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Title:

Database-Driven Implementation for Future Editions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Accession Number:

01520136

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The "streamlining" of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) will require solutions that move beyond managing the size and content of the MUTCD. Future solutions that manage the MUTCD must also manage the relationships of internal and external references, and the documentation, presentation, and alteration of that content. They must further interface with the vast resources available on the Internet, permitting immediate access to research, documentation, and user-generated information regarding the deployment of and implementation experience related to traffic control devices. This paper explores how a database-driven implementation of the MUTCD can create powerful reference and catalog tools that enable efficient and expansive use of the document, thorough and frequent updates in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, and presentation of content in formats that suit the needs of a wide variety of users. Further discussion concerning the balance between preservation of information security and leveraging of the power of community-based content management reveals a compatibility with the regulatory process that facilitates community-based development of regulatory language. The use of powerful database query and reporting tools in such a future implementation of the MUTCD will provide for delivery of content in ways familiar to current users while establishing the platform for future growth.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB50 Traffic Control Devices.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-0448

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Avery, Ryan P
Kuznicki, Scott O

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Publication process

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-0448

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 2:14PM