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Title:

CHANGING THE FACE OF RESEARCH: PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA AT WISDOT

Accession Number:

00741998

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07386826

Abstract:

This article discusses changes in the research activities at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) as a result of the passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). Under the act, 25% of ISTEA-mandated federal State Planning and Research funds (formerly HPR funds) must be used to support research. Consequently, some $1,300,000 is earmarked annually for this activity at WisDOT (formerly only 5% of HPR funds were allocated for research). Also, because State Planning and Research funds are designated for multimodal research, rather than just highway research, WisDOT has broadened its focus to include transit, rail, harbor, freight, and other modal investigations. And because the funds can be used to support "soft" research, the department is no longer concentrating only on "hard/applied" engineering research, but is also conducting management-related or cost-benefit research. Beyond expanding the focus and scope of the department's research, the broader use of federal funds has opened the door to the formal involvement of nonhighway organizations in the research. WisDOT has taken advantage of this opportunity, forming a partnership with the construction industry and academia that is helping the department's Council on Research pursue proactive, needs-based studies. Further details are provided in this article.

Supplemental Notes:

Page range: pp 10-12, 29.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Russell, J S
Western, J L
Adams, R E
Lindberg, H A
McComb, D E

Pagination:

4 p.

Publication Date:

1997-7

Serial:

TR News

Issue Number: 191
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0738-6826

Features:

Photos (1) ; References (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Fund allocations

Geographic Terms:

Wisconsin

Old TRIS Terms:

Wisconsin

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 24 1997 12:00AM

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