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The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center

The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. Presented by Jack Buffington to the Transportation Logistics Institute October 2001. MBTC Focus. Theme - “Rural Transportation” Focus - “Improving the quality of rural life through transportation” MBTC Attributes National Intermodal

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The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center

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  1. The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center Presented by Jack Buffington to the Transportation Logistics Institute October 2001

  2. MBTC Focus • Theme - “Rural Transportation” • Focus - “Improving the quality of rural life through transportation” • MBTC Attributes • National • Intermodal • Interdisciplinary

  3. MBTC History

  4. .gov .com Regulation, Taxation Competitive advantage, profitability Public Transportation, Highways SCMRC, TLI, MBTC Continuing Education, Research Support, Direction Teaching, Research, Service .edu

  5. Positive Impact Through... • Research • Education • Technology Transfer

  6. Research • Engineering • civil • industrial • mechanical • electrical • Business • Social Sciences

  7. Pavement Research • Paved the way for alternative asphalt design method that saves the state ~$1,000,000 per year • Estimating Subgrade Resilient Modulus for Pavement Design • Development of Comprehensive Low-Volume Pavement Design Procedures

  8. Pavement Research Cont’d • Developed a way to test pavements BEFORE they are constructed to reduce repairs and maintenance AFTER construction • Development of ERSA

  9. Multimedia Based Highway Information System • digital video or hi-def images • Remote accessibility • Pavement Distress Survey • Positioning through GPS • Can manage other types of data

  10. Investigation of the Long-Term Stability of Highway Slopes • Gather slope failure data • Create GIS database • Evaluate data • Develop reliability- based design guidelines

  11. Other GIS Projects • Geographic Information Systems for Water Resource Risk Management • A GIS-Enhanced Cultural Management System

  12. Roadway Design for Full-Size (C & D) School Buses • Field turning maneuvers: • developed new procedure to measure swept-path in a turn • produced turning templates • Acceleration studies in field: • intersection sight distance • time to cross a RR track

  13. MBTC Environmental • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Best Management Practices for Transportation Facilities • Geographic Information Systems for Water Resource Risk Management

  14. Development and Analysis of Efficient Delivery Lanes • Analysis of Alternative Dispatching Methods for Truckload Trucking • Consideration of Regular Delivery Routes and Zones to Replace Random Point- to-Point Dispatching • Implemented in the Field by JB Hunt Transport, Inc.

  15. Finding Synergy in Intermodal Operations with Truck and Rail • Impact of large-scale intermodal operations on truckload trucking companies • better to run truck and intermodal fleets concurrently or as separate entities • Supported by case data supplied by JB Hunt

  16. Rural River Economic Impact Kit • A PC-based tool to assess the economic impact of a rural inland waterway • For an existing, new or expansion of a rural inland port

  17. The Northwest Arkansas Transit Assessment Study • Inventory of existing transit services • Satisfaction levels from riders • Satisfaction levels from agencies and municipalities

  18. Presenting A Potpourri of Projects... • The Impacts of Welfare-to-Work Programs on Rural Public Transportation • The Role of Transportation Service Access for Rural Elderly • An Examination of the Effect of Transportation Costs on Grain Basis Levels in Arkansas • The Effect of Railroad Abandonments on Rural Communities

  19. Research Summary • 12 Departments on the U of A campus • 7 Universities How to conduct research through MBTC?

  20. Positive Impact Through... • Research • Education • Technology Transfer

  21. MBTC Education and Training • Students and Faculty • New programs • New courses • Teleconferences • Continuing Education • PDH courses • Conferences • Videos • CTTP

  22. Center for Training Transportation Professionals • Training and Certification • Agency and Contractor • Laboratory and Classroom performance required • Areas: • Basic Aggregates • Hot-Mix Asphalt Concrete • Soils • Portland Cement Concrete • Laboratory Certification

  23. Positive Impact Through... • Research • Education • Technology Transfer • Getting research to users • Getting the word out about MBTC • Annual Report • conference presentations • Distinguished Lecture Series

  24. Conference Sponsorships • 7th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities (Little Rock, Sept. 28-30, 2000) • The Impact of Emerging Transportation Patterns Upon Communities of the 4-State Heartland Region (Fayetteville, Nov. 2-3, 2000) • National Conference on Rural Public Transit and Welfare Reform (Oklahoma City, May 2-4, 2001) • Summer Transportation Institute (UAPB, Summer 2001)

  25. In Summary • MBTC has made a positive difference in rural transportation! • For more information go to http://www.mackbackwell.org

  26. QUESTIONS?

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