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Innovative Solution Helps NEXTRANS Model Travel-Time Reliability

Researchers at Purdue University and the NEXTRANS Center (Region V Regional University Transportation Center) are applying cutting-edge technology to develop a model that can accurately measure travel-time reli­ability. This model may provide a new basis for transportation professionals to...

Livability, a Transportation "Threefer"

Livable communities are places that achieve economic prosperity, en­vironmental quality, and social equity -the "three Es" of sustainability. In terms of transportation, they are places where transportation modes other than driving are viable for activities such as walking or biking to school....

Mitigating Crash Fires with Fuel Additives

One of the most serious factors in major accidents is fuel fire, which can kill or injure those involved in an ac­cident and prevent rescuers from getting to those in need.  This was the case on September 12, 2008, when a California Metrolink train slammed into a freight train, killing...

Innovative Use of Spatial Data Assists in Solving Truck Parking Shortage

Adequate truck parking at public rest areas and commercial truck stops and travel plazas is a nationwide concern for the freight transportation industry. Most of the nation's freight moves by truck, and experts project that this traffic will increase significantly in the coming years. A shortage...

DOT Onboard Demographics, July 2024

This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for July FY 2024. Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process.  This data is also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce and by public...