RAC Activities and Resources

SCOR/RAC Website

New Member Handbook

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

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

Sharing information:

TRIS & RIP

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/

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”

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

SCOR/RAC Website

SCOR/RAC Website• Overview of SCOR and RAC

• RAC Task Forces

• Upcoming Meetings

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

SCOR/RAC Website• Resources for Research Managers

• Peer Exchanges• Guide to State Transportation Research Manual• Model Calendar for Research Managers

SCOR/RAC Website• Results of RAC Surveys• FAQs