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Recycling Asphalt Pavements—A Strategy Revisited

The latest Technical Topics report is now available here. This comprehensive report covers asphalt recycling from A to Z—including history, development, methods, materials evaluation, mix design considerations, structural design considerations, strategy selection, and quality control.

On the Road to Sustainability: From Research to Practice

You are invited to join the dialogue about sustainable transport at the First Annual PATH-California University Transportation Centers Conference.

The conference provides an opportunity for officials from federal, state, and local governments, private industry leaders, consultants and advisors, and transportation specialists from nonprofit groups to help shape the research and action agendas for sustainable development.

The conference will be held October 29-31, 2007 in Berkeley. Registration is only $100. More information about the conference.

Save the Date: 2008 California Pavement Preservation Conference

We are pleased to announce that the next pavement preservation conference will be held April 9-10, 2008 at the Radisson in Newport Beach, CA. Look for more details soon at the conference page.

Sign up for New FREE Pedestrian Safety Evaluation Service

Beginning in 2008, Tech Transfer will offer a FREE Pedestrian Safety Evaluation service to all cities and counties in California.

At your request, a team of two pedestrian safety experts will visit your local agency for two days to help comprehensively evaluate pedestrian safety conditions, with a view to recommending measures that have been proven to significantly improve pedestrian safety at specific locations as well as systemwide. Following their visit, you will receive a report describing the evaluators' work, findings and recommendations.

Funding for this FREE Pedestrian Safety Evaluation service is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Requests for this free service can be made now, with evaluations starting in 2008. For more information about this evaluation service and how to make a request, please send an e-mail.

New in Going...Going...Gone

We've been adding items all summer, so Going...Going...Gone is chock full of fresh reference and training material you can order for free. Log in to shop around and pick up a few free* publications.

Now Available:

Pavement Highways and Maintenance

• Minnesota Seal Coat Handbook
  Practical tool for designers and technicians reflecting new advances in the seal coating process, including improved emulsions and techniques; serves as a model for jurisdictions outside of Minnesota.
• Distress Identification Guide
  Pocket guide outlining methods to correct various asphalt concrete distresses and defects.
• Snow and Ice Control Handbook
  This pocket-sized, water resistant manual covers the specifics of the entire spectrum of snow and ice control strategies.

Traffic Engineering

• Accident Mitigation Guide for Congested Rural Two-Lane Highways
  Assists planners, designers, and traffic engineers in identifying and designing projects to improve safety on congested rural two-lane highways.
• Road Engineering and Construction Practices for Cold Regions
  Includes multimedia presentations that explain the principles of science and engineering related to road engineering and construction for cold regions.

*Going...going...gone is a free service available to employees of public agencies in California. Through this service, you can browse our collection of surplus publications, manuals, and reports, and choose whatever items interest you. We'll even pay shipping.

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