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Update of the AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities

  • 2011
  • AASHTO
  • Associate Engineer
  • Bicycles and Pedestrians
  • Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Employee Health and Safety
  • Engineer
  • Leadership
  • Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Municipal Operations
  • NCHRP
  • Performance Management
  • Planning
  • Planning for Operations
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public safety agency collaboration
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • TRB
  • TSMO Culture
  • Transportation Planner
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The 1st Edition of the AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities (AASHTO Pedestrian Guide) was published in 2004 and reflects the state of the practice in 2001 – 2002 when it was written. Being the first edition, this guide may need some content changes or additio
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Research

Seismic Isolation Design Examples of Highway Bridges

  • 2011
  • AASHTO
  • Associate Engineer
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Engineer
  • Freeway Operations
  • Hazard Identification
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Planning
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Strategic Planning
  • System Architecture
  • System Architecture / Engineering
  • TRB
  • Technical Understanding
  • Technician
    • |PDF
The objective of this research was to develop the Third Edition of the AASHTO Guide Specifications for Isolation Design with examples.
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Best Practice

Best Practices for Implementing Quality Control and Quality Assurance for Tunnel Inspection

  • 2005-2009
  • AASHTO
  • Associate Engineer
  • Best Practice
  • Best Practice
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Principal Engineer
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Risk Management
  • Risk Management
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • TRB
  • Technical Understanding
  • Technician
  • Training and Profesional Development
    • |PDF
The objective of this project is to develop guidelines for owners to use in selecting practices for tunnel inspection, operational safety and emergency response systems testing, and inventory procedures to improve the safety of highway tunnels.
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Research

Safety Impacts of the Emerging Digital Display Technology for Outdoor Advertising Signs

  • 2005-2009
  • AASHTO
  • Adaptive Signal Control Technology
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Associate Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Planning Analysis Tools
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Sign Maintenance and Replacement
  • Statewide and Regional Integration
  • TRB
  • Technical Understanding
  • Technician
  • Traffic Signal Timing
  • Traffic Signal Timing Software
  • Transit Signal Priority
  • Transit Signal Priority
    • |PDF
This topic will review on-going human factor studies and guidelines with regard to highway agency DMS’s and CMS’s now in use on highways. The panel noted that the panel for this topic should include a representative from the outdoor advertising industry. The final report has been submitted and copi
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Research

Replacement Process for LED (Light Emitting Diode) Traffic Signals

  • 2005-2009
  • AASHTO
  • Adaptive Signal Control Technology
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Associate Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Planning Analysis Tools
  • Principal Engineer
  • Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Statewide and Regional Integration
  • TRB
  • Technical Understanding
  • Technician
  • Traffic Signal Timing
  • Traffic Signal Timing Software
  • Transit Signal Priority
  • Transit Signal Priority
    • |PDF
As an initial step in developing maintenance guidelines for LED traffic signals, this project developed a process for determining when LED traffic signal heads should be replaced. Task 1. Synthesize existing human factors research relevant to the visibility of traffic signals, updating it as ap
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Presentation

Purdue Presentations January 26 and 27 2016: Salt Lake City Utah

  • 2016
  • Associate Engineer
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Media / PIO
  • Operator
  • Presentation
  • Presentation
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Technician
  • Transit Professional
  • Transportation Planner

Purdue Presentations January 26 and 27 2016: Salt Lake City Utah

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Presentation

TSM&O Research Coordination & Highlights of the 2016 TRB Annual

  • 2016
  • Associate Engineer
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Emergency Manager
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Media / PIO
  • Operator
  • Presentation
  • Presentation
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Technician
  • Transit Professional
  • Transportation Planner
  • Webinar
  • Webinar

TSM&O Research Coordination & Highlights of the 2016 TRB Annual

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Research

FEMA and FHWA Emergency Relief Funds Reimbursements to DOTs

  • 2015
  • Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Emergency Planning
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Engineer
  • Freeway Operations
  • Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Planning for Operations
  • Procurement Approaches
  • Public safety agency collaboration
  • Recovery
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Resilience
  • Tools for Small Agencies
  • Transportation Planner
A comprehensive and systematic review of current practice, synthesizes the range of things DOTs can do, and in some cases are doing, to ease their response effort, secure appropriate reimbursements, and simplify cost identification.
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Research

Response to Extreme Weather Impacts on Transportation Systems

  • 2014
  • Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Emergency Planning
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Engineer
  • Freeway Operations
  • Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
  • Media / PIO
  • NCHRP
  • Planning for Operations
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Public safety agency collaboration
  • Real Time Traveler Information
  • Recovery
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Resilience
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Tools for Small Agencies
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Transportation Management Centers
  • Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
  • Transportation Planner
  • Traveler Information
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A comprehensive and systematic review of current practice, this synthesis will support the preparation of better adaptation planning and will set the stage for a unified, accessible resource that can be used to support DOT planning, preparation and budgetary requests.
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Research

Visualization of Geotechnical Data for Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response

  • 2014
  • Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
  • Emergency Planning
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Engineer
  • Infrastructure Protection
  • NCHRP
  • Planning for Operations
  • Recovery
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Resilience
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
    • |PDF
A comprehensive and systematic review of current practice, to identify and synthesize capabilities of installed instrumentation and remote sensing that can be used for real-time measurement, management and visualization of geotechnical data.
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