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FHWA Office of Operations Current News
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U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration Vacancy Announcement: Transportation Specialist, GS-2101-13/14
This position is located in the Office of Transportation Management. You will provide program management and program and technical support to federal field staff on various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Transportation Systems Management and Operations initiatives. You will be...
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Talking Freight Seminar on May 15, 2013 - State Freight Advisory Committees
This webinar will provide general information about the MAP-21 State Freight Advisory Committee guidance, general benefits of forming State Freight Advisory Committees, and specific insights from public sector and private freight company members of an existing State Freight Advisory Committee...
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Urban Congestion Report (UCR) for January - March 2013 Now Available
The Urban Congestion Report (UCR) is produced on a quarterly basis and characterizes emerging traffic congestion and reliability trends at the national and city level.
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On-Line Course on Weather Responsive Traffic Management (WRTM)
The ITS Joint Program Office Professional Capacity Building program in partnership the with Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) and the FHWA Road Weather Management Program are delivering the new web-based course on Weather Responsive Traffic Management starting May...
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Road Weather Management Certificate
The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) is now offering a certificate program on Road Weather Management. The program requires the completion of three core courses (currently free for government agencies for a limited time): Principles and Tools...
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2012 Urban Congestion Trends - Operations: The Key to Reliable Travel
The 2012 Urban Congestion Trends report is now available. The report provides a snapshot of urban congestion trends, including travel time reliability, in 19 urban areas in the U.S. The report also highlights operational solutions that provide benefits to system...
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Designing for Transportation Management and Operations: A Primer
This primer is focused on the collaborative and systematic consideration of management and operations during transportation project design and development. This is termed designing for operations. Effectively designing for operations involves the development and application of design policies, procedures, and...
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New Active Transportation and Demand Management Web Site
FHWA has launched a new web site for the Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM) program. ATDM is the dynamic management, control, and influence of travel demand, traffic demand, and traffic flow of transportation facilities. The ATDM site offers tools,...
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Article: Understanding Driver Behavior in Work Zones
Research is jointly underway with FHWA's Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory and the University of Central Florida to study driver behavior to improve the modeling of traffic flow at freeway work zones. The research examines differences in driver behavior to better...
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Impacts of Technology Advancements on Transportation Management Center Operations
This report provides guidance to TMCs and transportation management agencies on how to better position themselves operationally in anticipation of future technology changes and advancements. Eight top trends of TMC operations are identified, including those that come from both within...
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