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Archive:
Tech Transfer Newsletter
Spring 2007
Pavement Preservation Through Partnering
(PDF, 1.5M)
Winter 2007
Healthy Trees, Smooth Sidewalks
(PDF, 2.3M)
Fall 2006
Safety on the Job
(PDF, 2.3M)
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Summer 2006
From Rubber to Road
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with hot links to e-mail and website addresses.
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with hot links to e-mail and website
addresses.
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Spring 2006
Transportation is Risky Business
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with hot links to e-mail and website addresses.
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Winter 2006
Reconsidering Roundabouts
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Fall 2005
The Pavement Issue
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addresses.
- Free Training On Performance Graded Asphalt
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- Taking The Same Route: How Regional Coordination Can Improve Your
Local Roads
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- Tips for Preventive Maintenance, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction
of Pavement
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- Record High Asphalt Pricing: What Does It Mean For Your
Project?
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- Resources From The Transportation Library: Trade
Publications
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- Free Snow & Ice Control Handbook
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- Six Steps To A Better Chip Seal
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- Futuristics
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This striking and unique wall calendar for 2006 depicts visionary maritime,
terrestrial and aerial vehicles and transportation systems as envisioned by
engineers and illustrators in the Industrial and post-Industrial ages...
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Summer 2005
On the Safe Side
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Spring 2005
Leading, Managing, Communicating
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Winter 2005
Signs
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perfect-for-printing-for-your-files-or-to-pass-along version, also
with hot links to e-mail and website
addresses.
- SIGNS
Text Only
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Text and Photos
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Properly placed, installed and maintained signs clearly communicate
important regulatory, warning, guidance and temporary traffic
control information. Learn more about stop signs, common problems
with sign placement and installation, frequently requested signs to
avoid, retroreflectivity, and the new Clearview typeface. Two full
pages of resources accompany this primer on signs.
- THE CONE ZONE
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Who's responsible for work zone safety?
How safe are your work zones?
- THE CROSSING ZONE
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Register now for the Western Regional Grade Crossing Safety
Training Conference, to be held May 1-4, 2005 in Costa Mesa,
California. More information in this newsletter and on the Tech
Transfer website.
- FREE TRAINING
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Free 3-day training on context sensitive solutions, offered
statewide with at least one delivery in every Caltrans
district.
- FREE TRAINING
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Free on-line training, delivering some of our most popular classes
to your desktop.
- FREE EQUIPMENT
Text Only
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Text and Photos
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State and local agencies now have free access to remote imaging
equipment to inspect culverts, drains, down-holes and more.
- FREE RESOURCES
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This new service called "Going... going... gone" provides free
transportation-related materials to eligible California-serving,
public-sector transportation employees. You've got to try it!
- NOW HIRING
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Tech Transfer is now recruiting for instructors with Project
Management experience and traffic safety evaluators with traffic
enforcement experience.
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Fall 2004 Technical Topics Supplement:
Foamed Asphalt Base Stabilization
(pdf, 412k) Requires free Acrobat
Reader.
Fall 2004
Tracks, Trains and Automobiles
(pdf, 356k) Requires free Acrobat
Reader.
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with hot links to e-mail and website addresses.
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with hot links to e-mail and website
addresses.
- Tracks, Trains and Automobiles:
Safety at Railroad Grade Crossings
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At a railroad crossing, trains always have right of way, but
drivers do not always understand or obey this. Find out who's
responsible for safety, what the options are, what guidance and
resources are available and how to learn more.
- References from the Transportation Library
Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety
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- Your Efforts Are Saving Lives
(But There's Still More To Be Done)
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America's roads and highways are safer than ever and much of the
credit goes to the committed professionals who implement safety
improvements and enforce safety programs. See how California
compares to the rest of the nation.
- The Value of Training
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Knowledge is a vital organizational asset benefiting both the
employee and the employer. While training might seem like a luxury
expense in tight financial times, it is, in fact, one of the most
sure and sound investments available, consistently showing high
return on investment.
- Face Complex Planning Challenges with Knowledge, Skill and
Confidence
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Get free advice on planning and air quality conformity when and
where you need it and learn more about effective transportation
planning practice in California.
- LAPM & LAPG Training on Your Desktop
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The Local Assistance Procedures Manual, the Local Assistance
Program Guidelines, and interactive, self-directed training on
both, are just one-click away.
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Summer 2004
Stop that Soil
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(760k)
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to e-mail and website addresses.
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to e-mail and website addresses.
- Temporary Erosion Control, Or How to Keep a Dirty Job
Clean
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Read about soil stabilization and sediment control techniques for reducing and
controlling erosion during construction. The article includes best management
practices, definitions, references, upcoming classes, and suggested videos, and
is followed by a list of electronic resources on erosion control.
- Erosion Control Electronic Resources
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- The Nature of Roadsides
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Roadside vegetation management using native grasses and plants can save
maintenance dollars, improve worker and traveler safety, reduce herbicide use,
reduce roadside fire hazards, conserve water, control erosion, provide a
self-reliant and hardy plant community, and protect the local character and
natural heritage of a site. Discover how. Includes references and suggested
videos.
- Staying Healthy in the Work Zone: Working in the Heat
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Working with heavy equipment in a tight space close to moving traffic may be a
more obvious hazard to your safety, but the heat can be equally as dangerous
and deadly. Learn how to protect yourself from heat-related illnesses, how to
recognize the symptoms in yourself and others, and how to respond if someone
else on the crew suffers from a heat-related illness. Includes references and
suggested videos.
- Road Crashes Reduced 42% In Mendocino County: Learn How They Did
It
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- New Workshops on Hot Topics
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Free ITS Classes for Public Agencies
California's New MUTCD Supplement Hits the Road
Bicycles Find Their Place on the Street
- Program News
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2004-2005 Training Calendar
Traffic Control for Safe Work Zones
Free Inspector's Job Guide and Highway Maintenance Tables
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Spring 2004
Watch Your Back
(PDF, 4.4 M)
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to e-mail and website addresses.
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to e-mail and website addresses.
- Meeting Your Training Needs
A note from Linda Howe-Steiger, the director of the Technology Transfer Program,
explaining how we aim to meet your training needs, how we select and schedule
training, and what training opportunities -
both in and out of the classroom -
we make available to you
- Now More Than Ever
During these times of budget shortfalls and downsizing, training is more
important than ever
- Watch Your Back
How rear vision cameras mounted on construction equipment can improve safety in
the work zone
Illustrated
Text-only
- Travel Models' Sensitivity to the Economy
Commentary on whether travel demand models are properly sensitive to changes in
the economy
- References from the Transportation Library:
Full Depth Reclamation with Foamed Asphalt
References from the transportation library on a roadway recycling process that
creates an improved, stabilized base with low engineering, production and
environmental costs
- Web Resources from Caltrans:
Transportation Planning
Tools from the Caltrans website to aid transportation professionals in creating
liveable communities, main streets and transit oriented developments; visual
aids for understanding California's complex funding stream; CAL-B/C, the same
life-cycle benefit cost analysis model used by Caltrans' Office of
Transportation Economics that you can download; and the results of the
California travel trends and demographic study
- Video Training for Your Crew
This list of 23 videos available from the multimedia training materials lending
library is just a sample of videos available to freshen skills for your work
crew
- Going to Training? Get the Most Out of It
If you are going to attend training, what you will get out of it will depend on
what you put into it. These hints will help you maximize your learning and make
better use of what you have learned
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Winter 2004
Washboarding
(pdf, 1.8M)
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to e-mail and website addresses.
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Fall 2003
Safe Routes to School
(pdf, 1.2 M)
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Summer 2003
Transportation Excellence
(PDF, 1 M)
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Spring 2003
Pedestrian Safety
(PDF, 308k)
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Winter 2003
Environmental Justice
(pdf, 1.5M)
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Fall 2002
How Do California Freeways Measure Up?
(pdf, 368k)
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Fall 2002 Supplement
Moisture Sensitivity of Asphalt Pavement
(pdf, 112k)
Requires free Acrobat Reader.
Summer 2002
A Forest of Cars
(pdf, 2.1 M)
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Spring 2002
Weed Wars
(pdf, 1.6 M)
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Winter 2002
Reverse Commute Transit Programs
(pdf, 1.4 M)
Requires free Acrobat Reader.
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Fall 2001
Staying in the Loop
(pdf, 2.2 M)
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Summer 2001
Effective Pavement Rehab
(pdf, 2.6 M)
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Spring 2001
Context Sensitive Design
(pdf, 712k)
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Winter 2001
Animal-Vehicle Crashes
(pdf, 1.5 M)
includes Technical Topics supplement,
Rut Resistant Asphalt Pavements
(PDF, 756 Kbyte download)
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Fall 2000
Red Light Runners
(pdf, 1.3 M)
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Summer 2000
(pdf, 1.3 M)
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Spring 2000
Learning from Los Angeles
(pdf, 1.3 M)
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Winter 2000
Improving Safety for Older Drivers
(pdf, 2.7 M)
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Fall 1999
Regional Coordination of Projects
(pdf, 496k)
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Past Issues:
- Summer 1999
Performance Measures
(pdf, 448k)
- Spring 1999
Y2K Is Coming Down the Road
(pdf, 1 MB)
- Winter 1999
Coping with Congestion
(pdf, 448k)
- Fall 1998
California's TMC Future
(pdf, 784k)
- Summer 1998
The Yosemite Test
(pdf, 344k)
- Spring 1998
Debunking 7 Myths About Fleets' Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
(pdf, 504k)
- Winter 1998
A Model for Increasing the Use of Bicycle Helmets
(pdf, 696k)
- Fall 1997
Orange County's 91 Express Lanes
(pdf, 432k)
- Spring 1997
Performance Measurement:
Made for Public Works
(pdf, 364k)
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