Welcome to the SCOR/RAC Website
This website is intended as a resource for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Research (SCOR), and its Research Advisory Committee (RAC).
The site has two main purposes:
- For new RAC and SCOR members, the site serves as an orientation tool, providing background information and quickly showing new members how to become full participants in committee activities.
- For all members, the site is a reference tool that documents operational procedures, membership rosters, coming events, links to other sites, and current committee activities.
Registration is now open for the
AASHTO Research Advisory Committee and TRB State Representatives Meeting
July 22-26, 2012, Burlington, Vermont
What's New
NCHRP 2011 Summary of Progress (PDF)
Survey results now available from Ohio DOT: Use of Cellular/Mobile Technology, Use and Management of SPR2 Contracts, and Use of Retainer Contracts for Research Projects
Research Program and Project Management (RPPM) site has been launched
Leading in Lean Times: The Value of Research to Transportation Executives, a brochure produced for the 2011 AASHTO Annual Meeting, is now available (2.56 Mb)
Tourist information for the AASHTO RAC and TRB Representatives Annual Meeting in Burlington, Vermont, July 22-26, 2012 (12 MB)
Research Makes the Difference: State DOTs Meet Critical Challenges Through Innovation (2011), available in two versions, optimized for web-viewing and printing
State DOT Research Unit Fact Sheets
2011 National RAC Meeting Agenda and Supporting Materials
Research Impacts: Better - Faster - Cheaper (2011), a collection of high value research highlights from across the nation compiled for the RAC Annual Meeting
The High Value Research Projects page, a repository for Research Impacts: Better - Cheaper - Faster documents
Tools and Methods to Communicate the Value of Transportation Research (116 Kb)
SPR Coordinators Survey and List of SPR Coordinators
Updated RAC 101 Powerpoint Presentation (June 2011)
Halikowski Testimony on Transportation Research Priorities: Maximizing Return on Investment of Taxpayer Dollars (June 14, 2011)
RAC Officers Meeting Notes (2009-2011)
NCHRP FY2012 Summary of Comments
FHWA's State Planning and Research Guide for Peer Exchanges (June 2010)
Transport Research International Documentation (TRID), the TRIS and ITRD newly integrated database
Research Makes the Difference: State DOTs Achieve More with Less (2010)
RAC now has a mentoring program for new members
RAC Operating Guidelines approved
Popular Pages
RAC Task Forces: Status Reports
RAC Task Force webpages
RAC Roster
TRB Participation by State
Links to State DOT Research Branches