http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Highway-related publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ccd62600-6417-4deb-a84d-907f4d162973.aspx ccd62600-6417-4deb-a84d-907f4d162973 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:40:03 GMT TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) will hold its Eighth Annual Safety Research Symposium on July 11, 2013, and a Safety Research Workshop on July 12, 2013. The concomitant events will take place in Washington, D.C. The symposium is designed to provide updates on SHRP 2 safety projects and to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from the private and public sectors. Topics that will be addressed include SHRP 2’s naturalistic driving study and ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/98fc0b8a-f444-4fae-bce5-f4616f6a9c57.aspx 98fc0b8a-f444-4fae-bce5-f4616f6a9c57 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:36:56 GMT TRB is sponsoring the Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration Committee Summer Conference on July 28-31, 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The conference is designed to address transportation-related noise and vibration control strategies and techniques as well as their potential environmental impacts. Future potential research needs will also be a topic of discussion at the meeting. Early bird registration expires May 31, 2013. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/eda47c89-0ef0-4d60-a103-d7019a5f8b4f.aspx eda47c89-0ef0-4d60-a103-d7019a5f8b4f Thu, 23 May 2013 04:35:09 GMT TRB is sponsoring the Workshop on the Safety Effects of Geometric Design Decisions on July 30-August 1, 2013, in Irvine, California. The workshop is designed to present transportation agency experiences and “lessons learned” from applications of Highway Safety Manual in various stages of the transportation project development process; discuss a future edition of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (Green Book);... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/1754516f-3e51-4671-bb6d-5c623d70f159.aspx 1754516f-3e51-4671-bb6d-5c623d70f159 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:04:58 GMT The Maryland State Highway Administration has released a report that explains methods for using biological control as a means to provide a sustainable, cost effective, and beneficial method for dealing with noxious and invasive weeds on highway rights-of-way. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/dc36a222-9a37-4aa2-b9f2-d29797d0fa0f.aspx dc36a222-9a37-4aa2-b9f2-d29797d0fa0f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:03:03 GMT The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that summarizes research conducted on developing a strategic implementation plan for the management of right-of-way parcel and utility data. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/79d2536c-3dd5-42c7-b989-bed6e768c9ed.aspx 79d2536c-3dd5-42c7-b989-bed6e768c9ed Sun, 19 May 2013 04:14:39 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 746: Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones presents guidance for the safe and effective deployment of traffic enforcement strategies in work zones on high-speed highways (those with speed limits of 45 mph or greater). The report discusses the planning, design, and operation of traffic enforcement strategies, as well as administrative issues that should be considered. The contractor’s final report providing background information f... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/0d28eca4-fd91-4b17-a5ac-ee76f7242b0a.aspx 0d28eca4-fd91-4b17-a5ac-ee76f7242b0a Sun, 19 May 2013 04:13:39 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 194: Traffic Law Enforcement in Work Zones: Phase II Research is contractor’s final report providing background information for the project that produced NCHRP Report 746 Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones. NCHRP Report 746 presents guidance for the safe and effective deployment of traffic enforcement strategies in work zones on high-speed highways. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/7a7c141f-02c8-451e-b607-bbc7a6cb15a9.aspx 7a7c141f-02c8-451e-b607-bbc7a6cb15a9 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:23:51 GMT TRB’s Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program Final Report for Safety-IDEA Project 18: DRIVE-SMART Driver Monitoring and Crash Risk Mitigation System describes the development and testing of a driver monitoring and crash risk mitigation system. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/2a223bc9-0028-48e7-8e66-a3c36da849e7.aspx 2a223bc9-0028-48e7-8e66-a3c36da849e7 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:21:16 GMT TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is soliciting nominees to serve on oversight panels for new projects being established under the NCHRP's FY 2014 program. Nominees should have expertise directly relevant to the proposed project topic. To help identify nominees who are members of historically underrepresented groups, TRB encourages the nomination of women and members of minority groups. Panels for the new projects are scheduled to meet beginning in late July through September. P... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c.aspx f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:59 GMT TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential authors identify topics for their papers. Committees will be producing calls for papers through June, so author...