Mobility and economic effects of system investments in Texas: 2010 to 2020 (open access)

Mobility and economic effects of system investments in Texas: 2010 to 2020

"The report summarizes estimates of the consequences of current funding levels and a range of greater and lesser funding amounts. The report describes the population, travel, system extent and expenditure data and analyses used to develop the mobility and economic effect analyses. An associated study by the Center for Transportation Research analyzed pavement maintenance spending and condition. Both the mobility and pavement studies were used as part of the March 2011 Texas 2030 Committee report."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Lomaz, Tim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landside freight access to airports : findings and case studies (open access)

Landside freight access to airports : findings and case studies

Report identifying the issues, and infrastructure needs concerning access to airports in Texas for both travel and freight shipping purposes and proposing solutions to the identified problems.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Frawley, William E.; Borowiec, Jefferey D.; Protopapa, Annie A.; Morgan, Curtis Alan & Warner, Jeffery E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improving stop line detection using video imaging detectors (open access)

Improving stop line detection using video imaging detectors

Report discussing research conducted on video imaging vehicle detection system [VIVDS] products which resulted in the development of a VIVDS test protocol and performance measures that transportation agencies can use to uniformly evaluate VIVDS products.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Middleton, Daniel R.; Longmire, Ryan; Charar, Hassan; Bullock, Darcy & Bonneson, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation report on PASSER V-07 training workshops (open access)

Implementation report on PASSER V-07 training workshops

"The objective of this project was to conduct one pilot workshop and five regular workshops to teach the effective use of the enhanced PASSER V-07 arterial signal timing optimization software."
Date: August 2009
Creator: Chu, Chi-Leung & Chaudhary, Nadeem A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Microsurfacing in Texas (open access)

Microsurfacing in Texas

This report describes the current state of practice of microsurfacing in Texas and compares it to best practices extracted from existing literature. A survey of DOT personnel, contractors and emulsion suppliers in Texas provides insight into the most crucial factors contributing to the success or failure of a microsurfacing. From the results of the survey, literature reviews, case studies and site visits, the research team analyzed material selection and mix design methods, construction practices, equipment practices and performance measures for microsurfacings.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Broughton, Benjamin & Lee, Soon-Jae
System: The Portal to Texas History
High RAP mixes design methodology with balanced performance (open access)

High RAP mixes design methodology with balanced performance

"This report presents a comprehensive study focusing on methodologies to improve the performance of high reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) content mixes."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Zhou, Fujie; Hu, Sheng; Das, Gautam & Scullion, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
Research on asset management for safety and operations (open access)

Research on asset management for safety and operations

"This report provided Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with guidance on developing a well-designed asset management system as a critical component of the agency's approach to providing for the mobility of its customers, preserving the infrastructure already in place, planning for future improvements of that infrastructure, and being responsive and accountable to the public regarding the investment of their tax dollars."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Jasek, Debbie; Carson, Jodi L.; Theiss, LuAnn; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Perkins, Judy; Yang, Yonggao et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of guidelines for pedestrian safety treatments at signalized intersections (open access)

Development of guidelines for pedestrian safety treatments at signalized intersections

"This document summarized the research conducted and the conclusions reached during the development of guidelines for pedestrian safety treatments at signalized intersections. The guidelines are focused on treatments that alleviate conflicts between left-turning vehicles and pedestrians."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Pratt, Michael P.; Songchitruksa, Praprut & Bonneson, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History