The Research Note is a two to four page summary of a research project, with the intent to make research results easily understood by a broad audience. 

Beginning in 2006, most State Planning and Research (SPR) projects and some Client-Sponsored and Pooled Fund Projects will be summarized in a Research Note.

F U N C T I O N A L  A R E A S

Project Delivery RAC

• Performance Analysis and Forecasting for WSDOT Highway Projects (pdf 3.2 mb)
• Project Scoping State of Practice: Washington State (pdf 165 kb)
  

Design

• Highway Project Delivery Requirements (pdf 400K)

• Frequency Analysis and Spatial Mapping of Precipitation for 24-Hour and 2-Hour Durations in Eastern Washington (pdf 1.43 mb)
• Low Impact Development Methods for Stormwater Management (pdf 985 kb)

Multimodal Transportation RAC

• Development of a Washington State Freight Data System (pdf 880 kb)
  
• Storm-Related Closures of I-5 and I-90: Freight Transportation Economic Impact Assessment Report (pdf 4.33 mb) 
  
• Building Freight Transport Resilience Through GIS-Based Data (pdf 2.38 mb)
  

• Transportation-Efficient Land Use Mapping Index (pdf 1.43 mb)
  
• Managing Pedestrian Safety I: Injury Severity (pdf 1.5 mb)
  
• An Evaluation of Engineering Treatments and Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior on Major Arterials in Washington State (pdf 711 kb)

Operations RAC

• Improving Dual-Loop Truck (and Speed) Data:Quick Detection of Malfuctioning Loops and Calculation of Required Adjustments (pdf 1.5mb)

• Exploring Transportation Applications of Small Unmanned Aircraft  (pdf 516 kb)

• An Evaluation of Engineering Treatments and Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior on Major Arterials in Washington (pdf 711 kb)

Information and Finance RAC

• Performance Analysis and Forecasting for WSDOT Highway Projects (pdf 3.2 mb)
• Project Scoping State of Practice: Washington State (pdf 165 kb)   

• Summary of Three Highway and Improvement Cost Reports (pdf 18.00 kb)

What is the Format for a Research Note?
The research note includes the following headings:

The WSDOT Graphics Office will format the text of the Research Notes into a template. The text should be submitted in a Microsoft Word Document with photos and charts included separately. Research notes are done by Graphics as time allows so if you need it by a certain date, please submit it far enough in advance.