This project assesses transportation management issues at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in the Locust Point area of Baltimore. Goals of the study include mitigating traffic congestion and idling of school or tour buses, encouraging transit modes separate from bus and automobile travel (waterborne and ferry travel, for example), and linking alternative transport to the potentially revitalized/expanded visitor center.

This report provides an analysis of new ways to facilitate visitation to the National Parks of Massachusetts through improved provision of traveler information. The report explores potential improvements to several elements of the region's Traveler Information System (TIS), including a system-wide visitor-oriented website. The report also identifies options for providing visitor orientation through a centralized transportation hub in Boston. A prominent partnership opportunity is that with the Boston Museum Project's planned history museum in downtown Boston.

This report assesses opportunities for expanding Lowell National Historical Park's historic trolley line by implementing a light rail system reminiscent of late 19th/early 20th Century trolley lines. This is in line with the Park Service's Transportation Mission to preserve and protect resources while providing safe and enjoyable access within the National Parks by using sustainable, appropriate, integrated transportation solutions. This Plan uses as a starting point the existing trolley system, the Park Service and the LNHP commitment to Alternative Transportation Systems (ATS), and the...

The following report investigates the experiences of transportation agencies in the deployment of Internet-based mapping portals based on geographic information systems (GIS). The report presents background information, a series of case studies, and a summary of conclusions.

This report describes six State DOTs' business models for implementing geospatial technologies. It provides a comparison of the organizational factors influencing how Arizona DOT, Delaware DOT, Georgia DOT, Montana DOT, North Carolina DOT, and Oklahoma DOT invest in and use geospatial information to support their respective business needs. Critical success factors identified by each DOT are also documented, along with suggestions for how the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) might better support State DOTs in implementing geospatial programs.

This report provides background on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and asset management, describes how public agencies have been integrating the two, and identifies benefits and challenges to doing so. The information presented is gleaned from a literature review and interviews with several state departments of transportation (DOTs) and one county agency. The report also identifies some leading industry trends and new, innovative approaches to using GIS for transportation asset management (TAM).

This operational handbook introduces the basic skills necessary for piloting seaplanes, skiplanes, and helicopters equipped with floats or skis. It is developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with various aviation educators and industry.

This report is the third in a series describing the development of performance measures pertaining to the security of the maritime transportation network (port security metrics). This report focuses on issues related to the mission of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Advanced Systems and Concepts Office (ASCO). This report represents a continuation of those earlier efforts and presents a contribution to the continual refinement of the Maritime Security Risk Analysis Model (MSRAM), the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) principal analytic decision support tool for determining port risk.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can help transportation agencies conduct noise analyses, including assessing how highway traffic will affect noise levels and identifying noise migration options. To explore this topic in depth, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center conducted a series of telephone discussions and sponsored a peer exchange in Nashville, Tennessee, focusing on select State DOT's use of GIS in highway noise analysis. These interviews and peer exchange provided an opportunity for practitioners to discuss new approaches for...

The information contained in this report was collected through interviews with State GIS specialists and project managers who manage GIS4EST work. With consultation from FHWA, eight geographically diverse States were selected for interviews. The GIS applications developed by these States represent the full spectrum of GIS development. The GIS applications that State DOT officials described fall into four general categories of use: * Data management; * Interagency coordination; * Spatial analysis and modeling; and * Re-engineering business processes. While state DOTs vary in the process by...