%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T The Gulf Research Program Annual Report 2017 %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25223/the-gulf-research-program-annual-report-2017 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25223/the-gulf-research-program-annual-report-2017 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 28 %X Each year, the Gulf Research Program (GRP) produces an annual report to summarize how funds were used. These reports review accomplishments, highlight activities, and, over time, will assess metrics to determine how the program is progressing in accomplishing its goals. The 2017 annual report is the fourth report in this series. The GRP is an independent, science-based program founded in 2013. Through grants, fellowships, and other activities, it seeks to enhance oil system safety and the protection of human health and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico region and other areas along the U.S. outer continental shelf with offshore oil and gas operations. This report captures key developments and successes in 2017. The GRP continues to build on its past work and seeks to learn, think about, and plan for how and where it can have the greatest cumulative and lasting impacts. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Cohen, Harry %T Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25017/return-on-investment-in-transportation-asset-management-systems-and-practices %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25017/return-on-investment-in-transportation-asset-management-systems-and-practices %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 180 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 866: Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices explores how transportation agencies manage their transportation assets, and provides guidance for evaluating the return on investment for adopting or expanding transportation asset management systems in an agency.As the term is most generally used, transportation asset management (TAM) entails the activities a transportation agency undertakes to develop and maintain the system of facilities and equipment—physical assets such as pavements, bridges, signs, signals, and the like—for which it is responsible. Based on the research team’s work and the experiences of these agencies and others, the researchers describe a methodology that an agency may use to assess their own experience and to plan their investments in TAM system development or acquisition.A spreadsheet accompanies the research report helps agencies evaluate the return-on-investment of TAM systems.The tool allows users to summarize data from various simulation tools. The calculator also includes factors and procedures from the Highway Economic Requirements System State Version (HERS-ST) to estimate user benefits for pavement projects. It does not estimate user benefits for bridge projects.This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T A Review of the Citrus Greening Research and Development Efforts Supported by the Citrus Research and Development Foundation: Fighting a Ravaging Disease %@ 978-0-309-47214-2 %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25026/a-review-of-the-citrus-greening-research-and-development-efforts-supported-by-the-citrus-research-and-development-foundation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25026/a-review-of-the-citrus-greening-research-and-development-efforts-supported-by-the-citrus-research-and-development-foundation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %P 288 %X Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening, first observed more than a hundred years ago in Asia, is the most serious disease threat to the citrus-growing industry worldwide due to its complexity, destructiveness, and incalcitrance to management. First detected in Florida in 2005, HLB is now widespread in the state and threatens the survival of the Florida citrus industry despite substantial allocation of research funds by Florida citrus growers and federal and state agencies. As the HLB epidemic raged in 2008, Florida citrus growers began allocating funds for HLB research in hopes of finding short-, medium-, and long-term solutions. This effort created the Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), an organization with oversight responsibility for HLB research and development efforts in Florida. This report provides an independent review of the portfolio of research projects that have been or continue to be supported by the CRDF. It seeks to identify ways to retool HLB research—which, despite significantly increasing understanding of the factors involved in HLB, has produced no major breakthroughs in controlling the disease—and accelerate the development of durable tools and strategies that could help abate the damage caused by HLB and prevent the possible collapse of the Florida citrus industry. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Brown, Linda Cherrington, Allan Rutter, Curtis Morgan, Emmanuel S. “Bruce” Horowitz, James Stoetzel, Shelly %T Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25256/contracting-commuter-rail-services-volume-2-commuter-rail-system-profiles %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25256/contracting-commuter-rail-services-volume-2-commuter-rail-system-profiles %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 138 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 200: Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles describes the 31 commuter rail services in North America and the various delivery approaches, and documents a broad range of strategies and approaches for managing the operation and maintenance issues associated with the contracting of commuter rail services.This report complements TCRP Research Report 200: Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 1: Guidebook, which provides an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of each potential approach for providing commuter rail service, including the primary functions for commuter rail delivery—train operations, dispatch, maintenance of way, and maintenance of equipment. The guidebook includes a decision tree analysis and summarizes current trends for contracting commuter rail services, along with highlighting innovative approaches for contracting transportation services. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25189/cell-phone-location-data-for-travel-behavior-analysis %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25189/cell-phone-location-data-for-travel-behavior-analysis %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 152 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 868: Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis presents guidelines for transportation planners and travel modelers on how to evaluate the extent to which cell phone location data and associated products accurately depict travel. The report identifies whether and how these extensive data resources can be used to improve understanding of travel characteristics and the ability to model travel patterns and behavior more effectively. It also supports the evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of anonymized call detail record locations from cell phone data. The report includes guidelines for transportation practitioners and agency staff with a vested interest in developing and applying new methods of capturing travel data from cell phones to enhance travel models. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T 2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory: Interim Report %@ 978-0-309-47161-9 %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25011/2017-2018-assessment-of-the-army-research-laboratory-interim-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25011/2017-2018-assessment-of-the-army-research-laboratory-interim-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 168 %X The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This interim report summarizes the findings of the ARLTAB for the first year of this biennial assessment; the current report addresses approximately half the portfolio for each campaign; the remainder will be assessed in 2018. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Cherrington, Linda %E Rutter, Allan %E Morgan, Curtis %E Horowitz, Emmanuel S. “Bruce” %E Stoetzel, James %E Brown, Shelly %T Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 1: Guidebook %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25266/contracting-commuter-rail-services-volume-1-guidebook %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25266/contracting-commuter-rail-services-volume-1-guidebook %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 186 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 200: Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 1: Guidebook is the first of a two-volume set that provides an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of each potential approach for providing commuter rail service. The guidebook includes an overview of the primary functions for commuter rail delivery—train operations, dispatch, maintenance of way, and maintenance of equipment. The guidebook includes a decision tree analysis and summarizes current trends for contracting commuter rail services, along with highlighting innovative approaches for contracting transportation services.Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles describes the 31 commuter rail services in North America and the various delivery approaches, and documents a broad range of strategies and approaches for managing the operation and maintenance issues associated with the contracting of commuter rail services. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Tutumluer, Erol %E Moaveni, Maziar %E Qamhia, Issam I. A. %T Aggregate Quality Requirements for Pavements %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25205/aggregate-quality-requirements-for-pavements %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25205/aggregate-quality-requirements-for-pavements %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 96 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 524: Aggregate Quality Requirements for Pavements Aggregate Quality Requirements for Pavements documents transportation agency requirements for the quality of aggregates for various pavement types. Constructing and maintaining pavements requires an abundant and dependable supply of quality aggregates. Aggregate comes from a wide range of materials, including quarried rock, sand, and gravel, and materials such as slag, reclaimed asphalt pavement, and recycled concrete aggregate. While all transportation agencies have specifications for aggregate quality, there is wide variation in what different agencies consider suitable aggregates for specific applications.The report is accompanied by the following appendices:Appendix A: Survey QuestionnaireAppendix B: Survey Respondent InformationAppendix C: Compilation of Survey Responses Provided by Agency Respondents Appendix D: Links to Approved Aggregate Lists and Specifications Published by Agencies %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Butor, Marc, ac %E Bonneson, James %E Connolly, Kristine %E Ryus, Paul %E Schroeder, Bastian %E Williams, Kristine %E Wang, Zhenyu %E Ozkul, Seckin %E Gluck, Jerome %T Assessing Interactions Between Access Management Treatments and Multimodal Users %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25344/assessing-interactions-between-access-management-treatments-and-multimodal-users %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25344/assessing-interactions-between-access-management-treatments-and-multimodal-users %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 389 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 256: Assessing Interactions Between Access Management Treatments and Multimodal Users describes operational and safety relationships between access management techniques and the automobile, pedestrian, bicycle, public transit, and truck modes. This contractor's report may help assist in the selection of alternative access management techniques based on the safety and operation performance of each affected travel mode.The roadway system must accommodate many types of users—bicyclists, passenger cars, pedestrians, transit, and trucks. This report examines the interactions between multimodal operations and access management techniques and treatments, and the trade-off decisions that are necessary.NCHRP Research Report 900: Guide for the Analysis of Multimodal Corridor Access Management accompanies this report. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Waite, Jocelyn K. %T Legal Considerations in Relationships Between Transit Agencies and Ridesourcing Service Providers %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25109/legal-considerations-in-relationships-between-transit-agencies-and-ridesourcing-service-providers %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25109/legal-considerations-in-relationships-between-transit-agencies-and-ridesourcing-service-providers %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 412 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 53: Legal Considerations in Relationships Between Transit Agencies and Ridesourcing Service Providers explores the efforts made by public transit agencies to provide on-demand services to the public.It also provides transit agencies with legal guidance for considering whether to enter into relationships with ridesourcing service providers (RSPs).The report includes a description of ridesourcing services in the United States, state and municipal legislative and regulatory schemes, procurement and procurement processes, contractual and partnership provisions in agreements between RSPs and a public transit agency, issues of compliance with federal legislation and civil rights requirements and those under the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal claims and litigation, and risk management issues stemming from relationships between RSPs and transit agencies.