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The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center

The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. Presented by Dr. Melissa S. Tooley, PE to the Joint Committee on Transportation September, 2000. MBTC Focus. Theme - “Rural Transportation” Focus - “Improving the quality of rural life through transportation”. MBTC.

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The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center

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  1. The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center Presented by Dr. Melissa S. Tooley, PE to the Joint Committee on Transportation September, 2000

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

  3. MBTC... What Have We Done for You Lately?

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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. Pavement Research • Paved the way for alternative asphalt design method that saves the state ~$1,000,000 per year • Developed a way to test pavements BEFORE they are constructed to reduce repairs and maintenance AFTER construction • MMHIS

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

  10. MBTC Education and Training • Students and Faculty • Continuing Education • design professionals • Conferences • CTTP

  11. 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

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

  13. Upcoming Conferences • 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)

  14. In Summary • MBTC has made a positive difference in rural transportation in Arkansas! And attracted national attention in doing so... • Continuing Match Requirements • Thank you for this year’s and last year’s match funding!

  15. QUESTIONS?

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