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Analysis of roadway departure crashes on two-lane rural roads in Texas

Description: "This three-year research effort was undertaken to identify factors that influence the number and severity of roadway departure crashes on rural two-lane highways in Texas and provide engineering countermeasures to reduce this type of crash. The study objectives were accomplished by analyzing crash, traffic flow, and geometric data between 2003 and 2008 and conducting site visits at 20 sites having the highest crash rates at four TxDOT districts."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Lord, Dominique; Brewer, Marcus A.; Fitzpatrick, Kay; Greedipally, Srinivas R. & Peng, Yichuan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

School Traffic Workshop: Dealing With Texas-Sized Problems Around Schools

Description: "This report summarized the series of "Traffic around Schools"" workshops conducted throughout the state of Texas to familiarize TxDOT employees and partner agencies with two key products from previous research projects (0-4286 and 0-5470) and other tools and guidance that are available for dealing with problems around schools."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Brewer, Marcus A.; Fitzpatrick, Kay & Cooner, Scott A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety and economic impacts of converting two-way frontage roads to one-way : methodology and findings

Description: Report on research develop information to communicate the safety and economic impacts of converting frontage roads from two-way to one-way. Researchers studied five locations in Texas where frontage roads were converted from two-way operation to one-way operation and developed accident modification factors related to frontage road conversion segments that roadway designers can use to guide frontage road conversion project planning.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Eisele, William L.; Yager, Christine E.; Brewer, Marcus A.; Frawley, William E.; Park, Eun Sug; Lord, Dominique et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Examining Challenges, Opportunities, and Best Practices for Addressing Rural Mobility and Economic Development Under SAFETEA-LU's Coordinated Planning and Human Services Framework

Description: This report evaluates the recently developed coordinated transit and human services plan both the processes that have been adopted throughout the state as well as they types of outcomes that have emerged.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Martin, June; Giusti, Ceclia; Dumbaugh, Eric & Cherrington, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Best Practices and Outreach for Active Traffic Management: Final Report

Description: "This report includes a literature review related to active traffic management (ATM), an inventory of ATM deployments both overseas and in the United States, a summary of best practices and general guidelines for the deployment of ATM, information of the development of an ATM website, and the delivery of a webinar to present the project results to increase the awareness of ATM within the transportation profession."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Levecq, Charles; Kuhn, Beverly & Jasek, Deborah
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safe Prisons/PREA Plan

Description: The plan is intended to provide consistency in practices and procedures related to Safe Prisons/PREA investigations.
Date: August 2014
Creator: The Department of Criminal Justice. Correctional Institutions Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Testing of Alternative Supporting Materials for Portable Roll-up Signs Used for Maintenance Work Zones

Description: Report describing research on portable roll-up transportation signs used to identify short-term work zones, which frequently fail due to gusting wind. The project focused on understanding the effects of wind on the signs, identifying alternative sign frame materials, and developing modified designs for this kind of signage.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Bae, Sang-Wook; Tate, Derrick; Zuo, Delong; Bligh, Roger; Menges, Wanda L.; Gonzalez, Victoria et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Minimizing User Delay and Crash Potential Through Highway Work Zone Planning

Description: This is a project that focus's on lane control solutions for intermediate and long-term highway work zones in order to evaluate network performance, driver behavior, driver operations, and impacts on safety.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Kurker, Michael; Fournier, Chris; Zhao, Qun; Hakimi, Shadi; Qi, Yi; Tang, Shoupeng et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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