http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Operations and Traffic Management publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/8cd154bd-8598-4e95-b176-712abdac2c7c.aspx 8cd154bd-8598-4e95-b176-712abdac2c7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:16 GMT The Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation Center at Carnegie Mellon University has released a report that explains a model for characterizing congestion conditions that facilitates real-time adaptive routing. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/654f7938-3597-44d3-ad46-d6e00b709318.aspx 654f7938-3597-44d3-ad46-d6e00b709318 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:52:32 GMT TRB will conduct a webinar on July 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing airport operators and planners with tools and methodologies designed for incorporating uncertainty into air traffic and fuel price forecasting methods. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airpo... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/868a69d6-5f1c-4f67-b0c3-ca2306e9e1e8.aspx 868a69d6-5f1c-4f67-b0c3-ca2306e9e1e8 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:05:44 GMT The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief sheet that discusses aiding sensors that may be feasible for automotive applications and combinations of sensors that may achieve lane-level positional accuracy. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f92dee31-9513-4d74-b12a-a2e23dee85f0.aspx f92dee31-9513-4d74-b12a-a2e23dee85f0 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:18:03 GMT The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that quantifies the maximum load requirements for traffic systems' disconnect boxes and signal heads as used for hurricane resistance, and explains test methods for product evaluation. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/b42a8031-15cd-4a2e-99c7-f9be2f0c4a4d.aspx b42a8031-15cd-4a2e-99c7-f9be2f0c4a4d Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:28:13 GMT TRB will conduct a webinar on June 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. ET that will present basic concepts for implementing roundabouts to guide agencies in conducting community outreach during the implementation process. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certificate for 2 Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. This webinar is pending approval by the Ame... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/39fa1aad-70bb-4bf0-b287-7a096f0459ce.aspx 39fa1aad-70bb-4bf0-b287-7a096f0459ce Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:15:30 GMT TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 86: Environmental Optimization of Aircraft Departures: Fuel Burn, Emissions, and Noise explores a protocol for evaluating and optimizing aircraft departure procedures in terms of noise exposure, emissions, and fuel burn. Included with the print version of the report is a CD-ROM that contains the spreadsheet-based Departure Optimization Investigation Tool (DOIT) that allows users to understand and test tradeoffs among various impact measures, includ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f54182e0-cbe2-40c8-bafd-5a40cb10948a.aspx f54182e0-cbe2-40c8-bafd-5a40cb10948a Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:52:32 GMT TRB will conduct a webinar on August 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that will provide managers, airport operators, and emergency planners with effective ways to thoroughly prepare for events that are disruptive to normal airport operations. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accred... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/b0ed2cc0-c4ec-48c8-92cc-aed7f12b0219.aspx b0ed2cc0-c4ec-48c8-92cc-aed7f12b0219 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:10:08 GMT VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that discusses provides a description of a simulation platform for pedestrian traffic using the social force model . http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/5f929caa-2adc-4f43-8e9a-f93d7e432f7b.aspx 5f929caa-2adc-4f43-8e9a-f93d7e432f7b Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:02:28 GMT The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy has released a report that proposes best practices for Chinese cities to adopt to harmonize their transportation systems and help manage all existing parking spaces. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/45a46e2c-01b3-4a1c-a266-322bc42a0b3c.aspx 45a46e2c-01b3-4a1c-a266-322bc42a0b3c Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:17:03 GMT The Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation Center at Carnegie Mellon University has released a report that discusses a prototype design effort of virtual traffic lights using Android-based smartphones.