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2019 NJDOT TRB Roundtable Discussion

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Below you can view 2019 presentations and session notes provided by NJDOT staff who attended the 98th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), which is grouped by their bureau or unit. Click on the image in each section to view the slides. You can also download the entire set of presentations here: 2019 NJDOT TRB Roundtable Slides (9 MB). The TRB AMOnline portal provides access to all available TRB papers, presentation slides, and visual aids.

I. Introduction to TRB

A summary of the Annual TRB Meeting, along with the presenters represented.

II. Statewide Planning

• Performance Management
• Federal TPM Structure
• De-carbonizing Transportation
• Equity in Pedestrian Planning
• Shared Mobility

III. Environmental Resources

Integrating Extreme Weather Resilience Into Transportation Asset Management (Session 1713):

• FHWA Pilot Overview
• New Jersey's Approach
• Case Study Area
• Linking Extreme Weather and Asset Management
• Top Project Findings - Results

IV. Transportation Systems Operations & Support

• Artificial-Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
• Task Force on Transit Safety Meeting
• St. Paul, Minnesota – Vehicle x Pedestrian Accident Prevention
• Best Practices and Techniques for Clearing Various Interchange and Intersection Configurations
• Clear Roads Winter Maintenance Pooled Fund
• Impact of Utilizing CEI Consultants on Highway Construction Project Cost and Schedule Performance

V. Transportation Mobility

• Examining the Disruptive Forces Facing DOTs
• Expanding and Enhancing the Capabilities of Traffic Management System
• Today’s Teen, Tomorrow’s Transportation Professional: Adapting and Preparing for the Future of Work
• A National Dialogue on Highway Automation: Advancing the Conversation
• Automated Vehicles (AV) 3.0
• Knowledge Management
• Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies
• Shared Mobility, Ride hailing and Emerging Transportation Trends
• Intelligent Transportation System Project Updates-International
• Visibility of Signs and Roadway Markings: LiDAR-based Assessment of Highway Traffic Sign Visibility
• Speed Limits 2019: Current Perceptions, Technologies, and the Future
• State DOT Innovation Programs: Identifying New Technologies and Practices from the Front Lines
• Connected Vehicles Pilots: Lessons Learned

VI. Bureau of Statewide Strategies

• Making Asset Management the New Normal: Moving from Implementation to Integration
• Transportation Asset Management Committee
• Emerging Asset Management Tools, Techniques, and Performance Measures
• Operations Resilience: How to Keep Operating When the Sh*t Hits the Fan
• Integrating Extreme Weather Resilience into Transportation Asset Management
• Knowledge Management Task Force
• Visualization in Transportation Committee
• Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Pricing in an Evolving Mobility Ecosystem
• Best Papers from the 2018 Access Management Conference
• Advancing Community Vitality with 21st Century Mobility
• International Programs on Road Vehicle Automation
• Connected Vehicle Pilots: Lessons Learned

VII. Local Aid & Economic Development

• Facilitating Equitable Outcomes: The Intersection Between Public Engagement & Equity in Transportation
• Strategies to Enhance Public Involvement
• Transportation & Public Health

VIII. Civil Rights & Affirmative Action

• Successful DBEs
• Commercial Useful Function
• Safety and Health in Environmental Justice Communities
• Study: Documenting Transportation Inequities
• National Environmental Policy Act Documentation Effects of Current Presidential Executive Orders
• NEPA Updates
• The Equity Equation: Meaningful and Innovative Strategies That Define and Address Unmet Needs in Under-served Communities
• Sub-committee on Environmental Justice

IX. Bureau of Structural Engineering

• Resilience, Safety, and Security of Bridges and Tunnels: US and International Topics
• Latest Innovations in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)
• General Structures Committee, Traffic Structures Subcommittee, Steel Bridges Committee, Seismic Design and Performance of Bridges Committee, Accelerated Bridge Construction Committee
• AASHTO COBS / FHWA Structures Collaboration
• Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Addresses “Our Transportation Future"
• FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program (LTBP)
• Advances in Structural Engineering: Bridges and Ancillary Structures
• Advances in Seismic Bridge Analysis and Design

X. Bureau of Research

• The Innovation Culture: Building New Bridges Between Research and Practice
• Asphalt Concrete Cracking: Testing, Modeling, and Field Studies
• U.S. DOTs Safety Data Initiative: Visualizing and Using Data for Safety
• State DOT Innovation Programs: Identifying New Technologies and Practices from the Front Lines
• Visibility of Signs and Roadway Markings
• Exhibits: Provide free training
• Beyond Research: From Innovation to Economic Growth
• No Boundaries Roadway Maintenance Practices
• Standing Committee on Polymer Concretes, Adhesives, and Sealers; Standing Committee on Concrete Bridges; Standing Committee on Corrosion
• Corrosion Protection of Metallic Structures and Marine
• Evaluation of Transportation Structures Using Non-Destructive Testing Methods

XI. NJDOT Research Library

• Workshop: Developing a Roadmap for Ecologically Sustainable Transportation
• Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) Subcommittee Meeting
• TRB Information Services Committee Meeting
• Workshop: The Long Engagement: From Writing Data Management Plans to Actually Managing Data
• Workshop: Knowledge Management 101: Strategies for Discovering the Best Fit for Your Organizational Needs
• Poster Session: Current Issues in Ecology and Transportation
• Poster Session: Making Transportation Research Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Through Libraries, Information, and Data
• Event: Developing Climate Adaptation Strategies That Address Ecological Concerns Associated with Transportation Facilities
• Library and Information Science for Transportation (LIST) Committee Meeting

XII. Division of Multimodal Services

• Eye In The Sky – Use of Unmanned Aerial Technology
• Corridors and Freight Performance Measurements

20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase

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The 20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase was an opportunity for the New Jersey transportation community to learn about the broad scope of academic research initiatives underway and share technology transfer activities being conducted by institutions of higher education partners and their associates.  The annual event serves as a showcase to present the ongoing initiatives and benefits of the NJDOT Research program. NJDOT Commissioner of Transportation, Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, delivered a keynote address that included remarks on innovation, noting the importance of fostering an organizational workplace culture that is conducive to risk-taking and learning from past mistakes to advance innovative solutions in transportation.

The morning's featured speakers included representatives of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation which funds "The Ray," an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in western Georgia. This highway segment is an ambitious proving ground for how the highways of the future can be free of carbon, waste, traffic and accidents. Highways currently dominate the American landscape, and design of “The Ray” is based on the belief that, with the adoption of the right technologies, highways can become models for environmentally and economically sustainable practices.  For example, in addition to leveraging solar power to contribute to the energy grid, the Ray is focused on demonstrating technologies that could decarbonize the highway system, such as harvesting wind energy created by heavy trucks and growing perennial wheat that sequesters carbon.  See this overview video about "The Ray."

During the event, several awards were given in recognition of research, innovation and implementation efforts.  Below is a listing of the award winners presented at this year's showcase:

  • 2018 NJDOT Research Implementation Award - Dr. John R. Schuring and Dr. Robert Dresnack (Scour Evaluation Model Implementation Phase)
  • 2018 Best Poster Award - Weina Meng (Stevens Institute of Technology for Design and Performance of Cost Effective UHPC for Transportation Infrastructure)
  • 2018 NJDOT Build a Better Mousetrap Award - Crew 333 (The Roncovitz Post Pusher & Post Pulller)
  • 2018 Outstanding University Student in Transportation Research Award - Jingnan Zhao (Rutgers University)

The Build a Better a Mousetrap Award, for the Roncovitz Post Pusher and Post Puller, was given to NJDOT Crew 333 which devised a way to put posts in the ground without using a sledge hammer and pounding cap. The approach is a very efficient way to handle placement of post stubs while reducing the risk of injury.

The 20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase was organized and sponsored by the NJDOT Bureau of Research in partnership with the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJLTAP) at Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) and co-sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration.

Below are some of the presentations and other information from the 20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase. All the files below are in PDF.

20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase Program

NJ Transportation Research Ideas

Capital Program Management

90 Minute Rule: Is It Time For A Change?

Planning, Multimodal and Grant Administration

Field Study on Removal of Dissolved Metals from Parking Lot Runoff by Catch-basin Filters Augmented with Media Containing Water Treatment Residuals

New Jersey Marine Channel Usage Research and Analysis

Evaluating the Impact of Activated Carbon on the Engineered Properties of Cement-Stabilized Contaminated Dredged Sediment

Go Bus: A Job Access Link

Transportation Operations Systems & Support

Analysis of Incident Injury Severity on NJ Roadways

Calibration / Development of Safety Performance Functions for New Jersey

Use of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in Transportation Operations

Poster Presentations

Validation of Paratransit Skills Assessment for Using Paratransit Services

Design and Performance of Cost-Effective Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) for Transportation Infrastructure

Fiber Optic Sensors for Real-time Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure

Keynote from NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti

Allie Kelly, Executive Director of "The Ray"

Accepting the Better Mousetrap Award on behalf of Crew 333, James Nunn, Crew Supervisor and Ronald Dagostino with Assistant Commissioners Michael Russo and Andrew Tunnard

Audience members at the 20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase

Poster Award Recipient Weina Meng: Design and Performance of Cost-Effective Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Transportation Infrastructure

2018 NJDOT TRB Roundtable Discussion

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Below you can view 2018 presentations and session notes provided by NJDOT staff who attended the 97th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), which is grouped by their bureau or unit. You can also download the entire set of presentations here: 2018 NJDOT TRB Roundtable Slides. The TRB AMOnline portal provides access to all available TRB papers and presentation slides and visual aids.

Introduction to TRB (326 KB, 11 slides)

Traffic Operations Notes (622 KB, 38 slides)

  • Automated Vehicles Symposium 2017 (Session 129)
  • Mobility of the Future Session (Session 203)
  • Regional Transportation Systems Management & Operations (RTSMO) Committee, Connected and Automated Vehicles Working Group (AHB10)
  • After Hurricanes (Session 191)
  • Physical Security Sub-committee Meeting
  • CyberSecurity Sub-committee Meeting
  • Cybersecurity Challenges for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Fact vs. Myth (Session 592)
  • Maintenance and Operations Workforce: Assessing the Effects of Technology and Demographics (Session 285)
  • Diets, Diamonds, and Daring New Ideas for Intersections (Session 547)
  • Vision Zero Evaluation Workshop (Session 881)
  • Next Steps in Automated Vehicles
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Performance Measure (ATSPMs)
  • Innovation in Control Delay Calculation
  • Work Zone Lane Capacity (Session 451)
  • Proactive Signal Control Systems for Congestion Mitigation on Arterial

Notes from TRB Focus Area: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Statewide Planning Notes (2 MB, 63 slides)

  • Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, which includes an overview of AV state legislation and developing a connected AV vision and notes on the following sessions:
    • Metropolitan Policy Considerations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (Part 1) (Session 265)
    • Impacts of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Transportation Forecasting and Planning (Session 271)
    • The Future of Transportation Infrastructure: What? Where? How? (Session 329)
    • Planning for a Future with Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (Session 406)
  • Smart Transportation: Getting Organized (Session 471)
  • International Progress Toward Vehicle-Highway Automation (Session 546)

Bureau of Research Notes (3.3 MB, 43 slides)

  • Optimizing Work Zone Lighting (Session 384)
  • Roundabout Topics: Safety, Design and Operations (Session 777)
  • Evaluation of different paints systems for over-coating exiting structural steel, Corrosion Committee (AHD45)
  • Vision Zero at a Crossroads: Identifying Challenges and Developing Partnerships to Eliminate Traffic Deaths in the United States (Session 477)
  • Competing Visions of Transportation’s Future (Session 268)
  • The Future of Transportation and Reliance on Knowledge Sharing Among Transportation Organizations (Session 461)
  • Humanizing Highway Landscape Design (Session 537)
  • Tools for the Zombie Apocalypse: Avoiding the Brain Drain in Transportation Organizations (Session 661)

Notes from TRB Session 777: Roundabout Safety, Design & Operations

Multimodal Notes (1.4 MB, 8 slides)

  • Aero Sessions:
    • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Session 237)
    • Stating the Initiative: Aviation Programs, Funding, Support, and Development Among States (Session 372)
    • Current Trends in Aviation System Planning: System Performance and Resiliency (Session 563)
    • Essential Elements for Airport Operations: Pavement Repair, Aircraft Arresting and Anti-Icing (Session 628)
  • Maritime Sessions:
    • Where to Go with Transportation Taxes? Past evidence and future visions (Session 260)
    • Emerging Technologies: The role of LIDAR and Unmanned Aerial Systems in supporting the transportation spatial information infrastructure (Session 263)
    • Transportation Agency Data Governance and Open Data Efforts (Session 337)
    • Freight Systems and Marine Transportation Work in Progress (Session 368)
    • Marine Safety and Human Factors Committee Meeting
    • A Comparison of Existing and Potential Ferry Services in Norway, Australia, and Washington, D.C. (Session 501)
    • Freight Day, Part 1: Making Short-Haul Intermodal Work (Session 504)
    • Improving Ferry Operations and Planning with Digital Information (Session 559)

 

Notes from TRB Session 598: Technological Advances in Road Ecology Science

Environmental Resources Notes (2 MB, 27 slides)

  • Climate Change Response: Where Are We Now and What Happens Next? (Session 331)
  • Environmental Justice AASHTO Community of Practice, TERI Database, EJ Courses
  • Decarbonization & Greenhouse Gas Reductions: Progress, Priorities, and Research Needs (Session 466)
  • Technological Advances in Road Ecology Science (Session 598)
  • What’s Hot in State DOTs (Session 342)
  • Increasing Infrastructure Resilience through Bioenhancement (Session 629)
  • Virtual or Augmented Reality (Session 205)

Civil Rights & Affirmative Action Notes (5.3MB, 48 slides)

  • Revenue and Finance: The Uncertainty of Funding
  • Environmental Justice in Transportation Committee
  • Community Impact Assessment Committee Meeting
  • DBE Program
  • The Interstate: Mitigating Past and Current Project Impacts (Session 269)

“Mending the Divide” — Notes from Session 269: The Interstate: Mitigating Past and Current Project Impacts

Capital Program Support Notes (2.5 MB, 11 slides)

  • Public Engagement for Crisis Situations (Session 157)
  • Environmental Justice in Transportation Committee
  • Planning Process and Environmental Justice (Session 805)
  • Joint Subcommittee on Community Impact Assessment

Structural Engineering Notes (740 KB, 7 slides)

  • Truck Size and Weight: What You Need to Know (Session 120)
  • Bridging the Gap Between Non-Destructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring (Session 164)

19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase

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The theme for the 19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase was “Innovation in Transportation Mobility” and the event provided an opportunity for NJDOT customers to learn more about ongoing research initiatives, technology transfer activities, and academic research being conducted by university research partners and their associates.  The annual event serves as a showcase to present the ongoing initiatives and benefits of the NJDOT Research program. Several awards were given in recognition of research, innovation and implementation efforts, including: outstanding university student in  transportation award to a student involved with a NJDOT sponsored research project and an annual implementation award, among others.

Student researchers answer questions about their work

In addition to providing a glimpse into research projects funded by NJDOT, inspirational projects sponsored by other organizations are also invited for presentation. The Research Showcase included a general session in the morning featuring Jim Shurbutt, from FHWA’s Exploratory Advanced Research Program at Turner-Fairbank’s Highway Research Center as well as presentation that highlighted recent successes of NJDOT’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program including a NJDOT-sponsored UAS peer exchange. The day’s events included afternoon topical breakout sessions and a poster display area. The event was attended by 250 NJDOT, NJ Transit, MVC, FHWA, local government, consultant and academic representatives.

The 19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase was hosted by the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJ LTAP) at Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) on behalf of the event sponsors NJDOT Bureau of Research and the Federal Highway Administration.

Below are several presentations and other information from the 19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase. All the files listed below are in PDF.

Michael Russo, Assistant Commission, Capital Investment, Planning, and Grant Administration, and Amanda Gendek, Manager, Bureau of Research

19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase Program

Keynote Presentation: The Exploratory Search for Innovation and Mobility (3 MB)
Jim Shurbutt, Exploratory Advanced Research Program Coordinator, FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Environment
Infrastructure

250 NJDOT, NJ Transit, MVC, FHWA, local government, consultant and academic representatives attended the 19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase Program

Multimodal/ITS
Safety

 

 

18th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase

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On behalf of the NJDOT Bureau of Research, the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJ LTAP) at Rutgers’ Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) invites NJDOT staff and customers to come learn about research and technology transfer activities being conducted by university research partners and their associates at the 18th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase. The Showcase took place on October 26, 2016.

The 19th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase will be held on October 25, 2017.

Below is a list of presentations from the 18th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase. All the files listed below are in PDF.

Environment

Green Sorbent Media for Mitigation of Urban Road Runoff Pollution (3.7MB)

General

An Overview of U.S. DOT’s Multi-modal Research (1.7MB)

TRB Overview (3.2m)

Infrastructure

Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs) (3.7MB)

Performance-Related Mix Design and Balanced Mix Design (5.1MB)

State of Practice for the Design of Bridge Fender Systems with Polymeric Materials (1.2MB)

Mobility

Personal Intersection Speed Advisory System (PISAS) (1.6MB)

The Use of Technology Enabled Rideshare Services in New Jersey: An Examination of Uber Usage in the Garden State(6.8MB)

Safety

Truck Side Guards (2.8MB)

Truck Side Guards Specifications (343KB)

Virtual Guide Dog: The Next Generation Pedestrian Signal for the Visually Impaired (1.6MB)