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Best Practices for the Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling of Vehicle Wash Water

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is seeking to optimize vehicle/equipment washing practices with respect to: • Compliance with Federal and State requirements for the discharge of wastewater • Environmental and economic sustainability • Corrosion-related vehicle/equipment maintenance costs and vehicle/equipment longevity To further this goal, vehicle washing and housekeeping practices, wash water recycling systems, using rinse/wash water as a brine ingredient, and how different washing methods affect vehicle/equipment corrosion will be examined during the course of th  MORE about Best Practices for the Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling of Vehicle Wash Water

Shared Agency Conservation Management Plan for the Junius Pond Unique Area

Roadways, while critical infrastructure, reduce hydrological and ecological conductivity, altering or restricting the natural flow of water and movement of plants and animals. In particular, water flow is likely to be altered by the fill used to construct the road, the structure itself, sedimentation which subsequently accumulates along the road, and by changes in surface water routing governed by the sizes and locations of culverts. These impacts can cause unnatural fluctuations in water levels which may be harmful to maintaining rare fen habitats.  MORE about Shared Agency Conservation Management Plan for the Junius Pond Unique Area

Biological Control of Invasive Pale and Black Swallow-Worts in New York State - Field Evaluation of Hypena opulenta

Swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.) are aggressive invasive plants imperiling the biological diversity and impacting the economy of New York. These plants threaten rare and endangered species, alter ecosystem function, interfere with commodities, and can dominate state highway rights-of-way. Beyond local scales, mechanical and chemically based control approaches are largely ineffective, impractical, and expensive for swallow-worts.  MORE about Biological Control of Invasive Pale and Black Swallow-Worts in New York State - Field Evaluation of Hypena opulenta

Effects of a Modified Mowing Regime in NYSDOT ROWs on Pollinators and Vegetation

Recently, roadside rights-of-way have been proposed as habitat for pollinating insect conservation, such as in the US federal pollinator plan focused on monarch butterflies. However, whether highway roadsides are an effective site of biological conservation of monarchs or other pollinating insects has yet to be rigorously tested. Moreover, the as of yet limited research of road impacts on invertebrates indicates that roads may be harmful.  MORE about Effects of a Modified Mowing Regime in NYSDOT ROWs on Pollinators and Vegetation

Traveler Information Application for Route 1 and Route 18 Corridors

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) seeks to develop a hands-free Mobile Application (app) platform to aid travelers by offering travel information that utilizes the data it currently collects from its real-time transportation information systems and includes additional travel related information such as transit and shuttle schedules and availability of parking.  MORE about Traveler Information Application for Route 1 and Route 18 Corridors

Calibration/Development of Safety Peformance Functions for New Jersey

The predictive models in the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) is based on the Safety Performance Functions (SPFs), which is a statistical regression model based on observed crash data from similar facility types and estimates the predicted average crash frequency the base conditions. To account for differences between the base conditions and the specific conditions of the facility site, accident modification factors (CMFs) are utilized to adjust the prediction to account for the geometric design and traffic control features of the specific site.  MORE about Calibration/Development of Safety Peformance Functions for New Jersey

Connected, Autonomous, and Shared Vehicle Impacts Study

New York, with its unique culture of urban mobility innovation, global interconnectedness, and shifting demographics, offers an important locale for identifying strategies for and barriers to integrated, multimodal system environments that are supportive of self-driving vehicles, multiple additional emerging technologies, new policies and predictive analytics that encompass critical behavioral science insights.  MORE about Connected, Autonomous, and Shared Vehicle Impacts Study

Demonstration of Virtual Transportation Management Strategies for Smart Cities in NY

In metropolitan areas, poorly managed traffic signal systems can have significant negative impacts on traffic conditions. Ineffective management, operation, and maintenance of traffic signals contributes to almost 300 million vehicle-hours of delay annually. Despite these turbulent conditions, technology is advancing rapidly and new ideas are providing fresh ways to handle problems related to congestion. However, many local municipal roadway systems lack the same level of technology as state and county systems, in many cases degrading that critical first and final legs of the journey.  MORE about Demonstration of Virtual Transportation Management Strategies for Smart Cities in NY

Drone/Unmannned Aircraft System (UAS)

FAA Advisory Circular 107-2 provides guidance on the regulation of UAS in the NAS, however, AC 107-2 does not provide, nor is it intended to provide, a legal interpretation of the regulations. Rather, this advisory is provided as best practice methods for developing operational programs scaled to specific small unmanned aircraft (UA), associated system equipment, and operations in combination with agency’s operational details and local laws in New Jersey.  Some of the laws local impacting the implementation of these guidance in New Jersey are privacy laws and motor vehicle laws.
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CMAQ Performance Plan Phase I

The Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) program was created to support all areas of non-attainment that did not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Currently under MAP-21, the Federal Highway Administration has provided funding to state and local transportation governments for projects which will reduce traffic congestion and vehicular emissions.  MORE about CMAQ Performance Plan Phase I

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Design of a Scale Model to Evaluate the Dispersion of Biological and Chemical Agents in a NYC Subway Station
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