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Network methods for project selection based on optimizing environmental impact

Description: "Traditionally, transportation road networks have been designed for minimal congestion. Unfortunately, such approaches do not guarantee minimal vehicle emissions. Given the negative impacts of vehicle pollutants as well as tighter national air quality standards, it is critical for regions to be able to identify capacity modifications to road networks such that vehicle emission are minimal. This ability combined with land use changes and opportunities for non-auto travel are paramount in helping… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Duthie, Jennifer Clare; Waller, S. Travis & Ferguson, Erin M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Impacts of pending federal greenhouse gas legislation on the Texas transportation sector

Description: Report on a study to assess current regulatory attempts to mitigate climate change and how such proposed action would impact the Texas transportation sector economically and provides recommendations for how policymakers can build consensus in Texas to address carbon emissions.
Date: May 2010
Creator: Woodward, James T. & Boske, Leigh B.
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Portable Emission Measurement System-Based Approach to Developing and Evaluating Driving Cycles for Air Quality Assessment

Description: "The first objective is to develop driving cycles for classified roads incorporating both a vehicle's driving activities and its emission characteristics, using the data collected by Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS), which was neither available nor has ever been used in developing driving cycles. A comprehensive database is established for the collected data and a sophisticated computer program is developed to generate the specific driving cycles. The second objective is to develop a… more
Date: April 2010
Creator: Wang, Ziqianli; Shi, Qinyi & Yu, Lei
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Idle reduction programs and potential benefits to schools

Description: Report on a project examining the costs and benefits of implementing an idle reduction program to offset the costs of increasing bus service in order to decrease the congestion in school zones.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Hoelscher, Michelle
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A comprehensive examination of heavy vehicle emissions factors

Description: "This report summarized the findings from reviewing the literature on several topics that are related to heavy vehicle emissions including engine and fuel types, vehicle technologies that can be used to reduce or mitigate vehicle emission, the factors that affect vehicle emission, vehicle emissions modeling, and current and future policy requiring accurate accounting of heavy vehicle emission."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Thompson, Melissa Renee; Unnikrishnan, Avinash; Conway, Alison J. & Walton, C. Michael
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Responses of trucking operations to road pricing in central Texas

Description: "The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify how the different segments of the trucking industry would respond to road pricing applications, including traditional toll rads, variably priced toll roads, mixed-use express lane facilities, and truck-only tolled facilities."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Walton, C. Michael & Rutzen, Beatriz
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A Road Pricing Methodology for Infrastructure Cost Recovery

Description: "The purpose of this research is to provide a theoretical framework for future commercial vehicle user-charging using real-time vehicle weight and configuration information collected using weigh-in-motion systems" (p. i).
Date: August 2010
Creator: Walton, C. Michael & Conway, Alison J.
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An evaluation of the effects of transit oriented development in a suburban environment

Description: "Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) refers to dense, pedestrian-friendly, livable communities that have good transit as a nucleus. While transit facilities are missing in most suburban towns and the residents are heavily dependent on their vehicles, it is wondered whether residents would take advantage if public facilities were available. This paper presents information about some vital aspects of TOD when viewed in suburban communities."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abel & Lastrape, Krystal M.
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Use of Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for roadside condition assessment

Description: "Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAVs) that are equipped with digital imaging systems and global positioning systems provide a potential opportunity for improving the effectiveness and safety of roadside condition and inventory surveys. This study provides an assessment of the effectiveness of MUAVs as a tool for collecting condition data for roadside infrastructure assets using three field experiments."
Date: December 2010
Creator: Gharaibeh, Nasir G. & Hart, William Scott
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Quantitative characterization of microstructure of asphalt mixtures

Description: "The main objective of this study was to quantitatively characterize the three dimensional micro-structure of the asphalt binder withing the fine aggregate matrix of an asphalt mixture and compare the influence of binder content, coarse aggregate gradation, and fine aggregate gradation on this micro-structure."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Badgekar, Swapneel; Bhasin, Amit & Izadi, Anoosha
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Examining the Role of Trip Length in Commuter Decisions to Use Public Transportation

Description: Report that examines traveler trip lengths across transit modes, work trip duration frequency distributions and mode share distributions in 7 major cities, 8 Combined Statistical Areas and one Metropolitan Statisical Area and found the effects of increasing population and transit mdoe gvariety on work trip travel time and travel distance.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Yu, Yao & Machemehl, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test 3-10 on 31-inch W-beam guardrail with standard offset blocks

Description: "The test reported herein corresponds to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) test 3-10. This is primarily a severity test that assesses risk of injury to the vehicle occupants."
Date: November 2010
Creator: Abu-Odeh, Akram Y.; Menges, Wanda L. & Bligh, Roger P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Delivery of workshops on corridor management and preservation in Texas

Description: "This report summarizes the delivery and outcome of a series of workshops conducted at 23 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) districts across the state on corridor management and preservation in Texas. The workshops served as follow-up implementation work for research project 0-5606, "Creating Partnerships with Local Communities to Manage and Preserve Corridors." The report provides an overview of the project and documents the dates, locations, and attendance of workshops implemented du… more
Date: September 2010
Creator: Bochner, Brian S. & Hard, Edwin N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Email from Daniel Graney to Al Daniels about TSDC budget]

Description: Email from Daniel Graney to Al Daniels on March 25, 2010, discussing 2009 through 2010 Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus budget. Profit & loss budget overview made on July 2010 through June 2011 for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date: March 25, 2010
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[From Daniel Graney to TSDC]

Description: Email correspondence between Daniel Graney and Al Daniels on May 17, 2010 to May 18, 2010 discussing revised "Starter Budget #2" report. Profit & loss budget overview made on July 2010 through June 2011 for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date: {2010-05-17,2010-05-18}
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[Letter from Daniel Graney to TSDC]

Description: Letter from Daniel Granay to Al Daniels on June 7, 2010, discussing a correction to proposed budget on May 5, 2010. Profit & loss budget overview made on July 2010 through June 2011 for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date: {2010-05-20,2010-06-07}
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[TSDC Summary of Texas Ethics Commission Filing]

Description: Summary of Texas Ethics Commission Filing on July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 listing General-Purpose Committee Campaign Finance Report, General-Purpose Committee Report Purpose and Totals, Political Contributions other than Pledges or Loans, Political Expenditures, acknowledgement receipt of filing for Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus, custom summary report from July through December 2009, Balance Sheet Details as of December 31, 2009, and records of all the financial transactions as of Dece… more
Date: January 14, 2010
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[TSDC Transaction Detail By Account and General Ledger]

Description: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus transaction detail by account of $667.50 from January through March 2010. General ledger of all the financial transactions as of March 31, 2010.
Date: March 31, 2010
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Email from Daniel Graney to TSDC about budget]

Description: Email from Daniel Graney to Al Daniels on May 17, 2010, discussing the proposed 2010-2011 budget. Profit & loss budget overview made on July 2010 through June 2011 for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date: {2010-04-24,2010-05-17}
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Emails between multiple recipients regarding hotel proposals]

Description: Email correspondence between various persons regarding hotel proposals for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus conference on March 25, 2010 to April 28, 2010.
Date: {2010-03-25,2010-03-26,2010-04-09,2010-04-28}
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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