The immigrant population has increased markedly in the taxi workforce in urban areas throughout the U.S. necessitating language screening tests as well as longer driver training programs. The challenge of preparing new immigrants to meet the demands of passengers in a complex urban area is enormous. To help meet this challenge, this project conducted a survey of the incoming taxi workforce at the New York City Taxi Driver Institute (NYCTDI) in the first half of 1992.

Project Objective:

Study applicable theories, choose the theory that most closely answers the question on the pressure distribution and magnitude of integral abutments and check the theory with our data.

Over the course of the past two years, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) Principals have reached consensus on five shared goals which serve as the framework for making decisions on future investments in the region’s transportation network, and reflect broad agreement on the need for regional approaches to complex issues facing the region: Build the case for obtaining resources to implement regional investments; Enhance the regional environment; Improve the regional economy; Improve the regional quality of life; Provide convenient, flexible

As the world economy continues to grow, and the law of comparative economic advantage takes on greater significance at both the national and regional level, the importance of having efficient and effective freight transportation systems continues to increase. Local economies are no longer immune, or insensitive to shifts in trading patterns and alliances on the global level.

TELUS (Transportation, Economic & Land-Use System) is a fully integrated information-management and decision-support system designed to help Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and State Departments of Transportation (SDOTs) prepare their annual Transportation Improvement Programs and to carry out other responsibilities under the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). TELUS has been funded by a grant from the FHWA. Recently the FHWA started promoting TELUS as a “Priority, Market-Ready Technology.”

The above cases clearly show that there is a need to identify a mechanical parameter measured from standardized tes that is sensitive to polymer or CRM modification of binder and mixture performance. Presence of such parameters would enable an empirical evaluation of the impact of modification of the binder on mixture and eventually on pavement performance.

The challenge to minimizing or eliminating deck cracking is the contradiction between the flexibility needed to accommodate shrinkage strains and the stiffness/bonding required to provide full composite action. It is possible to achieve both of these contradicting goals through the use of controlled composite action (C2A) connectors for the deck-girder system.

Reports

Project publications may be ordered by contacting Dr. Ellen Thorson.

Note:

This project was combined with "Improved Customer Service in Load Permits."