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Transportation Research Board

Transportation Research Board 2007-08 Richard Cunard, P.E. Engineer of Traffic & Ops rcunard@nas.edu Congestion Increasingly congested facilities across all modes New Road Capacity Increase Transit Options Improved Land Use Coordination and Collaboration Improve System Operations

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Transportation Research Board

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  1. TransportationResearch Board 2007-08 Richard Cunard, P.E. Engineer of Traffic & Ops rcunard@nas.edu

  2. Congestion Increasingly congested facilities across all modes

  3. New Road Capacity Increase Transit Options Improved Land Use Coordination and Collaboration Improve System Operations More Sophisticated User Fees Better Information Public Investment in Freight Efficiency Addressing Congestion

  4. Emergencies Vulnerability to terrorist strikes and natural disasters

  5. Energy and Environment Extraordinary challenges

  6. Equity Burdens on the disadvantaged

  7. Finance Inadequate revenues

  8. Human and Intellectual Capital Inadequate investment in innovation

  9. Infrastructure Enormous, aging capital stock to maintain

  10. Institutions 20th Century Institutions Mismatched to 21st Century Missions

  11. Safety Lost leadership in road safety

  12. 87th Annual MeetingJan. 13–17, 2008 Only 212 days to go!

  13. TRB Annual Meeting • Over 10,000 attendees • Over 550 sessions • 3,200+ presentations • 425 TRB committee meetings • 500+ other meetings

  14. TRB Annual Meeting • All levels of government, industry, academia • 40% government (1,300 State; 1,500 Fed) • 23% private sector • 25% universities (1350 Students)

  15. TRB Annual Meeting is International • >1100 attendees from more than 67 countries outside U.S. • >550 presentations from 50+ countries outside U.S. • >20 sessions dedicated to international issues

  16. Compendium CD-ROM ~1,800 Papers

  17. 87th Annual Meeting January 13-17, 2008 Washington, DC Theme: Partnerships for Progress in Transportation

  18. 87th Annual Meeting New This Year: Commercial Exhibits & Sponsorship

  19. www.trb.org/meeting/

  20. Workshops at TRB 2008 • Simulation Modeling and Analysis for Traffic Evacuation • VII and CICAS: Current Status and Future Research Needs • The National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management - Safety, Clearance, and Communications • Human Factor Workshops (Billboards)

  21. Sessions at TRB 2008 • Intersection Design, Safety and Operations • VII – Pathway to the future • Role of Simulation in Engineering Analysis • Incident Management • Traffic Signal Dilemma-Zone Control • Benefits of ITS Systems • Access Management

  22. New Dual Deadlines for Submittal

  23. TRB Publications

  24. Highway CapacityManual 2000

  25. Selected Recent Publications • TRR 1978: Traffic Signal Systems and Regional Systems Management • TRR 1973: Traffic Control Devices, Visibility, and Rail-Highway Grade Crossings

  26. TRB e-Newsletter(Distributed to over 25,000 persons/week) • TRB News • New TRB Publications • Upcoming TRB Meetings and Conferences • Federal Research News • University Research News • International Research News • In the Know

  27. New! -- TRB Webinars • Make info available to those who cannot attend our major meetings and conferences. • Attend right at your desk • ~90 minutes in length • PDH available • Hot topics

  28. Example Webinar

  29. Research in Progress (RiP)

  30. www.TRB.org

  31. TRB Conferences

  32. TRB Conferences - 2007 • 18th Visibility Symposium, College Station, TX, April 17-18, 2007 (Papers on web) • Freeway and Tolling Operations in the Americas, May 20-22, 2007, Houston, TX (Papers on web) • 3rd Urban Street Symposium, June 24-27, 2007, Seattle, WA (CD available)

  33. TRB Conferences - 2007 • Workshop on VII and CICAS – Research Needs, July 22-25, 2007, San Jose, CA • Third International Conference on Performance Measurement, October 9, 2007, Irvine, CA

  34. TRB Conferences - Future • National Roundabout Conference, May 2008 • Regional Traffic Monitoring Workshop, Spring 2008 • 8th National Access Management Conference, Fall, 2008, Baltimore, MD • Freeway and Tolling Operations, June 2009, Hawaii

  35. Research to Address the Sources of Travel Time Reliability: • Building a Foundation and Institutional Setting for Operations • Integrating Operations in Agency Decision Making • Developing Improved Operational Strategies

  36. Current Projects: • Analytic Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Improvement Strategies • Institutional Architectures to Advance Operational Strategies

  37. Thanks! www.TRB.org Richard Cunard, P.E. rcunard@nas.edu

  38. Transportation Research BoardCooperative Research Programs Ray Derr

  39. Changes • Chris Jenks is the new division director; Crawford Jencks will be managing NCHRP • New Programs • Strategic Highway Research Program 2 • Airport Cooperative Research Program • Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program • National Cooperative Freight Research Program

  40. Selected New Publications • NCHRP Digest 318: An Expert System for Recommending Speed Limits in Speed Zones • NCHRP Report 572: Roundabouts in the United States • NCHRP Web-Only Document 97: Guide to Effective Freeway Performance Measurement: Final Report and Guidebook • TCRP 112/NCHRP 562: Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings • NCHRP Synthesis 356: Pavement Markings—Design and Typical Layout Details

  41. New NCHRP Projects 3-89 Right-Turn Interactions and Channelized Right-Turns ($500,000) 3-90 Traffic Signal System Control for Congested Conditions ($600,000) 3-91 Guidance for the Provision of Left-Turn Lanes at Unsignalized Intersections ($350,000) 3-92 Production of the Year 2010 Highway Capacity Manual ($1,000,000) 3-93 Automated Enforcement for Speeding and Red Light Running ($150,000) 22-25 Design Layout and Placement Guidance for Cable Barrier Systems ($400,000)

  42. NCHRP Projects (cont.) Syn. Pavement Marking Warranty Specifications ($100,000) Legal Liability Aspects of Bikeway Designation Updated ($50,000) Quick Development of a Guide to Update ADA Transition Plans ($100,000) Quick Traffic Control Devices for Roundabouts ($90,000) Quick Observed Minimum Thresholds of LED (Light Emitting Diodes) Traffic Signals ($74,500)

  43. NCHRP Continuations 03-60 Capacity and Quality of Service of Interchange Ramp Terminals ($200,000) 03-66 Traffic Signal State Transition Logic Using Enhanced Sensor Information ($400,000) 03-79 Measuring and Predicting the Performance of Automobile Traffic on Urban Streets ($225,000) 17-26 Methodology to Predict the Safety Performance of Urban and Suburban Arterials ($100,000) 17-29 Methodology to Predict the Safety Performance of Rural Multilane Highways ($100,000) 17-31 Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems—Phase 2 ($100,000) 17-32 Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips ($200,000)

  44. SCOR Desires for 2009 NCHRP • Research problem statements should support AASHTO committee/subcommittee strategic plans • Research problem statements should support the AASHTO Strategic Plan and Vision • Research problem statements should address immediate needs and long term vision • Problem statements should be ranked by the appropriate AASHTO committee/subcommittee • Subgroup problem statements should be ranked by the parent committee/subcommittee • Staged research submittals (e.g., to develop a new manual) should include a plan showing future submittals • Committees/subcommittees should identify the top 2 or 3 issues they face

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