Finding the Future Workforce for State DOTs Becoming Tougher
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Idaho DOT With the unemployment rate hitting an 18-year low of 4 percent this July and “Baby Boom” generation workers now retiring at roughly 10,000 per day, industries across the United States are finding it harder to recruit and retain workers. A study released by consulting firm Korn Ferry in May predicts that a […]
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GHSA Report Examines ‘Human Interaction’ Issues with CAVs
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: General Motors A new 41-page report on connected-autonomous vehicles or CAVs by the Governors Highway Safety Association and funded by insurance company State Farm discerned several “human-interaction” issues with the technology in the near future. Authored by Dr. Jim Hedlund, a former senior official with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the report examined […]
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Photo: Waymo As the population of active autonomous vehicles is expected to rise sharply over the next eight years – a recent white paper by Juniper predicts that by the end of 2026, there will be more than 10 million autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads, with more than 50 million on the road worldwide – some infrastructure […]
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Brookings Institution: View Infrastructure as an ‘Economic Anchor’
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Colorado DOT Political leadership at the local level should be encouraged to view infrastructure projects ranging from water treatment plants, power plants, seaports, airports, to transit networks in both large cities and rural areas alike as “key economic anchors,” according to recent blog post published by the Brookings Institution. Joseph Kane, senior research associate […]
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October TRB Summit will Examine Ways to Boost Infrastructure Resiliency
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: North Carolina DOT The Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange being held Oct. 9-10 in Denver, Colorado, will seek to gather together transportation experts, elected officials, and others to share ideas and tactics for designing, building, and operating infrastructure that can better withstand the impact of natural and man-made disasters – everything from wildfires, hurricanes, […]
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University Study Highlights Intersection Issues for Vehicles, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: University of Toronto A recent naturalistic driving study conducted by the University of Toronto found that more than half failed to make vital “visual scans” for bicyclists and pedestrians when making right turns at intersections – a problem based on “attention failures,” blocked line-of-sight, and road infrastructure design. The study’s researchers used eye-tracking equipment […]
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APTA Survey: Over One Third of Commuter Railways Using or Testing PTC
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: New Jersey Transit According to a new survey by the American Public Transportation Association, 34 percent of the 30 or so commuter railroads in the United States are testing, demonstrating, or fully operating their equipment using positive train control or PTC systems; technology that must be installed by Dec. 31 this year and fully […]
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Report Outlines Impact of ‘Geopolitical Turmoil’ on Transportation Fuel Costs
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Utah DOT A new report issued Aug. 15 by Consumer Energy Alliance expressed concern that recent “geopolitical turmoil” and “global oil price instability” could negatively affect both U.S. consumers and the nation’s transportation sector going forward. Despite a report from the Energy Information Administration in July that projected a decline in gasoline prices for […]
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New Analysis Examines Impact of Electric Vehicles on Energy Grid
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: EVgoNetwork.com In a new report issued by global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, wider adoption of electric vehicles or EVs is not projected to put significant additional demand on the word’s current energy grid structure, but it will re-shape the industry’s “energy load curve” over time. “Using information from Germany as an example, EV […]
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Photo: Detroit People Mover The Federal Transit Administration noted on Aug. 16 that the Michigan Department of Transportation officially received federal certification of its rail transit State Safety Oversight or SSO program for the Detroit People Mover automated guideway and the Q Line streetcar systems. With this certification, 22 of 30 states and the 31 […]
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