2001 Technology News
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December 2001
- Enhancing Iowa transit with technology 88k
- Electronic tools for sign management: Are they for you? 359k
- Signing for curves and hills 64k
- Can't wait for statewide urban design and specification standards? 95k (separate brochure)
- Recent court cases emphasize ADA compliance 2.1mb
- Another "better mousetrap":
Quick snow fence roller 2.1mb
-- see Better Mousetrap winners
- Choosing the right anti-icing chemical 286k
- Bicycle friendly rumble strips 64k
- Selecting asphalt mixes 42k
- National Work Zone Memorial: Help make it personal 286k
- Addressing employee safety at Iowa's local transportation agencies 51k
- "Making your case" more effectively 58k
September-October 2001
- Managing drifting snow and Understanding how snow moves 768k
- Correction--and more--about flowable mortar 112k
- ERIS: Improving agency communications with emergency response providers (short version 94k) (long version 215k)
- When are three lanes better than four? 159k
- Preventing dangerous edge drop-offs 85k
- Highligts from Iowa's supplement to the MUTCD 76k
- Better mousetraps abound! 148k
- A winning mousetrap: telescoping bridge
rail 148k
-- see Better Mousetrap winners - 2001 "roadeo" winners 196k
Workshops
- Concrete Chemistry, Microstructure, and Performance Workshop (Nov 14, 2001)
- FHWA Concrete Admixture Workshop (Dec 18, 2001)
July-August 2001
- Correction (30k) for an article about Iowa's Tribal Summit in May
- Calling all "Road Scholars" 223k
- Meet your LTAP advisory board 228k
- LTAP 101 112k
- The strength of flowable mortar 137k (see also correction)
- Year 2000 data ready for your pavement management program 130k
- Roadway safety projects prove effective 119k
- Plan to attend these traffic safety events 19k
- Highlights from Iowa's supplement to the MUTCD; Status of millennium edition of MUTCD in Iowa 50k
- E-tools for transportation 21k
May-June 2001
- Joint maintenance facility is Iowa's first 67k
- Sharing resources among Iowa's agencies 239k
- Controlling dust on unpaved roads 32k
- What's new in dust control 32k
- Planning for funding needs: Improving the HWYNEEDS software 134k
- Bidding thresholds may increase 26k
- How-to for concrete and asphalt pavement repair 26k
- GASB 34: Look before you leap 33k (and longer version)
- Iowa Tribal Summit on Historic Preservation and Transportation: What does it mean for local governments? 719k (see also correction)
- Complying with the millenium MUTCD 105k
- New Iowa guide supplements the MUTCD 105k
- Eliminate "construction accidents" in work zones 92k
- Showcase your innovations in the "Build a Better Mousetrap" competition 19k
March-April 2001
- Complying with GASB 34: help is on the way 167k
- Counties to benefit from anticipated linking of electronic systems 46k
- A safety and liability checklist for local transportation agencies 44k
- New tool to assist in trail planning and development 127k
- NACE's safety guidelines have been updated 20k
- Iowa's crushed rock roads 44k
- Sign up for MoGO training 2001 43k
January-February 2001
MUTCD-related
- It's here! (well, almost) MUTCD: Millennium Edition 76k
- MUTCD videoconference: learn from national experts 60k
- Other MUTCD training opportunities 60k
- MUTCD distribution 62k
- An Iowa guide to traffic control devices and pavement markings 62k
Other
- Determining the capacity of Iowa's precast concrete deck bridges 62k
- Dry sand on winter roads provides little benefit 623k
- Modern roundabouts can serve a city's current and future needs 171k
- Web sites 164k
- Why experts are talking about foamed asphalt 40 years after its debut 333k
- Iowa traffic and safety info online 249k
- Iowa's Pavement Management Program: an update 97k
