In an effort to reduce crashes and ease traffic congestion on our nation's highways, traffic engineers and planners have traditionally pursued a wide range of actions. In some cases, the most cost-effective solution requires a significant investment in public funds. In other cases, the most cost-effective solution can be achieved through implementation of lower cost solutions. The purpose of this report is to share approaches that have been implemented to provide low cost solutions for improving safety and traffic flow. The report is designed to serve as a primer, or basic introduction, to...

TheMaritime Trade and Transportation report is a cooperative effort of the members of the Maritime Data Group sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Group members include the Bureau of Transporta- tion Statistics, Committee on the Marine Transportation System, Federal Maritime Commission, Maritime Administration, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The freight transportation industry used the nation's transportation system to carry $790 billion in mer- chandise, a record high, between the United States and its two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, in 2005. The goods, weighing nearly 679 million short tons1, were transported across our land borders, airports, and seaports to and from locations in Canada and Mexico. These and other annual data presented in this report highlight the value and weight of freight shipped across our northern and southern borders, as well as the number of incoming land border crossings by truck,...

In response to the 2005 and 2007 Traffic Signal Report Card, the FHWA initiated Regional Traffic Signal Operations peer reviews to take an in depth look at the practices and processes that guide traffic signal management.