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Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

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April 13, 2024
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Travelers who are blind or visually impaired use a variety of cues and strategies to orient themselves within their surroundings and move through space to where they want to go. This wayfinding process can be particularly challenging in complex urban e…

Subgrade Soil Susceptibility to Shrink/Swell and Frost Heave: Effects on Pavement Performance

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April 13, 2024
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Expansive clay soils that are susceptible to shrink and swell and silty soils that are susceptible to frost heave are found in many parts of the United States. At these locations, these soils serve as the subgrade of the pavement structure. NCHRP Resea…

TR News 348: Intercity Buses: Planning for a Post-Pandemic Paradigm

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April 11, 2024
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The intercity bus industry experienced unprecedented growth before the COVID-19 pandemic and seemed poised for further expansion. The industry embraced technology to provide dynamic scheduling and pricing, booking and boarding were simplified through c…

MASH TL-3 Deflection Reduction for 31-Inch Guardrail: A Guide

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April 10, 2024
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Roadside obstacles are often too close to the roadway to permit the installation of common guardrail designs. Guardrail systems are often modified with a combination of tighter post spacing, nesting of rails, and other guardrail stiffening mechanisms t…

Combined High-Visibility Enforcement: Determining the Effectiveness

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April 5, 2024
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines high-visibility enforcement (HVE) as a universal traffic safety approach designed to create deterrence and change unlawful traffic behaviors. HVE combines highly visible and proactive law enfor…

Wintertime Pavement Maintenance Practices

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April 5, 2024
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State transportation agencies have many tools available with which to maintain pavements proactively. These include tools such as pavement management systems to track roadway conditions and life cycle cost analysis tools. NCHRP Synthesis 623: Wintertim…

Transformational Technologies and Mobility Inclusion Playbook

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April 5, 2024
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Changes in technology provide opportunities and risks to mobility, particularly as they relate to traditionally and newly underserved populations. In recent years, economic, environmental, and social forces have quickly given rise to shared and on-dema…

Transformational Technologies and Mobility Inclusion Playbook

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April 5, 2024
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Using Cooperative Automated Transportation Data for Freeway Operational Strategies

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April 5, 2024
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Since the introduction of digital computers more than 50 years ago, continuous developments in computer technology, emerging data sources, and communications have created opportunities for operational strategies and performance measures to improve free…

Truck Emergency Escape Ramp Design and Operation

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April 5, 2024
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Many state departments of transportation (DOTs) build and operate escape ramps to allow heavy trucks that cannot maintain safe speeds on steep downgrades to safely exit the highway instead of losing control and crashing. Some escape ramps use upward-sl…