two types of security data are collected: reports of Part I (crime index) offenses, and arrests for Part II (most other) offenses. The report includes safety statistics for the following transit modes: Automated Guideway, Commuter Rail, Demand Response, Heavy Rail, Light Rail, Motor Bus, and Vanpool. An abbreviated section is also presented for Cable Car, Ferryboat, Jitney, and Inclined Plane. Monorail, Publico, Aerial Tramway, and Other modes had no reportable incidents. KW - Annual reports KW - Automated guideway transit KW - Bus transit KW - Cable cars KW - Casualties KW - Crashes KW - Crimes KW - Demand responsive transportation KW - Derailments KW - Fatalities KW - Ferries KW - Fires KW - Injuries KW - Jitneys KW - Light rail transit KW - Public transit KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Rapid transit KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Transit crashes KW - Transit safety KW - Vanpools UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/702591 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00974724 AU - Powers, G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS 2004 ANNUAL REPORT (FORMERLY SAMIS) PY - 2003/12 SP - 148 p. AB - The Transit Safety and Statistics and Analysis 2004 annual report, formerly known as Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS), is a compilation and analysis of transit accident, casualty, and crime statistics reported by transit systems that were beneficiaries of the FTA Urbanized Area Formula funds, through the FTA National Transit Database Reporting System. This twelfth year report includes safety and security data for Directly Operated and Purchased Transportation. Transit safety data are collected in four categories: collisions, derailments/buses going off road, personal casualties, and fires. KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Fires KW - Public transit KW - Safety and security KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/698183 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00974162 AU - Clarke, R AU - Gaumer, R AU - Redington, M AU - Rutyna, E AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - EG&G Technical Services, Incorporated AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS 2001 ANNUAL REPORT PY - 2003/12 SP - 84 p. AB - This is the sixth annual report of the results of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The report summarizes the new reporting requirements introduced for calendar year 2001, the requirements of the overall drug and alcohol testing program (the revised CFR Part 40 and CFR Part 655), the results from the data reported for 2001, and the violation and positive rates for calendar years 1996 through 2001. The results of drug tests--for marijuana, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), opiates, and amphetamines--are compared with the results of alcohol tests for the various types of required tests. Statistics are presented for random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, and pre-employment tests combined and for each individual test. Those test results are further compared by employer type (transit agencies and contractors), employer size (large, small, and rural), employee category, FTA region, and the drug type. Statistics on employees returned to duty and results of return-to-duty tests and follow-up tests are presented separately from results of the other four test types because return-to-duty tests and follow-up tests represent a different segment of the test population and not all employers offer rehabilitation. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Amphetamines KW - Annual reports KW - Cocaine KW - Contractors KW - Drug tests KW - Employees KW - Marijuana KW - Opiates KW - Phencyclidine KW - Post-accident testing KW - Pre-employment testing KW - Random testing KW - Statistics KW - Transit operating agencies KW - U.S. Federal Transit Administration KW - Violation rate UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/substance/damis01/PDF/DAMIS_2001.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24800/24837/DAMIS_2001.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697936 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972993 AU - VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Simula Technologies, Incorporated TI - COMMUTER RAIL SEAT TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF FACING SEATS PY - 2003/12 SP - 192 p. AB - Tests have been conducted on the Bombardier back-to-back commuter rail car seat in a facing-seat configuration to evaluate its performance under static and dynamic loading conditions. Quasi-static tests have been conducted to establish the load deflection characteristics and failure mechanisms of the seat. Dynamic tests have also been conducted with 50th and 95th percentile male, and 5th percentile female instrumental Hybrid III anthropometric test devices to evaluate the collision performance of the seat and a table, and to verify analytical simulation models of the seat/occupant. Reasonable agreement between analytical predictions and dynamic test results was found, given the variability in the stiffness of the seats under different loading conditions. The quasi-static test results show that the seats are sufficiently strong to withstand the loads predicted from computer simulations, but the dynamic tests resulted in partial or complete failure of the seat back across the base of the headrest. The injury criteria measured from the dynamic tests for the head, chest, and femur were within the acceptable human tolerance levels as specified in standards by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, however, the measured neck loads exceeded NHTSA neck injury criteria in all but the test with a table between seat pairs. KW - Anthropometry KW - Commuter cars KW - Crashworthiness KW - Dynamic tests KW - Injuries KW - Injury classification KW - Load tests KW - Neck KW - Passenger cars KW - Seats KW - Static and dynamic tests UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2377 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34400/34410/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-03-10.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697431 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972489 AU - Choros, J AU - Sussman, T AU - Fateh, M AU - Curtis, E AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - GAGE RESTRAINT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM COMPARISON TESTS: RAILBOUND AND HI-RAIL VEHICLES PY - 2003/12 SP - 50 p. AB - Comparative tests were conducted to evaluate the gage restraint measurement system (GRMS) testing capabilities of a railbound GRMS vehicle, Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA's) T-6, and a hi-rail vehicle, Holland Company's TrackStar GRMS system. The test objectives were to compare the performance of the two vehicles by monitoring the testing capabilities over the same section of track; evaluate repeatability and accuracy; and assess comparative vehicle performance over known defects. The tests were conducted on track owned by Maryland Midland Railroad, classified as FRA class 2 track. Test data for both vehicles were analyzed with respect to FRA loading and gage restraint standards for GRMS testing and the requirements stated in the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) Manual. Loaded and unloaded gage, delta gage, gage widening ratio, and projected gage at 24 kips (PLG24), along with the left and right vertical and lateral loads, were the primary values analyzed and compared for the two vehicles. Results from these tests and related analyses indicate that both vehicles meet FRA and AREMA testing requirements. Accuracy and repeatability for both vehicles were acceptable. Data as recorded from each vehicle, analysis procedures, and conclusions are described in this report. KW - Accuracy KW - Gage (Rails) KW - Gage restraint KW - Performance KW - Railroad tracks KW - Reliability KW - Test vehicles UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44800/44821/ord0329.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697188 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00970575 AU - Finno, Richard J AU - Molnar, Kristin M AU - Rossow, Edwin C AU - Northwestern University, Evanston AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF DEEP BRACED EXCAVATIONS ON ADJACENT BURIED UTILITIES PY - 2003/12//Final Report SP - v.p. AB - Ground movements resulting from deep braced excavations impose the risk of damage to adjacent buried pipelines. Accurate assessment of the effects these movements have on pipelines allows potential damage to be avoided or mitigated. A predictive process for determining the stresses occurring in a pipeline adjacent to deep braced excavations is presented. The method can be used to establish rational criteria for determining allowable maximum values for excavation-induced ground movements. The ground movement distribution around the excavated area is predicted using a complimentary error function, an assessment of the maximum ground deformation, and knowledge of the geometry of the excavation. The pipeline is assumed to move with the ground enabling the behavior of the pipeline to be represented by the ground surface movements at its location. Conservative analyses for determining the bending stresses and joint rotations along a pipeline caused by its deformation are established. Allowable values for both the tensile bending stress and joint rotation resulting from the excavation-induced movements are presented for comparison with the computed maximum values. The predictive methodology is applied to three gas mains surrounding a deep braced excavation in downtown Chicago and four cast iron mains from various excavations in Chicago. For these cases, the calculated bending stresses in the pipelines were significantly smaller than allowable values, but the joint rotations were observed to be the more critical case. KW - Bending KW - Case studies KW - Chicago (Illinois) KW - Deformation KW - Excavation-induced ground movements KW - Excavations KW - Joints (Engineering) KW - Mathematical prediction KW - Rotation KW - Stresses KW - Underground utility lines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696546 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00971082 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - UNITED STATES (PRELIMINARY) 2002 ECONOMIC CENSUS. TRANSPORTATION: 2002 COMMODITY FLOW SURVEY PY - 2003/12 SP - 68 p. AB - The 2002 Commodity Flow Survey is undertaken through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as, the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and select retail establishments. This report presents preliminary results, aggregated to the United States and two-digit commodity code levels. Transportation modes covered include highways, air transportation, water transportation, railroads, and pipelines. KW - Air transportation KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic impacts KW - Highways KW - Manufacturing KW - Mining KW - Origin and destination KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Retail trade KW - Shipments KW - Statistics KW - Surveys KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Value KW - Water transportation KW - Weight KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696692 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969427 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - STATE TRANSPORTATION PROFILE: SUMMARY 2003 PY - 2003/12 SP - v.p. AB - This report presents a statistical profile of transportation in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A picture of the states' infrastructure, freight movement and passenger travel, safety, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, and energy and environment is presented in tables covering 50 states and the District of Columbia. Included in this summary report is a description of the data sources used; information on data formats; federal, state, and national data sources; and a glossary of terms. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - States KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681652 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00968288 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN TRANSPORTATION PY - 2003/12 SP - 4 p. AB - This brief discusses the growth in productivity in the transportation field during the 1990s. From 1990 to 2000, labor productivity rose in all transportation modes, but only exceeded the productivity growth rate for the overall economy in three - railroads, local trucking, and pipelines. From 1990 to 1999, rail transportation experienced a substantially higher growth of multifactor productivity than did the private business sector. Increases in multifactor productivity in rail transportation have been affected by improvements in capital inputs (e.g., equipment investments) and changes in the organization of service delivery. KW - Capital investments KW - Delivery service KW - Economic analysis KW - Equipment KW - Labor productivity KW - Organization KW - Pipelines KW - Private enterprise KW - Productivity KW - Railroads KW - Trucking UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_10/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35426/productivity.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686810 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00968277 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESULTS OCTOBER 2003 PY - 2003/12 SP - 158 p. AB - This report presents the results of the October 2003 Omnibus Household Survey. Starting in December 2002, the Omnibus Household Surveys are now fielded on a bi-monthly basis. Each bi-monthly survey will contain a set of core questions that are based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions will be included that correspond to one of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes will be included and will vary from month to month. The October 2003 survey collected data from October 4, 2003 through October 16, 2003. Data were collected from households in the U.S. using a Random-Digit-Dialed telephone methodology. The final completed sample size is 1,121 cases, and the total number of variables in the public-use dataset is 265. The data were collected by M. Davis and Company (MDAC), under contract with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). KW - Bimonthly KW - Economic growth KW - Environment KW - Households KW - Mobility KW - Security KW - Telephone KW - Traffic safety KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/omnibus/household/2003/october/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/679077 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01127105 AU - DeBlasio, Allan J AU - Jackson, David W AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - A Case Study: Connecticut Department of Transportation: An Innovative Procurement and Implementation Process PY - 2003/11//Final Report SP - 18p AB - In a recent study conducted by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), researchers found that intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects that included the development of software, the integration of systems, or both continue to experience a significant number of delays. These delays may be caused by incorrectly estimating the level of effort needed to successfully complete such projects, improperly defining system requirements, inappropriately managing changing requirements, or employing a contractor not skilled in the required areas. The study also revealed that staffs at state departments of transportation (DOTs) are addressing these issues using innovative processes. This case study describes one such unique procurement process used by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). KW - Case studies KW - Connecticut KW - Implementation KW - Innovation KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Procurement KW - State departments of transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14044.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14044_files/14044.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/887670 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00976812 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Department of Transportation AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - DELAYS AFFECTING ITS PROJECTS : SUMMARY OF FINDINGS PY - 2003/11 SP - 18 p. AB - This paper details the finding from a series of reviews and site visits to investigate the causes of delay in four phases of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects: conception and planning, requirements analysis and design, construction and installation, and testing. An additional cast study was conducted on an innovative procurement and implementation methodology. While the review focused on the negative aspects of ITS deployment, the positive environment should not be overlooked. KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Policy UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13949.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13949_files/13949.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/703085 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972914 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - DELAYS AFFECTING ITS PROJECTS. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS PY - 2003/11 VL - 60 IS - 4 SP - 18 p. AB - This report documents the findings of a program review conducted from October 2002 to September 2003 that investigated what delays continue to affect ITS projects. The program review also identified what actions staffs at state DOTs are taking to address these issues. The study team gathered the information from visits to 12 states and interviewing FHWA division office ITS specialists and field engineers and state DOT ITS managers and engineering staffs. KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation system management UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697397 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00967068 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S. HOLIDAY TRAVEL PY - 2003/11 SP - 4 p. AB - The Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year's holiday periods are among the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. During the 6-day Thanksgiving travel period, the number of long-distance trips (to and from a destination 50 miles or more away) increases by 54 percent, and during the Christmas/New Year's Holiday period the number rises by 23 percent, compared to the average number for the remainder of the year. And although heavy media attention focuses on crowded airports and bus and train stations on the Wednesday before and Sunday after Thanksgiving, when personal vehicle trips are added to the mix the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) reveals that Thanksgiving Day is actually a heavier long-distance travel day than Wednesday. KW - Air travel KW - Airports KW - Bus travel KW - Christmas KW - Holidays KW - Long distance travel KW - Private passenger vehicles KW - Public transit KW - Railroad stations KW - Railroads KW - Thanksgiving KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel patterns KW - Travel surveys KW - Travelers UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/america_on_the_go/us_holiday_travel/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35300/35376/U.S._Holiday_Travel.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/678439 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01465234 TI - Grade Crossing Data Collection System AB - The objective of this project is to develop a system to automate the collection of data for vehicle and train activity and a grade crossing. The system will: (1) collect data on motor vehicle numbers, size, speed, driver behavior (slowing, speeding up, etc.); (2) collect data on speed and timing of train crossings; and (3) ocument important aspects of motor vehicle driver behavior for understanding accidents. KW - Behavior KW - Crash reports KW - Data collection KW - Drivers KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Railroad grade crossings UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1233467 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01518928 AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Senzig, David A AU - McCurdy, David A AU - Roof, Christopher J AU - Rapoza, Amanda S AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Senzig Engineering AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TI - Engine Installation Effects of Four Civil Transport Airplanes: Wallops Flight Facility Study PY - 2003/10//Technical Memorandum SP - 64p AB - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Langley Research Center (LaRC) and the Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division of the United States Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) conducted a noise measurement study at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, to examine the effects of engine installation on the noise of four civil transport airplanes: a Boeing 767-400, a McDonnell-Douglas DC9, a Dassault Falcon 2000, and a Beechcraft King Air. Acoustic data were collected using a twenty-microphone array configured in a "U" shaped arrangement, with ten microphones mounted on two construction cranes at heights up to 200 ft above ground level, five microphones on each crane, and ten microphones mounted on poles each at height of 24 ft above ground level. In addition to detailed acoustic data, time-space position and meteorological data were also measured. This report presents the results of the study, compares those results with the Society of Automotive Engineers' Aerospace Information Report 1751, and proposes basing new lateral attenuation models on separate engine installation effects and ground effects components. KW - Aircraft noise KW - Civil aircraft KW - Engines KW - Geometric configurations and shapes KW - Installation KW - Sound attenuation KW - Sound transmission UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49100/49148/20040000554_2003136820.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290279 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459034 TI - Bus Axle-Weight Study Report to Congress AB - . The objective of this project is to study and submit to Congress, a report on the axle weight limits for over-the-road and transit buses, addressing damage to pavement caused by overweight buses and recommending options for reducing such damage. Requirement of the Senate Report, on the FY 2002 U.S. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act. The project will develop the report on axle weight limits for over-the-road and transit buses, the study will explore the following areas of research: axle weight limits, trends in weight of over-the-road and transit buses, and impacts of statutory and regulatory requirements (in particular, Clean Air Act and Americans with Disabilities Act) on bus weight. The research will also explore the following areas: lightweight materials for reducing weight of buses; market penetration of lightweight buses; consideration of weight and wear in vehicle design rulemaking; options for introducing lightweight buses; and a cost-benefit analysis of incentives for procuring lightweight buses versus pavement wear. A Congressionally Directed Project. KW - Axle loads KW - Axle loads KW - Bus transit operations KW - Buses KW - Public transit KW - Research projects KW - Transit buses KW - Weight UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227246 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01333316 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S. Business Travel PY - 2003/10 SP - 4p AB - Americans make more than 405 million long-distance business trips per year, accounting for 16% of all long-distance travel (see Box A), according to a preliminary analysis of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). Conducted from 2001 to 2002, the NHTS asked 60,000 people in 26,000 U.S. households about all trips they took in a given travel period and looked at the characteristics of those travelers and trips. This report examines early NHTS findings on domestic business trips to destinations at least 50 miles from home. KW - Business trips KW - Long distance travel KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Planning KW - Travel surveys KW - Trip purpose UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35300/35377/U.S._Business_Travel..pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1096607 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01030770 AU - Caton, James E AU - Boyd, Annabelle AU - Lofton, Andrew AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - State Safety Oversight Program Annual Report for 2002 PY - 2003/10//Final Report SP - 75p AB - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Safety Oversight Program during Calendar Year 2002. This report is a compilation and analysis of rail fixed guideway system accident statistics. Information provided by State Oversight Agencies documenting the safety and security performance of the rail transit industry in 2002 is presented, including a discussion of the probable causes of accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions. KW - Annual reports KW - Crash causes KW - Fixed guideway systems KW - Hazard analysis KW - Oversight KW - Policy KW - Procedures KW - Rail transit KW - Safety KW - Security KW - Transit crashes UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/sso2002/pdf/sso2002.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/787691 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00971074 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 2003 PY - 2003/10 SP - 291 p. AB - This report, the ninth such annual report, was prepared in response to a congressional mandate laid out in 49 U.S.C. 111 (j). All modes of transportation are covered in the report. In addition to presenting the state of transportation statistics, the report focuses on transportation indicators related to 15 topics. The transportation indicators are as follows: 1. Productivity in the Transportation Sector, 2. Traffic Flows, 3. Travel Times, 4. Vehicle Weights, 5. Variables Influencing Travel Behavior, 6. Travel Costs of Intracity Commuting and Intercity Trips, 7. Availability of Mass Transit and Number of Passengers Served, 8. Frequency of Vehicle and Transportation Facility Repairs, 9. Accidents, 10. Collateral Damage to the Human and Natural Environment, 11. Condition of the Transportation System, 12. Transportation-Related Variables that Influence Global Competitiveness, 13. Transportation and Economic Growth, 14. Government Transportation Finance, and 15. Transportation Energy. KW - Annual reports KW - Aviation KW - Commuting KW - Costs KW - Crashes KW - Economic growth KW - Energy KW - Environmental impacts KW - Financing KW - Highways KW - Intercity travel KW - International trade KW - Pipelines KW - Productivity KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Repairing KW - Statistics KW - Traffic flow KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel time KW - Urban transportation KW - Vehicle weight KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34785/TSAR2003entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696684 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00970427 AU - Campbell, B N AU - Smith, J D AU - Najm, W G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - EXAMINATION OF CRASH CONTRIBUTING FACTORS USING NATIONAL CRASH DATABASES PY - 2003/10 SP - 138 p. AB - This report examines contributing factors to single vehicle off-roadway, rear-end, and lane change crashes involving light vehicles (passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks). The analysis is based on crash data obtained from the National Automotive Sampling System's 1997-2000 Crashworthiness Data System (CDS) and 2000 General Estimates System (GES). Research on crash contributing factors was divided into three phases: phase one provides a comparison of CDS and GES contributing factor distributions; phase two examines crash severity in relation to contributing factors; and phase three determines contributing factors based on pre-crash scenarios. This report classifies crash severity into severe and less severe crashes based on whether or not the vehicle involved in a crash was towed from the scene due to damage. Results from phase one indicate that contributing factor distributions for the CDS and GES matched fairly closely; however, discrepancies were found for inattention and speeding. Phase two results found that contributing factors were similar in the majority of crash types regardless of the severity of the crash; however, the relative frequency of alcohol/drugs and sleepy/drowsy were found to be influenced by crash severity for single vehicle off-roadway and rear-end crash types. Phase three results showed that the contributing factors were influenced more by the critical event than the vehicle movement prior to the critical event in precrash scenarios leading to single vehicle off-roadway crashes. KW - Attention lapses KW - Automobiles KW - Contributing factors (Accidents) KW - Crash severity KW - Crashworthiness Data System KW - Drowsiness KW - Drugged drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - General Estimates System KW - Lane changing KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Pickup trucks KW - Precrash phase KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Rear end crashes KW - Single vehicle crashes KW - Sleep deprivation KW - Speeding KW - Sport utility vehicles KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vans UR - http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Crash%20Avoidance/2003/HS809664.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696467 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00965889 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY: U.S. BUSINESS TRAVEL PY - 2003/10 SP - 4 p. AB - Americans make more than 405 million long-distance business trips per year, accounting for 16% of all long-distance travel, according to a preliminary analysis of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). Conducted from 2001 to 2002, the NHTS asked 60,000 people in 26,000 U.S. households about all trips they took in a given travel period and looked at the characteristics of those travelers and trips. This report examines early NHTS findings on domestic business trips to destinations at least 50 miles from home. The two dominant travel modes were air travel and personal vehicle. KW - Air travel KW - Business trips KW - Domestic transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Long distance travel KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Private passenger vehicles KW - Travel surveys KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/america_on_the_go/us_business_travel/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/678112 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00965870 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MANY INTERCITY TRAVELERS FACE LONGER TRAVEL SCHEDULES PY - 2003/10 SP - 4 p. AB - For travelers in many major intercity markets, travel schedules are tending to grow longer. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has examined scheduled travel time trends for all three commercial intercity modes-air, bus, and rail-expanding the work done in a 2001 study of changes in airline scheduled travel times. The new study looks at changes in the average travel time of scheduled service in each of the three modes in most of the same major city-pair markets covered by the earlier airline schedule study. KW - Air travel KW - Bus travel KW - Cities KW - Intercity transportation KW - Intercity travel KW - Railroad travel KW - Schedules KW - Travel time UR - http://www.bts.gov/products/issue_briefs/number_07/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35428/Intercity.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/682579 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00964204 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - RISING BREAKEVEN LOAD FACTORS THREATEN AIRLINE FINANCES PY - 2003/10 SP - 2 p. AB - Breakeven Load Factor (BLF) is the average percent of seats that must be filled on an average flight at current average fares for the airline's passenger revenue to break even with the airline's operating expenses. This study focuses on three groups of major passenger airlines: (1) The "recently bankrupt" - airlines that have filed for bankruptcy within the last two years. This group consists of United Airlines and US Airways. (US Airways has recently emerged from bankruptcy.) (2) The "at risk" - airlines that have not filed for bankruptcy, but they have not achieved yearly profits over the last two years. This group consists of American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, America West Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. (3) The "profitable" - the only major passenger airline to show a yearly profit over the last two years is Southwest Airlines. Some other BLF findings include: (1) Since 2000, most large passenger airlines suffered a sharp increase in their BLF. Some carriers could not cover operating expenses even if they sold 100% of their seats at average airfares. (2) Passenger yield, which partly determines BLF, has fallen most sharply for recently bankrupt carriers, although it has also declined steeply for most large carriers. (3) Unit costs - another factor in BLF - have been rising for many large passenger airlines. Large airlines at most financial risk had higher unit costs than other airlines even prior to September 11, 2001, and those costs have remained high and have even increased for some. KW - Airlines KW - Alaska Airlines KW - America West Airlines KW - American Airlines, Inc. KW - Bankruptcy KW - Continental Airlines KW - Delta Air Lines KW - Expenses KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Load factor KW - Northwest Airlines KW - Operations KW - Passenger volume KW - Profitability KW - Revenues KW - Southwest Airlines KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Unit costs KW - United Airlines, Inc. KW - US Airways KW - Yield (Finance) UR - http://www.bts.gov/products/issue_briefs/number_08/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/664972 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00975996 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - RAIL TRANSPORTATION OF GRAIN PY - 2003/09/30 SP - 23 p. AB - Grain transportation (primarily corn, wheat, and soybeans) accounts for approximately 8% of rail tonnage and revenues. Demand is volatile on both short and long time scales. Domestic use of grain is rising relatively slowly. Global markets are expanding, as is competition from other countries, particularly Brazil and Argentina. Significant growth in US exports is anticipated only for corn. Production is geographically dispersed to a degree that impedes collection into the large quantities needed for efficient rail transportation, particularly after two decades of track abandonment and transfer to regional and local railroads. In addition, trends in grain markets, including a shift to off-farm feedlots and location of processing facilities close to the producers, have increased the demand for shorter-distance and smaller-quantity transport, more suited to trucking than rail. The cumulative effect of these trends has been a substantial shift from rail to truck transport for grain traffic, with rail now down to about a 30% share. Rail tonnage has changed little during the last two decades, and revenues (in constant dollars) are down by 40%. Total grain production will increase at an estimated 1.8% annually, but railroads are likely to capture only a declining share of the grain transportation market in coming years. Agricultural traffic appears to be of shrinking interest to the railroads, due to its seasonal nature, cyclical volatility, variability in regional production levels, special service requirements, and sensitivity to cost. At the same time, in their quest for operating efficiency, the railroads are less and less able to provide the service characteristics and rate structure sought by shippers. The market segment mostly likely to favor rail is exports to Mexico. These have been growing rapidly, primarily transported by barge to Gulf Coast ports for trans-shipment. However, as the Mexican rail system becomes increasingly able to provide acceptable service, rail transportation could become attractive. This is a significant market: Mexico already receives more than 10% of US grain exports, and the trend is strongly upward. Among the potentially important but unpredictable factors that will shape agricultural markets, and associated transportation needs, in coming decades are advances in biotechnology and food processing, global trade agreements, and environmental developments related to biomass fuels. KW - Biomass fuels KW - Corn KW - Demand KW - Exports KW - Freight transportation KW - Future KW - Grain KW - International trade KW - Market share KW - Mexico KW - Railroad transportation KW - Revenues KW - Soybeans KW - Technology KW - Tonnage KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States KW - Wheat UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/702764 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01489154 TI - Connecting Communities Security Forums AB - No summary provided. KW - Communities KW - Community forums KW - Regional planning KW - Security KW - Transit operating agencies UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1258148 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00970441 AU - Green, K AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - MODELING OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES PY - 2003/09 SP - 43 p. AB - The characterization of some types of "advanced technology vehicles" may help to understand policies that are strongly either explicitly or implicitly technology-dependent. Recent models attempt to characterize such technologies in terms of fuel economy, price, and a range of performance and utility characteristics, examples of which include acceleration, power, and luggage space. However, information to make robust quantitative forecasts appears generally limited. Therefore, a simpler generalized form is proposed, in order to accommodate price and fuel economy functions that evolve with available information. Such an approach would assume that other advanced vehicle characteristics are similar to those of conventional vehicles, or that they can be exogenously translated into equivalent changes in price. A simple model of fuel economy and price increases is used to illustrate this concept, and recent projections regarding the status of and outlook for hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles provide ranges of plausible values for the relevant constants. Although information is more limited for other advanced transportation equipment, projections for buses, marine vessels, and aircraft suggest that a common general approach can be applied widely to the transportation sector. In any event, study of methods for characterizing purchaser preferences would be an important complement to this study of vehicle characterization. KW - Aircraft KW - Buses KW - Electric vehicles KW - Fuel cells KW - Fuel conservation KW - Hybrid vehicles KW - Inland waterways vessels KW - Mathematical models KW - Motor vehicles KW - Performance KW - Prices KW - Ships KW - Simulation KW - Technological innovations KW - Vehicle characteristics UR - http://climate.dot.gov/documents/atvm_final.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/696478 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969880 AU - Pickrell, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - FUEL OPTIONS FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES PY - 2003/09 SP - 73 p. AB - This report assesses the potential of substitutes for gasoline to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) by automobiles and light-duty trucks. It estimates reductions in future GHG emissions under specific assumptions about growth in light-duty vehicle travel and the replacement of gasoline by various other fuels, both in the near term (10 years) and over the longer term (25 years). Under reasonable assumptions about the fraction of projected gasoline use that could be replaced by another fuel within these time horizons, it concludes that the reduction in GHG emissions from most gasoline substitutes would be modest. The report also assesses the cost-effectiveness of replacing gasoline with each of these fuels as a strategy for reducing GHG emissions, and concludes that promoting alternative fuels would be a costly strategy for reducing emissions. Finally, the study also briefly surveys other concerns that are likely to arise in making a transition from near-exclusive reliance on gasoline to widespread production and use of any alternative fuel. These concerns include potential health and safety consequences, developing the infrastructure required to support commercial-scale production and distribution of gasoline substitutes, and producing adequate supplies of feedstocks required to refine certain fuels. KW - Alternate fuels KW - Automobiles KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Feedstocks KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Health KW - Impacts KW - Infrastructure KW - Light trucks KW - Light vehicles KW - Long range planning KW - Safety KW - Short range planning UR - http://climate.dot.gov/documents/fuel_options.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680951 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969371 AU - Chandra, D C AU - Yeh, M AU - Riley, V AU - Mangold, S J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - HUMAN FACTORS CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAGS (EFBS). VERSION 2 PY - 2003/09 SP - 206 p. AB - Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) are coming into the flight deck, bringing along with them a wide range of human factors considerations. In order to understand and assess the full impact of an EFB, designers and evaluators require an understanding of how the device will function and be used by crews, how the device will interact with other flight deck equipment, and how training and operating procedures will be affected. The purpose of this report is to identify and prioritize guidance on these topics so that designers and evaluators can make informed choices. Much of the guidance in this document is general and applies to any EFB system, regardless of the applications that are supported. Application-specific guidance is also provided for electronic documents, electronic checklists, flight performance calculations, and electronic charts. In addition, information on the rapidly changing and growing market of EFB products is provided in Appendix A, and a summary of high priority guidance for equipment evaluations is included in Appendix B. This document supersedes the earlier Version 1 report (DOTVNTSC- FAA-00-22), which is referenced in the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular on EFBs, AC 120-76A. KW - Airline pilots KW - Calculation KW - Design KW - Electronic charts KW - Electronic documents KW - Electronic equipment KW - Electronic flight bags KW - Evaluation KW - Flight KW - Flight crews KW - Flight decks KW - Human factors KW - Performance KW - Strategic planning KW - Technology KW - Training UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34200/34292/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-03-07.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680305 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00964201 JO - OMNIBUS PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AIRLINE PASSENGER TRAVEL PY - 2003/09 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 4 p. AB - This paper on airline travel is based on data from the Omnibus Household Survey. It deals with information gleaned from the participants' latest flights. It addresses seating, purpose of flight, where/how boarding pass was obtained, amount of time prior to the flight that the traveler arrived at the airport, time spent at security checkpoint, thoroughness of the screening, and impact of increased security on traveler's intention to fly again. KW - Air travel KW - Airlines KW - Airports KW - Attitudes KW - Baggage screening KW - Boarding passes KW - Impacts KW - Location KW - Passenger screening KW - Passenger transportation KW - Seats KW - Security KW - Surveys KW - Tables (Data) KW - Time KW - Trip purpose UR - http://www.bts.gov/products/omnistats/volume_03_issue_03/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/664971 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964870 AU - Lyons, W M AU - Peterson, S AU - Noerager, K AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION THROUGH STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PY - 2003/09 SP - 95 p. AB - This report will improve understanding of how states and localities might contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction through transportation planning. Transportation is a major contributor to GHG emissions. State and local transportation planning affects transportation decisions, which, in turn, can influence travel patterns, land use, energy consumption, and, ultimately, GHG emissions. The amount of activity by states and local areas to develop GHG and climate change plans is impressive. States and local areas undertake these activities voluntarily. Typically, these areas make commitments to conduct a baseline GHG emissions analysis, set local GHG reduction targets, develop local action plans, implement emissions reduction policies, and monitor progress. This report uses seven case studies to evaluate how states and local areas are using transportation planning to pursue goals to reduce GHG emissions. The research focuses on the broad transportation planning process, strategies and other actions selected, and GHG emission reductions accomplished or projected. This report considers both transportation planning by state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, city and county transportation agencies, and transportation operators, and energy, environmental, or land use planning by other state and local agencies that considers climate change and transportation policies, investments, and strategies. KW - Case studies KW - City government KW - Climate KW - County government KW - Energy KW - Environmental policy KW - Greenhouse effect KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Investments KW - Land use planning KW - Local government KW - Metropolitan planning organizations KW - State departments of transportation KW - States KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation policy UR - http://climate.dot.gov/documents/reduction.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661576 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01333104 AU - Bureau of Transportation Statistics AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Principal Findings: Survey on FAA-Sponsored Safety Seminars PY - 2003/08 SP - 21p AB - At the request of the Flight Standards Service, Resource and Quality Management Division, Evaluation and Analysis Branch and the General Aviation and Commercial Division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) conducted a survey of general aviation pilots. Results of the survey will be shared with the Aviation Safety National Program Manager and with the Safety Program Managers (SPMs) located at each of the Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs). In addition, initial results were transmitted to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to fulfill requirements associated with the overall evaluation of the Safety Seminar Program. Survey results will help the National Program Manager determine the most effective use of FAA resources in targeting pilots for attendance at safety seminars and in disseminating safety information. Safety Program Managers will use the survey results to develop a seminar program that takes into account customer needs—what they want to know, how they want to receive the information, where they want to receive it, and when. KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Airport terminals KW - Aviation safety KW - Customer service KW - Flight crews KW - Information dissemination KW - Surveys KW - Workshops UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35500/35557/principle_findings.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1094923 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113485 AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Fichter, Katherine AU - Jacobsen, John AU - Lappin, Jane E AU - Peirce, Sean AU - Plosky, Eric J AU - Savvides, Andreas AU - Segev, Eran AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - The National Parks of Massachusetts: Planning Studies for a Traveler Information System and Visitor Transportation Facilities PY - 2003/08 SP - 99p AB - This report provides an analysis of new ways to facilitate visitation to the National Parks of Massachusetts through improved provision of traveler information. The report explores potential improvements to several elements of the region’s Traveler Information System (TIS), including a system-wide visitor-oriented website. The report also identifies options for providing visitor orientation through a centralized transportation hub in Boston. A prominent partnership opportunity is that with the Boston Museum Project’s planned history museum in downtown Boston. KW - Boston (Massachusetts) KW - Massachusetts KW - National parks KW - Partnerships KW - Tourists KW - Traveler information and communication systems KW - Visitor information centers KW - Visitor transportation systems KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/planning-studies-traveler-information-system-and-visitor UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30344/massparks.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873107 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969904 AU - McMaster, F AU - McKeighan, P AU - Southwest Research Institute AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF RAILCAR WHEEL STEEL AT AMBIENT AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PY - 2003/08 SP - 56 p. AB - This report presents the results of a material property test program undertaken on a Class B railcar wheel steel. This work was performed to obtain relevant fatigue data that may be used in support of a larger effort exploring the applicability of fatigue-based acceptance criteria for passenger and transit railroad wheels. Classical stress-life (S-N) curves were developed for AAR Class B railcar wheel steel with specimens removed from the tread area of an as-forged railcar wheel. The specimen geometry was a standard hourglass fatigue test specimen with a low stress concentration of 1.05. Fatigue testing was performed at stress ratios of -1.0, 0.05, 0.5, and 0.7. Testing was performed at ambient, 500 deg F, and 1000 deg F using high current resistance or convection methods. Endurance limit data were obtained for all R-ratios, although for the 1000 deg F condition there did not appear to be a clear endurance limit transition. These endurance limit data were used to estimate the Sines parameters, A and alpha. KW - Fatigue (Mechanics) KW - Fatigue tests KW - Railroad cars KW - Steel KW - Stress ratio KW - Temperature KW - Wheels UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34300/34392/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-02-16.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681026 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964133 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESULTS AUGUST 2003 PY - 2003/08 SP - 133 p. AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is conducting a series of monthly surveys to monitor expectations of and satisfaction with the transportation system and to gather event, issue, and mode-specific information. The surveys will serve as an information source for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) modal administrators, who can use them to support congressional requests and for internal DOT performance indicators. Overall, the surveys will support the collection of information on a wide range of transportation-related topics. This document contains the following information: Background of the survey initiative; A detailed description of how sample respondents were selected for the survey; Information on interviewer training, pre-testing, interviewing methods, household screening methods and methods for call attempts and callbacks; Guidance on the use of weights for analyses; Instructions for calculating standard error estimates; Data collection methods. This report provides technical information for the August 2003 Household Survey. Starting in December 2002, the Omnibus Household Surveys are conducted on a bi-monthly basis. Each bi-monthly survey will contain a set of core questions that are based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions will be included that correspond to one of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes will be included and will vary from month to month. The August 2003 survey collected data from August 3, 2003 through August 13, 2003. Data were collected from households in the U.S. using a Random-Digit-Dialed telephone methodology. The final completed sample size is 1,032 cases, and the total number of variables in the public-use dataset is 225. The data were collected by M. Davis and Company (MDAC), under contract with the BTS. KW - Bimonthly KW - Calculation KW - Data collection KW - Economic growth KW - Environment KW - Estimates KW - Households KW - Human beings KW - Interviewing KW - Methodology KW - Mobility KW - Mode choice KW - Sampling KW - Security KW - Standard error KW - Telephone KW - Traffic safety KW - Training KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/omnibus/household/2003/august/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661339 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459484 TI - Safety & Security Research Technical Support AB - This project supports the need to conduct alternative fuel safety research and to provide technical support to transit agencies operating alternative fuel buses. A number of serious incidents relating to compressed natural gas (CNG) buses have occurred in the past several years. These incidents involved buses, facilities, and fueling stations. Consequences and losses from these fuel related hazards on transit buses and at facilities are serious concerns of the transit industry. Under this project research will be conducted on alternative fuels safety issues and practices. Data will be collected for safety standards development activities and for updating the technical guidance documents on alternative fuels. Special studies will be conducted on the safety practices and use of alternative fuels in the transit industry. This project reaffirms safety as the top priority in the Department of Transportation. KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Compressed natural gas KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fuels KW - Guidelines KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Transit buses KW - Transit operating agencies UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227697 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459482 TI - Fire Materials Testing AB - As a result of the February 16, 1996 MARC commuter train accident, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that DOT review the testing protocols regarding the flammability and the smoke emissions characteristics of interior materials and coordinate the development and implementation of standards for materials performance and testing with FRA and FTA. The purpose of this project is to enable FTA to update and develop fire safety standards for the performance and testing of interior materials for transit vehicles. It includes updating the FTA recommended fire safety practices for bus, van and rail transit materials selection. This project also supports the objective of the interagency Fire and Materials Working Group of the federal government to produce uniform guidelines for fire performance of materials under construction by government agencies and transportation providers. Use of these guidelines in the selection of materials for transit vehicles will reduce fire incidents and costly property damage and casualties. KW - Fire fighting KW - Fire resistant materials KW - Flammability KW - Flammable materials KW - Flammable materials KW - Interior design KW - Materials tests KW - Rail transit KW - Transit boards KW - Transit vehicle operations KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227695 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459481 TI - Safety & Security Clearinghouse AB - This project supports the Safety and Security Clearinghouse which serves as a storehouse of information and an ongoing focal point for published materials and resources currently available on the subject of transit safety and security and related technologies. The material is made available upon request to assist state and local transit agencies to improve the safety of transit services. The clearinghouse function provides FTA with a means for hands on contact with transit safety and security customers. It enables FTA to better understand customer needs and provides a quick response mechanism for information dissemination. Customer assistance is provided in the form of guidelines, technical publications, final research reports, and expert advice through referrals to other industry experts, simulation models, and state of the art information resources. KW - Guidelines KW - Information services KW - Needs assessment KW - Passenger information systems KW - Passenger security KW - Passenger service KW - Safety and security KW - Simulation KW - State of the art reports KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227694 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160032 AU - Szary, Patrick AU - Hanna, Darrin AU - Al'Nsour, Mahmoud AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evaluation of Smart Chip Technology PY - 2003/07//Final Report SP - 21p AB - Gas recognition technology has seen tremendous progress recently, as a result of the widespread utilization ranging from applications in the automotive industry to food processing to environmental engineering. The progress ranges from developing new sensors that have a faster reaction time and higher sensitivity to the targeted gas, to developing new signal processing techniques that takes an off-the-shelf sensor array as input and outputs an accurate, fast, and highly sensitive, repeatable reading. The latter approach utilizes relatively low cost sensors and an inexpensive, intelligent Very Large Scale Integration Application Specific Integrated Circuit (VLSI ASIC) to provide a high quality gas recognition system. Current instruments used for vehicle emission testing to quantify the amount of unwanted gases, although very sophisticated and can reliably measure as low as few parts per million, are very sensitive to environmental changes such as temperature, humidity, oxygen content, and sometimes any non-gaseous content and particulates. In this project, a type of signal processing technique called reinforcement artificial neural networks with an array of off-the-shelf sensors were used to enhance the output of the vehicle emission instrument. KW - Emissions testing KW - Exhaust gases KW - Inspection KW - Inspection equipment KW - Motor vehicles KW - Neural networks KW - Sensors KW - Signal processing UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2003-010.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920565 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01138279 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration TI - SAFER Interface Certification Procedures Version 1.0 PY - 2003/07 SP - 22p AB - This document specifies the procedures to be completed to certify that communications and data exchange mechanisms between state Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW) systems and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) system hosted at the Volpe National Transportation systems Center (Volpe Center) are in compliance with all applicable SAFER interface and security requirements to ensure the accuracy and quality of the data exchanged, efficient communications, and the prevention of system corruption or performance degradation. Certification is required before a state CVIEW system will be allowed to connect to the production version of SAFER. KW - Certification KW - Commercial vehicles KW - Communication systems KW - Compliance KW - Crash records KW - Database management systems KW - Electronic commerce KW - Information dissemination KW - Motor carriers KW - Traffic safety UR - http://cvisn.fmcsa.dot.gov/downdocs/cvisndocs/6_safer/safer_icp_v1/SICP_Version1_0.doc UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/898606 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135177 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, July 2003 PY - 2003/07 SP - 21p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Air travel KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Ridership KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/july_2003/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/july_2003/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894268 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120275 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room Transportation, July 2003 PY - 2003/07 SP - 21p AB - This report presents information on more than 20 trends. Compiled monthly from multiple sources, the indicators fall under two broad categories, those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic and social factors KW - Economic indicators KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Information systems KW - Information technology KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/july_2003/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880402 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01055660 AU - VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline AU - Simula Technologies, Incorporated AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Passenger Rail Train-to-Train Impact Test Volume II: Summary of Occupant Protection Program PY - 2003/07//Final Report SP - 208p AB - On January 31, 2002, a train-to-train collision test was conducted involving a cab-car-led consist with three coach cars, all of conventional design, and a trailing locomotive traveling at 30 mph into a stationary locomotive coupled with two ballasted freight cars. The objective of this test was to determine the corresponding level of occupant safety for that impact scenario. In this test, the two leading cars and locomotive were equipped with instrumented anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) in four interior seating arrangements as follows: (1) two forward-facing M-style seats, each with three unrestrained ATDs in the back-row seat (one set in the leadcab car, one in the trailing car); (2) two forward-facing intercity seats with two unrestrained ATDs in the back-row seat and two restrained ATDs in the front-row seat that was modified with seat belts and energy absorbing devices; and (3) one unrestrained ATD in a locomotive operator seat. The principal goal of this full-scale rail car and locomotive test and the overall test program was to obtain scientific data to define a realistic rail car crash pulse, structural response, and corresponding level of occupant safety. KW - Anthropomorphic test devices KW - Crashworthiness KW - Impact tests KW - Locomotives KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Passenger rail KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad transportation KW - Safety KW - Train-to-train collisions UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2316 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34400/34408/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-03-07-2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/814833 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01031870 AU - Bukkapatnam, Satish AU - Dessouky, Maged AU - Zhao, Jiamin AU - California Department of Transportation AU - METRANS Transportation Center AU - University of Southern California, Los Angeles AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Distributed Architecture for Real-Time Coordination in Transit Networks PY - 2003/07 SP - 34p AB - The authors present a negotiation-based framework for addressing the real-time coordination of bus holding. In this type of setting, stops and buses act as agents that communicate in real-time to achieve dynamic coordination of bus dispatching at various stops. Through simulations, he framework is compared with other simple bus control strategies. Results indicate that the framework distinguishes itself for its ability to harness real-time information and to make decisions that are directly based on the marginal wait cost. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Bus lines KW - Bus transit KW - Bus transit operations KW - Mathematical models KW - Real time information KW - Scheduling KW - Timetables UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/788373 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972498 AU - Tyrell, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - PASSENGER RAIL TRAIN-TO-TRAIN IMPACT TEST VOLUME I: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED RESULTS PY - 2003/07 SP - 80 p. AB - This report describes the results of the train-to-train impact test conducted at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado on January 31, 2002. In this test, a cab car-led train, initially moving at 30 mph and consisting of a cab car, three coach cars, and a trailing locomotive, collided with a standing locomotive-led train with two ballasted open-top hopper cars. The test included test dummies in the operator's seat of the impacted locomotive, and in the cab car and first coach car. This test was the third of three tests intended to define the performance of current-design equipment in in-line collisions. The objective of this test was to observe the interaction of the colliding equipment and to measure the environments experienced by the test dummies, as well as the responses of the test dummies. During the train-to-train test, the cab car overrode the locomotive; the underframe of the cab car sustained approximately 20 feet of crush and the first three coupled connections sawtooth buckled. The short hood of the locomotive remained essentially intact, while there was approximately 12 inches of crush of the windshield center post. The test measurements of the response of the trains compare closely with predictions made with lumped-parameter models. KW - Crashworthiness KW - Dummies KW - Impact tests KW - Passenger trains KW - Protection KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Vehicle occupants UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2317 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34400/34407/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-03-07-1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697196 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964965 AU - Barolsky, R AU - Callaway, C AU - Rentch, R AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - DOMESTIC SCAN: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT IMPLEMENTATION, INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES PY - 2003/07 SP - 64 p. AB - Successful implementation of environmental commitments described in the documents required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or related to specific resource permits is a critical aspect of the transportation project development process. Not only is it the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) responsibility to assure that these measures are implemented, but this implementation is also a key element of exhibiting environmental stewardship. In recent years, greater emphasis has been placed on making the transportation decision making and environmental review processes more effective and efficient. In the fall of 2000, FHWA's Office of Project Development and Environmental Review sponsored the Domestic Scan Tour on Environmental Commitment Implementation (Domestic Scan) in recognition of the importance of this highly visible area to environmental stewardship and streamlining activities. The Domestic Scan focused on successful practices and procedures for following through on environmental commitments during and after the NEPA process. The Domestic Scan team, comprised of members with a wide variety of expertise, visited a diverse cross-section of State departments of transportation. The team observed that regardless of the size, maturity, or geographical conditions of the transportation programs, these states were dedicated to ensuring the successful implementation of environmental commitments. While many of the methodologies and techniques the visited states use are not new, they all rely on good communication and the principles of environmental stewardship. These and other best management practices are presented in the report, which is intended to assist states, FHWA Divisions, environmental resource agencies, and the private sector in successfully complying with environmental commitments through project design, development, construction, and maintenance. KW - Best practices KW - Compliance KW - Decision making KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Implementation KW - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 KW - State departments of transportation KW - Study tours KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661613 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00961998 JO - Omnistats PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PEDESTRIAN TRAVEL DURING 2002 PY - 2003/07 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 2 p. AB - For most US residents, their daily travels involve some degree of walking. Some may use walking as their sole source of transportation while others may walk to get to some other transportation mode (for example, from their residence to some form of public transit) or simply for exercise. This brief article presents statistics about pedestrian activity during the year 2002. It covers time spent walking, motivation/purpose for walking, and what kinds of pedestrian facilities were used (i.e. - sidewalks, bicycle paths, trails, paved roads, etc.). KW - Bicycle lanes KW - Motivation KW - Pavements KW - Pedestrians KW - Roads KW - Sidewalks KW - Time KW - Trails KW - Walking UR - http://www.bts.gov/products/omnistats/volume_3_issue_1/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/663328 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494556 TI - Center for Hydrogen Storage AB - The project goals include: (1) establishing a Center for Hydrogen Storage Research at Delaware State University for the preparation and characterization of selected complex metal hydrides and the determination of their suitability for hydrogen storage; (2) developing methods for the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of complex hydrides; (3) identifying the most promising types of destabilized hydrides and demonstrate the optimum temperature/pressure range and sorption kinetics of the hydrides under a variety of conditions; (4) determining their cycle stability and develop improved sorption catalysts; and (5) performing kinetic modeling studies and develop methods for improving kinetics and lowering reaction times. KW - Catalysts KW - Hydrides KW - Hydrogen storage KW - Kinetics KW - Reaction time UR - http://chem.desu.edu/researchCenter.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263725 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964132 AU - Department of Transportation AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - QUALITY OF SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON ARTERIAL STREETS PY - 2003/06/13 SP - 108 p. AB - This report presents the results of a qualitative study of driver perception of quality of service (QOS) on urban arterial streets. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that are important to drivers of personal automobiles (non-commercial) regarding the quality of their driving experience. The study used an in-vehicle, on-the-road methodology in which drivers drove their own vehicles and talked out loud about the driving experience. This method provided the opportunity for drivers to respond to events as they occurred during the drive and to express their reactions to actual roadway elements and circumstances. Participants also completed a written survey after the drive about the relative importance of roadway, operational, and environmental conditions on urban arterials. The drivers identified a wide variety of factors that influenced the perception of quality. The factors ranged from elements related to traffic operations (e.g., signal timing), roadway geometry (e.g., lane width), aesthetic aspects (e.g., presence of trees), sign visibility, and other road users. The data from the drives and the surveys were summarized and categorized into "QOS factors" and "driver needs." QOS factors are specific features or conditions of an urban arterial that drivers identified as being important to the quality of their driving experience. An example of a QOS factor is pavement quality. In contrast, driver needs are fundamental characteristics of quality. An example of a driver need is sense of safety. Drivers identified a total of 45 factors that influence QOS. The QOS factors fall into the following eight investment areas: cross-sectional roadway design, arterial operations, intersection operations, signs and markings, maintenance, aesthetics, other road users, and other (including intelligent transportation systems (ITS)). The 45 QOS factors support the following four driver needs: efficiency in traffic flow, a sense of safety, aesthetics, and positive guidance. KW - Aesthetics KW - Arterial highways KW - Attitudes KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Drivers KW - Geometric segments KW - Highway design KW - Highway maintenance KW - Highway traffic KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intersections KW - Needs assessment KW - Positive guidance KW - Quality of service KW - Road markings KW - Route guidance KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic lanes KW - Traffic safety KW - Traffic signal timing KW - Traffic signs KW - Urban areas KW - Visibility KW - Width UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13849_files/13849.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661338 ER - TY - SER AN - 01338167 JO - University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies. Research report PB - University of California, Davis AU - Cao, Xinyu AU - Mokhtarian, Patricia L AU - University of California, Davis AU - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Modeling the Individual Consideration of Travel-Related Strategies PY - 2003/06 SP - 101p AB - Congestion relief strategies have limited effectiveness partly due to the dynamic nature of individuals’ response to congestion. To better understand what determines individuals’ consideration of travel-related strategies in response to congestion, and to improve predictions of effectiveness of proposed policies binary logit models for considering each of 16 individual travel-related strategies are developed. Individuals’ consideration of travel-related strategies are affected by the amounts of travel that individuals do, as well as by their subjective assessments, desires and affinities with respect to travel. Individuals may not respond to public policies designed to adjust their behaviors in ways that policy makers expect because personality, travel attitudes, and lifestyle play important roles in consideration of travel-related strategies. Policy makers need to acquire this type of information. Yet these individual responses are rarely measured and incorporated into demand models. KW - Attitudes KW - Costs KW - Demographics KW - Logits KW - Mathematical models KW - Mobility KW - Personality KW - Traffic forecasting KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel demand KW - Travel demand management KW - Trip length UR - http://pubs.its.ucdavis.edu/publication_detail.php?id=262 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1094842 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160035 AU - Szary, Patrick AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - A Challenge Grant - Bicycle Safety Training Using Advanced Web-Based Distant Learning Tools PY - 2003/06//Final Report SP - 30p AB - The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Research Division wanted to develop, implement, and maintain an advanced bicycle-safety training course for elementary school students. The system integrated the latest distant learning tools, specifically interactive evaluation and testing capabilities. The goal was to deliver a complete bicycle-safety training system on a CD-ROM, which used advanced multi-media features such as video, animation and smart traffic templates to test and evaluate a student’s knowledge of the course’s content. This document outlines the requirements for a CD-Rom based Multimedia Course on Bicycle Safety, sponsored by NJDOT and developed by Rutgers' Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) and Advanced Technology Concepts (ATC) of Hoboken, New Jersey. KW - Bicycle safety KW - CD-ROM KW - Distance learning KW - Education and training KW - Elementary school students KW - Multimedia KW - Web based training UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2003-006.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920564 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00962120 AU - Rolander, N AU - Matson, D AU - Chernicoff, W P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Tufts University AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - MATERIALS INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL TRIGGERS USED IN PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES ON TRANSIT BUSES PY - 2003/06 SP - 33 p. AB - This investigation pertains to the composition and general condition of the thermally activated trigger mechanism of Pressure Relief Devices (PRDs), safety devices used on compressed natural gas cylinders commonly used to store fuel on transit buses. These trigger mechanisms provide the essential function of the PRD, and any problems with the trigger will result in poor device performance. The report analyzes the condition of the eutectic material used in the triggers, its composition, condition, and any flaws that may occur. Following the experimental investigation, failure criteria for the triggers were computed based on observed flaws in the trigger material. These computations provide a measure of the reliability of the triggering devices, and thereby of their effectiveness. KW - Compressed natural gas KW - Defects KW - Fuel storage and delivery devices KW - Materials KW - Pressure relief valves KW - Reliability KW - Safety KW - Transit buses KW - Trigger mechanism UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24600/24611/PRD-Investigation.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660564 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972477 AU - Mayville, R A AU - Hammond, R P AU - Johnson, K N AU - Little (Arthur D), Incorporated AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - EVALUATION OF RAILROAD CAB CAR END BEAM DESIGNS PY - 2003/06 SP - 50 p. AB - This report presents the results of an experimental study to establish the strength and energy absorption capability of railroad cab car corner structures built to current requirements and for structures modified to carry higher loads and absorb more energy. Current cab car structures were reviewed and an end beam test element was designed with a corner post support baseline strength of at least 150,000 lbf. This design was modified to provide a strength of over 400,000 lbf. Three tests were conducted, one static and two dynamic. All experiments were accompanied by nonlinear, dynamic finite element analysis. It was observed that the strength of the baseline element was 30% greater than the design value and that approximately 100kj of energy was absorbed before fracture. Static and dynamic analyses and test results agreed quite closely. The drop tower test conducted with an end beam test article that had been reinforced with a column had a peak load greater than 400,000 lbf. The energy absorption capability of the modified system was over four times that of the baseline configuration. These results demonstrate that significant improvement can be made to cab car corner structures with relatively minor modifications to current design. KW - Beams KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Design KW - Energy absorption KW - Finite element method KW - High strength KW - Railroad cars UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42300/42362/ord0208.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697176 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969900 AU - Gordon, J AU - Perlman, A B AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - ESTIMATION OF RESIDUAL STRESSES IN RAILROAD COMMUTER CAR WHEELS FOLLOWING MANUFACTURE PY - 2003/06 SP - 106 p. AB - A computer simulation of the manufacturing process of railroad car wheels is described to determine the residual stresses in the wheel following fabrication. Knowledge of, and the ability to predict, these stresses is useful in assessing the ability of wheels to perform safely under expected service conditions. A finite element analysis is performed which simulated portions of the processing sequence. A heat transfer analysis determines the transient thermal distribution during quenching. The mechanical (stress) analysis employs an elastic-plastic material model with kinematic hardening and includes viscoelastic creep behavior. A baseline scenario is developed to represent the best available estimate of processing parameters and material properties for the analysis. Baseline predictions indicate development of residual circumferential (hoop) compression on the order of 200 MPa (29 ksi) in the wheel rim to a depth of approximately 3.75 cm (1.48 in.). Modifications to the baseline scenario were studied in order to understand which characteristics of the analysis resulted in the most significant changes in the results. KW - Creep KW - Finite element method KW - Heat transfer KW - Manufacturing KW - Mechanical analysis KW - Quenching KW - Railroad cars KW - Residual stress KW - Simulation KW - Viscoelasticity KW - Wheels UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34300/34384/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-02-02.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35262/IMECE1998.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681015 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00968287 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORTATION-RELATED GOODS PY - 2003/06 SP - 2 p. AB - This brief discusses international trade in goods that are transportation related. Some findings include the following: 1) Trade in motor vehicles and parts makes up three of every four dollars that the U.S. trades in transportation-related goods. 2) Canada is the United States' leading trade partner in transportation-related goods, followed by Japan and Mexico. 3) While the United States had a $100 billion trade deficit in motor vehicles and parts in 2001, it had a $24 billion surplus in aircraft, maritime vessel, and railway locomotive trade. KW - Air cargo KW - Aircraft KW - Canada KW - Freight transportation KW - International trade KW - Japan KW - Locomotives KW - Mexico KW - Motor vehicles KW - Railroads KW - Ships KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_05/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35429/International_trade.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686807 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964202 AU - Maritime Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation TI - 2002 MARINER SURVEY - PRINCIPAL FINDINGS PY - 2003/06 SP - 11 p. AB - The 2002 Mariner Survey is a follow-up to the first survey of merchant mariners conducted during 2001. The major focus of the 2002 survey effort was to update and expand information on key readiness and training issues. Of those who completed a survey, findings show that the majority of mariners: are working in the industry, are sailing or attempting to sail on ocean-going vessels, and are planning to serve at sea in the future and have or intend to obtain a Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) 95 certificate. In response to questions about volunteering for a National Defense emergency, the majority of mariners report that they: would volunteer for a National Defense mission, would be willing to serve for three months or longer, and would be willing to serve three or more tours and could report in nine days or less. KW - Attitudes KW - Emergencies KW - Merchant marine KW - Merchant seamen KW - National defense KW - Readiness to serve (Military personnel) KW - Surveys KW - Training KW - Willingness to serve (Military personnel) UR - http://www.bts.gov/omnibus/targeted/mariner_survey/principal_findings/2002/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661365 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964842 AU - Wreathall, J AU - Roth, E AU - Bley, D AU - Multer, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF RISK ASSESSMENT FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL PY - 2003/06 SP - 140 p. AB - This report describes an approach to evaluating the reliability of human actions that are modeled in a probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of train control operations. This approach to human reliability analysis (HRA) has been applied in the case of a safety evaluation of the Communications-Based Train Management (CBTM) System being tested by CSXT Transportation, Inc. This report describes the overall approach to the HRA and its trial application to the CBTM evaluation. KW - Advanced train management system KW - Communication and control KW - CSXT Transportation, Incorporated KW - Decision making KW - Human beings KW - Human factors KW - Human reliability analysis KW - Positive train control KW - Risk assessment KW - Train operations UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33684/33684.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661553 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00961602 AU - Rolander, N AU - Matson, D AU - Chernicoff, W P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Tufts University AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - MATERIALS INVESTIGATION TRIGGERS USED IN PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES ON TRANSIT BUSES PY - 2003/06 SP - 33 p. AB - This investigation pertains to the composition and general condition of the thermally activated trigger mechanism of Pressure Relief Devices (PRDs), safety devices used on compressed natural gas cylinders commonly used to store fuel on transit buses. These trigger mechanisms provide the essential function of the PRD, and any problems with the trigger will result in poor device performance. The report analyses the condition of the eutectic material used in the triggers, its composition, condition, and any flaws that may occur. Following the experimental investigation, failure criterion for the triggers were computed based on observed flaws in the trigger material. These computations provide a measure of the reliability of the triggering devices, and thereby of their effectiveness. KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Compressed natural gas KW - Fuel storage KW - Natural gas KW - Pressure relief valves KW - Safety KW - Thermal properties KW - Transit buses UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660369 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960410 AU - Yang, C Y.D. AU - Cronin, B P AU - Meltzer, N R AU - Zirker, Margaret E AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - 2003 STATUS REPORT ON TRANSIT INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE STUDIES PY - 2003/06 SP - 19 p. AB - This 2003 Status Report provides an overview and updates on studies in the transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) area. IVI emphasizes the significant and continuing role of drivers in roadway safety. IVI is aimed at accelerating the development, availability, and use of driving assistance and control intervention systems to reduce vehicle crashes. IVI systems' ultimate goal is to help drivers process information, make decisions, and operate vehicles more safely. The emphasis of the transit IVI program can be divided into two major areas. Projects in the first area include the frontal collision warning system, side collision warning system, rear impact collision warning system, and integrated collision warning system. These projects are intended to reduce "imminent crash situations" in the transit operating environment. The second area of emphasis for the transit IVI program is to assist bus operators in "degraded driving conditions." One example is the vehicle-lane assist technology project. Vehicle-lane assist technology is intended to improve the safety of transit vehicles as they operate in difficult environments, such as bus-only shoulders. Vehicle-lane assist technology is likely to be one of the first IVI technologies to be implemented for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) operations. KW - Advanced vehicle control systems KW - Bus drivers KW - Bus rapid transit KW - Bus-only shoulders KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Frontal crashes KW - Intelligent vehicles KW - Public transit KW - Rear end crashes KW - Road shoulders KW - Side crashes KW - Traffic lanes KW - Transit crashes KW - Transit safety KW - Vehicle-lane assist systems KW - Warning systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13800.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659912 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01570512 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration TI - Security Enhancement Study for the U.S. Motorcoach Industry PY - 2003/05//Executive Summary SP - 22p AB - The "Security Enhancement Study for the U.S. Motorcoach Industry" was prepared to identify the level of current and emerging security threats in the motorcoach industry; to assess and prioritize vulnerabilities of key assets based on current industry security and preparedness capabilities; and to identify potential opportunities for enhanced protective measures and programs. The results of this study provide a valuable risk assessment framework for consideration by motorcoach companies, and may guide Federal activities to support legislative, funding, technology, training, and regulatory programs for industry. The prominence of bus travel and the large number of passengers who rely on this service requires that security be a fundamental objective for motorcoach operators and Federal agencies. This study is an important first step in developing a strategy for combating terrorism and violent crime in the U.S. motorcoach industry. This report serves as a roadmap of program activity for the Federal Government. It also serves as a decision-making tool to help define the threats, to evaluate the associated risk, and to link requirements to program investments. Areas of opportunity are identified where improvements can be made to enhance the overall safety and security of the motorcoach industry. KW - Bus travel KW - Buses KW - Decision making KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Investments KW - Passenger security KW - Protection KW - Risk assessment KW - Terrorism KW - Threats KW - United States KW - Violent crimes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55200/55204/Security_enhancement_motorcoach_industry_exec_summ.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1361256 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01333278 AU - Dyer, Michael G AU - Zebe, Paul K AU - Rao, Alan AU - Caputo, Mario C AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Army Corps of Engineers TI - Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterways: Non-Structural Measures Cost-Benefit Study PY - 2003/05 SP - 395p AB - These analyses support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ study of navigation in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) and Illinois Waterway (IWW) and address the need to examine the potential of “non-structural measures” to improve efficiency in those waterways. This report describes the initial assessment and selection candidate measures, the activities of two stakeholder Focus Groups in support of the project team, the analytical approach, and the results. The measures selected were 1) excess lockage time fees, and 2) tradable permits. The selection parameters were narrowed by previous screening of small scale measures by the Army Corps during the 1990s and by concurrent studies by the Army Corps examining other selected measures. KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Canal lock operations KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Locks (Waterways) KW - Permits KW - Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway KW - Water transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35500/35509/Dyer_UpperMississippiRiver.doc UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1096610 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112793 AU - Sheehan, Terrence Michael AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Cape Cod National Seashore Alternative Transportation Systems Long Range Planning Study PY - 2003/05//Final Report SP - 195p AB - This project involves the development of short-range and long-range plans for alternative transportation to, from, and within the Cape Cod National Seashore. The five-year plan notes that improved public transportation services are needed both to mitigate seasonal traffic congestion and to meet the mobility needs of the year-round transit-dependent population. The recommendations to the Cape Cod National Seashore from this short-run plan are to provide transportation choices to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding year-round population, facilitate connections between various travel modes, supply alternative services between Cape Cod and other regions, including the Islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, ensure that any infrastructure investments are in keeping with the character of Cape Cod and the Islands, and are supported by a majority of the public and meet Health and Human Services mobility needs for access to employment, health care, social services, family support tasks, and education. KW - Cape Cod KW - Cape Cod National Seashore KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intermodal services KW - Long range planning KW - Mobility KW - Public transit KW - Short range planning KW - Traffic congestion KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30200/30283/capecod.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872800 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969901 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - CORRELATIONS BETWEEN RAIL DEFECT GROWTH DATA AND ENGINEERING ANALYSES, PART I: LABORATORY TESTS PY - 2003/05 SP - 103 p. AB - This report is the first in a three-part series describing the technical contributions of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to the UIC/WEC (International Union of Railways/World Executive Council) joint research project on Rail Defect Management. Specifically, this report describes engineering analyses that are used to examine the growth of internal rail defects that were tested under laboratory conditions. The second report in this series describes similar engineering analyses that were conducted to examine the growth of internal rail defects tested under field conditions. The third report discusses applications of the rail defect modelling efforts. The laboratory tests described in this report were conducted by the Research Designs and Standards Organization of India Railways and by Spoornet in South Africa. Moreover, correlations between the laboratory test data and results from the engineering fracture mechanics analyses are presented in this report. In general, the correlations between test and analysis are good. KW - Correlation analysis KW - Defects KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Laboratory tests KW - Rail (Railroads) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35259/uic-jrp1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681018 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00968289 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - BETTER ROAD CONGESTION MEASURES ARE NEEDED PY - 2003/05 SP - 2 p. AB - Highway congestion is an escalating economic, social, and political problem as delays on freeways and arterial streets and the costs associated with these delays steadily increase. While it is easy to observe congestion, it is very difficult to measure. Without proper data to assess the effectiveness of individual projects, there is no way to prioritize projects, choose between competing alternatives, or justify proposed funding levels. To help solve the problem, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics is examining how we measure road congestion with the goal of developing improved measurements that will lead to effective congestion-relief programs and policies at the national level. KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Arterial highways KW - Costs KW - Countermeasures KW - Financing KW - Freeways KW - Highway traffic KW - Measurement KW - Measuring methods KW - Policy KW - Strategic planning KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic delays UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_04/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/issue_briefs/number_04/html/entire.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35430/Better_road.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686812 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00961944 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - GUIDE TO GOOD STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN THE TRANSPORTATION FIELD PY - 2003/05 SP - 39 p. AB - Quality of data has many faces. Primarily, it has to be relevant (i.e., useful) to its users. Relevance is achieved through a series of steps starting with a planning process that links user needs to data requirements. It continues through acquisition of data that is accurate in measuring what it was designed to measure and produced in a timely manner. Finally, the data must be made accessible and easy to interpret for the users. In a more global sense, data systems also need to be complete and comparable (to both other data systems and to earlier versions). The creation of data that address all of the facets of quality is a unified effort of all of the development phases from the initial data system objectives, through system design, collection, processing, and dissemination to the users. These sequential phases are like links in a chain. The sufficiency of each phase must be maintained to achieve relevance. This document is intended to help management and data system "owners" achieve relevance through that sequential process. KW - Accuracy KW - Data accessibility KW - Data collection KW - Data comparability KW - Data completion KW - Data requirements KW - Information dissemination KW - Information processing KW - Quality assurance KW - Relevance KW - Statistical analysis UR - http://www.bts.gov/products/guide_to_good_statistical_practice_in_the_transportation_field/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660492 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942611 AU - Peirce, S AU - Lappin, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - ACQUISITION OF TRAVELER INFORMATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON TRAVEL CHOICES: EVIDENCE FROM A SEATTLE-AREA TRAVEL DIARY SURVEY PY - 2003/04/07 SP - v.p. AB - Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) offer the promise of better informed travel decisions and more efficient use of transportation infrastructure. However, no firm consensus has emerged as to how travelers decide to access information, or how they actually incorporate this information into their travel choices. This paper is designed to complement existing research in this area with results from a large-scale survey of travelers in the Seattle area. The paper focuses on how characteristics of the traveler and of the trip itself influence these choices. The analysis reveals that Seattle-area travelers seek information on a narrow share of their daily travel--just over 3% of respondents recorded trip segments involved information usage, with radio traffic reports the most common source. The decision to seek information does not seem to be strongly influenced by traditional demographics such as sex or income, but is correlated with employment status, Internet usage, and experience with congestion. Trip characteristics are also influential, with travelers much more prone to seek information where (1) information is likely to be available for the route or mode in question, (2) the trip is arrival-time sensitive, and (3) there is a great deal of variability or uncertainty about the travel time. Thus, a typical traveler is about 20 times more likely to seek information on a peak-period, 25-mile commute trip to work than on an off-peak shopping trip. However, studies of ATIS usage should not limit themselves to commute trips, since other time-sensitive trips, such as those to the airport and to medical appointments, also exhibit above-average levels of information acquisition. If expanding ATIS use beyond this narrow segment of trips is a public policy goal, this will require increasing the benefits of ATIS and/or reducing the costs of access. In light of earlier research on travelers' ATIS enhancement priorities, this implies that improvements in fundamental data quality--in particular, more frequent updates and greater geographical coverage--will be most useful. These improvements would broaden the range of trips on which travelers would perceive information acquisition to have a favorable benefit-cost profile. Travelers' response to the information they receive is complex, and their reactions in real-world settings are not easily modeled. This paper does confirm results from earlier work, such as the fact that information acquisition rarely leads to a shift in travel modes. In contrast to some studies, however, it also indicates that changes in route are more common than changes in departure time and that personal characteristics, such as gender, do not have a strong influence on this decision. The most common response is to make no travel-related change at all in response to the information received, suggesting that many travelers may be seeking "serenity" or "peace of mind" benefits. This is a phenomenon to be explored in more detail with the next wave of the survey. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Data quality KW - Decision making KW - Mode choice KW - Peak periods KW - Route choice KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Travel diaries KW - Travel surveys KW - Travel time KW - Travelers KW - Trip purpose UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22900/22994/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644144 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01135375 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Key Transportation Indicators, April 2003 PY - 2003/04 SP - 21p AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each quarter on the BTS website. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Air travel KW - Amtrak KW - Canada KW - Economic indicators KW - Fatalities KW - Fuel prices KW - Indicators (Instruments) KW - Mexico KW - On time performance KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Ridership KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/april_2003/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/key_transportation_indicators/april_2003/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894265 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120265 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room Transportation, April 2003 PY - 2003/04 SP - 21p AB - This report presents information on more than 20 trends. Compiled monthly from multiple sources, the indicators fall under two broad categories, those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic and social factors KW - Economic indicators KW - Finance KW - Financial analysis KW - Information systems KW - Information technology KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/white_house_economic_statistics_briefing_room/april_2003/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880396 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972480 AU - Clough, A AU - Draper (Charles Stark) Laboratory, Incorporated AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR TRAIN CONTROL APPLICATIONS: SYSTEM SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS PY - 2003/04 SP - 44 p. AB - The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processor-based systems for safety-related railroad applications. From the safety perspective, the fundamental challenges of using COTS products are most pronounced within the product evaluation and safety assurance phases of the traditional development life cycle. Even in the case of COTS components that can be considered commodities, such as certain microprocessors and operating systems, there are some necessary life cycle modifications. First, more iteration at the system level is required to accommodate component evaluation and selection as well as deal with technical and business requirements and tradeoffs. Second, the entire development life cycle has to be modified to address realities such as component evaluation and the high price of change in the commercial market of today. To address these realities, an iterative life cycle was proposed for systems incorporating COTS components. Finally, traditional safety verification and validation methodologies were contrasted with safety validation approaches for integrating COTS components into hardware and software systems. This effort resulted in a structure to support the development of a system safety program plan for COTS operating system platforms executing safety-critical applications. KW - Components KW - Computer operating systems KW - Computers KW - Evaluation KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Life cycle analysis KW - Microprocessors KW - Positive train control KW - Product development KW - Products KW - Quality assurance KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroads KW - Software KW - System safety KW - Validation KW - Verification UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42300/42375/ord0314.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697179 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00968291 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION ENERGY EFFICIENCY TRENDS IN THE 1990S PY - 2003/04 SP - 2 p. AB - In the 1990s the transportation sector showed little increase in energy efficiency as transportation activity and energy use continued to grow. Passenger travel energy-efficiency levels improved slightly, mainly due to efficiency gains in the aviation sector. Freight transportation energy-efficiency levels declined slightly as modes of transportation that consumed the most energy for freight movement became less energy efficient and/or traveled more ton/miles (water transportation, trucks, railroads). KW - Air travel KW - Energy KW - Energy conservation KW - Energy consumption KW - Freight transportation KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroads KW - Trucks KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_02/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35432/transportation_energy.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686816 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00968290 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES KEEP OVER HALF A MILLION DISABLED AT HOME PY - 2003/04 SP - 2 p. AB - How people get around affects every aspect of their lives. A new Bureau of Transportation Statistics survey found that: Nationally, almost 15 million people in this country have difficulties getting the transportation they need. Of these, about 6 million (40 percent) are people with disabilities. More than 3.5 million people in this country never leave their homes. Of these, 1.9 million (54 percent) are people with disabilities. About 560,000 disabled people indicate they never leave home because of transportation difficulties. KW - Access KW - Driving KW - Housebound people KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Public transit UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_03/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35431/Transportation.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686814 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00965923 AU - daSilva, M P AU - Smith, J D AU - Najm, W G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - ANALYSIS OF PEDESTRIAN CRASHES PY - 2003/04 SP - 96 p. AB - This report analyzes the problem of pedestrian crashes in the United States to support the development and assessment of effective pedestrian crash avoidance systems as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. In 1998, about 70,000 pedestrian crashes, or 1.1% of all police-reported crashes, occurred in the United States, resulting in 5,294 fatal crashes, or 14.3% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes that year. This report identifies prevalent pre-crash scenarios, describes their physical setting, and provides statistics on driver/pedestrian age and pedestrian injury severity per scenario based on GES and FARS data from 1995 through 1998. The analysis of crash contributing factors for 10 specific scenarios revealed that a high percentage of drivers reported vision obscurity in pre-crash scenarios where the pedestrian darted onto the roadway. Alcohol involvement was particularly high for drivers in scenarios where the pedestrian was walking along the roadway at a non-junction. Conversely, a high percentage of drunken pedestrians were reported in scenarios where a pedestrian was struck either crossing or walking along the roadway. Almost 60% of pedestrian crashes in which the pedestrian was walking along the roadway at a nonjunction occurred at nighttime. Younger pedestrians, especially those aged from 5 to 9 years old, were the most susceptible to vehicle-pedestrian crashes, accounting for nearly 14% of all pedestrians involved. Pedestrian injuries tended to be more severe away from junctions due to higher speeds involved. KW - Age KW - Alcohol use KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash data KW - Crash locations KW - Drunk drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Injury severity KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - Nighttime crashes KW - Pedestrian safety KW - Pedestrian-vehicle crashes KW - Precrash phase KW - Speed KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - United States KW - Visibility KW - Walking UR - http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Crash%20Avoidance/2003/DOTHS809585.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/678125 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01516341 AU - Anderson, Jon AU - Green, Kevin AU - Lopez-Bernal, Kristina E AU - Mantilla, Jose G AU - Marville, Robert AU - Papazian, Jennifer AU - Pickrell, Don H AU - Valihura, Paul AU - Wayson, Roger AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. Final Environmental Assessment PY - 2003/03/31 SP - 101p AB - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must set Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for light trucks. This was authorized by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which added Title V: Improving Automotive Fuel Efficiency to the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Saving Act (now codified at 49 U.S.C. Chapter 329). NHTSA is statutorily required to set CAFE standards at the "maximum feasible level" based on four criteria: technological feasibility, economic practicability, the effect of government motor vehicle standards on fuel economy and the need of the United States to conserve energy. With the lifting of the Congressional freeze on CAFE standards in December 2001, NHTSA is proposing new CAFE standards for model year 2005-2007 light trucks. To satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), NHTSA, with the assistance of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment, assessing the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. This Final Environmental Assessment provides responses to comments received on the Draft and includes refinements to the analytical methodology and assumptions. KW - Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) KW - Environmental impacts KW - Fuel consumption KW - Light trucks KW - Standards KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/48000/48700/48758/FinalAnvironmentAss-NHTSA-2002-11419.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1290294 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01206959 AU - Zuschlag, Michael AU - Hayashi, Miwa AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Issues and Knowledge Concerning the Use of Head-Up Displays in Air Transports PY - 2003/03//Final Report SP - 76p AB - This document provides a literature review of design issues encountered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during the certification of head-up displays (HUDs) for use in air transports. This review extracts certification advice from the literature and necessary to provide more complete certification guidelines for HUDs. There are four categories of design issues: information accessibility (clutter), task-display compatibility,display consistency,and physiological effects. There is substantial research on clutter-related issues, especially with regard to interference with the out-the-window view. However, while qualitative certification advice can be drawn from these studies,there is a need for a more systematic means to determine an acceptable between accessible flight information and clutter.There is also substantial knowledge on the task display compatibility issues, especially concerning unusual attitude recovery. However, important benefits would be realized from the development of monochrome coding conventions for information such as alert levels. Research is needed on display consistency, especially regarding the effects of differences between the dead down and HUD layouts and formats. Likewise, the effects of hud hardware design on pilot physiological stress and performance require study. For example, the amount of head motion a HUD must allow for is unknown. KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Airplanes KW - Head up displays KW - Human factors engineering KW - Information display systems KW - Psychological aspects KW - Radar clutter UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33685/33685.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/968075 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01001433 AU - Bennert, Thomas AU - Maher, Ali AU - Gucunski, Nenad AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evaluation of Modified Binders PY - 2003/03//Final Report SP - 213p AB - The report pertains to the laboratory evaluation of hot mix asphalt modifiers (HMA-M). These modifiers are defined as materials that are added to hot mix asphalt (HMA) to improve its working capacity, whether for permanent deformation, fatigue/low temperature cracking, or both. The HMA-M is not a standard, approved material for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). They are typically materials that customers bring to the NJDOT, with the understanding that the HMA-M would improve the working capacity of the HMA. However, the extent of the improvement is unknown. Therefore, a methodology to evaluate the extent of the improvement was necessary. And since the additives involved in this study claimed to aid in the rut resistance of the HMA, the performance testing focused on the mixes' resistance to permanent deformation. A total of six binders were evaluated in the study. Three of the binders were NJDOT approved materials and were used as baseline comparisons. They were a PG64-22 from Citgo, and a PG76-22 from both Citgo and Koch Materials. The three HMA-M evaluated in the study were: (1) Eastman's EE-2 polymer additive, (2) Creanova's Vestoplast polymer additive, and (3) Hydrocarbon Technology's Carbon Black. The HMA-M were added to the PG64-22 baseline sample by using the manufacturer's recommended procedures. This allowed for the direct comparison between the initial mix (PG64-22) and the modified mix. The two PG76-22 mixes were used as a high end comparison. All additives and binders were mixed to make a 12.5mm Coarse Superpave mix designed for heavy traffic (3 to 30 million ESALs). The compacted samples were tests in the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA), Superpave Shear Tester (SST), under the Repeated Shear (RSCH), Frequency Sweep (FSCH), and Simple Shear (SSCH) test modes. The results showed that the SST test was extremely useful at evaluating HMA-M for stiffness, creep, and permanent deformation. RSCH and APA results compared favorably, as did the FSCH and binder test results. The Creanova Vestoplast HMA-M ranked as the best HMA-M tested, however, the Vestoplast did not perform as well as either of the PG76-22 mixes. An evaluation procedure and test parameters are recommended for future use of evaluating HMA-M. KW - Additives KW - Asphalt mixtures KW - Asphalt Pavement Analyzer KW - Cracking KW - Creep KW - Deformation KW - Equivalent single axle loads KW - Evaluation KW - Fatigue (Mechanics) KW - Hot mix asphalt KW - Improvements KW - Modified binders KW - Performance tests KW - PG64-22 KW - PG76-22 KW - Ruts (Pavements) KW - Stiffness KW - Superpave UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2003-017.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/757203 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969906 AU - Toppen, A AU - Wunderlich, K AU - Lappin, J AU - Petrella, M AU - Peirce, S AU - Mitretek Systems AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - CORROBORATING QUALITATIVE BENEFITS OF ONLINE ATIS WITH MODELING: LOS ANGELES CASE STUDY PY - 2003/03 SP - 34 p. AB - This report documents a modeling study performed as a follow-up to a qualitative online evaluation of the Traveler Advisory News Network (TANN) and SmarTraveler traffic information web sites by researchers at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The Volpe study found that users of these web sites perceived that they saved time and arrived on time more reliably as a result of accessing these web sites for real-time traffic information. As a follow-up to this qualitative study, the study presented in this paper uses an analytic approach using field data to empirically corroborate these findings. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Benefits KW - Case studies KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Field data KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Real time information KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13895_files/13895.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681032 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00968564 AU - Sen, B AU - Smith, J D AU - Najm, W G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - ANALYSIS OF LANE CHANGE CRASHES PY - 2003/03 SP - 49 p. AB - This report defines the problem of lane change crashes in the United States (U.S.) based on data from the 1999 National Automotive Sampling System/General Estimates System (GES) crash database of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The results from this analysis provide a basis for related future research in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. Lane change crashes are defined in this report as two-vehicle crashes that occur when one vehicle encroaches into the path of another vehicle initially on a parallel path with the first vehicle and traveling in the same direction. Such encroachment results from various vehicle maneuvers including typical lane change, merge, pass, drift, turn, and leave or enter a parking position. Approximately 539,000 two-vehicle lane change crashes occurred in the U.S. in 1999. The analysis of pre-crash scenarios identified the seven most common scenarios that accounted for about 88% of all two-vehicle lane change crashes. Ten percent of "typical lane change" crashes involved large trucks changing lanes and light vehicles going straight; about 5% of these crashes involved the reverse combination. Similarly, trucks were turning and light vehicles were going straight in 10% of the "turning at junction" crashes; the reverse combination was reported in only 1% of these crashes. The highest involvement of trucks was observed in the "merging" scenario, accounting for 42% of these crashes. Finally, the physical setting of the seven scenarios was described in terms of the number of travel lanes per direction of travel, crash relation to junction, posted speed limit, roadway alignment, and roadway profile. The report also examines possible contributing factors using available GES variables. KW - Contributing factors KW - General Estimates System KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - Lane changing KW - Light vehicles KW - Merging traffic KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Parking KW - Passing KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trucks KW - Turning traffic KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34722/DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-02-03.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/679579 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00968292 JO - BTS Issue Brief PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - COMMUTING EXPENSES: DISPARITY FOR THE WORKING POOR PY - 2003/03 SP - 2 p. AB - This brief discusses the disparity in money spent on commuting between the working poor and the general population. Some findings include: The working poor spent a fraction of what other workers spent on commuting expenses, but those costs amounted to a significantly higher proportion of their income. The working poor who drove their own vehicle spent a higher percentage of their income on commuting than those who used public transit. The working poor used the less expensive commuting options of public transit, carpooling, biking, and walking more frequently than higher income workers. KW - Bicycling KW - Carpools KW - Commuting KW - Driving KW - Expenditures KW - Expenses KW - Income KW - Low income groups KW - Public transit KW - Walking KW - Working class UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/issue_briefs/number_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686819 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00962085 AU - Callaway, C AU - Fichter, K AU - SMITH, R AU - Young, F AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM DOMESTIC SCAN TOUR PY - 2003/03 SP - 36 p. AB - Designing transportation systems that enhance mobility, economic opportunity, and community livability is a major challenge for many communities across the country. In the United States, political leaders, planning professionals, and private citizens are increasingly aware of the connections between land use policies and transportation planning. The Federal Highway Administration sponsored a domestic scan tour to learn about projects in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming aimed at successfully integrating land use and transportation planning. A delegation of Federal and local government representatives, visited these projects to collect, synthesize, and distribute information on innovative approaches to this issue. As a result of the trip, the team documented lessons learned about challenges and opportunities encountered by the projects visited, and offered recommendations that provide ideas and suggestions to be used at all levels of government, for communities across the United States investigating the interrelationships between transportation planning and land use policies. The recommendations include the meaningful involvement of key stakeholders and community participants; the use of emerging analytic and public involvement techniques to inform decision making; the consideration of a wide range of community, economic, and environmental impacts throughout the transportation process; and the importance of a close relationship between transportation and community planning. KW - Colorado KW - Decision making KW - Impact studies KW - Land use KW - Mobility KW - Partnerships KW - Public participation KW - Real estate development KW - Recommendations KW - Stakeholders KW - Study tours KW - Sustainable development KW - Transportation planning KW - Utah KW - Wyoming UR - http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/DomesticScan/domscan603.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660544 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960521 AU - Sarles, R L AU - RLS & Associates, Incorporated AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS TOOL KIT PY - 2003/03 SP - 278 p. AB - In May 2000, in response to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) directive, the Acting Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to all recipients of FTA funding requesting that they review current policies on employees' use of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) medications that could compromise public safety and establish a program to educate safety-sensitive employees about the potential dangers associated with the use of Rx and OTC medications. To assist the transit agencies in responding to the Administrator's challenge, FTA has assembled this tool kit of example practices for ensuring the safe use of medications by safety-sensitive employees. The examples include six current transit agency policies; forms, lists, and other procedures used by five transit agencies to implement their policies; and various training aids ranging from several short awareness pamphlets to comprehensive training programs and presentations. Each of these many examples includes an information sheet containing a summary of the contents and an analysis of the example's advantages and disadvantages. The kit also contains two forms recommended by FTA for use by transit agencies to ensure that use of Rx and OTC medications are identified in FTA drug and alcohol post-accident investigations. KW - Alcohol use KW - Crash investigation KW - Drug use KW - Education KW - Employees KW - Medication KW - Policy KW - Procedures KW - Public transit KW - Safety KW - Safety-sensitive KW - Tool kits KW - Training devices KW - Transit authorities KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Transit personnel KW - U.S. Federal Transit Administration UR - http://www2.calact.org/resources/drug_and_alcohol/Rx-OTC_Toolkit.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659999 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00941439 AU - Chernicoff, W P AU - Balon, T AU - Raj, P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Bradley (MJ) and Associates, Incorporated AU - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING ELECTRIC AND HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROPULSION AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL PY - 2003/03 SP - 43 p. AB - The use of alternative fuels to power transit buses is steadily increasing. Several fuels, including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and Methanol/Ethanol, are already being used. At present, there are no available comprehensive facility guidelines to assist transit agencies contemplating converting from diesel to electric or hybrid electric propulsion. This document addresses that need. This guidelines document presents various facility and bus design issues that need to be considered to ensure safe operations when using electric or hybrid electric propulsion. Fueling facility, garaging facility, and maintenance facility requirements and safety practices are indicated. Among the issues discussed are electric storage device properties, potential hazards, requirements for specified level of service, and applicable codes and standards. Critical fuel related safety issues in the design of the related systems on the bus are also discussed. A system safety assessment and hazard resolution process is also presented. This approach may be used to select design strategies which are economical, yet ensure a specified level of safety. This report forms part of a series of published reports by the U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration on the safe use of alternative fuels. Documents similar to this one in content have been published for CNG, Hydrogen, LPG, LNG, and Methanol/Ethanol. KW - Alternate fuels KW - Electric buses KW - Guidelines KW - Hazards KW - Hybrid vehicles KW - Level of service KW - Maintenance facilities KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Transit buses UR - http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/uploads/resource/3924_filename UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/642686 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01449572 AU - Sluz, Andrew AU - Sussmann, Theodore R AU - Samavedam, Gopal AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Foster-Miller Associates, Incorporated TI - Railroad Embankment Stabilization Demonstration for High-Speed Rail Corridors PY - 2003/02 SP - 10p AB - The development of high-speed railroad corridors in the United States is being considered by Congress as a fuel efficient and economical alternative to air or highway passenger travel. The existing infrastructure is, in many ways, suitable for freight traffic but not for the more exacting geometry standards of high-speed rail passenger trains. In many cases the proposed passenger service would use existing trackage heretofore carrying only slower moving freight trains (e.g., the newly opened service on the Northern New England Corridor (The Downeaster) between Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine). Instability in the roadbed can cause changes in track geometry at a rate unacceptable for safe or economical high-speed operation over existing lines. This project was conducted to demonstrate that existing ground stabilization techniques could be utilized to economically improve track performance for high-speed service. U1 - Grouting and Ground Treatment 2003Federal Railroad AdministrationNew Orleans,LA,United States StartDate:20030209 EndDate:20030212 Sponsors:Federal Railroad Administration KW - Embankments KW - High speed rail KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroad tracks KW - Soil stabilization KW - Track geometry KW - Track performance UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/45000/45800/45888/Sluz_RailroadEmbankment.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1216275 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113482 AU - Smith, Scott AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Seetharaman, Anusha AU - Peterson, Scott AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Yosemite National Park Traffic Information System Network Model PY - 2003/02 SP - 38p AB - This project includes a traffic data needs assessment, creation of a network-based travel demand model, and preparation for multi-modal traffic simulation for Yosemite National Park. The network model presents data of daily traffic flows seasonally throughout the park, providing park administrators with a source to consult when assessing the impact of road closure, tour bus rerouting or relocation, or changes in parking lot capacity. Volpe also worked on potentially enhancing traveler information systems that would assist traffic circulation analysis, daily park operations, information distribution, emergency traffic management, and alternative transportation system management and operations. KW - Data needs KW - Seasons KW - Traffic data KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic simulation KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel demand KW - Traveler information and communication systems KW - Yosemite National Park UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/yosemite-national-park-traffic-information-system-network-model UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873122 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969924 AU - Reiff, R P AU - Gage, S E AU - Carroll, A A AU - Gordon, J E AU - Association of American Railroads AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAINS AND HIGHWAY VEHICLES AT HIGHWAY RAIL INTERSECTIONS PY - 2003/02 SP - 120 p. AB - Five technologies were evaluated for their ability to detect trains and/or highway vehicles approaching and occupying highway railroad intersections. Tests were conducted on the performance of these technologies during October and November 1999 at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The categories of evaluation include train approach detection, train island detection, static highway vehicle detection and dynamic highway vehicle detection. Intelligent Transportation System information was also collected to evaluate the technologies' ability to determine train direction, train speed and train length. Results suggest that although promising performance was observed, most of the prototype systems using these alternative detection technologies did not always interpret train and highway vehicle presence within prescribed limits. In some instances, these problems were due to the placement of sensors. In revenue service applications, alternate locations for certain sensors may improve performance. Features of some of the prototype detection systems tested were encouraging and future evaluations are planned. KW - Location KW - Performance tests KW - Prototypes KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Sensors KW - Technological innovations KW - Vehicle detectors UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42300/42367/ord0304.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681079 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964843 AU - Najm, W G AU - Sen, B AU - Smith, J D AU - Campbell, B N AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - ANALYSIS OF LIGHT VEHICLE CRASHES AND PRE-CRASH SCENARIOS BASED ON THE 2000 GENERAL ESTIMATES SYSTEM PY - 2003/02 SP - 80 p. AB - This report analyzes the problem of light vehicle crashes in the United States to support the development and assessment of effective crash avoidance systems as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. The analysis was conducted using data from the 2000 National Automotive Sampling/General Estimates System crash database of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Light vehicle (passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks) crashes are analyzed in terms of their major crash types, physical setting, and concomitant pre-crash scenarios. In 2000, light vehicle crashes accounted for 6,133,000 or 96% of all police-reported (PR) crashes on U.S. roadways. About 96% of all PR crashes belong to nine known major crash types: rear-end, crossing paths, off-roadway, lane change, opposite direction, pedestrian, pedalcyclist, animal, and backing. The examination of the physical setting of major crash types shows that about 40% of all PR light vehicle crashes happened away from junctions, 25% of all PR light vehicle crashes were reported to occur at intersections, and 20% of the crashes were related to intersections. The 9 major crash types consist mainly of 55 specific and dominant pre-crash scenarios. These scenarios yielded a top 11 list of major pre-crash scenarios, which represent a new crash taxonomy that covers 4,275,000 (70%) of all PR light vehicle crashes. KW - Automobiles KW - Crash locations KW - Crash types KW - General Estimates System KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - Light vehicles KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Pickup trucks KW - Precrash phase KW - Sport utility vehicles KW - Traffic crashes KW - United States KW - Vans UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34723/DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-02-04.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661554 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960929 AU - Coburn, N AU - Gopalakrishna, D AU - Battelle Columbus Laboratories AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - NORTHEAST FLORIDA RURAL TRANSIT INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PY - 2003/02 SP - 76 p. AB - Low productivity of paratransit services, lack of both inter- and intra-county trip coordination, and the high cost of long distance and out-of-county trips generated this study. The report documents the results of the evaluation of the Northeast Florida Rural Transit Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) project, a demonstration of ITS technology deployment in three rural Florida counties: Flagler, St. Johns, and Putnam. The research focused on the impact of ITS technology deployment to improve the mobility, efficiency, and productivity of rural paratransit service in these counties. The project tested and evaluated the effectiveness of ITS technologies for rural transit operations, including: mobility management, software applications, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System/Automatic Vehicle Location (GPS/AVL) systems. Mobile Data Terminals, and electronic applications (email and web-based information). KW - Demonstration projects KW - Geographic information systems KW - Global Positioning System KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Mobility KW - Northeast Florida KW - Paratransit services KW - Performance evaluations KW - Rural areas KW - Technology assessment UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13848_files/13848.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660110 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01206940 AU - Cardosi, Kim AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Human Factors Integration Challenges in the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Environment PY - 2003/01//Final Report SP - 46p AB - This document describes human factors challenges that need to be considered in the implementation of planned enhancements to the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), Common Automated Radar terminal System (ARTS), and the ARTS Color Display(ACD) in the Terminal Radar Approach Control(TRACON) environment Some of the enhancements are tools that have been developed specifically to increase efficiency and capacity. Others provide information (regarding weather or aircraft position) that is more precise than the information currently available to controllers. The scope is limited to the air traffic control (ATC) specialist's workstation and specifically excludes Airways Facilities and Air Traffic Management issues. Issues are discussed within the TRACON environment and between environments, where applicable. The intent of this document is to pave the way for successful future integration efforts by identifying issues that need to be considered in the implementation process. KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Airline pilots KW - Approach control KW - Automated radar terminal system KW - Automation KW - Aviation safety KW - Decision support systems KW - Human factors engineering UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33683/33683.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/968076 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01016465 AU - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Evaluation of the Cape Cod Advanced Public Transit System: Phase 1 and 2 PY - 2003/01//Final Report SP - 147p AB - The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority's (CCRTA) Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS) project is an application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to fixed-route and paratransit operations in a rural transit setting. The purpose of the project is to apply ITS technology to improve intermodal transportation services for the residents of rural Cape Cod as well as for visitors to the region. The specific problems and issues that the sponsors of the Cape Cod APTS project intended to address are: (1) Access to jobs for year-round residents and the summer workforce; (2) Integration of public transit into an intermodal system through improved service and effective and timely system information and payment mechanisms; and (3) Severe traffic congestion in the summer tourist season on the region’s highway system. This report primarily evaluates Phases 1 and 2 of the Cape Cod APTS project, which were implemented between October 1997 and June 2000. Phases 1 and 2 included the following components: (1) An automatic vehicle location system (AVL) using global positioning systems (GPS) technology; (2) Mobile data computers (MDC) on transit vehicles; (3) A dedicated radio system for data transmission between MDCs and dispatchers; (4) A “silent alarm” feature; (5) A state-of-the-art fast local area network (LAN) at the CCRTA operations center; (6) AVL/MDC host software that includes a geographic information system (GIS) mapping system to display real-time vehicle locations at the operations center; and (7) An Internet site with GIS mapping so that customers can view real-time bus locations. KW - Access KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Buses KW - Cape Cod KW - Data communications KW - Dedicated short range communications KW - Evaluation KW - Fixed routes KW - Geographic information systems KW - Global Positioning System KW - Highway traffic KW - Information systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Internet KW - Jobs KW - Local area networks KW - Mobile computing KW - Paratransit services KW - Payment KW - Public transit KW - Radio KW - Real time information KW - Rural areas KW - Rural transit KW - Silent alarm KW - Software KW - Summer KW - Technology KW - Tourists KW - Traffic congestion KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14096.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/773018 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969903 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - ANALYTICAL MODELLING OF RAIL DEFECTS AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO RAIL DEFECT MANAGEMENT PY - 2003/01 SP - 31 p. AB - This report is the third in a three-part series describing the technical contributions of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to the UIC/WEC (International Union of Railways/World Executive Council) joint research project on Rail Defect Management. The first two reports presented correlations between engineering calculations and rail defect growth test data generated under laboratory and field test conditions. This report discusses some of the applications of these engineering analyses to rail defect management. These applications include: (1) determining rail inspection frequencies based on track condition and usage, (2) estimating limits for rail head wear based on fracture mechanics principles, and (3) applying risk analysis to evaluate different strategies for controlling the risk of rail failures. In the context of this report, risk is the occurrence of broken rails from undetected defects. Although a cost/benefit analysis was not included, the risk examples described in this report provide the foundation for more comprehensive risk analyses which can take into account the consequences and costs associated with broken rails. KW - Correlation analysis KW - Defects KW - Failure KW - Field tests KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Inspection KW - Laboratory tests KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Risk analysis KW - Wear UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35258/uic-jrp3.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681023 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969902 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - CORRELATIONS BETWEEN RAIL DEFECT GROWTH DATA AND ENGINEERING ANALYSES, PART II: FIELD TESTS PY - 2003/01 SP - 80 p. AB - This report is the second in a three-part series describing the technical contributions of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to the UIC/WEC (International Union of Railways/World Executive Council) joint research project on Rail Defect Management. Specifically, this report describes engineering analyses that are used to examine the growth of internal rail defects that were tested under field conditions. The first report in this series describes similar engineering analyses that were conducted to examine the growth of internal rail defects tested under laboratory conditions. The third report discusses some applications of the rail defect modelling work. The defect growth data described in this report were generated by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., at a Facility for Accelerated Service Testing in Pueblo, Colorado USA, and by Spoornet in South Africa. Moreover, correlations between the field test data and the results from the engineering fracture mechanics analyses are presented in this report. In general, the correlations between field test data and analysis are reasonable. KW - Correlation analysis KW - Defects KW - Field tests KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Rail (Railroads) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35260/uic-jrp2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681021 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969788 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - A GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, 2003 PY - 2003/01 SP - 25 p. AB - This guidebook was produced by members of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Technology Innovation Committee and is intended as an overview of innovation and technology transfer activities in the Department. It is a quick reference book to points of contact, to help the user better understand the innovation, research and technology activities of the DOT and pursue development of more formal technology and innovation sharing partnerships. KW - Guides to information KW - Partnerships KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology transfer KW - U.S. Department of Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680699 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00940908 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS CROSS CUTTING STUDY PY - 2003/01 SP - 55 p. AB - In order to provide a better understanding of how transportation is both affected and utilized in an emergency situation, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) commissioned a series of four case studies examining the effects of catastrophic events on transportation system management and operations. Each of the case studies examined a specific event and the regional response. This cross cutting study summarizes the surface transportation activities associated with four catastrophic events and the lessons learned from each. Each of the events resulted in substantial, immediate, and adverse impacts on the transportation system, and each has had a varying degree of influence on the longer-term operation of transportation facilities and services in its respective region. This document has two main sections. The first section provides an overview of each of the four case studies. This overview includes a chronology of key events on the day of and days after the disaster, a description of the affected area, a description of key decisions taken by agencies, and a brief description of conditions in the months following the event. The four case studies are: 1. New York City terrorist attack on September 11, 2001; 2. Washington, D.C. terrorist attack on September 11, 2001; 3. Baltimore, Maryland Howard Street rail tunnel fire on July 18, 2001; and 4. Northridge, California earthquake on January 18, 1994. The second section discusses findings that cut across the four case studies. Each of the four events presented transportation and emergency response agencies with a different set of challenges in dealing with response and recovery. This section includes an assessment of the following key questions: How well were the key participants prepared? What happened and who took action? What aspects of the emergency response worked well and why, and what aspects did not work well and why? What role did technology play in these aspects with respect to transportation emergency response and recovery? What was learned, what could be done differently, and what can be incorporated into the disaster planning process? KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Case studies KW - Decision making KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Earthquakes KW - Emergencies KW - Emergency medical services KW - Emergency response time KW - Emergency transportation KW - Fires KW - Ground transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Impacts KW - New York (New York) KW - Northridge (California) KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroad tunnels KW - Security KW - Technology KW - Terrorism KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Transportation operations KW - Transportation safety KW - Transportation system management KW - Washington (District of Columbia) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13780.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13780_files/13780.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731571 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00941320 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION PY - 2003/01 SP - 48 p. AB - This pocket-sized pamphlet provides a snapshot of transportation trends in the United States over the last 32 years. Compiled from multiple sources, the guide is divided into six sections: Transportation System Extent and Use; Transportation Safety; Transportation Security; Mobility; Transportation and the Economy; and Transportation and the Environment. A Glossary is also included. KW - Air transportation KW - Economics KW - Environment KW - Glossaries KW - Highway transportation KW - Mobility KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2003/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/642596 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00938160 AU - Balog, J N AU - Boyd, A AU - Caton, J E AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING GUIDE PY - 2003/01 SP - 181 p. AB - Recent events have focused renewed attention on the vulnerability of the nation's critical infrastructure to major events, including terrorism. The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide has been prepared to support the activities of public transportation systems to plan for and respond to major security threats and emergencies. It emphasizes the importance of developing critical relationships, preparing strategies and policies, and setting training and funding priorities. It offers practical guidance for planning effectively, spending wisely, and making the public transportation infrastructure safer. This Guide builds on two previous Federal Transit Administration (FTA) publications. These are the Transit System Security Program Planning Guide and the Transit Security Handbook. These earlier publications are available on the Guide CD-ROM. This Guide is based on research to identify practical steps that systems can take to be better prepared for all emergencies. These recommendations support the industry's commitment to prevent those events that can be prevented and to minimize the impact of those that cannot. Emphasizing balanced, common sense measures, this Guide helps transportation systems answer many questions. KW - Bus transit KW - Crimes KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Financing KW - Paratransit services KW - Policy KW - Prevention KW - Public transit KW - Rail transit KW - Security KW - Strategic planning KW - Terrorism KW - Threats KW - Training KW - Transportation safety UR - http://www.transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/security/PlanningGuide.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34672/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-03-01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/730531 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596746 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2003 PY - 2003 AB - The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2003 (NTAD2003) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the International Organization of Standards, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. This product is distributed in shapefile format. KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation, hydraulic and utility facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56689/NTAD_2003.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400825 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01495177 AU - National Park Service AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Partnering for Success: Techniques for Working with Partners to Plan for Alternative Transportation in National Park Service Units PY - 2003 SP - 25p AB - America’s national parks are among the most popular tourist destinations in the country, with more than 424 million visits in 2001 alone. But this very popularity, along with the fact that most visitors arrive by private passenger car, has led to a variety of transportation-related challenges: congestion, overflow parking, air and noise pollution, hazardous conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists, and damage to natural and cultural resources. In an effort to reduce the impact of vehicles and better manage the flow of visitors to and throughout a park, many park units are trying alternative transportation solutions, such as transit systems. To plan and implement effective alternative transportation systems (ATS), parks have found it helpful to work in partnership with a range of stakeholders, including park staff and visitors, gateway community residents, area businesses, municipal governments, regional and state planning agencies, and more. This report summarizes the techniques of and lessons learned by some of the National Parks that have been particularly successful in forming partnerships to support planning and implementation of ATS. KW - Alternate modes KW - Alternatives analysis KW - National parks KW - Partnerships KW - Public transit KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/48000/48200/48216/NPS_Partnering_for_Success_2003.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263007 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01390251 AU - United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics TI - Geofreight: the intermodal freight display tool PY - 2003 SP - 2 CD-ROMs KW - Freight transport KW - Freight transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Infrastructure KW - Mathematical models KW - Modelling KW - Origin and destination KW - Origin destination traffic KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic flow KW - Transport mode KW - Transport network KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1158017 ER - TY - SER AN - 01106053 JO - Research report / Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Virginia ; AU - Yun, Ilsoo AU - Park, Byungkyu AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville TI - Stochastic optimization method for coordinated actuated signal systems PY - 2003 SP - xiii, 238 p. KW - Adaptive control KW - Management KW - Mathematical models KW - Simulation KW - Stochastic processes KW - Traffic control devices KW - Traffic flow UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/865667 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00982103 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NTAD 2003: A COLLECTION OF SPATIAL DATA FOR USE IN GIS-BASED APPLICATIONS PY - 2003 SP - n.p. AB - This set of compact disks (CD-ROMs) contains the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2003 (NTAD 2003), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information by transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information of these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision making across all transportation modes. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. NTAD 2003 contains only data. To take full advantage of this product, the user requires a Geographic Information System (GIS). Each dataset is presented in shapefile format--a data structure compatible with most GIS software packages. KW - CD-ROM KW - Data files KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation KW - Transportation modes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/743448 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00982095 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Office of the Secretary of Transportation TI - GEOFREIGHT: THE INTERMODAL FREIGHT DISPLAY TOOL CD PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This 2-CD set presents a tool that uses a routing model to assign data on freight flows to various components of the transportation network. The tool is a prototype that serves two purposes: to graphically display geographic relationships between freight movements and infrastructure; and to assist freight policymakers and planners in identifying the flows of domestic and international freight across the nation and in assessing the current and potential major freight bottlenecks in the U.S. transportation system. KW - Bottlenecks KW - CD-ROM KW - Commodity flow KW - Freight traffic KW - Geography KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Policy making KW - Routing KW - Transportation planning KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/743443 ER - TY - SER AN - 00956266 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Metaxatos, Paul TI - ESTIMATION AND ACCURACY OF ORIGIN-DESTINATION HIGHWAY FREIGHT WEIGHT AND VALUE FLOWS. PY - 2003 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Freight transportation KW - Mathematical models KW - Shipments KW - Trucking UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/606911 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00973676 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Levinson, D AU - Karamalaputi, R AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PREDICTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HIGHWAY LINKS PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - p. 81-89 AB - This paper examines new highway construction based on the status of the network, traffic demand, project costs, and budget constraints. The data span two decades and consist of descriptions of physical attributes of the network, the construction and expansion history, and average annual daily traffic values on each of the links. An algorithm is developed to designate adjacent and parallel links in a large network. A nonlinear cost model for new construction and highway expansion is developed for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Results show that new links providing greater potential access are more likely to be constructed and that more links will be constructed when the budget is larger, which supports the underlying economic theory. The models developed have important implications for planning and forecasting, allowing prediction of how networks might be altered in the future in response to changing conditions. KW - Budgeting KW - Construction KW - Cost finding KW - Economic models KW - Forecasting KW - Highways KW - Links (Networks) KW - Networks KW - Traffic volume UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_23/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/701318 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00973674 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - McCarthy, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND HIGHWAY SPEED POLICIES ON MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES INVOLVING OLDER DRIVERS PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - p. 51-65 AB - This paper explores aspects of highway safety with a focus on crashes involving older drivers. As the "baby boomers" age and move into retirement, a larger proportion of older drivers will be using the nation's roads. The analysis here develops and estimates econometric models using a panel dataset that includes each county in California and spans an 18-year period, 1981-1998. The models are estimated using feasible generalized least squares techniques that account for cross-section heterogeneity, adjust for county-specific first-order serial correlation, and correct for nonconstant variances due to the large differences in county sizes across the state. The results indicate that the set of explanatory variables for crashes involving older drivers is not identical to the set for crashes involving younger drivers. Among the factors that have large effects on older driver crashes are risk exposure, energy and alcohol prices, alcohol availability, and increased speed limits on higher speed roads. KW - Age groups KW - Aged drivers KW - Alcohol effects KW - California KW - Highway safety KW - Speed limits KW - Traffic crashes UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_23/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/701316 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00973675 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Metaxatos, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ESTIMATING AND ACCURACY OF ORIGIN-DESTINATION HIGHWAY FREIGHT WEIGHT AND VALUE FLOWS PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - p. 67-80 AB - This paper proposes a spatial interaction modeling framework and implements a maximum likelihood estimation of highway freight weight and value flows using the gravity model. The computation of the standard error of the flow estimates provides the basis for measuring the level of accuracy of the estimates. The results provide evidence of the suitability of gravity models for freight forecasting given the excellent fit and the small variance. KW - Accuracy KW - Estimates KW - Flow KW - Freight transportation KW - Gravity models KW - Origin and destination KW - Weight UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_23/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/701317 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00973677 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Matas, A AU - RAYMOND, J L AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - DEMAND ELASTICITY ON TOLLED MOTORWAYS PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - p. 91-108 AB - This paper analyzes the elasticities of demand on tolled motorways in Spain. A paneled dataset covering an 18-year period where the cross-section observations correspond to various Spanish tolled motorways sections was used. A dynamic model is estimated, which allows identification of short term and long term responses to changes in the independent variables. The results show that demand is elastic with respect to the level of economic activity, whereas average elasticity with respect to gasoline price is in line with that estimated in previous studies. For the main variable of interest, the results indicate that demand is relatively sensitive to toll changes, although a wide variation is observed across motorway sections. A statistical analysis reveals that the main factors explaining such differences are related to variables that reflect the quality of alternative and free roads. KW - Costs KW - Demand KW - Dynamic models KW - Economic factors KW - Elasticity (Economics) KW - Spain KW - Toll roads KW - User charges UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_23/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/701319 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00974195 AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - American Public Transportation Association AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SURVEY OF STATE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 2003 PY - 2003 SP - 137 p. AB - This report is the 23rd compilation of information on State funding of public transportation. The transportation departments in all 50 States and the District of Columbia responded to the survey, which was distributed and compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. States provided nearly $9 billion in funding for transit in FY 2003. This compares with about $7 billion in funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration that same year. The nearly $9 billion in State funding for FY 2003 is more than double the $3.7 billion provided by the States in FY 1990. The most utilized sources of funding for transit in the States and the District of Columbia included: General fund - 20 States; Gas tax - 15 States; Motor Vehicle/rental car sales taxes - 10 States; Registration/title/license fees - 8 States; Bond proceeds - 8 States; and General sales tax - 7 States. About one-half of the State funding for transit in FY 2003 was designated for operating assistance only, about 25% was for capital purposes only, and the remaining nearly 25% could be used for capital or operating purposes. KW - Bonds KW - Fees KW - Financing KW - Fuel taxes KW - Public transit KW - Sales tax KW - States KW - Surveys KW - Taxes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/26000/26800/26862/scopt-funding_survey.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697964 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00970067 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - ORANGES EVALUATION TEST PLANS : ANALYSIS OF BEFORE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE US DOT SPONSORED EVALUATION OF THE ORANGES ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST PY - 2003 SP - 20 p. AB - This document describes the quantitative before data provided by the participating agencies for the Orlando ORANGES multi-modal Field Operational Test (FOT), and provides a statistical analysis of that data. The FOT has implemented a central stored value system, using a clearinghouse system, in which payment transactions with smart card readers operated by individual agencies are transmitted to the ORANGES clearinghouse for reimbursement. The long-term ORANGES plan involves Central Florida residents and tourists using the prepaid accounts for many purposes. This document begins with a background description of the FOT. Then, for each goal involving before data collection, the document reviews the selected measure and discusses, separately by mode, the data collected and the analysis KW - Automated toll collection KW - Information processing KW - Smart cards KW - Technology assessment UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13932_files/13932.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681279 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00968312 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FREEDOM TO TRAVEL PY - 2003 SP - 52 p. AB - Years of gathering data and conducting research have focused on identifying the transportation habits and needs of America's general population, but until now, no national data has allowed for analyses of the specific transportation habits and needs of people with disabilities, nor provided for contrasts to the non-disabled population. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics set out to fill this data gap by developing and conducting a survey. The survey was designed to identify the impact of transportation on the work and social lives of people with disabilities, and the extent to which such impact is unique to that population. The survey topics include: 1) the number of people with disabilities who never leave their homes because of transportation inadequacies; 2) the types of transportation people with disabilities use for local and long-distance travel; 3) their level of satisfaction with the system's ability to provide safe, accessible, reliable, efficient, affordable transportation; and 4) the barriers or challenges that are posed by the transportation environment, infrastructure, or vehicles. Survey results indicate that: 1) Over 3.5 million people in this country never leave their homes. 2) Regardless of disability status, personal motor vehicles are used far more frequently for local travel than any other transportation mode. 3) Proportionately, fewer people with disabilities travel long distance (100 miles or more one way) than nondisabled travelers. 4) The types of difficulties encountered in using the transportation system are very similar between people with and without disabilities. Both groups report bus and airline schedules not being kept, inadequate seating and subways and airplanes, and insensitive drivers encountered while walking or biking. The survey data indicate the need to continue to identify and correct deficiencies in hardware and schedules for public transportation, such as buses, trains, and airplanes. KW - Accessibility KW - Airplanes KW - Attitudes KW - Behavior KW - Bicycling KW - Buses KW - Challenges KW - Costs KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Drivers KW - Housebound people KW - Local transportation KW - Long-distance travel KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Private passenger vehicles KW - Public transit KW - Railroad trains KW - Reliability KW - Schedule maintenance KW - Schedules KW - Seats KW - Subways KW - Transportation safety KW - Travel surveys KW - Walking UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/freedom_to_travel/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35400/35468/Freedom.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/679180 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00968278 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION AVAILABILITY AND USE STUDY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2002 PY - 2003 SP - 535 p. AB - In terms of national transportation statistics, one area that suffers from a critical lack of information is transportation use by persons with physical, mental or emotional disabilities. Little is known about the ability of the nation's transportation system to fulfill the unique transportation needs of persons with disabilities. For this reason, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics initiated this study to fill this information gap. The goals of the survey are to: 1) identify the various modes of transportation used by persons with and without a disability, including pedestrian walkways, automobiles, public transit, and specialized transportation programs; 2) describe the levels of satisfaction and problems that persons experience when using these travel modes; 3) permit comparisons of transportation use patterns, satisfaction levels, and problems, between persons with and without a disability; 4) provide data on access to an automobile (including vehicles adapted for use by persons with disabilities), driving behavior, accidents, and self-imposed limitations on driving; 5) allow for the analysis of particular target groups of interest, such as the elderly, low-income persons, working-age adults, and children with and without disabilities; and 6) as an overall goal, create an information resource for transportation planners to use when developing national, state, and local policies and programs for persons with disabilities. The study employed a screening questionnaire, followed by an extended survey instrument for the selected persons. The survey gathered information in the following areas: 1) frequency of travel outside the home, including trip purpose, mode of transportation, frequency of use for different modes, need for assistance, and satisfaction with transportation services; 2) availability of paratransit (door-to-door service) and respondent use of paratransit; 3) personal motor vehicle ownership, use, and safety issues, including vehicles modified for use by persons with disabilities; 4) experiences when using various modes of travel, including difficulties with public and private transportation; and 5) respondent demographics (gender, age, income, ethnicity, race, disability, living arrangements, employment status, school attendance, and education level). KW - Access KW - Adults KW - Age KW - Aged KW - Automobile ownership KW - Automobiles KW - Automobiles for the physically disabled KW - Behavior KW - Children KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Driving KW - Gender KW - Income KW - Low income groups KW - Paratransit services KW - Pedestrians KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Public transit KW - Race KW - Traffic crashes KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel surveys KW - Trip purpose KW - Walkways UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/targeted_survey/2002_national_transportation_availability_and_use_survey/public_use_data_files/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/679080 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00967842 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - RISK ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION PY - 2003 SP - p. 4-13 AB - The first step to take in order to prevent and minimize the dangers of disasters or attacks, is risk assessment, followed closely by prioritization. This article discusses key vulnerability and risk assessment that Volpe Center has conducted in support of national security. The major areas are: Surface transportation vulnerability assessment; port assessment, including; intermodal cargo transportation, ongoing port assessments worldwide, and operation safe commerce; assessments across modal systems, including: air traffic control systems and facilities; the nation's pipelines; food and milk supply chains; port security; intercity buses. KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Emergency management KW - Infrastructure KW - National security KW - Risk assessment KW - Safety and security KW - Terrorism UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52400/52447/VJ03chap1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686085 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00967843 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - VULNERABILITY MITIGATION: TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND DEPLOYMENT PY - 2003 SP - p. 14-21 AB - Because of the new terrorist threats since the September 11, 2001 attacks, rapid development, prototyping, and deployment of systems has been necessary. A well integrated physical security system that combines state of the art security and information technologies while meeting the current needs of its users while being tailored to shifting lines of a possible attack needs to be achieved. The article reviews Volpe's security systems work for federal agencies that protect many of the nation's borders and critical facilities, while preventing dangerous people and cargo from entering. KW - Border regions KW - Information technology KW - National security KW - Protective services KW - Security checkpoints KW - Technology assessment KW - Terrorism KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52400/52448/VJ03chap2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686088 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00967844 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - CONSEQUENCE REDUCTION: RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PY - 2003 SP - p. 22-29 AB - Because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, there is a heightened awareness of both the importance and vulnerability of transportation systems and the need for improved emergency response planning. This article reviews the work of the Volpe Center both immediately after the attacks as well the ongoing work in support of a comprehensive Federal Highway Administration effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation systems and lessons learned that will be incorporated into future emergency response planning. KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Emergency management KW - Emergency response time KW - Emergency transportation KW - National security KW - Terrorism KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52400/52449/VJ03chap3.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/686090 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00966735 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Tiwari, P AU - ITOH, H AU - Doi, M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - CONTAINERIZED CARGO SHIPPER'S BEHAVIOR IN CHINA: A DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - p. 71-86 AB - Shippers choose ports for export or import of goods based on a number of variables, including location, preferences for particular shipping line services, and facilities offered. This paper models the port and shipping line choice behavior of shippers in China, using a shipper-level database obtained from a 1998 survey of containerized cargo shippers. The paper incorporates the shipping line choice behavior through model specifications by nesting the choices in a hierarchical fashion where shippers choose from Chinese and non-Chinese shipping lines and then from ports or vice versa. The results indicate that the distance of the shipper from the port, the efficiency of the port infrastructure, and the number of routes offered at the port strongly influence decisions to use a port. KW - China KW - Choice models KW - Container utilization KW - Discrete systems KW - Shipping UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/684018 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00966734 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bowling, S T AU - Aultman-Hall, L AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - DEVELOPMENT OF A RANDOM SAMPLING PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL ROAD TRAFFIC COUNT LOCATIONS PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - p. 59-69 AB - This paper presents a procedure to determine random count of locations on functionally local roads. Geographic information system (GIS)-generated grid was used to cut roads into point-like sections from which a random sample was drawn. The advantages of this procedure are that it overcomes GIS local road database limitations, uses standard GIS functions, and generates outputs that can be directly mapped for field crews. KW - Geographic information systems KW - Sampling KW - Traffic counting KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/684016 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00966732 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Nair, H S AU - Bhat, C R AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MODELING TRIP DURATION FOR MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS FORECASTING PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - p. 17-32 AB - Metropolitan area trip durations are an important input for estimating area-wide running loss emissions, operating mode fractions, and vehicle miles traveled accumulated on local roads in the region. This paper discusses the formulation and implementation of a methodology for modeling trip durations. The approach develops a log-linear regression model of trip duration as a function of trip purpose, time of day of the trip start, and other land use and socio-demographic characteristics of the zone of trip start, using vehicle trip data from household travel surveys and supplemental zonal demographic and land use data. A distinguishing characteristic of the methodology is the straightforward manner in which model parameters estimated from vehicle trip data can be applied to obtain zonal-level trip duration distributions. The modeling framework is applied to develop trip duration distributions for the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. KW - Emission control systems KW - Households KW - Land use models KW - Mobile sources KW - Travel surveys KW - Trip length KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/684012 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00966733 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Miaou, S P AU - Song, J J AU - Mallick, B K AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ROADWAY TRAFFIC CRASH MAPPING: A SPACE-TIME MODELING APPROACH PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - p. 33-57 AB - Mapping transform spatial data into a visual form, enhancing the ability of users to observe, conceptualize, validate, and communicate information. Research efforts in the visualization of traffic safety data, which are usually stored in large and complex databases, are quite limited at this time. This paper shows how hierarchial Bayes models, which are being vigorously researched for use in disease mapping, can also be used to build model-based risk maps for area-based traffic crashes. County-level vehicle crash records and roadway data from Texas are used to illustrate the method. A potential extension that uses hierarchial models to develop network-based risk maps is also discussed. KW - Bayes' theorem KW - Risk analysis KW - Traffic safety UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_and_statistics/volume_06_number_01/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/684014 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00966731 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Shoup, D C AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRUTH IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PY - 2003 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - p. 1-16 AB - Transportation engineers and urban planners often report estimates as precise numbers, and unwarranted trust in the accuracy of these precise numbers can lead to bad transportation and land use policies. This paper presents data on parking and trip generation rates to illustrate the misuse of precise numbers to report statistically insignificant estimates. Beyond the problem of statistical insignificance, parking and trip generation rates typically report the parking demand and vehicle trips observed at suburban sites with ample free parking and no public transit. When decision makers use these parking and trip generation rates for city planning, they create a city where everyone drives to their destinations and parks free when they get there. KW - Land use planning KW - Parking KW - Planning KW - Regression analysis KW - Urban design UR - http://www.uctc.net/papers/616.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/684010 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964117 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - OREGON TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Oregon in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Oregon KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661853 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964118 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - WEST VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in West Virginia in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation KW - West Virginia UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/west_virginia/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/west_virginia/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661854 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964119 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEVADA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Nevada in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Nevada KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/nevada/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/nevada/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661855 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964105 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in the District of Columbia in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Washington (District of Columbia) KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661852 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964104 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HAWAII TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Hawaii in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Hawaii KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661851 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964099 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2001 NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY PY - 2003 SP - 36 p. AB - The 2001 National Household Travel Survey is the first comprehensive household survey of both daily and long-distance travel, allowing for analysis of the full continuum of personal travel by Americans. This report highlights the breadth of topics covered by the survey, the different kinds of analyses possible using the data gathered, and the unique features of these data. The survey also incorporates additional enhancements to the previous survey designs. For example, long-distance travel was expanded to include trips as short as 50 miles and, for the first time, includes trips made for the purpose of commuting to work. The survey also introduces the first look at the daily travel characteristics of children under five years old. In addition, specific questions and probes were added to capture biking and walking trips -- trips thought to be underrepresented in prior surveys. The survey aims to answer the questions of who is traveling in the nation, and how, why, when and where they are traveling. Modes of travel addressed in the survey include personal vehicle, public transit, trains, air travel, cycling and walking. KW - Air travel KW - Automobiles KW - Bicycling KW - Children KW - Commuting KW - Daily KW - Highway travel KW - Households KW - Location KW - Long distance travel KW - Mode choice KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Time KW - Travel surveys KW - Trip length KW - Trip purpose KW - United States KW - Walking KW - Work trips UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/highlights_of_the_2001_national_household_travel_survey/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/highlights_of_the_2001_national_household_travel_survey/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661318 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964103 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - WYOMING TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Wyoming in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation KW - Wyoming UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661850 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00962495 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES : YEAR 2002 UPDATE PY - 2003 SP - 71 p. AB - This report is the fourth in a series of biennial reports tracking the existing and planned deployments of Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) technologies and services in the United States. The information contained in this report was collected by personnel at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and SAIC during the Summer and Fall of 2002. This Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) deployment tracking survey was conducted over the Internet, to the extent possible, for Year 2002. Previous surveys were conducted by mail, facsimile, or over the telephone. As in the year 2000 survey, Oak Ridge collected APTS deployment data for jurisdictions containing 50,000 persons or more within the 78 largest metropolitan areas of the United States. Volpe collected data on APTS deployments in the remainder of the United States. Since the transit deployment questions for the 18 APTS elements tracked by this survey were identical for both the largest and smaller metropolitan areas, nationwide deployment statistics are available for the first time for all APTS systems. A total of 593 agencies completed surveys in 2002. It is recognized that this represents perhaps only about half of the transit operations that exist in the U.S., particularly in jurisdictions outside of the 78 largest metropolitan areas KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Deployment UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/23000/23700/23728/13846.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660720 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00961962 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Maritime Administration AU - United States Coast Guard TI - MARITIME TRADE & TRANSPORTATION '02 PY - 2003 SP - 104 p. AB - The Marine Transportation System (MTS) contributes to U.S. economic growth, enhances U.S. global competitiveness, and supports national security objectives. The MTS consists of an extensive network of waterways, ports, and their intermodal connectors, vessels, vehicles, and system users. Each component of this system is dependent on the other for the smooth and efficient flow of waterborne trade, transportation, and U.S. foreign and domestic commerce. The aftermath of September 11 has emphasized even more the importance of the efficiency, safety, and security of the entire U.S. transportation system. This report is a cooperative effort of the members of the Maritime Data Group sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Members of the group are the Maritime Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This report is a summary update of the first Maritime Trade and Transportation report released in 2000 and is the result of an ongoing effort by the Maritime Data Group to provide quality, timely, comprehensive, and relevant maritime-related statistics and information to all levels of federal, state, and local government and to private industry. This report provides an update on major trends in maritime trade, transportation, and shipbuilding, and includes special reports on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and on maritime transport and the environment. The data in this report are grouped to reflect U.S. Department of Transportation strategic goals related to mobility, economic growth, safety and environment, and national security. KW - Commercial transportation KW - Domestic KW - Economic growth KW - Environmental impacts KW - Environmental protection KW - Intermodal facilities KW - International trade KW - Mobility KW - National security KW - Ports KW - Saint Lawrence Seaway KW - Shipbuilding KW - Ships KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation safety KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - Water transportation KW - Waterways UR - http://www.bts.gov/products/maritime_trade_and_transportation/2002/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/maritime_trade_and_transportation/2002/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660507 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00961899 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ARKANSAS TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Arkansas in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Arkansas KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661733 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960491 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - 2001 NHTS USER'S GUIDE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This user's guide provides details of the 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). It provides information to assist transportation planners and others who need comprehensive data on travel and transportation patterns in the United States. The 2001 NHTS updates information gathered in prior Nationwide Personal Transportation Surveys (NPTS) conducted in 1969, 1977, 1983, 1990, and 1995 and the American Travel Survey (ATS), conducted in 1995. Survey content and interviews are presented, along with survey procedures and methodology, survey response rates, weight calculations, description of data files, and a chapter on using the data. The guide also contains 13 appendices, for additional detailed information. KW - Methodology KW - National Household Travel Survey KW - Procedures KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel patterns KW - Travel surveys UR - http://nhts.ornl.gov/2001/usersguide/UsersGuide.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661707 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960466 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION TRENDS PY - 2003 SP - 166 p. AB - This report provides a broad overview of changes in U.S. international merchandise trade since 1990 and how transportation modes and services enable this trade, which is a vital part of U.S. economy. The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks exacerbated an economic slowdown already in progress. While all modes were affected by September 11, air cargo saw the largest decline in freight activity (13% by value), followed by trucking (8%), maritime (3%), and rail (2%). Pipeline activity increase by 12%. The report offers an overview of U.S. international merchandise trade, reviews changes in trading patterns and modal trends, and examines shifts in the patterns of freight demand among U.S. international freight gateways. In addition, the report reviews the changing mix of traded commodities, focusing on transportation-related goods. It also examines U.S. freight transportation and port services and their important role in facilitating U.S. international merchandise trade. The report further analyzes the critical role freight transportation continues to play in enabling international trade and discusses capacity and access challenges that growth in international freight pose to the U.S. freight transportation system. It also looks at some of the new security challenges facing the U.S. freight transportation system as the nation implements transportation security measures following the 2001 terrorist attacks. KW - Access KW - Air cargo KW - Airport capacity KW - Commodities KW - Countermeasures KW - Demand KW - Economic impacts KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway capacity KW - International trade KW - Maritime industry KW - Pipeline capacity KW - Pipelines KW - Port capacity KW - Ports KW - Railroad capacity KW - Railroads KW - Security KW - Terrorism KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - Trucking KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659946 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960440 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MASSACHUSETTS TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Massachusetts in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Massachusetts KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/massachusetts/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/massachusetts/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661700 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960443 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - DELAWARE TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Delaware in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Delaware KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661703 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960444 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - UTAH TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Utah in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Utah KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661704 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960437 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEW MEXICO TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in New Mexico in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - New Mexico KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661697 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960439 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - INDIANA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Indiana in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Indiana KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661699 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960436 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in North Carolina in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - North Carolina KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661696 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960441 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - IDAHO TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Idaho in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Idaho KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661701 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960442 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - KANSAS TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Kansas in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Kansas KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661702 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960438 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MAINE TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Maine in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maine KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661698 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00944318 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - ORANGES EVALUATION DISCUSSION GROUP PROCESS PY - 2003 AB - The Orlando Regional Alliance for Next Generation Electronic payment Systems (ORANGES) is a partnership among LYNX (Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority), the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA), and the City of Orlando Parking Bureau to implement a coordinated, regional transportation payment system. The ORANGES multiple purpose smart card Field Operational Test (FOT) project commenced in April 2001. This report describes and documents the process and methodology to be used to conduct a series of before and after discussion groups with smart card holders and participating agency employees as part of the FOT. It includes the script of questions to be asked. Results are to be analyzed and reported in a later report KW - Automated toll collection KW - Parking KW - Smart cards UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13809_files/13809.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644242 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00943825 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Michigan in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Michigan KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644217 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00943819 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEW JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in New Jersey in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - New Jersey KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_profiles/new_jersey/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644213 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00943821 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - OHIO TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Ohio in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Ohio KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644215 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00943822 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - GEORGIA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Georgia in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Georgia KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644216 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00943818 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Virginia in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Virginia KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644212 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00943820 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TENNESSEE TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Tennessee in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Tennessee KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644214 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942305 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in New York in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - New York (State) KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_profiles/new_york/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644129 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942307 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Louisiana in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Louisiana KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644131 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942309 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - RHODE ISLAND TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Rhode Island in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Rhode Island KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644133 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942308 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Pennsylvania in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Pennsylvania KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_profiles/pennsylvania/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644132 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942310 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Washington (State) in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Washington (State) KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/washington/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/washington/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644134 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942304 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Mississippi in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Mississippi KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644128 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942306 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NORTH DAKOTA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in North Dakota in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - North Dakota KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644130 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942303 AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL SURVEY OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS - HIGHLIGHTS REPORT PY - 2003 SP - 12 p. AB - This report presents highlights of the 2002 National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and administered by The Gallup Organization. The goals of the survey were to ascertain the scope and magnitude of bicycle and pedestrian activity and the public's behavior and attitudes regarding bicycling and walking. This national survey is the first of its kind designed specifically to benchmark bicycle and pedestrian trips, behaviors, and attitudes. The survey findings will serve as a foundation to improve the environment and infrastructure to support these two transportation modes. The survey asked questions, for both bicyclists and pedestrians, on the following topics: (1) Frequency of bicycling and walking; (2) Trip information including: origin, destination, length of trip time, trip distance, land use of origin/destination, trip purpose, facility use, and topography; (3) Reasons for not biking and/or walking; (4) Perceptions of safety; (5) Safety practices; (6) Facilities availability (e.g., sidewalk or path); (7) Community design; (8) Safe routes to school; and (9) Sociodemographics. The survey was fielded during the period of June 11 to August 20, 2002. Survey respondents were asked to provide information about their overall bicycling and walking behaviors during the past 30 days with a focus on individual trips taken on the most recent day they bicycled or walked during that period. Specific trip data (including trip origin and destination, purpose, time, distance, etc.) were collected for up to six walking and six bicycling trips on the most recent day traveled. These data cannot be used to project year-round bicycling or walking behaviors, but offer a solid reflection of biking and walking activity for the summer of 2002. NHTSA and BTS are publishing a series of reports based on the survey data. This report highlights major findings from the survey. KW - Attitudes KW - Behavior KW - Bicycle commuting KW - Bicycle facilities KW - Bicycle lanes KW - Bicycling KW - Communities KW - Cyclists KW - Demographics KW - Design KW - Distance KW - Land use KW - Motivation KW - Origin and destination KW - Pedestrian safety KW - Pedestrians KW - Routes KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Sidewalks KW - Surveys KW - Topography KW - Trip length KW - Trip purpose KW - Walking UR - http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/omnibus_surveys/targeted_survey/2002_national_survey_of_pedestrian_and_bicyclist_attitudes_and_behaviors/survey_highlights/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22700/22757/FinalBikePedSurveyHighlightsReport_v2 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22700/22757/FinalBikePedSurveyHighlightsReport_v2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/643061 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00940834 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - IOWA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Iowa in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731811 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00939371 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - CONNECTICUT TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Connecticut in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Connecticut KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731755 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00939372 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2003 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Illinois in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Illinois KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_profiles/illinois/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731756 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01340779 AU - Tooley, Melissa S AU - Gattis, J L AU - Janarthanan, R AU - Duncan, L K AU - Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center AU - Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evaluation of Automated Work Zone Information Systems PY - 2002/12//Final Report SP - 47p AB - The objectives of this study were to examine: (1) the performance of automated work zone information system (AWIS), and (2) the volumes at which congestion began to occur. Studies were conducted at rural freeway work zones in Arkansas, where two lanes in a direction were reduced to one lane. The AWIS system in use had detectors spaced at one mile intervals; it correctly identified the presence of backups approximately 88% of the time. Congestion and slow downs were found to occur at much lower volumes than reported in the literature, in some cases as low as 800 to 900 vehicles per hour. All of the observed backups were propagated from within the single lane section; none resulted from merging congestion. Conditions which were observed to contribute to the occurrence of backups, and which could be controlled, were listed. KW - Arkansas KW - Highway capacity KW - Information systems KW - Lane closure KW - Performance KW - Real time information KW - Rural highways KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic volume KW - Work zones UR - http://www.arkansastrc.com/MBTC%20REPORTS/MBTC%202025.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1102692 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01133728 AU - Dussud, Matthieu L AU - Dowding, Charles H AU - Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Time Domain Reflectometry: TDR Monitoring of Soil Deformation: Case Histories and Field Techniques PY - 2002/12//Masters Thesis SP - 217p AB - This thesis presents the application of Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology in nine case studies. Presented in detail are cable and grout installation techniques, data acquisition instrumentation and autonomous real time monitoring of soil deformation using TDR. The goal of this work is to summarize the state of the technology in TDR for geotechnical applications and also to serve as an educational tool for researchers and practitioners. KW - Case studies KW - Data collection KW - Deformation KW - Geotechnical engineering KW - Installation KW - Instrumentation KW - Monitoring KW - Real time information KW - Soils KW - State of the art KW - Time domain reflectometers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/894213 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122152 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, December 2002 PY - 2002/12 SP - 121p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/december/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/december/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883912 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113479 AU - Sheehan, Terrence Michael AU - Boiney, John AU - Brodesky, Bob AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Clarke, Randy AU - Ford, Frank AU - Gill, Ross AU - Hallett, Bob AU - Harris, Emmett AU - Jacobs, Mike AU - Lawler, Mary AU - Mickela, Barry AU - Peterson, Scott AU - Plosky, Eric J AU - Porcaro, Richard AU - Ritter, Gary T AU - Segev, Eran AU - Seetharaman, Anusha AU - Smith, Terrence F AU - Vallahura, Paul AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Lowell National Historical Park: Alternative Transportation System Historic Trolley Planning Study PY - 2002/12//Final Report SP - 154p AB - This report assesses opportunities for expanding Lowell National Historical Park’s (LNHP's) historic trolley line by implementing a light rail system reminiscent of late 19th/early 20th Century trolley lines. This is in line with the Park Service’s Transportation Mission to preserve and protect resources while providing safe and enjoyable access within the National Parks by using sustainable, appropriate, integrated transportation solutions. This Plan uses as a starting point the existing trolley system, the Park Service and the LNHP commitment to Alternative Transportation Systems (ATS), and the on-going efforts to revitalize the City of Lowell. Objectives relate to mobility for visitors and residents, reducing traffic congestion, intra-regional connectivity, economic development, and maintaining an interpretive and educational context. Four major routes are identified and options for these routes evaluated, using the Objectives and Route Selection Criteria. KW - Economic development KW - Light rail transit KW - Lowell (Masachusetts) KW - Lowell National Historical Park KW - Mobility KW - National parks KW - Residents KW - Routes and routing KW - Tourists KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Transportation planning KW - Trolley cars KW - Urban renewal UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sites/volpe.dot.gov/files/docs/lowell.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30343/lowell.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873096 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942445 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 2002 PY - 2002/12 SP - 565 p. AB - This report presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The data cover multimodal, air, highway, transit, railroad, water, and pipeline transportation. The report has four chapters and several appendices. Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each mode and for hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. Generally, data are presented in five-year increments from 1960 through 1990 and annually thereafter. Appendix A contains modal profiles, Appendix B has metric conversions of select tables, Appendix C provides data source and accuracy statements, Appendix D is a glossary, and Appendix E presents a list of acronyms and initialisms. KW - Air transportation KW - Crashes KW - Employment KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Expenditures KW - Fatalities KW - Gross domestic product KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway transportation KW - Injuries KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistics KW - Transportation KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2002/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/nts/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33700/33715/NTS2002.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/643183 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01458866 TI - Electronic Payment Guidelines Update AB - The objective of this project is to update existing Transit Electronic Payment Guidelines Documents. As part of the Department's National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program, the Volpe Center developed a series of transit electronic payments guidelines documents, covering transit payment systems integration with other transit agencies, employers, universities, and financial institutions. This project will update these Transit Electronic Payment Guidelines documents to be consistent with the American Public Transportation Association's Universal Transit Farecard Stakeholders Program. Project is funded under the DOT National ITS Program. KW - Fare collection KW - Guidelines KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Payment KW - Research projects KW - Transit vehicle operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227078 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01458856 TI - Universal Transit Farecard Stakeholders Program AB - The objective of this project is to provide committee facilitators support for the American Public Transportation Associations' (APTA) Universal Transit Farecard Stakeholders Program. This project provides committee facilitators to support APTA's Universal Transit Farecard Stakeholders (UTFS) Program. The facilitators support the four working committees of UTFS by facilitating bi-weekly committee conference calls, meetings, and the development and review of UTFS documents. The facilitators also advise the UTFS task force leadership on issues and assist with the development of presentation materials. The UTFS Program was established to provide guidance to the transit community, defining the business and technical interfaces that arise when transit agencies coordinate separate fare collection systems into regional transportation payments systems. The UTFS program brings together the expertise of the private sector and the needs of public transportation agencies in an industry forum. KW - American Public Transportation Association KW - Automatic fare collection KW - Coordination KW - Fares KW - Leadership KW - Payment KW - Public transit KW - Regional transportation KW - Research projects KW - Stakeholders KW - Transit authorities UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227068 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459325 TI - Small Business Innovation Research Program AB - The Department's Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) is an annual program that seeks to capture the entrepreneurial initiative of small high technology firms to help meet federal research and development objectives. Annually, the Department solicits research proposals from small businesses that address high priority research needs of its individual agencies and that have potential for commercialization. FTA looks for projects that respond to transit research needs and, at the same time, enhance the innovative capacity and global competitiveness of small high-tech businesses. Projects are selected through a competitive process. The SBIR program has three phases. Phase I projects are designed to determine the feasibility of a particular product or concept and may be funded up to $ 100,000 for a performance period up to six months. Phase I research firms are eligible to participate in Phase II based on results of Phase I efforts, potential for commercialization, and availability of appropriated funds to support Phase II. Phase II is the principal research effort designed to develop the product or concept to the point where it is commercially viable. Phase II projects have a period of performance up to 2 years and may have a dollar value of $500,000. Phase III projects use private sector assistance and funding for pursuing commercial applications of R&D funded in Phases 1 and II. Overall the program provides FT A with valuable research assistance and stimulates technological innovation and growth of small high-tech research firms. KW - Businesses KW - Competition KW - Development KW - High technology industries KW - Research KW - Research projects KW - Small business KW - Technological innovations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227538 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459039 TI - Security System Guidelines - Access Management and Credentialing AB - The objective of this project is to create and manage a transit complement to the Transportation Security Administration's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program. This project will develop security guidelines for transit access management and will facilitate a working group/forum with the transit industry to ensure transit needs are met with regard to the Transportation Security Administration's credentialing program. The project will also help create a cohesive network of transit professionals familiar with the TWIC Program who could participate in advisory groups during subsequent stages of TWIC pilots and implementations. KW - Access control (Transportation) KW - Guidelines KW - Infrastructure KW - Research projects KW - Security KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227251 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459038 TI - Security System Guidelines - Bus Vehicles AB - The objective of this project is to develop design guidelines for bus vehicles that a transit agency may incorporate into its operations and future purchasing decisions to strengthen security. The Volpe Center, in cooperation with bus operators and manufacturers, will identify bus vehicle characteristics that can be modified to improve security for riders and employees. Bus vehicle elements under review include passenger and mechanical compartment access control, driver isolation, fuel system security, emergency egress, and others. Transit operators will provide the industry review and comments for this project. KW - Bus transit KW - Bus transportation KW - Research projects KW - Transit buses KW - Transit safety KW - Transit vehicle operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227250 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459037 TI - Security System Guidelines - Rail Vehicles AB - The objective of this project is to develop guidelines for rapid and light rail transit vehicles that a transit agency may incorporate into its operations and future purchasing decisions to strengthen security. The Volpe Center, in cooperation with rail transit system operators, will identify rail vehicle characteristics that can be modified to improve security for riders and employees. Railcar elements under review include passenger compartment-train operator intercom system, door opening system, equipment box, and other railcar elements. Transit operators will provide the industry review and comments for this project. KW - Guidelines KW - Light rail transit KW - Light rail vehicles KW - Rail transit KW - Research projects KW - Security UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227249 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01458837 TI - Planning Capacity Building Program AB - The objective of this project is to improve transportation planning and decision making in metropolitan and rural areas. Under co-sponsorship of the FTA and FHWA, the Planning Capacity Building Program provides training, technical assistance, and support to transit operators, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), state departments of transportation (DOTs), and other stakeholders to improve transportation planning and decision making in metropolitan and rural areas. The project involves identifying, assessing, and responding to the information and training needs of planning participants. The Planning Capacity Building Program includes products and services such as, the development and upgrading the website containing case studies and effective practices on a variety of topics, sponsoring and facilitating peer-exchange workshops, enabling planning partners to learn from each other, and developing briefing books on selected planning topics. KW - Highway capacity KW - Metropolitan planning organizations KW - Research projects KW - Technical assistance KW - Training KW - Transit operators KW - Transportation planning KW - Websites (Information retrieval) KW - Workshops UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227049 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00968561 AU - daSilva, M P AU - Campbell, B N AU - Smith, J D AU - Najm, W G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - ANALYSIS OF PEDALCYCLIST CRASHES PY - 2002/11 SP - 68 p. AB - This report analyzes the problem of pedalcyclist crashes in the United States to support the development and assessment of effective pedalcyclist crash avoidance systems as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. This study describes pre-crash scenarios most prevalent in pedalcyclist crashes by identifying vehicle maneuvers and pedalcyclist action combinations. This analysis is based on data from the 1995-1998 National Automotive Sampling System/General Estimates System and Fatality Analysis Reporting System databases. In 1998, about 58,000 pedalcyclist crashes, or 0.9% of all police-reported crashes, occurred in the United States, resulting in 760 fatal crashes, or 2.1% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes that year. Pedalcyclist crashes were broken down into 8 pre-crash scenarios. Most pedalcyclist-involved crashes occurred on straight non-hillcrest roadways and on the roadway. Almost 75% of the crashes occurred on roadways with speed limits between 25 mph and 35 mph. Nearly 12% of the drivers and over 50% of the pedalcyclists were under 20 years old. 72% of the pedalcyclist crash population fell into the 5-29 year old age range. KW - Age KW - Bicycle crashes KW - Crash rates KW - Cyclists KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatality Analysis Reporting System KW - General Estimates System KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Precrash phase KW - Speed limits UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/679569 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00935078 AU - Adduci, R J AU - Boyd, A AU - Caton, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - HANDBOOK FOR TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY CERTIFICATION PY - 2002/11 SP - 54 p. AB - The Joint Task Force on Safety and Security Certification, established between the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), prepared this Handbook to support the efforts of transit industry to achieve continuous improvement in safety and security performance. This Handbook provides a guide for establishing a certification program to address safety and security that identifies the key activities; incorporates safety and security more fully into transit projects; highlights resources necessary to develop and implement a certification program for safety and security; and provides tools and sample forms to promote implementation of the safety and security certification process. KW - Certification KW - Handbooks KW - Implementation KW - Improvements KW - Performance KW - Public transit KW - Safety KW - Security UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/SafetyCertification/pdf/SSC.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34628/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-12.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725266 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459111 TI - Drug and Alcohol Management Information System AB - This ongoing project supports the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, which authorized the Department of Transportation to mandate substance abuse management programs in various transportation industries for safety-sensitive employees. FTA published the final drug and alcohol testing regulations for transit employers in February 1994, requiring each grant recipient to maintain records and submit annual reports to FTA summarizing the results of its drug abuse and alcohol misuse prevention programs. Recipients of federal funds under Sections 5307, 5309, and 5311 or Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code are required to implement drug and alcohol testing programs, and submit annual reports to FTA through the drug and alcohol management information system (DAMIS). These annual reports serve as a primary source for evaluating the effectiveness of federal regulations and for supporting future modifications. This project supports the collection and analysis of reports from grantees, summarizing their test results and publishing an annual report. Data collected under this program are an important factor in FTA decisions concerning audits of drug and alcohol testing programs. KW - Alcohol abuse KW - Alcohol tests KW - Drug abuse KW - Drug tests KW - Employees KW - Information systems KW - Performance evaluations KW - Research projects KW - Testing UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227323 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459110 TI - Drug and Alcohol Regulatory Guidance and Updates AB - The objective of this project is to assist transit agencies in achieving a drug- and alcohol-free workforce in the interest of the health and safety of employees and the traveling public. The FTA drug and alcohol regulations, 49 CFR Part 655, August 1, 2002, are designed to assist the transit industry in achieving a drug- and alcohol-free workforce in the interest of the health and safety of employees and the traveling public. To assist transit agencies in implementing these regulations, the agency published "Implementation Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Regulations in Mass Transit," and a "Best Practices Manual" in 2002. Since the guidelines were originally published in 1994, there have been numerous amendments, interpretations, and clarifications to the drug and alcohol testing procedures and program requirements. To ensure that transit personnel are aware of all such changes, the Office of Safety and Security publishes the quarterly FTA Drug and Alcohol Updates. This project provides for the continued issuance of these Updates as well as for an updated guidelines manual. More than 6,000 organizations receive the updates. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Best practices KW - Drug tests KW - Employees KW - Manuals KW - Regulations KW - Research projects KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227322 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459109 TI - Drug and Alcohol Testing Compliance Audits AB - Audits are conducted to assist transit agencies in achieving a drug- and alcohol-free workforce in the interest of the health and safety of transit employees and the traveling public. This project provides ongoing support for the Drug and Alcohol Testing Compliance Audits program to ensure grantees' compliance with federal drug and alcohol testing regulations. Compliance audits are conducted on sites of transit agencies receiving federal funds and are based on a comprehensive review process, covering every aspect of an agency's drug and alcohol testing program. Audit findings and lessons learned are summarized periodically, published, and distributed to the transit community. Additional activities include technical assistance and training, which are conducted at various locations across the country. Under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act passed by Congress in 1991, FTA is required to establish regulations for drug and alcohol testing of transit employees performing safety-sensitive functions. KW - Alcohol abuse KW - Alcohol tests KW - Auditing KW - Compliance KW - Drug abuse KW - Drug tests KW - Research projects UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227321 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459104 TI - Safety & Security Clearinghouse & Website AB - Under this project, the Volpe Center will continue to manage and operate both the Clearinghouse and the Transit Safety & Security Website services for FTA. The Safety & Security Clearinghouse serves as a storehouse of information and an ongoing focal point for published materials and resources currently available on the subject of transit safety and security and related technologies. Material is made available, upon request, to assist state and local transit agencies to measurably improve the safety and security of transit services. Information on transit safety and security provides the transit industry with the tools needed to identify key safety and security problems. This clearinghouse function enables FTA to dialogue with transit safety and security customers, to better understand customer needs, as well as provide a quick response mechanism for information dissemination. Customer assistance is provided in the form of guidelines, reports, expert advice, referrals to experts when necessary, and access to the FTA website. The Transit Safety & Security Website provides rapid access to information that planners, managers, and federal officials need to assess safety and security programs and capital program requirements. This project supports the ongoing management and operation of the website. The website serves the industry as the central communication point for information on transit safety and security. The website has been undergoing significant enhancements. Information currently available to website users include: training opportunities, a subscription service, calendar of workshops and meetings, DOT and FTA hearings, regulations, research and statistical reports, and links to other resources. The FTA Safety & Security Website is available at Internet URL [http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/]. KW - Information management KW - Information technology KW - Research projects KW - Safety and security KW - Transit safety KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227316 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459101 TI - State Safety Oversight Compliance AB - The objective of this project is to support the FTA State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659), requiring oversight of all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January l, 1997, and state oversight of rail transit systems within their jurisdiction to develop System Safety Program Plans. Federal statute requires the FTA to assess State Safety Oversight (SSO) Agencies. Oversight agencies require Rail Fixed Guideway Systems to develop and implement System Safety and Security Program Plans that conform to their System Safety and Security Program Standard (SSSPS). This project provides ongoing support for implementation of 49 CFR Part 659, State Safety Oversight for Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, including documentation of activities performed by rail transit agencies to address safety and security issues. The project also provides for the refinement of the current audit process; continuation of field audits; documentation and technical information dissemination; and database development to track compliance and analysis activities. Under this activity, FTA provides outreach efforts to the states through the SSO Annual Meeting, an Annual Report, and training through the Transportation Safety Institute. KW - Compliance KW - Federal government agencies KW - Oversight KW - Research projects KW - Safety KW - Security UR - http://www.transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/safety/Oversight.asp UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227313 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459099 TI - Transit Safety & Security Statistics AB - : This project provides ongoing support for the maintenance, operation, and evolution of the Transit Safety & Security Statistics program (formerly the Safety Management Information System/SAMIS)--a mandatory reporting requirement of the FTA National Transit Database. The collection and analysis of safety and security data provides both the agency and the industry with a basis for identifying key safety and security problems. Data collection has been expanded to include highway-rail grade crossing accidents, cost data, and security data. This project also supports the annual publication of the Transit Statistics report, which analyzes and displays normalized and trend data along with basic statistical data. The data is used in FTA decisions relating to the conduct of security audits and state oversight audits; in reports to Congress, the Office of the Secretary, and the Office of Management and Budget; and in assisting transit professionals in the development of system safety and security plans. In FY 2002, the statistics report was reviewed and modifications were made to better define transit related safety and security issues and to improve data timeliness and accuracy. In response to the National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, a stand alone effort focused on the type of causal data transit systems collect, and how these data can be used to prevent future accidents. KW - Auditing KW - Data collection KW - Research projects KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227311 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459036 TI - Alternative Fuels Safety and Advanced Bus Technology Support AB - The objective of this project is to support FTA activities, including--industry standards and guidance document development, advanced technology bus development programs, and alternative fuels safety in transit. This continuing effort assists the FTA in conducting needed research to provide information for standards development activities; development of new technical guidance documents for the transit industry; update technical guidance documents on alternative fuels and conduct special research studies on issues related to alternative fuel use in transit; provide technical support on the Fuel Cell and Zinc-Air Bus technology development projects; and provide general technical support to the FTA Office of Technology in the area of alternative fuel use in transit and advanced bus technologies. Technical support assists the agency in updating previously published technical guidance documents on alternative fuels, and participating in the interagency Hydrogen Task Force. KW - Alternative fuels KW - Bus transportation KW - Development KW - Public transit KW - Research projects KW - Safety KW - Technological innovations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227248 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01458830 TI - Safety and Security Clearinghouse Website AB - The objective of this project is to ensure new technical assistance and guidance documents are distributed to the transit industry in a timely manner; to provide transit industry with the information needed to identify and solve key safety and security problems. Under this project, the Volpe Center will continue to manage and operate both the Clearinghouse and the Transit Safety and Security Website services for FTA. The Clearinghouse serves as a storehouse of information and an ongoing focal point for published materials currently available on the subject of transit safety and security and related technologies. Material is made available, upon request. The clearinghouse function enables FTA to dialogue with transit safety and security customers, and provides a quick response mechanism for information dissemination. Customer assistance is provided in the form of guidelines, reports, expert advice, referrals to experts, and access to the FTA website. The Transit Safety and Security Website provides rapid access to information that planners, managers, and federal officials need to assess safety and security programs and capital program requirements. The website provides the industry with a central communication point for transit safety and security concerns. The website has been undergoing significant enhancements. Information currently available to website users include: training opportunities, subscription service, calendar of activities, DOT and FTA hearings, regulations, research and statistical reports, and links to other resources. KW - Information dissemination KW - Law enforcement personnel KW - Research projects KW - Safety and security KW - Training programs KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227042 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01458827 TI - Transit Safety and Security Statistics AB - The objective of this project is to collect and analyze Transit Safety and Security Statistics on a national level. This project provides ongoing support for the maintenance, operation, and evolution of the Transit Safety and Security Statistics program (formerly the Safety Management Information System/SAMIS)--a mandatory reporting requirement of the FTA National Transit Database. It also supports the annual publication of the Transit Statistics report, which analyzes and displays normalized and trend data along with basic statistical data. The data is used in FTA decisions relating to the conduct of security audits and state oversight audits in reports to Congress, the Office of the Secretary, and the Office of Management and Budget; and in assisting transit professionals in the development of system safety and security plans. In FY 2002, the statistics report was reviewed and modifications were made to better define transit related safety and security issues and to improve data timeliness and accuracy. In response to the National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, a standalone effort focused on the causal data transit systems collect and how the data can be used to prevent future accidents. The collection and analysis of safety and security data provides both the agency and the industry with a basis for identifying key safety and security problems. KW - Analysis KW - Crashes KW - Data collection KW - Research projects KW - Safety and security KW - Statistics KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227039 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01157114 AU - Yu, L AU - Qiao, Fengxiang AU - Wang, Xiaogang AU - Xu, L AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Texas Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Using Real-Time Traffic Data for Transportation Planning PY - 2002/10 SP - 81p AB - This research report, the state-of-the-art and the state-of-the-practice related to using real-time traffic data are reviewed first and the needs of ITS data for planning purposes are identified. Then, an optimization process that can provide the optimized aggregation level of ITS data for different applications is developed. To illustrate the wavelet algorithm based technique, ITS data archived by the TransGuide center in San Antonio is used for case study. Aggregation levels for different days of a week and different time periods over the whole year of 2001 are obtained by the proposed approach. Subsequently, an optimization-based sampling approach for data archiving is presented. This data archiving approach can identify the best representative samples of the raw ITS data based on either sum squire error (SSE) or cross validation (CV) while minimizing the required storage size. The sampling approach is realized through a data processing procedure, which is designed to archive real-time/raw data, aggregated data, sampled data, as well as extension factors which can be generated from the raw data. It was tested also in the case study of TransGuide of San Antonio, Texas, where real-time data were collected from 527 loop detectors. After the proposed sampling approach was applied in the case study, only one tenth of the original data is needed to be stored, while the resulting optimal samples contain the maximum information of the raw data, which are able to meet the potential uses of various transportation purposes. KW - Case studies KW - Data banks KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Loop detectors KW - Real time information KW - Traffic data KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/917277 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01156610 AU - Rapoza, Amanda S AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Determination of a Sound Level for Railroad Horn Regulatory Compliance PY - 2002/10//Final Report SP - 14p AB - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has undertaken a rulemaking process to address the use of locomotive horns at public highway-railroad grade crossings. This rule includes a provision to regulate the sound level output of railroad horns. This letter report supports the rulemaking by describing the process used to determine a railroad horn output sound level required for motorist detection. This sound level is defined as the sound level at which there is a 95% likelihood that a person with normal hearing will hear (detect) an average train horn at the instant in time at which detection must occur to avoid a collision. Generally, detection is based on the relative strength of the signal in the motorist’s ambient noise environment. The sound level is tied to an estimate of an average maximum motor vehicle speed and an average maximum locomotive speed. Locomotive horn sound level data measured by the Volpe Center Acoustics Facility at the Transportation Test Center (TTC) in April 2001, along with automotive insertion loss and interior noise data measured and documented by the Volpe Center in earlier research provide the basis for the determination of the likelihood of motorist detection. Section 1 of this report provides as introduction. Section 2 summarizes the elements of the signal-to-noise analysis, which provide the basis for the determination of the detectability of the signal. Section 3 summarizes the elements of signal detection theory used to calculate detectability and a corresponding probability or likelihood that the motorist will detect the horn. Section 4 presents an example calculation. Appendix A presents background on signal detection theory. KW - Detection and identification KW - Horns KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Signal detection KW - Signal to noise ratio KW - Sound level UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1328 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/917345 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122276 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, October 2002 PY - 2002/10 SP - 105p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/october/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/october/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883929 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00935079 AU - Powers, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - FTA DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT PY - 2002/10 SP - 56 p. AB - This report presents the results of a Substance Abuse Program and Methods of Evaluation study conducted by the Volpe Transportations Systems Center in fiscal year 2000. The study determines the progress of the Drug and Alcohol Compliance Program in meeting U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) strategic goals and objectives. The analysis also allows the FTA to determine whether the current program is operating effectively and efficiently while providing options for allowing limited resources to optimize results. Using 5 years of data and 7 years of experience administering the program, the assessment demonstrates the effectiveness of the FTA Drug and Alcohol program and the ability of transit agencies to contribute significant economic benefits to both industry and society as a whole by effectively enforcing the regulations. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Auditing KW - Drug tests KW - Economic benefits KW - Human resources management KW - Human subject testing KW - Information systems KW - Performance evaluations KW - Personnel KW - Public transit KW - Test procedures UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/substance/DAPA/DAPA.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34627/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-11.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725267 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494558 TI - SMARTSe AB - The program's purpose is to develop a plan for surface mobility application real-time simulation environments to enable and demonstrate sensing, computing, and communication technologies. The program will produce transformative insights, create innovative and impactful applications, and start new companies or grow existing organizations that focus on addressing critical issues in transportation. KW - Communication KW - Mobility KW - Real time information KW - Technological innovations KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.ugpti.org/downloads/SMARTSe_Introduction.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263727 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494557 TI - Agricultural Freight Decision Support Center for the Upper Midwest AB - The purpose of this project is to institutionalize fundamental research, data collecting and information technology (IT) application that will optimize resource allocation and policy decisions that support agricultural freight transportation in the Upper Midwest, in cooperation with public and private partners. This project focuses on improving planning, operation and management of transportation services and assets; improving transportation services for underserved areas and populations; identifying freight bottlenecks and changing transportation patterns; and developing and implementing technologies to enhance cargo flow in an emerging goal. KW - Bottlenecks KW - Cargo flow KW - Decision making KW - Decision support systems KW - Freight transportation KW - Resource allocation KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.ugpti.org/downloads/SMARTSe_Introduction.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263726 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494563 TI - Transportation Research Analysis & Computing Center (TRACC) Collaboratory AB - Through a partnership agreement with the University of Illinois, advanced visualization and communications capabilities are being made available to Transportation Research Analysis and Computing Center (TRACC) users and collaborators. Users have available a state-of-the-art outreach and training facility that provides video/audio and data among geographically distributed participants. Broadband connectivity provides the opportunity to utilize available technologies to collaborate with remote clients, colleagues, and partners regionally and globally, without having to physically travel to one specific site. KW - Communications KW - State of the art KW - Technological innovations KW - Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center KW - Visualization UR - http://www.anl.goc/TRACC UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263732 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494562 TI - Multidimensional Data Visualization AB - Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center (TRACC) has designed and prototyped visualization capabilities for the Traffic Modeling and Simulation (TRANSIMS) transportation simulation code. The integration of these software development activities with specialized hardware and visualization tools available at TRACC is a special focus of this particular task, making these resources useful and available to United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) researches and collaborators. KW - Simulation KW - Traffic assignment KW - Traffic models KW - TRANSIMS (Computer model) KW - Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center KW - Visualization UR - http://www.anl.goc/TRACC UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263731 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494561 TI - Computational Structural Mechanics AB - Computational Structural Mechanics is used for the assessment of many safety issues that are of major concern to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). High-performance computers (HPCs) designed to run modeling simulations allow researchers to create models of test situations such as vehicle crashes or bridge limits. KW - Bridges KW - Computational models KW - Computer models KW - Crashes KW - Structural mechanics UR - http://www.anl.goc/TRACC UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263730 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494560 TI - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) AB - Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides advanced analysis capabilities that can be applied to the assessment of safety and infrastructure design issues that are of interest to United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and state departments of transportation (DOTs). KW - Design KW - Fluid dynamics KW - Infrastructure KW - Safety KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.anl.goc/TRACC UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263729 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494559 TI - Traffic Modeling and Simulation (TRANSIMS) AB - Traffic Modeling and Simulation (TRANSIMS), traffic simulation software, is a large area multimodal dynamic traffic assignment code, emphasizing high fidelity traffic analysis. This software allows for detailed second by second modeling of all travelers, individual cars, trucks, buses and other transit vehicles in a region. The simulation analyzes traffic over a metropolitan region, including the analysis of all local streets and network details such as ramps, signaled intersections, and other fine-grained features. It has been designed to enhance the ability of planning analysts to mitigate congestion, to develop evacuation plans, and to analyze air quality issues. KW - Air quality KW - Traffic assignment KW - Traffic congestion KW - TRANSIMS (Computer model) KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.anl.goc/TRACC UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263728 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494543 TI - Experimental Design and Multi-Scale Modeling of Self-Assembled Nanostructures for Hydrogen Generation and Utilization AB - Work on this project was already in progress due to previously funded research projects that required the development of similar capabilities. The goal of this project was to develop a nano-structured catalyst material used in the reaction bed of a rocket booster. The rocket booster is to be used to reposition the nano-satellites once in orbit around the earth. The catalyst material that was chosen was RuO2, principally due to encouraging results obtained in previous research recognizing it as an excellent catalyst material for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. KW - Catalysts KW - Hydrogen fuels KW - Hydrogen storage KW - Nanostructured materials KW - Rockets UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43500/43510/Record_189.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263712 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494542 TI - Particle Separation Control for Efficient Biofuel Energy Generation AB - This project involved development and application of computational methods for prediction of particle separation and mixing in problems related to biofuel production from algae. The computational method employed a multiscale complex systems framework, using an agent-based mesoscale model with individual algae "particles" as individual agents. Optimized, low-energy mixing processes are important in the design of efficient algae reactors. Efficient particle separation technologies are important in extraction of algae from the surrounding water prior to oil extraction. KW - Agent-based modeling KW - Algae KW - Biomass fuels KW - Mesoscale KW - Particles KW - Separation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43500/43511/Record_190.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263711 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01467495 TI - Design and Construct Transcend AB - This research project will propose infrastructure that will support cold-region and rural transportation related research which will include: (1) pump house, office and shop; (2) water storage reservoir; (3) groundwater well system; (4) high pressure water main; (5) electricity and power lines, (6) new pavement and (7) minor and research specific facilities. KW - Frigid regions KW - Groundwater KW - Pavements KW - Reservoirs KW - Rural transportation KW - Transmission lines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1235731 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01467494 TI - Evaluation of Friction Measuring Devices AB - A parametric study is being undertaken to evaluate several friction measuring devices at Transcend using the snowmaking equipment for typical deicing and anti-icing test sections. The research will contribute to the current knowledge base about friction during winter conditions. Field tests will take place during the 2011-12 winter season. KW - Anti-icing KW - Deicing KW - Friction KW - Measuring instruments KW - Winter maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1235730 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01467493 TI - Inhibitor Longevity and Deicer Performance AB - This research project will investigate the longevity of corrosion inhibitors in solid and aqueous deicers. The endurance will be measured during long-term storage as well as after roadway applications. KW - Corrosion KW - Corrosion resistant materials KW - Deicers (Equipment) KW - Winter maintenance UR - http://www.transcendlab.org/projects/4W1978.aspx UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1235729 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01467492 TI - Road Animal Detection Systems Testbed AB - The Road Animal Detection Systems (RADS) testbed added an above-ground break-the-beam detection system that uses microwave radio signals. This system is an addition to their existing array of sensors to test the operation of this new technology. KW - Detection and identification systems KW - Highways KW - Radio signals KW - Roadside fauna KW - Sensors KW - Technological innovations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1235728 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01467491 TI - Caltrans Snow-Ice Field Testing AB - The California Department of Transportation (DOT) is sponsoring this research to establish best practices for removing snow and ice from California Roadways. Field tests at Transcend are complete. KW - Best practices KW - California KW - Deicing KW - Snow removal KW - Winter maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1235727 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01458873 TI - Advanced Public Transportation Systems - APTS Technical Support AB - The objective of this project is to provide continuing technical support to the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program--the transit component of the Department's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Initiative. The APTS program is designed to encourage development and deployment of innovative technologies and strategies to improve all aspects of public transportation and ridership, using smart ITS technologies. APTS, also called Transit ITS, offers low-cost technology-based solutions to the challenges confronting the nation's public transportation systems. APTS incorporates state-of-the-art computer, telecommunications, and navigation technologies to improve the service and safety of public transit. Under this project, technical support covers development and management of several projects, including: Transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) and System Integration Testing; Smartcard Guidelines Update; ITS Standards Development; Transitweb Maintenance; and FTA Technical Staff Support. Technical staff support activities will include reviewing, analyzing and coordinating information in support of the APTS program, as well as updating reference material on the deployment and state-of-the-art in Transit ITS technology. Project is funded under the DOT National ITS Program. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Computers KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Navigation KW - Public transit KW - Research projects KW - Ridership KW - State of the art KW - Telecommunications UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227085 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01392374 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Berglund, S TI - Path-based accessibility PY - 2002/09 VL - 4 IS - 2/3 SP - 79-91 KW - Accessibility KW - Accessibility KW - Computer program KW - Computer programs KW - Cost KW - Costs KW - Geographic information system (GIS) KW - Geographic information systems KW - Journey to work KW - Mobility KW - Mobility KW - Shopping KW - Shopping KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Sweden KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel behaviour KW - Work trips UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1160140 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01392373 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Handy, S L AU - Clifton, K J TI - Evaluating neighborhood accessibility: possibilities and practicalities PY - 2002/09 VL - 4 IS - 2/3 SP - 67-78 KW - Accessibility KW - Accessibility KW - City planning KW - Database KW - Databases KW - Geographic information system (GIS) KW - Geographic information systems KW - Land use KW - Land use planning KW - Neighborhoods KW - Neighbourhood KW - Town planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel behaviour KW - Urban area KW - Urban areas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1160139 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01392372 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Berechman, J AU - Paaswell, R TI - Accessibility improvements and local employment: an empirical analysis PY - 2002/09 VL - 4 IS - 2/3 SP - 49-66 KW - Accessibility KW - Accessibility KW - Employment KW - Employment KW - Location KW - Location KW - Mathematical models KW - Modelling KW - Place of work KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - South Bronx, New York, USA KW - Transport costs KW - Transport costs KW - Transport facilities KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel behaviour KW - Travel time KW - Travel time KW - Workplaces UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1160138 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01392371 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Baradaran, S AU - Ramjerdi, F TI - Performance of accessibility measures in Europe PY - 2002/09 VL - 4 IS - 2/3 SP - 31-48 KW - Accessibility KW - Accessibility KW - Cost KW - Costs KW - Data analysis KW - Data analysis KW - Europe KW - Mathematical models KW - Measurement KW - Measurement KW - Modelling KW - Performance indicators KW - Performance measurement KW - Planning KW - Planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel behaviour KW - Urban area KW - Urban areas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1160137 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01392370 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Harris, B TI - Accessibility: concepts and applications PY - 2002/09 VL - 4 IS - 2/3 SP - 15-30 KW - Accessibility KW - Accessibility KW - Competition KW - Land use KW - Land use planning KW - Location KW - Location KW - Mathematical models KW - Modelling KW - Planning KW - Planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel behaviour UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1160136 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160532 AU - Consolazio, Gary AU - Nassif, Hani AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - 3D/4D Sign Review Support PY - 2002/09//Final Report SP - 34p AB - This report discusses the development of a new software system that supports 3D/4D modeling and visualization efforts related to the review of roadside signage. By using 3D renderings of proposed signage projects and 4D “virtual drive-throughs”, engineers can evaluate newly proposed signage projects directly from the point of view of a driver moving along the roadway, reading the signage. In order to generate such visualization, the engineer must be able to model the roadway and signage in three-dimensional space and then render the model graphically from various points of view in the model. The software developed for this project addresses these needs and is made up of two components: a visualization model generation tool; and a visualization-rendering tool. The model generation component permits the user to import geometry data and image data and convert those data into a format appropriate for use by the rendering component of the system. The rendering component is capable of rendering a 3D model with sign faces, textures, etc. from any desired point of view. A virtual drive-through of a proposed signage project can be simulated using the rendering component by defining a driver-motion path through the 3D model and moving along that path at a prescribed rate. Potential problems of excessive sign density, inadequate sight distance, and obstruction of sign faces can be identified prior to actually installing the signage in the field. By identifying such problem areas using 3D/4D modeling and visualization, expensive changes involving signage already installed in the field can be avoided. KW - Four dimensional models KW - Software KW - Three dimensional models KW - Traffic signs KW - Virtual reality KW - Visualization UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2002-010.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920656 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01111490 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - BTS Guide to Good Statistical Practice PY - 2002/09 SP - 40p AB - Quality of data has many faces. Primarily, it has to be relevant to its users. Relevance is an outcome that is achieved through a series of steps starting with a planning process that links user needs to data requirements. It continues through acquisition of data that is accurate in measuring what it was designed to measure and produced in a timely manner. Finally, the data must be made accessible and easy to interpret for the users. In a more global sense. data systems also need to be complete and comparable. The creation of data that addresses all of the facets of quality is a unified effort of all of the development phases from the initial data system objectives, through system design, collection, processing, and dissemination to the users. These sequential phases are like links in a chain. The sufficiency of each phase must be maintained to achieve relevance. This document is intended to help management, and data system sponsors achieve relevance through that sequential process. KW - Data collection KW - Data quality KW - Information processing KW - Statistics KW - Transportation planning KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19881/PB2003101164.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/870980 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01103211 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results September 2002 PY - 2002/09 SP - 96p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is conducting a series of monthly surveys to monitor expectations of and satisfaction with the transportation system and to gather event, issue, and mode-specific information. The surveys will serve as an information source for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) modal administrators, who can use them to support congressional requests and for internal DOT performance indicators. Overall, the surveys will support the collection of information on a wide range of transportation-related topics. This document contains the following information: Background of the survey initiative; A detailed description of how sample respondents were selected for the survey; Information on interviewer training, pre-testing, interviewing methods, household screening methods and methods for call attempts and callbacks; Guidance on the use of weights for analyses; Instructions for calculating standard error estimates; Data collection methods. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19880/PB2003101163.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/860347 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932049 AU - Najm, W AU - Koopmann, J AU - Boyle, L AU - Smith, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - DEVELOPMENT OF TEST SCENARIOS FOR OFF-ROADWAY CRASH COUNTERMEASURES BASED ON CRASH STATISTICS PY - 2002/09 SP - 82 p. AB - This report presents the results from an analysis of off-roadway crashes and proposes a set of crash-imminent scenarios to objectively test countermeasure systems for light vehicles (passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks) based on crash statistics. This analysis was conducted in support of the roadway departure research area of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. The first harmful event in target off-roadway crashes occurs off the roadway after a vehicle departs the road due to loss of control or crossing the edge of the roadway. Approximately 992,000 such crashes occurred in the U.S. in 1998 based on the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) General Estimates System (GES) crash database -- 93% of these crashes involved light vehicles. These crashes were grouped into six pre-crash scenarios based on vehicle movements and critical events and were described in terms of their physical settings, contributing factors, and post-roadway departure events. Based on 1998 GES statistics, 85% of these off-roadway crashes occurred on non-freeways, 66% in rural areas, 82% away from junctions, 59% on two lanes of travel, and 61% below 55 mph speed limit. Speeding was cited as a contributing factor to the cause of the crash in 24% of these crashes, whereas alcohol was reported in 19% of these crashes. Moreover, inclement weather conditions or driver inattention/distraction might have contributed to about 44% of these crashes. After leaving the roadway, vehicles struck other parked vehicles (21%) and signposts (14%); some form of injury resulted in about 37% of off-roadway crashes. Finally, eight test scenarios were proposed and described in terms of roadway type, junction, number of lanes, curvature, shoulder, travel speed, and environmental conditions. KW - Attention lapses KW - Automobiles KW - Countermeasures KW - Crash locations KW - Drunk driving KW - General Estimates System KW - Highway classification KW - Injuries KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Pickup trucks KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Speeding KW - Sport utility vehicles KW - Statistics KW - Test scenarios KW - Vans KW - Weather conditions UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19811/PB2003100498.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/724299 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494448 TI - Hydrogen Transport System AB - This project involved designing and constructing a six foot high 30' magnetic levitation guideway system prototype; integrating a fuel cell supplier into the guideway configuration and testing the system so it ultimately served as a demo. KW - Construction KW - Design KW - Fuel cells KW - Guideways KW - Hydrogen KW - Magnetic levitation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263522 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494447 TI - Palladium Based Membrane AB - Additional project funds were used to support several other projects funded by different federal agencies. These funds enabled the opportunity to increase research opportunities in the area of hydrogen purification and palladium coated substrate development. Funding from the project has also allowed Montana Tech to enhance their research capabilities through the purchase of critical research equipment. The five projects are: (1) Department of Defense (DoD) Titanium Free Form Project; (2) DoD Army Titanium Extraction Mining and Process Engineering Research (TEMPER) Project; (3) Department of Transportation (DOT) University of Montana, Hydrogen Project; (4) DoD US Navy, Edison Welding Institute (EWI) - Fuel Cell Design and Manufacturing Development Project; and (5) Department of Energy (DOE) Montana State University, DOE Palladium Membrane Development for Gas Purification Project Title: Montana Palladium Research Initiative - Palladium-Based Membrane on a Porous Stainless Steel Substrate. KW - Fuel cells KW - Hydrogen KW - Palladium KW - Purification KW - Titanium UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263521 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01077001 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Speed and Speed Management Synthesis PY - 2002/08/20 SP - v.p. AB - This report presents a synthesis of research findings on the safety effects of speed, speed limits, enforcement, and engineering measures to manage speed. The report is the update of research on speed and speed control that was originally published in 1963 and updated in 1970 by the Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility as a chapter in Traffic Control and Roadway Elements--Their Relationship to Highway Safety. The synthesis was updated again in 1982 by the Federal Highway Administration. A great deal of speed related research has been carried out since that time. This synthesis highlights the results of significant safety research related to speed completed since the last update in 1982. Some of the earlier benchmark studies are summarized where appropriate. KW - Benchmarks KW - Crashes KW - Research KW - Speed control KW - Speed detectors KW - Speed limits KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic law enforcement UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/speed/spdtoc.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/836038 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01494544 TI - Safety and Operations of Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure in Northern Climates - A Collaborative Complex Systems Approach AB - Primary activities involved working on proposed research efforts, conducting technology transfer and rewriting subcontracts. Much of the effort focused on developing advanced technologies for improving the safety of high pressure hydrogen storage systems. This included the examination of fast filling systems, monitoring systems, self sealing systems and non-cylindrical tanks. Also, under this project a novel hydrogen imaging system was successfully created as well as a hydrogen safety code analysis. A significant portion of the research was conducted in collaboration with Zhejiang and Tsinghua Universities. Ten papers were presented/submitted for publications. KW - Cooperation KW - Hydrogen storage KW - Monitoring KW - Safety KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology transfer UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43500/43509/Record_188.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1263713 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122379 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, August 2002 PY - 2002/08 SP - 105p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT's) five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Data collection KW - Errors KW - Households KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Interviewing KW - Methodology KW - Passenger transportation KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/august/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/august/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883856 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00989297 AU - Birk, M L AU - Ferster, A AU - Jones, M G AU - Miller, P K AU - Hudson, G M AU - Abrams, J AU - Lerch, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - RAILS-WITH-TRAILS: LESSONS LEARNED. LITERATURE REVIEW, CURRENT PRACTICES, CONCLUSIONS PY - 2002/08 SP - 190 p. AB - This report, prepared at the direction of the U.S. Department of Transportation, examines safety, design, and liability issues associated with the development of shared use paths and other trails within or adjacent to active railroad and transit rights-of-way. This document is intended to explore lessons learned from the experience of rails-with-trails and to suggest practices to enhance safety and security for railroads, transit, and trail users. This report provides information for public agencies, railroads, legal interests, and trail organizations to make informed decisions. KW - Decision making KW - Design KW - Land use KW - Legal factors KW - Liability KW - Literature reviews KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Rails-with-trails KW - Right of way (Land) KW - Safety and security KW - Shared use development KW - State of the practice KW - Trails UR - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/rwt/index.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/755063 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00967103 AU - Joksch, H C AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - COMBINING FARS AND GES DATA TO ESTIMATE AIR BAG EFFECTIVENESS PY - 2002/08 SP - 210 p. AB - To estimate fatality risks in crashes involving cars, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimate System (GES) files for the years 1991-1999 were combined. For the analyses, crashes were selected by type for a large part of the U.S. Mathematical models expressing the drive fatality risks in cars without air bags as functions of driver age and sex, car weight, and speed limit were developed for single car crashes and collisions between cars. These models were applied to crashes involving cars with air bags, and the difference between the modeled risk and the actual deaths used to estimate air bag effect. It was found that air bags reduced the driver fatality risk by 33% in single-car, non-rollover crashes, and by 42% in collisions between two cars. Reductions were also found in side impacts. These estimates depend critically on the assumption that presence of an air bag does not increase reporting of non-fatal crashes involving cars with them. KW - Age KW - Air bags KW - Automobiles KW - Databases KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatality Analysis Reporting System KW - Gender KW - General Estimates System KW - Mathematical models KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Risk analysis KW - Single vehicle crashes KW - Speed limits KW - Traffic crashes KW - United States KW - Weight UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/678478 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00935080 AU - Sarles, R L AU - RLS & Associates, Incorporated AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS IN MASS TRANSIT PY - 2002/08 SP - 752 p. AB - These guidelines will assist transit agencies in developing drug and alcohol testing programs that comply with regulations of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The guidelines provide a comprehensive, up-to-date summary of the regulatory requirements, incorporating into one publication all of the guidance the FTA has issued over the past several years including technical assistance, letters of interpretation, audit findings, newsletters, training classes, and public speaking engagements. The pertinent regulations are cross-referenced throughout the text and are reprinted in their entirety in Appendix 1. Forms, checklists, and lists of additional information and services are provided throughout the document. The companion volume to this document discusses "best practices" used by employers to establish and maintain compliant testing programs. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Compliance KW - Crashes KW - Drug tests KW - Policy KW - Public transit KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Test procedures KW - Testing KW - Training UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34626/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-10.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725268 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01340780 AU - Anderson, Michael D AU - Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - A Mobility Information Management System (MIMS) for Rural Transportation PY - 2002/07/01/Final Report SP - 47p AB - Rural Public Transit Operators are entering an era when they must become more than transit providers, they must become mobility managers. The heart of this effort would be an information system that contained the elements necessary to manage a trip regionwide using public and private transportation resources, a "Mobility Information Management System” (MIMS). This report presents a design for a rural, multi-country transportation mobility information management system. The system is designed to provide residents access to important trip information to assist them in making informed transportation choices. The final design of the system, which evolved after several attempts, will be demonstrated using a case study of a region in northwest Alabama, includes survey data collected from transportation providers; a database system to maintain, query, and update the information; and an Internet-based system for the public to learn what services are provided. The system, after inclusion of all transportation service data, provides a convenient mechanism to educate the public on transportation services and allows transportation service agencies to help passengers arrange needed transportation services. KW - Decision making KW - Internet KW - Mobility KW - Mobility Information Management System KW - Passenger information systems KW - Public transit KW - Regional transportation KW - Rural areas KW - Rural transportation KW - Transit riders KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19700/19709/PB2003100008.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1102657 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01103242 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, July 2002 PY - 2002/07 SP - 92p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is conducting a series of monthly surveys to monitor expectations of and satisfaction with the transportation system and to gather event, issue, and mode-specific information. The surveys will serve as an information source for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) modal administrators, who can use them to support congressional requests and for internal DOT performance indicators. Overall, the surveys will support the collection of information on a wide range of transportation-related topics. This document contains the following information: Background of the survey initiative; A detailed description of how sample respondents were selected for the survey; Information on interviewer training, pre-testing, interviewing methods, household screening methods and methods for call attempts and callbacks; Guidance on the use of weights for analyses; Instructions for calculating standard error estimates; Data collection methods. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19600/19658/PB2002108615.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/860345 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00975802 AU - BARSIKOW, B AU - Disk, D R AU - HANSON, C E AU - Hellmig, M AU - Joshi, A AU - Kupferman, A AU - Mauri, R AU - Roof, C J AU - Valihura, P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Port Authority of Allegheny County TI - NOISE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANSRAPID TR08 MAGLEV SYSTEM PY - 2002/07 SP - 338 p. AB - As part of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA's) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize the noise associated with the operation of the Transrapid International (TRI) TR08 Maglev System. The TRI TR08 Maglev System is an advanced transportation technology in which magnetic forces levitate, propel, and guide a vehicle over a specially-designed guideway. The TR08 Maglev System is the technology that is being considered for deployment in the U.S., and potential noise impacts of the technology were not known. This document presents noise data collected during measurements of the TRI TR08 Maglev System in August 2001, and May 2002, at the TRI Test Facility in the Emsland region of Germany. Noise data presented for the TR08 include single-microphone and array data for various guideway types, as well as speed- and distance-based noise relationships. Noise data are also compared with other transportation technologies. KW - Data collection KW - Environmental impacts KW - High speed ground transportation KW - Magnetic levitation KW - Noise KW - Test facilities KW - Transrapid International TR08 Maglev System UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1178 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22500/22570/fra0213.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/702586 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00939370 AU - VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline AU - Manning, J AU - Simula Technologies, Incorporated AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - COMMUTER RAIL SEAT TESTING AND ANALYSIS PY - 2002/07 SP - 204 p. AB - The need to determine the structural integrity and passenger safety provided by existing commuter rail seats was identified by the Construction/Structural Subgroup of the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Passenger Rail Equipment Safety Standards (PRESS) Task Force. Recognizing the importance of this information, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) authorized funding for commuter rail seat testing and analysis to establish a baseline of information about these seats in a dynamic rail collision environment. Results describing the current level of seat strength and occupant compatibility with these seats were used to help develop the new APTA Passenger Rail Equipment Safety Standards that were published in May 1999. This report presents the results of the testing and analysis of the two-passenger C-3 seat, the three-passenger M-Style seat, and the three-passenger Walkover seat used in this study. KW - Analysis KW - C-3 Seat KW - Commuter cars KW - M-style seat KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroad crashes KW - Seats KW - Structural integrity KW - Testing KW - Transportation safety KW - Walkover seat UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L03779 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731031 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00938524 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 2001 PY - 2002/07 SP - 431 p. AB - This report presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The data cover multimodal, air, highway, transit, railroad, water, and pipeline transportation. The report has four chapters and several appendices. Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each mode and for hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. Generally, data are presented in five-year increments from 1960 through 1990 and annually thereafter. Appendix A contains modal profiles, Appendix B has metric conversion tables, Appendix C provides source and accuracy statements, Appendix D is a glossary, and Appendix E presents a list of acronyms and initialisms. KW - Air transportation KW - Crashes KW - Employment KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Expenditures KW - Fatalities KW - Gross domestic product KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway transportation KW - Injuries KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistics KW - Transportation KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2001/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/nts/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19882/PB2003101166.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/730749 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00929294 AU - Radin, S AU - Jackson, D AU - Rosner, D AU - Peirce, S AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - TRIP PLANNING STATE OF THE PRACTICE PY - 2002/07 SP - 60 p. AB - Automated trip planning is one of the easiest ways for transit users to identify their best choice of routes using the internet. Trip planners use an input form to obtain information on desired trip characteristics then automatically generate an itinerary for the user. This report identifies opportunities for the Federal Transit Administration to facilitate the development of trip planners. The report: 1) Summarizes the current state of the practice in web-based single and multi-agency transit trip planning; 2) Identifies single and multi-agency trip planner development issues; 3) Groups transit agencies by likely capability and interest in developing trip planners; and 4) Recommends appropriate federal assistance for each group and research to overcome barriers. The main text of the report summarizes the current status of trip planner deployment, expectations, benefits, development issues, standards, costs, and staffing. It also groups transit agencies by market segments. Appendices provide detail on methodology, related literature, and features of existing trip planners. KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Internet KW - Itinerary KW - Planning KW - Route choice KW - State of the practice KW - Transit trip planners KW - Travel KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19700/19725/PB2003100074.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13685.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719147 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01365194 AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority TI - Cape Cod Transit Task Force: Five-Year Public Transportation Plan PY - 2002/06 SP - 114p AB - Momentum has been building over the past twenty months to address transportation, growth, development and quality of life issues on Cape Cod and the Islands. Starting with the Cape Cod Transit Summit in February 2000 and the formation of the Cape Cod Transit Task Force, region-wide priorities regarding public transportation on Cape Cod and the Islands, and goals and objectives for guiding short-range planning have been identified. There is consensus that improved public transportation services are needed both to mitigate seasonal traffic congestion and to meet the mobility needs of the year-round transit-dependent population. However, there is also wide ranging opinion on the characteristics and qualities of an ideal public transportation system for Cape Cod. Translating broad statements of goals and objectives into specific policies, investments, and services is a challenging process that requires an understanding of competing interests and varying points of view, as well as the trade-offs associated with decisions concerning growth, resource protection, and transportation. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center has been working in cooperation with the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, the Cape Cod Commission, and other organizations participating on the Cape Cod Transit Task Force to develop this short-range five-year plan for public transportation to, from, and within Cape Cod and the Islands. The recommendations incorporated in this plan result from an extensive public process that involved approximately 50 public meetings, two large-scale summits, and a summit focused on outer-Cape transportation issues. The findings from this five-year plan are anticipated to be deployed for the existing transportation network, and would also serve as an initial basis for a subsequent, more comprehensive, longer-range (25-year) plan. This five -year planning effort encompasses both operational and initial capital improvements, and builds on current plans and proposals. The vision this plan sets forth is to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and integrated public transportation system that allows the traveler to say “I CAN get there from here…WHEN I want to go!” KW - Cape Cod KW - Cape Cod Transit Task Force KW - Mobility KW - Public transit KW - Short range planning KW - Traffic congestion KW - Transportation networks UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44100/44191/CapeCod5YRPlan.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1133944 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01156611 AU - Lee, Cynthia S Y AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - General Health Effects of Transportation Noise PY - 2002/06//Final Report SP - 44p AB - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored preparation of this report to support a rulemaking process about the use of locomotive horns and the accompanying environmental impact statement. This document reviews select current and past research on the effect of transportation noise on physiological and psychological health for both people and wildlife. KW - Environmental impact statements KW - Environmental impacts KW - Health hazards KW - Horns KW - Human beings KW - Noise KW - Physiological aspects KW - Psychological aspects KW - Public health KW - Railroads KW - Wildlife UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1330 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/917344 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122084 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, June 2002 PY - 2002/06 SP - 104p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/june/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/june/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883918 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113480 AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Spiller, David J AU - Peterson, Scott AU - Ford, Frank AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Minuteman National Park: Rte 2a Traffic Analysis and Its Impact on the Park’s Visitor Experience PY - 2002/06 SP - 43p AB - This work supports Minuteman National Park development of an amendment to the 1991 General Management Plan by identifying the past, present and possible future levels of traffic occurring on the Battle Road (Rte 2a) and then determining what is an acceptable level of traffic along this historic roadway. To help lessen the impact of traffic, several ways of minimizing traffic along this roadway are investigated in order to produce the most realistic and beneficial solution to the Park and the visitor experience. KW - Highway traffic KW - Impacts KW - Minute Man National Historical Park KW - National parks KW - Traffic mitigation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30345/NPS_MIMA_2002_Route-2A-Traffic-Analysis_040513_1_.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873116 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00980001 AU - Najm, H AU - Nassif, H AU - Bezgin, N O AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - CIRCULAR ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS PY - 2002/06 SP - 81p AB - Reinforced and unreinforced elastomeric bearing pads have been used for bridges in New Jersey for about five years. The shape of these bearings is square or rectangular and their orientation is generally in the direction of thermal movements. Although the direction of thermal movement for straight bridges can be reasonably predicted, the direction of displacements of skewed and curved bridges may not be well defined. For rectangular bearings, if the direction of movement is not oriented along one of the principal axes of the bearing, distortion of the bearing may occur. The problem gets worse if the fatigue loading is significant which could cause delamination at the elastomer-steel shim interface. For very wide bridges, circular bearings have a better performance than square or rectangular bearings because transverse as well as longitudinal movement needs to be considered and the direction of movement is not along the certerline of the beam. Moreover, rectangular bearings often need to be notched to provide edge clearance for certain capital geometries, which increases the cost of the bearing and adds more corners to its shape. Also in some instances, these bearings may not be properly oriented in the field as required by the contract drawings. Circular elastomeric bearings are not direction dependent and they exhibit the same behavior in all directions. The circular shape, moreover, does not have edge corners, which eliminates stress concentrations and the possibility of distortions. These bearings are less likely to be notched compared to the rectangular bearings and their orientation in the field is simple. Their advantages on skewed, curved, and wide bridges make them an attractive alternative to rectangular bearings, however, their behavior needs to be studied and evaluated. A nationwide survey has been conducted to evaluate state departments of transportation experience with circular elastomeric bearings and a finite element investigation was conducted to compare various bearing geometries. Survey results showed circular elastomeric bearings are being used in several states and more states are willing to consider them. Results from the analytical investigation showed that circular bearings have higher translational and rotational stiffness compared to square and rectangular bearings. The analysis also showed nonlinear distribution of normal stresses across the bearing and the existence of tensile stresses at the interface between the elastomer top layer and the steel shim under compressive and shear loads. KW - Bridge bearing pads KW - Circular elastomeric bearings KW - Curved bridges KW - Elastomers KW - Finite element method KW - Shape KW - Skew bridges KW - State departments of transportation KW - Stiffness KW - Stresses KW - Surveys UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2002-005.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/740777 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932108 AU - Harris, M AU - Hardy, M AU - Casey, R AU - Schwenk, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - A RIDE THROUGH SAFIRES - LESSONS LEARNED FROM SAFIRES, AN APTS OPERATIONAL TEST IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA PY - 2002/06 SP - 22 p. AB - This interim report documents the lessons learned to date from the Smart Flex-route Integrated Real-time Enhancement System (SaFIRES) operational test in Prince William County, Virginia. This route deviation service has proven to be popular with County residents as ridership on this small system exceeds 1,000 passengers per weekday. However, the integration of automatic vehicle location, mobile data terminals, and automated scheduling and dispatching software has proven difficult and has not yet been successfully achieved. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Demonstration projects KW - Dispatching KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Mobile data terminals KW - Prince William County (Virginia) KW - Ridership KW - Route deviation transit service KW - Smart Flex-route Integrated Real-time Enhancement System UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30700/30790/13698.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/724357 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00941437 AU - Brecher, A AU - Disk, D R AU - Fugate, D AU - Jacobs, W AU - Joshi, A AU - Kupferman, A AU - Mauri, R AU - Valihura, P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Port Authority of Allegheny County TI - ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANSRAPID TR08 MAGLEV SYSTEM PY - 2002/05 SP - 224 p. AB - As part of the Federal Railroad Administration's Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize the temporal, spatial, and frequency-dependent variability of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) associated with the operation of the Transrapid International (TRI) TR08 Maglev System. The TRI TR08 Maglev System is an advanced transportation technology in which magnetic forces levitate, propel, and guide a vehicle over a specially-designed guideway. The TR08 Maglev System is the technology that is being considered for deployment in the U.S., and potential EMF impacts were not known. This document presents EMF data collected during measurements of the TRI TR08 Maglev System in August 2001 at the TRI Test Facility in the Emsland region of Germany. MultiWave (Registered trademark) digital data recorders were used to characterize static and extremely low frequency (ELF; 3-3,000 Hz) magnetic fields. These data were augmented with measurements of very low frequency (3-30 kHz) and low frequency (30-300 kHz) magnetic fields, ELF electric fields, and radio frequency electric fields. EMF personal exposure data were collected using EMDEX and Nardalert probes. Measured EMF levels and characteristics are similar to those of existing electric transportation and comply with all current applicable human exposure safety standards. KW - Data recorders KW - Electromagnetic fields KW - Electromagnetic radiation KW - Environment KW - High speed ground transportation KW - Magnetic levitation KW - Measurement KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Test facilities KW - Transrapid International TR08 Maglev System UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1179 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/642684 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00927366 AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES - YEAR 2000 UPDATE PY - 2002/05 SP - 68 p. AB - This report documents work performed under the Federal Transit Administration's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation. This report is a compilation of existing and planned deployments of APTS technologies and services. The information was collected during the summer and fall of 2000 and was obtained through contacts with persons at each transit agency. A total of 576 agencies were surveyed for this study. Only those agencies with existing or planned APTS systems are included in this report. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Automatic control KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Communication systems KW - Fare prepayment KW - Information systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs KW - Passenger counting KW - Traffic signal control systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19400/19420/PB2002106770.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718580 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00989277 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE - JANUARY 17, 1994 PY - 2002/04/22 SP - 50 p. AB - On Monday, January 17, 1994, at 4:30 a.m., an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.8 shook Los Angeles, California. While the actual earthquake (and its subsequent aftershocks) lasted only about 1 minute, it damaged 114,000 residential and commercial structures spread over 2,100 square miles, took 72 lives, and significantly impaired the Los Angeles regional transportation system, generating a year's worth of highway work in a single event. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported the Northridge earthquake as one of the largest and most costly federal disasters with initial cost estimates of total damages at $25 billion. This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the Northridge earthquake, and is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation system facilities and services. The findings documented in this report are a result of a detailed literature search on Northridge lessons learned. This report emphasizes the transportation aspects of this catastrophic event and lessons learned that could be incorporated into future emergency response planning. KW - Costs KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Earthquakes KW - Emergency management KW - Fatalities KW - Impacts KW - Literature reviews KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Loss and damage KW - Northridge (California) KW - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994 KW - Operations KW - Southern California KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation KW - Transportation system management UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13775.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13775_files/13775.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/755053 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00989285 AU - DeBlasio, A J AU - Regan, Terrance J AU - Zirker, Margaret E AU - Day, F B AU - Crowder, M AU - Bagdonas, K AU - Brodesky, R AU - Morin, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: NEW YORK CITY - SEPTEMBER 11 PY - 2002/04/21 SP - 52 p. AB - This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001 and is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation system facilities and services. The findings documented in this report are a result of the creation of a detailed chronology of New York events, a literature search, and interviews of key personnel involved in transportation operations decision-making on September 11. This report emphasizes the transportation aspects of this catastrophic event and lessons learned that could be incorporated into future emergency response planning. KW - Catastrophic events KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Emergency management KW - Interviewing KW - Literature reviews KW - New York (New York) KW - Operations KW - Strategic planning KW - Terrorism KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - Transportation system management UR - http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/opssecurity/case_studies/nycprelim.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14129.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14129_files/14129.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/755061 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01332900 AU - Wayson, Roger L AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Kim, Brian Y AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Review of Literature on Particulate Matter Emissions from Aircraft PY - 2002/04//Draft Letter Report SP - 77p AB - The Air Quality Facility of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is providing support to the Emissions Division of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Environment and Energy (AEE-300). As part of this support, the Air Quality Facility is conducting a comprehensive review of past research in the area of aviation-related particulate matter (PM). In support of this effort, the Center will also stay abreast of current research and make recommendations on future research and related activities. The purpose of this literature review was to allow an informed decision to be made on a possible first order approximation to predict particulate emissions from aircraft until such time that sufficient measured data are available for most aircraft and approximate methods are no longer needed. The literature review presents a summary of information to be used as the basis for the first-order approximation method. This letter report first discusses available references that have been collected from libraries, technical journals, project reports, personal libraries, electronic literature searches, interviews, and other key sources. It should be noted that the literature review is not all-inclusive and that emphasis was placed on measured mass data from aircraft. Following the literature findings, a first order approximation is suggested that could be used to estimate the mass of PM emitted from most transport-category aircraft based on available data. KW - Aircraft exhaust gases KW - Aircraft operations KW - Data collection KW - Environmental impacts KW - Literature reviews KW - Particulates KW - Pollutants UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35200/35205/Particulate_matter_emissions_aircraft.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1096598 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00938007 AU - Holmes, S AU - Schroreder, M P AU - Applied Research Associates, Incorporated AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - AERODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAINS ON OTHER TRAINS PY - 2002/04 SP - 61 p. AB - This study assesses the potential safety risks associated with aerodynamic loads produced by the Acela high-speed train when passing freight and bi-level commuter passenger cars. Acela operates at speeds up to 150 mph, on tangent track adjacent to nearby passenger and freight trains. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of the aerodynamic loads generated by Acela on slower moving trains. Past experience has shown that these loads can be substantial and could lead to derailments, dislodgements of freight containers or cause damage to windows of passenger rail cars. Three scenarios have been considered: the derailment or wheel lift of a container freight car or consist; the breaking loose or dislodgement of shipping container from a freight consist; the breaking or blowout of windows in a passenger rail car. This study takes a worst-case approach, where possible. In establishing the aerodynamic loads and the subsequent train response. Therefore, this study determines if such accidents are possible, but does not address whether they are probable. KW - Acela Express KW - Aerodynamic force KW - Commuter cars KW - Containers KW - Derailments KW - Freight trains KW - High speed rail KW - Railroad safety KW - Risk assessment UR - http://www.acusim.com/papers/ASME-2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/730417 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925742 AU - Noerager, K AU - Lyons, W AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - EVALUATION OF STATEWIDE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS PY - 2002/04 SP - 65 p. AB - This report is the result of a comprehensive review of statewide plans nationwide. The review also produced a database with detailed information on major characteristics of the statewide plans. The goals of the research were to assess how individual states approach a series of important transportation planning themes in their plans; to identify national planning trends from this analysis; and to highlight "noteworthy practices". The report is organized into modules covering eight topics: Financial planning; Freight transportation; Goals and performance measures; Major issues and challenges facing the state; Plan cycle; Public involvement; Relationships between state departments of transportation and other governmental agencies; and Safety. KW - Evaluation KW - Financing KW - Freight transportation KW - Government agencies KW - Long range planning KW - Performance KW - Public participation KW - State departments of transportation KW - States KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation safety UR - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/state/evalplans.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717954 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122016 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, March 2002 PY - 2002/03 SP - 99p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/march/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/march/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883921 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01051551 AU - Chan, Laura H AU - Disk, Daniel R AU - Hanson, Carl E AU - Joshi, Amishi AU - Kupferman, Arnold AU - Mauri, Ronald AU - Roof, Christopher J AU - Singleton, Herbert L AU - Valihura, Paul AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Port Authority of Allegheny County TI - Vibration Characteristics of the Transrapid TR08 Maglev System PY - 2002/03 SP - 93p AB - As part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize the vibration associated with the operation of the Transrapid International (TRI) TR08 Maglev System. The TRI TR08 Maglev System is an advanced transportation technology in which magnetic forces levitate, propel, and guide a vehicle over a specially-designed guideway. The TR08 Maglev System is the technology that is being considered for deployment in the U.S., and potential vibration impacts of the technology were not known. This document presents vibration data collected during measurements of the TRI TR08 Maglev System in August 2001 at the TRI Test Facility in the Emsland region of Germany. Vibration data presented for the TR08 include generic force spectra for various guideway types, as well as speed- and distance-based vibration relationships. KW - Data collection KW - Germany KW - Guideways KW - Magnetic levitation vehicles KW - Measurement KW - Speed KW - Transrapid International TR08 Maglev System KW - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration KW - Vibration UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/1180 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34900/34983/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-02-06.doc UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/809658 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00935082 AU - Powers, G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - TRANSIT SAFETY & SECURITY STATISTICS & ANALYSIS 2000 ANNUAL REPORT (FORMERLY SAMIS) PY - 2002/03 SP - 164 p. AB - The Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis 2000 Annual Report is a compilation and analysis of mass transit accident, casualty, and crime statistics reported under the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database Reporting System by transit systems in the United States during 2000. KW - Casualties KW - Crashes KW - Crimes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Public transit KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725269 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00927304 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - EG&G Technical Services TI - BEST PRACTICES MANUAL: FTA DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM PY - 2002/03 SP - v.p. AB - The report is part of a two-volume set prepared under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) General Technical Assistance Program, to provide guidance and assistance to recipients of FTA funding. Recipients of federal funds are required to test their safety sensitive employees for drug use and alcohol misuse. This volume discusses the Best Practices used by employers to establish and maintain a compliance testing program. KW - Alcohol abuse KW - Alcohol tests KW - Best practices KW - Drug abuse KW - Drug tests KW - Employers UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/safety/BestPractices/BestPractices.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34625/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-05.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719797 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925948 AU - Conde, E AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - SPECIAL TESTING FOR POSSIBLE CARRY OVER EFFECTS USING THE INTOXIMETERS, INC. ALCO-SENSOR IV AT 10 DEGREES CELSIUS PY - 2002/03 SP - 7 p. AB - Laboratory testing showed that when simulator samples at 0.170 grams of ethanol per 210 liters were repeatedly tested with an Intoximeters, Ins. Alco-Sensor IV at 10 degrees C ambient temperature, some ethanol and water eventually condensed onto the cool airway surfaces of the instrument. When the instrument was operated in screener mode without any heating element and without proper protocols, some of this alcoholic condensate carried over to subsequent screening tests. However, no carry over was seen when the Alco-Sensor IV was operated in the evidential mode, or when the optional CEM heating accessory was used, or when proper test protocols were used. The results show that the possibility for the occurrence of carry over in breath testing must be addressed when operating at low ambient temperatures, particularly when using unheated breath testers. The results also show that the potential for carry over can be eliminated easily by using procedural controls, such as performing an air blank before the test, or by testing two separate breath samples and/or by using a warm air flushing of the breath tester airway. A table listing all breath testers on both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Conforming Products List (CPL) for Screening Devices, as well as the Evidential Breath Tester CPL indicates whether specific devices have a built-in heater, or a flushing pump, and whether the instructions accompanying them address the possibility of alcohol carry over during low temperature operations. KW - Accuracy KW - Alcohol breath tests KW - Carry over effects KW - Drunk driving KW - Evidence KW - Test protocols KW - Testing equipment UR - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/carryout/index.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/26000/26000/26064/DOT-HS-809-424.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718111 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01379863 AU - Saka, Anthony A AU - Agboh, Dennis K AU - National Transportation Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Assessment of the Impact of Electronic Toll Collection on Mobile Emissions in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area PY - 2002/02//Technical Report SP - 30p AB - This paper describes a recent study, which has been conducted to assess the aggregated impact of the electronic toll collection system (locally called M-Tag) deployment at the three major toll plazas in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. The study focused on the reduction in mobile emissions, including hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide, for peak periods. The analysis involved two major stages: (1) development of simulation and deterministic models used to generate traffic flow parameters, including speed and driving cycles for the study areas; and (2) employment of the traffic flow parameters from stage 1 to quantify the hourly emissions. Three scenarios were analyzed to quantify the air-quality associated with M-Tag deployment. The first scenario involved the pre-M-Tag deployment condition. The second scenario was based on the initial condition following the deployment of M-Tag, and involved market penetration levels ranging from 21 percent to 28 percent at the three toll plazas. The third scenario presented the current condition involving approximately 16 percent reduction of nitrogen oxide in the study area. The results were similar for the simulation and deterministic models. It was also observed from the study that the performance of M-Tag system has improved significantly, because motorists are increasingly familiar with the system, resulting in fewer incidents of weaving–related problems at toll plazas. KW - Air quality KW - Automated toll collection KW - Baltimore Metropolitan Area KW - Carbon monoxide KW - Exhaust gases KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Impact studies KW - Mathematical models KW - Nitrogen oxides KW - Peak hour traffic KW - Simulation KW - Toll plazas KW - Traffic flow UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12000/12041/ntc_sakafinal00-01/ntc_sakafinal00-01.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1147613 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122136 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, February 2002 PY - 2002/02 SP - 120p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/february/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/february/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883914 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122123 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (VA Part) PY - 2002/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Newport News (Virginia) KW - Norfolk (Virginia) KW - North Carolina KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Virginia Beach (Virginia) KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfva572.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882815 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122110 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA PY - 2002/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Dayton (Ohio) KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Springfield (Ohio) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfoh200.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882509 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122096 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Minnesota PY - 2002/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Minnesota KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmn999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882861 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122088 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Missouri PY - 2002/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Missouri KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmo999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882862 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00933784 AU - Lyons, W AU - VanderWilden, P AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - INNOVATIVE STATE AND LOCAL PLANNING FOR COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION PY - 2002/02 SP - v.p. AB - This study examines seven specific planning strategies that can be used as part of a flexible regional planning process for coordinating transportation services of health and human service and transit agencies: partnerships; shared planning resources; joint identification of planning needs; identification of transportation services, costs and revenues; establishment of cost sharing arrangements; performance measurement; and measuring cost savings and benefits of coordination. The report focuses on 15 case studies of transportation coordination. On a statewide level, in urban areas, and in rural communities, various organizations come together through many different forums to take advantage of the benefits of greater coordination of local transportation services. As the case studies presented illustrate, coordination can occur through many different forums including statewide task forces and coordinating councils, local health and human service agencies, local advisory boards, a grass roots coalition, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and local brokers. Through these forums, coordinated transportation planning is occurring to improve access to transportation through interagency coordination resulting in more efficient uses of available resources, cost savings, and expanded services. In each of the case studies, coordination has resulted from a combination of the seven planning strategies examined in this report. Because these strategies are interdependent and often blended together, in many cases it is difficult to single out specific strategies. KW - Benefits KW - Case studies KW - Coordination KW - Cost sharing KW - Health care services KW - Innovation KW - Interagency relations KW - Local government KW - Measurement KW - Partnerships KW - Performance KW - Savings KW - State government KW - Strategic planning KW - Transit operating agencies KW - Transportation planning KW - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19300/19312/PB2002105733.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725742 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00930031 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION PY - 2002/02 SP - 40 p. AB - The U.S. transportation system is an extensive, interrelated network of public and private roads, airports, railroads, transit routes, waterways, terminals, ports and pipelines. This report presents statistics about all of the transportation modes including their incidence, safety, passenger and freight transportation, miles of travel, U.S.-Canadian border land passenger gateways, water ports, contribution to the U.S. economy, international merchandise trade, government transportation revenues, environmental impacts and contributions to greenhouse gases and global warming. KW - Airports KW - Border regions KW - Canada KW - Economic impacts KW - Environmental impacts KW - Freight transportation KW - Global warming KW - Governments KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Highway travel KW - Intermodal terminals KW - International trade KW - Passenger transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Ports KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Revenues KW - Statistics KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2002/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/26000/26800/26898/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719455 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00927365 AU - Adduci, R J AU - Boyd, A AU - Caton, J E AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2000 PY - 2002/02 SP - 78 p. AB - The Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Safety Oversight Program during Calendar Year 2000. This report is a compilation and analysis of rail fixed guideways system accident and crime statistics. Information provided by State Oversight agencies documenting the safety and security performance of the rail transit industry in 2000 is presented, including a discussion of the probable causes of accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions. KW - Annual reports KW - Construction KW - Data displays KW - Design KW - Oversight KW - Performance evaluations KW - Planning KW - Project management KW - Rail transit KW - Safety and security UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/sso2000/pdf/sso2000.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718579 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925995 AU - Schwenk, J C AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - EVALUATION GUIDELINES FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS PY - 2002/02 SP - 90 p. AB - The Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Bus Rapid Transit Demonstration Program is supporting demonstrations of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in selected cities across the United States. The US BRT Demonstration Program aims to adapt the principles of highly successful BRT systems, such as those of Curitiba, Brazil; Lyons, France; and Nagoua, Japan, to U.S. conditions, laws, and institutions. A primary goal of the BRT Demonstration Program is to assess the demonstration projects through scientific evaluation. This document presents guidelines for planning, implementation, and reporting the findings of an evaluation of a BRT implementation site selected for the FTA BRT Demonstration Program. The document will provide a common framework and methodology for developing and then executing the evaluation of individual BRT demonstrations. KW - Bus rapid transit KW - Data collection KW - Demonstration projects KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Guidelines KW - Performance evaluations UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19200/19280/PB2002105450.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718160 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122100 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, January 2000 PY - 2002/01 SP - 125p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/january/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/january/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883916 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00921360 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - A GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, 2002 PY - 2002/01 SP - 25 p. AB - This guidebook was produced by members of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Technology Innovation Committee and is intended as an overview of innovation and technology transfer activities in the Department. It is a quick reference book to points of contact, to help the user better understand the innovation, research and technology activities of the DOT and pursue development of more formal technology and innovation sharing partnerships. KW - Guides to information KW - Partnerships KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology transfer KW - U.S. Department of Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/706645 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925980 AU - Tyrell, D AU - Severson, K AU - Zolock, J AU - Perlman, A B AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - PASSENGER RAIL TWO-CAR IMPACT TEST. VOLUME I: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED RESULTS PY - 2002/01 SP - 50 p. AB - A full-scale, two-car impact test was conducted on April 4, 2000. Two coupled rail passenger cars impacted a fixed barrier at 26 mph. The cars were instrumented with strain gauges, accelerometers, and string potentiometers to measure the deformation of critical structural elements, the longitudinal, vertical, and lateral car body accelerations, and the displacements of the truck suspensions. Instrumented crash-test dummies were also tested in several seat configurations, with and without lap and shoulder belts. The objectives of the two-car test were to measure the gross motions of the car, to measure the force/crush characteristic, to observe the car-to-car interaction, to observe failure modes of the major structural components, and to evaluate selected occupant protection strategies. The measurements taken during the test were used to refine and validate existing computer models of conventional passenger rail vehicles. This test was the second in a series of collision tests designed to characterize the collision behavior of rail vehicles. The two-car test resulted in approximately 6 feet of deformation at the impacting end of the lead vehicle, and a few inches of deformation at the coupler. The cars remained coupled, but buckled in a saw-tooth mode, with a 15-in. lateral displacement between the cars after the test. The test data from the two-car test compared favorably with data from the single-car test, and with analysis results developed with a lumped-mass computer model. The model is described in detail. The methods of filtering and interpreting the test data are also included. KW - Acceleration (Mechanics) KW - Computer models KW - Crashworthiness KW - Deformation KW - Dummies KW - Impact tests KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Seat belts KW - Speed KW - Validation UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Details/L03716 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19400/19477/PB2002107299.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718145 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925981 AU - VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - PASSENGER RAIL TWO-CAR IMPACT TEST. VOLUME II: SUMMARY OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROGRAM PY - 2002/01 SP - 40 p. AB - Two full-scale impact tests of rail cars fitted with seat/occupant experiments were conducted at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center located in Pueblo, Colorado. The first test was conducted on November 16, 1999, with a single rail car that was impacted against a rigid barrier at 35.1 mph (56.5 km/h). The second test, conducted on April 4, 2000, involved two rail cars coupled together impacting a rigid barrier at 26 mph (41.8 km/h). The objective of the interior tests was to determine the corresponding level of occupant safety for the impact scenarios. The cars were equipped with anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). The following three experiments were in the lead car: (1) forward-facing unrestrained occupants seated in rows, compartmentalized by the forward seat in order to limit the motions of the occupants; (2) forward-facing restrained occupants with lap and shoulder belts; and (3) rear-facing unrestrained occupants. The trailing car had one experiment similar to the first one in the lead car: forward-facing unrestrained occupants seated in rows, compartmentalized by the forward seat in order to limit the motions of the occupants. All the seats remained attached during the test, and all the unrestrained test dummies were compartmentalized. The connection between the seat back and seat pan for the seat with seat belts was strengthened over the seat tested in the single car test, which helped compartmentalize the unrestrained dummies initially seated behind the seat with seat belts. The principal goal of the Occupant Protection Tests for Full-Scale Passenger Rail Impacts program was to obtain scientific evidence and data that defines a realistic rail car crash pulse, the rail-car's structural response, and a corresponding level of occupant safety. KW - Crashworthiness KW - Dummies KW - Impact tests KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Seat belts KW - Speed UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2314 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718146 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00921339 AU - Steele, R K AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Metallurgical Consulting Services, Incorporated AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - STEEL ALLOYS WITH LOWER BAINITE MICROSTRUCTURES FOR USE IN RAILROAD CARS AND TRACK PY - 2002/01 SP - 96 p. AB - In-line hardening of railroad rails to produce a very fine pearlite microstructure has become a commercial reality. A question that this report seeks to answer is whether or not it is possible to find an alloy composition that will permit the development of lower bainite microstructures by in-line hardening in rails, wheels, and cable car plate. The application of the in-line hardening process becomes more difficult in the production of lower bainite microstructures because of the need to quench in a controlled fashion to lower isothermal transformation temperatures. Use of the computer program SteCal has suggested that the addition of molybdenum with boron will achieve the needed development of the binite nose accompanied by suppression of the pearlite transformation. KW - Alloys KW - Hardness KW - Isotherms KW - Metallurgy KW - Microstructure KW - Railroad tracks KW - Steel UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/15513 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19100/19163/PB2002104690.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/706627 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596848 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2002 PY - 2002 AB - The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2002 (NTAD2002) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the International Organization of Standards, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. This product is distributed in shapefile format. KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation, hydraulic and utility facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56688/NTAD_2002.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400824 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01496747 AU - Rapoza, Amanda S AU - Fleming, Gregg G AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - The Effect of Installation Location on Railroad Horn Sound Levels PY - 2002///Letter Report SP - 79p AB - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Proposed Rule for the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings. This rule contains numerous provisions, two of which are addressed in this study. The first provision addressed in this study states that the sound level generated by the horn, when measured at the side of the locomotive, shall not exceed the sound level measured in front of the locomotive. The second provision states maximum sound levels could be established for the locomotive horn as follows: a low maximum level of 104 dB(A), for use at active crossings; and a high maximum level of 111 dB(A), for use at passive crossings. This was proposed in response to public concerns of unacceptable community noise exposure. In response to comments on these two provisions, the FRA, in conjunction with the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division, has undertaken a measurement study with the primary objective of documenting precisely the effect of installation location on the sound level output and directivity of railroad horns. This study examined through measurements, the sound level inside and around the locomotive for five types of horns, installed in four locations on two models of locomotive. By measuring and documenting the sound level around multiple horn and locomotive combinations in a consistent manner, the change in impacted area, warning effectiveness, and cab noise levels, caused by a change of horn type, installation location or locomotive model, can be evaluated. Secondary objectives of these measurements were to document the effect of the 104 and 111 dBA(A) maximum level settings. KW - Horns KW - Locomotives KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad trains KW - Sound level UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/43000/43200/43243/Rapoza_EffectInstallationHorn.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1264954 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01496696 AU - Tyrell, David AU - Tsai, N Thomas AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Passenger Rail Equipment Research in the U.S. PY - 2002///Draft SP - 10p AB - The overall objective of the passenger rail equipment crashworthiness research is to develop incremental improvements in the crashworthiness of passenger rail equipment. The approach taken in this research is: (1) Develop collision scenarios of concern; (2) Evaluate the effectiveness of current-design equipment in the collision scenarios of concern; (3) Propose and evaluate alternative approaches to crashworthiness; (4) Compare the effectiveness of current equipment and alternatives; and (5) Recommend effective alternatives. Areas of research include collision risk, the crush behavior of individual cars, the collision dynamics behavior of trains, and the dynamic response of occupants during collisions and derailments. The collision scenarios of concern are developed using risk analyses. The effectiveness of current design equipment is evaluated using accident information, analytic models, and test data. Alternatives are proposed for structural crashworthiness and for occupant protection. Alternatives include modifying existing designs, for example, strengthening selected members, to development of 'clean sheet' designs. Alternative designs are evaluated using analytic models and testing. Comparisons are made in terms of fatality and the likelihood of injury. KW - Crashworthiness KW - Crushing KW - Impact tests KW - Occupant dynamics KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Passenger cars KW - Railroad safety KW - United States KW - Vehicle design UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/48000/48000/48007/rail_cw_2002_8.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1264935 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01496687 AU - Mayville, Ron AU - Little, Arthur D AU - Johnson, Kent AU - Tyrell, Dave AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - The Development of a Rail Passenger Coach Car Crush Zone PY - 2002 SP - 8p AB - There is currently an active program within the United States to improve the passive safety of train systems. In particular, the Volpe Center is supporting the Federal Railroad Administration's research that includes numerous analytical studies and laboratory tests. The Center is managing a series of full-scale passenger car collision tests. Three tests of conventional equipment have been completed, and two other tests are planned for the spring. After completion of these tests, the next phase will be to carry out full-scale collisions of passenger cars equipped with modern crashworthiness features, such as an integrated crash management system. Such systems, incorporating crush zones in vehicle ends, have been applied to passenger cars around the world, and have been shown to be highly effective in protecting car occupants from injury in a collision. The objective of the work reported here is to develop a detailed final design of a crash energy management system that can be installed into an existing passenger coach car and subjected to a full-scale collision test. Elements in the program are to develop and evaluate strategies for the proposed system, prepare and analyze a preliminary design, fabricate and test critical components of the design, and finalize the design in the light of test and analysis results. The end product will be detailed drawings for a design ready to be fabricated and installed on the selected test vehicle. U1 - 3rd International Symposium on the Passive Safety of Rail VehiclesBerlin,Germany StartDate:20020321 EndDate:20020322 KW - Crashworthiness KW - Crush zones KW - Impact tests KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - United States KW - Vehicle design UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/48000/48000/48006/rail_cw_2002_9.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1264947 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01390587 AU - United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics TI - NTAD 2002: a collection of spatial data for use in GIS-based applications PY - 2002 SP - 2 CD-ROMs KW - Data collection KW - Data collection KW - Database KW - Databases KW - Demographics KW - Demography KW - Geographic information system (GIS) KW - Geographic information systems KW - Map KW - Maps KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Transport planning KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1158353 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122172 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, May 2002 PY - 2002 SP - 104p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/may/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2002/may/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883922 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120274 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Transportation Profile: Alabama PY - 2002 SP - 118p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) presents a profile of transportation in Alabama, part of a series covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This collection of transportation information from BTS, other federal government agencies, and other national sources provides a picture of the states infrastructure, freight movement and passenger travel, safety, vehicles, economy and finance, and energy and environment. KW - Alabama KW - Data collection KW - Economic analysis KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Highway transportation KW - Information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Passenger transportation KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880371 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01118715 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Missouri Transportation Profile PY - 2002 SP - 120p AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Missouri in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Missouri KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/missouri/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/missouri/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/878208 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01118714 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - South Dakota Transportation Profile PY - 2002 SP - 112p AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in South Dakota in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - South Dakota KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/south_dakota/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/south_dakota/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/878204 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01118712 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Colorado Transportation Profile PY - 2002 SP - 116p AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Colorado in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Colorado KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/colorado/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/colorado/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/878203 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01118709 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Montana Transportation Profile PY - 2002 SP - 120p AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Montana in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Montana KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/montana/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/montana/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/878205 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01118644 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Alabama Transportation Profile PY - 2002 SP - 118p AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Alabama in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Alabama KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/alabama/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/alabama/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/878202 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00972487 AU - Sarmiento, R A AU - van Bueren, G L AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): MARITIME TRANSPORTATION PY - 2002 SP - 53 p. AB - This document is one in a series of bibliographies prepared by the members of the Special Libraries Association Transportation Division. This volume contains information specific to maritime transportation. Information sources are presented for the following categories: Basic References; Bibliographies; Conference Proceedings; Dictionaries and Glossaries; Directories; Indexing and Abstracting Services; Periodicals; Statistical Sources; and Websites. KW - Abstracts KW - Bibliographies KW - Conferences KW - Dictionaries KW - Directories KW - Glossaries KW - Indexes (Information management) KW - Periodicals KW - Statistics KW - Water transportation KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697186 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930326 AU - Kroeger, Dennis AU - Gieseman, Daniel AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR WINTER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS : HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE CONCEPT VEHICLE MOBILE LABORATORY PY - 2002 SP - 20 p. AB - An advanced technology highway maintenance vehicle with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology will be performing an important role in the Federal Highway Administration's "Weather Information for Surface Transportation ITS Field Operational Test" being conducted by the FORETELL consortium. The vehicle operates as a mobile environmental sensor station gathering real time pavement thermal profiles and air temperature data for input to the FORETELL micro scale models. This paper describes the proof of concept tests conducted for the redesigned technologies and the concept vehicle desk side software being developed for the highway maintenance concept vehicle project U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - In vehicle sensors KW - Transportation operations KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723514 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944083 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - O'Connell, L AU - Grossardt, T AU - Siria, B AU - Marchand, S AU - McDorman, M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - EFFICIENCY THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY: SOME LESSONS FROM KENTUCKY'S IMPROVED MEDICAID TRANSIT SERVICE PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - p. 73-81 AB - The cost of providing nonemergency transportation to Medicaid and other transportation eligible people has escalated sharply in the United States. In response, many states have reformed their human services transportation delivery systems. This paper assesses the results of Kentucky's comprehensive reform of its transit system, including the impact on the quality of transit service for Medicaid eligible users. With three sources of data - financial and other service data, a sample of Medicaid eligible residents, and a sample of the transit providers - the paper assesses the effectiveness of the new system. The data show that patronage levels increased dramatically under the new process, while unit costs declined substantially. Further, despite measures taken to increase efficiency, passengers still expressed satisfaction with the service. These positive results are attributed to an improved structure of accountability. The paper also contains implications for future reforms. KW - Financial analysis KW - Low income groups KW - Medicaid KW - Medical trips KW - Public transit KW - Quality of service KW - Social service KW - Special user groups KW - Transit operators KW - Transportation disadvantaged persons UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_23/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646391 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944081 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chang, I AU - Chang, G L AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - CALIBRATION OF INTERCITY TRIP TIME VALUE WITH A NETWORK ASSIGNMENT MODEL: A CASE STUDY FOR THE KOREAN NW-SE CORRIDOR PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - p. 57-72 AB - This paper presents an innovative method for estimating the value of time (VOT) for intercity travelers with aggregate mode choice and origin-destination distribution data. The proposed method employs a network structure to capture the temporal and spatial interrelations of daily intercity trips among competing transportation modes. It is grounded on the assumption that the current trip and mode distributions in a regional corridor are close to a "user-optimum" state, where all tripmakers have nearly perfect information about the fares and schedules of all competing transportation modes and mostly employ the criterion of minimum total trip cost in their tripmaking decision. One can thus compare the current market share of each transportation mode with the estimated results to identify the best for VOT distribution. To realistically capture the competing environment for intercity trip decisions, the proposed method has incorporated not only the system performance factors in the modeling structure, but has also formulated the VOT as a distribution rather than a constant value across all system users. With the data from the northwest-southeast corridor of Korea, it has been demonstrated that the proposed method has the potential to circumvent the need to estimate time value with disaggregate surveys. KW - Aggregate tests KW - Case studies KW - Competition KW - Costs KW - Decision making KW - Intercity travel KW - Market share KW - Mode choice KW - Network analysis (Planning) KW - South Korea KW - Value of time UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_23/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646389 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944077 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Rietveld, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ROUNDING OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES IN TRAVEL SURVEYS: AN INTERPRETATION IN TERMS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - p. 71-82 AB - In travel surveys, most respondents apply rounding of departure and arrival times to multiples of 5, 15, and 30 minutes; in the annual Dutch travel survey, about 85% to 95% of all reported times are rounded. This paper estimates rounding models for departure and arrival times. The model made it possible to compute the probability that a reported arrival time m (m=9:15 a.m.) means that the actual arrival time equals n (n=9:21 a.m.). Departure times appear to be rounded much more frequently than arrival times. An interpretation of this result is offered by distinguishing between scheduled and nonscheduled activities and by addressing the role of transitory activities. The paper argues that explicitly addressing rounding of arrival and departure times will have at least three positive effects. First, it leads to a considerably better treatment of reported travel time variances; second, biases in the computation of average transport times based on travel surveys can be avoided; and, third, it overcomes the problem of erratic patterns that appear in travel survey data for the minute-by-minute records of increases in the number of persons in traffic. KW - Arrivals and departures KW - Pattern recognition systems KW - Probability KW - Rounded aggregates KW - Schedule maintenance KW - Time dependence KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel surveys KW - Travel time UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_01/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646385 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944079 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Gangrade, S AU - Pendyala, R M AU - McCullough, R G AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - A NESTED LOGIT MODEL OF COMMUTERS' ACTIVITY SCHEDULES PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - p. 19-36 AB - This paper presents a nested logit model of activity scheduling behavior that can be used to predict a daily activity pattern for commuters. The behavioral paradigm embodied in the model suggests a two-stage decision process in which commuters first plan or identify the nonwork activities that need to be undertaken during the day, and second, schedule these activities in relation to the work activity schedule. Three possible scheduling periods are considered in the model: before work, at work, and after work. Alternative nested logit model structures are estimated on the 1996 San Francisco Bay Area activity survey sample to identify a plausible and statistically acceptable structure. Numerical examples are presented to show how the model, when combined with a Monte Carlo simulation and simple heuristics, can be used to generate daily activity schedule for commuters. KW - Activity choices KW - Behavior KW - Commuters KW - Decision making KW - Heuristic methods KW - Logits KW - Model atmosphere KW - Monte Carlo method KW - Needs assessment KW - Schedules and scheduling KW - Work environment UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_23/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646387 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944073 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Sacks, J AU - Rouphail, N M AU - PARK, B AU - Thakuriah, P AU - Rilett, L R AU - Spiegelman, C H AU - Morris, M D AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - STATISTICALLY-BASED VALIDATION OF COMPUTER SIMULATION MODELS IN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - p. 1-24 AB - The process of validation is crucial for the use of computer simulation models in transportation policy, planning, and operations. This article lays out obstacles and issues involved in performing a validation. Described is a general process that emphasizes five essential ingredients for validation: context, data, uncertainty, feedback, and prediction. A test bed is used to generate specific and general questions as well as to give concrete form to answers and to methods used in providing them. The traffic simulation model CORSIM serves as the test bed; it is applied to assess signal timing plans on a street network of Chicago. The validation process applied in the test bed demonstrates how well CORSIM can reproduce field conditions, identifies flaws in the model, and shows how well CORSIM predicts performance under new (untried) signal conditions. The article finds that CORSIM, though imperfect, is effective with some restrictions in evaluating signal plans on urban networks. KW - Chicago (Illinois) KW - Context sensitive design KW - Operations KW - Simulation KW - Statistical analysis KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic safety KW - Transportation operations KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation policy KW - Uncertainty KW - Validation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_01/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646381 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944074 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Levinson, D M AU - Kanchi, S AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ROAD CAPACITY AND THE ALLOCATION OF TIME PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - p. 25-45 AB - Additional highway capacity gained by increasing travel speed affects the share of time an individual allocated to daily activities, such as commuting and time spent at work, shopping, or at home. Using the 1990 and 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation surveys and Federal Highway Administration data, this paper extends previous research that identified and quantified induced demand in terms of vehicle miles traveled, by considering what type of demand is induced and which activities are consequently reduced. While total travel times did not significantly change between 1990 and 1995, there was a significant change in activity duration. Further, as a result of additional capacity, workers spent less time at home and doing other activities. Nonworkers, in contrast, traveled more and spent more time shopping and at home, but less time at other activities. This points out the differences in discretionary and nondiscretionary activities for workers and nonworkers. It also suggests increased highway capacity provides real gains for people, at least in the short term, because time, not vehicle miles traveled, is the deciding factor for which activities are undertaken and which are eliminated. KW - Commuting KW - Highway capacity KW - Shopping trips KW - Time dependence KW - Traffic speed KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Work hardening UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_01/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646382 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944076 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Srinivasan, S AU - Kockelman, K M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - THE IMPACTS OF BYPASSES ON SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - p. 57-69 AB - A relief route is a segment of a highway that moves traffic around the central business district of a city. Planners perceive it as a means of enhancing mobility and often associate regional economic progress with construction of bypasses. This paper examines the economic impacts of highway relief routes on small- and medium-size communities in Texas. Per capita sales in four different industry sectors were chosen as the indicators of impact. The models suggest that the bypassed cities suffered a loss in per capita sales in all four industrial sectors considered. The magnitude of the traffic volume diverted appeared to be greatest determinant of the impact. The overall impacts of the bypass were the most negative for gasoline service stations and the least for service industries. The impacts were less negative for cities that had high per capita traffic volumes. In addition, city demographics, regional trends, and proximity to a large city were estimated to have important impacts on the local economy. The industrial sectors considered for analysis represent only a portion of the total economy of the city. Therefore, negative impacts to these sectors do not necessarily mean that the economy as a whole suffers. KW - Bypasses KW - Demographics KW - Econometrics KW - Economic impacts KW - Industries KW - Medium sized cities KW - Service stations KW - Small cities KW - Traffic volume UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_01/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646384 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944078 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chen, D AU - Fang, B AU - Han, X AU - Sloboda, B W AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HOUSEHOLD-PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION: AN EXTENSION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SATELLITE ACCOUNTS PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - p. 1-18 AB - Currently, transportation statistics provide estimates for household demand for transportation services. Though important, there is a missing link to the household supply of transportation services. Incorporating the household supply with the household demand provides a complete analytical model for understanding the effects of household use of transportation services. The household production of transportation services is incorporated into the analytical framework of the Transportation Satellite Accounts, which maintain strong ties to the U.S. Input-Output Accounts and the National Income and Product Accounts. The results indicate that the contribution of transportation activities to total gross domestic product, including the household sector, is 11.6% compared with 5.0% by the Transportation Satellite Accounts and 3.1% by the U.S. Input-Output Accounts. These results for household-provided transportation reveal the importance of this sector in transportation services. KW - Demand KW - Household-provided transportation KW - Households KW - Income KW - Input output models KW - Private transportation KW - Supply KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation satellite accounts UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646386 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944080 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Gajewski, B J AU - Rilett, L R AU - Dixon, M P AU - Spiegelman, C H AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ROBUST ESTIMATION OF ORIGIN-DESTINATION MATRICES PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - p. 37-56 AB - This paper presents a constrained robust method for estimating origin-destination (OD) split proportions, which are used to identify the trip table, for a network. The proposed approach is based on a recently developed statistical procedure known in the literature as the L2 error. Subsequently, a closed form solution for calculating the asymptotic variance associated with the multivariate estimator is derived. Because the solution is closed form, the computation time is significantly reduced as compared with computer intensive standard error calculation methods, and therefore confidence intervals for the estimators in real time can be calculated. As a further extension, the OD estimation model incorporates confirmation factor analysis for imputing origin volume data when these data are systematically missing for particular ramps. The approach is demonstrated on a corridor in Houston, TX, that has been instrumented with ITS automatic vehicle identification readers. KW - Automatic vehicle identification KW - Demand KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Network analysis (Planning) KW - Origin and destination KW - Real time information KW - Reliability (Statistics) KW - Standard error KW - Traffic volume KW - Trip generation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_23/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646388 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944075 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - CLARK, S D AU - Grant-Muller, Susan M AU - Chen, H AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - USING NONPARAMETRIC TESTS TO EVALUATE TRAFFIC FORECASTING PERFORMANCE PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - p. 47-56 AB - This paper proposes the use of a number of nonparametric comparison methods for evaluating traffic flow forecasting techniques. The advantage to these methods is that they are free of any distributional assumptions and can be legitimately used on small datasets. To demonstrate the applicability of these tests, a number of models for the forecasting of traffic flows are developed. The one-step-ahead forecasts produced are then assessed using nonparametric methods. Consideration is given as to whether a method is universally good or good at reproducing a particular aspect of the original series. That choice will be dictated, to a degree, by the user's purpose for assessing traffic flow. KW - Forecasting KW - Nonparametric analysis KW - Performance evaluations KW - System design KW - Traffic flow KW - Traffic forecasting UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_01/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646383 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00944082 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Chu, X AU - Polzin, S E AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AN APPLICATION FOR MEASURING VEHICLE TRAVEL BY VISITORS PY - 2002 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - p. 83-90 AB - This paper develops a simple approach to estimating annual vehicle travel by visitors to individual states. Domestic and foreign visitors are considered separately. The approach uses local or national surveys for domestic visitors but federal surveys for foreign visitors. The approach is applied to Florida for the 15-year period from 1984 through 1998. Visitors accounted for about 9.8% to 12.7% of all vehicle travel in the state during this period. Variations over the time result from changes in the number of visitors and their characteristics such as the length of stay and party size. KW - Demand KW - Domestic KW - Florida KW - Foreign KW - Tourists KW - Trip purpose KW - Vehicle miles of travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_statistics/volume_05_number_01/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646390 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00943834 AU - Wolf, J AU - Bachman, W AU - Thompson, M AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing AU - Transportation Research Board TI - GPS IN HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS PY - 2002 SP - 22p AB - Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices were deployed during the 2001 California Statewide Household Travel Survey to validate trip reporting accuracy within a subsample conducted in three counties (Sacramento, Alameda, and San Diego). Each household recruited within the GPS study was provided with up to three in-vehicle GPS data loggers for each household vehicle. The data collected were compared with travel data reported through traditional paper diary recording and telephone retrieval methods. An application was developed within a Geographic Information System (GIS) to process the GPS points and to allow an analyst to edit the trip end details so that highly accurate GPS trips could be used as the basis of comparison. This paper discusses the application of GPS technologies within household travel surveys and the trip end editing software application developed for this project. U1 - GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove PipesAASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan PlanAtlanta, Georgia StartDate:20020325 EndDate:20020327 Sponsors:AASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan Plan KW - Accuracy KW - Applications KW - California KW - Data collection KW - Geographic information systems KW - Global Positioning System KW - Households KW - Software KW - Technology KW - Telephone KW - Travel diaries KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/plan_conf/Documents/2012PC/Household%20Travel%20Surveys.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646222 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00943833 AU - Greetham, J C AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing AU - Transportation Research Board TI - AUTOMATED LOGPOINT REPORTING PY - 2002 SP - 20p AB - A logpoint report is a listing of points of interest along a road. These points of interest include at-grade intersections, over/under-passes and political boundary crossings. Currently, most of these reports are based on text descriptions of the various points of interest which are referenced to route/reference point locations and must be maintained to account for point of interest changes as well as route or reference point changes. This presentation is about a new automated logpoint reporting program, the first application built on Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT's) Location Data Management (LDM) system. This application eliminates all the text database maintenance required to produce up-to-date reports. Points to be discussed are: Logpoint report requirements, LDM database design considerations, Logpoint report program object model, Evaluation of program output and Expected savings. U1 - GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove PipesAASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan PlanAtlanta, Georgia StartDate:20020325 EndDate:20020327 Sponsors:AASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan Plan KW - At grade intersections KW - Automation KW - Databases KW - Design KW - Evaluation KW - General surface features of the earth KW - Geographic information systems KW - Location Data Management System KW - Logpoint KW - Minnesota Department of Transportation KW - Overpasses KW - Political boundaries KW - Referencing KW - Reports KW - Roads KW - Routes KW - Underpasses UR - http://www.gis-t.org/yr2002/gist2002sessions/5.1.1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646221 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00943831 AU - Schoolkate, L AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing AU - Transportation Research Board TI - USING LOCATION TO INTEGRATE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ROAD INFORMATION PY - 2002 SP - 31p AB - Local governments face many of the same issues that Departments of Transportation have with using and maintaining their road information. They are also the source of local road update information for many Departments of Transportation. Under the Minnesota State Aid system, local governments are required to provide certain data to Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) as a condition of their participation in the program. The City of Rochester and Olmstead County, Minnesota have initialized a project to improve information flow between multiple government departments via location referencing, including the Minnesota DOT. This paper will present the issues, steps taken, and lessons learned from designing and prototyping a solution for this system. The audience can use this information when designing or improving their government interface efforts. U1 - GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove PipesAASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan PlanAtlanta, Georgia StartDate:20020325 EndDate:20020327 Sponsors:AASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan Plan KW - Data integration KW - Design KW - Information flow KW - Information management KW - Local government KW - Location KW - Minnesota KW - Prototypes KW - Referencing KW - Roads KW - State departments of transportation KW - State government UR - http://www.gis-t.org/yr2002/gist2002sessions/1.3.3.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646219 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00943829 TI - GIS-T 2002 : MELTING DOWN THE STOVE PIPES, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 25-27, 2002 PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - "GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove Pipes," took place in Atlanta, Georgia from March 25-27, 2002. This conference, relating to the use of geographic information systems in transportation (GIS-T), covered the following subject areas: enterprise architecture, data collection, interagency utilization, path finding, linear referencing systems, remote sensing, transit systems, data modeling, web GIS, transportation planning, global positioning systems (GPS), data integration, travel behavior, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), spatial analysis, case studies, and asset management. U1 - GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove PipesAASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan PlanAtlanta, Georgia StartDate:20020325 EndDate:20020327 Sponsors:AASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan Plan KW - Asset management KW - Case studies KW - Conferences KW - Data collection KW - Data integration KW - Data modeling KW - Enterprise architecture KW - Geographic information systems KW - Global Positioning System KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Interagency relations KW - Linear systems KW - Path finding KW - Public transit KW - Referencing KW - Remote sensing KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel behavior KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://www.gis-t.org/yr2002/gist2002sessions/2002_GIST_Proceedings.htm UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/644218 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00943830 AU - Hausman, J AU - Blackstone, D L AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing AU - Transportation Research Board TI - OHIO'S BASE TRANSPORTATION REFERENCING SYSTEM (BTRS), BRINGING ENTERPRISE GIS TO THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PY - 2002 SP - 24p AB - In 1999 The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) began an effort to seamlessly integrate corporate enterprise management systems with ODOT's mature geographic information system (GIS). This effort was entitled the Base Transportation Referencing Systems (BTRS). A few of the integrated systems are: Project Development Management System (PDMS), Construction Management System (CMS), Pavement Management Systems(PMS); in all 11 large Enterprise Management systems were geo-referenced. This project not only updated the systems, but also kept them updated as the underlying road networks were modified. This presentation will cover the methodologies used to bring corporate data to not only standard SQL reporting tools, but to GIS as well. New systems and products based upon the BTRS standard will be demonstrated. U1 - GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove PipesAASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan PlanAtlanta, Georgia StartDate:20020325 EndDate:20020327 Sponsors:AASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan Plan KW - Base Transportation Referencing Systems KW - Construction KW - Corporations KW - Geographic information systems KW - Georeferencing KW - Methodology KW - Ohio KW - Pavement management systems KW - Project management KW - Referencing KW - Roads KW - State departments of transportation KW - Structured Query Language (SQL) UR - http://www.gis-t.org/yr2002/gist2002sessions/1.1.2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646218 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00943832 AU - Li, H AU - Ogle, Jennifer AU - Bachman, W AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing AU - Transportation Research Board TI - EVALUATING DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND SAFETY WITH GPS EVENT RECORDERS AND GIS PY - 2002 SP - 18p AB - Georgia Tech is currently undergoing a 3-year project funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigating the relationship between driver speed behavior and crash probability. Vehicles in Atlanta are currently being instrumented with an event data recorder that is collecting second-by-second digital global positioning system (DGPS) position (plus dead reckoning for urban canyons), and sub-second speed and accelerations. Given the nature of the intensive data collection plan (1000 vehicles for a two year period), the data will also be used to evaluate a number of other transportation issues including travel behavior, driver behavior, and road segment operations. The data will be summarized by household, person, vehicle, trip type, and road segment. Vehicle path and traveled road segments will be identified through a combination of vehicle heading change and shortest path routines between known crossings. This paper will present the management, geographic information system (GIS) processing, and analysis of the positional information. U1 - GIS-T 2002 : Melting Down the Stove PipesAASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan PlanAtlanta, Georgia StartDate:20020325 EndDate:20020327 Sponsors:AASHTO, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, FHWA, FTA, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Transportation Research Board, American Metropolitan Plan KW - Atlanta (Georgia) KW - Behavior KW - Data collection KW - Data recorders KW - Dead reckoning KW - Drivers KW - Evaluation KW - Geographic information systems KW - Geometric segments KW - Global Positioning System KW - Highway operations KW - Households KW - Instrumented vehicles KW - Probability KW - Residents KW - Roads KW - Speed KW - Traffic crashes KW - Travel behavior KW - Trip purpose KW - Vehicles UR - http://www.gis-t.org/yr2002/gist2002sessions/4.2.2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/646220 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00942563 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 2001 SN - 0160513235 PY - 2002 SP - 307 p. AB - This report, the eighth such annual report, was prepared in response to a congressional mandate laid out in 49 U.S.C. 111(j). The report discusses the extent and condition of the transportation system; its use, performance, security, and safety record; transportation's economic contributions and costs; and its energy and environmental impacts. All modes of transportation are covered in the report. Because it relies on annual data, the most recent data available for the report covered 2000 and, in some cases, only 1999. Two events significantly affected transportation in 2001 while this report was being prepared: a downturn in the U.S. economy that became apparent in late 2000 and the terrorist attacks in September 2001. Because of the importance of terrorism impacts on transportation, special attention has been given in the report to provide data covering 2001 where possible. KW - Air transportation KW - Airports KW - Annual reports KW - Costs KW - Economic growth KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Highway transportation KW - Highways KW - Performance KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Ports KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34700/34784/TSAR2001entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/643208 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00940055 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - EFFECTS OF ITS ON TRANSIT SYSTEM COST STRUCTURES PY - 2002 AB - The operation of public transit system has undergone significant changes over the past five decades. In the 1960s, most U.S. transit systems were privately owned and received little federal assistance. Most transit systems in the United States are currently owned publicly and generally operated by city, county, or statewide agencies. This paper examines the cost structure of selected public transit systems that have installed and utilized Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies for transit or transit ITS over time. The study reviews the trends of capital expenditure and operating costs incurred by individual clusters of public agencies and estimates the service and cost efficiencies achieved by each cluster over time. The results of the analysis are used to evaluate the type and intensity of transit ITS technologies that may promote improved cost and service over time given a transit agencies operational characteristics KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Finance KW - Public transit KW - Technology assessment UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13779.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13779_files/13779.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731777 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00937882 AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON THE TRANSIT IVI PROJECTS PY - 2002 AB - This CD-ROM provides a storehouse of technical information about FTA Transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI). It was prepared for the Transit IVI Committee Meeting, October 28-29, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada. The document is a collection of draft and final research reports, technical papers, videos, newsletters, and other forms of communication that address the four Transit IVI user services: lane change and merge collision avoidance; forward collision avoidance; rear impact collision warning system; and tight maneuvering/precision docking system. These services focus on the safety of the driver and the vehicle in preventing accidents, by using systems that enable drivers to process information, make better decisions, and operate vehicles more safely. Highlighted is the report summarizing six current IVI program initiatives, funded by FTA, to develop and foster different collision warning systems that are of interest and value to the transit industry. KW - Collision warning systems KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - Intelligent vehicles KW - Lane changing KW - Merging traffic KW - Public transit KW - Rear end crashes KW - Technical reports KW - Technology assessment UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731714 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00936889 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Florida in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Florida KW - Freight transportation KW - Glossaries KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/florida/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/florida/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731703 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00936888 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Oklahoma in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Glossaries KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Oklahoma KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/oklahoma/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/731702 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00933933 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION TRENDS PY - 2002 SP - 42 p. AB - This report examines transportation's role in facilitating international travel and the demands such travel places on the U.S. transportation system. It provides an overview of U.S. international travel, reviews regional trends, and highlights significant changes in air travel. It also looks at some of the new challenges facing the international transportation community in general, and the aviation industry in particular, following the September 11 terrorist attacks. This report uses a variety of data sources to show longer term trends in U.S. international passenger travel from 1990 to 2000, and where available employs recent data to assess the immediate impact of the events of September 11 on U.S. international passenger travel. KW - Air travel KW - Aviation KW - Forecasting KW - Highway travel KW - International travel KW - Passengers KW - Railroads KW - Regions KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/us_international_travel_and_transportation_trends/2002/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/us_international_travel_and_transportation_trends/2002/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19866/PB2003100977.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/724983 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00933929 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEW HAMPSHIRE TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in New Hampshire in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - New Hampshire KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/new_hampshire/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/new_hampshire/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725746 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932332 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003. 4TH EDITION PY - 2002 SP - 210 p. AB - This is the fourth edition of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research, Development, and Technology Plan for fiscal year 2003. The FY 2003 Plan establishes priorities for the Department's RD&T program activities and links them to specific goals and outcomes. It presents the Department's RD&T planning process, identifies RD&T programs necessary to achieve departmental goals, and discusses DOT's overall strategy in carrying out the needed RD&T. This Plan supports the Department's five-year Strategic Plan, serving as the implementation document for the Plan's RD&T elements, as well as the key resource for the Department's budget and program development process. This report consists of six sections and six appendices. It focuses on the RD&T missions and programs of the DOT operating administrations, as well as state and local activities, and RD&T performance measures. KW - Budgeting KW - Development KW - Implementation KW - Performance evaluations KW - Program management KW - Research projects KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/strtplns/dot/rdtpln4/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/724422 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932478 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - VERMONT TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Vermont in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Vermont KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/vermont/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725726 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932404 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ALASKA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Alaska in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Alaska KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/alaska/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/alaska/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725718 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932406 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SOUTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in South Carolina in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - South Carolina KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/south_carolina/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/south_carolina/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725720 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932408 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Maryland in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Maryland KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/maryland/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725722 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932410 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEBRASKA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Nebraska in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Nebraska KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/nebraska/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725724 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932405 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Kentucky in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Kentucky KW - Maps KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/kentucky/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/kentucky/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725719 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932407 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - WISCONSIN TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Wisconsin in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation KW - Wisconsin UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/wisconsin/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725721 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932409 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Minnesota in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economic factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Graphs KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Maps KW - Minnesota KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/minnesota/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725723 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932392 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ARIZONA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Arizona in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Arizona KW - Economic analysis KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passenger transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/arizona/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/arizona/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725717 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00917903 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSTATS, THE INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DATABASE. PY - 2002 AB - PROVIDES ACCESS TO MAJOR UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION-RELATED DATASETS AND THE ABILITY TO MANIPULATE STATISTICAL DATA. KW - Transportation KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/590723 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00930997 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in California in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - California KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/california/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/california/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725672 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00930996 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TEXAS TRANSPORTATION PROFILE PY - 2002 SP - v.p. AB - This book presents statistical information about transportation in Texas in the form of tables, graphs, text description, and a map. It is divided into nine sections that cover infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, energy and the environment, information about the data sources, and a glossary. Modes of transportation include highway, public transit, air travel, water transportation and railroad transportation. KW - Air travel KW - Economics KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Finance KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway travel KW - Infrastructure KW - Passengers KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Texas KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Vehicles KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/texas/index.html UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/texas/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/725671 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930324 AU - Zimmerman, Carol A AU - Raman, Mala AU - Mallett, William J AU - Roberts, Craig AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - SHARING DATA FOR TRAVELER INFORMATION : PRACTICES AND POLICIES OF PUBLIC AGENCIES PY - 2002 SP - 20 p. AB - The act of data sharing by transportation agencies is the subject of this paper. Ownership and rights to use could have a powerful effect on deployment of 511 and other traveler information services. This paper documents the current state of the practice, describing how the public and private sectors deal with ownership and sharing. The report also examines policies aimed at facilitating data sharing and ultimately improving the quantity and quality of information that reaches travelers. The study encompassed both the agencies who generate and disseminate data as well as the recipients, especially private sector firms, that provide traveler information services to travelers. The objective was to gather information on several aspects of data sharing practices. Public agencies' data sharing practices for traveler information services was investigated in a survey of agencies currently sharing data. Starting with a list of agencies identified as having traveler information telephone numbers, agencies having traveler information projects or services that were known to the authors of this report were added to the list. The candidate agencies were prioritized based on criteria such as regional representation and types of data being shared U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Policy UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723512 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930328 AU - Allen, Peggy V AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRIORITY CONTROL : DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA PY - 2002 SP - 20 p. AB - Traffic signal priority control is a new concept for the metro Atlanta area. The implementation of this signal priority control system for buses is a result of several years of planning, traffic signal construction, software development, and bus retrofitting. DeKalb County partners in the project were the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the Georgia Department of Transportation Temple and 3M. The implementation of the traffic signal priority control system was DeKalb County's first Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) project. It has been difficult yet rewarding. While there have been similar types of signal priority control projects for buses implemented in the past, this type of priority control is the first of its kind to be implemented in the United States. This system is the first to be installed on a regular commuter, non express bus route U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Buses KW - Traffic signal preemption UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723516 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930313 AU - Howard, Daniel W AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - AN OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK : CAPITAL REGION, MEDIUM SIZED URBAN AREA; SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK REGION, RURAL AREA PY - 2002 SP - 8 p. AB - For many years, freeway traffic management programs have been focused on the large metropolitan areas. In upstate New York, one of the State's ITS deployments is a program to manage transportation incidents in both a mid-sized urban and rural area, utilizing a scaled-down version of a "big city" ITS implementation. The real backbone of this program is a number of multi-jurisdictional operational relationships focused through a Transportation Management Center U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced rural transportation systems KW - Deployment KW - Incident management KW - Traffic control centers KW - Transportation operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723503 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930322 AU - Shabazian, David AU - Brohman, Rita AU - Porter, Marc AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - SACRAMENTO AREA REGIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE PY - 2002 SP - 11 p. AB - With the completion of Tier I and II National ITS workshops, SACOG and the Sacramento Region ITS Partnership initiated a project to complete the Regional ITS Architecture based on the information gathered during the workshop process. This paper discusses the process, which was followed throughout development of the Regional ITS Architecture focusing on the inclusion of stakeholder consensus within the region. The Paper also provides a high-level graphically representation of the completed Regional ITS Architecture, and covers some of the benefits relative to the deployment of ITS technology and solutions. Finally the paper recommends an approach for maintaining the Regional ITS Architecture, and local funding sources for the implementation of ITS U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - System architecture UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723510 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930323 AU - Churchill, Bruce W AU - Scanlor, Pam AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - THE SAN DIEGO INTERCAD PROJECT : A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW PY - 2002 SP - 11 p. AB - The InterCAD San Diego Project was born in 1995 as part of the Southern California ITS Priority Corridor Showcase Program. In the ensuing years, the project has had some successes but the original goals of fully integrating public safety agencies with each other and with the regional Transportation Management Center have not been met. The project justification is no less compelling than it was in 1995 and indeed is now even more so in the light of recent initiatives in the US DOT/US DOJ ITS Public Safety Program. A number of lessons learned are presented in this paper U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Incident management KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs KW - Safety KW - Transportation operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723511 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930330 AU - Mantri, Yogesh S AU - Jordan, D Christopher AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - A UNIQUE APPROACH TO STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT OF ATMS SOFTWARE : A CASE STUDY IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PY - 2002 SP - 13 p. AB - Traditionally, state and local transportation agencies in Maricopa County procured signal system software individually. Early in the conceptual planning process for their own traffic signal system modernization, Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) staff identified several benefits in procuring the software on a regional basis. In conjunction with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), MCDOT established a Regional Traffic Signal Procurement Group. After six months of meetings involving up to thirteen different agencies, the Regional Procurement Group developed a request for proposals to provide traffic signal system software to any agency in the state of Arizona. This paper provides other transportation agencies with a stimulus to engage in similar procurements. The paper includes a detailed overview of the development of the regional procurement request for proposals and scope requirements. In concluding, the paper highlights the benefits that individual agencies realized through this process. Most significantly, the cooperative procurement accelerated the deployment of essential signal systems in Maricopa County U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traffic management systems KW - Procurement KW - Traffic signals UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723518 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930314 AU - Wik, Erik AU - Marray, Dan AU - Stock, Dan AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - PHASE II ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM : PROMOTING EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY THROUGH INTERMODAL DATA TRANSFER PY - 2002 SP - 16 p. AB - Recognizing the important role government can play in developing and testing innovative technology systems for air freight movement, the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and the State of Illinois have partnered with the ATA Foundation and its private sector partners to develop and operationally test an Electronic Multimodal Distribution Chain Manifest system. The system will demonstrate the improvements in efficiency and security of an Internet-based electronic manifest system compared to traditional processes and paper-based manifest systems. The operational test is being conducted in conjunction with manufacturing, trucking, and airline participants in the Chicago-O'Hare International Airport and New York City-JFK International Airport service areas U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Air transportation KW - Airports KW - Automated clearance KW - Electronic data interchange KW - Internet KW - Logistics KW - Security UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723504 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930325 AU - Misener, James A AU - Balvanyos, Tunde AU - Wei, Wenbin AU - VanderWerf, Joel AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - SMARTBRT IN MOTION : USE OF A NEW SET OF PLANNING, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION TOOLS FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PY - 2002 SP - 14 p. AB - This presentation reports on first-year results from a two-year project to develop a computer simulation, visualization and methodological "toolbox", SmartBRT, to describe and evaluate operational aspects of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) concepts. This paper describes the objectives and the basis of the tool and summarizes results from two separate preliminary analyses - a study of onboard travel time as a function of operation variables, and a study on serving high passenger demand by increasing available capacity. While these case studies address the Wilshire-Whittier Rapid Metro BRT (LACMTA), they also illustrate the capabilities of SmartBRT for various levels of analyses. These analyses are accompanied by a photorealistic animation showing the BRT in-lane operation. Finally plans for the completion of SmartBRT in Year 2 are presented U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Buses KW - Planning KW - Public transit KW - Simulation KW - Technology assessment KW - Transportation operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723513 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930327 AU - Fuentes, Jorge S AU - Damico, Gregory B AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - TOPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FREEWAY INTERSECTION AND APPLICATIONS PY - 2002 SP - 12 p. AB - This paper applies the techniques used in the analysis of electrical network topology to the analysis of traffic intersections. Also, it shows that these techniques may be applied to any traffic intersection including surface street intersections, freeway intersections, and freeway interchanges; moreover, it proves that if we define 20 traffic flow parameters in a traffic intersection we only need to know 12 parameters because the other 8 can be calculated with the techniques illustrated in this paper. Examples for derivations of traffic flow equations for both freeway intersection and surface street intersections are clearly described, including the contents of each matrix and vector used in the matrix equations. Conventional equations are defined in terms of the parameters defined on this paper. Potential applications for detector systems, traffic control including adaptive traffic control and analysis of bottlenecks traveler information systems, and traffic data are discussed U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Freeways KW - Simulation KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic flow UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723515 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930329 AU - Reynold, James P AU - Nicoliasen, Michael Tako AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CENTER (TMC) PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PY - 2002 SP - 25 p. AB - This paper provides a methodology and makes recommendations for determining the number and the location of transportation management centers (TMCs), applying this to determine their basic functions in the Naples-Fort Myers, Sarasota-Bradenton and Lakeland areas of Florida. The approach identifies and describes the primary considerations for the TMCs. The paper then applies these considerations to the specific environments of the Interstate 75 and Interstate 4 Corridors using a scoring matrix. An alternatives analysis is provided in the report to test several TMC configuration alternatives against the considerations to determine how well each alternative satisfies the considerations. Based on this recommendations are provided for TMC development in the regions. The paper concludes that the decision to locate TMCs, determining their total number in a large area such as a state or multi-state area can me made, based on a set of criteria using factors common throughout all ITS deployments and factors specially derived from the region'' characteristics and functional needs U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Planning KW - Traffic control centers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723517 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930331 AU - MACLEAN, S D AU - Dailey, Donald J AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - WAP CELL PHONE ACCESS TO REAL-TIME TRANSIT INFORMATION PY - 2002 SP - 14 p. AB - This paper presents the use of wireless technology to deliver real- time transit information. It describes a system which delivers the estimated departure times, for over 1200 buses, within a large geographic region, 2500 square miles of King County Washington, USA to Internet-enabled mobile cell phones. Delivering this much information on a small handset presents significant challenges. This paper demonstrates that the physical restrictions of such devices such as screen size and input options, can be overcome to achieve effective user interactions and data presentations. The system is publicly available via the World Wide Web. In this paper we present an overview of the architecture to create such an application along with some preliminary usage results of deploying it in Seattle U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Internet KW - Public transit KW - Real time information KW - Wireless communication systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723519 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930312 AU - Mitchell, Dennis J AU - Churchill, Bruce W AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - OREGON DOT'S PHASE 2 TRANSPORT ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM : REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT IN ACTION PY - 2002 SP - 9 p. AB - Building on the successful "port" of the Georgia NaviGAtor Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS), the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has embarked on an ambitious project to upgrade its TransPort ATMS with advanced "Phase 2" applications in the Region 1 Transportation Management and Operations Center (TMOC) in Portland. These applications are referred to as High Level Objectives and include the integration of Automatic Vehicle Location, Alphanumeric Paging and System Wide Adaptive Ramp Metering, and the improvement of existing ramp metering and incident management operations. Phase 2 also includes the establishment of a viable software development environment for future upgrades. These High Level Objectives are being applied to the baseline ATMS to meet the operational needs of Region 1 and to upgrade the real-time data feeds from ATMS to the award-winning statewide TripCheck web site. Two recent additions to the High Level Objectives are to integrated bus probe speed data from the Tri-Met transit management system and to convert CMS sign drivers to an NTCIP specification U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traffic management systems KW - Freeway management systems KW - Ramp metering KW - Traffic control centers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723502 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930321 AU - Doyle, Terrence AU - Whited, John AU - Choudhry, Omar AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - REPORT, CARS POOLED FUND STUDY : A STATEWIDE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEM PY - 2002 SP - 7 p. AB - In 1999, the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Washington joined forces with public partner Castle Rock Consultants to establish the REPORT Pooled Fund Study SPR-3(079) to develop a system tailored to the informational needs of state personnel and the traveling public. During 2001, six additional states (Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico Vermont, Alaska and Kentucky) have joined the pooled fund study to lift the number of participating states to ten. By combining resources, states would be able to pool resources to develop a system that was affordable, could be designed to meet their specific needs and be expanded as states find new uses for the system. The system would allow for states to collect and disseminate vital traffic weather and traveler information on a regional or statewide basis over the Internet. As a result of these efforts, the Condition Acquisition and Reporting System (CARS) program was designed U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Internet UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723509 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930315 AU - Steigerwald, D G AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - RECMODELER : EVALUATING COOPERATIVE COLLISION AVOIDANCE PY - 2002 SP - 10 p. AB - RECmodeler is a modular simulation tool built to evaluate alert criteria for collision avoidance systems, including information that might be available from a vehicle-to-vehicle communications system. No assumptions were made about the specific communications system or available datum; the goal was to evaluate what data would be most useful. The single-lane, rear-end collision, lead-vehicle decelerating scenario was chosen as the best test case for demonstrating the effectiveness of the methodology. Software modules built to date include four different sensor models and a fuzzy-logic driver model. Communications can be limited by both distance and direction, in order to limit nuisance alerts. The results of this prototype evaluation indicate that alert thresholds based on velocity differences or deceleration can be more effective than those based on closing rate or following distance. The ability of the cooperative system to immediately alert to the risky actions of vehicles at a distance, prior to those vehicles actually posing a crash risk themselves, provides an extra level of performance relative to systems that alert based only on recognition of an imminent crash situation U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Fuzzy systems KW - Simulation KW - Vehicle to vehicle communications UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723505 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00930316 AU - Douma, Frank AU - Hedblom, Milda K AU - Dadabayeva, Nodira AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - REGULATION OF SAFETY AND PRIVACY ISSUES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION PY - 2002 SP - 10 p. AB - This article will conduct a comparative analysis of legal norms regulating a use of cellular telephone while driving a vehicle in five states that were active in addressing the safety issues: Minnesota California, Massachusetts, Florida, and New York. The article will then consider a role of private and public regulation of data security and privacy issues on the national and international levels, and conclude that while the current efforts at private self-regulation may be the most useful at this time, government regulation may eventually have a proper role as well U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Cellular radio KW - Policy KW - Privacy KW - Safety KW - Wireless communication systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723506 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00929223 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ATLAS DATABASES 2002 (NTAD2002): A COLLECTION OF SPATIAL DATA FOR USE IN GIS-BASED APPLICATIONS PY - 2002 SP - n.p. AB - This CD-ROM contains the data for the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2002 (NTAD2002), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, is also provided for each database. The data on this twin set of compact disks support research, analysis, and decision making across all transportation modes. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. As NTAD2002 contains data only, the user requires a geographic information system to take full advantage of the information on this CD-ROM. KW - CD-ROM KW - Databases KW - Decision making KW - Facilities KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Metadata KW - Networks KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719841 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929083 AU - Morris, Bob AU - Barbaresso, Jim AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - GREAT LAKES ITS PROGRAM : AN ITS SUCCESS STORY PY - 2002 SP - 13 p. AB - The Great Lakes ITS (GLITS) Program focuses on multi-jurisdictional multi-modal ITS integration in Southeast Michigan. This area is experiencing tremendous growth due largely to the success of the auto industry, but also due to its proximity to many transportation resources. This area is a "crossroads of commerce" with major interstate highways, a bustling international waterway, the nation's busiest international border crossings, an expanding international airport, and a rebounding Detroit at its core. ITS is an important element in a complex formula for continuing this growth. Through ITS transportation operations throughout the corridor can be coordinated among jurisdictions and across modes. Travelers throughout the corridor will be provided with information to improve their commutes to expedite "just-in-time" delivery, or to make their visits more enjoyable U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722726 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929085 AU - Funke, Doug AU - Ort, Jim AU - Thielman, Carol AU - Mark, Ed AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - IIMS, AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF A MULTI-AGENCY SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING INCIDENT RESPONSES PY - 2002 SP - 13 p. AB - This paper describes the Integrated Incident Management System (IIMS). IIMS is a large multi-agency system for coordinating incident and emergency responses. Sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and developed by the Calspan-UB Research Center (CUBRC), IIMS is currently undergoing operational testing by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), and NYSDOT. IIMS is designed to transmit critical messages including visual images of the incident between mobile units and a network of inter-connected communications centers. IIMS was developed using open communications standards and builds on the foundation provided by the National ITS Architecture U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Emergency communication systems KW - Incident management UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722728 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929060 AU - Radloff, Ernst AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH AN AEI/OCR SYSTEM PY - 2002 SP - 14 p. AB - In the intermodal transportation industry there is a growing need for better tracking of containers in transit to improve handling operations, reduce error, increase throughput, and enable the use of electronic data interchange (EDI). As electronic tags are not in general use in the container shipping industry, automation of the container recognition process must be achieved through the identification numbers printed on the containers. It is in this context that Transportation Development Centre (TDC), the Montreal Port Authority, and Institut national d'optique (INO) have joined forces on an intermodal technology project designed to improve the efficiency and productivity of container movement through the Port. We report on a Canadian first: the development of a system that integrates automatic equipment identification (AEI) with a state-of- the-art optical character recognition (OCR) system for the automated identification of railcars and containers U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automatic equipment identification KW - Optical detectors KW - Ports KW - Railroad transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722705 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929095 AU - Walton, Jennifer R AU - Barrett, Monica L AU - Crabtree, Joseph D AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS IN KENTUCKY PY - 2002 SP - 14 p. AB - Dynamic message signs (DMS) are used to communicate accurate, timely and pertinent information to travelers on roadways. This information helps travelers avoid hazards or delays and respond properly to changing roadway conditions. In an ideal environment state transportation departments would be able to allocate DMS to various areas of the state based upon changing needs. The location of each sign would be monitored, and the message could be controlled and checked remotely. Unfortunately, there are problems standing in the way of reaching this ideal situation. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet initiated a research project to identify and address these problems. The research project included collecting an inventory of the DMS in the state, reviewing policies of other states and organizations, and identifying needs and issues with regard to management and use of the signs using a focus group session. This information was used to develop recommendations for ways to improve the management and use of the DMS U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Policy KW - Variable message signs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722737 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929096 AU - Koolis, J A AU - Decker, Harold J AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - MANAGING ITS 24-HOURS A DAY : MAINTAINING ATMS SERVICE DURING RECONSTRUCTION OF THE "Q" BRIDGE PY - 2002 SP - 7 p. AB - The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is facing a number of issues in planning for what will be the State's largest highway construction project: the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing/Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (aka the "Q" Bridge) Corridor Improvement Program. This paper highlights efforts of ConnDOT and its consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas Inc., in planning for the project. It also demonstrates that while the installation of Advanced Traffic Management Systems have helped reduce traffic congestion along our nation's highways, the systems themselves may be an additional encumbrance to future reconstruction activities. Careful planning and additional expense are required in order to maintain the systems during construction, but the benefits that these systems provide in allowing traffic monitoring within a construction zone, greatly offset the additional costs U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traffic management systems KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Work zone safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722738 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929053 AU - Eisele, William L AU - Rilett, Laurence R AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ESTIMATING TRAVEL TIME MEAN AND VARIANCE FOR ITS DATA SOURCES PY - 2002 SP - 16 p. AB - This paper describes recently completed research investigating corridor travel time mean and variance estimation. Simultaneous travel time data were collected along two corridors from several sources including instrumented test vehicles, commercial vehicles, and an ITS data source. The ITS data source included automatic vehicle identification (AVI) in Houston, Texas and inductance loop detectors in San Antonio, Texas spaced every 0.5 mile (0.8 kilometer). This paper identifies several important findings. First, ITS travel time data sources, such as AVI in Houston, were found to provide a very cost-effective data collection method. They also provide accurate travel time mean estimates while providing more confidence in the travel time estimate. Second, commercial vehicles were found to have longer travel times than those reported by the ITS data sources. This demonstrates that it may be reasonable to provide travel time maps and information in real-time specifically; for commercial vehicles for just-in-time or fleet operations. Third, the difficulty of using spot-speed measurements (i.e., estimates from loop detectors) for corridor travel time estimates is also identified. Finally, the correlation between adjacent links along a corridor was investigated. It was found that the covariance is generally non-zero and positive with the Houston AVI data. This indicates that the link variances cannot simply be summed to calculate corridor variance U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automatic vehicle identification KW - Loop detectors KW - Traffic estimation KW - Travel time UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722698 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929092 AU - Benouar, Katie Buxton AU - Alm, Erik AU - Kanzler, Tori AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - AN ITS BENEFIT ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT FOR CALIFORNIA'S DOT : ISSUES AND CHALLENGES PY - 2002 SP - 8 p. AB - This paper will focus on how ITS benefit-cost research products can be transferred to transportation professionals as credible, useful decision support tools for state department of transportation (DOT) officials. Research has been conducted for several years by Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley, sponsored by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). This research effort has produced models and a body of academic work establishing the unique benefits of ITS applications working in synergy to improve system management, increase traveler information, make transit a better alternative, improve safety and reliability. With the products of the research effort becoming available, the challenge is to transfer the research to the practitioners. This paper elaborates the process of developing an approach to achieve this transfer of ITS benefit-cost research to the practitioners and to develop a credible decision support argument for funding ITS in Caltrans' transportation system management strategies U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways KW - Policy UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722734 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929099 AU - Ng, Walter AU - Paddack, Erma AU - Aceves, Salvador AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - OPTIMUM VEHICLE COMPONENT INTEGRATION WITH INVEST (INTEGRATED VEHICLE SIMULATION TESTBED) PY - 2002 SP - 10 p. AB - The authors have developed an Integrated Vehicle Simulation Testbed (InVeST) which is based on the concept of Co-simulation, and allows the development of virtual vehicles that can be analyzed and optimized as an overall integrated system. The virtual vehicle is defined by selecting different vehicle components from a component library. Vehicle component models can be written in multiple programming languages running on different computer platforms. At the same time InVeST provides full protection for proprietary models. Co-simulation is a cost-effective alternative to competing methodologies, such as developing a translator or selecting a single programming language for all vehicle components. InVeST has been recently demonstrated using a transmission model and a transmission controller model. The transmission model was written in SABER and ran on a Sun/Solaris workstation, while the transmission controller was written in MATRIXx and ran on a PC running Windows NT. The demonstration was successfully performed. Future plans include the applicability of Co-simulation and InVeST to analysis and optimization of multiple complex systems including those of Intelligent Transportation Systems U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Simulation KW - Vehicles KW - Virtual reality UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722741 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929058 AU - Owens, Nicholas D AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - AN EVALUATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROJECT ONE STOP CREDENTIALING AND REGISTRATION (OSCAR) PY - 2002 SP - 35 p. AB - The paper presents a qualitative evaluation of the New York State proof-of-concept project for electronic credentialing, the One Stop Credentialing and Registration Project (OSCAR). An overview of the I- 95 Corridor Coalition's CVO program and the methodology used to conduct the evaluation are presented in the Sections 1 and 2 of the paper. Sections 3 and 4 summarize the organization of the New York State motor carrier program and current credentialing processes. A detailed description of the OSCAR project is presented in Section 5. Sections 6 presents evaluation findings, including an in-depth analysis of the institutional factors that contributed to the success of the proof-of-concept, and presents recommendations for other jurisdictions to consider when designing and implementing similar projects. Conclusions and recommendations for other jurisdictions to consider in the design and implementation of similar projects are presented in Section 7 U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automated clearance KW - Commercial vehicle operations KW - Trucking UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722703 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929059 AU - Siesel, Douglas E AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - FIBER OPTIC CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR ITS PY - 2002 SP - 9 p. AB - This paper presents fiber optic cabling and related passive component solutions typically found in communication designs for ITS as well as proper testing needs. This paper explains and recommends various types of fiber optic assemblies / components, processes and design considerations when deploying a fiber optic network for ITS applications. Two of the most common ITS fiber optic deployment configurations are examined: (1) Traffic Operations Center to Field Communication Shelter (high bandwidth); (2) Field Communication Shelter to Roadside Device (relatively low bandwidth) U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Communication systems KW - Fiber optics KW - Traffic control centers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722704 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929093 AU - Christie, Blake AU - Proper, Susan AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ITS STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION : INTEROPERABILITY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS PY - 2002 SP - 8 p. AB - Early deployments of standards have revealed some differences of opinion within the transportation industry as to what constitutes interoperability and how standards may be used to achieve it. Such misunderstandings have occasionally led to early deployments of systems that do not have the expected interoperability. This paper discusses issues that limit or restrict interoperability in deploying early versions of standards, and the solutions that are currently in development. While some ITS standards are not yet complete, they are well on the way to providing expected interoperability benefits U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Deployment KW - Interoperability KW - Standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722735 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929094 AU - Goodwin, Cecil W H AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - LOCATION PROBES : A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING MAP DATABASE ACCURACY PY - 2002 SP - 9 p. AB - The advent of location-enabled devices and the technology of location-based Services opens the door for a new way to improve the spatial accuracy of digital road maps. For the last decade and more accurate digital road maps available to public and private sector users were produced by expensive processes such as running the roads with differential GPS-equipped vehicles staffed by company employees. The new two-way communications capabilities under development to support location-based services, and the center-based architecture of those services, now makes it possible for all location-enabled devices to serve as location probes, providing real-time GPS observations to central sites where they are available for long-term collection and statistical analyses. This paper details how this new capability will allow existing digital maps to be modified to reflect the as-driven road network at minimal cost. Given a sufficient period of collection horizontal accuracies of road centerlines of 2-3 meters can be obtained for little cost beyond that of post-processing. It is possible that even lane-level information can be extracted for heavily-traveled roads U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Digital mapping KW - Global Positioning System KW - Probe vehicles UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722736 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929055 AU - Collura, John AU - Plotnikov, Valeri AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - EVALUATING TRANSIT TICKETING AND FARE COLLECTION (TFC) SYSTEMS : TFC SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES AND EVALUATION MEASURES PY - 2002 SP - 17 p. AB - In this paper, the authors address the issues of: (a) TFC (transit fare collection) system alternatives available on the market in the U.S. and (b) TFC system performance measures to compare alternative systems in terms of their operating costs. The authors conclude that while there are a number of independent factors affecting the composition, functions, and performance of a TFC system, the type of payment media, fare media, TFC equipment, and mode of transit are four major factors associated with TFC system performance in terms of operating costs. The authors also suggest that cost-effectiveness and labor-intensiveness metrics would be useful evaluation measures to assess the operating costs of existing and new TFC systems. Finally the authors present statistical data on selected heavy rail systems in the U.S. to illustrate the use of the framework and evaluation measures and to support the notions that cost-effectiveness and labor-intensiveness may vary considerably among heavy rail TFC systems and that this variation is due, in part, to the TFC technology including the type of fare media U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automatic fare collection KW - Benefit cost analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722700 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929082 AU - Brydia, Robert E AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - A GIGABIT ETHERNET SOLUTION TODAY FOR TOMORROW'S TRAFFIC NETWORK NEEDS PY - 2002 SP - 14 p. AB - The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is performing the College Station Integration Project to improve arterial operations and emergency vehicle routing at intersections with railroad grade crossings within the project area. The focus is delivering real-time video and rail monitoring information to the College Station Fire Department. The critical task for this project is the design of a communications system for the corridor that can handle high-bandwidth applications. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the communications system needs, the range of possible solutions and the reasons why Gigabit Ethernet was chosen for the solution. This paper also presents the Phase I communication system design as well as a discussion of the challenges that still remain. Innovative solutions for a full range of equipment needs in the traffic signal cabinet are also presented, based upon the use of Gigabit Ethernet as the communications backbone U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automatic vehicle monitoring KW - Communication systems KW - Computer networks KW - Railroad grade crossings UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722725 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929097 AU - Nassereddine, Imad AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - MANAGING TOLL EVASION IN THE ETC WORLD PY - 2002 SP - 22 p. AB - Highway 407 Express Toll Route (407 ETR), located just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the first all-electronic toll highway in the world. It provides free-flow access and tolling of all vehicles in an open-road environment. This presentation describes the main components of the electronic tolling system, the legislation in place the tools used to identify toll evaders and the enhanced enforcement program that has been implemented, in cooperation with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), to minimize toll evasion on 407 ETR U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automated toll collection KW - Law enforcement UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722739 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929054 AU - Michalopoulos, Panos G AU - Hourdakis, John AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ESTIMATION OF RAMP CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION PY - 2002 SP - 25 p. AB - Recent public opposition threatened to abandon ramp control as a traffic management option in the Twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which has one of the most extensive ramp control systems in the nation. In response to this Mn/DOT had to produce tangible independent evidence that ramp metering is effective in order to avoid turning off the meters. Simulation is the most widely accepted technique for achieving the stated objectives without turning the metering system off and was therefore used in this study. Two freeway sections were selected for detailed testing and the results along with the methodology are presented here. The results confirm that ramp metering is effective on the ramp/freeway system (not just the freeway) but they also revealed excessive delays on certain ramps that seem to support the concerns raised by the users. Real life issues related to the simulation implementation process (data collection and filtering calibration, interpreting/summarizing results, etc.), are also presented. Through the course of this work simulation reliability was established by defining a successful calibration/validation methodology and by identifying, in the process, certain operational problems related to the surveillance and control system deployed which were unknown. Finally, a general methodology was developed for evaluation that can easily be adapted to any user specified control strategy or used to improve an already existing one without field disruptions U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Ramp metering KW - Simulation KW - Technology assessment UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722699 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929061 AU - Choudhry, Omar AU - Whited, John AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - FORETELL, RESULTS FROM THE FIRST WINTER OF OPERATION PY - 2002 SP - 8 p. AB - Adverse weather conditions cause havoc on our nation's highways resulting in accidents, delays and expensive clean-up activities. To combat unsafe road conditions, state highway maintenance agencies in the United States and Canada spend over state and local agencies spend over $2.0 billion annually to control and combat unsafe road conditions due to snow and ice. Reliable and detailed information is required by maintenance officials to make their operational decisions regarding winter maintenance activities. Decisions are made based on the best available information that typically provides a general idea of when and where inclement weather is due. The FORETELL program provides maintenance users in the Midwest with advanced weather and road condition forecasts to assist in making these pro-active decisions. The activities and usage information for the FORETELL project were compiled for the months of October, 2000 to April, 2001. This report reflects the activity of county maintenance officials of Wisconsin and state maintenance officials from Minnesota and Iowa, and provides some insight into how weather and road condition information is used by these users U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Road weather information systems KW - Transportation operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722706 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929091 AU - Placer, John AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - INTERACTIVE DATA ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOT/NAU FUZZY VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT PROJECT PY - 2002 SP - 10 p. AB - In 1998 Northern Arizona University (NAU) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) designed and implemented the prototype of a variable speed limit (VSL) system for rural highways. The VSL system implements a real-time fuzzy control algorithm that utilizes information provided by Road Weather Information Stations (RWIS). This system continuously displays highway speeds appropriate to the atmospheric and road surface conditions at locations of interest along the I-40 corridor in rural northern Arizona. At the time of this initial project, none of the RWIS sites along I-40 were providing the complete data set needed for full utilization of the fuzzy control algorithm. During the project described in this paper an RWIS site on I-40 was fully upgraded so that it could be used as a test site to monitor the complete data set of atmospheric and road surface conditions needed by the fuzzy control algorithm. In addition to this a traffic detection system was added to the RWIS site U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced rural transportation systems KW - Computer algorithms KW - Fuzzy systems KW - Motor vehicles KW - Road weather information systems KW - Speed KW - Traffic speed UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722733 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929098 AU - Wang, Yinhai AU - Zhang, Xiaoping AU - Nihan, Nancy L AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - MONITORING FREEWAY CONGESTION USING SINGLE-LOOP MEASUREMENTS PY - 2002 SP - 15 p. AB - Two of the most effective approaches to the solution of congestion problems, Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) and Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) have been developing rapidly since the 1980s. Single-loop detectors are major data sources for such systems. In this study, the authors propose an approach that takes in nine consecutive 20-second interval measurements from a single-loop detector, processes these measurements, estimates speeds for 3-minute periods, and produces congestion information based on the estimated speeds. The entire procedure includes three steps: loop data preprocessing, traffic speed estimation, and congestion detection. To automate the procedure, a Freeway Congestion Monitoring System (FCMS) has been developed in C++. The FCMS can produce both speed and congestion severity curves in real time. Site data from a loop station on Southbound I-5 were applied to demonstrate the FCMS system. The system performed consistently well under both congested and un- congested conditions. After further tests, the FCMS system may be incorporated into current ATMS and ATIS systems to provide more reliable and more intuitive traffic information to transportation professionals and road users U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Freeway management systems KW - Loop detectors KW - Traffic congestion UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722740 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929084 AU - Pacheco-Costello, Dyanesa AU - Maguire, Stephen J AU - Chang, Edmond Chin-Ping AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - HUMAN EVACUATION BEHAVIOR : ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE EVACUATION PLANNING PY - 2002 SP - 18 p. AB - Disasters have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of Americans. To develop safe evacuation procedures, decision-makers need to gain a clearer understanding of the human behavior elements involved during the emergency evacuation process. However, many factors can affect evacuation behaviors, including behavioral risks associated with evacuations, specific populations affected by evacuations, and differences in evacuation in different populations. This paper was developed to improve the understanding of human behavior elements during disaster evacuations. The results can provide decision-makers with a better understanding of how numerous human behavior patterns should be considered to make accurate assumptions during potential emergency evacuations U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Emergency communication systems KW - Human factors KW - Incident management KW - Planning KW - Routing UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722727 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00929086 AU - Yi, Kyongsu AU - Min, Sukki AU - Huh, Kunsoo AU - Cho, Dongil AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - IMPLEMENTATION AND VEHICLE TESTS OF A LONGITUDINAL CONTROL LAW FOR APPLICATION TO STOP-AND-GO CRUISE CONTROL PY - 2002 SP - 13 p. AB - This paper presents the implementation and vehicle tests of the vehicle longitudinal control scheme for stop-and-go cruise control. The control scheme consists of a vehicle-to-vehicle distance control algorithm and throttle/brake control algorithm for acceleration tracking. A vehicle desired acceleration for vehicle-to-vehicle distance control has been designed using Linear Quadratic optimal control theory. Performance of the control algorithm has been investigated via both computer simulations and vehicle tests. A millimeter wave radar sensor has been used for distance measurement. A step motor and an electronic vacuum booster have been used for throttle/brake actuators, respectively. It has been shown that the proposed control algorithm can provides satisfactory performance U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Cruise control KW - In vehicle sensors KW - Longitudinal control KW - Millimeter wave devices KW - Millimeter waves KW - Radar UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/722729 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926872 AU - Jenq, Jeffrey H AU - Saleem, Faisal AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - AZTECH'S EXPERIENCE WITH TRAVELER INFORMATION KIOSKS PY - 2002 SP - 12 p. AB - Developed as part of the Phoenix AZTech national ITS Model Deployment Initiatives (MDI), twenty-three traveler information kiosks have been operational for more than three years. These kiosks were built as part the regional Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) to provide public with useful traveler information, including real-time traffic condition. Recently, an effort was initiated by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation, the lead agency of the AZTech program, to examine and assess the traveler information kiosk program in the Phoenix area. This paper summarizes the major findings of the study, including reviews of the procurement and implementation history, basic configuration, operational features, information contents, and usage assessment. Despite the sound design, the average level of usage of the kiosks was found to be less than satisfactory. In addition to the discussions of possible room for improvement, a viable alternative to the information kiosks for traveler information dissemination in public locations was also discussed U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - AZTech (Program : Arizona) KW - Technology assessment UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720872 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926874 AU - Phamdo, Nam AU - Brunson, Steven J AU - Preziotti, Gerry R AU - Kyle, Elizabeth M AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - A BRAKING MODEL FOR COLLISION WARNING SIMULATION PY - 2002 SP - 17 p. AB - A discrete-time model, which characterizes a driver's braking behavior, is developed. According to the proposed model, the amount of braking depends on the current vehicle speed and the required stopping distance. The model is used to simulate the performance of the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Alert Algorithm. The simulation results indicate that, in the situation where an inattentive driver is approaching a stopped lead vehicle at 60 mph, the probability of collision is less than 17.6% when the NHTSA Alert Algorithm is in minimum sensitivity mode. In maximum sensitivity mode, the probability of collision is less than 3.2% U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Brakes KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Driving KW - Risk assessment KW - Simulation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720874 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926868 AU - Curry, Reates AU - Greenberg, Jeff AU - Blanco, Myra AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - AN ALTERNATE METHOD TO EVALUATE DRIVER DISTRACTION PY - 2002 SP - 15 p. AB - Traditional ways of directly measuring visual demand while driving (i.e., extracting eye glance data by manual video tape reduction) are tedious and cumbersome. This paper is a summary of the results on visual demand associated with various telematic tasks. The results are based on the data collected from an empirical study. More specifically, traditional eye glance measures such as Mean Single Glance Time, Number of Glances, Total Glance Time, and Longest Single Eye Glance are compared to other dependent measures such as Static/Dynamic Task Completion Times and the Number of Excursions committed while completing the task. Previous findings indicated that static task completion time is a viable surrogate of dynamic task completion times. Results presented herein provide supportive evidence of previous findings, in addition to the Total Glance Time being a good predictor of other surrogate measures such as lane- keeping performance and task completion times U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Driver monitoring KW - Driving KW - Human factors KW - Telematics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720868 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926870 AU - Chang, Edmond Chin-Ping AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ATIS DATA FUSION FOR TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICE PY - 2002 SP - 3 p. AB - Operating agencies and 3rd party wireless service providers in Taiwan have been developing a comprehensive traffic information service system covering urban expressways and arterial transportation facilities. This available traffic information can be used for effective traffic routing and congestion management applications. To support the advanced traveler information service, a Traffic Data Fusion Process (TDFP) was developed that is based on both historical and real-time link travel times. This paper describes the design and implementation of automatic computer-assisted procedures, the TDFP, to estimate updated link-travel-time, select proper incident responses and construct traffic information messages. The proposed system currently being developed, can distribute real-time traffic information automatically to all users U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Data fusion KW - Traffic estimation KW - Travel time UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720870 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926871 AU - Khosla, Deepak AU - Matic, Roy AU - Schwartz, David AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST PROGRAM : MULTI-SENSOR FUSION FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE PY - 2002 SP - 14 p. AB - This paper describes a data fusion architecture and system for fusing multiple sensor information for automotive applications, specifically adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning applications. Both of these applications rely on accurate detection of vehicles that are in the forward path of the host-vehicle. This in turn requires accurate estimation of forward road geometry and host vehicle state. Information about road geometry in the forward path of an automobile can be obtained by using a variety of sensors such as gyro, camera GPS, etc. To reduce uncertainty as well as handle missing and/or incomplete data from single sensor systems, one approach is to combine information from multiple redundant and/or complementary sensors. We describe the interface and system for fusing multi-sensor information from gyro, radar, vision, and GPS to provide robust and accurate host vehicle path and state estimation. The core fusion algorithm is based on a Kalman filter and a module that determines the information value of a sensor prior to the fusion step. This paper also describes a novel road model that is superior to a conventional single-clothoid road model as it produces smaller road geometry estimation errors especially during sharp transitions in road curvature. The data fusion software operates at 10 Hz rate on a 266 MHz PC 104 platform. We will also describe results of performance evaluation of the data fusion system U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Data fusion KW - Kalman filtering UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720871 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926878 AU - Maurin, Benjamin AU - Masoud, Osama AU - Papanikolopoulos, Nikos AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - CAMERA SURVEILLANCE OF CROWDED TRAFFIC SCENES PY - 2002 SP - 28 p. AB - This paper deals with real-time image processing of crowded outdoor scenes with the objective of creating an effective traffic management system that monitors urban settings (urban intersections, streets after athletic events, etc.). The proposed system can detect, track and monitor both pedestrians (crowds) and vehicles. We describe the characteristics of the tracker that is based on a new detection method. Initially, we produce a motion estimation map. This map is then segmented and analyzed in order to remove inherent noise and focus on particular regions. Moreover, tracking of these regions is obtained in two steps: fusion and measurement of the current position and velocity, and then estimation of the next position based on a simple model. The instability of tracking is addressed by a multiple-level approach to the problem. The computed data is then analyzed to produce motion statistics. Experimental results from various sites in the Twin Cities area are presented. The final step is to provide this information to an urban traffic management center that monitors crowds and vehicles in the streets U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Identification and monitoring systems KW - Identification systems KW - Image processing KW - Monitoring KW - Pedestrian detectors KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic surveillance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720878 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926897 AU - Maeoka, Atsushi AU - Wachi, Makoto AU - Tajima, Teruyuki AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - DEPLOYMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY SYSTEM (PTPS) IN JAPAN PY - 2002 SP - 5 p. AB - This paper describes the state of deployment in Japan for Public Transportation Priority Systems (PTPS). The Universal Traffic Management Society (UTMS) of Japan has researched some new systems for traffic administration using ITS technologies under the guidance of National Police Agency (NPA) since 1993. PTPS is one of the research subjects and an advanced system utilizing infrared beacons with a vehicle detecting and a communication function between a vehicle and a road side module, based on the priority signal control for buses introduced throughout Japan widely since the 1970s. This paper shows some brief major functions. Moreover, we made an experiment in PTPS in cooperation with Hokkaido police headquarters and some bus service companies in the 1995 fiscal year and achieved a good result and been introduced into 17 in all the 47 prefectures at the end of the 2000 fiscal year U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Buses KW - Public transit KW - Traffic signal preemption UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720896 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926867 AU - Blum, Jeremy AU - Eskandarian, Azim AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ADAPTABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS PY - 2002 SP - 15 p. AB - Emergent Collision Avoidance Systems (CASs) are beginning to assist drivers in performing specific tasks and extending the limits of driver perception. The systems face significant hurdles in terms of safety and driver acceptance. In fact, CASs may actually make the driving environment more dangerous. This paper demonstrates that adaptive capability is necessary to mitigate these concerns. Specifically, CASs must adapt to a driver's style and limitations. Fortunately, a significant portion of this adaptive capability can be realized without additional sensors and with the inclusion of relatively simple hardware. The requirements of components of a CAS are discussed based on advances found in recent relevant literature. An architecture for an adaptive CAS is proposed U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Adaptive control KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Human factors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720867 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926881 AU - Wilson, Bruce AU - Popkin, Stephen AU - Rau, Paul AU - Hitz, John AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUATING A TRUCK-BASED DROWSY DRIVER WARNING SYSTEM PY - 2002 SP - 20 p. AB - The evaluation of a truck-based drowsy driver warning system through field operational test (FOT) data will provide an objective assessment of user- and device-provided performance data. The evaluation will address five areas: safety benefits, driver acceptance, fleet management acceptance, performance and capability, and deployment. This paper reviews the goals and objectives that the evaluation will pursue. Although the details of the plan will evolve as the FOT approaches, the information provided addresses the main topics and indicates the thoroughness with which the evaluation will be performed. Ultimately, the FOT and its subsequent evaluation will provide a useful contribution to public safety U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Driver monitoring KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - Safety KW - Technology assessment KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720881 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926882 AU - Hobeika, Antoine AU - El-Zarif, Jamal AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - DEPLOYING AN ITS DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM FOR NO-PASSING ZONE VIOLATIONS ON TWO-LANE RURAL ROADS PY - 2002 SP - 27 p. AB - A new safety application, as part of ITS Advanced Rural Transportation System (ARTS), has been developed and deployed on a two-lane rural road (Route 114) in Southwest Virginia. The route has a rolling geometry of several vertical curves and is subject to significant head-on accidents. During the period 1994-2000, the road experienced 11 crashes that resulted in 12 fatalities and 29 injuries. All these accidents were a result of two main conditions: 1) Illegal passing maneuvers crossing solid yellow centerline; and 2) A short passing sight distance due to the road vertical profile. Accidents reports indicated alcohol involvement in some of these incidents. The main objective of the research, supported by Virginia Department of Transportation VDOT, is to design, install, test and evaluate a video detection-based warning system by installing an efficient system on one vertical crest curve on Route 114, capable of performing the following two main functions: 1) Detect vehicles that attempt to violate the no-passing zone; 2) Warn the violating drivers in order to discourage them from continuing their risky maneuvers U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced rural transportation systems KW - Crashes KW - Detectors KW - Driver information systems KW - Lane changing KW - Safety KW - Traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720882 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926900 AU - Nguyen, An AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM VIA CELLULAR DIGITAL PACKET DATA NETWORK PY - 2002 SP - 7 p. AB - The purpose of this demonstration project is to test the concept of using cellular wireless technology to monitor and control traffic signal systems instead of hardwired communications lines. The specific wireless technology deployed is called Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD), which provides wireless Internet Protocol (IP) data communications between the traffic signal controllers and the central computer through a cellular service provider. The test bed for this project was chosen to be in the area of San Pedro, California where the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has no hardwired interconnect. The location of this test bed is about 25 miles south of the downtown Traffic Management Center (TMC). The San Pedro area is ideal for this specific test since it is so far from the central TMC. A total of 36 intersections were chosen as part of this project. As of today, 26 intersections are on-line via CDPD. The 2070 timers are chosen for this project for its faster communication rate over the 170. The remote intersections with the 2070 timers are polled once every 5 seconds U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Cellular radio KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic signals KW - Wireless communication systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720899 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926901 AU - Serafin, Colleen AU - Archer, Gerri AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - EFFECT ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE AND TASK TIME OF USING ADVANCED IN- VEHICLE SYSTEMS IN A DRIVING SIMULATOR PY - 2002 SP - 20 p. AB - This study evaluated two advanced integrated systems with navigation communication, and entertainment capabilities in a driving simulator. One system was a Johnson Controls prototype with a joystick-type control and Hotkeys to input information; the other was a production system with a touchscreen display for the navigation and entertainment functions and a voice-operated system for the communication function. Eighteen participants used both systems while driving in the center lane of a three-lane highway with no traffic and no curves, and also participated in a baseline driving session. Dependent measures of interest included driving performance (lane position, steering angle and speed) and task completion time. Subjective workload ratings also were obtained using the NASA-TLX. The results suggest that type of task and type of system affect task completion time and driving performance. The prototype system showed superior results in shorter task completion times for the destination entry tasks, and overall better driving performance and subjective ratings, than did the production system. Driving performance, however, was better when driving without performing any other tasks than when performing tasks. Future research is recommended to compare driving performance when using advanced in-vehicle systems and traditional systems U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Driver information systems KW - Driving simulators KW - Human factors KW - Telematics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720900 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926869 AU - Luo, Anna Tao AU - Maguire, Stephen J AU - Chang, Edmond Chin-Ping AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC MODELING FOR EVACUATION SYSTEMS PY - 2002 SP - 17 p. AB - Emergency evacuation is one most protective measure and viable alternative during regional emergencies in response to both natural and man-made disasters. Several evacuation traffic models have been developed and currently available to support the planning and analysis of emergency evacuation. However, to be effective, the decision- makers must understand how these models can be used to facilitate the planning, analysis, and deployment of emergency evacuation for populations at risk. This paper reviews and analyzes various traffic models, suggests how to improve the operational planning of emergency evacuation, and recommends the necessary technological enhancements for evacuation traffic models U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Emergency communication systems KW - Planning KW - Routing KW - Simulation KW - Traffic estimation KW - Traffic flow UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720869 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926876 AU - Hammer, Glen AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - BUILDING A STATEWIDE TRANSIT TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM FOR OREGON : FROM IDEAS TO OPTIONS PY - 2002 SP - 41 p. AB - At the direction of senior management the Oregon Department of Transportation embarked on a project to significantly improve the availability and quality of information for public transportation customers in Oregon. The main project objective is to reduce barrier to the use of public transportation that stem from poor information about these services. The vision is an information source that provides one stop shopping for public transportation information in Oregon, and potentially the entire Northwest. One of the challenges to developing such a system is translating the vision into a definable project. The number of stakeholders (over 200 in Oregon) compounds the project complexity, as does the variety of services being offered. When you add to these factors the ambitious nature of a statewide- system a concise project scope becomes very important. The presentation explains our approach to defining this project. It outlines the three reports that were developed and the phased approach that was adopted. The reports demonstrate the high level of interest in this project within the public transportation community and provide and overview of existing systems in the United States and in other countries U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Planning KW - Policy KW - Public transit UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720876 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926866 AU - Ervin, Robert AU - Sayer, James AU - LeBlanc, David AU - Hagan, Michael AU - Bareket, Zevi AU - Fancher, Paul AU - Winkler, Christopher AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - ACAS FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST PLAN PY - 2002 SP - 15 p. AB - A plan has been defined for conducting a field operational test of the Automotive Collision Avoidance System (ACAS). The goal of this test is to determine the practical suitability of the ACAS function for widespread use by the driving public. The scope of testing covers a 10-month period of naturalistic driving of ACAS-equipped vehicles by a stratified sample of laypersons, each of whom will retain the vehicle for four weeks as his or her personal car. Thus, the intent is that the driving experience be naturalistic, notwithstanding the limited period of vehicle use U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Driving UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720866 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926880 AU - Mohler, Scott E AU - Shirley, John R AU - Surgi, R J AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) CAMERA TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION PY - 2002 SP - 27 p. AB - The closed circuit television (CCTV) camera marketplace, much like personal computers, is in a state of constant evolution. Marketplace competition, technology advances, and more stringent user demands are constantly spurring the creation of ever faster, more reliable, and increasingly economical camera surveillance options. Because the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is in the process of deploying a major expansion to the NaviGAtor system that will include increased camera surveillance of approximately one thousand cameras they wanted to determine if there were newer CCTV cameras, either on the market or up and coming, that could more effectively serve everyone's needs. They also wanted to assess the ramifications of introducing a new camera into NaviGAtor, which could be very significant in terms of cost and effort. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the latest camera technologies, and then determine which, if any, of these technologies should be deployed as the NaviGAtor system is expanded. In addition, the study included developing an approach for integrating the recommended new CCTV camera into NaviGAtor U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Cameras KW - Closed circuit television KW - Technology assessment UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720880 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926898 AU - Qiao, Fengziang AU - Wang, Xin AU - Yu, Lei AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - DETERMINING AGGREGATION LEVEL FOR ITS DATA VIA WAVELET TRANSFORMATION PY - 2002 SP - 18 p. AB - In addition to the intended use of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) data for traffic operational purposes, it is possible and desirable to use these data for various transportation planning purposes. The nature and sheer amount of data requires careful and judicious processing to appropriate aggregation levels and sampling frames to make the real-time traffic data more meaningful to transportation planners. Some pioneer approaches determine the aggregation levels empirically by testing whether the difference between the aggregated series and the original series is statistically significant. However, there is a risk that the measuring errors are also included, and further more, no one knows that what kinds of information have been omitted and what remain. In this research, the original real time ITS data, were first decomposed via the wavelet transformation. Then the measuring noises as well as the various useful signal components were identified. The next step goes to find out what the physical meaning for each of the retained components in the decomposed series is. The well-designed sampling frequency can serve as the proper aggregation level that is able to capture the required frequency component and eliminate other unnecessary ones. Different transportation planning purposes need different frequency components from the original ITS data series, so the wavelet transformation approach can help us determine what's the proper value of the aggregation level for a particular planning purpose U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Databases KW - Information processing KW - Planning KW - Real time information KW - Traffic flow UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720897 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926899 AU - Campbell, John L AU - McCallum, Marvin C AU - Richman, Joel B AU - Granda, Thomas AU - Slavich, Antoinette AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - DEVELOPMENT OF ICON IDEA : ICON INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION ASSISTANT PY - 2002 SP - 11 p. AB - Icons are visual images used to symbolize an object, action, or concept. If properly conceptualized and designed, they can provide a number of advantages over a text-only approach to presenting drivers with in-vehicle messages. However, poorly designed icons can lead to additional driver workload, driver confusion, and errors. Unfortunately, there are few sources of human factors design guidelines that can be used with confidence during the icon development process. Under contract to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Battelle is providing automotive and electronics designers with a set of human factors design guidelines for in-vehicle display icons. The final guidelines are currently under development and will provide in-vehicle information system (IVIS) developers with key information regarding the use and integration of existing and new visual icons. In addition to the hardcopy human factors design guidelines, FHWA asked the Battelle team to develop an interactive design tool for presenting individual candidate icons in a manner that also provides evaluative information about the icons. This design tool, called Icon IDEA (Icon Interactive Development and Evaluation Assistant) provides icon designers with the following basic functions: (1) a searchable database of over 400 candidate icons, (2) access to evaluation ratings for each of the icons in the database, (3) recommendations for further refining the icon designs, and (4) clear and simple design guidelines for developing and evaluating all in-vehicle icons U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Databases KW - Human factors KW - Information display systems KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720898 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926873 AU - Shapiro, Debra Lynn AU - Puri, Preeti AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - BIOMETRIC SECURITY FOR ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PY - 2002 SP - 10 p. AB - The security of Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) proves to be vital as these systems are expanded to support regional traffic management, integrated with public safety, electronic toll collection and other systems, and become part of Homeland Security. Changes to critical ATMS subsystems by disgruntled employees, operators without permission and training to manage functions, hackers, or aggressive terrorists could create dangerous roadway situations. Password protection provides minimal security. Often, passwords are not only lost or stolen, but also shared among employees. This paper provides insight on the security challenges faced by ATMS systems and proposes biometric fingerprint security as a viable solution. Biometric fingerprint scan technology has improved steadily over the last ten years. A discussion of fingerprint technology is provided along with information about the integration of this capability into existing ATMS systems U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced traffic management systems KW - Scanners KW - Security UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720873 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926875 AU - Lister, Mac AU - Rumery, Jeffery AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - BUFFALO COUNTY ITS PROJECT AND REGIONAL ARCHITECTURES PY - 2002 SP - 15 p. AB - Buffalo County has an ITS project implementation underway encompassing a brokered rural bus transit system in South Central Nebraska. As a part of this project discussions with FHWA led the project partners to want to develop a project ITS architecture that would meet federal guidelines established in the rule for conformity with the National ITS Architecture that went into effect on April 8, 2001. The Division Office of FHWA requested support in this effort from the Midwestern Resource Center of FHWA and several meetings were planned to aid the local partners in their efforts. In the first of these meetings a need to address the more regional issues of a regional ITS architecture were identified. The stakeholders decided to move forward with the development of a regional architecture that would include the project architecture for the ITS project that was already underway. This paper will outline the partners in the ITS project, the project itself, and discuss the development of the project and regional architectures. The architecture development is still underway at the time of this writing. The schedule calls for completion during 2002 U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Advanced rural transportation systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs KW - Paratransit services KW - Planning KW - System architecture UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720875 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926877 AU - Ampelas, Andre AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - CALYPSO, THE INTEROPERABLE ELECTRONIC TICKETING STANDARD PY - 2002 SP - 3 p. AB - CALYPSO is an interoperable electronic ticketing standard open to multi-application environments. It was developed by a group of European partners from the cities of Brussels, Constance, Lisbon Paris and Venice. CALYPSO provides the basis for a new service relationship with clients: facilitating access to networks customizing travel cards and complementary services, diversifying sales outlets, and managing client databases. The specifications of CALYPSO enable the transport operator to define its own electronic ticketing system using a complete range of cards (dual-interface transport or multiservice cards, contactless paper tickets). U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Automatic fare collection KW - Interoperability KW - Public transit UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720877 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00926879 AU - Damico, Gregory B AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - George Washington Transportation Research Institute. Center for Intelligent Systems Research AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - HRL Laboratories AU - Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. AU - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Oregon Department of Transportation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - California Department of Transportation AU - TRANSCORE (FIRM) AU - Georgia Department of Transportation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg AU - Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan AU - Texas Southern University, Houston AU - Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center AU - Los Angeles (California) AU - Johnson Controls, Incorporated AU - Texas Transportation Institute AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - I-95 Corridor Coalition AU - Department of Transportation AU - Iteris, Incorporated AU - Transport Canada AU - Castle Rock Consultants AU - Iowa Department of Transportation AU - ITS Michigan AU - Veridian Engineering AU - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AU - California Department of Transportation AU - Mitretek Systems AU - University of Tennessee, Knoxville AU - University of Kentucky, Lexington AU - University of Washington, Seattle AU - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory AU - Capital Region Transportation Management Center AU - ATA Foundation AU - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - University of California, Berkeley AU - Iowa State University, Ames AU - DeKalb County, Georgia AU - University of Washington, Seattle TI - CCTV MEDIA ACCESS SYSTEM PY - 2002 SP - 8 p. AB - In the effort to respond to media inquiries for access to freeway closed circuit television (CCTV) video images, a system was developed in the Los Angeles area to demonstrate feasibility of implementing and operating such a media access system. Development of the means to implement CCTV media access evolved over a multi-year timeframe. Both technical and institutional issues were encountered and resolved in order to bring about deployment of the system. Formal agreements were negotiated and executed to govern the terms and conditions for granting external access to the freeway CCTV video camera images. A partnership of media participants developed the technical design details and completed the system installation. An operational test period uncovered means to provide various refinements to improve the use of the system U1 - ITS America 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Securing Our FutureIntelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)Long Beach,California,United States StartDate:20020429 EndDate:20020502 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) KW - Closed circuit television KW - Policy KW - Public private partnerships KW - Traffic surveillance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720879 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00926059 AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - EG&G Technical Services, Incorporated AU - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS 2000 ANNUAL REPORT PY - 2002 SP - 96 p. AB - The report is a compilation, analysis and documentation of drug and alcohol testing results reported by transit systems in the United States during 2000. It presents the results of mandatory drug and alcohol testing result by transit systems and their contractors who receive FTA funds, which include testing results for 2000 and trend analysis dating back to the program's inception. The report covers results for the following drug types: marijuana (THC), cocaine. phencyclidine (PCP) opiates and amphetamines. The drug test types covered are: pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow up. The report also covers testing results for alcohol for the following test types: random post accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow up. The report has increased focus on test analysis since data are now available for five tears. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Amphetamines KW - Cocaine KW - Contractors KW - Drug tests KW - Human factors KW - Human subject testing KW - Marijuana KW - Phencyclidine opiates KW - Transit operators KW - Transit personnel KW - Trend (Statistics) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19300/19369/PB2002106364.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718204 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01478638 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - Early Warning Reporting Categories Analysis of Recall and Complaints Data PY - 2001/12 SP - 25p AB - This analysis was performed to assist the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in identifying components and systems to be included in early warning reporting (EWR) categories that would be based upon historical safety-related recalls. The categorization presented in this paper is primarily the result of the examination of recall data maintained by NHTSA in its DIMS II database. Complaints data in DIMS II were also analyzed with respect to the recalls. This paper describes the summarization and analysis of the data, and presents the results for each vehicle category: light vehicles, medium-heavy vehicles, buses, motorcycles, and trailers. KW - Buses KW - Heavy vehicles KW - Highway safety KW - Light vehicles KW - Medium sized cities KW - Motorcycles KW - Recall campaigns KW - Trailers KW - U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration KW - Vehicle safety UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/46000/46900/46918/Volpe_Categories_Report.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1247614 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122175 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, December 2001 PY - 2001/12 SP - 144p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/december/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/december/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883911 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113483 AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Spiller, David J AU - Giezentanner, Bill AU - Allwell, Cassandra AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Morristown National Historical Park Alternative Transportation System Planning Study PY - 2001/12 SP - 45p AB - This alternative transportation plan aims to define a more efficient transit plan for visitors to Morristown National Historical Park. Goals include protecting environmental resources, improving visitor experiences and safety, maximizing use of infrastructure, ensuring compatibility of goals between the park and the surrounding community, and determining cost-effective means to maximize ridership. The report identifies three transportation alternatives for Morristown and analyzes their respective benefits in terms of ridership, safety, visitor enjoyment, and efficiency, as well as costs of each plan. KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Costs KW - Environmental protection KW - Morristown (New Jersey) KW - Morristown National Historical Park KW - Ridership KW - Tour buses KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation safety UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30300/30347/morristown.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873118 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00973621 AU - Lappin, J AU - Bottom, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTING TRAVELER RESPONSE TO INFORMATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW PY - 2001/12 SP - 346 p. AB - This report is a review of literature published as of mid-2001 on the traveler response to real time information at the individual and network levels. The report summarizes what is currently known about traveler response to information, in a form that provides a useful high level understanding of the main issues. The report discusses survey and analysis methods as well as results, because understanding appropriate tools and methods is just as necessary and important as their application. KW - Information services KW - Information technology KW - Literature reviews KW - Real time information KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13953_files/13953.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/697629 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00926184 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Wu, Y AU - Miller, H J AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR MEASURING SPACE-TIME ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN DYNAMIC FLOW TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS PY - 2001/12 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - p. 1-14 AB - This paper reports on the development of dynamic space-time prism (STP) based accessibility measures and computational procedures for assessing individual accessibility in networks with time-varying flow. Static network-based STPs are extended to the case where network flow and travel velocities vary across time due to congestion. These tools can evaluate the accessibility of travelers under different traffic congestion scenarios, alternative network flow control strategies, and activity scheduling policies (e.g., flextime and telecommuting). KW - Accessibility KW - Computer networks KW - Dynamic models KW - Flexible hours KW - Network analysis (Planning) KW - Telecommuting KW - Time dependence KW - Traffic congestion KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel behavior UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n23/paper_01/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720259 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00926186 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Baradaran, S AU - Ramjerdi, F AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PERFORMANCE OF ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES IN EUROPE PY - 2001/12 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - p. 31-48 AB - Given the importance of accessibility measures as tools in planning, the aim of this paper is to elicit an understanding of the mechanism behind their diversity. In this paper, accessibility measures are classified according to their underpinning theories, complexity in constructions, and demand on data. The classifications comprise travel cost, gravity, constraints-based, utility-based, and composite approaches. While simpler models are less demanding on data, they fail to address the subject in a theoretically rigorous manner. The paper also summarizes issues that are important in modeling accessibility. The performance of some conferred accessibility measures are compared in a European context, and the effects of functional forms of the deterrence variable and agglomeration effect are examined. KW - Accessibility KW - Constraints KW - Costs KW - Data collection KW - Europe KW - Gravity models KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n23/paper_03/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720261 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00926188 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Handy, S L AU - Clifton, K J AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - EVALUATING NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESSIBILITY: POSSIBILITIES AND PRACTICALITIES PY - 2001/12 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - p. 67-78 AB - Efforts to improve transportation choices and enhance accessibility at the neighborhood level have been hampered by a lack of practical planning tools. This paper identifies the factors that contribute to accessibility at the neighborhood level and explores different ways that planners can evaluate neighborhood accessibility. A gap between the data needed to describe important accessibility factors and the data readily available to local planning departments points to two complementary strategies: a city-wide approach using available data and geographic information systems to evaluate accessibility to neighborhoods across the city, and a neighborhood specific approach to building a detailed accessibility database. Examples are presented of both. KW - Accessibility KW - Geographic information systems KW - Land use KW - Neighborhoods KW - Planning and design KW - Sustainable development KW - Transportation corridors UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n23/paper_05/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720263 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00926189 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - BERGLUND, S AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - PATH-BASED ACCESSIBILITY PY - 2001/12 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - p. 79-91 AB - This paper explores the development of accessibility measure based on daily travel patterns. In contrast to traditional zone-based measures, distance is calculated using a predefined travel matrix. The travel pattern for each zone is used as a weight in the accessibility measure. This path-based accessibility measure is implemented in a computer program that is closely coupled to a transport-oriented geographic information system. The measure is demonstrated in an application for two Swedish counties. This paper shows that there are differences between traditional measures and differences in accessibility between socioeconomic groups with different travel patterns. KW - Accessibility KW - Geographic information systems KW - Planning methods KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Sweden KW - Travel patterns UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n23/paper_06/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720264 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00926185 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Harris, B AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ACCESSIBILITY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS PY - 2001/12 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - p. 15-30 AB - The character of accessibility as measuring the situation of a location in a region rather than its intrinsic qualities is emphasized throughout this paper. A brief characterization lays the basis for a sketch of data requirements, a specification of operational definitions, and a review of earlier findings. The idea of accessibility under competition is developed with several formulations, which are then compared through a synthetic example. Concluding comments suggest some guidelines and future directions. KW - Accessibility KW - Competition KW - Data collection KW - Regional planning KW - Urban areas UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n23/paper_02/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720260 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00926187 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Berechman, J AU - Paaswell, R AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS PY - 2001/12 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - p. 49-66 AB - This paper hypothesizes that the local supply of labor is affected, among other things, by the level of accessibility to employment locations. Specifically. the paper conjectures that improved accessibility in a given area, resulting from transportation infrastructure investment, will enhance labor participation, given intervening factors such as socioeconomic and locational characteristics. It is also assumed that this effect will be more pronounced in low-income areas where costs of labor market participation, including transportation costs, constitute a real barrier to market entry. Using a simultaneous equation model, this paper empirically explores the impact of accessibility changes on the supply of labor specific job types in the South Bronx, New York, an economically distressed area. KW - Accessibility KW - Barriers to entry (Competition) KW - Costs KW - Empirical methods KW - Employment KW - Improvements KW - Infrastructure KW - Low income groups KW - New York (New York) KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n23/paper_04/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/720262 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01472707 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Tang, Y H AU - Perlman, A B AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - Evaluation of Semi-Empirical Analyses for Railroad Tank Car Puncture Velocity, Part II: Correlations with Engineering Analyses PY - 2001/11//Final Report SP - 75p AB - This report is the second in a series focusing on methods to determine the puncture velocity of railroad tank car shells. In this context, puncture velocity refers to the impact velocity at which a coupler will completely pierce the shell and puncture the tank. In the first report in this series, a set of semi-empirical equations was evaluated by comparing calculated puncture velocities with data from tank car impact tests. These equations were originally developed by the RPI-AAR Tank Car Safety Committee and later modified by the industry to account for head shield protection and jacket insulation. The semi-empirical equations generally produced reasonable and conservative estimates of puncture velocity when compared with the experimental data. However, differences between the calculated and observed results become more widespread when the tank is pressurized or when shield protection is present. Moreover, alternative methods to determine puncture velocity may be observed by the industry to avoid overdesign. In this report, methods to predict puncture velocity based only on engineering mechanics principles (i.e., no empiricism) are developed and described. Results from the semi-empirical approach are compared with results from the engineering methods. These methods rely on both analytical and computational tools to examine the structural behavior of tanks with ellipsoidal shapes. These tools include finite element and dynamic lumped mass models. KW - Computer models KW - Couplers KW - Depressions (Indentations) KW - Finite element method KW - Impact tests KW - Mechanics KW - Puncture resistance KW - Puncture velocity KW - Railroad safety KW - Tank cars KW - Velocity measurement UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2725 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1243648 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122411 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, November 2001 PY - 2001/11 SP - 133p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883926 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112791 AU - Dyer, Michael G AU - Peterson, Scott A AU - Crikelair, Tom AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Acadia National Park: Assessment of Alternate Transportation for Schoodic Peninsula PY - 2001/11//Final Report SP - 156p AB - The National Park Service is developing reuse alternatives in anticipation of the U.S. Navy’s turnover of its base on Big Moose Island on Schoodic Peninsula. This report identifies and assesses alternate transportation alternatives to help ensure that Acadia National Park meets its goal of maintaining the quiet and scenic condition of the Schoodic parkland. The transportation alternatives considered include combinations of ferry services from Bar Harbor to Winter Harbor, properly linked bus services at each terminal as well as for a substitute for ferry service, enhancements of bicycling opportunities, and provision of park and ride facilities. The report also includes an assessment of roadway impacts in and around the Schoodic parkland resulting from the reuse and implementation of the transportation alternatives. KW - Acadia National Park KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Bicycling KW - Bus transit KW - Ferry service KW - National parks KW - Park and ride KW - Schoodic Peninsula (Maine) KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30200/30281/acadia-ats.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872798 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932359 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Tang, Y H AU - Perlman, A B AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - EVALUATION OF SEMI-EMPIRICAL ANALYSES FOR TANK CAR PUNCTURE VELOCITY, PART II: CORRELATIONS WITH ENGINEERING ANALYSES PY - 2001/11 SP - 68 p. AB - This report is the second in a series focusing on methods to determine the puncture velocity of railroad tank car shells. In this context, puncture velocity refers to the impact velocity at which a coupler will completely pierce the shell and puncture the tank. In the first report in this series, a set of semi-empirical equations was evaluated by comparing calculated puncture velocities with data from tank car impact tests. These equations were originally developed by the RPA-AAR Tank Car Safety Committee and later modified by the industry to account for head shield protection and jacket insulation. The semi-empirical equations generally produced reasonable and conservative estimates of puncture velocity when compared with the experimental data. However, differences between the calculated and observed results become more widespread when the tank is pressurized or when shield protection is present. Moreover, alternative methods to determine puncture velocity may be observed by the industry to avoid overdesign. In this report, methods to predict puncture velocity based only on engineering mechanics principles (i.e., no empiricism) are developed and described. Results from the semi-empirical approach are compared with results from the engineering methods. These methods rely on both analytical and computational tools to examine the structural behavior of tanks with ellipsoidal shapes. These tools include finite element and dynamic lumped mass models. KW - Correlation analysis KW - Couplers KW - Ellipses KW - Engineering KW - Evaluation KW - Finite element method KW - Impact KW - Mechanical analysis KW - Puncture resistance KW - Puncture velocity KW - Railroad cars KW - Shield protection KW - Tank cars KW - Velocity UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12800/12868/ord0121_2.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/724439 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00932358 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Tang, Y H AU - Perlman, A B AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - EVALUATION OF SEMI-EMPIRICAL ANALYSES FOR RAILROAD TANK CAR PUNCTURE VELOCITY, PART I: CORRELATIONS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA PY - 2001/11 SP - 40 p. AB - This report is the first in a two-part series that focuses on methodologies to determine the puncture velocity of tank car shells. In this context, puncture velocity refers to the impact velocity at which a coupler will completely pierce the tank car head and puncture the tank. In this report, the methodology to calculate puncture velocity is based on a set of semi-empirical equations. Moreover, these semi-empirical equations are evaluated by comparing calculated puncture velocities with results from full-scale, one-fifth scale, and actual tank car impact tests. The semi-empirical equations generally appear to produce reasonable and conservative estimates of puncture velocity when compared with the available experimental data. However, differences between the calculated and observed results become more widespread when the tank is pressurized or when shield protection is present. The second report in this series explores and describes alternative methodologies to determine puncture velocity of tank cars based on engineering analyses. KW - Couplers KW - Evaluation KW - Impact KW - Pressurization KW - Puncture resistance KW - Puncture velocity KW - Railroad cars KW - Shield protection KW - Tank cars KW - Velocity UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2724 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12800/12864/ord0121_1.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19854/PB2003100813.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/724438 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01325122 AU - Rudis, Robert P AU - Wang, Frank Y AU - Daskalakis, Anastasios C AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration AU - National Aeronautics and Space Administration TI - Status Report - SOCRATES Concept Exploration Effort PY - 2001/10//Final Report SP - 31p AB - Project SOCRATES, development of a technology to detect hypothesized acoustic emanations from wake vortices, has been underway for more than four years. This report discusses several aspects of this project including the current level of knowledge concerning wake vortex acoustic properties, SOCRATES detection technology, and wake turbulence sensor deployment issues. Three recommendations are offered to restructure the programmatic approach of Project SOCRATES to reduce the high risk and high cost should the government decide to continue to pursue this program. KW - Acoustic measuring instruments KW - Acoustic waves KW - Acoustics KW - Aviation KW - Civil aviation KW - Planning KW - Turbulence KW - Wakes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35072/DOT-VNTSC-RSPA-01-04.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1085937 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122299 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, October 2001 PY - 2001/10 SP - 117p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/october/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/october/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883928 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01033998 AU - Demetsky, Michael J AU - Park, B Brian AU - Venkatanarayana, Ramkumar AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Virginia Department of Transportation AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HRATIS First Year Evaluation Report PY - 2001/10//Research Project Report SP - 30p AB - In accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), each Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) project is required to undertake a self-evaluation. This document describes the first year, or baseline evaluation for the Hampton Roads Advanced Traveler Information System (HRATIS), an ITS integration project. The Hampton Roads region is one of the most diverse and expanding regions of the country. One of the most important characteristics of the region is tourism. It is also home to one of the busiest ports in the country, leading to a heavy freight import/export. The area also houses one of the largest naval bases in the world. The ITS integration project, the Hampton Roads Advanced Traveler Information System (HRATIS), is a public-private partnership. The service collects information from multiple sources, fuses the data elements, and distributes the information through various media. The system will keep local residents informed of immediate traffic problems, will serve as a route decision-making support tool for over-the-road carriers and military transporters, and will give tourists visiting the area a tool to make their trip less stressful and hopefully accident free. KW - Decision making KW - Decision support systems KW - Evaluation KW - Freight transportation KW - Guidelines KW - Hampton Roads (Virginia) KW - Hampton Roads Advanced Traveler Information System KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Ports KW - Public private partnerships KW - Tourism KW - Traffic KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/23000/23500/23522/paper-Demetsky-HamptonRoadsATIS.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/790234 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00930715 AU - Jeong, D Y AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - PROGRESS IN RAIL INTEGRITY RESEARCH PY - 2001/10 SP - 56 p. AB - This report describes the work conducted over the past two decades on rail integrity research. The research has involved both experimental and analytical studies on the subject of rail integrity. Brief descriptions of these various studies are given in this report for four different subtopics: analysis of rail defects, analysis of stresses in rail, strategies for rail inspection and testing, and other areas related to rail integrity research. The other areas of rail integrity research include advances in nondestructive inspection techniques, feasibility of advanced materials for rail, rail lubrication, and rail grinding. The descriptions generally emphasize the development of analytical tools based on engineering principles that can provide rational strategies for dealing with rail aging due to service usage. KW - Aging (Materials) KW - Defects KW - Inspection KW - Nondestructive tests KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail grinding KW - Rail lubrication KW - Railroad tracks KW - Stresses KW - Testing KW - Wear UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12800/12873/ord0118.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19500/19585/PB2002107993.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719660 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459368 TI - Advanced Public Transportation Systems Technical Support AB - This project is a continuing effort to support the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTA) Program--the transit component of the Department's Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Initiative. APTA, also called Transit ITS, offers low-cost technology based solutions to the challenges confronting the nation's public transportation systems. The Transit ITS program is designed to encourage development and implementation of innovative technologies and strategies to improve all aspects of public transportation and ridership. APTA incorporates state-of-the-art computer, telecommunications, and navigation technologies to improve the service and safety of public transit. Under this project, technical support will cover development and management of seven separate projects: Transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI); Transit IVI System Integration Testing; Smartcard Guidelines Update; ITS Standards Development; Transitweb Maintenance; and FTA Technical Staff Support. Technical staff support activities will include reviewing, analyzing and coordinating information in support of the APTA program, as well as updating reference material on the deployment and state-of-the-art in Transit ITS technology. Products and services delivered under this project assist transit agencies in the planning, procurement, and implementation of ITS Transit technologies. KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Public transit KW - Research projects KW - Ridership KW - Technology KW - Transit riders KW - Transit traffic UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227581 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459353 TI - Transit IVI Program Technical Support AB - Through the National Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI), the U.S. Department Of Transportation intends to reduce vehicle crashes by helping drivers operate vehicles more safely and effectively. Under this project, the Volpe Center: will continue to provide management and technical support to the Transit IVI Program. Transit IVI is designed to rapidly develop and deploy advanced safety systems that will help drivers operate buses and demand response vehicles more safely and efficiently. Technical support includes development and distribution of a quarterly newsletter on the status of Transit IVI research programs, Transit system integration testing, and development of integrated display modalities for Collision warning I /-/J-d systems, as well as coordination with IVI Forward and Side Collision Warning System project. This project also supports an analysis of the human factors concerns of Transit IVI collision warning systems, and the transfer of systems from bus fleets to light rail vehicles. Project is funded under the National ITS Program, administered by the Department's ITS Joint Program Office. KW - Bus drivers KW - Bus transit KW - Bus transit operations KW - Crash sensors KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent vehicles KW - Research projects KW - Safety programs KW - Vehicle safety UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227566 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459328 TI - Transit Land Use and Financial Assessments AB - Under this project, the Volpe Center will conduct land use and financial assessment activities, as well as National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A) related environmental reviews for projects seeking Section 5309 New Starts funding. The land use assessment activity includes a review of transit supportive land use planning and zoning laws in the region. The financial assessments will review the financial condition and capacity of transit agencies considering new fixed guideway investments. This activity will focus on the strength of the transit agency's capital financial plans, stability and reliability of financial resources, as well as the transit agency's ability to marshal the resources necessary to undertake a major capital improvement project, while maintaining existing transit services and operations. This project provides oversight support to assist the Office of Planning in determining whether New Starts transit projects are eligible for the New Starts funding. KW - Assessments KW - Financial analysis KW - Guideways KW - Guideways KW - Investments KW - Land use KW - Land use planning KW - Research projects KW - Transit authorities KW - Transit traffic KW - Zoning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227541 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960480 AU - Sarmiento, R A AU - van Bueren, G L AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): INLAND WATER TRANSPORTATION PY - 2001/09 SP - 28 p. AB - This bibliography on inland water transportation contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Basic References, Statistical Sources, Directories, Periodicals, Conference Proceedings, Indexing and Abstracting Services, Dictionaries and Glossaries, Bibliographies, and Websites. KW - Abstracts KW - Bibliographies KW - Conferences KW - Dictionaries KW - Glossaries KW - Indexing KW - Inland water transportation KW - Periodicals KW - Reference materials (Libraries) KW - Statistics KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659960 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960483 AU - Sansobrino, J AU - Blanchard, J AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): TRUCKING PY - 2001/09 SP - 58 p. AB - This bibliography on trucking contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Part I. U.S. Sources (including some international) - Basic References -- Industry Overview, Operations/Finance, Trucks, Safety, Useful Web Sites; Statistical Sources; Directories; Periodicals; Conference Proceedings; Indexing / Abstracting Services; Dictionaries and Glossaries; Bibliographies. Part II. Canadian Sources - General References -- Industry Overview, Operations/Finance, Trucks, Trucks (Canadian), Other Related Reports, Safety, Web Sites; Statistical Sources; Directories and Guidebooks; Periodicals; Conferences. KW - Abstracts KW - Bibliographies KW - Canada KW - Commercial vehicle operations KW - Conferences KW - Dictionaries KW - Directories KW - Finance KW - Glossaries KW - Handbooks KW - Indexing KW - Periodicals KW - Reference materials (Libraries) KW - Statistics KW - Trucking KW - Trucking safety KW - Trucks KW - United States KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659963 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960479 AU - Bennett, N AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PY - 2001/09 SP - 17 p. AB - This bibliography on hazardous materials contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Basic References, Statistical Sources, Directories, Periodicals, Conference Proceedings, Abstracts and Indexes, Dictionaries and Glossaries, Bibliographies, and Websites. The modes represented include highways, railroads, and water transportation. KW - Abstracts KW - Bibliographies KW - Conferences KW - Dictionaries KW - Directories KW - Glossaries KW - Hazardous materials KW - Indexes (Information management) KW - Periodicals KW - Reference materials (Libraries) KW - Statistics KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659959 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960481 AU - Ambler, B AU - Atwood, P AU - Bix, J AU - Clark, L AU - Gallwey, J AU - Geary, K AU - Gutshall, J AU - HAAKE, S AU - Krummes, D AU - Matis, L AU - Motzkus, G AU - Sweet, R AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): HIGHWAYS PY - 2001/09 SP - 106 p. AB - This bibliography on highways contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Basic References - General, Highway Administration, Highway Economics, Highway Engineering, Highway Environment, Highway Research, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Safety; Statistical Sources; Directories; Periodicals; Conferences; Indexing / Abstracting Services and Databases; Dictionaries and Glossaries; Bibliographies. KW - Abstracts KW - Administration KW - Bibliographies KW - Conferences KW - Databases KW - Dictionaries KW - Directories KW - Economics KW - Environment KW - Glossaries KW - Highway engineering KW - Highways KW - Indexing KW - Motor vehicles KW - Periodicals KW - Reference materials (Libraries) KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659961 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960477 AU - Dresley, S C AU - Smith, C AU - Haggerty, T AU - Grinder, R D AU - Hart, D AU - Kuo, M-H AU - Masias, M AU - Ulberg, D AU - Geary, M K AU - Sweeney, A R AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): GENERAL TRANSPORTATION PY - 2001/09 SP - 92 p. AB - This bibliography on general transportation contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Basic References, Statistical Sources, Directories, Periodicals, Conference Proceedings, Indexing/Abstracting Services and Databases, Bibliographies, Legislation and Regulations, and Websites. All modes of transportation are covered. KW - Abstracts KW - Air transportation KW - Bibliographies KW - Conferences KW - Dictionaries KW - Directories KW - Glossaries KW - Highways KW - Indexing KW - Legislation KW - Periodicals KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Reference materials (Libraries) KW - Regulations KW - Statistics KW - Water transportation KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659957 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960482 AU - Petrites, S D AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PY - 2001/09 SP - 34 p. AB - This bibliography on intelligent transportation systems contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Basic References - Print Resources, Internet Resources, Internet Resources - Standards; Statistical Sources; Directories; Periodicals - Print Resources, Electronic-Only Sources; Conference Proceedings; Indexing / Abstracting Services and Databases; Dictionaries and Glossaries; Bibliographies. KW - Abstracts KW - Bibliographies KW - Conferences KW - Databases KW - Dictionaries KW - Directories KW - Glossaries KW - Indexing KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Internet KW - Periodicals KW - Print on paper documents KW - Reference materials (Libraries) KW - Standards KW - Statistics KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659962 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00960478 AU - Dresley, S C AU - Agnew, L T AU - De Petro, T G AU - Mistrik, M AU - Mayers, K AU - Geary, M K AU - Finn, D K AU - Hale, A AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): AIR TRANSPORTATION PY - 2001/09 SP - 89 p. AB - This bibliography on air transportation contains the following topics, sources, types of and guides to information: Air Cargo; Air Law; Aircraft; Airlines, Airlines - Canadian; Airports, Airports - Canadian; General Air Transportation - Statistical Sources, Periodicals, Policy, Regulation and Deregulation, Safety and Accidents, and Databases. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Airlines KW - Airports KW - Aviation law KW - Aviation safety KW - Bibliographies KW - Canada KW - Databases KW - Deregulation KW - Periodicals KW - Policy KW - Regulation KW - Statistics KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/659958 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969977 AU - Barboza, K K AU - Triplehorn, J H AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): PIPELINES PY - 2001/09 SP - v.p. AB - This bibliography on pipelines contains the following topics: corrosion and cracking; design and construction; economics; environment; fluid dynamics; hydraulics; history; pigging; safety; slurry and underwater pipelines. Included also are bibliogrphies, codes, regulations and industry standards. KW - Bibliographies KW - Corrosion KW - Design KW - Fluid dynamics KW - Hydraulics KW - Pipelines KW - Regulations KW - Standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681676 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00969976 AU - Sarmiento, R AU - van Bueren, G L AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Transportation Library TI - SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION (5TH EDITION): MARITIME TRANSPORTATION PY - 2001/09 SP - v.p. AB - This bibliography on maritime transportation contains the following topics, sources and types of guides to information about: worldwide maritime training; maritime ocean policy and management; oil tanker fleets; intermodal transport; ship registry; financial services and world wide shipping guides. Provided also are related directories, glossaries, periodicals and statistics. KW - Bibliographies KW - Directories KW - Maritime industry KW - Periodicals KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681674 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00941436 AU - Kerr, A D AU - Bathurst, L A AU - University of Delaware, Newark AU - National Railroad Passenger Corporation AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - A METHOD FOR UPGRADING THE PERFORMANCE AT TRACK TRANSITIONS FOR HIGH-SPEED SERVICE PY - 2001/09 SP - 56 p. AB - High-speed trains in the speed range of 100 to 160 mph require tracks of nearly perfect geometry and mechanical uniformity, when subjected to moving wheel loads. Therefore, this report briefly describes the remedies being used by various railroads to create smoothed transition regions. Some of the associated shortcomings are pointed out. Then, the method of matched pads, as presented by Kerr and Moroney (1993), is described. The aim of this method is to eliminate the need for transition sections by "softening" the tracks on the bridge, so that dynamic loads caused by the moving trains are greatly reduced. As part of this effort, matched pads were developed, produced, and installed on a number of open-deck bridges. Field measurements revealed that the improvements caused by the installation of the matched pads and the associated treatment of the tracks near the abutments may be very significant. The obtained results suggest that the use of matched pads may be an effective and economical way to eliminate, or greatly reduce, the effect of track transitions and that it could be useful for adjusting existing railway tracks for high-speed train travel. KW - Bridge abutments KW - Dynamic loads KW - High speed rail KW - Matched pads KW - Railroad bridges KW - Railroad tracks KW - Track transition regions UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19800/19895/PB2003101358.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/642683 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00922760 AU - Boyden, E AU - DeBlasio, A AU - Plosky, E AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - HIGHWAY FUNDING: IT'S TIME TO THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT OPERATIONS. A POLICY FRAMEWORK PY - 2001/09 SP - 21 p. AB - The paper recognizes a change in the ways highway agencies identify themselves as service providers for the nation's highway system rather than as the providers of transportation infrastructure for automobiles and trucks. This more expansive outlook recognizes the growing role played by these agencies in managing highway congestion and deploying Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) as an integral part of their management toolkit. The paper examines how, for highway agencies to realize and carry out a more operations oriented mission, a corresponding change in Federal highway funding policy and accompanying changes to supporting institutions and organizations will be necessary. KW - Congestion management systems KW - Federal aid highways KW - Financial responsibility KW - Highway operations KW - Infrastructure KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Operations KW - Policy making KW - Road construction UR - http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/Speech%20Files/Funding%20Highway.doc UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/49000/49800/49817/Funding_Highway.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/707195 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00816459 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE RELYING ON THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM PY - 2001/08/29 SP - 113 p. AB - This report responds to Presidential Decision Directive 63 concerning assessing the risks to the transportation infrastructure resulting from the degradation or loss of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal. This study includes analysis of civilian aviation, maritime, and surface uses of GPS, assessing the ways in which users might be impacted by a short or long term GPS outage, and recommending steps that the U.S. Government and user community might take to minimize the safety and operational impacts of such outages. This study is intended to consider operations extending at least to 2010, so that some speculation about the intended use of GPS, its augmentations, and alternative navigation systems and methods was necessary. Three sets of findings and recommendations are made relative to: Overarching issues related to GPS vulnerabilities; Mitigating the vulnerabilities of the GPS signal to disruption or loss; and Mitigating the vulnerabilities of the transportation system resulting from disruption or loss of the GPS signal. KW - Aviation KW - Global Positioning System KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Intentional disruption KW - Maritime industry KW - Mitigation KW - National security KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Risk assessment KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation KW - Unintentional disruption KW - Urban transit UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/gps/gpsvuln.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11200/11236/FinalReport-v4.6.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/31000/31300/31379/17_2001_Volpe_GPS_Vulnerability_Study.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/690753 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01393904 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Vulnerability assessment of the transportation infrastructure relying on the global positioning system: final report PY - 2001/08 SP - 99p KW - Air transport KW - Air transportation KW - Evaluation KW - Evaluation KW - Global Positioning System KW - Global positioning system (GPS) KW - Highway transportation KW - Human factors KW - Human factors KW - Infrastructure KW - Infrastructure KW - Intelligent transport systems (ITS) KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Navigation KW - Navigation KW - Rail transport KW - Railroad transportation KW - Road transport KW - Sea transport KW - Security KW - Security KW - System architecture KW - System architecture KW - Transport planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Usa KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/vulnerability_assess_2001.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1161671 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160031 AU - Nichnadowicz, Vincent F AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Erosion Control of Sandy Soils: A Demonstration of Bio-Solids and Weeping Love Grass PY - 2001/08//Final Report SP - 20p AB - The southern half of New Jersey is composed primarily of sandy, nutrient-poor soils that do not support traditional roadside grasses well. The decreasing amount of funds for mowing, the need to reduce pollution from mowing operations and the need to find a grass that would provide good erosion control on poor, sandy soils led to a demonstration of the potential to use weeping love grass in place of traditional roadside grass mixes. By enriching the soil with bio-solids it was demonstrated that a good stand of weeping love grass could create a meadow in place of mostly barren soil. Since the grass thrives with only a single fall mowing, maintenance costs are significantly reduced and potential reduction in air pollutants are possible. KW - Air quality management KW - Biosolids KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Demonstration projects KW - Erosion control KW - Grasses KW - Mowing KW - New Jersey KW - Roadside KW - Sandy soils UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2001-019.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920616 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122214 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, August 2001 PY - 2001/08 SP - 115p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT's) five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Data collection KW - Errors KW - Households KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Interviewing KW - Methodology KW - Passenger transportation KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/august/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/august/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883855 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113487 AU - Laube, Melissa M AU - Spiller, David J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHS Alternative Transportation System Planning Study, Phase I PY - 2001/08//Final Report SP - 54p AB - This plan identifies components of a sustainable and effective alternative transportation system that will provide improved access to, and connections among, the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site units. The goal is to reduce the congestion and pollution resulting from the mass-usage of private vehicles, by replacing them with transit alternatives. In particular, routes are proposed that connect the Vanderbilt Mansion to the Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site. In addition, various transit vehicles are recommended for such purposes. Finally, solutions are categorized as short, intermediate or long-range. Short-range alternatives focus on immediate transportation goals. Intermediate-range alternatives enhance these goals via coordination, capital investment, integration with bus services, or changes in operations. Long-range alternatives include purchasing additional property for construction of new facilities via integration with the local community. KW - Access KW - Hyde Park (New York) KW - Long range planning KW - Public transit KW - Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site KW - Routes and routing KW - Short range planning KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic mitigation KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sites/volpe.dot.gov/files/docs/roosevelt-1_0.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873119 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01000744 AU - Pilkey, Walter AU - Thacker, John AU - Shaw, Greg AU - University of Virginia, Charlottesville AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Hand Control Usage and Safety Assessment PY - 2001/08//Final Report SP - 240p AB - Hand controls are devices used by people who are unable to operate the brake and accelerator pedals with their feet due to physical impairment. This report summarizes a series of studies designed to: 1) determine how many drivers are using hand controls and other adaptive devices; 2) evaluate hand control reliability; and 3) evaluate the injury potential of hand controls in a frontal crash. A gathering of state data on driver license restrictions related to adaptive driving aids failed to produce enough information to allow an estimation of national adaptive device usage. Hand control reliability was assessed by testing five representative hand controls in accordance with the August 1990 revision of the SAE standard J1903--"Recommended Practice Automotive Adaptive Driver Controls, Manual." The five hand controls passed the vibration, cyclic load, and service overload tests. All of the hand controls failed the corrosion resistance test. Recommendations were made to improve the SAE standard. Three portable hand controls were tested also. All ultimately passed the vibration, cyclic load, and service overload tests. The potential for hand controls to pose an injury threat in frontal crashes involved several investigations including six frontal sled tests. The findings include the following: 1) Hand controls do not present increased risk of head contact injury in a frontal collision; 2) The use of hand controls does not necessarily require a closer-to-the-wheel sitting position and associated elevated risk of injury from air bag deployment; and 3) Hand controls, and the knee bolster modifications necessary for their installation, minimally affected crash safety. The most severe injury observed in the sled tests was a moderate knee laceration. Injury criteria values such as Head Injury Criteria (HIC), chest g's, femur load, and the tibia index, were unaffected by the presence of the hand control. KW - Adaptive devices KW - Design standards KW - Driving KW - Frontal crashes KW - Hand controls KW - Injuries KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Reliability KW - Sled tests KW - Vehicle components UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/756491 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00964203 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Maritime Administration TI - 2001 MARINER SURVEY - PRINCIPAL FINDINGS PY - 2001/08 SP - 8 p. AB - The 2001 Mariner Survey was a concentrated effort to get feedback on key readiness issues using a sample of 10,000 merchant mariners from a population of approximately 104,000 qualified to serve on large ocean-going vessels. One hundred and forty-six mariners were deceased or otherwise unreachable, leaving an eligible sample of 9,854. Of the eligible sample, 4,046 completed surveys for an overall response rate of 41%. However, of the 5,808 that did not respond, 1,499 surveys were returned as undeliverable despite crosschecking with all available address sources. Of those who completed a survey, findings show that the majority of mariners: were serving in an afloat job during calendar year 2000 (68%), have served in a deep-sea position on a U.S. Flag vessel (62%), and would be willing to take an afloat position in the event of a National Defense Emergency (66%). The majority (73%) of those mariners who would be willing to take an afloat position during an emergency reported they would be willing to serve a minimum of 90 days. Those mariners who indicated that they could not serve during an emergency were most likely to select their current employment (37%) or their family situation (26%) as the reason that would prevent them from serving. About half (49%) of all mariners reported that reemployment rights could make them more likely to be able to serve in a national emergency. At the time of the survey, 45% of Unlimited License Holders and 29% of Other Mariners reported that they held an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping 1995 (STCW-95) certificate. Of those who did not hold the STCW-95, 40% of Unlimited License Holders and 30% of Other Mariners reported that they planned to meet the STCW-95 requirements. KW - Attitudes KW - Certification KW - Emergencies KW - Merchant marine KW - Merchant seamen KW - National defense KW - Readiness to serve (Military personnel) KW - Ships KW - Surveys KW - Training KW - Watchkeeping KW - Willingness to serve (Military personnel) UR - http://www.bts.gov/omnibus/targeted/mariner_survey/principal_findings/2001/pdf/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35500/35559/2001_mariner.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/661366 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122105 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, July 2001 PY - 2001/07 SP - 111p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/july/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/july/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883917 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00962195 AU - Multer, J AU - Conti, J AU - Sheridan, T AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - RECOGNITION OF RAIL CAR RETROREFLECTIVE PATTERNS FOR IMPROVING NIGHTTIME CONSPICUITY PY - 2001/07 SP - 48 p. AB - Every year in the United States, accidents at highway-railroad grade crossings take place where the motorist hits the side of the train at night. In a portion of these nighttime accidents, the motorist fails to see the train in the grade crossing. One proposed solution to prevent such accidents is to mount retroreflective material on the sides of rail cars to make them more conspicuous. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of several train-mounted reflector patterns to improve recognition of the train. Four patterns were evaluated in two experiments, using a human-in-the-loop driving simulator. In the first experiment, participants, located at a fixed position from a highway-railroad grade crossing and parallel roadway, viewed over a thousand scenes showing one of three items: a moving train, a moving motor vehicle, or nothing. The participants' recognition of different reflector patterns was recorded and analyzed using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) based on Signal Detection Theory (SDT). In the second experiment, participants drove the simulator and reported all objects on the roadway, some of which were trains. The recognition distance from the participants' position to the train was recorded and analyzed. KW - Countermeasures KW - Driving simulators KW - Night visibility KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Retroreflectors KW - Traffic crashes KW - Visibility UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2793 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/13000/13000/13017/ord0007.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/18000/18300/18312/PB2001107909.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33674/33674.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660616 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00815910 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION INDICATORS PY - 2001/07 SP - v.p. AB - This report is intended to provide timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated each month on the BTS website (www.bts.gov). Each indicator is placed under a heading corresponding to one of the five strategic goals of DOT - safety, mobility, economic growth, environment, and national security. Some indicators are related to more than one strategic goal. The indicators fall under two broad categories: those that provide context about the economy and society in which transportation functions, and those that convey information about an aspect of transportation. To the extent possible, these latter indicators are transportation-wide in scope; however, some apply to only part of the transportation system. Reference tables at the beginning of the document provide key statistics about U.S. social and economic characteristics, and about the extent of the transportation system. For indicators that are highly seasonal, the current value of that indicator is compared to the same time period in the previous year. Otherwise, the tables show a comparison of the current value to a comparable preceeding period of time. KW - Air transportation KW - Economic growth KW - Environment KW - Highway transportation KW - Mobility KW - National security KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Statistics KW - Transportation KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/691897 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925990 AU - Najm, W G AU - Smith, J D AU - Smith, D L AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - ANALYSIS OF CROSSING PATH CRASHES PY - 2001/07 SP - 76 p. AB - This report defines the problem of crossing path crashes in the United States. This crash type involves one moving vehicle that cuts across the path of another when their initial approach comes from either lateral or opposite directions and they typically collide at, or near junctions. The frequency, manner of collision, and location of these crashes are described using the 1998 National Automotive Sampling System/General Estimates System (GES) crash database. This report separates crossing path crashes into five common scenarios that represent vehicle movements immediately prior to the crash. The frequency and fatality rate of these crash scenarios are delineated in relation to their occurrence at intersections and at driveways under distinct traffic controls using data from the GES and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. This report also identifies contributing factors of the major crossing path crash scenarios based on 1998 GES data. In addition to vehicle-vehicle crossing path crashes, this report addresses the problem of vehicle-pedestrian and vehicle-pedalcyclist collisions at intersections and elsewhere. The results of this analysis are intended to support the development of effective countermeasure concepts and provide data for design effectiveness assessments. KW - Bicycle crashes KW - Contributing factors KW - Countermeasures KW - Crash rates KW - Crossing path collisions KW - Driveways KW - Fatalities KW - Fatality Analysis Reporting System KW - General Estimates System KW - Intersections KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Pedestrian-vehicle crashes KW - Traffic conflicts KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic crashes KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19200/19256/PB2002105393.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/718155 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01475849 AU - Berk, Larry AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Accident Casualty Reporting and Recording by DOT Modal Agencies: a Background Report PY - 2001/06 SP - 42p AB - This report was prepared in support of the Safety Data Action Plan (SDAP) sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). This document supports the working group responsible for SDAP research Project #2 - Develop Common Criteria for Reporting Injuries and Deaths. It details the reporting criteria for accidental fatalities and injuries across the modes, summarizing the relevant text from the Code of Federal Regulations and agency public material. This report also describes how fatality and injury information is captured and reported within agency accident/incident databases. KW - Crash data KW - Crash records KW - Databases KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Transportation departments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/46000/46100/46153/DOT-VNTSC-KB-110-PM.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1244517 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160533 AU - Balaguru, P N AU - Bhatt, Dharm AU - Nazier, Mohamed AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evaluation of SHRP Equipment (Non-Destructive Evaluation of Structures) PY - 2001/06//Final Report SP - 100p AB - Non-destructive evaluation of the condition of structures and possible solutions to improve the life of structures are being researched by a number of investigators. The results presented in this report focus on the performance of two instruments that are useful for rapid evaluation of the existing structures. The two instruments were developed as part of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and have potential for widespread use in the Transportation Infrastructure field. The Air Permeability Meter forces air in a pre-vacuumed concrete to estimate the permeability. The Corrosion Meter measures the corrosion potential and corrosion rate. For air permeability, tests were conducted on a new concrete surface, rough concrete, a newly painted surface and an old painted surface. A large number of readings were taken using two operators. The Corrosion Meter was used to measure corrosion rate and corrosion potential on instrumented bridges. The results were analyzed using statistical methods. The results and the analysis indicate that both instruments provide repeatable results. The evaluation form, which provides answers to specific questions, is presented in appendix A. KW - Bridge decks KW - Concrete structures KW - Corrosion KW - Gas permeability (Concrete) KW - Measuring instruments KW - Nondestructive tests KW - Reinforced concrete bridges KW - Repeatability KW - Statistical analysis KW - Strategic Highway Research Program KW - Transportation infrastructure UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2001-012.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920669 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112792 AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Plosky, Eric J AU - Lawton, Samuel AU - Peart, Elizabeth AU - Norris, Charles R AU - Porter, David AU - Lappin, Jane AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Boston Harbor National Park Service Sites Alternative Transportation Systems Evaluation Report PY - 2001/06//Final Report SP - 199p AB - This project puts forth a forward looking water-based transportation plan which would serve four National Park Service (NPS) units in and around Boston Harbor: Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston National Historical Park, Salem Maritime Historic Site, and Adams National Historical Park. The report examines the existing conditions at the four NPS units in terms of park facilities, visitor circulation, access and intermodal connections, water transportation service, dock and pier facilities, and information services. Volpe identifies specific transportation needs for each NPS unit, as well as prospective transportation routes between the units and Boston Harbor. Operating cost analysis and dock-site needs assessment are accounted for. Finally, the report provides recommendations for ongoing support of alternative water transportation. KW - Access KW - Adams National Historical Park KW - Boston Harbor KW - Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area KW - Boston National Historical Park KW - Docks KW - Ferry service KW - Information services KW - Intermodal services KW - National parks KW - Needs assessment KW - Operating costs KW - Piers (Wharves) KW - Salem Maritime National Historic Site (Massachusetts) KW - Transportation planning KW - Water transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30200/30282/bostonharbor.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872799 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00922778 AU - Wayson, R L AU - Fleming, G G AU - Kim, B AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - EDMS MULTI-YEAR VALIDATION PLAN PY - 2001/06 SP - 10 p. AB - The Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System (EDMS) is the air quality model required for use on airport projects by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This model has continued to be improved and recently has included several important enhancements and methodology changes. These enhancements and changes have included changes to how the model computes dispersion, now using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) model, AERMOD. In theory, the incorporation of AERMOD should result in substantial improvements in EDMS accuracy, but validation using field measured data is necessary to substantiate this assumption and further support EDMS's use for airport evaluations. This report provides the goals of the validation effort, and describes the dynamic and continually evolving EDMS validation plan. KW - Accuracy KW - Air quality management KW - Airports KW - Emission control systems KW - Field tests KW - Model atmosphere KW - Validation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/707212 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160537 AU - Zaghloul, Sameh AU - Gucunski, Nenad AU - Maher, Ali AU - Szary, Patrick AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Replacement of Rolling Straightedge with Automated Profile Based Devices PY - 2001/05//Final Report SP - 124p AB - A study was performed to evaluate the applicability of using automated highway profilers to replace the Rolling Straightedges (RSE’s) currently used by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to implement the department smoothness specifications. Two categories of profilers were considered in the study, low speed profilers (2 devices) and high speed profilers (3 devices), in addition to two of NJDOT RSE’s. The scope of the study was limited to asphalt surfaced pavements. Three levels of initial smoothness were considered in the study, very smooth, smooth and relatively rough pavements. Several analyses were performed on the collected data. These analyses included preliminary analysis, RSE simulation, statistical analysis, effect of speed analysis and correlation analysis. The preliminary analysis was performed on the results of the RSE inspection to select test sections that match the study requirements. RSE simulation analysis was performed on the collected profiles to simulate the RSE inspection. This analysis consisted of driving a 10-ft straightedge over the profile and calculating the tolerance at the mid-point of the straightedge and then calculating the Percentage Defective Length (%DL). Several statistical analyses were performed on the collected and simulated data to investigate the equipment repeatability and the differences among devices, including the two RSE's. In these analyses, the F-Test and the Student T-Test were used. The analyses were performed on the %DL measured with the RSE’s and that resulted from the simulation analysis, as well as on the International Roughness Index (IRI) measured using the automated profilers. The effect of speed analysis was performed on the data collected using the lightweight profilers and the high speed profiler. Three correlation analysis studies were performed on the collected data. The objectives of these studies are to correlate the RSE measurements with the results of the simulation analysis performed on the profiles measured using the automated devices, to correlate the IRI measured with different devices and to correlate the IRI and %DL of the same device. KW - Correlation analysis KW - International Roughness Index KW - Profilometers KW - Repeatability KW - Roughness KW - Simulation KW - Smoothness KW - Speed KW - Statistical analysis UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2001-006.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920651 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00816444 AU - Roth, E M AU - Malsch, N AU - Multer, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - UNDERSTANDING HOW TRAIN DISPATCHERS MANAGE AND CONTROL TRAINS: RESULTS OF A COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS PY - 2001/05 SP - 96 p. AB - This report documents the results of a Cognitive Task Analysis that examined how experienced railroad dispatchers manage and schedule trains in today's environment. The objective was to understand the cognitive demands placed on railroad dispatchers and the strategies that experienced dispatchers have developed in response to those demands, as an input to guide development and design of digital communication systems and advanced information displays. A hybrid methodology was used that combined field observations at two railroad dispatch centers (one that primarily handles passenger trains and one that primarily handles freight trains) with structured interviews of experienced railroad dispatchers. The results reveal that dispatching is a cognitively demanding task. Dispatchers have developed a variety of strategies that smooth the way for trains to pass through territories safely and efficiently and satisfy the multiple demands placed on track use. These include techniques to off-load memory requirements, extract information about train movement and track activity to support anticipation and planning, take advantage of windows of opportunity to satisfy the multiple demands placed on track use, and level workload. Many of these strategies depend heavily on communication and coordination among individuals distributed across time and space. KW - Cognition KW - Decision making KW - Digital communication systems KW - Dispatchers KW - Information display systems KW - Railroad trains KW - Task analysis KW - Track allocation KW - Train routing UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/13000/13000/13016/ord0102.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33672/33672.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33672/33672.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33678/33678.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/690746 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01391819 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Smith, J AU - Saito, M TI - Creating land-use scenarios by cluster analysis for regional land-use and transportation sketch planning PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 39-49 KW - Geographic information system (GIS) KW - Geographic information systems KW - Land use KW - Land use planning KW - Mathematical models KW - Modelling KW - Regional planning KW - Regional planning KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transport planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Utah, USA UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1159585 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113473 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated AU - National Park Service TI - National Parks of New York Harbor Waterborne Transportation Plan PY - 2001/04//Draft Final Report SP - 113p AB - This Waterborne Transportation Study assesses the viability of water transportation as an access mode serving Gateway and other assets of the National Parks of New York Harbor, and develops a preliminary ferry service concept plan to serve the needs of park visitors. The study consisted of the following principal tasks: (1) identification of opportunities to implement ferry services; (2) analysis of advantages and disadvantages of different service options; (3) identification of required improvements and investments associated with different service concepts; (4) feasibility assessment of alternatives; and (5) development of a ferry service concept plan. KW - Access KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Ferry service KW - National parks KW - National Parks of New York Harbor KW - Public transit KW - Transportation planning KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/national-parks-new-york-harbor-waterborne-transportation-study UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873071 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00814104 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 2000 PY - 2001/04 SP - 536 p. AB - This report presents information on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impacts. The data cover multimodal, air, highway, transit, railroad, water, and pipeline transportation. The report has four chapters and several appendices. Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network. Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each mode and for hazardous materials. Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures. Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts. Statistics are presented in five-year increments from 1960 through 1995 and annually thereafter. Appendix A contains modal profiles, Appendix B has metric conversion tables, Appendix C provides source and accuracy statements, Appendix D is a glossary, and Appendix E presents a list of acronyms and initialisms. An index is provided. KW - Air transportation KW - Crashes KW - Employment KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Expenditures KW - Fatalities KW - Gross domestic product KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway transportation KW - Injuries KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistics KW - Transportation KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/681464 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00824296 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Ozbay Bartin, K AU - Berechman, J AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ESTIMATION AND EVALUATION OF FULL MARGINAL COSTS OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION IN NEW JERSEY PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - p. 81-103 AB - This study presents a methodology for estimating full marginal transportation costs of highway transportation in New Jersey. This methology is specifically applied to the Northern New Jersey highway network. Existing studies are reviewed and the highway transportation cost categories are identified. Cost functions are developed using New Jersey specific data for each cost category. Along with the total cost functions, marginal cost functions are derived. These marginal cost functions are used in the application of a full marginal cost estimation methodology. The resulting marginal cost values for northern New Jersey are analyzed according to various trip distance, urbanization degrees, and highway functional types. KW - Cost estimating KW - Highway transportation KW - Marginal costs KW - Methodology KW - New Jersey UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n1/paper_06/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717141 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00824294 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Ferguson, E AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - THREE FACES OF EVE; HOW ENGINEERS, ECONOMISTS, AND PLANNERS VARIOUSLY VIEW CONGESTION CONTROL, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, AND MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - p. 51-73 AB - The political acceptability of public policy correlates positively with program effectiveness and negatively with program cost and other obstacles to implementation under normal circumstances. It has been observed that the political acceptability of many demand management strategies seemed to correlate negatively with implied program effectiveness. Engineers, economists, and planners each have their own unique standards. Increased effectiveness is the primary goal of engineering; improved efficiency is the generally accepted standard in economics; and process issues are vital in planning. A review of the literature indicates few studies that rate demand management strategies in terms of all four variables of interest simultaneously. Three relevant studies were identified: one each by an engineer, an economist and a planner. Raw data, regression results, bivariate correlations, and model output reveal that two of the three studies support the Ferguson hypothesis. The other supports a more traditional public policy model. The results suggest the subtle manner in which professional training and experience may alter perceptions of transportation policies and programs in professional practice. KW - Congestion management systems KW - Demand responsive transportation KW - Economics KW - Improvements KW - Mobility KW - Strategic planning KW - Traffic control KW - Transportation engineering KW - Transportation planning UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n1/paper_04/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717139 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00824295 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Lee, H AU - Viele, K AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - LOGLINEAR MODELS AND GOODNESS-OF-FIT STATISTICS FOR TRAIN WAYBILL DATA PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - p. 75-79 AB - Counts of carloads of train shipments are effectively described with loglinear models. This paper presents models of counts by origin, destination, and commodity type. Such models can highlight structures in the data and give useful predictions. In particular, there are definite interactions between origin and destination and between origin and commodity, and these models can capture these relationships. Model selection depends on the choice of goodness-of-fit statistic; this paper addresses several issues relating to this choice. KW - Carloadings KW - Commodities by type KW - Freight transportation KW - Logistics KW - Origin and destination KW - Statistical analysis UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n1/paper_05/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717140 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00824291 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Balkin, S AU - Ord, J K AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SPEED-LIMIT INCREASES ON FATAL INTERSTATE CRASHES PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - p. 1-26 AB - The study investigates the relationship between speed limit increases and increases in the number of fatal crashes on U.S. rural and urban interstates. Past studies use expected historical trends to support claims that "speed kills". Using structural modeling, the change in the average of the time series after a known change in speed limit occurs is assessed. The analysis is carried out separately for urban and rural interstates for each state. The results cast doubt on the blanket claim that higher speed limits and higher fatalities are directly related. After the initial speed limit change in 1987, the number of fatal accidents on interstates increased in some states but not in all. The 1995 round of speed limit increases generally showed smaller increases in fatalities on rural interstates and slight to no increases on urban interstates. The approach also allows identification of seasonal effects that vary across the states. KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Interstate highways KW - Rural highways KW - Speed limits KW - Urban highways UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n1/paper_01/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717136 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00824292 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Davis, G AU - Yang, S AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN ESTIMATES OF TOTAL TRAFFIC VOLUME: AN EMPIRICAL BAYES APPROACH PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - p. 27-38 AB - Predicted or estimated totals of traffic volume over one or more years are required in both highway pavement and safety engineering. While current recommended practices contain guidance on how to generate such estimates, they are less clear on how to quantify the uncertainty attached to the estimates. This paper describes an initial solution to this problem. Empirical Bayes methods are used to compute quantities of the predictive probability distribution of the traffic total at a highway site, given a sample of daily traffic volumes from the site. Probable ranges and their associated probability values are readily found, and a point prediction of the total traffic can be obtained as the median, or 50th percentile, of the predictive distribution. KW - Bayes' theorem KW - Empirical methods KW - Pavement design KW - Probability theory KW - Safety engineering KW - Traffic flow theory KW - Traffic volume UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n1/paper_02/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717137 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00824293 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Smith, J AU - Saito, N AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - CREATING LAND-USE SCENARIOS BY CLUSTER ANALYSIS FOR A REGIONAL LAND-USE AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SKETCH PLANNING PY - 2001/04 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - p. 39-50 AB - This study explores how cluster analysis can be used to categorize a large number of planning districts in a region into a smaller, manageable number of land use scenarios consisting of planning districts of similar land use patterns whose mean land use distribution can be used as future land use alternatives for those planning districts. Utah's Wasatch Front region was used for the analysis. After applying a family of cluster analysis methods, it was possible to group the 343 planning districts in the region into 35 land use planning scenarios. A combination of the Ward's linkage method, the Squared Euclidean distance measure, and the Z-score standardization of variables produced the most logical clustering of planning districts for the region. KW - Cluster analysis KW - Land use planning KW - Planning by facility or land use KW - Regional planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Utah UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v4n1/paper_03/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/717138 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00812548 AU - Carroll, A AU - Passera, A AU - Tingos, I AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - VEHICLE PROXIMITY ALERT SYSTEM FOR HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS PROTOTYPE RESEARCH PY - 2001/04 SP - 129 p. AB - This report describes testing of prototype vehicle proximity alert system (VPAS) technologies, and presents and evaluates the results. The object was to determine the feasibility of VPAS for possible use in priority vehicles (i.e., emergency vehicles, school buses, vehicles carrying hazardous materials, and large trucks) to detect trains at highway-railroad grade crossings. VPAS can transmit visual and audible warnings to motorists. These warnings are designed to alert motorists in the vicinity of a grade crossing of the presence of a train approaching the crossing. Section 1072 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) required field testing of VPAS. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored the testing. Prototype testing was conducted in January-April and November 1995 and in January 1996 at the FRA's Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. Systems tested at the TTC demonstrated that the concept of VPAS for warning vehicles of a train's approach to a grade crossing is feasible, though none of the systems as tested was suitable for further testing. KW - Audible warning devices in vehicles KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Prototype tests KW - Prototypes KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Technological innovations KW - Vehicle proximity alert system KW - Warning systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13485.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680602 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01118673 AU - Southwest Research Institute AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Concept of Operations for the IH-10 Corridor in San Antonio, Texas PY - 2001/03/31 SP - 97p AB - This ICM Concept of Operations was developed under the project titled “TransGuide Integrated Corridor Management – Stage 1” as part of the USDOT’s Integrated Corridor Management program. The TransGuide™ ICM Concept of Operations document provides an overall vision and description of how ICM will be implemented in the San Antonio IH-10 corridor. San Antonio, Texas was selected as one of eight ICM pioneer sites for the development of Concepts of Operations, corridor data modeling, and development of functional requirements. This Concept of Operations document was developed in coordination with the San Antonio ICM team that includes the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) San Antonio District as the lead agency. Additional stakeholders include the City of San Antonio (CoSA), VIA Metropolitan Transit (VIA), Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). Section 1.0 provides the scope of the document. Section 2.0, Operational Concepts, first provides a background description of the stakeholders, corridor, individual transportation networks, and needs. In addition it provides and documents the vision of how ICM operations will occur within the corridor. Section 3.0, Supported Operations, describes a number of operational scenarios that provide working examples of how ICM operations will occur in specific circumstances. Notes are included in Section 4.0. KW - Concept of operations KW - Integrated corridor management KW - Operations KW - San Antonio (Texas) KW - Transportation corridors UR - http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/pdf/14393.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/878253 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01526447 AU - Pickrell, Don AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - Induced Demand: Its Definition, Measurement, and Significance PY - 2001/03/27/Draft Report SP - 45p AB - This document looks at induced demand - the increased travel that results when a roadway is built or expanded. It explores the definition and significance of induced demand, induced traffic versus induced demand, measuring induced demand, highway capacity, investments, travel demand, externalities, and transportation policy. KW - Externalities KW - Highway capacity KW - Investments KW - Transportation policy KW - Travel demand UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/51000/51100/51199/InducedDemand.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1306420 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01459408 TI - Turnkey Demonstration Program Oversight AB - Turnkey, the Design-Build delivery method, is the focus of this oversight activity. Under this project, the Volpe Center will provide oversight and evaluation of oversight data collected for each of the five FTA-sponsored Transit Turnkey Demonstration Projects - Baltimore Central LIght Rail Line Extensions, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Airport Extension, Los Angeles Union Station Gateway, San Juan Tren Urbano Rail Transit, and New Jersey Hudson-Bergen Line. Oversight contractors will assess the experience, effectiveness and value in the development of each turnkey/Design-Build transit project, and the value of the Turnkey method of project delivery vis-a-vis the conventional method. Special emphasis will be placed on cost, scheduling, technology and project management. Guidance will be based on best practices and lessons learned from the five demonstration projects, and how Design- Build can best be applied in the context of New Starts planning, project development, and implementation processes. The turnkey approach is expected to result in lower capital costs and fewer change orders and contract difficulties. The goals of Design-Build project delivery method are to speed project delivery, reduce costs, and introduce technological innovations. KW - Best practices KW - Capital costs KW - Contracting KW - Cost accounting KW - Demonstration projects KW - Design build KW - Oversight KW - Performance evaluations KW - Project management KW - Public transit KW - Research projects KW - Schedules and scheduling KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology assessment UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1227621 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160027 AU - Nassif, Hani H AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Evaluation of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Source for Cathodic Bridge Protection System PY - 2001/03//Final Report SP - 53p AB - This report pertains to a preliminary study to test the feasibility of retrofitting an existing bridge cathodic protection system with an ammonia/hydrogen fuel cell power supply. The feasibility study includes the selection of an appropriate hydrogen fuel cell, the design and installation of a data logger and remote collection unit, and long term monitoring of fuel cell performance. A detailed specification for each unit was developed and described in a Request For Proposals (RFP) sent by the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) to perspective fuel cell manufacturers. Also, a bridge site was selected for the installation of and applying the most reliable fuel cell under closely controlled conditions. The data logger was designed to allow for remote monitoring and data collection of fuel cell performance data under field conditions. Based on the initial phase of the study, it is recommended that the hydrogen fuel cell system might not be the best alternative to supply power for the cathodic protection system, especially if electric power is available. Although, the project did not conclude by installing the fuel system and testing it under field conditions, it might be shown that technically it is feasible to use such technology, however, it is expected to be costly prohibitive in comparison with electric power and/or solar energy. KW - Ammonia KW - Cathodic protection KW - Costs KW - Dataloggers KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Fuel cells KW - Highway bridges KW - Hydrogen UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2001-004.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920623 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122132 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, March 2001 PY - 2001/03 SP - 88p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/march/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/march/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883919 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00811824 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1999 ANNUAL REPORT PY - 2001/03 SP - 160 p. AB - This Annual Report is a compilation and analysis of public transit accident, casualty, and crime statistics reported under the FTA National Transit Database (NTD) Reporting Systems in the United States during 1999. SAMIS provides uniformly collected comprehensive safety and security data, which were collected from all recipients of Urbanized Area Formula funds through the NTD. This report provides numerous graphs that depict: 1) Transit Safety Trends for 1990-1999, and 1999 Safety Data; and 2) Transit Security Trends for 1996-1999, and 1999 Security Data. Transit safety data are collected in four categories: Collisions, Derailments/Buses going off the road, Personal casualties, and Fires. Safety statistics are reported for the following transit modes: automated guideway, commuter rail, demand responsive, heavy rail, light rail, bus, and vanpool. This report includes safety and security data for directly operated transit, and safety data for services provided under contract (purchased transportation). For 1997-1999, SAMIS reports an increase in total incidents for purchased transportation, and decrease in directly operated transit. For rail grade crossings, SAMIS reports that the majority of fatalities that occur at grade crossings are others (e.g. pedestrians, trespassers, etc.), and the majority of injuries are patrons. This report provides background information, glossary, definitions of transit modes, and a listing of reporting agencies. KW - Automated guideway transit KW - Automatic train control KW - Bus transit KW - Casualties KW - Commuter service KW - Contract carriers KW - Crash data KW - Crashes KW - Demand responsive transportation KW - Derailments KW - Fires KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Heavy duty vehicles KW - Information management KW - Light rail transit KW - Rail transit KW - Safety management KW - Transit safety KW - Trend (Statistics) KW - Urban areas KW - Vanpools UR - http://www.caltip.org/downloads/translossrates.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680278 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122159 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, February 2001 PY - 2001/02 SP - 60p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/february/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/february/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883913 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01112795 AU - Armstrong, Robert J AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Norris, Charles R AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Fire Island National Seashore Waterborne Transportation System Plan PY - 2001/02//Final Report SP - 179p AB - This report assesses the prospects for enhanced alternative transportation services and infrastructure at the National Park Service unit of the Fire Island National Seashore. The park staff believes that enhancement of alternative transportation services can help facilitate access to the resources of Fire Island, and support the needs of year-round residents, seasonal renters, and day visitors. The assessment is based upon a thorough survey of existing services, a market survey, and projections for modest visitation growth. The survey results and recommendations for system improvements follow descriptions of the current transportation system at Fire Island. Specifically, additional ferry routes are recommended to compensate for unmet visitor demand. Also, the report recommends ferry terminals be built to allow for better usability, and proposes the creation of a learning center in accordance with survey findings. KW - Ferry service KW - Ferry terminals KW - Fire Island (New York) KW - Fire Island National Seashore KW - Residents KW - Tourists KW - Transportation planning KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/transportation-planning/public-lands/fire-island-national-seashore-waterborne-transportation-syste-0 UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/872802 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122014 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, January 2001 PY - 2001/01 SP - 51p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/january/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2001/january/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883915 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00806193 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - A GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, 2001 PY - 2001/01 SP - 27 p. AB - This is a comprehensive guide to the transportation technology and innovation resource centers in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The guidebook, produced by members of the DOT's Technology Innovation Committee, is intended to provide an overview of innovation and technology transfer activities. The guide is a starting point and quick reference guide to points of contact, including websites, and to understanding innovation, research and technology activities at DOT, as well as development of more formal technology and innovation sharing partnerships. Members of the committee are initial contacts, ready to assist anyone in finding technical assistance and materials of interest. Online users can find additional information about DOT headquarters agencies, laboratories, partnership opportunities, Small Business Innovation Research Program, as well as updated information about DOT Technology Transfer at the following websites: [http://t2.dot.gov], [http://www.dot.gov] and [http://scitech.dot.gov]. KW - Guides to information KW - Partnerships KW - Small business KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology transfer KW - U.S. Department of Transportation KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/672545 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00815902 AU - Klaubert, E C AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - HIGHWAY EFFECTS ON VEHICLE PERFORMANCE PY - 2001/01 SP - 79 p. AB - A user-friendly model for personal computers, "Vehicle/Highway Performance Predictor," was developed to estimate fuel consumption and exhaust emissions related to modes of vehicle operations on highways of various configurations and traffic controls for highway designers and planners and strategists optimizing Intelligent Transportation Systems. This model simulates operations of vehicles by evaluations of the vehicle external loads or propulsive demands, which are determined by longitudinal and lateral accelerations, positive and negative road grades, rolling resistance, and aerodynamic drag for various transmission gears. The computations of fuel consumption and air pollutant emissions are then related to the vehicle maps of fuel consumption and air contaminant emission rates as evaluated from large-roll dynamometer measurements for vehicle operations under various loads, speeds, and transmission gears or as may be estimated based on engine maps, speeds, loads, and vehicle drive-train characteristics. The supportive experimental program for the model development showed the following: 1) Propulsive or external loads imposed by highway features such as curves and grades can be measured and simulated on a large-roll chassis dynamometer and are predictable, but the dynamometer simulation is not needed if the vehicle fuel consumption and air contaminant emission rates vs. total propulsive demand are used to create a vehicle data base; 2) Driveshaft torque measured on an instrumented vehicle showed that, for steady speeds on flat highway, the road load is a quadratic function of speed, a quadratic function of lateral acceleration, and a linear function of positive or negative grades or positive or negative longitudinal accelerations; 3) For one tested vehicle, the energy loss in drive axle and tires was described well as a loss of tractive force expressed as a quadratic function of only the total drive torque or tractive force; and 4) A prototype method was developed to compare rolling resistance of pavement surfaces based on known vehicle speeds, road grades, and total external load indicated by driveshaft torque. KW - Acceleration (Mechanics) KW - Computer models KW - Drag KW - Drive shafts KW - Dynamometers KW - Exhaust gases KW - Fuel consumption KW - Highway curves KW - Highway design KW - Highway grades KW - Lateral acceleration KW - Longitudinal acceleration KW - Measurement KW - Rolling resistance KW - Torque KW - Tractive forces KW - Vehicle operations KW - Vehicle performance UR - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/structures/00164/index.cfm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11700/11712/00164.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/18000/18400/18476/PB2002100122.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/690564 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01596829 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001 PY - 2001 AB - The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001 (NTAD2001) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the International Organization of Standards, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community. This product is distributed in shapefile format. KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes KW - Transportation, hydraulic and utility facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56687/NTAD_2001.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1400823 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01391840 AU - United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics TI - NTAD 2001: a collection of spatial data for use in GIS-based applications PY - 2001 SP - 1 CD-ROM KW - Demographics KW - Demography KW - Geographic information system (GIS) KW - Geographic information systems KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Transport planning KW - Transportation planning KW - Usa UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1159606 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00948891 AU - Cardosi, Kim M AU - YOST, ALAN AU - Federal Aviation Administration AU - VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF AVIATION RESEARCH UNDER FUNDING NO. TI - CONTROLLER AND PILOT ERROR IN AIRPORT OPERATIONS A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF SAFETY DATA. PY - 2001 IS - PB2001-104596 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Crashes KW - Human factors KW - Psychology KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17815/PB2001104596.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33673/33673.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/601875 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00929990 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL STATISTICS 2001 PY - 2001 SP - v.p. AB - This transportation financial statistics report includes the following: 1. Federal revenues and expenditures by mode and program for FY 1977-2000. Data tables include estimates for FY 2001. 2. Federal grants to state and local governments by mode for FY 1977-2000. 3. Federal budget authority and obligations by mode and program for FY 1985-2000. Data tables include estimates for FY 2001. 4. State and local government revenues and expenditures by mode for FY 1977-2000. The report is limited to civilian transportation, including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activities like construction and maintenance of channels, harbors, locks, and dams and transportation-related activities of the U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Budgeting KW - Expenditures KW - Federal government KW - Financing KW - Grant aid KW - Local government KW - Revenues KW - State government KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes UR - http://www.bts.gov/transtu/govfin/2001/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19500/19560/PB2002107876.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719860 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00812509 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AIRPORT ACTIVITY STATISTICS OF CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIERS, SUMMARY TABLES: TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1999 PY - 2001 SP - 30 p. AB - This publication presents summary data for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certificated U.S. air carriers, including the volume of passenger, freight, and mail enplanements, and aircraft departures for each airport served during the 12 months ending December 31, 1999. Large certificated air carriers hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) authorizing the performance of air transportation. Large certificated air carriers operate aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds. The data in this publication are compiled from information reported to DOT by the large certificated air carriers on BTS Form 41, Schedules T-100 and T-3. The data are presented in five tables. Tables 1 and 2 contain summary data by type of service for carrier groups and individual air carriers, and summary figures by area and state. Tables 3, 4, and 5 show activity in air carrier system operations at large, medium, and small air traffic hubs. Only U.S. system operations are shown. KW - Air cargo KW - Air mail service KW - Airlines KW - Arrivals and departures KW - Hubs KW - Passenger volume KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/airport_activity_statistics_of_certificated_air_carriers/1999/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24500/24584/1999entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680545 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00811200 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES MAP GALLERY PY - 2001 SP - n.p. AB - This website displays 4 maps, each linking to .pdf or .gif files showing other maps, or to pulldown menus which also display other maps. The four maps displayed on the map gallery home page are: 1. National Transportation Analysis Regions, 2. Transportation Statistics Annual Report, 3. Interstate Commodity Shipments, and 4. American Travel Survey. KW - Analysis KW - Annual reports KW - Commodities KW - Geographic information systems KW - Home pages (Websites) KW - Interstate transportation KW - Maps KW - Regions KW - Shipments KW - Statistics KW - Travel surveys KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://www.bts.gov/gis/maps/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/682504 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00808883 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND TRANSPORTATION: THE BALTIMORE EXAMPLE PY - 2001 SP - n.p. AB - Maps and geographic analyses are key to understanding what transportation does to us and for us, because transportation connects scattered locations. Geographic information systems (GIS) have been used by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) for a variety of applications. One typical application developed out of the Office of Secretary of Transportation's desire to know the relationships between empowerment zones (areas slated for economic development by the Department of Housing and Urban Development) and major transportation facilities. In 1996 BTS prepared a number of maps displaying the location of empowerment zones and transportation facilities in some port cities. The map of Baltimore, shown herein, is one example of the aforementioned maps. The map presents the challenge and usefulness of GIS technology and geographic data. It clearly indicates the proximity of empowerment zones to major highways, rail transit, railroads and ports. The map also shows abnormalities in the transportation data, such as the abrupt end of a rail line in the empowerment zone near the upper left corner of the map. The rail line enters a tunnel there, but the geographic data upon which the map was based did not pick this up. KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Cities KW - Economic development KW - Empowerment zones (Economic development) KW - Errors KW - Geographic information systems KW - Highways KW - Maps KW - Ports KW - Rail transit KW - Railroads KW - Tunnels KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/400/401/00401.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673856 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00912362 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - THE VOLPE CENTER AT THIRTY: RESPONSIVE AND INNOVATIVE.. PY - 2001 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Cambridge (Massachusetts) KW - Massachusetts KW - Research KW - Transportation KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/589428 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00912363 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - THE CHANGING FACE OF THE VOLPE CENTER PY - 2001 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Cambridge (Massachusetts) KW - Massachusetts KW - Research KW - Transportation KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52400/52450/VJ_30th_Anniversary.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/589429 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00921784 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 2000 SN - 0160508533 PY - 2001 SP - 300 p. AB - Congress requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to transmit an annual report on transportation statistics to the President and Congress. This is the seventh such report prepared in response to this congressional mandate, laid out in 49 U.S.C. 111 (j). The report discusses the extent and condition of the transportation system; its use, performance, and safety record; transportation's economic contributions and costs; and its energy and environmental impacts. All modes of transportation are covered in the report. The report has a new format this year, intended to make it easier for readers to find the information in which they are interested. KW - Air transportation KW - Costs KW - Economic benefits KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Motor vehicles KW - Performance KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - Urban transit KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2000/pdf/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/706850 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00824701 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AIRPORT ACTIVITY STATISTICS OF CERTIFIED AIR CARRIERS, SUMMARY TABLES: TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2000 PY - 2001 SP - v.p. AB - This document presents summary data for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certificated U.S. air carriers - including the volume of passenger, freight, and mail enplanements, and aircraft departures for each airport served during the 12 months ending December 31, 2000. The data in this document are presented in five tables. Tables 1 and 2 contain summary data by type of service for carrier groups and individual air carriers, and summary figures by area and state. Tables 3, 4, and 5 show activity in air carrier system operations at large, medium and small air traffic hubs. Only U.S. system operations are shown. KW - Air traffic KW - Air travel KW - Aircraft KW - Airport operations KW - Airports KW - Arrivals and departures KW - Freight transportation KW - Hubs KW - Passengers KW - Regions KW - States KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/airport_activity_statistics_of_certificated_air_carriers/2000/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/18000/18600/18672/PB2002101250.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/713964 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00823269 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ATLAS DATABASES 2001 (NTAD 2001): A COLLECTION OF SPATIAL DATA FOR USE IN GIS-BASED APPLICATIONS PY - 2001 SP - n.p. AB - This CD-ROM holds the data for the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001, a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities. These databases include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals and related attribute information. The data include descriptions of the database metadata and file formats as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As the CD-ROM contains data only, the user must have a geographic information system to take full advantage of the information on the CD-ROM. KW - Atlases KW - Attributes (Database features) KW - CD-ROM KW - Data files KW - Databases KW - Geographic databases KW - Geography KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Metadata KW - Spatial analysis KW - Transportation modes UR - http://www.bts.gov/gis/ntatlas/natlas.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/713950 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00823189 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NORTH AMERICAN TRADE AND TRAVEL TRENDS PY - 2001 SP - 32 p. AB - Canada and Mexico are the United States' largest trading and travel partners and are the top destinations for Americans traveling abroad. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect in January 1994, Canada's and Mexico's shares of overall U.S. international trade and travel have grown. This cross-border trade and travel represents a large amount of economic activity, commerce, and tourism of benefit to all three countries. As trade and travel increase, questions about how they affect the U.S. transportation system have become prominent. This report examines recent trends in U.S. international trade and passenger travel with Canada and Mexico. It also reviews modal shares of NAFTA-partner trade and travel, examines the geography of the trade and travel flows, and identifies key influencing factors. KW - Canada KW - Economic benefits KW - Geography KW - International trade KW - Mexico KW - Modal shares KW - North American Free Trade Agreement KW - Passenger transportation KW - Tourism KW - Trade KW - Travel KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/north_american_trade_and_travel_trends/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/18000/18700/18716/PB2002101563.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/713332 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818774 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - WALKER, R AU - Hollingsworth, R AU - Pentimonti, E AU - Spinosa, J AU - Belzer, M AU - Helmick, J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 173-185 AB - This conference panel session focuses on labor and technology in the U.S. transportation industry as it relates to global intermodal freight in the 21st century. R. Walker provides an overview. R. Hollingsworth questions whether the infrastructure in southern California can handle increased growth in traffic through the ports without adopting new technology and new processes, noting there are two kinds of infrastructure: physical infrastructure and people-process infrastructure. E. Pentimonti emphasizes the need for increased productivity and the importance of implementing technology as a way to increase productivity and take advantage of the investments made in the industry. J. Spinosa stresses the need to ensure there are jobs for labor and that labor is given an opportunity to be part of the solution instead of labeled as the cause of a problem. M. Belzer focuses on a number of issues facing the trucking industry, most notably the operating conditions and wages, as well as shortages and high turnover among drivers. J. Helmick comments on workforce needs assessments, workforce recruitment, and alternative education-training approaches. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Education and training KW - Freight transportation KW - Implementation KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Labor KW - Labor force KW - Labor productivity KW - Needs assessment KW - Recruiting KW - Shortages KW - Southern California KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucking KW - Turnover KW - Wages UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694897 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818775 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Krebs, R AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INTERMODALISM: THE NEXT LEVEL SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 186-193 AB - In this conference address, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway recalls the work of the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation, which he chaired, and comments on the proposed Burlington Northern Santa Fe/Canadian National merger. He notes that intermodalism, by its very nature, is very complex. On the freight side, market mechanisms best drive intermodalism by heading users of transportation in the directions of the mode that would be most efficient for that particular part of the transportation move. He also notes there is a strong bias in the freight sector to let those market mechanisms work and not have the public policy or public regulations interfere with the market. There is a need to promote intermodalism, to educate and inform the public sector, and to showcase private sector development of intermodal freight systems. He acknowledges there will always be intense and often heated discussions about how various modes will be funded and about the safety of the various modes and the role that safety plays in intermodalism. He also notes the various institutional barriers that get in the way of a true intermodal product that provides the highest and best service for the most efficient cost. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Financing KW - Freight transportation KW - Institutional issues KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Markets KW - Promotion KW - Public policy KW - Publicity KW - Safety UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694898 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818777 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Canby, A AU - Kornegay, H T AU - Rawling, F G AU - Transportation Research Board TI - PROGRESS SINCE THE 1994 COMMISSION REPORT: NONFEDERAL PUBLIC AGENCY ASSESSMENTS SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 199-202 AB - The conference closed with a town hall panel, with each speaker representing a particular stakeholder perspective on freight intermodalism. Presented here are the nonfederal public agency assessments. A. Canby presents the perspective of the state department of transportation. H.T. Kornegay presents the port perspective. F.G. Rawling presents the perspective of the metropolitan planning organization. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Metropolitan planning organizations KW - Perspective (Point of view) KW - Port authorities KW - Stakeholders KW - State departments of transportation UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694900 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818776 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Nievez, J AU - Nowicki, P AU - Cameron, D AU - Prince, T AU - Transportation Research Board TI - PROGRESS SINCE THE 1994 COMMISSION REPORT: PRIVATE SECTOR ASSESSMENTS SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 194-198 AB - The conference closed with a town hall panel, with each speaker representing a particular stakeholder perspective on freight intermodalism. Presented here are the private sector assessments. J. Nievez presents the trucking perspective. P. Nowicki presents the railroad perspective. D. Cameron presents the shipper perspective. T. Prince presents the information technology perspective. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Information technology KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Perspective (Point of view) KW - Private enterprise KW - Railroads KW - Shippers KW - Stakeholders KW - Trucking UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694899 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818769 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Prince, T AU - Allen, J AU - Maring, G AU - Wavering, K AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 123-131 AB - This conference panel session focuses on emerging technologies in the areas of equipment identification, electronic commerce, equipment monitoring and transfer information systems, data systems (both commercial and military), and the military's global transportation network. T. Prince provides an overview. J. Allen discusses freight identification technologies, focusing on describing some business situations in which device technology specifically can be applied as well as the rationale behind it. G. Maring discusses intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications to intermodal freight. K. Wavering describes the global transportation network, which provides in-transit visibility to the defense transportation system for both war-time and peace-time efforts. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Electronic commerce KW - Electronic data interchange KW - Freight transportation KW - Identification systems KW - In-transit visibility KW - Information technology KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Monitoring KW - Transportation networks UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694892 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818772 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Knatz, G AU - Hendrix, A AU - Cutshall, C AU - Wakeman, T AU - Transportation Research Board TI - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 151-160 AB - This conference panel session focuses on environmental issues, in particular what the transportation industry may face in the future. G. Knatz provides an overview. A. Hendrix highlights three major issues: air emissions from all modes and the impact on air quality; the need for technologies to reduce noise, particularly from trucks, rail, and at the localized level from airplanes; and water-quality controls. C. Cutshall focuses on what has become a hodgepodge of laws and regulations associated with the permitting process that confronts transportation projects. T. Wakeman discusses the challenges faced by the port community in getting approval for and undertaking dredging projects. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Air quality KW - Conferences KW - Dredging KW - Environmental impacts KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Laws KW - Noise KW - Permits KW - Regulations KW - Water quality UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694895 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818773 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Emmett, E AU - Avery, B AU - Burrack, T AU - Wetsel, L AU - Cameron, D AU - Transportation Research Board TI - SERVICE RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONS SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 161-169 AB - This conference panel session focuses on the importance of intermodal service reliability. E. Emmett served as moderator. B. Avery notes that getting trains out on time is the key and that not leaving on time has a ripple effect on the other components of the intermodal move. T. Burrack discusses modal service reliability from the perspective of bulk shipping and dependence on the river system for efficient and cost-effective transportation service. L. Wetsel discusses the challenges facing the nation's rail industry, specifically the need to increase service performance, which will be achieved only with massive reinvestments in plant and equipment. D. Cameron offers remarks from the perspective of a logistics manager, whose very survival depends on on-time delivery and service reliability; he reiterates the point that transportation infrastructure affects competitiveness. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Bulk cargo KW - Competition KW - Conferences KW - Freight service KW - Freight transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Inland water transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Logistics KW - On time performance KW - Railroads KW - Reliability UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694896 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818768 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Lebedev, G AU - Transportation Research Board TI - PREPARING FOR CHANGE SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 117-122 AB - In this conference presentation, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce addresses the question: Are we in the transportation community ready for the changes the 21st century will bring? He discusses what these changes might be and what effect they might have on transportation. He begins with demographic changes then looks at changes in information technology and other technology areas. He introduces five potentially culture-changing possibilities. In conclusion, he comments on the political environment in which we live and work. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - 21st century KW - Conferences KW - Demographics KW - Freight transportation KW - Information technology KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Political factors KW - Technological innovations UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694891 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818770 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Smith, D AU - Ulrich, B AU - Gurskis, J AU - Hart, R AU - Coates, J D AU - Transportation Research Board TI - FINANCING INTERMODAL DEVELOPMENT: INTERNATIONAL SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 132-140 AB - This conference panel session focuses on how to finance international intermodal development and projects and on the challenges of implementing intermodalism in a new climate of public and private investment financing. D. Smith provides an overview. B. Ulrich presents a case study on the Global Environmental Fund's railroad projects in Brazil and Argentina. J. Gurskis discusses a logistics infrastructure development project in Brazil involving rail port and highway infrastructure. R. Hart discusses the public-private financing partnership for Brazil's North-South Railway. J.D. Coates examines intermodal developments in Asia and how the projects are financed. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Argentina KW - Asia KW - Brazil KW - Case studies KW - Conferences KW - Financing KW - Freight transportation KW - Highways KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal facilities KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Logistics KW - Ports KW - Public private partnerships KW - Railroads UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694893 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818771 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Puccia, P AU - Groseclose, B AU - Mayer, J AU - Beaulieu, P AU - Holt, J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - FINANCING INTERMODAL DEVELOPMENT: DOMESTIC SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 141-150 AB - This conference panel session focuses on financing domestic intermodal development projects. P. Puccia served as moderator. B. Groseclose discusses the financing of a new port terminal in Charleston, South Carolina. J. Mayer discusses the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), which provides loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees to enable mega-projects. P. Beaulieu talks about a "family of partnerships" that have developed in the Puget Sound region, bringing together all the relevant players to do what is needed to improve freight movement. J. Holt focuses on the multiple funding challenges faced by intermodal projects. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Charleston (South Carolina) KW - Conferences KW - Financing KW - Freight transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Marine terminals KW - Partnerships KW - Puget Sound Region KW - Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694894 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818760 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Casey, J AU - Emmett, E AU - Rhein, T AU - Branscum, S AU - Stefflre, G AU - Hertwig, J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION REPORT CARD: PRIVATE SECTOR PERSPECTIVE SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 29-39 AB - The private sector perspective on the intermodal freight transportation report card is examined in these presentations. Progress and challenges are addressed from the perspectives of the shipper, the ocean carrier, railroads, motor carriers, and intermodal system planning. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal system planning KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Motor carriers KW - Ocean carriers KW - Perspective (Point of view) KW - Private enterprise KW - Railroads KW - Shippers UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694883 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818767 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Weber, F AU - Kinghorn, J A AU - Caponiti, J AU - Ledden, J M AU - Lucas, W AU - Transportation Research Board TI - NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 105-116 AB - This conference panel session focuses on national security and defense. It reviews lessons learned and demands on the intermodal system as military commercial partnering for intermodal freight movements increases. F. Weber provides an overview. J.A. Kinghorn discusses critical infrastructure protection and what our needs are in this area. J. Caponiti focuses on the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement program (VISA program). J.M. Ledden discusses the history and future of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) of the U.S. Air Mobility Command. W. Lucas reviews Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) security programs. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Civil Reserve Air Fleet KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Military shipments KW - Military Traffic Management Command KW - National defense KW - National security KW - Public private partnerships KW - Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement Program UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694890 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818757 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Transportation Research Board TI - GLOBAL INTERMODAL FREIGHT: STATE OF READINESS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. REPORT OF A CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY 23-26, 2000, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - 255 p. AB - Following the model of previous Transportation Research Board (TRB) intermodal conferences, this conference provided a forum for discussion and information-sharing on the issues and developments affecting intermodal freight transportation planning and operations. The conference brought together more than 200 leaders and experts in intermodal freight transportation from the private sector, all levels of government, and the military. The goal was to take a collective look at how far the nation has come and at what remains to be done toward realizing the vision set forth in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). The discussions and findings from this conference provide useful input to the framers of the next surface transportation reauthorization scheduled for 2004. Included in the proceedings are conference presentations and the following appendices: (A) Intermodal Freight Transportation Report Card; (B) Summary of U.S. Department of Transportation Actions on Recommendations of the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation; (C) Conference Exhibits and Posters; and (D) List of Conference Participants. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Governments KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Military organizations KW - Private enterprise KW - State of the art reports KW - Transportation operations KW - Transportation planning UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694880 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818759 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Van Beek, S AU - Wykle, K AU - Lucas, W AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION REPORT CARD: PUBLIC AGENCY PERSPECTIVE SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 22-28 AB - An intermodal freight transportation report card provides a very valuable tool for examining how well we have done. These conference presentations address this subject from the perspectives of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of Defense. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Evaluation and assessment KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Perspective (Point of view) KW - U.S. Department of Defense KW - U.S. Federal Highway Administration UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694882 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818761 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Morehouse, J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - VISION FOR THE FUTURE SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 40-47 AB - In this conference presentation, the author shares his views of why the 21st century is going to be dramatically different and presents a significant challenge to the conference participants: "I challenge the intermodal industry to quit saying they are out of capacity and need more infrastructure. Maybe you do--but I think [that view] is based on 20th century thinking, not 21st century thinking. Take the 21st century, look forward, and then tell what infrastructure you really need. Think about breaking down the barriers between the modes and then tell me what infrastructure you really need. Think about 24/7 operations everyplace, everywhere, all the time, and then tell me what infrastructure you need. If you have a problem with the unions, face the problem head-on." U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Future KW - Intermodal transportation UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694884 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818763 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Oakley, J AU - Huerta, M AU - Ellis, J AU - Ritchey, B AU - JAMES, R AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: CASE STUDIES SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 57-69 AB - This conference panel session focuses on institutional relationships in intermodal transportation. The panelists present their stories of successful collaboration between the public and private sectors and share their experiences in overcoming institutional logjams and leveraging public and private energy and resources to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in an effort to gain greater capacity from the existing transportation system. J. Oakley provides an overview. M. Huerta discusses the federal government role. J. Ellis discusses transportation economic partnerships. B. Ritchey describes the Greater Columbus Inland Port, what it is and its mission. R. James elaborates on New Jersey's Portway Project. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Case studies KW - Conferences KW - Economic policy KW - Federal government KW - Freight transportation KW - Greater Columbus Inland Port (Columbus, Ohio) KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Ports KW - Portway Project (New Jersey) KW - Public private partnerships UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694886 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818766 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Green, B AU - Holliday, B AU - High, J AU - White, C AU - Johnson, C AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY AND CONNECTIVITY: FEDERAL PERSPECTIVES SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 94-104 AB - This conference panel session focuses on infrastructure capacity and connectivity from the federal perspective. B. Green provides an overview. B. Holliday discusses the current status of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) navigation program; how the USACE links with the Marine Transportation System (MTS); and future challenges. J. High discusses the MTS, focusing on capacity, information technology, financing, and infrastructure. C. White, Jr., focuses on rail capacity and infrastructure, with comments on the significance of the recent merger of Canadian National and Burlington Northern railroads. C. Johnson focuses on intermodal connectors and border infrastructure. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Capacity KW - Conferences KW - Connectivity KW - Financing KW - Freight transportation KW - Future KW - Information technology KW - Infrastructure KW - Intermodal transportation KW - International borders KW - Mergers KW - Navigation KW - Railroads KW - Shipping KW - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694889 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818762 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Brown, D G AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INTERMODALISM AND THE U.S. MILITARY SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 48-54 AB - The message of this conference presentation is that, although intermodalism is not new to the U.S. military, the military has now reached the point where it is essential that they integrate intermodal transportation systems into the way that they do business. The military is undergoing a critical transformation in the way military operations are conducted, and this transformation cannot occur without a fundamental revolution in the way the military performs logistics. In effect, increasing intermodalism is a major key to achieving what many refer to as the revolution in military logistics. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Logistics KW - Military transportation UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694885 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818764 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - North, R AU - Spear, A AU - Flynn, S AU - McGowan, J AU - Black, J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - CARGO CLEARANCE, SECURITY, AND SAFETY SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 70-83 AB - This conference panel session focuses on issues such as border and port of entry clearance, international equipment and safety standards, efficient transfer of goods, cargo theft and liability, cargo crime, and security issues. R. North provides an overview. A. Spear addresses the topic of cargo crimes investigation. S. Flynn discusses incorporating security into the global system for intermodal freight movements. J. McGowan describes the activities of the Interagency Commission on Crime and Security at U.S. Seaports. J. Black discusses the formation and guidelines of TAPA, the Technolocy Asset Protection Association, which is composed of the security directors of the top 60 high-tech companies in the United States. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Bulk cargo KW - Cargo clearance KW - Cargo transfer KW - Conferences KW - Crimes KW - Freight transportation KW - Interagency Commission on Crime & Security at U.S. Seaports KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Liability KW - Safety and security KW - Technology Asset Protection Association KW - Theft UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694887 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818758 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Van Beek, S AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 17-21 AB - In this keynote address, the Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Director of the Office of Intermodalism addresses the following questions: What was the promise of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) when it was passed? How well have we done since the passage of ISTEA? How has the intermodal world changed? What do those changes mean for the future of both intermodalism and transportation in general? U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - Cooperation KW - Freight transportation KW - Innovation KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Transportation operations KW - Transportation planning UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694881 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00818765 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Yoshitani, T AU - Browning, J AU - Morton, C AU - Kopicki, R AU - Winter, J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - IMPLICATIONS OF TRADE POLICY FOR GLOBAL INTERMODAL DEVELOPMENT SN - 0309072085 PY - 2001 IS - 25 SP - p. 84-93 AB - This conference panel session focuses on issues relating to trade policy, the increasing globalization of markets, and the economic interdependence resulting from multinational business activities and worldwide and multimodal transportation systems. T. Yoshitani provides an overview. J. Browning focuses on international trade organizations and how they facilitate intermodal transportation, with primary emphasis on the World Trade Organization, what is taking place in the European Union and the European Commission, and what is happening in the Asia-Pacific region. C. Morton focuses on the relationship between trade policy per se--the actual negotiations--and how that interrelates to the development of intermodal networks and either stymies or facilitates the development of intermodal networks. R. Kopicki discusses international intermodal development and the role of the World Bank. J. Winter discusses the impact of trade globalization on regional economies, using as an example the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. U1 - Global Intermodal Freight: State of Readiness for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard.Long Beach, California StartDate:20000223 EndDate:20000226 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodalism, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Conferences KW - European Commission KW - European Union KW - Freight transportation KW - Globalization KW - Intermodal transportation KW - International trade KW - Networks KW - Policy KW - Port of Long Beach KW - Port of Los Angeles KW - Regional economics KW - Trade KW - World Bank KW - World Trade Organization UR - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/cp25.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694888 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00909309 AU - Kish, Andrew AU - Samavedam, Gopal AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - RISK ANALYSIS BASED CWR TRACK BUCKLING SAFETY EVALUATIONS. PY - 2001 IS - PB2001-103170 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Alignment KW - Foundations KW - Maintenance KW - Railroads UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17600/17689/PB2001103170.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22600/22624/trk-risk.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/585021 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01393573 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Wigan, M AU - Rockliffe, N AU - Thoresen, T AU - Tsolakis, D TI - Valuing long-haul and metropolitan freight travel time and reliability PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 83-9 AB - Most evaluations and economic assessments of transportation proposal and policies in Australia omit a valuation of time spent in transit for individual items or loads of freight. Knowledge of delays and the practical value of reliability can be useful for shippers and receivers, but the information does not necessarily appear directly in vehicle operating costs and personal travel times, and benefits generated by improvements from road investments and traffic management may be understated and expenditure decisions may be biased towards passenger movements. Contextual stated preference (CSP) methods and associated multinomial logit models are applied in this paper to estimate the value of such factors from an Australian survey of freight shippers using road freight transportation in 1998. KW - Damage KW - Delay KW - Economic analysis KW - Economic analysis KW - Evaluation KW - Freight transport KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway transportation KW - Logit model KW - Logits KW - Long distance transport KW - Project evaluation KW - Project management KW - Reliability KW - Reliability KW - Road transport KW - Stated preference KW - Stated preferences KW - Traffic delays KW - Transport costs KW - Transport costs KW - Travel time KW - Travel time KW - Urban area KW - Urban areas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1161339 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160034 AU - Balaguru, P N AU - Bhatt, Dharm AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Rapid Hardening Concrete PY - 2000/12//Final Report SP - 28p AB - Results of an experimental investigation on the properties of rapid hardening concrete are reported. Six potential cements that can develop 2000 lbf/in² in 3 hours and workable duration of about 20 minutes were selected based on an extensive literature search. Preliminary strength and workability tests were conducted for these six selected cements. Based on the results of the preliminary investigation, three cements were selected for further investigation. The variables evaluated were: (i) cement type, (ii) cement content, (iii) water – cement ratio, (iv) use of latex, (v) influence of retarding admixture, and (vi) ambient temperature. The response variables were: (i) strength gain with time, (ii) slump loss with time, (iii) workability under vibration, (iv) plastic and drying shrinkage, and (v) relationship between compressive strength and modulus of rupture. The following are the major findings. 1) It is possible to formulate a workable concrete that can provide 2000 lbf/in² compressive strength in 3 hours. 2) A modulus of rupture of 350 lbf/in² can be easily achieved at 3 hours. 3) The strength gain under flexure mode is more rapid than the strength gain under compression loading. 4) Retarding admixtures can be added to increase the workable duration to 25 minutes. The concrete flows well under vibration. 5) The concrete retains its flowable characteristics better if the mix is kept under constant movement. 6) Trial mixes should be made if the coarse aggregate is different from the 0.375 in. maximum size trap rock used for the investigation. 7) If the ambient temperature is between 65 and 80° F, mix proportions presented in the conclusion section will provide a workable mix for 25 minutes. 8) If the ambient temperature is between 80 and 90° F, the retarder dose can be increased by 20%. If there is no need for extended workable time, the admixture dosage can be maintained at the same level. 9) If the ambient temperature is between 50 and 65 ° F, the admixture dosage should be reduced by 50%. 10) If the ambient temperature is less than 50° F placement is not recommended, unless heated water is used for the mix and heating blankets are used for curing for at least 3 hours. The concrete should be maintained at about 72° F for a minimum of three hours. 11) Rapid Set Concrete is more susceptible to plastic shrinkage cracking as compared to ASTM Type I cement concrete. Therefore, the exposed surface should be protected with curing membrane or wet blanket to avoid any water loss. The surface protection can be applied as soon as the surface becomes hard. 12) Rapid Set Concrete shrinks less and therefore cracks less under restrained conditions. It might be possible to formulate a mix that will not crack due to drying or autogenous shrinkage. KW - Atmospheric temperature KW - Cement content KW - Compressive strength KW - Concrete KW - Curing membranes KW - Flowability KW - Latex KW - Modulus of rupture KW - Rapid hardening KW - Retarders (Concrete) KW - Setting (Concrete) KW - Setting time KW - Shrinkage KW - Slump loss KW - Vibration KW - Water cement ratio KW - Workability UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2001-003.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920628 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122356 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Pocket Guide to Transportation 2001 PY - 2000/12 SP - 34p AB - This pocket guide contains statistical data on the United States transportation sector. It is divided into the following sections: Transportation System Extent and Use; Transportation Safety; Transportation security; Mobility; Transportation and the Economy; Transportation and the Environment; and Glossary. It covers air, ground and water transportation. KW - Air transportation KW - Economic impacts KW - Economic indicators KW - Environmental impacts KW - Highways KW - Mobility KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Security KW - Statistics KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Utilization KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2001/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883944 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122112 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, December 2000 PY - 2000/12 SP - 49p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/december/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/december/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883910 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113478 AU - Spiller, David J AU - Mickela, Barry AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - ITC Field Test Memorandum for Independence National Historical Park PY - 2000/12//Field Test Memorandum SP - 48p AB - This memorandum documents a field test conducted on October 26, 2000 in Philadelphia, PA for the proposed Independence Transportation Center (ITC). The ITC is a bus depot to support visitation to the National Constitution Center (NCC) and the National Park Service's Independence Mall Historic Park (IMHP). The subject of the field test is a proposed final design for the ITC that evolved from an independent design review of alternative options. The U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center conducted the design review at the request of the National Park Service. The design review was conducted in collaboration with all of the public and private stakeholders. As a result of the ITC Field Test, operational and design modifications were suggested to improve the safe and efficient operation of the ITC. KW - Bus transportation KW - Design KW - Field tests KW - Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia) KW - National parks KW - Parking KW - Passenger terminals KW - Terminal operations KW - Tourism UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30200/30292/itc-fieldtest12-21-00.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873095 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00808894 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION PY - 2000/12 SP - 31 p. AB - This pocket-sized pamphlet provides a snapshot of transportation trends in the United States, over the last 30 years. Compiled from multiple sources, the guide is divided into five sections: transportation system extent and use, transportation and safety, mobility, transportation and the economy, and transportation, energy, and the environment. A glossary is also included. KW - Air transportation KW - Economic factors KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental impacts KW - Glossaries KW - Highway transportation KW - Mobility KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2000/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673516 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00811798 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Jorgenson, D L AU - Karlaftis, M G AU - Sinha, K C AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - VEHICLE SPEED CONSIDERATIONS IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SPEED MONITORING PROGRAM PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - p. 69-81 AB - The federal speed monitoring program, established in 1974 and repealed in 1995, was primarily intended to provide reliable data for inclusion in states' annual certification for Federal Aid Highway Projects. The repeal of the program not only authorized states to set their own speed limits but also allowed them to develop their own speed monitoring program. A seven step framework for a speed monitoring program tailored to meet the needs of individual agencies using speed monitoring data at the state level is developed in this paper. This proposed plan distributes speed monitoring stations to highway classes according to three primary criteria: spatial distributions, crash distribution, and daily vehicle miles traveled (DVMT) distribution. A comparison is made between the proposed plan and the existing speed monitoring program. KW - Federal aid highways KW - Monitoring KW - Speed KW - Speed control KW - Speed limits KW - State laws KW - Traffic control UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n3/paper_05/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/685655 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00811796 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Kockelman, K M AU - Zhao, Y AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - BEHAVIORAL DISTINCTIONS: THE USE OF LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS AND PASSENGER CARS PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - p. 47-60 AB - Pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and minivans are classified as light duty trucks (LDTs) in the United States, resulting in a variety of regulatory protections. According to production and purchase trends, Americans have shifted toward a significantly higher use of such vehicles for personal travel. This research explores the subtle differences in ownership and use patterns between LDTs and passenger cars, using the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) data. The results, based on a variety of model specifications and response variables, suggest that the average LDT is used over longer distances with more people aboard and is purchased by wealthier household in less dense neighborhoods. Pickups tend to be driven by males, be owned by smaller households, and carry fewer people. KW - Behavior KW - Light trucks KW - Passenger cars KW - Pickup trucks KW - Sport utility vehicles KW - Travel behavior KW - Travel patterns UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n3/paper_03/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/685651 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00811795 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Khattak, A J AU - Hummer, J E AU - Karimi, H A AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NEW AND EXISTING ROADWAY INVENTORY DATA ACQUISITION METHODS PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - p. 33-46 AB - The paper reports the results of a study to compare two data collection methods used to collect roadway inventory data: the traditional manual method and the advanced mobile mapping method using state of the art imaging, georeference, and software technologies. Four experiments examine descriptive inventory data collected by the two methods, considering data accuracy in different roadway environments, type of inventory element, and data collection time. Because there are mobile mapping systems with different technological characteristics, the four experiments use four different mobile mapping systems to cover the spectrum of various systems available for data collection. KW - Accuracy KW - Data collection KW - Georeference KW - Image processing KW - Inventory KW - Mapping KW - Mobile communication systems UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n3/paper_02/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10900/10906/2khattak.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/685649 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00811797 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - CANTOS, P AU - Pastor, Jose Manuel AU - Serrano, Lorenzo AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - EFFICIENCY MEASURES AND OUTPUT SPECIFICATION: THE CASE OF EUROPEAN RAILWAYS PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - p. 61-68 AB - This study analyzes the sensitivity of the efficiency indicators of a sample of European railway companies to different alternatives in output specification. The results vary according to the specification selected. Investigating the causes of these differences reveals that the efficiency indicators obtained with different specifications can be brought substantially closer, particularly when the efficiency indicators obtained by considering freight and passenger train kilometers as output variables are corrected to account for the impact of the load factor. KW - Europe KW - Freight and passenger services KW - Load factor KW - Output KW - Performance evaluations KW - Productivity KW - Railroads KW - Variables UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n3/paper_04/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/685653 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00811799 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Wigan, M AU - ROCKLIFFE, N AU - THORESEN, T AU - TSOLAKIS, D AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - VALUE LONG-HAUL AND METROPOLITAN FREIGHT TRAVEL TIME AND RELIABILITY PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - p. 83-89 AB - Most evaluations and economic assessments of transportation proposal and policies in Australia omit a valuation of time spent in transit for individual items or loads of freight. Knowledge of delays and the practical value of reliability can be useful for shippers and receivers, but the information does not necessarily appear directly in vehicle operating costs and personal travel times, and benefits generated by improvements from road investments and traffic management may be understated and expenditure decisions may be biased towards passenger movements. Contextual stated preference (CSP) methods and associated multinomial logit models are applied in this paper to estimate the value of such factors from an Australian survey of freight shippers using road freight transportation in 1998. KW - Australia KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight transportation KW - Investments KW - Multinomials KW - Operating costs KW - Passenger traffic KW - Reliability KW - Time duration KW - Travel time UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n3/paper_06/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/685657 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00811793 AU - CASEY, R F AU - Labell, L N AU - Moniz, L AU - Royal, J W AU - Sheehan, M AU - Sheehan, T AU - Brown, A AU - Foy, M AU - Zirker, M AU - Schweiger, Carol L AU - MARKS, B AU - Kaplan, B AU - PARKER, D AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: THE STATE OF THE ART UPDATE 2000 PY - 2000/12 SP - 220 p. AB - This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, communication, information, computer and vehicle technologies that most benefit public transportation. This report is the latest in a series of state-of-the-art reports, the last of which was published January 1998. It contains the results of an investigation of the extent of adoption of advanced technology in the provision of public transportation services in North America. It focuses on some of the most innovative or comprehensive implementations, categorized under five types of service/technologies: Fleet Management, Traveler Information, Electronic Fare Payment, Transportation Demand Management, and Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. The objective of the effort was to increase the industry's knowledge of successful applications of advanced technologies with the expectation that this will lead to their widespread adoption. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Communication systems KW - Control systems KW - Electronic control KW - Fare prepayment KW - Fleet management KW - Information systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Travel demand management KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10900/10914/13583.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680266 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00811794 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Schafer, A AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - REGULARITIES IN TRAVEL DEMAND: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE PY - 2000/12 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - p. 1-31 AB - The major mobility variables from about 30 travel surveys in more than 10 countries are compared in this paper. The analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data broadly confirms some earlier findings of regularities in time and money expenditures shares for passenger travel budgets. Despite the rather rough stability, travel demand characteristics, influenced by the two travel budgets, show strong regularities across space and time for all countries examined. KW - Budgeting KW - International travel KW - Mobility KW - Money KW - Surveys KW - Time duration KW - Travel budgets KW - Travel demand KW - Variables UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n3/paper_01/index.html UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10900/10907/1schafer.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/685647 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00811705 AU - Buerki-Cohen, J AU - Kendra, A J AU - Kanki, B G AU - Lee, A T AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration AU - Ames Research Center TI - REALISTIC RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN PILOT SIMULATOR TRAINING PY - 2000/12 SP - 82 p. AB - Simulators used for total training and evaluation of airline pilots must satisfy stringent criteria in order to assure their adequacy for training and checking maneuvers. Air traffic control and company radio communications simulation, however, may still be left to role-play by the already relaxed instructor/evaluators in spite of their central importance in every aspect of the flight environment. The underlying premise of this research is that providing a realistic radio communications environment would increase safety by enhancing pilot training and evaluation. This report summarizes the first year efforts of assessing the requirement and feasibility of simulating radio communications automatically. Further research and the need for establishing a proof-of-concept are also discussed. KW - Air traffic control KW - Airline pilots KW - Communication KW - Flight simulators KW - Flight training KW - Radio waves KW - Safety KW - Training simulators UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17814/PB2001104595.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/680232 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00809389 AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - NATIONAL FERRY DATABASE PY - 2000/12 SP - n.p. AB - The Federal Highway Administration has developed a comprehensive inventory of existing ferry operations in the U.S. and its possessions. Produced here on CD-ROM, this is an extensive and detailed set of data and information regarding ferry operators, routes, terminals and vessels that until now was either unavailable, incomplete or insufficient. The scope of operations included are: fixed route, common carrier, passenger and/or vehicle (RoRo) ferry service and rail car float operations. A relational database format was used and provides for reporting the information at various levels. A fully georeferenced database of ferry terminals and route segments was included. KW - CD-ROM KW - Common carriers KW - Databases KW - Ferry service KW - Fixed routes KW - Operators (Persons) KW - Roll on roll off ships UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673865 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00808395 AU - Anderson, R AU - Baker, B AU - Redington, M AU - Rutyna, E AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration AU - EG&G Technical Services, Incorporated AU - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated TI - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS 1999 ANNUAL REPORT PY - 2000/12 SP - 106 p. AB - The Drug and Alcohol Testing Results 1999 Annual Report is a compilation and analysis of drug and alcohol testing results reported by transit systems in the United States during 1999. The report covers results for the following drug types: marijuana (THC), cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), opiate, and amphetamines. The drug test types covered are: pre-employment, random. post accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow-up. The report also covers testing results for alcohol for the following test types: random, post accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow-up. KW - Alcohol use KW - Annual reports KW - Crashes KW - Drug tests KW - Employees KW - Safety KW - Testing UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/substance/damis99/PDF/damis99.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24800/24836/damis99.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673333 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00807072 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PLAN PY - 2000/12 SP - 82 p. AB - This Plan is an initial attempt to consolidate and quantify the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) overall options for supporting research and education at post secondary levels. It gives not only a framework to build results, but also the proposed methods to quantify success. At the same time, it is a compilation of current, Federal-based research and education activities in the field of transportation. The Plan is the start of a portfolio of collective learning investments that will complement the Department's overall strategic goals. Its conclusions highlight the vast potential payback that results from an innovative, international research and learning network set up to support 21st century transportation endeavors. KW - Education KW - Research KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation careers KW - Universities and colleges UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/672993 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122428 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, November 2000 PY - 2000/11 SP - 44p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/november/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/november/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883924 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00806192 AU - Casey, Robert F AU - Labell, Lawrence N AU - Moniz, Leisa AU - Royal, Jackson W AU - Sheehan, Michael AU - Sheehan, Terry AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: THE STATE OF THE ART. UPDATE 2000 PY - 2000/11 SP - 220 p. AB - This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, communication, information, computer, and vehicle technologies that most benefit public transportation. This report is the latest in a series of State of the Art reports, the last of which was published in January 1998. It contains the results of an investigation of the extent of adoption of advanced technology in the provision of public transportation service in North America. It focused on some of the most innovative or comprehensive implementation, categorized under five types of service/technologies: fleet management; traveler information; electronic fare payment; transportation demand management; and intelligent vehicle initiative. The objective of the effort was to increase the industry's knowledge of successful applications of advanced technologies with the expectation that this will lead to their widespread adoption. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Communication systems KW - Demand responsive transportation KW - Fare collection KW - Fleet management KW - Information systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Traffic control KW - Traveler information and communication systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13583.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/672544 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00806191 AU - Goeddel, Dennis L AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - BENEFITS ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES. UPDATE 2000 PY - 2000/11 SP - 122 p. AB - This report was performed under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program. This program focuses on the development and demonstration of innovative advanced navigation, information and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation. This report presents the results of an analysis conducted by the Volpe Center, for the FTA, to provide an "order-of-magnitude" estimate of the expected benefits to the transit industry with the applications of APTS technologies and projected APTS benefits to a national level based on forecasts and reasonable assumptions on the future applications of APTS technologies within the transit industry. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Computer aided design KW - Dispatching KW - Electronics KW - Fare collection KW - Fleet management KW - Intelligent transportation systems UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13334.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/672543 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122424 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, October 2000 PY - 2000/10 SP - 42p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS ) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/october/entire.pdf UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/october/index.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883927 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01496689 AU - Chandra, Divya C AU - Mangold, Susan J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Battelle Memorial Institute AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Human Factors Considerations in the Design and Evaluation of Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) Version 1: Basic Functions PY - 2000/09/28/Final Revision SP - 95p AB - There is currently great interest in developing electronic information management devices for use by pilots in performing flight management tasks. These devices are sometimes referred to as “Electronic Flight Bags” (EFBs). EFBs typically consists of a screen and controls in a self-contained unit that is relatively small, weighing only a few pounds at most. They were originally seen as a repository for electronic documents such as checklists, operating manuals, and navigation publications. In the future, many airlines envision that EFBs may become multi-function devices supporting an array of applications beyond those of a traditional flight bag, from electronic messaging to display of live weather. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is charged with approval of EFBs for installation and operational use in aircraft. This document contains human factors considerations for the design and evaluation of the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). Chapter 1 contains background information on existing draft advisory material from the Federal Aviation Administration and an overview of the structure of this document. There are separate chapters for system considerations, which are independent of the function(s) supported by the EFB, and three specific EFB functions. The three functions addressed in this document are, electronic documentation, electronic checklists, and flight performance calculations. These functions were chosen because they are the most mature applications to date. Several airlines are in the process of converting manuals into electronic form, the first step towards placing the documents on a portable flight deck device. Electronic checklists are already available on some newer aircraft models. The algorithms for computing flight performance are well understood, and have been implemented for use on standard personal computers. Other functions will be addressed in Version 2 of this document, due out in 2001. KW - Air pilots KW - Design KW - Electronic documents KW - Electronic equipment KW - Electronic flight bags KW - Evaluation KW - Human factors KW - Information management KW - Manuals UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1264959 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00798972 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SAFETY IN NUMBERS: USING STATISTICS TO MAKE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SAFER. SAFETY DATA ACTION PLAN PY - 2000/09/13 SP - 19 p. AB - This plan aims to improve the quality of safety data programs throughout the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The principal model for improvement is the reporting system used by the National Institutes of Health to track and treat disease, and this requires better timeliness, comparability, accuracy, and coverage for transportation data. The goal is to provide the DOT with a new level of data quality, sufficient to identify, quantify, and minimize the risk factors in U.S. travel. This quality is essential to fact-based management of transportation safety programs. The plan is divided into two sections. Section 1 describes the actions that need to be taken to improve the quality of existing data and fill data gaps. There are five key areas that are addressed: (A) Establishing a Lead Agency and Ensuring Intermodal Collaboration; (B) Developing an Intermodal Transportation Data Base; (C) Developing Data Standards; (D) Expanding Transportation Resources; and (E) Conducting Focused Research Projects to Improve Data Programs. Section 2 describes a process for involving all stakeholders in the process. Key areas addressed are (A) Implementation Team, (B) National/Regional Forums, and (C) Ongoing Communication. KW - Data quality KW - Databases KW - Improvements KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Missing data KW - Quality control KW - Stakeholders KW - Standards KW - Statistics KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation safety UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/safety_data_action_plan/entire.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17300/17318/PB2001100639.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9000/9007/final.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/665944 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01393376 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Deaton, M L AU - Winebrake, J L TI - The use of mixed effects ANCOVA to characterize vehicle emissions profiles PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 49-64 KW - Air quality management KW - Emissions control KW - Exhaust gases KW - Fuel KW - Fuels KW - Mathematical models KW - Modelling KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical analysis KW - Time KW - Time KW - Usa KW - Vehicle emissions UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1161141 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01126475 AU - Church, Robert AU - Mergel, Joseph AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Effectiveness of Violator Penalties in Compelling Compliance with State Truck Weight Limits PY - 2000/09//Final Report SP - 80p AB - There is no available measurement of weight limit compliance sufficiently comprehensive to permit determination of actual penalty effectiveness within different States. The approach used for this study was to conduct discussions with enforcement officials in nine States - diversified by geography, fine severity, roadside enforcement practice and adjudication system - on whether their penalty imposition is considered to be effective. The basic question of whether State penalization is inducing satisfactory operator compliance behavior could not be answered definitively. KW - Compliance KW - Fines (Penalties) KW - Penalties KW - Size and weight regulations KW - States KW - Traffic law enforcement KW - Traffic violators KW - Trucks by weight KW - Vehicle weight KW - Weight limits KW - Weight violations UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17700/17732/PB2001103556.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/887495 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122203 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, September 2000 PY - 2000/09 SP - 59p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of DOT's five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Data collection KW - Households KW - Information technology KW - Interviewing KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/september/ UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/september/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883930 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01030769 AU - Adduci, Robert J AU - Boyd, Annabelle AU - Caton, James E AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - State Safety Oversight Program Annual Report for 1999 PY - 2000/09//Final Report SP - 141p AB - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Safety Oversight Program during Calendar Year 1999. Information provided by State Oversight Agencies documenting the safety and security performance of the rail transit industry in 1999 is presented, including a discussion of the probable causes of accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions. This report also highlights procedures and policies, developed by State Oversight Agencies and rail transit systems, which have been particularly effective in supporting the objectives of the State Safety Oversight Program. KW - Annual reports KW - Crash causes KW - Hazard analysis KW - Oversight KW - Policy KW - Procedures KW - Rail transit KW - Safety KW - Security KW - Transit crashes UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/sso99/pdf/sso1999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/787690 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00819731 AU - Adduci, R J AU - Boyd, A AU - Caton, J E AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1999 PY - 2000/09 SP - 120 p. AB - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Safety Oversight Program during Calendar Year 1999. Information provided by State Oversight Agencies documenting the safety and security performance of the rail transit industry in 1999 is presented, including a discussion of the probable causes of accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions. This report also highlights procedures and policies, developed by State Oversight Agencies and rail transit systems, which have been particularly effective in supporting the objectives of the State Safety Oversight Program. KW - Annual reports KW - Oversight KW - Performance evaluations KW - Public transit KW - Rail transit KW - Regulations KW - Regulatory constraints KW - Security KW - Transit safety UR - http://www.transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/safety/sso99/html/default.htm UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11600/11663/sso1999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/691739 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806256 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Fomunung, Ignatius AU - Washington, Simon P AU - Guensler, Randall L AU - Bachman, William AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - VALIDATION OF THE MEASURE AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS MODEL: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 65-84 AB - The Mobile Emissions Assessment System for Urban and Regional Evaluation (MEASURE) model provides an external validation capability for hot stabilized option; the model is one of several new modal emissions models designed to predict hot stabilized emission rates for various motor vehicle groups as a function of the conditions under which the vehicles are operating. The validation of aggregate measurements, such as speed and acceleration profile, is performed on an independent data set using three statistical criteria. The MEASURE algorithms have proved to provide significant improvements in both average emission estimates and explanatory power over some earlier models for pollutants across almost every operating cycle tested. KW - Acceleration (Mechanics) KW - Air pollution KW - Emission control systems KW - Mathematical prediction KW - Model atmosphere KW - Performance tests KW - Statistical analysis KW - Validation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10100/10127/6fomunung.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675559 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806257 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - El-Fadel, Mutasem AU - Najm, Majdi Abou AU - Sbayti, Hayssam AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT AT A CONGESTED URBAN INTERSECTION PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 85-102 AB - The deficient transportation system of Beirut results in significant economic losses for the city and causes severe traffic congestion in the urban areas. Proposals have been made for grade separations at some of the worst congested intersections. The major concern at these intersections is air quality which greatly depends on the geometric configuration of an intersection. The air quality impact assessment at a typical intersection is presented and potential mitigation strategies for air quality management in urban areas are addressed. Air quality measurements were conducted at representative locations to define existing pollution exposure levels. Also performed were mathematical simulations for several scenarios, both with and without grade separations, changes in vehicle mix, and level of service. By comparing simulated exposure levels with air quality standards, assessment of air quality impact was obtained. KW - Air quality management KW - Beirut (Lebanon) KW - Congestion management systems KW - Economic impacts KW - Environmental impact analysis KW - Environmental impacts KW - Geometric configurations and shapes KW - Grade separations KW - Intersections KW - Lebanon KW - Level of service KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Urban areas UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10100/10126/7elfadel.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675560 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806254 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Enns, Phil AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - A FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING IN-USE DETERIORATION OF LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE EMISSIONS USING MOBILE6 PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 39-47 AB - The Mobile Source Emission Factor Model used to estimate the inventory of exhaust and evaporative emissions from on-road motor vehicles is currently being revised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The framework used in calculating basic exhaust emission rates as a function of accumulated vehicle mileage is described. The revised MOBILE6 is capable of separating the vehicle exhaust emissions into "start" and "running" components, thus enabling more precise descriptions in the model for specific types of driving. The article estimates basic rates for start and running from laboratory test data and from state inspection and maintenance program data. KW - Air pollution KW - Emission control systems KW - Evaporative emissions KW - Exhaust gases KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance management KW - Model atmosphere UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675557 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806255 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Deaton, Michael L AU - Winebrake, James J AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - THE USE OF MIXED EFFECTS ANCOVA TO CHARACTERIZE VEHICLE EMISSION PROFILES PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 49-64 AB - A mixed effects analysis of covariance model to characterize mileage dependent emissions profiles for any given group of vehicles having a common model design is used in this paper. These types of evaluations are used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to certify whether or not new models conform to existing emissions standards. The statistical models introduced describe both the average emissions profile for a group of vehicles as well as an accounting for individual vehicle variability within the group. Realistic confidence bounds for an average emissions deterioration profile within a given group can also be provided to allow accurate emissions comparison of multiple groups. Sample of emissions data is presented for two types of vehicles: natural gas Dodge Ram vans and gasoline Dodge Ram vans (all from the 1992-94 model years). Additionally, the population profile for nonmethane hydrocarbons is explored. KW - Air pollution KW - Certification KW - Emission control systems KW - Polluting gases KW - Standardization KW - Statistical analysis KW - Vehicle performance UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10100/10128/5deaton.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675558 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806252 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Morey, Jennifer E AU - Limanond, Thirayoot AU - Niemeier, Debbie AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - VALIDITY OF CHASE CAR DATA USED IN DEVELOPING EMISSIONS CYCLES PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 15-28 AB - Air quality policies, driving cycles and profiles of average driving behavior have been constructed to characterize the driving behavior of the overall fleet in an effort to ensure vehicle compliance. Chase car data and speed-time profiles of in-use vehicles recorded using a chase car method are used to build the cycles. The acceptability of using chase car data as the foundation for driving cycle development is evaluated in this article. Also recommended are changes in the current data collection method. The effectiveness of the current target vehicle selection procedure and the validity of blending data collected from the chase car are the two issues that are examined closely. KW - Air quality management KW - Compliance KW - Data collection KW - Driver monitoring KW - Driving tests KW - Emission control systems KW - Information processing KW - Vehicle operations KW - Vehicle tests UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10100/10131/2niemeier.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675555 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806253 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Schulz, Daniel AU - Younglove, Theodore AU - Barth, Matthew AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MODEL VALIDATION OF AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 29-38 AB - The article discusses the development of a comprehensive modal emissions model that is currently being integrated with a variety of transportation models as part of National Cooperative Highway Research Program project 25-11. Described is the second-by-second engine-out and tailpipe emissions data collection on 340 light duty vehicles that were tested under "as is" conditions. The variability of emissions were observed between and within groups over different driving modes. The initial statistical analysis and model validation methods are summarized. KW - Emission control systems KW - Exhaust gases KW - Model atmosphere KW - Statistical analysis KW - Vehicle tests UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10100/10130/3younglove.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675556 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00806251 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Wenzel, Tom AU - Singer, Brett C AU - Slott, Robert AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - SOME ISSUES IN THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS PY - 2000/09 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - p. 1-14 AB - Some of the issues complicating the statistical analysis of vehicle emissions and the effectiveness of emissions control programs are presented in this article. Issues discussed include: the variability of inter- and intra-vehicle emissions; the skewness of emission distribution from in use vehicles; the difficulty of obtaining statistically representative vehicle samples; the effect of repeated testing on a subset of the vehicle fleet; and, differences among common test methods and pollutant measurement devices. The article discusses the relevance of these issues in light of the following regulatory purposes: compliance testing of in-use vehicles that have certification standards; effectiveness evaluation of inspection and maintenance programs of vehicles; and emissions inventory estimates for air quality modeling and compliance planning. The article also provides a brief history and description of common vehicle emission tests. KW - Air pollution KW - Certification KW - Compliance KW - Emission control systems KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Regulatory constraints KW - Standards KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical sampling KW - Test procedures KW - Vehicle tests UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n2/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10100/10132/1wenzel.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/675554 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00822684 AU - Bareket, Z AU - Blower, D F AU - Macadam, C AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - BLOWOUT RESISTANT TIRE STUDY FOR COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY VEHICLES PY - 2000/08/31 SP - 56 p. AB - This report is organized in the following principal sections: (1) Overview, (2) Crash Data Analysis of Truck Tire Blowouts, (3) Information Review of Truck Tire Blowouts, (4) Blowout Resistant Tire Developments and Related Industry Contacts, and (5) Summary Observations. Section 1 provides a short summary of the report and its organization. Section 2 contains analyses conducted by the UMTRI Center for National Truck Statistics that address findings regarding the crash record relating to heavy truck tire blowouts. Observations from the crash data analysis note the very small percentage of fatal crashes associated with tire failures overall and the even smaller involvement of tire blowouts in fatal crashes when the blowout occurs at a rearward location on the truck (non-steering axle cases). Crashes related to road debris (of which tire debris represents some unknown portion) are also addressed briefly in Section 2. A key observation from the crash data analysis is the significant linkage between fatalities involving truck tire blowouts and front tire (steering axle) involvement. A strong relationship between type of crash and left- versus right-side front axle blowouts is also noted. Left front blowouts are more frequently associated with multiple vehicle fatal crashes, whereas right front blowouts are more frequently associated with single-vehicle crashes (presumably involving greater chances of truck driver fatalities). These observations are consistent with general expectations that left front blowouts produce a leftward path disturbance to the truck (potentially into oncoming or adjacent traffic), while right front blowouts produce rightward disturbances to the truck which are more likely to involve road departure crashes. Section 3 contains results and associated discussion of the literature review conducted by the UMTRI Engineering Research Division. In addition to a discussion of certain key studies of truck tire blowouts conducted previously by various agencies in the literature review, more current developments within the tire industry were pursued through industry contacts (as reported in Section 4) and through inquiries of current patent databases to supplement the technical literature review. Section 4 identifies various technologies relevant to blowout resistant tires as well as associated industry contacts. Lastly, Section 5 provides a summary of the key observations from each of these areas. KW - Blowout resistant tires KW - Blowouts KW - Commercial vehicles KW - Crash data KW - Crash types KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Literature reviews KW - Technology KW - Tire position KW - Tires KW - Trucks UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17823/PB2001104625.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/713216 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122420 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Household Survey Results, August 2000 PY - 2000/08 SP - 69p AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) the federal statistical agency for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) charged with improving the knowledge base for public decision making coordinates the Omnibus Survey program. The survey is a ONEDOT effort to collect information about the transportation system, how it is used, and how it is viewed by the users. Through Omnibus Household Surveys, BTS gathers data each month on a random basis from 1,000 households to determine the general public's perception of, expectations from, and satisfaction with the nation's transportation system and to prioritize improvements to the transportation system. Each of the monthly surveys contains a set of core questions based on critical information needs within DOT. In addition, supplemental questions are included each month that correspond to one of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT's) five strategic goals: safety, mobility, economic growth, human and natural environment, and security. Finally, specific questions posed by the various DOT modes are included on each survey. KW - Data collection KW - Errors KW - Households KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Interviewing KW - Methodology KW - Passenger transportation KW - Performance indicators KW - Public transit KW - Tables (Data) KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel surveys UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/2000/august/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/883854 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00925769 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESULTS PY - 2000/08 SP - v.p. AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is conducting a series of monthly surveys to monitor expectations of and satisfaction with the transportation system and to gather event, issue, and mode-specific information. The surveys will serve as an information source for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) modal administrators, who can use them to support congressional requests and for internal DOT performance indicators. Overall, the surveys will support the collection of information on a wide range of transportation-related topics. Future monthly survey results are available at: http://www.bts.gov/omnibus/household/ KW - Air travel KW - Analysis KW - Data collection KW - Highway travel KW - Households KW - Interviewing KW - Methodology KW - Monthly KW - Public transit KW - Railroad travel KW - Standard error KW - Telephone KW - Transportation modes KW - Travel surveys KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/719779 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00801899 AU - Weatherford, M AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - ASSESSMENT OF THE DENVER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEM PY - 2000/08 SP - 102 p. AB - The purpose of this evaluation was to determine how well the Denver Regional Transportation District's (RTD) automatic vehicle location (AVL) system achieved its major objectives of improving scheduling efficiency, improving the ability of dispatchers to adjust on street operations, and increasing safety through better emergency management. The evaluation is intended to help FTA and other transit agencies determine whether an AVL system will benefit transit employees and customers in other locations. This report documents the implementation and early operation of the RTD's AVL system. The evaluation provides an overview of the AVL system and assesses the costs and benefits of the AVL system for the 2,400 square mile, 1,355 vehicle fleet system. The study examines the AVL system in terms of its functional characteristics, employee/customer acceptance and perceptions, and AVL's success in improving RTD's service, safety, and transit system efficiency and effectiveness KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Denver (Colorado) KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Quality of service KW - Safety and security KW - Schedule maintenance UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17300/17342/PB2001100958.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/666936 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00805895 AU - Mironer, Mark AU - Coltman, Michael AU - McCown, Robert AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - ASSESSMENT OF RISKS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS ON THE EMPIRE CORRIDOR PY - 2000/08 SP - 50 p. AB - The report describes a risk-based approach for assessing the implications of higher train speeds on highway-railroad grade crossing safety, and allocating limited resources to best reduce this risk. To predict accident frequency, an existing DOT model was extended to include higher speeds. Accidents were statistically grouped according to crash mechanics. By using historical data and crashworthiness analysis, the severity of an accident was estimated independently for the highway users and train occupants based on a number of factors. These included accident type, type of highway vehicle, type of train, and train speed. The Empire Corridor in New York State was used to illustrate the application of the approach. The study concludes that the increased risk due to higher train speeds can often be more than offset by implementing standard crossing improvements. The analysis shows that improving the highest risk crossings in a corridor, rather than the crossings with the highest train speed, produces the greatest benefit. The report finds that the risk to highway users saturates at train speeds around 65 mph, and that the risk to train occupants does not increase dramatically with train speed. The report recommends an incremental migration to improved safety. KW - Crash rates KW - Crash severity KW - Crash types KW - High speed rail KW - Highway safety KW - Highway travel KW - Highways KW - Improvements KW - Motor vehicles KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad trains KW - Risk assessment KW - Speed KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vehicle occupants UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10000/10003/rdv0005.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10000/10003/rdv0005.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/672496 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00801903 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - VOLPE PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTON: NUCLEAR MISSILES IN THE FORMER USSR PY - 2000/08 SP - p. 10-17 AB - This article discusses the supporting efforts of the Volpe Center to reduce the missile arsenal of the former USSR in accordance with international treaties. The safe transportation of the missiles by rail is a key component of the cooperative effort. Volpe Center has been using its long tradition of work with the Federal Railroad Administration to apply new and innovative ways to transportation challenges in Russia. KW - Biological materials KW - Hazardous materials KW - International compacts KW - Nuclear power KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Russia (Federation) KW - United States KW - Waste disposal UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9800/9885/VJ2000_Threat.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/670113 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00801905 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - TRANSPORTATION LEARNING: THE NEXT HORIZON PY - 2000/08 SP - p. 34-41 AB - This article explores the opportunities and potential by which learning initiatives can impact the field of transportation, specifically through intervention at the federal level. The article's focus is on the Volpe Center which is recognized for its diversity of transportation interests that encompass international, national, state, local and municipal localities. The goal for organizations like the Volpe Center and its counterparts within the federal system should be to work in policy as well as transportation logistics that cover public and private sector interests. KW - Education KW - Federal government KW - Policy making KW - Private enterprise KW - Public transit KW - Research and educational facilities KW - Strategic planning KW - Training UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/journal/summer00/learn.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/670115 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00801904 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM PY - 2000/08 SP - p. 18-29 AB - The article examines the international growth of Global Positioning System (GPS), the system that was originally developed more than 20 years ago and is now an $8 billion industry. Its uses include numerous civilian applications around the globe, including vehicle tracking, recreational uses such as hiking and boating, emergency response, and mapping and surveying. One of the biggest beneficiaries has, however, been aviation. The focus of the article is the work the Volpe Center and its Center for Navigation are doing to augment the system to meet the performance criteria for the more stringent phases of flight. KW - Aviation KW - Global Positioning System KW - Navigational aids KW - Technology assessment KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/journal/summer00/gps.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/670114 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01478573 AU - Burki-Cohen, Judith AU - Soja, Nancy N AU - Go, Tiauw H AU - Boothe, Edward M AU - DiSario, Robert AU - Jo, Young Jin AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Aviation Administration TI - Simulator Fidelity: The Effect of Platform Motion PY - 2000/07//Final Report SP - 187p AB - As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) initiative towards affordable flight simulators for United States commuter airlines, this study empirically examined the effect of six-degree-of-freedom simulator platform motion on recurrent pilot training and evaluation in the presence of a wide field-of-view visual system. Sound scientific data on the relationship between the motion requirement and its effect on the transfer of pilot performance/behavior to and from the airplane is all the more important given that the FAA may mandate the use of simulators for airline pilot training and evaluation. The study addressed the question of whether the motion provided by an FAA qualified Level C simulator affects 1) pilot performance/behavior and instructor grading criteria during First Look evaluation, 2) the course of Training in the simulator, and 3) the Transfer of skills acquired during Training in the simulator with or without motion to the simulator with motion as a stand-in for the airplane. Every effort was made to avoid deficiencies in the research design identified in a review of prior studies, by measuring pilot stimulation and response, testing both maneuvers and pilots that are diagnostic of a need of motion, avoiding pilot and instructor bias, and ensuring sufficient statistical power to capture operationally relevant effects. KW - Airline pilots KW - Behavior KW - Flight simulators KW - Flight training KW - Motion KW - Training UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/46000/46800/46883/Burki-Coohen_SimFid.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1247590 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01113477 AU - Spiller, David J AU - Mickela, Barry AU - Bryan, Jeffrey R AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - National Park Service TI - Evaluation of Bus Management Options for Independence National Historical Site PY - 2000/07//Final Report SP - 99p AB - This project analyzes options and identifies preferred designs for a new transportation center in Independence National Historical Park. The Independence Transportation Center will be part of a planned National Constitution Center at Independence Mall. To determine the best type of facility, Volpe analyzed the consequences of each individual option, including capacity enhancement, safety, passenger quality, operational difficulty, impact on pedestrians, and visitor and environmental impacts. Capital and operational costs are discussed in detail before recommendations are presented. KW - Bus transportation KW - Capital costs KW - Design KW - Environmental impacts KW - Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia) KW - National parks KW - Operating costs KW - Parking KW - Passenger terminals KW - Pedestrian safety KW - Terminal operations KW - Tourism UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30200/30291/independence.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/873081 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00801901 AU - Monahan, P AU - Schweiger, C AU - Buffkin, T AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - EVALUATION OF THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PY - 2000/07 SP - 124 p. AB - This report documents the implementation and operation of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's Advanced Public Transportation System (ITS MARTA '96) as part of a showcase of Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies deployed for the 1996 Olympic Games. Due to funding limitations and other shortcomings, only a portion of the MARTA fleet was equipped with APTS technologies and most of the technologies were only partially functioning during the Olympic Games. The ITS technologies that were installed on some of the vehicles and in use at the time of the Olympics included: trip itinerary planning system, automatic passenger counters, automatic vehicle location system, wayside passenger information devices, the VISA cash card fare payment system, and traveler information kiosks. This evaluation was performed within the context of the goals and objectives of FTA's national APTS program. The report summarizes the findings from MARTA's experiences with the implementation of new technologies, and offers guidelines to organizations contemplating or planning for the adoption of similar technologies. The report provides background information on MARTA's ITS system, summarizes national and local objectives, describes each ITS component, discusses financial aspects of the ITS system, and provides a brief summary of the status and benefits to date of each of the ITS technologies used by MARTA. The report also contains conclusions and describes the lessons learned from the MARTA ITS project experience. KW - Advanced public transportation systems KW - Atlanta (Georgia) KW - Automatic vehicle location KW - Computer aided design KW - Dispatching KW - Geographic information systems KW - In vehicle annunciators KW - Information display systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority KW - Passenger counting KW - Passenger information systems KW - Wayside signals UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17300/17324/PB2001100783.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/666937 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00797546 AU - Beshers, E AU - Hagler Bailly Services, Incorporated AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - EFFICIENT ACCESS PRICING FOR RAIL BOTTLENECKS PY - 2000/06/01 SP - v.p. AB - This study was undertaken for the purpose of a review of some of the key questions surrounding the issue of railroad access price. Access price is to be understood as the price asked by a railroad that owns a particular segment of track for access to, and use of, that segment of track by some other railroad. The report was prepared with the intent that it be accessible, and useful, to people who have not had specialized training in economic theory. KW - Accessibility KW - Bottlenecks KW - Competition KW - Market share KW - Pricing KW - Railroads KW - Regulatory constraints UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L03017 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12600/12697/ecpr.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17100/17114/PB2000108166.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/655497 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01160022 AU - Ansari, Farhad AU - Maher, Ali AU - Luke, Allyn AU - Zhang, Guan Yong AU - Szary, Patrick AU - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation AU - New Jersey Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Recycled Materials in Portland Cement Concrete PY - 2000/06//Final Report SP - 42p AB - This report pertains to a comprehensive study involving the use of recycled materials in portland cement concrete. Three different materials were studied including crushed glass (CG), street sweepings (SS), and recycled concrete (RC). Blast furnace slag was also considered as a cementitious additive for enhancing the durability characteristics of the mixture. This research was performed and completed earlier. Four reports were submitted covering literature survey, mix details and experimental results for the recycled materials in the study. However, in these studies, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) class A concrete was substantially modified in order to establish an optimized mixture. The optimized mixture was used in conjunction with the recycled materials. This was done due to the fact that the researchers were aware of the deleterious effects of the recycled constituents on the class A mix. However, NJDOT project engineers indicated that despite the outcome, they would like the experiments to also encompass standard class A concrete in conjunction with the recycled materials. The project was extended at no additional cost and a second series of experiments were performed with mixtures that included class A concrete as a base material. The bulk of this report pertains to these results. The research phase corresponding to class A mixtures is designated as Phase-A, and the earlier research with optimized proportions corresponds to Phase-B. Representative results from the earlier study (Phase-B) for the CG and RC are also given for completeness. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that SS shall not be used with any type of concrete mixture due to its variability. CG and RC shall be used with optimized cementitious mixtures and not standard class A concrete. These recommendations are mainly based on the decreased durability attributes of such materials. Even with the optimized cementitious mixtures, the reduction in compressive strength as a function of curing age for CG concrete points at uncertainty regarding the long term load bearing characteristics of such material. It is recommended that the CG concrete not be used in structural and load bearing applications. RC can be used for secondary applications and it possesses enhanced durability attributes in optimized, cementitious mixtures. KW - Bearing capacity KW - Compressive strength KW - Crushed glass KW - Durability KW - Portland cement concrete KW - Recycled concrete KW - Recycled materials KW - Slag KW - Sweepings UR - http://cait.rutgers.edu/files/FHWA-NJ-2000-003.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/920606 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00823255 AU - Xiong, D AU - Oak Ridge National Laboratory AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Department of Energy TI - DATABASE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS ALONG MAJOR U.S. HIGHWAYS PY - 2000/06 SP - 53 p. AB - This paper details the effort to develop measurement methods for how much and what kinds of land are used at the national level, and to follow these changes over time. It develops land use data for the major U.S. highways, as a first step toward creating a national land use database for United States transportation systems. The report describes the data sources utilized, technical procedures used to derive the land use database, and problems encountered on the project. KW - Databases KW - Development KW - Highways KW - Land use KW - Land use planning KW - Measurement KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/14000/14700/14738/DE2000760255.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/713396 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00819654 AU - Adduci, R J AU - Boyd, A AU - Caton, J AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES FOR STATES WITH NEW STARTS PROJECTS PY - 2000/06 SP - 32 p. AB - The Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. States with "New Start" systems, funded through FTA's discretionary New Starts program, must address 49 CFR Part 659 requirements with the initiation of New Start revenue service. The Rule also requires that submissions made to FTA for states with existing oversight programs must be updated to reflect major operational changes, which include extensions funded through the New Start program. KW - Construction KW - Design KW - Financing KW - New Starts Program KW - Oversight KW - Planning KW - Project management KW - Public transit KW - Rail transit KW - Safety KW - Security UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/Safety/NewStarts/NewStarts.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11600/11665/NewStarts.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/691734 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00799109 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - EVALUATION PLAN FOR THE CAPE COD ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PY - 2000/06 SP - 49 p. AB - The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS) project is an application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to fixed route and paratransit operations in a rural transit setting. The purpose of the project is to apply ITS technology that will improve intermodal transportation services for the residents of rural Cape Cod as well as for visitors to the region. KW - Cape Cod KW - Fixed routes KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intermodal services KW - Paratransit services KW - Rural transportation KW - Summer KW - Technological innovations KW - Tourists UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9192/3b01.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/665968 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01154948 AU - Stump, Rodney L AU - Morgan State University AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Intermodal Personalized Transit: An Exploratory Study to Identify Secondary Market and Technology Resources for Concept Testing PY - 2000/05 SP - 66p AB - The concept of intermodal personalized transit is envisioned as a collaborative public-private network that will provide riders with scheduled and spontaneous point-to-point transportation, thus mimicking the flexibility of personal autos while mitigating some of the economic and social costs of mobility related with this dominant personal transportation mode. This concept is expected to rely on closely coordinated information and logistics systems, allowing riders to make one call, pay one fare, and, where necessary, experience seamless exchanges among multiple transportation modes to travel from the point of origin to their destination. This report presents the findings of exploratory research that were undertaken to spark consideration of product development efforts. It also comprises an interdisciplinary secondary data study. From this review of the literature, it is believed there is sufficient justification for considering undertaking development efforts to explore further the feasibility of this concept. This review also suggests that the development and commercialization of this concept will face several daunting challenges. Finally, there are the technological and management aspects, because this concept will require a complex infrastructure that can be expected to encompass sophisticated information and logistics networks. This research has found numerous examples of advanced telecommunications and transportation technologies that potentially could be applied to this concept. KW - Exploratory studies KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Intermodal personalized transit KW - Intermodal services KW - Literature reviews KW - Logistics KW - Personal travel KW - Point-to-point services KW - Private transportation KW - Public transit KW - Telecommunications UR - http://www.morgan.edu/Documents/ACADEMICS/SOE/ntc/Intermodal_Stump_9900.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/916034 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00808701 AU - National Science and Technology Council AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN PY - 2000/05 SP - 63 p. AB - This Strategic Research Plan addresses the enabling research element of the National Science and Technology Council's strategy issued in April 1999. It incorporates research and development activities with relevance to one or more transportation modes or functions, regardless of the objectives for which it is conducted or the performing agency. This document presents a broad overview and categorization of the enabling research that has clear direct or long term application to the nation's transportation enterprise, including identification of many of the program areas being addressed. The intent is to ensure that the transportation enterprise takes full advantage of this research, and that the affected federal agencies coordinate their efforts and maximize synergies among their respective efforts. KW - Coordination KW - Program management KW - Research management KW - Research projects KW - Strategic planning KW - Technology assessment KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17200/17212/PB2001100218.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673458 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00801862 AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT, FISCAL YEAR 2001, 2ND EDITION PY - 2000/05 SP - v.p. AB - This report documents the second edition of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research and Development Plan. The document identifies the goals and objectives of DOT for research and development, the roles of DOT and other federal agencies in achieving these goals, and the overall strategy of DOT in carrying out the needed research. In addition, this DOT R & D plan encompasses internal planning and coordination procedures, key DOT programs, partnership initiatives, enabling research concepts, education and training support, state DOT activity, and measures of performance and programs. The plan identifies five national strategic goals for transportation that capture the most important outcomes influenced by all DOT programs: safety, mobility, economic growth and trade, human and natural environment, and national security. KW - Coordination KW - Economic growth KW - Education and training KW - Environmental quality KW - Human factors KW - Mobility KW - National security KW - Partnerships KW - Performance evaluations KW - Research KW - Safety KW - State departments of transportation KW - Strategic planning KW - Trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/667643 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00801970 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (FISCAL YEAR 2001). SECOND EDITION PY - 2000/05 SP - v.p. AB - This Department of Transportation Research and Development (DOT R&D) Plan encompasses internal planning and coordination procedures, key DOT programs, partnership initiatives, enabling research concepts, education and training support, state DOT activity, and measures of performance and programs. Appendices include a detailed inventory of the Department's FY 2001 R&D programs, as well as proposed FY 2001 modal budgets for research and technology development programs. KW - Budgeting KW - Coordination KW - Development KW - Education and training KW - Partnerships KW - Performance KW - Planning KW - Procedures KW - Research KW - States KW - Technology KW - U.S. Department of Transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17400/17432/PB2001101589.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/667647 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00797513 AU - Tyrell, D AU - Severson, K AU - Perlman, A B AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Federal Railroad Administration TI - SINGLE PASSENGER RAIL CAR IMPACT TEST. VOLUME 1: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED RESULTS PY - 2000/05 SP - 32 p. AB - A test was conducted of a single rail passenger car colliding with a fixed wall at 35 mph. The car was instrumented to measure 1) the deformations of critical structural elements, 2) the vertical, lateral, and longitudinal deceleration of the carbody and trucks, and 3) displacements of suspension systems. The car was equipped with anthropomorphic test devices (test dummies) in three interior arrangements: 1) forward-facing unrestrained occupants seated in rows, compartmentalized by the forward seat in order to limit the motions of the occupants; 2) forward facing restrained occupants with lap and shoulder belts; and 3) rear facing unrestrained occupants. The purpose of the test was to validate and calibrate computer models for analyzing crashworthiness of rail passenger vehicles. KW - Crashworthiness KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger security KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad transportation UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2315 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/13000/13000/13040/ord0002_1.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/654984 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00810982 AU - Joksch, H C AU - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - VEHICLE DESIGN VERSUS AGGRESSIVITY PY - 2000/04 SP - 137 p. AB - The objective was to determine how certain characteristics of cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks influence the fatality risk for occupants of cars with which they collide - the aggressivity of the striking vehicle. The fatality risks were estimated by combining data on fatalities from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) with data on collision involvements from the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) General Estimates System (GES). To make them compatible, certain states had to be excluded. A model including the ratio of the weights of the colliding vehicles and the speed environments was developed to control for their strong influence on the fatality risk in a collision. In collisions with pickup trucks or vans, car drivers are exposed to a much higher fatality risk than in collisions with cars. In collisions with sport utility vehicles, the risk for car drivers was even higher. This holds even after control for the confounding factors. The controlled fatality risk for the car driver tended to increase with the weight of the striking vehicle, the height of its center of force, and its frontal static stiffness, as measured in crash tests. However, only for sport utility vehicles were the relations with these factors clear, though they could not be completely separated with the available data. KW - Automobiles KW - Crash data KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fatality Analysis Reporting System KW - General Estimates System KW - National Automotive Sampling System KW - Pickup trucks KW - Risk analysis KW - Speed KW - Sport utility vehicles KW - Stiffness KW - Vans KW - Vehicle aggressiveness KW - Vehicle weight UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19000/19050/PB2002104317.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/679627 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00799278 AU - Research and Special Programs Administration AU - Department of Transportation TI - MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE R&D STRATEGIC PLAN PY - 2000/04 SP - 54 p. AB - This strategic plan addresses Department of Transportation's research and development activities that support improvements in the environmental characteristics and energy efficiency of medium- and heavy duty transportation vehicles and, by increasing the long term capability of domestic companies to produce clean and efficient vehicles, also foster future economic growth and productivity. This report documents the early stages of what is expected to be an ongoing strategic planning process specific to research and development in these areas. KW - Clean fuels KW - Domestic transportation KW - Economic growth KW - Energy conservation KW - Environmental control KW - Heavy duty vehicles KW - Strategic planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16900/16944/PB2000106318.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/665992 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00794289 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Monaco, K AU - Williams, E AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ASSESSING THE DETERMINANTS OF SAFETY IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY PY - 2000/04 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - p. 69-79 AB - Using data from the 1997 survey of drivers conducted by the University of Michigan Trucking Industry Program, factors were identified which substantially affect three safety measures: accidents, moving violations, and hours of service violations. The variables used include both operational characteristics (firm size, trailer type) and personal characteristics (age, race, union status). Using both basic descriptive statistics and probit estimation, it was found that the variables that have the most impact on the three safety measures are operational in nature, not individual characteristics. KW - Age KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Driver categories KW - Hours of labor KW - Labor unions KW - Moving violations KW - Operations KW - Race KW - Trucking safety KW - Vehicle size UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n1/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/25000/25037/5monaco.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/656450 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00794285 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Fulton, L M AU - Noland, R B AU - Meszler, D J AU - Thomas, J V AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INDUCED TRAVEL EFFECTS IN THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC REGION PY - 2000/04 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - p. 1-14 AB - The hypothesis of induced travel demand is investigated. County level data from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. are used to estimate "fixed-effects" cross-sectional time series models that relate travel levels, measured as daily vehicle miles of travel, to roadway capacity in lane miles. This includes analysis of a difference (or growth) model estimated using a two-stage least squares procedure with an instrumental variable to account for simultaneity bias. Individual models for each state, a combined-state model, and a model with data from the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area are estimated. Average elasticities of vehicle miles of travel (VMT) with respect to lane miles are estimated. The results build on recent research in this area by confirming both the range of elasticities found in other studies and the robustness of these estimates by accounting for simultaneity bias. KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Demand responsive transportation KW - Elasticity (Economics) KW - Highway capacity KW - Lane occupancy KW - Maryland KW - North Carolina KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Virginia KW - Washington (District of Columbia) KW - Washington Metropolitan Area UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n1/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7900/7966/1fulton.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/656446 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00794287 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Hensher, D A AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ASSESSING DATA AND MODELING NEEDS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE PY - 2000/04 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - p. 31-52 AB - Managing the transport assets of an urban economy and ensuring that change is in accordance with suitable performance measures requires continuing improvement in analytical power and empirical information. This paper presents a multistage stakeholder assessment of data and modeling needs in Australia, primarily in the urban passenger context, required to ensure the continuity of appropriate deliverables to a market of diverse stakeholders. The implementation of the framework of inquiry enables data and modeling agencies to remain current and relevant. KW - Australia KW - Economic impacts KW - Needs assessment KW - Performance evaluations KW - Strategic planning KW - Urban transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n1/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7900/7963/3hensher.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/656448 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00794288 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - SORRATINI, J A AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - ESTIMATING STATEWIDE TRUCK TRIPS USING COMMODITY FLOWS AND INPUT-OUTPUT COEFFICIENTS PY - 2000/04 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - p. 53-67 AB - This study uses commodity flows from the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) together with Input-Output (I-O) coefficients to generate truck flows for the state of Wisconsin. Production and attraction rates in tons, for heavy truck mode only, were derived at the county level using employment for 28 economic sectors. The CFS, a joint product of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the U.S. Bureau of the Census, together with a private database developed for the state, TRANSEARCH, was used to derive the trip production rates. Economic based I-O software was used to derive the I-O coefficients at the state level in order to develop trip attraction rates. Annual tons at the county level were converted to daily truck trips using an average tons-per-vehicle load and days-per-year factor. KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic factors KW - Production KW - Trip generation KW - Truck traffic KW - Wisconsin UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n1/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7900/7962/4sorratin.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/656449 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00794290 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Saricks, C L AU - Tompkins, M M AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - THE HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS SHIPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES - SAFER IN THE '90S? PY - 2000/04 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - p. 81-92 AB - This paper seeks to illuminate the status of transportation safety and risk for large quantity shipments of spent commercial reactor fuel and mixed and hazardous wastes by examining road and rail accident and vehicular travel data from the mid 1990s. Of special interest are the effect of speed limit changes on controlled access expressways and the possible effect of season to season climatic variations on road transportation. Improvements in railroad technology and infrastructure were found to have created a safer overall operating environment for rail freight shipments. Evidence was found of an increase in accident rates of heavy combination trucks in states that have raised highway speed limits. Cold weather increases road transportation risk, while conditions associated with higher ambient temperatures do not. For rail transportation, both hot and cold temperature extremes are associated with higher accident rates. KW - Cold weather KW - Combination carriers KW - Crash rates KW - Freight transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Heavy duty trucks KW - Hot weather KW - Railroad safety KW - Speed limits KW - Spent reactor fuels KW - Trucking safety UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n1/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7900/7960/6saricks.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/656451 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00794286 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Han, X AU - Fang, B AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - FOUR MEASURES OF TRANSPORTATION'S ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE PY - 2000/04 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - p. 15-30 AB - This paper presents four measures of transportation's economic importance, namely, transportation industry's gross domestic product (GDP), transportation final demand, transportation related GDP, and transportation driven GDP. All four of these measures are conceptually consistent with the framework and accounting rules of the Systems of National Accounts and are statistically comparable to the GDP. With each targeted at a different aspect of transportation, together the four measures provide a complete frame of reference for the size and importance of transportation in the U.S. economy. KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Demand KW - Economic impacts KW - Gross domestic product KW - United States UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/jts/v3n1/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7900/7964/2han.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/656447 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01127301 AU - Lappin, Jane AU - Rutyna, David AU - DeBlasio, Allan J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - Customer Satisfaction with the FHWA Peer-to-Peer Program: A Qualitative Assessment PY - 2000/03 SP - 16p AB - The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center was contacted by the USDOT ITS Joint Program Office Assistant Travel Management Coordinator to evaluate customer satisfaction with the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) program. The primary objective of the evaluation is to learn how to serve Peer-to-Peer (P2P) customers better, and secondarily, how to market the program to provide services to a larger number of eligible transportation professionals. One outcome of this evaluation is a recommended customer satisfaction survey for all subsequent P2P customers. To this end, Volpe staff interviewed selected P2P staff, peers, and customers peers to identify and prioritize opportunities to improve the quality of service. KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Peer-to-peer communication UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/12489.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/887780 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01100391 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration TI - Analysis of New Entrant Motor Carrier Safety Performance and Compliance Using SafeStat PY - 2000/03 SP - 32p AB - This report documents the findings of a special study undertaken to update, confirm and expand upon previous studies on the comparative (to experienced carriers) safety performance and compliance of large commercial motor vehicle operators (motor carriers) newly entering into U.S. interstate operations. Once these operator/carriers engage in interstate operations with large commercial motor vehicles, they are required to register with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and they become subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). In particular, this study was accomplished to help provide a basis for formulating the details of a new entrant education and safety assurance process including the possible need for special emphasis among the component groups of new entrants. Component groups include U.S., Canadian, and Mexican domiciled motor carriers newly registering with the USDOT for interstate operations in the U.S. KW - Commercial vehicles KW - Compliance KW - Education KW - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations KW - Interstate transportation KW - Motor carriers KW - New entrants KW - Performance KW - SafeStat KW - Trucking safety KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16900/16908/PB2000106069.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16900/16971/PB2000106458.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/859464 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00981947 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS (2000-2005) PY - 2000/03 SP - 16 p. AB - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is one of eleven operating administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). BTS puts together data and information that others need to make decisions concerning transportation. It collects data; compiles, analyzes and publishes statistics; and generally coordinates the statistical programs within DOT. It manages the National Transportation Library, and the Office of Airline Information. It leads the federal effort in developing geo-spatial data for transportation. As one of the federal statistical agencies, BTS maintains a special degree of objectivity and independence. It provides special protections of confidentiality in its data collection, and it provides reports directly to the Secretary and to Congress. It does not advocate policies or programs. Its efforts are focused on getting- and helping to interpret- the data that can be used to better inform decision making, regardless of what the data show. This paper presents the strategic plan for BTS for the years 2000 - 20005. The paper covers the mission of BTS, its vision for the future, strategic goals and objectives, guiding principles, and strategies. BTS's purview includes all transportation modes. KW - Aviation KW - Coordination KW - Data analysis KW - Data collection KW - Geospatial data KW - Highways KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Strategic planning KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17000/17009/PB2000106852.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/23000/23500/23589/entire.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/743181 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00806250 AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - REDEFINING FTA'S FUTURE ROLE IN TRANSIT SAFETY PY - 2000/03 SP - v.p. AB - Several tragic accidents involving transit vehicles occurred in 1999. This report describes the work of the intermodal Transit Safety Task Force created to assess the Federal role in transit safety. The Task Force focused on four specific issues: 1) statistical data; 2) human factors; 3) design standards; and 4) operational best practices. The report includes twenty-four recommendations aimed at having a direct impact on transit safety. KW - Design standards KW - Human factors KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transit safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673786 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00797543 AU - VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline AU - Simula Technologies, Incorporated AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - SINGLE PASSENGER RAIL CAR IMPACT TEST. VOLUME 2: SUMMARY OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROGRAM PY - 2000/03 SP - 36 p. AB - A test in which a single rail passenger car was crashed into a fixed wall at 35 mph was conducted at the Transportation Technology Center (TCC) on November 16, 1999. The car was instrumented to measure (1) the deformations of critical structural elements, (2) the vertical, lateral, and longitudinal deceleration of the carbody and trucks, and (3) the displacements of suspension systems. The objective of the interior tests was to determine the corresponding level of occupant safety for that impact scenario. Several interior configurations were tested with the appropriate data acquisition technology and quantified occupant injury parameters and seat strength characteristics. The car was equipped with anthropomorphic test devices in the following three arrangements: forward facing unrestrained occupants seated in rows, compartmentalized by the forward seat in order to limit the motions of the occupants; forward facing restrained occupants with lap and shoulder belts; and rear facing unrestrained occupants. The principal goal of this full scale rail car impact test and the overall test program was to obtain scientific data that define a realistic rail car crash pulse, structural response, and corresponding level of occupant safety. KW - Crash injury research KW - Crashworthiness KW - Deformation KW - Impact tests KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger security KW - Railhead KW - Structural members KW - Transportation safety UR - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2313 UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/13000/13000/13041/ord0002_2.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17000/17073/PB2000107448.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/654989 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122456 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Virginia PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Virginia KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfva999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882874 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122442 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Oakland (California) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - San Francisco (California) KW - San Jose (California) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfca736.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882882 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122441 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Orange County (California) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Riverside (California) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfca447.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882526 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122440 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Kansas PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Kansas KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfks999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882840 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122433 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Connecticut PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Connecticut KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfct999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882832 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122422 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA (OR Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Portland (Oregon) KW - Retail trade KW - Salem (Oregon) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Washington (State) KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfor644.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882826 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122412 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Fort Lauderdale (Florida) KW - Freight traffic KW - Miami (Florida) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cffl499.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882529 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122404 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Kansas City, MO-KS MSA (MO Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Kansas City (Kansas) KW - Kansas City (Missouri) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmo376.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882522 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122403 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Washington PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Washington (State) KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfwa999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882875 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122395 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Brazoria (Texas) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Galveston (Texas) KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftx336.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882517 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122390 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Louisiana PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Louisiana KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfla999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882843 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122376 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA (DC Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Maryland KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Virginia KW - Washington (District of Columbia) KW - West Virginia KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfdc884.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882887 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122372 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Chapel Hill (North Carolina) KW - Commodity flow KW - Durham (North Carolina) KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Raleigh (North Carolina) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnc664.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882828 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122369 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of California PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - California KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfca999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882830 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122363 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Boca Raton (Florida) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Palm Beach (Florida) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cffl896.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882889 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122359 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Gary, IN PMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Gary (Indiana) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/www/transportation.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882512 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122350 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Indiana PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Indiana KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfin999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882839 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122348 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA (TN Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Memphis (Tennessee) KW - Origin and destination KW - Statistical analysis KW - West Memphis (Arkansas) KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftn492.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882528 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122346 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA (VA Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Maryland KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Virginia KW - Washington (District of Columbia) KW - West Virginia KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfva884.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882888 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122335 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Maryland PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Maryland KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmd999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882844 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122334 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Milwaukee (Wisconsin) KW - Origin and destination KW - Racine (Wisconsin) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882530 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122327 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Tennessee PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Tennessee KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftn999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882871 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122323 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: San Antonio, TX MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - San Antonio (Texas) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftx724.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882880 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122322 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Massachusetts PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Massachusetts KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfma999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882845 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122316 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Arizona PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Arizona KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfaz999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882829 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122313 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Sacramento (California) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade KW - Yolo County (California) UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfca692.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882878 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122304 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Rochester, NY MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Rochester (New York) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfny684.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882877 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122301 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Louisville, KY-IN MSA (KY Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Louisville (Indiana) KW - Louisville (Kentucky) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfky452.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882527 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122295 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Colorado PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Colorado KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfco999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882831 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122294 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Wisconsin PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade KW - Wisconsin UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfwi999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882876 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122288 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Kansas City, MO-KS MSA (KS Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Kansas City (Missouri) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfks376.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882521 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122279 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Illinois PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Illinois KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfil999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882838 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122275 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: San Diego, CA MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - San Diego (California) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfca732.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882881 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122274 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Texas PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Texas KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftx999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882872 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122271 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Clearwater (Florida) KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Saint Petersburg (Florida) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Tampa (Florida) KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cffl828.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882886 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122270 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: St. Louis, MO-IL MSA (MO Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Illinois KW - Metro St. Louis KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Saint Louis (Missouri) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmo704.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882885 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122269 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Georgia PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Georgia KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfga999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882835 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122268 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Ogden (Utah) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Salt Lake City (Utah) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882879 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122267 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Indianapolis, IN MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Indianapolis (Indiana) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfin348.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882518 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122264 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Greensboro (North Carolina) KW - High Point (North Carolina) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade KW - Winston-Salem (North Carolina) UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnc312.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882515 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122261 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Jacksonville, FL MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - Abstract The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Jacksonville (Florida) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cffl360.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882520 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122256 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Bremerton (Washington) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Tacoma (Washington) KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfwa760.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882883 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122245 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Hartford, CT NECMA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Hartford (Connecticut) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfct328.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882516 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122244 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Florida PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Florida KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cffl999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882833 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122237 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Grand Rapids (Michigan) KW - Holland (Michigan) KW - Muskegon (Michigan) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmi300.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882514 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122230 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA (NV Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Las Vegas (Nevada) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnv412.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882525 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122223 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Kentucky PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Kentucky KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfky999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882841 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122220 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Mesa (Arizona) KW - Origin and destination KW - Phoenix (Arizona) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfaz620.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882824 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122213 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: St. Louis, MO-IL MSA (IL Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Illinois KW - Metro St. Louis KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Saint Louis (Missouri) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfil704.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882884 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122210 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Utah PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Utah KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfut999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882873 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122204 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Pittsburgh, PA MSA. PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfpa628.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882825 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122177 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Cleveland (Ohio) KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfoh169.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882504 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122174 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Michigan PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Michigan KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmi999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882860 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122168 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Columbus, OH MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Columbus (Ohio) KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfoh184.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882505 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122166 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Oregon PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Oregon KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfor999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882869 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122160 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Ohio PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Ohio KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfoh999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882867 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122153 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Ann Arbor (Michigan) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Detroit (Michigan) KW - Economic analysis KW - Flint (Michigan) KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmi216.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882511 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122146 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Pennsylvania PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Pennsylvania KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfpa999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882870 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122138 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftx192.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882506 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122133 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA (NY Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Connecticut KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Long Island City (New York) KW - New Jersey KW - New York (New York) KW - New York Metropolitan Area KW - Origin and destination KW - Pennsylvania KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfny560.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882814 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122103 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Oklahoma PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Oklahoma KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfok999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882868 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122090 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA (PA Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Atlantic City (New Jersey) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Maryland KW - Origin and destination KW - Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade KW - Wilmington (Delaware) UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfpa616.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882823 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122089 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA (OH Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Cincinnati (Ohio) KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Indiana KW - Kentucky KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880464 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122079 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Orlando, FL MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Origin and destination KW - Orlando (Florida) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cffl596.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882817 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122076 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Nashville, TN MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Nashville (Tennessee) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftn536.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882810 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122075 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA. PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Niagara Falls (New York) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfny128.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880459 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122073 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Boston-Worcester- Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA (MA Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Boston (Massachusetts) KW - Brockton (Massachusetts) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Commodity Flow Survey KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Lawrence (Massachusetts) KW - Lowell (Masachusetts) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade KW - Worcester (Massachusetts) UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfma112.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880456 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122071 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA (NC Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Charlotte (North Carolina) KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Gastonia (North Carolina) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Rock Hill (North Carolina) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnc152.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880460 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122069 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA (NJ Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - New Jersey KW - Origin and destination KW - Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnj616.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882822 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122067 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA (IL Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Chicago (Illinois) KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880462 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122056 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: New Orleans, LA MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfla556.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882811 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122054 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of North Carolina PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic measurement KW - North Carolina KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnc999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882866 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122050 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Baltimore, MD PMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Baltimore (Maryland) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmd072.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880454 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122048 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of New Jersey PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - New Jersey KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Trade routes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882864 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122039 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA (MN Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Minneapolis (Minnesota) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Saint Paul (Minnesota) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfmn512.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882809 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122038 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Oklahoma City, OK MSA. PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfok588.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882816 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122033 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of New York PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - New York (State) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfny999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882865 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122022 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Remainder of Nevada PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Nevada KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnv999.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882863 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122019 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Boulder (Colorado) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Denver (Colorado) KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Greeley (Colorado) KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfco208.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882510 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01122017 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA (NJ Part) PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Connecticut KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight traffic KW - Long Island (New York) KW - New Jersey KW - New York (New York) KW - New York Metropolitan Area KW - Origin and destination KW - Pennsylvania KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfnj560.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/882812 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120272 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Atlanta, GA MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - Atlanta (Georgia) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight transportation KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cfga052.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880407 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01120263 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA PY - 2000/02 SP - 72p AB - The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is undertaken through a partnership between the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. The CFS was last conducted in 1993. See the Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey table (Appendix A) for a comparison between the 1997 and 1993 surveys. The data from the CFS are used by public policy analysts and for transportation planning and decision-making to assess the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. This report presents data on Metropolitan Area (MA) and Remainder of State (ROS) shipment characteristics. KW - Austin (Texas) KW - Cargo handling KW - Census KW - Commodities KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic analysis KW - Freight transportation KW - Origin and destination KW - Retail trade KW - San Marcos (Texas) KW - Statistical analysis KW - Surveys KW - Wholesale trade UR - http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97cftx064.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/880408 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00798557 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE ENHANCED FREIGHT MOVEMENT AT PORTS AND INTERMODAL TERMINALS: A STRATEGIC PLAN PY - 2000/02 SP - 33 p. AB - In November 1998, the Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development (R&D) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released the first Federal Transportation Technology Plan. The plan presents initial implementation strategies for the private-public partnerships identified in the 1997 NSTC Transportation Science and Technology Strategy. Among these partnerships, the one on Enhanced Goods and Freight Movement at Domestic and International Gateways addresses the need for more flexible, efficient, and seamless freight transportation systems. The partnership has three key goals: improve freight mobility at land borders and ports, ensure the diffusion of freight information technologies and networks, and expedite the global flow of goods. The gateways partnership promotes an integrated freight R&D and investment policy and private-public collaboration on large-scale investment projects. This strategic plan outlines the partnership's outcome goals, investment strategies, and anticipated impacts for ports and intermodal terminals. Together with a companion document for border gateways, this plan provides a framework for a comprehensive R&D investment strategy for freight transportation. KW - Case studies KW - Freight transportation KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Investments KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Ports KW - Public private partnerships KW - Research KW - Strategic planning KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology transfer UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/54000/54700/54710/Partnership_Promote_Freight.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/655341 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00791810 AU - Turnbull, K F AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Texas Transportation Insitute AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - ASSESSMENT OF THE SEATTLE SMART TRAVELER PY - 2000/02 SP - 52 p. AB - This report describes the development, operation, and evaluation of the Seattle Smart Traveler (SST), a dynamic ridematching system which uses e-mail and the Internet at the University of Washington. It was found that the SST provided a convenient mechanism for individuals to access ridesharing information and to request and obtain potential matches. Additionally, issues were identified that may have limited the use of the system. KW - Internet KW - Ridesharing KW - Seattle Smart Traveler (Program : Washington) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/11344.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/648687 ER - TY - ABST AN - 01464909 TI - Community Advisory Groups Road LIFE 2001 AB - To be recognized as a transportation leader, the Department is committed to implementing innovative ideas. To help achieve this result, this research project is concerned with evaluating the innovative ideas in the NM 44 highway project. Road Lifecycle Innovative Financing Evaluation (Road LIFE) will establish the model for and will assess the benefit and cost of the NM 44 innovations. Based on this assessment, the research will recommend whether or not all or some of the NM 44 innovations should be used on other projects in New Mexico and nationally. This research project is also related to smooth roads; safe transportation system; access to divided highways; adequate funding and prudent management of resources; cost-effective, quality transportation; and timely completion of construction/maintenance projects. KW - Financial analysis KW - Financing KW - Innovation KW - Management KW - Research projects KW - Resource utilization KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation safety UR - http://dot.state.nm.us/content/dam/nmdot/Research/NM00ADM01CommunityAdvisoryGroupsRoadLife2001.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1233142 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01128927 AU - Lappin, Jane AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - Advanced Traveler Information Service (ATIS): Who are ATIS Customers? PY - 2000/01 SP - 11p AB - This paper uses complementary research and evaluation approaches to answer questions about who uses advanced traveler information services. It discusses user attitudes and customer characteristics for both transit riders and highway travelers. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Attitudes KW - Consumer behavior KW - Consumer preferences KW - Transit riders KW - Travelers UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/12285.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/887997 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01102903 AU - Radin, S AU - Sen, B AU - Lappin, J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration TI - Advanced Traveler Information Service (ATIS): Private Sector Perception and Public Sector Activities PY - 2000/01 SP - 42p AB - This paper presents the results of a study by the United States Department of Transportation Volpe Center to determine the nature and extent of the “data gap” between the needs of private sector Advanced Traveler Information Service (ATIS) providers and the public sector data they receive. The study was motivated by the perception that such a data gap exists and the need for a systematic description of this data gap before plans can be made to resolve it. Defining the data gap problem involves looking at both sides of the issue: the demand for particular types of ATIS data and the availability of the data desired. This paper analyzes private sector data needs and perceptions of availability and quality. For each issue raised, it examines the extent and characteristics of the problem on a national level, using information on the public sector. To do this, the paper combines results from two different surveys. One of these is a survey of private sector Information Service Providers (ISPs) to understand their data needs and elicit their perspective of the data gap. The survey was conducted by the Volpe Center for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), specifically for the purpose of this paper. The public sector data comes from a series of surveys of state and local public sector agencies that manage the highway and arterial system, respond to traffic incidents, and provide transit service. These surveys were conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the FHWA to create a database of metropolitan ITS deployment in 1999. Data collection and transfer activities of the public agencies relevant to the ATIS data gap were taken from the database for this study. The private sector survey reveals that some kinds of data, notably incidents, construction zones, traffic speeds, and road and weather conditions, are of high priority to most respondents. There are some similarities, but some divergences as well, between the priorities of the private sector, and the priorities for dissemination identified by the public sector. These differences may contribute to the data gap. The following statements summarize the most important observations about the current nature and extent of the data gap: Public agencies in major metropolitan areas collect more traffic data than agencies in smaller areas; Geographic coverage of available data is often inadequate and more likely to be inadequate the larger the metropolitan area; Inaccurate data is the second most common quality problem, after inadequate geographic coverage; Agencies in a single metro area provide data inconsistent with other agencies in the area; Timeliness and update frequency problems occur for incident data; Problems with inadequate spatial resolution are most important for traffic speeds; Some ISPs require greater temporal coverage than is available in most places and Public agencies are not necessarily willing to transfer data they collect. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Construction sites KW - Highway traffic control KW - Private enterprise KW - Public participation KW - Public transit KW - Surveys KW - Urban areas KW - Weather conditions UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16400/16433/PB2000103967.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/12283.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850147 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01004495 AU - Lappin, Jane AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Research and Special Programs Administration TI - Advanced Traveler Information Service (ATIS): What do ATIS Customers Want? PY - 2000/01 SP - 12p AB - This is the second of two white papers written for the "ATIS Data Gap" workshop with the objective of providing insights from MMDI Customer Satisfaction ATIS evaluations and other USDOT-sponsored ATIS research. The paper synthesizes findings from research and evaluations dating back to 1996, including several field operational tests. Recent project evaluations are featured more prominently because these projects provided ATIS services to the general public for regular use. This paper draws from MMDI customer satisfaction evaluations of the Puget Sound Traffic Conditions web site, TrafficTV in Seattle, Metro Online transit web site in Seattle, TransitWatch® real-time bus departure times at two transit centers in Seattle, TrafficCheck traffic television in Tempe, Arizona; and, observations of customer use of the Trailmaster travel conditions web site in Phoenix, and the Transguide travel conditions web site in San Antonio. There were only two ATIS transit services deployed within the MMDI evaluation time frame. Similarly, there were fewer ATIS transit field operational tests than traffic tests. As a result, more of this paper addresses ATIS traffic customer needs, and less addresses the needs of the transit or multimodal customer. KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Buses KW - Customer satisfaction KW - Customers KW - Departure time KW - Highway traffic KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Needs assessment KW - Phoenix (Arizona) KW - Public transit KW - Puget Sound KW - Real time information KW - San Antonio (Texas) KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Television KW - Tempe (Arizona) KW - Traffic conditions KW - TrafficCheck KW - TrafficTV KW - Trailmaster KW - TransGuide (Program : San Antonio, Texas) KW - TransitWatch KW - Utilization KW - Websites (Information retrieval) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17100/17126/PB2000108298.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/12284.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/760641 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00794304 AU - Adduci, R J AU - Hathaway, W T AU - Meadow, L J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Transit Administration TI - HAZARD ANALYSIS GUIDELINES FOR TRANSIT PROJECTS PY - 2000/01 SP - 44 p. AB - These hazard analysis guidelines discuss safety critical systems and subsystems, types of hazard analyses, when hazard analyses should be performed, and the hazard analysis philosophy. These guidelines are published by FTA to assist the transit industry as well as state and local organizations in providing the highest practical level of safety for the passengers and employees of the Nation's mass transportation systems. These guidelines apply to all transit projects that are directly related to the transportation of passengers. KW - Employee benefits KW - Guidelines KW - Hazard analysis KW - Life cycle analysis KW - Passenger transportation KW - Security KW - Transit safety UR - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/Safety/Hazard/HAGuidelines.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16800/16897/PB2000105978.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/8000/8700/8701/HAGuidelines.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/653831 ER - TY - CONF AN - 01478992 AU - Green, Kevin AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Transport-Relevant Policies and Measures PY - 2000 SP - 4p AB - The U.S. has numerous goals for transportation in the following general areas: safety, mobility, economic growth and trade, human and natural environment, and national security. Logically a "best practice" policy would contribute to all of these goals, and would have well- accepted monetized costs and benefits that are compelling. However, because of limits to the priorization of different goals and disagreements about the monetization of some impacts, the identification of "best practice" transportation policies is, and will likely remain, controversial. It may be more practical to consider "relevant" policies, examples of which in the U.S. include fuel economy standards, support for vehicle technology development, tax incentives for efficient vehicles and alternative fuels, and financial support for transit systems, carpools, and vanpools. Related to policies and measures, at least two somewhat fundamental questions also warrant consideration: First, to what extent should transportation sector emissions be managed separately from those of other sectors? Second, to what extent should governments be involved in the selection of ultimate means of reducing or offsetting transportation sector emissions? U1 - Workshop on Best Practices in Policies and MeasuresUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeCopenhagen,Denmark StartDate:20000411 EndDate:20000413 Sponsors:United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change KW - Best practices KW - Climate change KW - Exhaust gases KW - Fuel consumption KW - Sustainable transportation KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation policy KW - Vehicle characteristics UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/46000/46800/46884/pam0400.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1247623 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00988857 AU - Martinez, E AU - Tyrell, D AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - ALTERNATIVE ANALYSES OF LOCOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL DESIGNS FOR CRASHWORTHINESS PY - 2000 SP - 8 p. AB - Enhanced crashworthiness performance of North American locomotives is proposed by both increasing the design loads on specific structural components or by describing the crashworthiness performance under specific impact conditions. The design loads for a conventional North American locomotive and the description of performance are intended to provide the same level of crashworthiness protection. A generic design was developed to illustrate the types of calculations that can be used to show that the design loads can be supported and the desired level of performance can be met. The performance of the generic locomotive subjected to a collision with a grade crossing object is measured by its ability to prevent penetration of the object into the occupied volume where the crew rides out the collision. The closed form hand calculations apply established structural analysis limit load theory and show the design loads can be supported. The finite element analysis results capture large deformation non-linear behavior and show the desired level of performance is achieved. KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Crashworthiness KW - Deformation KW - Design load KW - Finite element method KW - Locomotives KW - Performance KW - Protection KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Structural analysis KW - Structural design UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22600/22608/alt_loco.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/754905 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00973672 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Lahiri, K AU - Stekler, H AU - Yao, W AU - Young, P AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - MONTHLY OUTPUT INDEX FOR THE U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECTOR PY - 2000 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - p. 1-27 AB - This paper develops a monthly output index for the U.S. transportation sector from January 1980 through April 2002, covering air, rail, water, truck, transit and pipeline activities. Separate indexes for freight and passenger are also constructed. The total transportation output index matches very well with the annual transportation output figures produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The strong, cyclical movements of transportation output appear to be more synchronized with the growth slowdowns in the U.S. economy than full-fledged recessions. This index led the turning points of the six National Bureau of Economic Research-defined growth cycles over the period with an average lead time of six months at peaks and five months at troughs. KW - Business cycles KW - Economic forecasting KW - Economic growth KW - Freight transportation KW - Indexes (Information management) KW - Output KW - Passenger transportation KW - Transportation operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/701314 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00973673 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - HARRIS, J AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE CANADIAN ECONOMY PY - 2000 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - p. 29-49 AB - This paper uses direct and indirect demands for transportation as a proportion of final demand to assess the relative share of transportation-related demand in Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) from 1971 to 1996. The data are derived from the Canadian input/output tables. Three trends are highlighted over the time period studied: a growing share of transportation related trade in GDP, a decline in transportation investment, and a decline in the transportation margins associated with the distribution of commodities. Overlying these trends, as a major determinant of transportation as a share of GDP, is the volatility of transport fuel prices. Transportation as a share of GDP has been fairly steady over the time period studied, representing 20.7% of GDP in 1996, with a peak of 21.1% in 1981 corresponding to the peak in fuel prices, and a low of 19.1% during the recession of the early 1990s. KW - Canada KW - Consumption KW - Demand KW - Economic analysis KW - Exports KW - Gross domestic product KW - Imports KW - Investments KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/701315 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00797084 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN DATA: SOURCES, NEEDS, AND GAPS PY - 2000 SP - 83 p. AB - As an initial step towards enhancing bicycle and pedestrian data quality and filling data gaps, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has undertaken this assessment of bicycle and pedestrian data needs. The study has the following objectives: 1) to provide an inventory of existing sources of bicycle and pedestrian-related data, including the extent, quality, and limitations of these sources; 2) to identify and prioritize areas in which additional or improved data are needed; and 3) to identify and recommend opportunities for improving the quality of bicycle and pedestrian data. Recommendations which emerged from the study are divided into 6 categories. They include general/cross cutting recommendations; recommendations on usage, trip, and user characteristics; recommendations on preferences, needs, and attitudes; recommendations on facilities; recommendations on crashes and safety; and recommendations on secondary data. KW - Attitudes KW - Bicycle crashes KW - Bicycle facilities KW - Bicycle travel KW - Bicycles KW - Bicycling KW - Consumer preferences KW - Cyclists KW - Data collection KW - Needs assessment KW - Pedestrian areas KW - Pedestrian counts KW - Pedestrian safety KW - Pedestrian-vehicle crashes KW - Pedestrians KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Secondary data KW - Strategic planning KW - Trip length KW - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Walking UR - http://www.bts.gov/publications/bicycle_and_pedestrian_data/ UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16900/16975/PB2000106463.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/654844 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00795448 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL STATISTICS FISCAL YEARS 1985-95 PY - 2000 SP - v.p. AB - Transportation plays a vital role in the economy of the United States by providing jobs, income and supporting economic activity in this country. Revenue for all levels of local, state and federal governments is generated which in turn is spent or reinvested on transportation infrastructure and operations support. This report presents transportation revenues and expenditures for federal, state and local governments for fiscal years 1985 through 1995 (FY 1985-95). Financial statistics for all modes of transportation, highway, rail, transit, maritime, air and pipeline, are presented. KW - Air transportation KW - Expenditures KW - Federal government KW - Financial analysis KW - Highway transportation KW - Local government KW - Marine transit KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Revenues KW - State government KW - Statistics KW - Urban transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/655461 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00795406 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ATLAS DATABASES 2000 (NTAD-2000) PY - 2000 SP - v.p. AB - National Transportation Atlas Databases 2000 (NTAD-2000) is a set of national geographic data sets of transportation facilities. These data sets include geospatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, and related attribute information. They are available in UNIX and DOS. KW - Airports KW - Databases KW - Geographic information systems KW - Geospatial data KW - Highways KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Ports KW - Public transit KW - Railroads KW - Transportation facilities KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56686/NTAD_2000.zip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/655454 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00794717 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - NTAD 2000: A COLLECTION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA FOR USE IN GIS-BASED APPLICATIONS PY - 2000 SP - v.p. AB - This CD-ROM contains the National Transportation Atlas Databases-2000 (NTAD-2000), a set of national geographic data sets of transportation facilities. These data sets include geospatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, and related attribute information. Included are descriptions of the file formats plus metadata as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. The data support research, analysis, and decision making across all modes of transportation. The data are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scale throughout the transportation community. The NTAD-2000 is available in both MS-DOS/Windows and UNIX compatible CD-ROM formats. The NTAD-2000 contains only data. To take full advantage of the NTAD-2000, the user requires a Geographic Information System (GIS). The full NTAD-2000 is approximately 480 megabytes. KW - CD-ROM KW - Databases KW - Decision making KW - Geographic information systems KW - Geospatial information KW - Intermodal terminals KW - Transportation KW - Transportation facilities KW - Transportation networks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/655432 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00808896 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - THE CHANGING FACE OF TRANSPORTATION PY - 2000 SP - v.p. AB - This document reviews the major transportation policy milestones of the last 25 years, the social and economic context for those milestones, and looks ahead to the year 2025. The chapter headings include the following: Visions Past and Future; Growth, Deregulation, and Intermodalism; Safety; Globalization; People, Energy and the Environment; Technology; and National Security. KW - Aviation KW - Deregulation KW - Economic and social factors KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Forecasting KW - Globalization KW - Highway transportation KW - History KW - Intermodal transportation KW - International trade KW - Mobility KW - National security KW - Pipelines KW - Policy KW - Public transit KW - Railroad transportation KW - Technology KW - Transportation safety KW - Transportation system growth KW - Urban transit KW - Water transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/programs/transtu/cft/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673858 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00803575 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - BACKGROUND TO NEW ENTRANT SAFETY FITNESS ASSURANCE PROCESS PY - 2000 SP - v.p. AB - This report presents the results of background research leading to the development of a New Entrant Safety Fitness Assurance Process, a prequalification and monitoring program for motor carriers entering interstate service. The New Entrant Safety Fitness Assurance Process would apply to both carriers based in the United States and carriers based in Canada and Mexico that operate within the U.S. While the U.S. and Canada opened their borders to each other's motor carriers in 1982, Mexican carriers have been permitted to conduct cross-border operations only to border city commercial zones in the four southern U.S. border states. Under provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), however, Mexican carriers will have unrestricted access to the U.S. and Canada. This report contains a description of previous new entrant safety research, a study of the applicable provisions of NAFTA, a review of the motor carrier safety regulations and available data in each of the three NAFTA countries, and a discussion of the need for a new entrant safety fitness assurance process. KW - Border regions KW - Canada KW - International borders KW - Interstate transportation KW - Mexico KW - Monitoring KW - Motor carriers KW - New entrant safety fitness assurance KW - North American Free Trade Agreement KW - Prequalifications KW - Regulations KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Trucking KW - United States UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9600/9657/back_newentrant.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/667667 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00817759 JO - Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering Conference (2000 : Saint Louis, Mo.). Smart engineering system design : neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary programming, data mining, and complex systems : proceedings PB - Oakland University AU - Nakamiti, G AU - Freitas, R AU - Oakland University AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - INTELLIGENT REAL-TIME CONTROL PY - 2000 SP - p. 893-898 AB - abstract pending KW - Fuzzy systems KW - Real time control KW - Traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694084 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00817768 JO - Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering Conference (2000 : Saint Louis, Mo.). Smart engineering system design : neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary programming, data mining, and complex systems : proceedings PB - Oakland University AU - Haskell, R E AU - Hanna, D M AU - Li, P AU - Cheok, K C AU - Oakland University AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - FINDING PATTERN BEHAVIOR IN TEMPORAL DATA USING FUZZY CLUSTERING PY - 2000 SP - p. 703-711 AB - abstract pending KW - Driver monitoring KW - Fuzzy systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694088 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00817769 JO - Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering Conference (2000 : Saint Louis, Mo.). Smart engineering system design : neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary programming, data mining, and complex systems : proceedings PB - Oakland University AU - Wilson, B H AU - Oakland University AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - PRECRASH SCENARIO IDENTIFICATION FROM FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST DATA PY - 2000 SP - p. 887-892 AB - abstract pending KW - Computer algorithms KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Information processing KW - Vehicle dynamics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/694089 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00906712 AU - Burki-Cohen, Judith AU - National Technical Information Service AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - REALISTIC RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN PILOT SIMULATOR TRAINING. PY - 2000 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Aids to air navigation KW - Air pilots KW - Aircraft pilotage KW - Flight simulators KW - Radio KW - Technological innovations UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17814/PB2001104595.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/618507 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00804588 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Multisystems, inc AU - Virginia Department of Transportation Safety AU - Northern Virginia Transportation Commission TI - REGIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIP : ACTION PLAN PY - 2000 SP - 103 p. (368 Kb) AB - Development of an integrated regional payment infrastructure for the Washington, D.C., area will be a complex undertaking. Nevertheless the benefits of creating a seamless transportation system, the initial success of Smart Tag and SmarTrip and the burgeoning role of electronic payment technologies in both the transportation arena and many other settings, make this the right time to build on what has already been accomplished. Similar smart card-based systems are being established in major metropolitan areas around the world; several are in place already, while others are under development or in the testing phase. The transit, toll and parking agencies in this region can take advantage of the lessons learned from these programs and the continued refinement of the technologies. A state of the art system can both attract new customers and improve the transportation experience of current customers. The agencies should: Continue the current SmarTrip expansion and SmartAccess efforts; Establish a regional consortium now; Develop a common vision and implementation strategy, define the interagency interoperability mechanisms and include smart card provisions in all appropriate fare collection procurements; Ensure electronic payment systems are incorporated into Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit in a way that is integrated with the overall regional effort KW - Automatic fare collection KW - Public transit KW - Smart cards UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17500/17565/PB2001102268.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/673728 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00804944 JO - Intech.dot PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - DOT TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION NEWSLETTER PY - 2000 SP - 4 p. AB - This ONE DOT newsletter provides a look at innovation and technology across the different modes and organizations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This issue of the newsletter reports on four innovative uses of technology in transportation. At the February meeting of the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) in Texas, an announcement was made of a new partnership agreement with Videotel of the UK to produce three shipboard safety training videos -- Rigging Safety, Hot Work, and Lockout/Tagout. The meeting agenda also included a panel discussion of labor and shipping company officials on the subject of the severe shortage of both licensed and unlicensed mariners that is currently being experienced across the industry. On February 15, 2000 Process Technologies Inc. (PTI), now known as Radiant Energy Corp., officially opened an infrared deicing facility for Continental Airlines at Newark International Airport. This facility is large enough to deice the Continental fleet up to and including a Boeing 757. The facility uses infrared energy to warm an object in the same manner as the sun warming your skin on a cold winter day. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program seeks to encourage the initiative of the private sector and to use small business as effectively as possible in meeting federal research and development objectives. DOT, on an annual basis, solicits small businesses to submit innovative research proposals that address high priority requirements of the department and have the potential for commercialization. The IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program explores the feasibility of unproven technical concepts or novel applications of proven concepts with the potential to advance surface transportation systems. It differs from the SBIR program in that the offeror is not restricted to a particular topic. Good ideas that support goals of safe and efficient transportation are eligible. Another major difference is that proposals are welcomed from anyone at any time. KW - Aircraft KW - Airplanes KW - Deicing KW - Ground transportation KW - Innovation KW - Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) (Program) KW - Marine safety KW - Partnerships KW - Research KW - Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) KW - Shipboard personnel KW - Ships KW - Small business KW - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) KW - Technology UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/674544 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00803203 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - United States. National Science and Technology Council. Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN PY - 2000 SP - viii, 92 p. AB - This document builds on the initial Technology Plan released in 1998 by presenting updated implementation strategies for public private technology partnerships. This updated plan differs from the 1998 plan in four areas: 1) it includes new partnerships on maritime safety and space transportation; 2) it renames and broadens the scope of the partnerships on next generation vehicles and transportation security; 3) it clarifies the links between the broader technology partnerships and specific Federal programs; and, 4) it increases the time span on the partnerships' technology roadmaps from eight to ten years. This strategy plan presents the following details for thirteen technology partnerships: goals, near-term outcomes, magnitude of the problem requirements, investment strategy, technical challenges and implementation issues, acronyms, and technology roadmap. KW - Air transportation KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative KW - Planning KW - Public private partnerships KW - Vehicle design KW - Water transportation UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17200/17211/PB2001100217.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/667309 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00803296 AU - Deysher, Elizabeth AU - Jackson, David W AU - DeBlasio, Allan J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Department of Transportation TI - INCORPORATING ITS SOLUTIONS INTO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS : OVERCOMING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS PY - 2000 SP - ii, 24 p. AB - There are three conditions that help bring ITS solutions into the metropolitan transportation planning process: Condition 1: Endorsement of ITS by Elected Officials and Transportation Managers Condition 2: Improved Communication and Coordination Across Geographic Boundaries and Between Agencies Condition 3: Collection of Data and Use of Information Transportation officials in metropolitan areas have employed various strategies to generate these conditions. The strategies used in the disparate localities vary from region to region due to the regions' diverse political and organizational structures and the level of maturity of ITS planning and deployment. There are four strategies that are most commonly used: Strategy 1: Create an ITS committee involving regional stakeholders. Strategy 2: Educate elected officials and transportation executives. Strategy 3: Include ITS in MPO planning documents. Strategy 4: Develop a program of regional ITS projects. Although the elected officials and transportation managers in different metropolitan areas will not use the same strategies, they should follow the same three basic steps to facilitate the incorporation of ITS solutions into their metropolitan transportation planning processes. First, they must determine which strategies are most useful for their area. Second, after selecting the strategies they must then make and keep a commitment to implement those strategies. As part of this crucial step, they must provide the resources to make the selected strategies successful. Third transportation officials must reassess their approach after a period of time and modify it as their needs change KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Planning KW - Policy KW - Socioeconomic factors UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/18000/18200/18225/PB2001107524.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13177.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/667344 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00801295 AU - Inman, Vaughan AU - Mollenhauer, Michael AU - McGehee, Daniel V AU - Dingus, Thomas A AU - Koziol, Joseph S AU - Sheehan, Peter AU - Meltzer, Neil AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Science Applications International Corporation AU - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration TI - ADVANCE SAFETY EVALUATION PY - 2000 SP - xiii, 64 p. AB - This report presents a safety evaluation of the Advanced Driver and Vehicle Advisory Navigation Concept (ADVANCE) in-vehicle navigation and guidance system, with focus on it automated Mobile Navigation Assistant (MNA) interface. Objectives of the evaluation were to assess the safety impact of MNA usage on drivers, extend the knowledge base of advanced traveler information systems (ATIS), and gain insight into ATIS design improvements. The study examined the effects of using four navigation scenarios on driving and navigation performance. The scenarios included: 1) MNA with voice supplement, 2) MNA without voice supplement, 3) paper map, and 4) textual paper direction list. Findings reveal that although users found benefits to the voice supplement, the precision and informational clarity of the MNA was questionable. KW - Advance (Program : Illinois) KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs KW - Route guidance KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/666729 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00801441 AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - TRANSIT AGENCIES WEB SITES SEARCH PY - 2000 AB - The Transit Web Site Database, developed by research staff at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, catalogs over 600 transit agencies that provide static and/or real time transit information to riders via the Internet. The purpose of the website is to allow transit agencies that are considering setting up their own websites to see what their peers in similar communities have done KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Internet KW - Public transit KW - Real time information UR - http://transitweb.volpe.dot.gov/ UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/667636 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00798101 AU - DeBlasio, Allan J AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - LET'S TALK IT OVER : INTERAGENCY COOPERATION FACILITATES SUCCESS, A CASE STUDY, THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, CONNECTICUT METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSMIT OPERATIONAL TEST PY - 2000 SP - 7 p. AB - This document focuses on the Transportation Operations Coordinating Committee (TRANSCOM) program in the New York - New Jersey Metropolitan area. Focus is on the cooperation and communication among the multiple agencies and the technological innovation that developed as a result of the efforts of the coalition. Marketing and planning efforts of the TRANSCOM program are highlighted. KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - Intelligent transportation systems programs KW - Marketing KW - Planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19600/19651/PB2002108542.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9700/9726/8v901.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/655130 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796901 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Fraumeni, B M AU - Transportation Research Board TI - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC INFORMATION: TRANSPORTATION SATELLITE ACCOUNTS AND CAPITAL STOCKS ACCOUNTS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 25-26 AB - Transportation satellite accounts are a joint product between the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). These accounts intend to answer the question of how important transportation is to the U.S. economy. The general framework looks at the use of "own-account" (or in-house) transportation and for-hire transportation for some 500 industries. It emphasizes business use; currently it covers neither the personal use of cars, nor the use of cars and other transportation forms by the government, nor the use of capital assets such as highways. Data feeding into it date back to 1992. However, by the summer of 2000, there should be a 1996 annual update of the transportation satellite accounts. Concerning capital stock accounts, a formula is given for calculating capital stocks for highways. It contains an adjustment factor for the decline in productive capacity over time. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Economic analysis KW - Stocks KW - Transportation planning KW - Transportation satellite accounts UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658481 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796908 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Pozdena, R J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - ECONOMIC EVALUATION FOR DECISION MAKING ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 41-43 AB - When facing an investment decision, one of the most productive ways to choose among competing alternatives is through a decision hierarchy that interrelates policy objectives, programs, and individual project alternatives. In this idealized model, the first step is to identify the policy objectives and related selection criteria that should govern the decision. The second step is to establish programs with goals that support these policy objectives; these programs determine the array of individual projects from which to choose. The third and final step is to use a rigorous project selection methodology in order to make a final investment decision. Political and social goals always will affect the decision-making process, and it is unrealistic to expect that a mechanistic approach to project selection always will prevail. However, good information and rigorous analysis can help remove some of the political constraints to sound decision making. As one applies the decision hierarchy to a particular investment dilemma, the most typical way to examine the relative merits of alternative investments is benefit-cost analysis. Following this presentation are the findings of three working groups that developed a combined list of 13 research proposals on the topic of economic evaluation for transportation decision making. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Investments KW - Political factors KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658488 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796912 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Eberts, R W AU - Transportation Research Board TI - HOW LEVELS OF INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION AFFECT ECONOMIC HEALTH SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 97-113 AB - This paper addresses the topic of data and methodological needs for assessing the relation between transportation and economic health. Three issues are addressed in the paper: What key questions should policy makers be asking? How well do existing data and tools answer these questions? How do we improve the data to answer key questions? The paper concludes that transportation systems in general have a positive and statistically significant but small effect on several economic outcomes. The glaring deficiencies in the research are the lack of a deeper understanding of the avenues by which these linkages occur and a more comprehensive investigation of the effect of transportation on a broader scope of outcomes. As highways become more mature and the economy more developed, stakeholders who value and advocate outcomes, such as smart management of growth, job creation, quality of life, or environment quality, will demand that these outcomes be closely scrutinized and promoted when investing in new infrastructure projects. Knowledge of these linkages will be more than a way to justify new expansion. Proper and accurate assessment may be crucial for stakeholders to permit future investment to take place. Four proposed research statements are offered with brief descriptions of the research problem, work to be performed and cost estimate. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Data needs KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Economic impacts KW - Future KW - Investments KW - Research KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658492 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796905 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Bonasso, S AU - Transportation Research Board TI - WHY INFORMATION MATTERS: WEST VIRGINIA: A RURAL POINT OF VIEW SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 32 AB - The Appalachian Regional Highway System is the only highway system ever created by the U.S. government with the sole purpose of stimulating economic development. And there is ample evidence that highway investment has stimulated economic development in this rural region of West Virginia. There remain, however, many questions specific to rural areas that need to be addressed. This conference presentation asks these questions. For example, are the transportation, social, political, economic, and investment criteria for mountainous and rural regions comparable to the criteria for urban regions? U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Appalachia KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Investments KW - Rural areas KW - Transportation planning KW - West Virginia UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658485 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796907 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Eberts, R W AU - Transportation Research Board TI - HOW LEVELS OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT AFFECT ECONOMIC HEALTH SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 38-40 AB - While we don't have very good information, we do know that broadly speaking, transportation investment makes a positive but small contribution to economic health. Many estimates find that the contribution of public investment to productivity is about a quarter of that which derives from private investment. Most studies to date focus on the correlation between transportation infrastructure and economic activity over a long period of time. These analyses can be accomplished using a production function or a cost function. Production functions by themselves look at the technical relationship between outputs and inputs. Cost functions add in the demand for inputs through inclusion of the price variable. Either way, we need to understand that this analysis occurs within the regional growth process. Thus it is important to anchor these relationships within some type of spatial context. However, most studies haven't yet done this, largely because the analysts don't have the detailed data necessary to make that spatial correspondence. The remainder of this conference presentation looks at the shortcomings with the state of the practice as we currently know it. Following the presentation are the findings of two working groups that developed a combined list of 10 research proposals related to determining the impact of transportation investment on economic health. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Data needs KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Economic impacts KW - Investments KW - Spatial context KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658487 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796909 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Gillen, D AU - Transportation Research Board TI - ESTIMATION OF REVENUES FROM USE CHARGES, TAXES, AND OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 44-46 AB - Fuel tax receipts and motor vehicle registration fees account for more than three-quarters of the total revenues available to spend on highway investments. Many states and local governments align future expenditure levels with anticipated revenues, meaning the receipts and expenditures tend to track quite closely with one another. Although revenues tend to be quite stable from one year to the next at the national level, significant annual fluctuations are common at the state level. Fuel tax and registration fee receipts can vary by 25% or more from one year to the next, which can make it difficult for decision makers to set spending targets. The quality of both available data and modeling techniques must be improved so that economists can better understand the dynamics underlying such volatile revenue streams. For example, to predict fuel tax revenues, analysts need better ways to measure relevant input variables, such as vehicle miles traveled and fuel efficiency, as well as the attributes of those variables. In particular, it would be helpful to have a better understanding of commercial vehicle miles traveled, as most research to date has focused on passenger vehicles. Better analytic tools are needed as well, and particularly ones that can anticipate behavioral responses to changes in fuel prices and other relevant factors. Also, as states look to new types of revenue streams, such as tolls and impact fees, policy makers will begin to demand better forecasts of future receipts deriving from these alternative mechanisms for financing transportation infrastructure. Following this presentation are the findings of a working group that developed a list of 7 research proposals on the topic of revenue forecasting. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Data quality KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Forecasting KW - Fuel taxes KW - Impact fees KW - Investments KW - Registration fees KW - Revenues KW - Tolls KW - Transportation planning KW - User charges UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658489 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796911 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Fuller, J W AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INFORMATION FOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: STATE OF THE ART AND RELEVANCE FOR DECISION MAKING SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 93-96 AB - This resource paper addresses the question of whether or not we have the information required to make satisfactory decisions about how best to apply transportation resources. Attention is focused on the large amount of applied research on transportation and economics in the past five years by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). It is concluded that, while further research is certain to be worthwhile, particularly because of the complexity of transportation interactions, the research has so far stopped short of technology transfer and therefore is not influencing the behavior of those entrusted with making transportation expenditures. The fault for this is less with the research products or their presentation than with the reception of the research. We need to focus more strongly on communicating investment tradeoffs through better, and more understandable, technical assistance to those who are making expenditure decisions. Several hypotheses are offered for incorporating these observations into future discussion. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Communication KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Investments KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658491 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796913 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Pozdena, R J AU - Transportation Research Board TI - SELECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS: INFORMATIONAL REQUIREMENTS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 114-127 AB - This paper is about the transportation planning process--the public-sector analog to the investment decision-making process of the private sector. The paper's purpose is to identify the looming informational deficits in measuring the impact of transportation on regional economic health, in estimating the revenues available to finance transportation system development and operation, and in evaluating transportation alternatives. The paper examines the informational requirements of the transportation decision process. The process is viewed as a hierarchy of policies, programs, and projects. The paper first describes how transportation economists believe the decision process should function, identifying the analytic steps and key informational requirements of the process. It then goes on to identify key deficits in the informational resources that are available to decision makers and provides draft research statements in key areas. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Alternatives analysis KW - Data needs KW - Decision making KW - Economic impacts KW - Future KW - Investments KW - Research KW - Revenues KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658493 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796914 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Gillen, D AU - Transportation Research Board TI - ESTIMATING REVENUES FROM USER CHARGES, TAXES, AND FEES: IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 128-149 AB - This paper concentrates on highway transportation and assesses how well states are able to forecast revenues from taxes and fees levied on highway users and whether the models they employ in forecasting revenues are appropriate for the task. In addition, the paper investigates whether the information relied upon by these models is sufficiently accurate to support reliable forecasts, and how this information might be improved. The paper then moves beyond questions of current practice and examines new methods of financing transportation infrastructure investments and their information needs for forecasting. The discussion is organized as follows: After a brief review of the evolution of highway finance and its components, the next section of this paper reviews variables that currently are used in forecasting state highway revenues, and it assesses the quality and accuracy of available measures of these variables. Factors that may affect the reliability of current information are explored, new options for measuring specific variables are examined, and their information requirements are outlined. In the next section, the adequacy of current revenue forecasting models is investigated. This section also identifies the additional information demands that are likely to be imposed by new or improved forecasting models. The next section examines the information needs that are likely to result from introducing new revenue instruments. This section requires a somewhat speculative examination of the specific financing measures states may be considering to augment their current revenue sources, including highway tolls and new forms of user taxes or fees. Finally, the last section contains a summary and identification of critical research questions. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Accuracy KW - Data needs KW - Data quality KW - Fees KW - Financing KW - Forecasting KW - Future KW - Highway transportation KW - Infrastructure KW - Investments KW - Research KW - Revenues KW - Taxes KW - Tolls KW - Transportation planning KW - User charges UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658494 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796903 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Pisarski, A E AU - Transportation Research Board TI - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC INFORMATION: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AT THE STATE, METROPOLITAN, AND PROJECT LEVELS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 29 AB - Many organizations have performed research and published materials that provide a solid, quantitative basis for the public's general understanding of the linkage between transportation and the economy. This conference presentation briefly reviews some of these data sources, then comments on the future, where a new world will make immense demands on our descriptive capabilities, both statistically and analytically. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Data needs KW - Data sources KW - Economic analysis KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658483 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796910 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Fraumeni, B M AU - Transportation Research Board TI - STRATEGIES FOR MEASURING PRODUCTIVE HIGHWAY CAPITAL STOCKS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 71-92 AB - This paper summarizes the methodological concepts and techniques needed to measure productive highway capital stocks and outlines two shortcut measurement strategies. The paper begins by briefly outlining the difference between productive and wealth capital stock. An accompanying sidebar continues this conceptual discussion with particular reference to efficiency patterns. Next, the perpetual inventory method is presented, as both measurement strategies call for its use. The strategies, whose description is the central core of this paper, are based on the findings and analysis in Fraumeni's "Productive Highway Capital Stock Measures" (www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/phcsm/index.htm). The simplest strategy for measuring productive capital stock is described first, followed by a description of a more complicated and more time-consuming strategy. Reasons are given for why and in what circumstances the more complicated strategy should be followed. Either of these strategies can be applied to stock measurement at different administrative or geographic levels. The more complicated strategy allows for the introduction of information specific to the particular project being undertaken. The final topic covered is benchmarking, a necessary component of almost any effort to construct a capital stock. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Benchmarks KW - Capital productivity KW - Highways KW - Measurement KW - Perpetual inventory method KW - Stocks KW - Strategic planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658490 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796902 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Schmitt, R AU - Transportation Research Board TI - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC INFORMATION: RATE OF RETURN AND PRODUCTIVITY STUDIES, COMMODITY AND PASSENGER FLOW DATA, AND AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 26-28 AB - This conference presentation addresses data on physical transportation activity, including commodity flows, passenger movement, and vehicle use. These data feed national economic accounts, can be used to translate those accounts to the state and local level, and provide key variables for use in project evaluation and revenue forecasts. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Commodity flow KW - Databases KW - Economic analysis KW - Passenger flow KW - Productivity KW - Rate of return KW - Transportation planning KW - Travel surveys UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658482 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796904 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Fuller, J W AU - Transportation Research Board TI - RELEVANCE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR DECISION MAKING: IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATING RESEARCH RESULTS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 30-31 AB - This conference presentation focuses on the importance of clear communications in the fields of economic analysis and investment decision making. There is, of course, a need for stronger, more detailed data and better analysis procedures. However, we do not need to improve the state of the knowledge so much as we need to translate that knowledge into language that people in state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations can use. Several hypotheses for doing this are suggested. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Communication KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Investments KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658484 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796906 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Lebo, D AU - Transportation Research Board TI - WHY INFORMATION MATTERS: GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 33 AB - In 1982 Pennsylvania had a lot of bridges in bad shape and the economic arguments about being able to get trucks across bridges, to get goods to market, and to have a vibrant economy came very easily. The billion-dollar bridge bill was an easy sell. But as recent as a few years ago, getting a revenue increase in Pennsylvania for transportation purposes was not nearly so easy. It involved one-on-one negotiations with dozens of legislators. These negotiations really exemplified the need for more information and the ability to communicate analytic findings. This conference presentation points out a few of the supporting considerations that Pennsylvania is factoring into the case for transportation investment. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Communication KW - Data needs KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Investments KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658486 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796900 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - ROY, R AU - Transportation Research Board TI - IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION: CANADA'S EXPERIENCE SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 19-21 AB - Those in the transportation field face decisions that tend to be linked to fundamental questions dealing with predicting or determining. We live in a dynamic world, a world of continuous change. The transport sector, with its derived demand, is dragged into this spiral of changes. This need for constant review means ongoing analysis, ongoing research, and ongoing information requirements. The role and importance of analysis in transportation has been and will continue to be of capital importance to the legislative process. This conference presentation uses Canada's experience of recent years to illustrate this point. It then points out lessons learned, transportation challenges being faced in Canada, and some of Canada's recent initiatives toward filling major data gaps. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Canada KW - Data needs KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Legislation KW - Transportation planning UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17000/17038/PB2000106953.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658480 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796899 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Winstead, D AU - Transportation Research Board TI - TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS: A TOP CONCERN OF THE PUBLIC SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - p. 17-18 AB - Data and information on the importance of mobility, capacity, and, by extension, transportation investment are of greater interest to the public than ever before. This is particularly true in the major metropolitan areas and urbanized states. This conference presentation briefly addresses the following questions: What are some of the pertinent arguments that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) made to Congress leading up to enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)? What are some of the data needs that have been generated in Maryland? What are some of the positives and negatives related to the availability of relevant data? U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials KW - Data availability KW - Data needs KW - Highway capacity KW - Investments KW - Maryland KW - Metropolitan areas KW - Mobility KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century KW - Transportation planning KW - Urban areas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658479 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00796898 JO - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings PB - Transportation Research Board AU - Transportation Research Board TI - INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SN - 0309071240 PY - 2000 IS - 21 SP - 159 p. AB - Conference participants sought to identify gaps in the data and analytic tools needed to support economic analysis as related to transportation investment and to develop research proposals designed to fill those gaps. The opening day of the conference featured presentations by economists, transportation analysts, and policy makers on the theory and practice of economic analysis and its usefulness to decision makers. The second and third days of the conference revolved around participatory workshops. Six separate working groups deliberated over three questions: (1) What is the appropriate level of investment in transportation to encourage economic health? (2) How should projects be prioritized within a multimodal transportation program? (3) How much revenue is likely to flow from user charges, tolls, and other sources? At the conclusion of its deliberations, each working group developed a list of research proposals, which it then presented to the conference as a whole. These conference proceedings are organized in the following sections: Overview; Keynote Remarks; Setting the Stage; Key Topics Addressed by Working Groups; Proposed Research Statements; Resource Papers; Appendix A: Steering Committee Biographical Information and Committee Liaisons; and Appendix B: Conference Participants. U1 - Information Requirements for Transportation Economic AnalysisTransportation Research BoardBureau of Transportation StatisticsIrvine, California StartDate:19990819 EndDate:19990821 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Bureau of Transportation Statistics KW - Conferences KW - Data needs KW - Decision making KW - Economic analysis KW - Investments KW - Research KW - Revenues KW - Strategic planning KW - Transportation planning UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/658478 ER - TY - SER AN - 00899945 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - SORRATINI, JOSE A TI - ESTIMATION STATEWIDE TRUCK TRIPS USING COMMODITY FLOWS AND INPUT-OUTPUT COEFFICIENTS. PY - 2000 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Mathematical models KW - Shipments KW - Trucking KW - Wisconsin UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/612260 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00792412 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION PY - 2000 SP - p. 34-39 AB - The Spirit of Innovation in Transportation conference hosted by the Volpe Center on June 24-25, 1999, brought together diverse members of the transportation and technology communities to consider the role of innovation in our world and to lay the groundwork for future advances in transportation technology. Underlying the conference was the understanding that real transportation advances require more than just innovations in science and engineering; they require receptivity, cooperation, and hard work among all members of the transportation network to ensure that the spark of a creative idea becomes a reality. The conference covered six essential enablers of innovation: an educated population, investment in enabling research, partnerships among the public and private sectors, a strong manufacturing base, an encouraging legal and regulatory framework, and investment capital sufficient to finance the introduction of new technologies. Sessions on nanotechnology, cybertechnology, and advanced fuels were structured to provide a common knowledge base about the topic at hand and to promote thinking about concrete ways to foster innovation. KW - Alternate fuels KW - Capital investments KW - Conferences KW - Cooperation KW - Cybernetics KW - Education and training KW - Electric vehicles KW - John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Legal factors KW - Manufacturing KW - Meetings KW - Nanostructured materials KW - Public private partnerships KW - Regulations KW - Research KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology KW - Transportation UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/journal/winter00/spirit.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/652836 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00792411 JO - Volpe Journal PB - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - REACHING OUT: NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES PY - 2000 SP - p. 2-15 AB - Across the country, state and local agencies are applying innovative technologies and methods to tough transportation challenges. As a national center for innovation, the Volpe Center will be a valuable partner. The center's Policy and Technology Analysis Division helped Maryland develop a comprehensive intelligent transportation system (ITS) strategy that makes the best use of existing resources while anticipating future developments. When the time came to solicit concepts for a statewide traffic management center, Maryland again turned to the Volpe Center. The State of Florida asked the center to help it assess the strategic advantages of a spaceport authority. Corpus Christi, Texas, is working with the center to demonstrate an advanced paratransit concept. The State of New Mexico recently entered into a 25-year partnership with the center to evaluate the economic benefits of a new approach to road building. This article presents summaries of some recent partnerships. Many of the center's recent collaborations with state and local agencies involve the implementation of smart cards--wallet-sized cards with embedded silicon chips capable of storing information and communicating with external devices. KW - Airports KW - Corpus Christi (Texas) KW - Florida KW - Government agencies KW - Highways KW - Intelligent transportation systems KW - John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center KW - Local government agencies KW - Maryland KW - New Mexico KW - Paratransit services KW - Partnerships KW - Public transit KW - Road construction KW - Security KW - Smart cards KW - Space shuttles KW - State government agencies KW - Strategic planning KW - Technological innovations KW - Traffic control centers KW - Transportation UR - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/journal/winter00/reach.html UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/652835 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00792012 AU - Soolman, Jonah AU - Radin, Sari AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - STUDY QUESTION RESPONSES FOR TRAFFIC INTERNET SITES : PART OF THE STUDY, FEATURES OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT INTERNET SITES PY - 2000 SP - 5 p. AB - This web document is a "web enabled" table that allows one to check out any of the traveler websites in the study: Features of traffic and transit Internet sites. The full report is available on the web at URL: http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/repts_te/9gn01.pdf KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Internet KW - Marketing UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/648729 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00792027 AU - Soolman, Jonah AU - Radin, Sari AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center AU - Department of Transportation TI - FEATURES OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT INTERNET SITES PY - 2000 SP - 31 p. AB - This web document is an assessment of the current state of 85 traffic and transit Internet sites with respect to numerous user-oriented traveler information features such as the presence or absence of maps incident information, real time traffic conditions, and traffic video KW - Advanced traveler information systems KW - Internet KW - Marketing UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16400/16436/PB2000103971.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/12263.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/648733 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00783652 AU - Department of Transportation AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center TI - VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) GROWTH AND IMPROVED AIR QUALITY: HOW LONG CAN PROGRESS CONTINUE? PY - 2000 SP - 12 p. AB - This brochure examines whether reductions in motor vehicles' volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxide emissions rates likely to result from recently adopted control strategies could be offset by continuing vehicle-miles traveled growth during the foreseeable future. It also investigates how rapidly motor vehicle emissions of various pollutants might resume growing if their long-term decline is reversed, and compares the potential future increase in emissions to their historical decline. Finally, the analysis explores how this potential increase in motor vehicle emissions might be postponed by further tightening of new-car emissions standards or other proposed emissions control strategies that have not yet been developed. KW - Air quality KW - Emission control systems KW - Exhaust gases KW - Improvements KW - Motor vehicles KW - Nitrogen KW - Organic compounds KW - Oxides KW - Pollutants KW - Strategic planning KW - Vehicle miles of travel KW - Volatile organic compounds KW - Volatility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/636793 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 01394474 JO - Journal of Transportation and Statistics PB - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Jiang, F AU - Johnson, P AU - Calzada, C TI - Freight demand characteristics and mode choice: an analysis of the results of modeling with disaggregate revealed preference data PY - 1999/12 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 149-58 KW - France KW - Freight transport KW - Freight transportation KW - Highway transportation KW - Intermodal transport KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Mathematical models KW - Modal choice KW - Modal split KW - Modal split KW - Mode choice KW - Modelling KW - Rail transport KW - Railroad transportation KW - Revealed preference KW - Revealed preferences KW - Road transport KW - Transport demand KW - Travel demand management UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1162235 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01333281 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - Building on Florida's Strength in Space: A Plan for Action PY - 1999/12//Final Report SP - 93p AB - Access to space in the 21st century is a more vital and significant issue than ever before. Over the past 40 years, space research and exploration have created products, services, and new technologies that have radically altered the quality of our lives, how we think of ourselves, and what we, as a global community, can accomplish. Countless technologies have contributed to our nation’s wealth and security. These enormous societal benefits are likely to pale, however, in comparison to the magnitude of impending technological advancements. The state of Florida has long been active in space. Since the beginning of the space era, Florida has been uniquely positioned as the hub of our nation's space transportation system. Most of the space-related innovations left the earthbound phase of their development by way of Florida’s space infrastructure. Recently, the state has been looking at ways to expand its involvement in space-related commerce to capitalize on the burgeoning commercial opportunities in the space industry. While new commercial space markets appear to have great potential, there is great risk and great uncertainty associated with them. It is important to separate “the hype and the hope” from the reality of developments in this sector, in order to make prudent investment and policy decisions. Investors, companies, and public sector partners must consider the best available data, information, and objective market assessments before committing resources. Recognizing these risks and uncertainties, and realizing that the space industry and market are transitioning — with the commercial sector positioned to play a greater role — Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush appointed Lieutenant Governor Frank Brogan as the state’s lead on Florida’s space policies and investment decisions. The Governor and Lt. Governor asked the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED) to explore what role the state of Florida should undertake to achieve two important goals: (1) Maintain and strengthen Florida's leadership position in space transportation. (2) Diversify Florida's space economy. OTTED asked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to review where the space industry and the space-related activities in Florida were heading, and to provide insight into how Florida can develop strategies to achieve its goals. The result is this report. It is based on information gathered from interviews conducted with a broad range of public and private stakeholders at the national and local levels over the months of August through November 1999. In addition, the report and its recommendations are supported by secondary research, an environmental scan of the space marketplace, and an assessment of the roles of federal and private sector stakeholders. KW - Airspace (Aeronautics) KW - Florida KW - Planning and design KW - Policy making KW - Space industry KW - Technological innovations KW - Uncertainty UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35500/35519/Florida_Report_Final.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1096603 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090505 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Colorado PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Colorado. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Colorado KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15945/PB2000101795.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849939 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090503 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, New York PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of New York. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - New York (State) KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15981/PB2000101921.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849933 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090501 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Virginia PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Virginia. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - Virginia UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15995/PB2000101935.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850155 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090500 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, West Virginia PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of West Virginia. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - West Virginia UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15997/PB2000101937.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850145 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090497 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Alaska PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Alaska. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Alaska KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15941/PB2000101791.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849936 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090496 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Nevada PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Nevada. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Nevada KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15977/PB2000101877.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850110 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090491 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Connecticut PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Connecticut. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Connecticut KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15946/PB2000101796.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849940 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090490 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Utah PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Utah. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - Utah UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15993/PB2000101933.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850141 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090483 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Idaho PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Idaho. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Idaho KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15961/PB2000101861.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850021 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090481 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Illinois PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Illinois. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Illinois KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15962/PB2000101862.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850022 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090480 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Montana PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Montana. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Montana KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15975/PB2000101875.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850102 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090474 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Florida PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Florida. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Florida KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15948/PB2000101798.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850016 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090471 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Texas PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Texas. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Texas KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15992/PB2000101932.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850140 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090465 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Arizona PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Arizona. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Arizona KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15942/PB2000101792.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849937 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090464 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Georgia PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Georgia. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Georgia KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15949/PB2000101799.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850018 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090457 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Washington PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Washington. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - Washington (State) UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15996/PB2000101936.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850143 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090456 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, South Dakota PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of South Dakota. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - South Dakota KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15990/PB2000101930.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850121 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090454 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Wyoming PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Wyoming. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - Wyoming UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15999/PB2000101939.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850153 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090449 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, South Carolina PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of South Carolina. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - South Carolina KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15989/PB2000101929.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850120 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090447 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, North Carolina PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of North Carolina. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - North Carolina KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15982/PB2000101922.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850112 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090446 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Hawaii PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Hawaii. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Hawaii KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15950/PB2000101800.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850019 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090444 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Kansas PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Kansas. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Kansas KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15965/PB2000101865.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850049 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090443 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Indiana PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Indiana. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Indiana KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15963/PB2000101863.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850038 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090442 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Wisconsin PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Wisconsin. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - Wisconsin UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15998/PB2000101938.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850152 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090439 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Michigan PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Michigan. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Michigan KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15971/PB2000101871.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850096 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090438 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Mississippi PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Mississippi. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Mississippi KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15973/PB2000101873.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850099 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090436 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Delaware PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Delaware. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Delaware KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15947/PB2000101797.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850015 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090433 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, New Hampshire PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of New Hampshire. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - New Hampshire KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15978/PB2000101878.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850156 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090432 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Massachusetts PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Massachusetts. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Massachusetts KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15970/PB2000101870.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850094 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090431 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, North Dakota PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of North Dakota. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - North Dakota KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15983/PB2000101923.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849934 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090429 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, California PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of California. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - California KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15944/PB2000101794.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849938 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090424 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Alabama PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Alabama. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Alabama KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15940/PB2000101790.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849935 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090421 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Iowa PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Iowa. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Iowa KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15964/PB2000101864.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850048 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090419 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Minnesota PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Minnesota. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Minnesota KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15972/PB2000101872.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850098 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090416 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Rhode Island PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Rhode Island. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Rhode Island KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15988/PB2000101928.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850117 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090415 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Arkansas PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Arkansas. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Arkansas KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15943/PB2000101793.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/849931 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090411 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Pennsylvania PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Pennsylvania. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Pennsylvania KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15987/PB2000101927.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850116 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090410 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Ohio PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Ohio. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Ohio KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15984/PB2000101924.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850113 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090409 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Tennessee PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Tennessee. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Tennessee KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15991/PB2000101931.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850122 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090408 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Oklahoma PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Oklahoma. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Oklahoma KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15985/PB2000101925.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850114 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090406 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Missouri PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Missouri. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Missouri KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15974/PB2000101874.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850100 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090403 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Maine PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Maine. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Maine KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15968/PB2000101868.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850093 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090402 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Louisiana PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Louisiana. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Louisiana KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15967/PB2000101867.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850061 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090400 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Vermont PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Vermont. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes KW - Vermont UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15994/PB2000101934.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850142 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090397 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Nebraska PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Nebraska. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Nebraska KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15976/PB2000101876.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850108 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01090395 AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration AU - Bureau of the Census TI - 1997 Economic Census, Transportation. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Oregon PY - 1999/12 SP - 97p AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the state of Oregon. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - 1997 Commodity Flow Survey KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Oregon KW - Origin and destination KW - Shipments KW - Transportation modes UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15900/15986/PB2000101926.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/850115 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00799295 AU - Bureau of the Census AU - Research and Innovative Technology Administration TI - 1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS: TRANSPORTATION. 1997 COMMODITY FLOW SURVEY. UNITED STATES PY - 1999/12 SP - 169 p. AB - This survey produces data on the movement of goods in the United States. It provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments. KW - Census KW - Commodity flow KW - Economic indicators KW - Transportation UR - http://www.bts.gov/ntda/cfs/97tcf-us.pdf UR - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12200/12288/97tcf-us.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/666001 ER -