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RAC Activities and Resources
SCOR/RAC Website
New Member Handbook
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Pooled Fund Program
Enables states with common research interests and needs to collaborate by pooling resources
Administered by FHWA Benefits
•Leverage limited funds
•Avoid duplication of effort
•Undertake large-scale projects
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TPF Website: http://www.pooledfund.org/
• Anyone can• Search TPF studies• View current funding
reconciliation spreadsheet
• Authorized users can• Commit funds• Review level of
commitments• Read study documents
• Quarterly webinars
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Sharing information:
TRIS & RIP
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Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)
World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information (almost 750,000 records; 52,000 with links to full-text documents)
Essential resource for solving problems, avoiding duplication, and building on existing research
RAC members can submit reports on-line for posting in TRIS
Available free on-line at http://tris.trb.org/
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Research In Progress (RiP) Database: 8,400 records State DOTs, U.S. DOT, and UTCs can add,
modify, and delete info on current research projects International Transport Research Documentation
Database and Canadian Surface Transportation Research Database now included
RAC members can submit and search information online
“RAC input to TRIS & RIP is vital”
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SCOR/RAC Website• Found on-line at:
http://research.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx
• New Member Handbook• Answers basic questions new members might have • Provides links to additional information
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SCOR/RAC Website
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SCOR/RAC Website• Overview of SCOR and RAC
• RAC Task Forces
• Upcoming Meetings
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SCOR/RAC Website• Contacts/Links
• State DOTs• TRB (Cooperative Research Programs, SHRP2,
TRB membership by state)• FHWA (pooled funds, IDEA, STEP, TFHRC)• AASHTO• RITA• UTCs
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SCOR/RAC Website• Resources for Research Managers
• Peer Exchanges• Guide to State Transportation Research Manual• Model Calendar for Research Managers
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SCOR/RAC Website• Results of RAC Surveys• FAQs
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