[PRCo] Fw: TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter - September 25, 2007
Jim Holland
PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com
Tue Nov 20 18:32:40 EST 2007
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> Subject: TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter - September 25, 2007
> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:13:27 -0400
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> SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
>
> ***** TRB NEWS *****
>
> * TRB/FEHRL International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing for
> Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection
> * Communicating Transportation Concepts to Non-Transportation
> Professional Audiences
> * 18th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus
> Transportation Partnerships for Progress in Rural Transportation
> * Research Issues in Freight Transportation - Congestion and System
> Performance: Date Clarification
>
> * RFP: Update of Selected Studies in Transportation Law: Volume Three,
> Environmental Law and Transportation - Proposals Due October 26, 2007
> * RFP: Evaluation of Fatigue on the Serviceability of Highway Bridges -
> Proposals Due November 12, 2007
>
>
> ***** RECENTLY RELEASED TRB PUBLICATIONS *****
>
> * Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Letter Report:
> September 2007
> * Research Pays Off - Smart Parking Management to Boost Transit, Ease
> Congestion: Oakland, California Field Test Shows Promise
> * Technical Reports for Recommended Performance-Related Specification
> for Hot-Mix Asphalt Construction: Results of the WesTrack Project
> * Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Abutments from Scour
>
>
> ***** FEDERAL RESEARCH NEWS *****
>
> * Review of Federal Oversight and Enforcement of Americans with
> Disabilities Act of 1990 Compliance
> * Development and Evaluation of Alternative Concepts for Wireless
> Roadside Truck and Bus Safety Inspections
> * More Americans Start the Morning Commute Earlier
> * ITS Applications Overview Website
> * The Potential for Carbon Sequestration in the United States
> * Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume IV: Guidelines for Applying CORSIM
> Microsimulation Modeling Software Publication is Now Available
> * Expansion of U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol from the Agricultural
> Transportation Perspective
> * Making Connections: Intermodal Links in the Public Transportation
> System
> * Multiple Corrosion Protection Systems for Reinforced Concrete Bridge
> Components
> * Corrosion-Resistant Alloys for Reinforced Concrete
> * National Occupant Protection Use Survey: 2007
> * Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety Indices: User Guide
>
>
> ***** STATE RESEARCH NEWS *****
>
> * Commercial Vehicle Inspection Stations
>
>
> ***** UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NEWS *****
>
> * University of Minnesota's CTS Research E-News: September 2007
> * CTRE En Route: Summer 2007
>
>
> ***** INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NEWS *****
>
> * U.K. Public Attitudes to and Perceptions of Engineering and Engineers
> 2007
>
>
> ***** IN THE KNOW *****
>
> * Southeast Tennessee Transportation: Positioning the Chattanooga Region
> in the Global Economy
> * Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change
> * Quick Clearance Toolkit Website
> * Pedestrian Signal Safety for Older Persons
> * 2007 Urban Mobility Report
> * Hearing on Rail Competition and Service
> * The National Rail Freight Infrastructure Capacity and Investment Study
>
>
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> TRB News
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> TRB/FEHRL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FOR DESIGN
> EVALUATION AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8175
>
> TRB's Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2), in cooperation with
> the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL), is
> sponsoring an International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing for
> Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection. The symposium is
> designed to gather international feedback on planning a program of
> research and development for non-destructive testing applied to highway
> renewal design and construction inspection. The symposium will be held
> on Friday, January 18, 2008, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in
> Washington, DC, immediately following the Transportation Research
> Board's 87th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2008. If you are planning
> on attending the TRB Annual Meeting, please plan to stay for this
> symposium.
>
>
> COMMUNICATING TRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS TO NON-TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL
> AUDIENCES
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8173
>
> TRB's Technical Activities Division Planning and Environment Group is
> holding a competition to find top methods for communicating
> transportation concepts to non-professional audiences. Entries may
> address any transportation issue, profession, mode, or function. There
> is also no restriction on the form of communication-graphics,
> illustrations, photos, software, demonstrations, interactive exercises
> or games-used to convey the message. Entries can be examples of
> successful communications efforts or techniques that can be used to
> communicate transportation concepts to non-transportation professional
> audiences. The entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges
> representing technical as well as communication disciplines. The winner
> will be announced at the 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting, January 13-17,
> 2008, in Washington, D.C. The top ten entries will be showcased in a
> poster session at the TRB Annual Meeting and featured in an article in
> TRB's TR News.
>
>
> 18TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RURAL PUBLIC AND INTERCITY BUS
> TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROGRESS IN RURAL TRANSPORTATION
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8158
>
> The Transportation Research Board is sponsoring the 18th National
> Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Partnerships
> for Progress in Rural Transportation on October 19-22, 2008 in Omaha,
> Nebraska. The conference will be structured around the following focus
> areas: planning, design, and research; policy, funding, and finance;
> rural mobility; rural transportation in today's operating environment;
> and technology solutions to improve service. Individuals who would like
> to submit an idea for a presentation at the meeting may do by October
> 15, 2007, for early consideration. Proposals will continue to be
> accepted through January 10, 2008.
>
>
> RESEARCH ISSUES IN FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION - CONGESTION AND SYSTEM
> PERFORMANCE: DATE CLARIFICATION
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7035
>
> TRB is sponsoring the Research Issues in Freight Transportation -
> Congestion and System Performance conference on October 22-23, 2007, in
> Washington, D.C. The conference is designed to improve collaboration
> among researchers; encourage interaction and synergies among
> universities, government, private interests, and TRB committees; define
> freight-related research opportunities of interest to academia,
> government, and the private sector; and help identify potential future
> freight-related critical issues for U.S. Department of Transportation
> personnel, and other government staff, including state and MPO staff.
> Advance registration expires September 24, 2007.
>
> Correction: The September 18th TRB E-Newsletter advertised this
> conference as taking place on November 28-29, 2007. That was an error.
> The correct date for this event is October 22-23, 2007. We apologize
> for any inconvenience.
>
>
> RFP: UPDATE OF SELECTED STUDIES IN TRANSPORTATION LAW: VOLUME THREE,
> ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND TRANSPORTATION - PROPOALS DUE OCTOBER 26, 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8150
>
> TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a
> request for proposals to update the Selected Studies in Transportation
> Law: Volume Three: Environmental Law and Transportation (Vol. 3).
>
>
> RFP: EVALUATION OF FATIGUE ON THE SERVICEABILITY OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES -
> PROPOSALS DUE NOVEMBER 12, 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8156
>
> TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a
> request for proposals to revise and update Section 7, Fatigue Evaluation
> of Steel Bridges of the Manual for Bridge Evaluation.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Recently Released TRB Publications
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY COORDINATING COMMITTEE LETTER REPORT: SEPTEMBER
> 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8152
>
> A September 18, 2007, letter report from TRB's Research and Technology
> Coordinating Committee to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
> summarizes the committee's June 13-14, 2007, meeting. The report
> includes initial advice on how FHWA might improve the delivery of the
> research and technology (R&T) program in collaboration with its
> partners. The letter also reports on the committee's progress in
> preparing a special report on the adherence of the FHWA R&T program to
> the principles for R&T enunciated in the prelude to Title V of the 2005
> Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
> Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
>
>
> RESEARCH PAYS OFF - SMART PARKING MANAGEMENT TO BOOST TRANSIT, EASE
> CONGESTION: OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA FIELD TEST SHOWS PROMISE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8131
>
> Traffic congestion in the San Francisco Bay Area is notorious, and the
> projected addition of 1 million new residents by 2020 will intensify the
> conditions. Increasing ridership on regional mass transit can reduce
> commuting time, but the rising costs of land prohibit efforts to
> construct new spaces at Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART's) near capacity
> existing parking facilities. To address the problem, the California
> Department of Transportation and BART requested California Partners for
> Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) researchers to evaluate the
> feasibility of the smart parking concept for transit. Smart parking
> systems typically provide real-time information to motorists via
> changeable message signs (CMSs) that post the number of available
> parking spaces in park and ride lots, the departure time of the next
> train, and the downstream roadway traffic conditions, as well as
> guidance to open spaces in park-and-ride lots. Quick, convenient
> automobile access to park-and-ride lots is seen as essential for transit
> to be competitive with the automobile, particularly in suburban areas.
> The smart parking project showed that more efficient management of a
> transit station parking lot can improve access to transit and therefore
> increase ridership. By dynamically managing BART parking, the project
> helped to manage parking capacity effectively without a new capital
> expenditure for construction. By enabling en route decision making
> through realtime parking information on a highway, the system encouraged
> a new group of commuters to take transit instead of driving the
> remainder of a trip, particularly when traffic congestion was
> significant. As a result of the test, BART management has incorporated
> smart parking into the agency's strategy and plans to introduce the
> technology to other stations in the system.
>
>
> TECHNICAL REPORTS FOR RECOMMENDED PERFORMANCE-RELATED SPECIFICATION FOR
> HOT-MIX ASPHALT CONSTRUCTION: RESULTS OF THE WESTRACK PROJECT
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8149
>
> TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only
> Document 111: Recommended Performance-Related Specification for Hot-Mix
> Asphalt Construction: Results of the WesTrack Project includes the
> contractor's technical reports used for development of NCHRP Report 455,
> Recommended Performance-Related Specification for Hot-Mix Asphalt
> Construction: Results of the WesTrack Project.
>
>
> COUNTERMEASURES TO PROTECT BRIDGE ABUTMENTS FROM SCOUR
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8148
>
> TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 587:
> Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Abutments from Scour examines
> selection criteria and guidelines for the design and construction of
> countermeasures to protect bridge abutments and approach embankments
> from scour damage. The report explores two common forms of bridge
> abutments--wing-wall (vertical face with angled walls into the bank) and
> spill-through (angled face).
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Federal Research News
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> REVIEW OF FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT OF AMERICANS WITH
> DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 COMPLIANCE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8153
>
> The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report
> that examines federal oversight and enforcement of Americans with
> Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) compliance. The report explores what is
> known about compliance, difficulties the federal government faces in
> overseeing and enforcing compliance, and sources of federal help and any
> gaps in that help. According to the GAO, the ADA provides people with
> disabilities the legal right to access transportation and public
> rights-of-way, including sidewalks and street crossings. The U.S.
> Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Justice share
> responsibility for overseeing ADA compliance.
>
>
> DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS FOR WIRELESS ROADSIDE
> TRUCK AND BUS SAFETY INSPECTIONS
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8154
>
> The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a
> report that examines various concepts of operations that would link
> advanced onboard monitoring technologies with a means of wirelessly
> communicating such information to inspection sites in order to improve
> the quality and/or quantity of commercial vehicle inspections completed
> annually in the United States.
>
>
> MORE AMERICANS START THE MORNING COMMUTE EARLIER
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8167
>
> According to new data released from the U.S. Census Bureau, commutes are
> getting longer and more American are leaving home earlier to avoid heavy
> traffic congestion during peak periods. In 2006, one worker in eight
> was out the door by 6 a.m.; in 2000, it was one in nine. That might not
> seem like a big change, but it has put more than 2.7 million additional
> drivers-15 million people total-on the roadways before dawn. People are
> adjusting their behavior to beat rush hour. Commuting in America III,
> published by TRB, provides a comprehensive analysis of recent commuting
> trends such as drive times for men and woman; modes of transportation;
> car ownership; telecommuting; reverse commutes; commuter costs; and how
> the changing work force is affecting commutes. It can serve as a guide
> to these new data sets, which are both treated in the study. The author
> of the report also speculates on the nature and direction of future
> commuting trends.
>
>
> ITS APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW WEBSITE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8160
>
> The U.S. Department of Transportation's ITS Joint Program Office has
> updated its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Applications
> Overview website. The website includes information on the cost,
> benefits, and deployment of more than 170 different ITS technologies.
> The site now includes a list of U.S. DOT experts and their contact
> information so users can delve further into any of the technologies
> highlighted on the site.
>
>
> THE POTENTIAL FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8161
>
> The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has released a report, prepared at
> the request of the Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions
> to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection of the Senate Committee on
> Environment and Public Works, that examines the methods, technological
> potential, and possible costs of carbon sequestration in the United
> States. Carbon sequestration is the capture and storage of carbon
> dioxide to prevent its release into the atmosphere.
>
>
> TRAFFIC ANALYSIS TOOLBOX VOLUME IV: GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CORSIM
> MICROSIMULATION MODELING SOFTWARE PUBLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8162
>
> The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released guidelines for the
> recommended use of CORSIM traffic simulation software in transportation
> analyses. The seven-step process presented in the guide highlights the
> aspects of a CORSIM analysis from project start to project completion.
>
>
> EXPANSION OF U.S. CORN-BASED ETHANOL FROM THE AGRICULTURAL
> TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8163
>
> The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service has
> released a report that explores transportation issues facing the
> expanding U.S. ethanol industry in the context of the U.S. corn
> market-currently the main source of ethanol production in the United
> States. The report is designed to present a frame of reference by
> providing analysis of transportation requirements for corn-based ethanol
> and its impact on grain transportation.
>
>
> MAKING CONNECTIONS: INTERMODAL LINKS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8164
>
> The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released a report that
> explores passenger terminals and the connecting modes that directly
> serve them.
>
>
> MULTIPLE CORROSION PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE
> COMPONENTS
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8170
>
> The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that
> explores the evaluation of eleven systems combining epoxy-coated
> reinforcement with another corrosion protection system using the rapid
> macrocell, Southern Exposure, cracked beam, and linear polarization
> resistance tests.
>
>
> CORROSION-RESISTANT ALLOYS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8171
>
> The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that
> explores the corrosion resistance of various types of
> corrosion-resistant reinforcement, including new products that are
> becoming available, in bridge structures that are exposed to chlorides.
>
>
> NATIONAL OCCUPANT PROTECTION USE SURVEY: 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8179
>
> The U.S. Department of Transportation has released results from its
> annual occupant protection survey that indicates that the national seat
> belt use rate has increased to an all time high and more motorcyclists
> are wearing their helmets. According to the survey, an additional three
> million more Americans wore seat belts last year as seat belt use rose
> to 82.4 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points. Additionally,
> the survey results showed that motorcycle helmet use increased 7
> percentage points to 58 percent.
>
>
> PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST INTERSECTION SAFETY INDICES: USER GUIDE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8180
>
> The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a user guide
> designed to help practitioners use safety indices to identify which
> crosswalks and intersection approaches have the highest priority for
> in-depth pedestrian and bicycle safety evaluations, and subsequently use
> other tools to identify and address potential safety problems. The user
> guide is a companion to the Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety
> Indices: Final Report that explores the development of safety indices to
> proactively prioritize intersection crosswalks and intersection
> approaches for pedestrian and bicycle safety.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> State Research News
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION STATIONS
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8177
>
> The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that
> explores remotely operated commercial vehicle compliance stations, and
> examines and evaluates several technologies to assist in judging
> commercial vehicles compliance with safety, security, and environmental
> regulations.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> University Research News
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S CTS RESEARCH E-NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8174
>
> The latest issue of the University of Minnesota's Center for
> Transportation Studies (CTS) Research E-Newsletter is now available.
> Policy and planning; intelligent transportation systems; transit,
> safety, and transportation infrastructure are among the topics addressed
> in this issue of the CTS Research E-News.
>
>
> CTRE EN ROUTE: SUMMER 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8159
>
> The latest issue of the biannual newsletter of the Center for
> Transportation Research and Education (CTRE) at Iowa State University is
> now available.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> International Research News
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> U.K. PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO AND PERCEPTIONS OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERS
> 2007
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8168
>
> The Royal Academy of Engineering has released the findings of its
> first-ever nationwide report into public attitudes and perceptions
> towards engineers and engineering. According to the Academy, two out of
> three young people know very little about engineering and almost three
> out of four don't understand what engineers actually do.
>
>
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> In The Know
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE TRANSPORTATION: POSITIONING THE CHATTANOOGA REGION
> IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8169
>
> The National Association of Development Organizations Research
> Foundation's Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional
> Development has released a new report exploring how public- and
> private-sector leaders are working together to enhance the multi-modal
> transportation system of Southeast Tennessee, including Chattanooga, to
> remain competitive in today's global economy.
>
>
> COOLER: THE EVIDENCE ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8165
>
> The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has released a report that
> explores how key changes in land development patterns may help reduce
> vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. CCAP's mission is to significantly
> advance cost-effective and pragmatic air quality and climate policy
> through analysis, dialogue, and education.
>
>
> QUICK CLEARANCE TOOLKIT WEBSITE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8166
>
> The I-95 Corridor Coalition has developed a Quick Clearance Toolkit
> website that includes links to material and videos designed to help
> jurisdictions initiate or improve quick clearance programs. The
> material includes a roadmap for developing a traffic incident management
> program designed to help provide policy makers and practitioners in
> traffic incident management with ready-to-use tools to assist them in
> providing more effective traffic incident management practices with
> primary emphasis on quick clearance. The toolkit is designed for use by
> multiple disciplines.
>
>
> PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL SAFETY FOR OLDER PERSONS
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8155
>
> The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report that
> examines walking speeds of pedestrians when crossing under signal
> control, the impact of age on walking speeds, and pedestrians'
> understanding of pedestrian countdown signals. The report also explores
> the impacts of countdown signals on pedestrian behavior and walking
> speeds, and the impact of the amount of time allocated for pedestrian
> intervals on traffic operations including vehicle delay.
>
>
> 2007 URBAN MOBILITY REPORT
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8172
>
> The Texas Transportation Institute has released the latest version of is
> Urban Mobility Report. According to the report, traffic congestion
> continues to worsen in American cities of all sizes, creating a $78
> billion annual drain on the U.S. economy in the form of 4.2 billion lost
> hours and 2.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel.
>
>
> HEARING ON RAIL COMPETITION AND SERVICE
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8178
>
> On September 25, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on
> Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing to explore the rail
> competition and service.
>
>
> THE NATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY AND INVESTMENT STUDY
> -> http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8176
>
> The American Association of Railroads has released a report that
> explores the long-term capacity expansion needs of the continental U.S.
> freight railroads. According to the report, the U.S. Department of
> Transportation's projected 88 percent increase in demand for rail
> freight transportation in 2035 will require an investment in
> infrastructure of $148 billion (in 2007 dollars) over the next 28 years.
> Class I railroads' share is projected to be $135 billion, with $13
> billion projected for short line and regional freight railroads.
>
>
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> RECENTLY ADDED PROJECTS TO THE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS DATABASE
>
> The Research In Progress (RiP) Database contains more than 9,500 records
> of current or recently completed transportation research projects.
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