General News
- Road Crashes Predicted To Be Third Highest Cause of Disease/Injury by 2020
- Agencies Use Satellite Imagery as Accurate Basis for Asset Management System
- Are We Overstating the Use of Transit Commuting and Understating Carpool Mode Shares?
- Red Light Camera Programs Can Become Victims of Their Own Success
- Narrow, Compressed Gas–Fueled Urban Vehicle Being Developed
- EPA Withdraws Controversial “Characteristics and Performance of Regional Transportation Systems” Report
- Carmanah Markets Solar Powered, LED Crosswalk Flasher
- Globis Data and Vocantas Partner To Bring Real-Time Traffic Information by Telephone
- Upcoming Demand Modeling and Simulation Software Seminars and Training
Intelligence
- Summary of FHWA/TRB Managed and Priced Lanes Workshop Available
- Pennsylvania Asks 67,000 Drivers To Grade State DOT’s Performance
- Legislation Allowing Hybrid Vehicles on HOV Lanes Clears California Transportation Committee
- Configuration Management for Transportation Management Systems Handbook and Supporting Material Now Available
- European Research Studies Interaction Among Land Use, Transport, and Environment; Makes Recommendation
Survey: Asset Management Software for Transportation
- Name of software
- Contact information (e.g. pre-sale technical assistance) for software
- Price range or pricing basis of software, and available price options/discounts
- Operating systems used to run software
- Is software compatible with GIS software? If “yes,” which GIS software?
- What core database program is used (e.g., Microsoft Access, Oracle)?
- Does the software provide a means for recording historical maintenance records?
- Can work orders be prepared directly from the software?
- Is the database managed from one source, or do all users have access?
- Is the software customizable?
- Can additional recordable fields be entered when future needs arise?
- Brief description of software’s capabilities/scope in terms of interoperability, with particular reference to transportation-related applications and with transportation-related data
- Attributes of software and company support that reduce the level of effort by organizations using it to keep up to date and maintain their asset management data
- The degree to which the software is integrated with handheld computers with GPS capability
- Interesting and/or state-of-the-art applications of software by licensed users in the transportation field
- Main strengths of software
- Number of years software has been in use in and outside U.S.
- Number of organizations that use software in and outside U.S.
- How extensive is software’s on‑screen help
- Options for support and training provided (e.g., software maintenance, group training, individual training, online help, on‑screen tutorials, user groups, newsletter, telephone support)
- Annual cost of support for this software and what is included in annual software support contract?
- Is a site license provided or is use of a dongle required with each license?
- Typical response time to questions related to the use of software
- When last update to software became available
- A dditional features that will be added to software within the next 12 months
- Free demonstration version of software available?
Report Synopses
- Acceptability of Transport Pricing Strategies
- Advanced Modeling for Transit Operations and Service Planning
- Keeping Children Safe in Traffic
- World on Road Traffic Injury Prevention
RFPs
- Advertising and Promotion Services
- Park and Ride Project
- South County Traffic Model
- General Planning Consultant Services
- Homestead Transportation and Transit Master Plan
- Support for Technical Conference on Public Transportation in Nigeria
- Optimal Split of Dedicated and Nondedicated Service for Demand-Responsive Paratransit
- I-15 North & Commuter Rail Joint Design Planning Study
- Big Beaver Corridor Study
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