May/June 2002
ARTICLES:
Arizona
Tackles Work Zone Delays
by Alan Hansen
The Southwest contributes two innovative operational enhancements
that might help keep traffic flowing smoothly during your construction
projects as well. This is the blurb for the Table of Contents and
the layout.
A
Hallmark of Context-Sensitive Design
by Steve Moler
The
reconstruction of U.S. 93 through Montana's Flathead Indian Reservation
showcases
one State's groundbreaking effort to build a safe, efficient highway while
protecting wildlife and respecting Native American culture.
Safer
Roads Thanks to ITS
by Hui Wang, Patrick Hasson, and Mac Lister
Today's
Intelligent Transportation Systems hold the promise of sunnier times
ahead for
our roads—fewer crashes, injuries, and fatalies.
Do
Better Roads Mean More Jobs?
by Ellen Schweppe
Elected officials are turning to FHWA for advice on the impact of
highways on economic development and funding.
Exciting
Opportunity for ITS Work
by Miriam Heller, Thomas F. Humphrey, William Jones, Priscilla Nelson, and Jeff Paniati
A new NSF and DOT partnership offers grants for innovative, long-term,
basic transportation research on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
See
It Before It's Built
by Richard E. McDaniel
Visualization
technology is cheaper, faster, and more precise than
drawing proposed road projects by hand.
Roadway
Lighting Revisited
by Patrick Hasson and Paul Lutkevich
A European tour to look at the newest international approaches
turned up a number of recommendations that may help reduce nighttime
fatalities related to poor visibility on roadways.
The
Man Who Loved Roads
by Richard F. Weingroff
By all rights, President Truman should have been the "Father
of the Interstate System," but he gave that place in history
to his successor.
Benefitting
from LTPP—A State's Perspective
by Gary Hoffman
Pennsylvania catalogs the successes of the Long
Term Pavement Performance Program in helping to improve the Commonwealth's
highways.