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New Procedure with Dust Column for Measuring Effectiveness of Dust Control Palliatives
Surveys conducted by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2016 indicate that 90% of Alaskan communities report road dust as a problem (DEC 2018). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (1998) estimates up to one inch of surface aggregate is lost on...
2018 UTC Annual Report to Congress
Smartphone App Uses Personalized Incentives to Nudge Commuter Behavior Changes in Washington DC and Baltimore
The National Center for Strategic Transportation Policies, Investments and Decisions (NTC) at the University of Maryland has developed a smartphone app that can be personalized for individual users to provide real-time multimodal traveler information. The “incenTrip” technology has now been...
UTC Program 2017 Grant Solicitation
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PROGRAM
2017 GRANT SOLICITATION
For Regional Centers in Federal Regions 1, 2, 3
Eligibility to apply under this solicitation is limited only to a consortium of two or more eligible non-profit institutions of higher education located in one...
UTC National Comp NOFO
FY 2018 NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONGESTION RESEARCH and NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH
Opening Date: September 21, 2018Required Letter of Intent Due: October 12, 2018Application Due: December 3, 2018
draft-defect-with-doc-UTC Program 2017 Grant Solicitation
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PROGRAM
2017 GRANT SOLICITATION
For Regional Centers in Federal Regions 1, 2, 3
Eligibility to apply under this solicitation is limited only to a consortium of two or more eligible non-profit institutions of higher education located in one...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More than $60 Million in Funding for Leading Transportation Research
DOT 01-19Tuesday, February 5, 2019Contact: Nancy WilochkaTel.: (202) 366-5128
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More than $60 Million in Funding for Leading Transportation Research
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of...
Research Helps City Improve Crash-Prone Bike Lane
Dozens of cyclists have crashed on a slice of railroad tracks in Knoxville, Tennessee. Researchers at the Southeastern Transportation Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), developed a cost-effective solution.
According to a recent study published in the Journal of...
Research Helps Local Agencies Predict Accidents to Make Rural Highways Safer
New data collection methods and computing techniques are powerful tools for improving the safety of the nation’s roads. Researchers and road agencies use those tools to predict accidents so they can focus efforts on designing highways and making improvements that minimize crashes.
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