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Making What's Good Even Better

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency that has provided more than 105 years of quality service to the nation. It is also an agency that, throughout its history, has continuously evolved, adapted, and grown to meet the changing needs of the country.

We Are ONE DOT!

Chicago's O'Hare Airport is a busy, often confusing place, especially for passengers whose final destination is downtown Chicago. For many travelers, the easiest commuter alternative is a taxi - a costly ride that can be longer than the flights that brought them to the airport.

"Safety Is Always First"

A consistent message from the leaders of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been that safety - "working toward the elimination of transportation-related deaths, injuries, and property damage" - is the top priority of DOT and FHWA.

Analysis and Information Online: An Intranet Application

For more than a year, employees of FHWA's Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety (OMCHS) have been using a powerful World Wide Web-based information and analysis tool designed to provide quick and efficient access to a wide spectrum of descriptive statistics and analyses about commercial motor carrier safety and the programs and countermeasures that OMCHS and its partners have implemented to promote safety.

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

March

Mar 1-3 1999

16th National Conference: Access and Mobility in the 21st Century

Transportation Research Board

Phoenix, Ariz.

Jim Scott

(202) 334-2934

Fax: (202) 334-2003

Mar 7-11 1999

7th TRB Conference on Transportation Planning Methods

Transportation Research Board

Boston, Mass.

Rick Donnelly

(Rick.Donnelly@worldnet.att.net)

(505) 883-0055

Making It Happen: Implementing The FHWA Restructuring Plan

"Making What's Good Even Better" in the last issue of Public Roads explored the underlying reasons for the restructuring of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and outlined the design of the restructured agency. This article describes the progress on implementing both the field and headquarters restructuring plans.

Is Benchmarking in Your Future?

Over the years, I have observed that we in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), like most other organizations, are reluctant to adopt new terminology, especially when it's part of some new management process. That's quite normal and understandable given the fuzziness of some terms.

Seismic Protection of Bridges

Recent major earthquakes in California and Japan have again demonstrated their potential for damage to highway bridges and loss of life. However, many of the bridges that failed were designed and built before the adoption of modern codes specifying earthquake-resistant design.