Policy, Planning and Operations

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Publications

FHWA: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Scenario Development report
October 2020

Published by the Federal Highway Administration and authored by CS’ Chris Porter, principal, and Suseel Indrakanti, senior transportation analyst, this report examines the potential for synergistic

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NCHRP Report 868: Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis
July 2018

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) announced on July 18, 2018 the release of Report 868: Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis to provide guidelines for usin

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Active Transportation and Demand Management Trajectory-Level Validation
September 2017

Recent research efforts, such as the Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) project, Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) 2 C10 project and SHRP2 L08 project, have demonstrated that existing AMS tools have limited capabilities to properly reflect the impacts of a proactive management approach on driver behavior through the full trip chain.

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Shaping the role of climate finance for sustainable transport: the levers and how to make them work
May 2017

The TRANSfer project published a report addressing the potential role of climate finance in stimulating the development of sustainable modes of transportation.

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NCHRP 08-36: Sketch Planning Tools for Regional Sustainability
July 2016

Cambridge Systematics provided support to Uri Avin, University of Maryland on NCHRP 08-36, Research for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Standing Committee on Planning, Task 117: Sketch Planning Tools for Regional Sustainability.

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Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1: Practitioners’ Handbook: Regional Level Inputs
September 2015

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 210: Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1: Practitioners’ Handbook: Regional Level Inputs provides users of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model (MOVES) with tools to help estimate emissions from highway vehicles.

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NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation Volume 2
February 2014

Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs.

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TCAPP and Integrated Ecological Framework Pilot Projects
November 2013

Transportation for Communities — Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP) is a web-based resource that offers guidance to agencies and practitioners on reaching collaborative decisions as they work through the transportation planning, programming, and permitting processes.

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Florida: Made For Trade
October 2013

In 2010, the Florida Chamber Foundation, in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), released the Florida Trade and Logistics Study, a first-of-its-kind look at trade flows and related logistics activity in Florida.

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Performance Measurement of Transportation Systems
July 2013

A Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference on U.S. and international approaches to performance measurement for transportation systems was conducted May 18 through 20, 2011, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, California.

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Waterborne Freight Transportation
June 2013

The AASHTO Waterborne Freight Transportation Bottom Line Report presents a comprehensive overview of the United States marine transportation system.

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NCHRP Report 754: Improving Management of Transportation Information
April 2013

State departments of transportation (DOT) need relevant and reliable information to support effective decision-making.

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Case Studies

Road Usage Charge Feasibility and Business Case Assessment
Washington State Transportation Commission

Examine the feasibility of transitioning to a road usage charge, and then explore policy issues, evaluate the business case, and lay out a path to potential implementation.

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State Rail Planning Best Practices
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Develop a State Rail Planning Best Practices guidebook for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (SCORT) to be used by State Department of Transportation (DOT) Rail Offices when developing rail plans.

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Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan
Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization

Update the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Define an objective process to evaluate and select transportation strategies that best address regional needs.

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Strategic Intermodal System
Florida Department of Transportation

To strengthen the competitiveness of Florida’s economy by focusing resources on the transportation facilities and services that support critical interregional, interstate, and international trips.

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Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan
Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization

Update the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization to comply with SAFETEA-LU requirements, respond to funding limitations, and further multimodal and sustainable planning goals.

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Policy, Planning and Operations

Publications

FHWA: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Scenario Development report

NCHRP Report 868: Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis

Active Transportation and Demand Management Trajectory-Level Validation

Shaping the role of climate finance for sustainable transport: the levers and how to make them work

NCHRP 08-36: Sketch Planning Tools for Regional Sustainability

Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1: Practitioners’ Handbook: Regional Level Inputs

NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation Volume 2

TCAPP and Integrated Ecological Framework Pilot Projects

Florida: Made For Trade

Performance Measurement of Transportation Systems

Waterborne Freight Transportation

NCHRP Report 754: Improving Management of Transportation Information

Case Studies

Road Usage Charge Feasibility and Business Case Assessment

State Rail Planning Best Practices

Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan

Strategic Intermodal System

Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan