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Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 23, Number 9, September 1965
"Official publication of the Parks and Wildlife Department, dedicated to protecting and conserving natural resources; to providing and maintaining an excellent park system; and to improving hunting and fishing in Texas" (p. 2).
Date:
September 1965
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Literature review of current practices in dealing with fluctuations of maintenance budgets
Report discussing a literature review of current budget cutting strategies used in routine roadway maintenance planning, including methods and techniques that are employed by other state and international transportation organizations (DOT's). It also reviewed methodologies developed from previous research and identified the most effect risk management techniques.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Gonzales, Epigmenio.; Li, Wenxing; Murphy, Mike; O'Connor, James T.; Bhat, Chandra R. & Yildirim, Yetkin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prioritization of highway maintenance functions using multi-attribute decision making with fuzzy pairwise comparison
Report on a methodological framework to help highway agencies develop maintenance plans that are minimally impacted by budget fluctuations. It includes a case study testing the effectiveness of the methodology using data from the Texas Department of Transportation.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Zhang, Zhanmin & Liu, Wenxing
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statewide implementation of PAVE-IR in the Texas Department of Transportation
Report on demonstrations of Pave-IR thermal profiling on eight construction projects around Texas.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Scullion, Thomas & Scullion, Tom
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Managing commodity risks in highway contracts: quantifying premiums, accounting for correlations among risk factors, and designing optimal price-adjustment contracts
Report on a study investigating the impact of commodity price risk on construction cost and the optimal risk hedging of such risks using price adjustment clauses.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Damnjanovic, Ivan & Zhou, Xue
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Investigate existing Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technologies for port cargo inspections
"The goal of this research was to identify the most effective and efficient combination of NII technologies for inspecting cargo arriving at U.S. ports. For this purpose, a discrete-event simulation model was developed to simulate the cargo inspection procedure. By simulating the operations of different combinations of NII technologies, the effectiveness and efficiency of the various combinations were evaluated."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Salehi, Yasamin & Wang, Yubian
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Developing infrastructure for interconnecting transportation network and electric grid
"This report is primarily focused on the development of mathematical models that can be used to support decisions regarding a charging station location and installation problem. The major parts of developing the models included identification of the problem, development of mathematical models in the form of bi-level and stochastic programming problems, and development of a solution approach using a meta-heuristic method."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Damnjanovic, Ivan & Kim, Seok
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peer grouping and performance measurement to improve rural and urban transit in Texas
"Rural and small urban transit systems in Texas will become even more important with predicted changes in population trends. Rural demographic trends indicate growth in the number of persons age 65 and over coupled with a decrease in population density. Small urban area trends indicate substantial population growth and broadened geographic boundaries, yet resources to provide rural and small urban transit are limited. Therefore, transit managers find it is increasingly important to maximize service efficiency and effectiveness. The purpose of this research was to identify peer groups, performance benchmarks, and strategies used by successful transit providers to achieve high performance. The research project identifies peer groups based on the transit environment within which each agency operates, so that agencies can be compared to other operators who face similar environments. Peer group effectiveness and efficiency performance are examined within and between rural and urban peer groups, and high performers are identified for case studies. Through the case studies, key attributes are identified for achieving high operating efficiency and/or effectiveness. Performance strategies are categorized to provide transit providers with transferrable information to improve performance and increase the return on transit investment."
Date:
September 2010
Creator:
Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Edrington, Suzie; Sandidge, Matthew; Quadrifoglio, Luca & Perkins, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automated generation of virtual scenarios in driving simulator from highway design data
"The current project explored ways to create custom roadway segments for use in the TTI driving simulator. The project initially attempted to use AutoCAD Civil 3D roadway drawings and export them for use in the simulator."
Date:
September 2010
Creator:
Zhao, Xi; Nelson, Alicia A.; Chrysler, Susan & Zhang, Yunlong
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Cash Flow Report: September 2010-August 2011
Quarterly report outlining cash availability for the state of Texas, with comparisons between projected and actual cash.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Banking Annual Financial Report: 2011
The annual financial report of the Texas Department of Banking for the fiscal year.
Date:
September 30, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Department of Banking.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvest Trends: 2010
Annual report documenting compiled statistics on the volume of timber harvested, timber values, production of wood products, and forest management activities.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Li, Yanshu; Edgar, Chris & Carraway, Burl
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Transit Statistics, September 2011
"The information presented in this report is a tabulation of the data provided by transit systems throughout the State of Texas. Information on public transportation grants was provided by the Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Texas Department of Transportation."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Texas. Public Transportation Division.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Development of a model performance-based sign sheeting specification based on the evaluation of nighttime traffic signs using legibility and eye-tracker data : data and analysis
"This report presents data and technical analyses for Texas Department of Transportation Project 0-5235. This project focused on the evaluation of traffic sign sheeting performance in terms of meeting the nighttime driver needs. The goal was to develop a nighttime driver needs specification for traffic signs. Full information on the project is presented in Report 0-5235-1 Volume 1."
Date:
September 2009
Creator:
Carlson, Paul J.; Park, Eun Sug & Miles, Jeffrey D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Biofuels energy policy and grain transportation flows: implications for inland waterways and short sea shipping
"This project develops a foundation for analysis of the effects of U.S. bio-fuel energy policy on domestic and international grain flows and patterns."
Date:
September 2010
Creator:
Vedenov, Dmitry V.; Fuller, Stephen W.; Power, Gabriel; Ahmedov, Zafarbek; Vadali, Sharada & Burris, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Understanding emerging commuting trends in a weekly travel decision frame: implications for mega-region transportation planning
"This study analyzed LDC/TRC using national datasets available in the U.S."
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Chen, Binbin & Zhang, Ming
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bush School Capstone Course Support: The Regional Impact of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure and Decision Making
"The Master of Public Service and Administration program at Texas A&M's Bush School of Government and Public Service requires that all second year graduate students participate in a two semester Capstone course."
Date:
September 2009
Creator:
Lindquist, Eric
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
On jointly analyzing the physical activity participation levels of individuals in a family unit using a multivariate copula framework
"The report focuses on analyzing and modeling the physical activity participation levels ( in terms of the number of daily "bouts" or "episodes" of physical activity during a weekend day) of all members of a family jointly."
Date:
September 2010
Creator:
Eluru, Naveen; Bhat, Chandra R. & Sener, Ipek N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History