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Community News
- Click here to listen to Hari Kalla's Podcast on Phase 2 of the Every Day Counts Initiative.
- The 2013 National LTAP/TTAP Conference is rapidly approaching! We look forward to seeing everyone in Boise, ID on July 22-25. Click here for additional information and to register.
- Submissions for the National Conference Poster Session are now being accepted. To submit a poster email David Orr.
- The FHWA LTAP/TTAP Clearinghouse is accepting submissions for the 2013 Build A Better Mousetrap Competition now through Friday, June 21. For more information click here.
- The NLTAPA Nominating Committee invites you to submit recommendations for Vice President of NLTAPA (becoming NLTAPA President in the summer of 2015). Please send nominations to James Martin.
- The NJ LTAP's March/April 2013 Newsletter is now available! More
Articles and Reports of Interest
- President Obama nominates Mayor Anthony Foxx as 17th Secretary of Transportation. More
- FHWA's Innovator E-Newsletter is now available for March/April 2013! More
- FHWA Administrator Mendez: Safety is top priority in innovation. More
- The U.S. Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics Report on National Transportation Statistics. More
- House Budget Committee Members and Witnesses Talk Financial Woes of Highway Trust Fund. More
- Motorcyclist fatalities reach more than 5,000 in 2012. More
- Illinois Center for Transportation's Report on Minimizing Traffic-Related Work Zone Crashes in Illinois. More
- New ARTBA Report Quantifies How Investments in Transportation Projects Impact US Economy. More
Opportunities
- FHWA's Office of Safety: Roadway Safety Professional Capacity Building now has an online application for early Performance Year 2014 technical assistance requests. Deadline: May 16 2013. More
- Applications for the next round of the US DOT's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants are now being accepted online. Deadline: June 3 2013 at 5pm ET. More
- Nominations due for ARTBA's 2013 Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Awards Program. Deadline: July 12 2013. More
- AASHTO's Annual 'Faces of Transportation' Photo Contest is now accepting submissions. Deadline: July 31 2013. More
Events
- Free FHWA Webinar on GRS-IBS, presented by Daniel Alzamora- the Implementation Team Leader for the Everyday Counts initiative of GRS-IBS: May 7, 2013 from 1-2pm ET. More
- Community Transportation EXPO in Albuquerque, NM: June 2-7, 2013. More
- 2013 ARTBA Federal Issues Program & TCC Fly-In in Washington, DC: June 3-5, 2013. More
- 2013 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation in Scottsdale, AZ: June 23-27 2013. More
- 2013 ARTBA P3 Conference in Washington, DC: July 24-26, 2013. More
- 2013 International Public Works Congress and Exposition in Chicago, IL: August 25-28. More
Resources
- UPDATED: 2013 Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity. More
- SmartGAP User's Guide. More
- US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011 Fact Sheets:
- TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 441: High Performance Concrete Specifications and Practices for Bridges. More
- Composting Animal Mortality Removed From Roads: A Pilot Study of Rotary Drum and Forced Aeration Compost Vessels. More
- Left-Turn Accommodations at Unsignalized Intersections. More
- Development of Left-Turn Lane Warrants for Unsignalized Intersections. More
- MD DOT's Slope Failure Investigation Management System. More
- Geoenvironmental Impacts of Using High Carbon Fly Ash in Structural Fill Applications. More
- Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies: Project Development- Preparing the PS&E, Right-of-Way Coordination and Certification Requirements. More
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The "News Roundabout" is a weekly news update for LTAP/TTAP Centers and the local roads community. Send articles and events to Carolyn Kramer at [email protected].






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