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Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights—August September 2016 Issue
The purpose of this message is to inform you that the August-September 2016 issue of the Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights is available. View the August-September 2016 issue of the Air Quality and Climate Change Highlights (Word Doc).
The August-September 2016 Highlights provides the latest news and information on transportation related air quality and climate change activities, including information on transportation conformity, sustainability, and other related activities.
Items of interest in this issue include:
FHWA will hold webinars on September 30, and October 4, to provide an overview of The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) final guidance for Federal agencies on how to consider climate change in their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews.
FHWA developed a series of tools to provide technical support and resources for the implementation of the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program.
FHWA published the final Climate Resilience Pilot Program report
Past issues of the Air Quality and Conformity Highlights are available at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/air_quality/conformity/highlights/
Past issues of the Climate Change Newsletter are available at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/newsletter/
I encourage you to share the Highlights with State and local transportation and air quality partners, and all who may be interested in transportation related air quality and climate change issues. Divisions and the Resource Center are encouraged to email suggestions for items to be included in the air quality and climate change highlights to Victoria Martinez at [email protected] or Becky Lupes at [email protected].
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TTI Helps Texas Stay on Course for the Future
As Texas lawmakers prepare for the 84th Texas Legislative Session, one of the topics on their agenda is the Texas transportation system. How to maintain and enhance all modes of transportation in the state to benefit residents, business owners and travelers has been discussed in recent sessions.
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Compressed Natural Gas Bus Fleets in Texas
In 2009, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) began a fuel-transition program to replace its transit bus fleet with compressed natural gas (CNG)–fueled buses and to construct the necessary refueling infrastructure by 2012. Compressed Natural Gas Bus Fleets in Texas.
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TTI Transit Research Highlighted at APTA Annual Meeting
On Oct. 11, TTI researchers conducted a pre-conference workshop, the Hot Topics in Transit Workshop, highlighting many of the important issues facing transit systems. Topics covered included research and development, technology and performance, safety, sustainability, and passenger mobility. In addition, TTI researchers gave presentations in breakout sessions and committee meetings.
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TTI Becoming Known for Expertise in Retrofitting Bridges
Transportation research often focuses on finding safer and more efficient ways of doing things. A case in point is older bridges. Some features may need to be modernized to make older bridges safer and more reliable.
“The nation’s infrastructure is wearing out,” says William Williams, an associate research engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). “Many bridges were built over 50 years ago. Although they are structurally fine, the railing designs are outdated, and that makes them less safe than they could be.”
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Most Texans Support More Funding for Transportation, New Poll Shows
Traffic congestion in Texas continues to worsen each year, but that’s not changing how the vast majority of Texans feel about their cars and trucks. This and a variety of other insights come from the first Texas Transportation Poll conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Transportation Policy Research Center (PRC).
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One Is the Costliest Number
Managing Travel Demand to Reduce Congestion, Increase Mobility
When looking to buy a home, you’re more likely to get the most bang for your buck when a lot of houses are on the market. The bigger the market, the more likely a seller is to accommodate how much you want to spend, right? It’s simple supply and demand.
Similarly, when travel demand exceeds roadway capacity, the result is costly traffic congestion. The No. 1 culprit for traffic congestion is single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel — our reliance on driving ourselves wherever and whenever we want to go. Bumper-to-bumper traffic at peak travel times, like during morning and afternoon commutes, is often the result.
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TOSTADA Uses Stacked Data Layers to Provide the Best “Bang for the Buck”
If the concept of layering works for a popular Mexican food dish, why can’t the same concept work when analyzing data to prioritize roadway improvements?
That’s the thinking behind a new approach that examines a comprehensive set of condition and performance measures, and weighs those factors to help determine where transportation improvement projects make the most sense. The approach is being pioneered by researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). They’re examining congestion levels, crash frequency, pavement quality, bridge condition and freight value to create the first version of the TOol using STAcked DAta (TOSTADA).
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Teens in the Driver Seat Aims at Promoting Safer Driving in 100 New High Schools Nationwide in 2015
The No. 1 killer of U.S. teenagers is automobile crashes, especially during their first — and most inexperienced — year of driving. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program and State Farm® are enhancing their longstanding and successful relationship to prevent these tragedies.
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88th Annual Transportation Short Course Focuses on the Future
With a new leader at the helm and significant changes in how we travel on the horizon, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held its 88th Annual Transportation Short Course on the campus of Texas A&M University Oct. 13–15. The annual event, designed to inform employees about the latest innovations in transportation research, is organized and co-hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and TxDOT.
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TTI Advisory Council Looks to the Future of Transportation in Texas
The discussion at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Advisory Council meeting in Bryan, Texas, in October looked to the future direction of TTI research. Those research initiatives are possible because of the solid relationships formed over the past 100 years among The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and TTI.
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