Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

The December issue of the Research Digest highlights recent Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Reports. This issue and the archive of past issues of the Research Digest are available for download from the CTR Library’s web site [...]

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In August 2008, Napolitano, then-governor of Arizona, instituted a statewide system of 200 fixed and mobile speed and red light cameras, which were projected to bring in more than $120 million in annual revenue for the state. She was aided in this endeavor by the Australian corporation Redflex Traffic Systems. Two years later, after widespread [...]

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The number of drivers involved in fatal accidents who were eating, talking on a phone or otherwise distracted rose 42% from 2005 to 2008. But that’s just one way to read a new study of highway deaths. Another way is that “inattentive” or distracted driving was recorded as a “primary” factor for just 7% of [...]

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RB 90th Annual Meeting January 23-27, 2011, Washington, DC More than 10,000 transportation professionals from around the world will gather at the meeting to share perspectives on current developments in transportation research, policy, and practice. The spotlight theme for the 2011 meeting is “Transportation, Livability, and Economic Development in a Changing World.” The meeting will [...]

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Dear Researchers, Staff and Students, This month, we focus on a couple of new items from TxDOT… “The Road Show” Webcast You are cordially invited to participate in the next episode of “The Road Show” webcast on www.TxDOT.gov on Monday, Dec. 6, at 3:00 p.m. (Central time). Amadeo Saenz, TxDOT’s Executive Director, will host an [...]

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