Alternative methods for developing external travel survey data (open access)

Alternative methods for developing external travel survey data

Report on research examining alternative methods for collecting data on external travel movements and evaluating the potential for synthesizing/modeling external travel in lieu of conducting external surveys. The report also provides recommendations to the Texas Department of Transportation on the most viable methods to estimate external travel movements for use in travel demand models in urban areas in Texas.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Farnsworth, Stephen; Talbot, Eric; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Reeder, Phillip & Pearson, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of performance-based evaluation methods and specifications for roadside maintenance (open access)

Development of performance-based evaluation methods and specifications for roadside maintenance

" This report documents the work performed during Project 0-6387, "Performance Based Roadside Maintenance Specifications." "
Date: October 2010
Creator: Gharaibeh, Nasir G.; Shelton, Debora; Ahmed, Jubair; Chowdhury, Arif & Krugler, Paul E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incorporating sustainability into Texas Department of Transportation's transportation decision making : summary of work performed, methods used and results achieved (open access)

Incorporating sustainability into Texas Department of Transportation's transportation decision making : summary of work performed, methods used and results achieved

"This report summarized the work performed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and 2010 under TxDOT Implementation Project 5-5541-01-"Regional Workshops on Sustainability Enhancement Tool."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Zietsman, Josias; Eisele, William L. & Ramani, Tara L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rapid Field Detection of Sulfate and Organic Content in Soils: Technical Report (open access)

Rapid Field Detection of Sulfate and Organic Content in Soils: Technical Report

Report regarding efforts to identify a technique to map the sulfate content of soil over a large area to a depth of 3 to 4 feet. Two devices are noted: an electromagnetic device called EM-38 and a soil conductivity device called VERIS 315.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Harvey, Omar; Sebesta, Stephen & Harris, Pat
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural planning organizations, their role in transportation planning and project development in Texas :  technical report (open access)

Rural planning organizations, their role in transportation planning and project development in Texas : technical report

Report containing research identifying and examining rural planning organizations, their structure and operation, and their role in transportation planning and programming.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Overman, John H.; Ellis, Patricia; Frawley, William; Taylor, Ryan; Geiselbrecht, Tina & Goodin, Ginger
System: The Portal to Texas History
Studies to determine the effectiveness of longitudinal channelizing devices in work zones (open access)

Studies to determine the effectiveness of longitudinal channelizing devices in work zones

"This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine whether the following longitudinal channelizing device (LCD) applications improve the traffic safety and operations of work zones relative to the use of standard drums."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Theiss, LuAnn; Trout, Nada D.; Miles, Jeffrey D. & Nelson, Alicia A.
System: The Portal to Texas History