Transportation Research

Board Report
Ray Derr

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Upcoming TRB Meetings

Sep 14-15: Integrated Corridor System Management

Modeling Best Practices Workshop (Irvine)
Oct 13-14: Infrastructure Security Workshop (Rutgers)
Oct 29: EMS Workshop & Mid-Year Meeting
(Washington)
Jan 10-14, 2010: TRB Annual Meeting [Investing in our
Transportation FutureBOLD Ideas to Meet BIG
Challenges]
Jun 10, 2010: Workshop on Benefits and Requirements
for a Cooperative National Traffic Speed Data System
(Seattle)

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Executive
Project 20-07/238Conceptual Development of
an AASHTO Guide to System Operations and
Management (Complete, Delivered to AASHTO)
Project 20-07/253SSOM Strategic Plan Update
(Complete, Delivered to AASHTO)
Project 3-94Development of an AASHTO Guide
for Systems Operations and Management (Dec
2010)

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Technology & Reliability

Project 03-66Traffic Signal State Transition
Logic Using Enhanced Sensor Information (Nov
2009)
Project 03-87Proactive Ramp Management
Under the Threat of Freeway-Flow Breakdown
(Nov 2009)
Project 03-90Operation of Traffic Signal Systems
in Oversaturated Conditions (Sep 2010)
Synthesis 40-03Adaptive Traffic Control
Systems: Domestic and Foreign State of
Practice
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Technology and Reliability (p2)

Synthesis 40-10Traffic Signal Retiming Practices
in the U.S. (Jul 2010)
Project 20-83(02)Expediting Future Technologies
for Enhancing Transportation System
Performance (Oct 2011)
Domestic Scan 07-04Best Practices in Regional
Multi-Agency Traffic Signal Operations
Management (Feb 2010)
Domestic Scan 08-02Best Practices in
Maximizing Traffic Flow on Existing Highway
Facilities (Nov 2009)
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Technology & Reliability (p3)

(Highway Capacity Manual)
NCHRP Report 616Multimodal Level of Service
Analysis for Urban Streets
Project 03-92Production of the Year 2010 HCM
(Sep 2011)
Project 03-96Analysis of Managed Lanes on
Freeway Facilities (April 2011)
Project 03-97Modifications to HCM Signal
Analysis to Support Reliability Assessment and
Maintenance of Signal Timing (Sep 2011)
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Performance Measures
Project 20-07/202Guide to Benchmarking Operations Performance
Measures (Complete, Delivered to AASHTO)
Synthesis 39-08Real-Time Traveler Information for the Public
(Complete)
Project 3-79AArterial Performance Measures (Mar 2010)
Project 20-24(37)D-Measuring Performance Among State DOTs,
Sharing Best PracticeOperations Performance Using Incident
Response Time (Apr 2010)
Project 8-75Guidelines for Evaluation and Performance of
Congestion Pricing Projects (Nov 2010)
Project 8-74Sustainability Performance Measures for State DOTs
and other Transportation Agencies (Aug 2011)

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Mainstreaming Ops and Workforce

Development
E-Circular 133Glossary of Regional Transportation Systems
Management and Operations Terms
NCHRP Synthesis 392Transportations Role in Emergency
Evacuation and Reentry
Project 03-84Guide for Multistate Transportation Operations
Programs (Complete, Delivered to AASHTO)
Project 20-77Transportation Operations Training Framework
(Sep 2009)
Project 03-80Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones
(Nov 2009)
Project 20-07/221Traffic Incident Management Program for
Worker Safety (Nov 2009)
Synthesis 41-07Operational and Institutional Agreements
that Facilitate Traffic Signal Operations
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NCHRP 20-07 Process

Research for the AASHTO SCOH
Annual Budget of $1,200,000
Problems Submitted by SCOH

Subcommittees
Problems must address pressing needs of
the subcommittee
Problems must cost less than $100,000
Selection made at the Spring and Fall
AASHTO meetings
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SCOR Desires for 2010 NCHRP

Research problem statements should support AASHTO

committee/subcommittee strategic plans
Research problem statements should support the AASHTO
Strategic Plan and Vision
Research problem statements should address immediate
needs and long term vision
Problem statements should be ranked by the appropriate
AASHTO committee/subcommittee
Subgroup problem statements should be ranked by the
parent committee/subcommittee
Staged research submittals (e.g., to develop a new manual)
should include a plan showing future submittals
Committees/subcommittees should identify the top 2 or 3
issues they face
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