Evaluating the effect of street network connectivity on first/last mile transit performance (open access)

Evaluating the effect of street network connectivity on first/last mile transit performance

"This study defines a novel connectivity indicator (CI) to predict transit performance by identifying the role that street network connectivity plays in influencing the service quality of demand responsive feeder transit services."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Chandra, Shailesh. & Quadrifoglio, Luca
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimating Texas motor vehicle operating costs : final report (open access)

Estimating Texas motor vehicle operating costs : final report

"This report and its appendices summarize the findings of a 2-year extension to the TxDOT-sponsored study 0-5974 entitled "Estimating Texas Motor Vehicle Costs" undertaken by a Center for Transportation Research (CTR) team of mechanical engineers and economists at The University of Texas at Austin."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Matthews, Ronald; Seedah, Dan; Ates, Murat; Kim, Kyung Jin; Anderson, Garrett; Vaughn, James et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of the Transportation Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) Forecasting Model: MPO Sub-Models and Maintenance (open access)

Development of the Transportation Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) Forecasting Model: MPO Sub-Models and Maintenance

"This report summarizes the technical work performed developing and incorporating Metropolitan Planning Organization sub-models into the existing Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) model. Additionally, this report explains the maintenance and monthly updates performed on the TRENDS model."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Glover, Brianne; Norboge, Nicolas & Ellis, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Urban Triangle: Creating a Spatial Decision Support System for Mobility Policy and Investments That Shape the Sustainable Growth of Texas (open access)

Texas Urban Triangle: Creating a Spatial Decision Support System for Mobility Policy and Investments That Shape the Sustainable Growth of Texas

Report on a project examining the Texas Urban Triangle to identify issues that arise with the rapid growth of the area and develop a tool, Spatial Decision Support System, to assist local municipalities in making policy decisions.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Bright, Elise M.; Morgan, Curtis Alan & Neuman, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Verification of Texas superheavy load criteria for bridges (open access)

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.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development guidance for sign design standards (open access)

Development guidance for sign design standards

"This two-year project was designed to provide TxDOT with comprehensive review and update of mounting details and standards for large and small sign supports, and to provide a mechanism for TxDOT to quickly and effectively evaluate and address high priority needs related to sign support systems."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Silvestri, Chiara; Arrington, Dusty R.; Bligh, Roger P. & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Export growth, energy costs, and sustainable supply chains (open access)

Export growth, energy costs, and sustainable supply chains

"The report examines sustainable supply chains in North America and the role played by rail inter-modal operations in lowering ten-mile fuel and emission costs. It examines whether current systems favor imports over exports - a current complaint from some shippers - and whether the development of inland inter-modal ports offers a solution to moving future freight into and out of large metropolitan areas."
Date: November 2010
Creator: Harrison, Rob & Seedah, Dan
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Freight Shuttle System : advancing commercial readiness (open access)

The Freight Shuttle System : advancing commercial readiness

This report summarizes the results of research aimed at advancing the commercial readiness of a new hybrid mode of inter-modal freight transportation called the Freight Shuttle System (FSS).
Date: November 2010
Creator: Roop, Stephen S.; Ragab, Ayman H.; Olson, Leslie E.; Protopapa, Annie A.; Yager, Michael A.; Morgan, Curtis Alan et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012 (open access)

Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012

Proposed budget for the Coastal Water Authority Lake Houston Facilities Project outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River Water Conveyance Project Annual Budget, 2012 (open access)

Trinity River Water Conveyance Project Annual Budget, 2012

This report discusses the Annual Budget for the Trinity River Water Conveyance Project.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Towards an Integrated Pavement Design Approach: Using Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device to Support the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (open access)

Towards an Integrated Pavement Design Approach: Using Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device to Support the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide

"This research study focuses on analyzing two techniques for observing the variability of mix production and its effects on pavement performance."
Date: November 2010
Creator: Prozzi, Jorge Alberto & Grebenschikov, Sergey
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Idle reduction programs and potential benefits to schools (open access)

Idle reduction programs and potential benefits to schools

Report on a project examining the costs and benefits of implementing an idle reduction program to offset the costs of increasing bus service in order to decrease the congestion in school zones.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Hoelscher, Michelle
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test 3-10 on 31-inch W-beam guardrail with standard offset blocks (open access)

Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test 3-10 on 31-inch W-beam guardrail with standard offset blocks

"The test reported herein corresponds to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) test 3-10. This is primarily a severity test that assesses risk of injury to the vehicle occupants."
Date: November 2010
Creator: Abu-Odeh, Akram Y.; Menges, Wanda L. & Bligh, Roger P.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highway safety design workshops (open access)

Highway safety design workshops

Report on a series of workshops provided by the Texas Department of Transportation on the topic, "Incorporating Safety into the Highway Design Process." The report focuses on workshop content, attendance, and participation evaluation.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Bonneson, James A. & Pratt, Michael P.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Creating the Next Generation of Transportation Professionals (open access)

Creating the Next Generation of Transportation Professionals

Report on a project that investigated new methods for conducting educational outreach activities for kindergarten through twelfth grade students to introduce students to transportation engineering and other technology careers, and compare the effectiveness of various implementation methods.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Finley, Melisa D. & Jasek, Debbie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Developing an Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Transportation Planning, Phase 2: The eCertificate (open access)

Developing an Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Transportation Planning, Phase 2: The eCertificate

Final report of a project to expand the graduate certification program in transportation planning at Texas A & M University to include an Executive Certificate Program by distance.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Ndubisi, Forster & Dumbaugh, Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Seventh Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report, 2011 (open access)

Texas Seventh Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report, 2011

Annual financial report of the Seventh Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2011.
Date: November 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (7th)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
White Paper:  State of ITS Industry and Assessment of Project Types (open access)

White Paper: State of ITS Industry and Assessment of Project Types

"This report describes the state of the intelligent transportation system (ITS) industry and provides a reference for use in soliciting ITS strategic plan inputs from stakeholders in Texas."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Seymour, Edward J. (Edward James), 1951-; Chaudhary, Nadeem; Middleton, Dan; Brydia, Robert & Miller, Kristine
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 1, November 23, 2010 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 1, November 23, 2010

Report that reviews several of the issues that the 82nd Legislature of Texas were to consider during its 2011 regular session. Topics include taxes and revenue; business and economic development; criminal justice and public safety; health and human services; education; immigration; energy and environment; transportation; government organization; and the judiciary.
Date: November 23, 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signing strategies for low-water and flood-prone highway crossings (open access)

Signing strategies for low-water and flood-prone highway crossings

"In this report the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) developed a guidelines and recommendations for creating signing uniformity for low-water and flood-prone sections of roadways. TTI also developed criteria for when to implement active water-level detection and advance warning systems at low-water crossings and flood-prone roadway sections."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Higgins, Laura; Chrysler, Susan T.; Pesti, Geza & Chaudhary, Nadeem
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, November 2011 (open access)

Natural Outlook, November 2011

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue examines several efforts the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has taken to curb illegal tire dumping in the El Paso region of Texas, including partnerships with local private and public organizations and the Mexican government.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools: 2009-2010, District Supplement (open access)

Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools: 2009-2010, District Supplement

"This supplement to the annual Texas Education Agency report on grade-level retention in Texas public schools provides data by district and grade and by district characteristic for the 2009-10 school year."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Evaluation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools: 2009-2010 (open access)

Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools: 2009-2010

"This annual report provides information for the 2009-10 school year on grade-level retention in the Texas public school system. Data on retention are provided by student characteristics, including grade level; race/ethnicity; gender; degree of English proficiency; and economic, at-risk, immigrant, migrant, and overage statuses. Data also are provided by program participation in special education, career and technical education, gifted and talented, and Title I. In addition, student retention and promotion data are reported with data on the performance of students in Grades 3-10 on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading and mathematics test."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Evaluation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quest, Volume 3, Number 2, November 2011 (open access)

Quest, Volume 3, Number 2, November 2011

Quarterly newsletter with information from the A&M System's nine universities, seven state agencies and comprehensive health science center.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Texas A & M University System
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History