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Public Roads
Magazine Index - Contents of Volume 65
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No. 1, July/August 2001
| HELP WANTED — Meeting
the Need for Tomorrow's Transportation Work Force
by Clark Martin
The entire transportation community — public and private
sectors — is facing a very critical work force problem,
primarily because of the pending retirement of the Baby
Boomer generation. To avoid serious repercussions, a more
proactive approach to work force planning and development
is required. |
2 |
The Dwight David Eisenhower
Transportation Fellowship Program: Preparing for the Future
of Transportation
by Ilene D. Payne, Leslie C. Porter, and Lisa Crye
DDETFP awards $2 million annually in six fellowship award
categories to undergraduates, graduate students, and selected
faculty. In the last decade, about 2,000 fellowships,
worth $20 million, have been awarded. |
13 |
The Millennium Manual
Matters
by David Smith
FHWA releases the 2000 Millennium Edition of the Manual
for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a significantly updated
version of the classic manual. |
17 |
QuickZone
by Deborah Curtis
QuickZone is software that will estimate traveler delay
due to work zones, and by doing so, it will provide a
more complete and realistic view of the total construction
costs of a road project. |
20 |
Iowa's Approach to
Environmental Stewardship
by Dena M. Gray-Fisher
The Iowa Department of Transportation has developed a
multiyear education and communication plan to help both
its employees and the public to fully grasp the importance
of DOT's actions to balance the state's transportation
needs and the preservation of its environmental resources. |
22 |
Moveable Barrier Solves
Work-Zone Dilemma
by Cathy Satterfield
While repairs are being made to one of the two bridges
carrying U.S. 24/150 over the Illinois River in Peoria,
Illinois DOT uses a moveable barrier system to facilitate
the most efficient flow of traffic as the other bridge
is pressed into "two-way duty." |
26 |
Learning From the
Big Dig
by Daniel C. Wood
Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project — the Big Dig —
is providing plenty of lessons for transportation planners
and engineers from all over the world. |
30 |
A Light at the End
of the Tunnel
by Frank V. Botelho
To help ensure the proper preservation of the nation's
tunnels, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal
Transit Administration joined forces to develop a state-of-the-art
tunnel management system, a process that will extend the
service life and reduce the operating expenses of tunnels
throughout the country. |
37 |
International Cooperation
to Prevent Collisions at Intersections
by Cathy Frye
The United States and Japan have established the U.S.-Japan
Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Research Program
to find technology-based solutions to reduce the high
incidence of crashes at intersections. |
41 |
Pay Attention — Buckle
Up: Safe Driving Is a Full-Time Job
from the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
To help educate employees about distracted driving and
combat the human and economic costs of traffic crashes,
NETS has made distracted driving the focus of the fifth
annual Drive Safely Work Week campaign — Sept. 10-14. |
47 |
No. 2, September/October 2001
Low-Altitude Laser
Surveys Provide Flexibility and Savings
by Lisa Crye
For two recent road surveys, the Central Federal Lands
Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) used a helicopter equipped with a low-power laser
to collect in a few hours the complete range of required
information that would have taken several weeks for a
ground survey crew to collect. |
2 |
The Marriage of Safety
and Land-Use Planning: A Fresh Look at Local Roadways
by Aida Berkovitz
A national focus on the safety of local roadways is needed,
and mixed land use and smart-growth policies can ultimately
result in safer local roadways through the use of appropriate
designs and slower speeds. |
7 |
Strengthening the Connection
Between Transportation and Land Use by
Stephanie Roth and Ashby Johnson
From a transportation perspective, smart growth
includes the building of walkable communities and providing
a variety of transportation choices so that residents have
alternatives to the single-occupant motor vehicle to get
from one place to another. |
20 |
Iron and Asphalt:
The Evolution of the Spiral Curve in Railroads and Parkways
by Mary E. Myers
This article, reflecting the perspective of a landscape
architect, explores the background, evolution, and aesthetic
application of the spiral curve and suggests that it be
reintroduced into educational programs for landscape architects. |
23 |
New Life for Old Transmitters:
Converting GWEN to NDGPS
by James A. Arnold
The recent conversion of two Ground Wave Emergency Network
(GWEN) sites in Maryland to National Differential Global
Positioning System (NDGPS) broadcast stations is the latest
chapter in the emerging NDGPS. |
28 |
Colossal Partnership:
Denver's $1.67 Billion T-REX Project
by Steve Moler
Metro Denver's Transportation Expansion Project (T-REX),
a combined freeway reconstruction and light-rail extension,
is as massive as the name implies, and it has gone from
a dream to construction in a little more than three years. |
30 |
One-of-a-Kind Bridge
Project Protects National Bird
by Dena M. Gray-Fisher
The Iowa Department of Transportation and its construction
and design partners are taking extreme measures to protect
the environment and our national symbol, the bald eagle,
during the relocation of a 40-mile (64-kilometer) segment
of U.S. Route 20. |
37 |
Partnership Protects
Pristine Estuary and Wetlands
by Maria Koklanaris
The Western Federal Lands Highway Division contributed
$500,000 to help purchase Whalen Island, Ore., and save
it from development. |
43 |
Relationship Marketing:
A Key to Success and Survival
by Kathleen A. Bergeron
Customers tend to keeping going back to people and places
they trust, and organizations are learning that moving
from simply knowing customers to having customer relationships
and managing those relationships appropriately can increase
both profits and efficiency. |
48 |
No. 3, November/December 2001
| Legacy
of a Landmark: ISTEA After 10 Years
by Ellen Schweppe
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 changed the way federal highway programs are structured,
planned, developed, and financed. |
2 |
Creating a Landmark:
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991
by Richard F. Weingroff
On the 10th anniversary of this landmark, Richard Weingroff,
the unofficial historian of the Federal Highway Administration,
presents a comprehensive account of the issues and politics
that shaped the creation of ISTEA and changed the "way
we do business" for surface transportation in the United
States. |
7 |
Put the Brakes on
Fatalities Day
by Ann Walls
On Oct. 10, the Department of Transportation and several
organizations celebrated the first annual Put the Brakes
on Fatalities Day, and they signed a memorandum designating
Oct. 10 of every year as Put the Brakes on Fatalities
Day. |
49 |
No. 4, January/February 2002
A Report
of the National Highway R&T Partnership Initiative
by Jason McConachy and Robert E. Spicher
This article provides an update on the work and findings
of the National Highway Research and Technology Partnership,
an initiative in which 160 organizations participated
to assess the needs of highway research and technology. |
2 |
Managing Traffic Flow
Through Signal Timing
by S. Lawrence Paulson
Traffic signal management is one of the most cost-effective
ways to keep traffic moving smoothly and to make streets
safer. Efficient traffic signal control systems improve
air quality and reduce fuel consumption, reduce traffic
congestion, reduce the number of crashes, reduce red-light
running, and postpone or eliminate the need to construct
additional road capacity. |
6 |
An Olympic Event:
Handling Transportation During the Olympics by
John R. Njord
Studying all relevant information, including the lessons
learned from previous Olympic Games, the Utah Department
of Transportation (UDOT) created and implemented an effective
travel demand program to handle the anticipated increase
in traffic during the Winter Olympics in February 2002.
UDOT's goals are to get the athletes and spectators to
Olympic venues in an efficient and timely manner and to
reduce background traffic by 20 percent. |
10 |
It's the Ride That
Counts
by Rick Boeger and Roberta J. Crowe
The Maricopa County (Ariz.) Department of Transportation
in Phoenix has put in place a program that makes contractors
on roadway paving projects put their money where the ride
is. Contractors, under this incentive program, can earn
as much as an additional 10 percent of total paving costs
in incentive bonuses by exceeding the preset standard
for smoothness. Conversely, contractors are hit in the
pocketbook if they don't meet the standard. |
17 |
Lessons Learned About
Bridges From Earthquake in Taiwan
by Wen-Huei (Phillip) Yen
A U.S.-Japanese team visited 10 bridge sites in Taiwan
to evaluate Taiwanese bridge performance during the devastating
Chi-chi Earthquake, which occurred on Sept. 21, 1999.
The earthquake measured 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale,
and more than 2,400 lives were lost as a result of the
earthquake. |
20 |
A Legacy in Art in
a New Exhibition
by George Austin Hay
The collection of Carl Rakeman's 109 original paintings
documenting the history of highway transportation in America
finds a new home at the Texas Transportation Institute.
From 1921 to 1952, Rakeman painted this extraordinary
pictorial record of the development of travel in this
nation. These paintings cover American travel from frontier
Indian trails and pre-colonial times to modern highways. |
24 |
FHWA and Nevada DOT
Create a Wetland in Nevada
by D. Gail Bellenger
It may be surprising to some, but even Nevada with
its desert climate has wetlands. The Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) and the Nevada Department of Transportation created
a large wetlands area adjacent to the scenic Washoe Lake
to offset the unavoidable loss of wetlands areas as a
result of highway construction and maintenance projects
in and around Reno and Carson City. |
34 |
No. 5, March/April 2002
| "Stone-Walling" in
Arkansas
by Laurin R. Lineman
The Arkansas State Highway and Department of Transportation
(AHDT) invited the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
(EFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to
assist in the reconstruction of a portion of Forest Highway
65 between Cass and Oark. One of the goals was to "maintain
the unique physical relationship of the sheer bluffs [along
the Mulberry River], the natural scenery of the Mulberry
Valley, and the scenic experience this provides for viewing
from the river and road." To satisfy this goal, EFLHD
designed and constructed an aesthetic, natural stone retaining
wall. |
2 |
Arkansas Combines
Best Practices for an Innovative Interstate Rehabilitation
Program
by Dan Flowers and Sandra L. Otto
AHDT is rehabilitating 380 miles (612 kilometers)
or 60 percent of its interstate highways in five years.
The department has put together numerous best practices—in
financing, project management, construction, and communications—that
together create a compelling model for tackling a project
of this scope. |
6 |
Small Investment,
Dramatic Dividends—Saving Lives in "Blood Alley" by
Dave Davis
The Oregon Department of Transportation, three northwest
Oregon counties, a community traffic safety committee,
and a Native American tribe worked together to improve
a dangerous corridor, dubbed "Blood Alley" by local residents,
and as a result, traffic fatalities along the corridor
have dropped dramatically over the past three years. |
14 |
National Review of
the Highway Safety Improvement Program
by Kenneth Epstein, Gary Corino, and Donald Neumann
Last year, a national review was conducted of the
highway improvement programs in six states. The primary
purpose of this review was to document the best, unique
safety practices of each State. |
18 |
Weather: A Research
Agenda for Surface Transportation Operations
by Gary G. Nelson and Rudy Persaud
Weather crosscuts almost every goal, use, and operation
of highways, and yet, meteorology, from a transportation
perspective, is focused mostly on the flight operations.
To make weather issues an important part of highway programs,
people who manage highway operations must seek new techniques
and intelligent transportation systems that complement
the amazing system of weather-information collection,
analysis, and forecasting that exists in the United States. |
24 |
Highway Quality Awards
by the National Partnership for Highway Quality
The National Partnership for Highway Quality recognized
26 States for their outstanding highway projects. The
award winners were selected on the basis of the following
criteria: quality process and results, customer focus,
teamwork, innovation and value, and long-term improvement. |
30 |
FHWA Model Predicts
Noise Impacts
by Cynthia Lee and Judith Rochat
The FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) is a new state-of-the-art
computerized model used to predict noise levels in the
vicinity of highways. TNM uses advanced acoustics and
computer technology to improve the accuracy and ease of
modeling highway traffic noise, including the design of
efficient, cost-effective highway noise barriers. |
44 |
Synergy in Action:
FHWA's Transportation Pooled-Fund Program
by Brett Joseph
The Transportation Pooled-Fund Program enables various
public and private entities to "pool" their resources
to jointly fund research aimed at solving a wide variety
of transportation-related problems. FHWA's central role
is to administer the program and to act as a broker of
the funds obligated to pooled-fund projects. |
46 |
No. 6, May/June 2002
Arizona Tackles Work
Zone Delays
by Alan Hansen
The Southwest contributes two innovative operational
enhancements that might help keep traffic flowing smoothly
during your construction projects as well. |
2 |
A Hallmark of Context-Sensitive
Design
by Steve Moler
The reconstruction of U.S. 93 through Montana's Flathead
Indian Reservation showcases one State's groundbreaking
effort to build a safe, efficient highway while protecting
wildlife and respecting Native American culture. |
6 |
Safer Roads Thanks
to ITS
by Hui Wang, Patrick Hasson, and Mac Lister
Today's Intelligent Transportation Systems hold the
promise of sunnier times ahead for our roads—fewer crashes,
injuries, and fatalities. |
14 |
Do Better Roads Mean
More Jobs?
by Ellen Schweppe
Elected officials are turning to FHWA for advice on
the impact of highways on economic development and funding.
|
19 |
Exciting Opportunity
for ITS Work
by Miriam Heller, Thomas F. Humphrey, William Jones, Priscilla
Nelson, and Jeff Paniati
A new NSF and DOT partnership offers grants for innovative,
long-term, basic transportation research on Intelligent
Transportation Systems. |
23 |
See It Before It's
Built
by Richard E. McDaniel
Visualization technology is cheaper, faster, and more
precise than drawing proposed road projects by hand. |
28 |
Roadway Lighting Revisited
by Patrick Hasson and Paul Lutkevich
A European tour to look at the newest international
approaches turned up a number of recommendations that
may help reduce nighttime fatalities related to poor visibility
on roadways. |
32 |
The Man Who Loved
Roads
by Richard F. Weingroff
By all rights, President Truman should have been the
"Father of the Interstate System," but he gave that place
in history to his successor. |
37 |
Benefiting from LTPP—A
State's Perspective
by Gary Hoffman
Pennsylvania catalogs the successes of the Long Term
Pavement Performance Program in helping to improve the
Commonwealth's highways. |
47 |
| List
of Authors for Volume 65 |
(issue/page
references) |
Arnold, James
A. |
2/p.28 |
Bellenger, D.
Gail |
4/p.34 |
Bergeron, Kathleen
A. |
2/p.48 |
Berkovitz, Aida
|
2/p.7 |
Boeger, Rick |
4/p.17 |
Botelho, Frank
V. |
1/p.37 |
Corino, Gary |
5/p.18 |
Crowe, Roberta
J. |
4/p.17 |
Crye, Lisa |
1/p.13, 2/p.2
|
Curtis, Deborah
|
1/p.20 |
Davis, Dave |
5/p.14 |
Epstein, Kenneth |
5/p.18 |
Flowers, Dan |
5/p.6 |
Frye, Cathy |
1/p.41 |
Gray-Fisher, Dena
M. |
1/p.22, 2/p.37 |
Hansen, Alan |
6/p.2 |
Hasson, Patrick
|
6/p.14, 6/p.32 |
Hay, George Austin
|
4/p.24 |
Heller, Miriam
|
6/p.23 |
Hoffman, Gary
|
6/p.47 |
Humphrey, Thomas
F. |
6/p.23 |
Johnson, Ashby
|
2/p.20 |
Jones, William
|
6/p.23 |
Joseph, Brett
|
5/p.46 |
Koklanaris, Maria
|
2/p.43 |
Lee, Cynthia |
5/p.44 |
Lineman, Laurin
R. |
5/p.2 |
Lister, Mac |
6/p.14 |
Lutkevich, Paul
|
6/p.32 |
Martin, Clark |
1/p.2 |
McConachy, Jason
|
4/p.2 |
McDaniel, Richard
E. |
6/p.28 |
Moler, Steve |
2/p.30, 6/p.6 |
Myers, Mary E.
|
2/p.23 |
National Partnership
for Highway Quality |
5/p.30 |
Nelson, Gary G.
|
5/p.24 |
Nelson, Priscilla |
6/p.23 |
Network of Employers
for Traffic Safety |
1/p.47 |
Neumann, Donald
|
5/p.18 |
Njord, John R.
|
4/p.10 |
Otto, Sandra L.
|
5/p.6 |
Paniati, Jeff
|
6/p.23 |
Paulson, S. Lawrence
|
4/p.6 |
Payne, Ilene D.
|
1/p.13 |
Persaud, Rudy
|
5/p.24 |
Porter, Leslie
C. |
1/p.13 |
Rochat, Judith
|
5/p.44 |
Roth, Stephanie
|
2/p.20 |
Satterfield, Cathy
|
1/p.26 |
Schweppe, Ellen
|
3/p.2, 6/p.19 |
Smith, David |
1/p.17 |
Spicher, Robert
E. |
4/p.2 |
Walls, Ann |
3/p.49 |
Wang, Hui |
6/p.14 |
Weingroff, Richard
F. |
3/p.7, 6/p.37 |
Wood, Daniel C.
|
1/p.30 |
Yen, Wen-Huei
(Phillip) |
4/p.20 |
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