July/August 2005 · Vol. 69 · No. 1

July/August 2005

ARTICLES:

Direct User Charges
by Daniel L. Dornan and James W. March
Transportation agencies are considering alternative sources of highway revenue to help build new and maintain existing highways.

Making Trails
by Ann H. Do, Joseph E. Hummer, Jennifer L. Toole, and Nagui M. Rouphail
A new tool will help designers evaluate the level of service on shared-use paths.

Preventing Roadway Departures
by Harry W. Taylor
Effective solutions are ready for deployment today, as these State examples show.

Motivating Teens to Buckle Up
by Daniel Berman
Researchers in Rhode Island are promoting increased seatbelt use among high school students.

Safety Scans—A Successful Two-Way Street
by John Baxter, Michael L. Halladay, and Elizabeth Alicandri
International tours glean best technologies and practices from around the globe, and U.S. departments of transportation apply those lessons and offer their own successes.

Where the Dowel Bars Are
by Shreenath Rao
A new quality-assurance tool could help engineers improve the performance of concrete pavements.

Trans-Texas Corridor
by Antonio Palacios
The Lone Star State is pioneering innovative approaches to developing and financing major transportation projects.

Multistate Endeavor to Address Premature Pavement Distress
by Jim Grove, Mark Anderson-Wilk, and Marcia L. Brink
Iowa is leading an effort aimed at increasing the long-term performance and durability of concrete roadways.

Looking to Load and Resistance Factor Rating
by Becky Jaramilla and Sharon Huo
The LRFR process aims to improve the reliability of bridges and increase public safety.

Achieving Concrete's Full Potential
by Theodore R. (Ted) Ferragut, Dale Harrington, and Marcia Brink
The CP Road Map represents a long-term plan for research and technology development for PCC pavements.

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July/August 2005 · Vol. 69 · No. 1
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