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Fiscal Year 2011
90
Technical report (Texas Transportation Institute)
45
Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Reports
20
Final report (Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission)
19
Research report (University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research)
18
University of Texas System Reports
17
Fiscal Year 2010
14
Legislative Budget Board Texas School Performance Review
13
Research report (Austin, Tex.)
10
Fiscal Year 2012
7
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Prototype Design for a Predictive Model to Improve Evacuation Operations: Technical Report
"This project focused primarily on the specific issue of developing a new technical tool to help TxDOT and other key operating agencies/stakeholders better predict when major elements of evacuation operations should be implemented."
Date:
March 2011
Creator:
Henk, Russell H.; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Venglar, Steven & Lim, Gino
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatments to reduce the frequency of freeway exit sign hits
Report of a project to identify and evaluate methods that may reduce the number of sign hit by errant vehicles with field studies conducted near Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date:
January 2011
Creator:
Pesti, Geza; Oben-Boampong, Kwaku; Songchitruksa, Praprut & Theiss, LuAnn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The potential for improving rail international intermodal services in Texas and the Southwest region of the United States
"The report covers a period of great significance for railroading in the U.S as it contains a number of milestones now shaping the future performance of the industry. The specific subject is improving inter-modal service so that it can support state and regional highway planning, now facing severe financial cut-backs as revenue sources become fully committed to bond servicing, user taxes, loose purchasing power and fuel consumption begins to fall."
Date:
June 2011
Creator:
Blaze, James R. & Harrison, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hybrid distribution trucks: costs and benefits
Report of a project evaluating the costs of using a hybrid truck for package delivery trucks, beverage delivery trucks, and refuse trucks, determining that the additional cost (with current prices) of the hybrid refuse truck was justified, but not for the other two trucks.
Date:
June 2011
Creator:
Harrison, Robert & Anderson, Garrett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Optimal infrastructure maintenance scheduling problem under budget uncertainty
Report on research exploring a general class of infrastructure asset management problems due to the uncertainty of the maintenance budget from year to year and to develop a programming model to address the problem.
Date:
May 2011
Creator:
Zhang, Zhanmin & Gao, Lu
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S. and Texas international trade and transportation
"This report examines various aspects of international trade, transportation, and foreign practices implemented to facilitate and fund transport-related infrastructure. The report is composed of six chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of the U.S. international trade outlook. The second chapter describes the roles played by air cargo transport, ports and ocean carriers, railroads, and the motor carrier industry in U.S. international trade. The third and fourth chapters focus on Texas-specific international trade and modal gateways. The fifth chapter reviews various transport funding mechanisms, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) applications, and forms of public-private partnerships adopted in various foreign countries. The final chapter describes the expansion of the Panama Canal and its likely Texas impacts."
Date:
July 2011
Creator:
Anazia, Larry K. & Boske, Leigh B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Characterization of Exhaust Emissions From Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area
"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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Impact of Overweight Load Routing on Buried Utility Facilities [Report 2]
"The objectives of this project were to (a) provide a review of technical design and engineering requirements for utility accommodation in Texas, (b) provide an assessment of potential impact of overweight loads on buried utilities, (c) provide recommendations for a business process for TxDOT overweight routing coordination, (d) provide recommendations for changes to TxDOT manuals, (e) provide an assessment of UAR adequacy to deal with overweight loads on buried utilities, and (f) provide recommendations for changes to the UAR" (abstract, para. 2).
Date:
December 2011
Creator:
Kraus, Edgar; Oh, Jeong Ho; Fernando, Emmanuel; Li, Yingfeng; Quiroga, Cesar & Koncz, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Use of Intelligent Transportation Systems in rural work zones
"This project defined an approach to integrating data collected and traveler information displayed in a work zone with a regional transportation management center and/or other state websites. The project conducted a literature review to define the state of the practice in work zone Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS; smart work zones) and worked with the Texas Department of Transportation traffic managers to identify their safety and nobility needs in a work zone and where ITS can play a role."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Middleton, Daniel R.; Brydia, Robert; Pesti, Geza; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Balke, Kevin N. & Ullman, Gerald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Proposed Texas Department of Transporation Strategic Research Program: Second Year Report
In February 2010, The Texas Department of Transportation (TcDOT) contracted with the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), and The Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation (TechMRT) at Texas Tech University, to assist TxDot in developing a Strategic Research Program (SRP). This report documents the work conducted from September 2010 to August 2011.
Date:
August 2011
Creator:
Persad, Khali; Machemehl, Randy; Nash, Phillip T.; Cleveland, Theodore G.; Weatherby, Cynthia & Stockton, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Verification of Texas superheavy load criteria for bridges
"This report evaluates TxDOT criteria for the superheavy loads that trigger bridge analyses to determine whether the criteria adequately protects Texas bridges."
Date:
November 2011
Creator:
Chang, Byungik; Jao, Mien & Bourland, Mark C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring access to transit service in rural transit systems : feedback from the workshops and recommendations for improving the Demand Response Transit accessibility tool
Report on the application of a paratransit microsimulation patron accessibility analysis tool in four rural transit agencies in workshops. The workshops provided an overview of the Demand Response Transit [DRT] accessibility tool developed by the research team, obtained feedback on the results predicted by the DRT tool, and identified ways to improve the DRT tool.
Date:
August 2011
Creator:
Vyas, Gaurav; Bhat, Chandra R. & Ferdous, Zazneen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Testing information to improve communication with communities and decision makers
"This work focuses on important concepts in making information available to decision makers and the public, specifically focused on the Transportation Industry. The emphasis is on the PowerPoint presentation and enhancing the message through this medium. Critical elements include adhering to the assigned time limit, incorporating animation, font size, including images, techniques, and preparation. While much information is available on-line about presentations, audiences at too many transportation meetings view substandard presentations, which likely negatively affect understanding and decision-making. Blending available information, focus group feedback and observations yield a foundation for transportation planners in improving presentations to constituents."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Lewis, Carol Abek & Hall, Kadijah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High speed rail : a study of international best practices and identification of opportunities in the United States
Report on a study examining how several European and East Asian counties have successfully developed passenger rail systems and to identify the key factors to their successful implementation.
Date:
August 2011
Creator:
Walton, C. Michael & Ruutzen, Beatriz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Megaregion freight movements : a case study of the Texas triangle
"U.S. population growth is predicted to substantially increase over the next 40 years, particularly in areas with large regional economies forecasted to contain over two-thirds of the national economic activity. In Texas, population growth from 200 to 2040 is predicted to increase around 72% and produce a diverse population of some 36 million. This will comprise 12% rural and 88% urban, much of it in the 26 metropolitan areas. These population and economic estimates stimulated the exploration of appropriate planning strategies to address the needs of serving such growth, including a macro approach encapsulated in the term mega-regions. Although some planners are skeptical about whether this concept enhances traditional planning, it does merit examination in the freight transportation sector, which tends to get less emphasis in community and regional planning. Texas has at least one mega-region, and the largest-The Texas Triangle, comprising Dallas/Fort Worth-San Antonio-Houston-generates over 60% of the gross stat product. The project will consider the Texas Triangle with an emphasis on maintaining efficient future freight movement and will offer multimodel solutions to moving freight to , between, and within the metropolitan economies of the mega-region to 2050."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Harrison, Robert & Seedah, Dan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Opportunities and challenges for high-speed rail corridors in Texas
"This thesis seeks to clarify the potential for passenger rail specifically in Texas through comparison and contrast with other regions and nations in the midst of new national-level knowledge and the changing transportation opportunities and challenges facing the state."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Walton, C. Michael & Carroll, Todd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Senior automobile crashes and fatalities in Texas : are older Texas drivers safe?
Report on a study examining data from Texas Department of Transportation's accident records during 2003-2008 to determine if enacting Katie's law resulted in a decrease in senior fatalities. The study also looks at additional senior friendly transportation initiatives.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Goodwin, Gwendolyn C. & Price, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An alternative transportation fuels update : a case study of the developing E85 industry
Report on alternative fuels in the United States, in particular E85, the potential to reduce the United States' dependence on foreign oil, and the current state of alternative fuels in the auto industry.
Date:
October 2011
Creator:
Travare, Papa S. & Lewis, Sharon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Analysis of roadway departure crashes on two-lane rural roads in Texas
"This three-year research effort was undertaken to identify factors that influence the number and severity of roadway departure crashes on rural two-lane highways in Texas and provide engineering countermeasures to reduce this type of crash. The study objectives were accomplished by analyzing crash, traffic flow, and geometric data between 2003 and 2008 and conducting site visits at 20 sites having the highest crash rates at four TxDOT districts."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Lord, Dominique; Brewer, Marcus A.; Fitzpatrick, Kay; Greedipally, Srinivas R. & Peng, Yichuan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Professional Engineers Annual Financial Report: 2011
Annual financial report of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, including statements about net assets, governmental funds, revenues, expenditures, and other balance information, along with accompanying notes.
Date:
October 11, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Board of Professional Engineers.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Unclaimed Property Reporting Instructions, 2011
The General Information chapter gives an overview of unclaimed property reporting. The Property Specific Reporting chapter discusses, in detail, some of the more common types of unclaimed property. The Preparing Your Report chapter gives step-by-step instructions for completing the property report and includes sample forms and instructions. The last Chapter of the manual contains Reference Tales that will be helpful when preparing your reports. On the last page, you will find a quick reference chart that lists the general categories of unclaimed property and the legal references for each type.
Date:
October 2011
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historically Underutilized Business Program Education and Outreach Report, 2011
"This report describes educational and outreach activities conducted in the past year to increase HUB certification and educate minority and woman-owned businesses about the state's procurement process to create more opportunities for HUBs."
Date:
August 2011
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Council Annual Financial Report: 2011
Annual financial report of the Texas Legislative Council documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2011.
Date:
October 1, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Jacinto River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2010
Comprehensive annual financial report of the San Jacinto River Authority discussing the finances and statistics for the activities of the agency during fiscal year 2010.
Date:
January 17, 2011
Creator:
San Jacinto River Authority (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History