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Achieving Accord with TERO: A Survey of Programs and Policies Used by State DOTs, 32 pages, May 2008, (773 KB)
A review of state DOT policies regarding the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance, including program descriptions and related regulations.

Tracking Environmental Mitigation Projects: A Survey of Methods Used by State DOTs, 6 pages, February 2008, (87 KB)
Survey results from state DOTs on their use of asset management systems to track environmental mitigation projects.

U-Turns: State Laws and Practices, 7 pages, January 2008, (136 KB)
A summary of laws and practices nationwide related to U-turns, including their use as a traffic control technique.

Geographical Analysis of Wisconsin's Current and Changing Population, 24 pages, January 2008, (342 KB)
An analysis of where Wisconsin's population lives now, and will live in the future, broken out by county.

Driver's License Road Tests: Varying Practices and Perspectives, 9 pages, January 2008, (108 KB)
A review of existing state practices for the administration of driver's license road tests.

Recruiting and Retaining Young IT Workers: Effective Strategies from the Public and Private Sectors, 9 pages, December 2007, (106 KB)
A review of the methods DOTs and other industries use to attract and retain young IT professionals.

Methods for Reaching Young Adults With Traffic Safety Messages, 3 pages, October 2007, (65 KB)
A summary of research on methods of communicating with young adults about important transportation topics.

Tracking Staff Time on Research Activities: A Survey of Practice Among State DOTs, 8 pages, September 2007, (101 KB)
Survey results from state DOTs regarding methods of employee time tracking related to research activities and how supervisors use the information.

Putting Technology to Work in Public Information: A Survey of State DOT Practices, 5 pages, September 2007, (83 KB)
An overview of existing and emerging technologies used by state DOTs to communicate with the public about construction, operations and maintenance activities.

State DOT Strategies to Maximize Research Implementation, 6 pages, August 2007, (96 KB)
A review of state transportation research implementation plans and practices from state DOTs, AASHTO and NCHRP.

Performance Measurement Practices in State Transportation Research Programs, 62 pages, July 2007 (1.33 MB)
A summary of research conducted by AASHTO, NCHRP and TRB on performance measures for state transportation research programs. The report also includes research and other documentation from six states on performance measurement practices.

Transportation and Global Warming: Defining the Connection and the Solution, 81 pages, July 2007 (780 KB)
A review of innovative strategies for reducing states' production of greenhouse gases, including transportation planning initiatives, online tools and related research. 

Optimizing the Titling of Motor Vehicles: A Survey of Practice Among Midwest States, 11 pages, April 2007 (144 KB)
A summary of vehicle titling procedures in five Midwest states, as well as related national resources.

Achieving Compliance with the Driver's Privacy Protection Act: A Survey of State Practice, 5 pages, April 2007 (93 KB)
An overview of state strategies for implementing the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

Integrating Data and Improving User Access: Research and Practices of State DOTs, 58 pages, March 2007 (2.6 MB)
National resources and state research addressing successful data integration practices.

State DOT Environmental Programs: Evaluation and Performance Measures, 4 pages, January 2007 (140 KB)
Information on operations and performance measurement for the environmental offices of seven state DOTs.

Software and Systems for Tracking Correspondence: Practices Among State DOTs, 2 pages, October 2006 (56 KB)
Survey responses from four states on their use of databases or management systems to archive correspondence with the public. 

Setting Goals for the Purchase of Minority Business Enterprise Supplies and Services 5 pages, October 2006 (150 KB)
A look at how nine states are setting and achieving goals for contracting with minority owned businesses. 

Analyzing Mobil Source Air Toxics in the NEPA Process: Emerging State Practices and Research 10 pages, September 2006 (699 KB)
Examples of state implementation of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Interim Guidance on Air Toxic Analysis in NEPA documents and public reaction to related environmental impact statements. 

Achieving Compliance with the Diesel Reflash Program 5 pages, August 2006 (209 KB)
A summary of state reflash programs and methods for quantifying emission reductions.

Restricting Diesel Idling at Construction and Distribution Sites 7 pages, August 2006 (219 KB)
Federal and state approaches to addressing diesel idling at construction and distribution facilities.

Internal Auditing and State DOTs 8 pages, September 2005 (253 KB)
A review of eight states' best practices, available tools, and organizations for managing financial audits and program audits.

Transportation Workforce Development 6 pages, July 2005 (166 KB)
An overview of national and state efforts since 1999 to define and implement new approaches to recruiting, training and retaining state DOT employees. 

Mainstreaming Operations into DOT Planning, 19 pages, July 2005 (667 KB)
A review of eight states' approaches to integrating intelligent transportation systems and other operations functions into the overall planning, programming and budgeting functions of their departments.

Performance Measures for DOT Business Functions, 6 pages, June 2005 (188 KB)
A review of performance measures, including examples from five state DOTs, proceedings from a peer exchange on the topic, and reports from the Transportation Research Board, the Government Accounting Standards Board and the National Governors Association. 

Processing Mapping for DOT Business Functions, 8 pages, June 2005 (394 KB)
A review and examples of flow charts, diagrams and process maps from six states for business functions, such as consultant contracting, product evaluation and printing. 

Suicide Prevention on Bridges, 3 pages, May 2005 (178 KB)
Current practices to deter suicide from bridges, such as barriers, phones, patrols, cameras, lighting, mass detectors and training.

Transportation Information Management, 3 pages, May 2005 (151 KB)
An overview of issues in information management for the transportation sector, including National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) studies, national/regional library models, and recent trends in library and information services.

Improvements to Graduated Driver License Programs, 5 pages, May 2005 (189 KB)
A review of state strategies and research to improve Graduated Driver License (GDL) programs and encourage safe driving by novices.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs Research and Best Practices, 19 pages, January 2005 (465 KB)
Research and online resources, plus news reports and journal articles on DBE programs and practices.

Native American Nations and State DOTs, 10 pages, January 2004 (290 KB)
Nine states' strategies for organizing transportation relationships with Native American Nations. Cross-state initiatives, publications and federal resources.

Older Driver Safety, 6 pages, November 2003 (209 KB)
A review of six states' practices, overseas approaches, and resources from federal, academic and private-sector organizations.

Public Involvement in Transportation Projects, 4 pages, September 2003 (185 KB)
Five states' practices, recent research, tools and national guidelines.

Information Design, 7 pages, April 2003 (245 KB)
U.S. and international resources for enhanced attention to the "visual display of quantitative information" as it applies to transportation. Web sites and extensive bibliography on information design generally.

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