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| Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-16-006 Date: September/October 2016 |
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FHWA-HRT-16-006
Issue No: Vol. 80 No. 2 Date: September/October 2016 |
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Building a Culture of Innovation by Gregory G. Nadeau The fourth round of Every Day Counts will help to drive additional proven practices and technologies into mainstream use. by Mohammed Yousuf and Kristine Garfield Interagency Federal research is giving a voice to all travelers, including those with disabilities, through accessible transportation technologies. Harnessing Technology To Ease the Way by David Kuehn FHWA’s EAR Program is mapping a path forward for the development of assistive navigation tools for visually impaired pedestrians. A Great Day in America: USDOT’s 50th Anniversary by Richard F. Weingroff Pulling together the Nation’s transportation agencies was not a new idea, but it took a determined President and a supportive Congress to make it happen in 1966. How to Make Better Decisions on Addressing Pavement Needs by Beth Visintine, Gonzalo R. Rada, James M. Bryce, Senthil Thyagarajan, and Nadarajah Sivaneswaran New research argues that focusing on the remaining service interval is a more effective management strategy than fixing the worst first or threshold-driven approaches. by Tianjia Tang and Gene McHale Collecting, storing, and processing transportation information is presenting new challenges but also new opportunities to track travel. by Ashley A. Stafford Sewall, William A. Perez, and C.Y. David Yang FHWA equips field research vehicles with tracking technology to gather data on drivers’ eye glances to recommend practices and countermeasures to improve transportation safety. |
