What is a Transportation Synthesis Report?
Transportation Synthesis Reports (TSRs) are brief summaries of currently available information on topics of Interest to WSDOT staff. Online and print sources may include newspaper and periodical articles and research project reports, as well as, information about the practices of other state DOTs and organizations. State of the practice information may include quick surveys of all other DOTs or phone interviews with select states.
For more information, you may view the Transportation Synthesis Report Program (PDF 37kb).
Synthesis Reports
Transportation Synthesis Reports identify current information on topics of interest to Washington Department of Transportation staff. Internet hyperlinks in TSRs may become obsolete over time. WSDOT does not endorse or attest to the accuracy of information on externally linked pages.
TSRs are available in the following topic areas:
Requesting a Synthesis Report
It's simple to request a Synthesis Report. You can contact Kathy Lindquist at 360-705-7976 or the Research Manager for the area of your topical interest.
We'll need a statement describing what you would like us to gather information on. It is helpful to understand how you're going to use the information so we can obtain the best information to meet your need. We'll also need to know your deadline and preferred format for your report.
Climate Change
Design
Environmental
Finance
- Fuel Price Elasticity: Synthesis (pdf 102 kb), December 6, 2007.
- Inflation Estimation Models: Synthesis (pdf 126 kb), February 27, 2007.
- Transportation's Link to the Economy: Synthesis (pdf 92.0 kb), April 18, 2008.
- Financing Strategies for Transportation and Climate Change: Synthesis (pdf 124 kb), August 22, 2008.
- Cost Recovery: Synthesis (pdf 52.3 kb), September 19, 2008.
- Contract Performance Bonds Survey of States (pdf 12.4 kb), July 2007.
- International and Municipal VMT Reduction Policies: Synthesis (pdf 60 kb), July 24, 2008.
- Transportation Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation: Synthesis (pdf 89.1 kb), December 11, 2008.
- Transit Farebox Recovery and US and International Transit Subsidization: Synthesis (pdf 124 kb), October 8, 2009.
- Transportation's Link to the Economy: Synthesis (pdf 91 kb), April 18, 2008.
Freight
Information & Data
- Alternative Fuels at Safety Rest Areas: Synthesis (pdf 64 kb), March 11, 2008.
- Responses to WSDOT Cost/Inflation Estimating Survey (pdf 100 kb), February 2007.
- State Laws Allowing Container Fees: Synthesis (pdf 67 kb), January 23, 2007.
- Summary of Three Highway and Improvement Cost Reports (pdf 25 kb), March 13, 2007.
- Responses to WSDOT Highway Construction Bonding Survey (pdf 108 kb), July 30, 2007.
- WSDOT Public Involvement Activities: Synthesis (pdf 158 kb), May 16, 2008.
- State Department of Transportation Chief Executive Officers (pdf 640 kb), April 2008.
- State PPP Activity Update 2008 (pdf 30.0 kb), 2007.
- Emissions and Speed Limit Literature Review (pdf 116 kb), July 24, 2008.
- Contractor QA/QC and Workforce Implications for State DOT's (pdf 91 kb), September 25, 2006.
- State DOT Planning Manuals: Synthesis (pdf 26.0 kb), July 9, 2009.
Organizational
Planning
Public Transportation
- Benefits of Public Transportation: Synthesis (pdf 169 kb), May 8, 2007.
- Bicycle and Pedestrain Funding: Synthesis (pdf 91 kb), August 15, 2008.
- Bi-State Agreements: Synthesis (pdf 81 kb), May 9, 2008.
- Evaluative Results of Individulalized Marketing Programs for SmartTrips "Programs: Synthesis (pdf 87 kb), February 24, 2009.
- Transportation Programs for Veterans, Medicaid, and Emergency Response: Synthesis (pdf 79 kb), August 17, 2009.
Safety
Sustainability and Transportation
Tolling
Traffic