RSG Director John Hinckley’s article “Air Quality Permitting for Anaerobic Digesters” was published in this month’s issue of BioCycle. The article, which is part one of a two-part piece, discusses how the air permitting process can be thoughtfully anticipated to avoid significant project costs and delays. 

Published since 1960, BioCycle is the leading magazine on composting, organics recycling, anaerobic digestion, and renewable energy.

RSG Director Steve Gayle was a member of the research panel for the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) report “Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies.”

The report assesses policy and planning strategies at the state, regional, and local levels that could influence private-sector automated vehicle (AV) and connected vehicle (CV) choices to positively affect societal goals.

The RSG report “Estimating Truck Trip Generation for Airport Air Cargo Activity,” co-authored by RSG's Kaveh Shabani, was just published by the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP).

The existing literature and research regarding air cargo facility-related truck trip generation rates is limited in both scope and detail. In addition, the complexity of the modern air cargo industry makes it difficult to obtain the data necessary to develop truck trip generation rates. This synthesis of practice compiles information from experience to develop methods and tools to support the planning and development of roadway infrastructure at a range of airport sizes and types of cargo facilities.

RSG’s Joann Lynch to present next week at the Summer Conference Preview/Review for the DC Chapter of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (DC-AAPOR) at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC.

She will present on “Smartphone GPS Applications as a Mode of Travel Survey Data Collection” using study results to compare traditional and smartphone GPS data collection modes at the household-, person-, and trip-levels.

An article authored by RSG's Jerry Hendricks, “Consumption is More Social Than You Think,” was published yesterday on “The Research Insighter.” The piece, fusing together Jerry’s sociology background with his current work in consumer research, explores the dynamics of the consumer experience in an increasingly complex social world.

An article authored by RSG's Jerry Hendricks, “Consumption is More Social Than You Think,” was published yesterday on “The Research Insighter.” The piece, fusing together Jerry’s sociology background with his current work in consumer research, explores the dynamics of the consumer experience in an increasingly complex social world.

RSG Director Steven Gayle to present at this week’s New York State Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (NYSAMPO) 2017 Conference in Syracuse, New York. His presentation, titled “Setting Targets for Performance-Based Planning” will discuss how MPOs can use target setting to help their boards and public see the progress they are making. He will also moderate the Wednesday session “What’s New in Statewide Planning.”

Learn more about the conference and NYSAMPO at www.nysmpos.org.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently honored RSG again with the prestigious When Work Works Award for 2017, recognizing RSG’s use of effective workplace strategies to increase business and employee success. Applicants are evaluated on factors associated with employee health, well-being, and engagement: opportunities for learning; a culture of trust; work-life fit; supervisor support for work success; autonomy; and satisfaction with earnings, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Three of RSG’s offices were eligible to apply—White River Junction, Burlington, and Chicago—and all three were honored with the award. RSG welcomes this national honor for the third year in a row—reflecting the company’s commitment to workplace excellence and a unified culture spanning geographies.

RSG’s Joann Lynch to present this week at the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The theme for the conference is “Embracing Change and Diversity in Public Opinion and Social Science Research,” featuring presentations that highlight new approaches, perspectives, and voices to join perennially popular topics. Joann’s presentation, “Smartphone GPS Applications as a Mode of Travel Survey Data Collection” will use study results to compare traditional and smartphone GPS data collection modes at the household-, person-, and trip-levels.

RSG Senior Analyst Kaveh Shabani to present later this week at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Innovations in Freight Data Workshop in Irvine, California. His presentation, “Validating Florida Freight Model with Truck GPS Data” will cover how RSG used truck GPS data to validate an advanced supply chain freight model for the state of Florida.
 
The workshop will bring together freight data experts, users and decision-makers to learn and share the latest applications of emerging “big” freight data sources to improve freight planning, freight operations and mobility, and freight visualization.