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Title: Preparing for the Future, Building Resilience:
Findings from the Transportation Research Board’s
2017 State Partnership Visits Program
Accession Number: 01661866
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Each year, Transportation Research Board staff members visit state departments of transportation, university transportation centers, transit and other modal agencies, and private industry to exchange information on initiatives and research that are planned and under way. This report presents an overview of how states are preparing for the fast pace of technological change, strengthening the resilience of transportation systems, ensuring equitable and accessible mobility, and utilizing resources efficiently. Topics discussed include: Performance-based planning, planning for automation, and resiliency planning; Big data and data analytics; Unmanned aircraft systems; Freight technology solutions; Ports and regional supply chains; Positive train control implementation, state-supported passenger rail, and high-speed rail planning; Transportation network companies and automated public transit vehicles; Environmental impacts analysis; Roadside safety design countermeasures, use of fiber-reinforced polymers in infrastructure projects; E-construction and alternative project delivery methods; Advances in geotechnical engineering; and Highway operations and connected/automated vehicles.
Language: English
Pagination: pp 3-11
Publication Date: 2018-1
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; Photos
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 1 2018 1:15PM
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