Public Roads
Staying in The Loop: The Search for Improved Reliability of Traffic Sensing Systems Through Smart Test Instruments
The average commuter spends more than 40 minutes on the road going to work and coming home again. Much of this time is spent waiting at traffic signals. Many drivers have had the experience of waiting, waiting, waiting for a signal to change to green."Marketing" and "Marketer" Are Not Dirty Words
In this issue, we have two articles about the influence of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and two articles on marketing, which is described as a process for finding a need and filling it.Welcome to E-World: The Second Annual Year-End Review of FHWA and DOT Web Sites
Last year, we reviewed some of the DOT and FHWA Web sites that we thought you in the industry should have in your browser's list of bookmarks.New ITS Courses Available
The National Highway Institutehas recently moved to a new location in Arlington, Virginia, just a fewblocks from our previous locationConferences/Special Events Calendar
November
Nov 4-6 1998
6th Annual U.S. Hot-Mix Asphalt Conference
National Asphalt Pavement Assn., Asphalt Institute, FHWA, American Assn. of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and others
Portland, Ore.
Margaret Cervarich
(301) 731-4748
Fax: (301) 731-4621
Nov 6-7 1998
International Seminar on Highway Safety Management and Devices
TEA-21 Supports FHWA's Strategic Goals
Adapted from Administrator Wykle's speech to the Mississippi Valley Conference of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Chicago on July 9, 1998.The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Marketers
With the publication of Marketing Highway Technology and Programs in late 1990, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) acknowledged that the marketing concept - understanding the needs of the market and providing products or services that satisfy those needs - has a role to play in accomplishing the mission of the agency.Linking Habitats and Reducing Roadkill
This article is an adaptation from CRITTER CROSSINGS: Linking Habitats and Reducing Roadkill, a brochure recently published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The publication describes transportation's effects on wildlife, and it highlights exemplary projects and processes that are helping to reduce the adverse effects.
Wildlife and Highways: An Overview
About 6.3 million kilometers (almost 4 million miles) of public roads crisscross the United States. Wildlife