With the roots of intelligent transportation systems reaching back more than 60 years, ITS technology today is transforming transportation by bringing connected and automated vehicles to everyday life. A survey of the evolution of ITS shows how the policies and key research came about. To learn more, see "ITS Is Changing the World," on page 18 in this issue of PUBLIC ROADS.
Transforming Stewardship and Oversight for Major Projects
Out of necessity, FHWA took a different approach to fulfilling its roles and responsibilities on the complex New NY Bridge Project. ...
The Age of e-Construction
State DOTs are transforming their approach to highway projects to keep pace with today’s changing, mobile work environment. Check out these tips on how to go paperless. ...
ITS Is Changing The World
Transportation is at a crossroads, and U.S. roads will never be the same again. As this technology advances, connected and automated vehicles will become a part of everyday life. Here's how it...
Dollar for Dollar
Transportation performance management could change how DOTs go about their business on a day-to-day basis. To find out what this new era is all about, read on. ...
Help Wanted
The transportation industry is leading the effort to recruit and train workers to fill a growing number of jobs. The future of transportation depends on these endeavors. ...
A Focused Approach to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
FHWA's technical assistance program helps communities protect their most vulnerable road users. Here's how three locations have met the challenge. ...
Guest Editorial
Making History Moving Transportation Forward
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Innovation Corner
Supporting Agencies at the Local Level
Nearly 39,000 local governments, tribes, and Federal land management agencies are responsible for maintaining the vast majority of the road mileage in the United States. That’s about 3.5 million...
Hot Topic
Ten Keys to Innovation Deployment
Cultivating organizations that embrace innovation can be challenging. That’s why, in fall 2016, the Federal Highway Administration sponsored regional summits to launch the latest round of...
Along the Road
Technical News
Along the Road is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community. This information comes...
Internet Watch
Transportation Data at Your Fingertips
Question: How do you develop and deploy a fully connected transportation system that makes the most of multimodal, transformational applications? Answer: By supporting it with a robust, underlying...
Training Update
Providing Comprehensive Training in LRFD
Since October 2007, the Federal Highway Administration has required all new bridges on Federal-aid projects to use load and resistance factor design (LRFD). LRFD is a probability-based design...
Communication Product Updates
Communication Product Updates
Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Research, Development, and Technology. All of the reports are or...