Analytical Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies

Analytical Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies

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Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0309129265

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"Reliability of transport, especially the ability to reach a destination within a certain amount of time, is a regular concern of travelers and shippers. The definition of reliability used in this research is how travel time varies over time. The variability can apply to the travel times observed over a road segment during a specific time slice (e.g., 3 to 6 p.m.) over a fairly long period of time, say a year. The variability can also pertain to the travel times of repeated trips made by a person or a truck between a given origin and destination. Agencies are increasingly aware of the issue of reliability, although the transportation industry as a whole as yet lacks a firm understanding of the causes and solutions to failures of reliability. As the agenda for the SHRP 2 research on travel time reliability took shape, it became clear a fundamental study was required to be able to talk about travel time reliability in a meaningful way"--Foreword.


Guide to Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability

Guide to Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability

Author: Brandon Nevers, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Alan F. Karr, National Institute of Statistical Sciences Xuesong Zhou, University of Utah: Jeffrey Wojtowicz, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joseph Schofer, Northwestern University Asad Khatty, Planitek Transportation Research Board,

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published:

Total Pages: 936

ISBN-13: 0309274524

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This report from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, describes how to develop and use a Travel Time Reliability Monitoring System (TTRMS). It explains why such a system is useful, how it helps agencies do a better job of managing network performance, and what a traffic management center (TMC) team needs to do to put a TTRMS in place.


Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook

Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook

Author: U.s. Department of Transportation

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-02-21

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781508569206

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This Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook provides an easily accessible compilation of work zone operations practices used and recommended by various States and localities around the country. The Guidebook is a reference document that can be updated with new approaches, technologies, and practices for effectively managing work zones and reducing the impacts of work zones on mobility and safety as they are identified. The best practices are descriptive, not prescriptive. They describe approaches that have been successfully used by transportation agencies, along with contact information to find out more from the agency using the practice. Each organization must determine which of these practices are best suited for its particular situation, considering all the site-specific factors that affect work zone operations.


Highway Work Zone Safety

Highway Work Zone Safety

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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