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USDOT/FHWA
Vol. 63, No. 2
September/October 1999 |
How
Transportation Systems Talk to Each Other
by: David Smallen
Intelligent Transportation Systems need national standards to run
smoothly . Improved communications linking localities and regions together
in a way that results in an improved transportation system is the goal
of ITS. This requires a system that is interoperable.
Gold-Rush Ghost Town
Gets a New Alaska Yellow Cedar Bridge
by:
Frank W. Muchmore
Through
a cost-sharing demonstration grant program, the Alaska Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities and their partners built a yellow cedar bridge to
provide reliable access to Dyea Flats.
Innovative Traffic Control Practices in Europe
by:
H. Gene Hawkins Jr., W. Scott Wainwright, and Samuel C. Tignor
In
May 1998, 10 U.S. traffic engineers traveled to Europe to observe innovative
traffic control practices and identify those practices that could be implemented
in the United States.
Rural Road Safety: a Global Challenge
by:
Patrick Hasson
The
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) created
a program to address the safety issues associated with rural roads.
CORBOR Improves Safety, Mobility, and Productivity
by:
Martin Weiss and David Smith
CORBOR
- the combination of FHWA's National Corridor Planning and Development
Program (NCPD) and Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program (CBI) - provides
funding for major national transportation projects. These projects develop
the 43 corridors identified by Congress and improve transportation near
the borders with Canada and Mexico.
Pedaling into the 21st Century
by:
Kenneth R. Wykle
FHWA Administrator Kenneth Wykle discusses the significant role that
bicycling plays in the building of livable communities.
Big
Bridge, Little Bridge: The Big Dig Soars Across the Charles River
by: Sybil Hatch
Two new bridges are being built over the Charles River as part of Boston's
Central Artery/Tunnel project - the largest, most complex, and technologically
challenging highway project attempted in American history.
Eisenhower
Transportation Fellowships: Proving Ground for the New Transportation
Professionals
by: Ilene D. Payne
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP)
offers annual full-time opportunities in research, development, and technology
transfer projects to students interested in the transportation industry.
Value
Engineering: An Incredible Return on Investment
by: Keith Borkenhagen
Value engineering is a multidisciplinary, systematic tool for identifying,
analyzing, and solving problems. FHWA is promoting this approach to find
new and better ways of doing things. In fiscal year 1998, the return on
investment was more than 120 to 1.
Managing
Resources and Preparing for the Y2K Weekend
by: John W. McCracken
FHWA is helping transportation operators resolve potential Y2K problems,
and FHWA is also reaching out to help develop contingency plans in the
event that Y2K repair efforts fail or that failures are beyond the control
of the operators.
FHWA's
Traffic Research Lab (TReL): Searching for Keys to Unlock the Nation's
Gridlock
by: Juan Morales, Raj
Ghaman, and Doug Rekenthaler Jr.
FHWA's Traffic Research Laboratory (TReL) was established as a comprehensive
experimental testbed and analysis toolbox to support FHWA's Advanced Traffic
Management System (ATMS) Research and Development (R&D) Program.
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