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Alternative methods for developing external travel survey data

Description: Report on research examining alternative methods for collecting data on external travel movements and evaluating the potential for synthesizing/modeling external travel in lieu of conducting external surveys. The report also provides recommendations to the Texas Department of Transportation on the most viable methods to estimate external travel movements for use in travel demand models in urban areas in Texas.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Farnsworth, Stephen; Talbot, Eric; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Reeder, Phillip & Pearson, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Incorporating sustainability into Texas Department of Transportation's transportation decision making : summary of work performed, methods used and results achieved

Description: "This report summarized the work performed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and 2010 under TxDOT Implementation Project 5-5541-01-"Regional Workshops on Sustainability Enhancement Tool."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Zietsman, Josias; Eisele, William L. & Ramani, Tara L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rapid Field Detection of Sulfate and Organic Content in Soils: Technical Report

Description: Report regarding efforts to identify a technique to map the sulfate content of soil over a large area to a depth of 3 to 4 feet. Two devices are noted: an electromagnetic device called EM-38 and a soil conductivity device called VERIS 315.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Harvey, Omar; Sebesta, Stephen & Harris, Pat
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rural planning organizations, their role in transportation planning and project development in Texas : technical report

Description: Report containing research identifying and examining rural planning organizations, their structure and operation, and their role in transportation planning and programming.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Overman, John H.; Ellis, Patricia; Frawley, William; Taylor, Ryan; Geiselbrecht, Tina & Goodin, Ginger
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Studies to determine the effectiveness of longitudinal channelizing devices in work zones

Description: "This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine whether the following longitudinal channelizing device (LCD) applications improve the traffic safety and operations of work zones relative to the use of standard drums."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Theiss, LuAnn; Trout, Nada D.; Miles, Jeffrey D. & Nelson, Alicia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Characterization of Exhaust Emissions From Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area

Description: "For this study, a total of 30 heavy-duty diesel vehicles (HDDVs) were selected from City of Houston (COH) fleet based on opacity testing for HEs and random selection for non-HEs. With the selected 30 vehicles, driving and idling emission testing were performed to characterize their emissions with respect to vehicle classes, types (HE or non-HE), and model years."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Johnson, Jeremy D.; Lee, Doh-Won; Farzaneh, Reza; Zietsman, Josias & Yu, Lei
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

MASH test 3-37 of the TxDOT 31-inch w-beam downstream anchor terminal

Description: Report discussing the findings of a study exploring issues related to roadside safety devices. It includes background information, system details, test requirements and evaluation criteria, crash test procedures, crash test results, and conclusions.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L. & Arrington, Dusty R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

School Traffic Workshop: Dealing With Texas-Sized Problems Around Schools

Description: "This report summarized the series of "Traffic around Schools"" workshops conducted throughout the state of Texas to familiarize TxDOT employees and partner agencies with two key products from previous research projects (0-4286 and 0-5470) and other tools and guidance that are available for dealing with problems around schools."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Brewer, Marcus A.; Fitzpatrick, Kay & Cooner, Scott A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Studies to determine the effectiveness of automated flagger assistance devices and school crossing devices

Description: "This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine motorist understanding, as well as the operational and safety effectiveness, of automated flaggers assistance devices (AFADs) relative to the use of flaggers at lane closures on two-lane, two-way roadways."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Ullman, Brooke R.; Trout, Nada D. & Park, Eun Sug
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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