The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has resulted in a decline in transportation revenues and a slow rebound in transit ridership. Thus, there has been an increased interest in urban congestion pricing to ease congestion, encourage alternate modes, and generate revenue. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will describe current congestion pricing pr...

Historically, certain individuals and communities, including those from minority, low-income, and limited English proficiency populations, have not benefited equitably from transportation investments and programs. Understanding the impacts of transportation investments on these individuals and communities and taking steps to address inequities are critical functions of transportation agencies....

All transportation researchers and students were welcomed to a TRB webinar on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET. The webinar provided users of TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database with the latest information about RiP's search and data entry interfaces and the recording is available .  The RiP Database is a leading tool for transportation profess...

With increased connectivity between vehicles, sensors, systems, shared-use transportation, and mobile devices, unexpected and unparalleled amounts of data are being added to the transportation domain at a rapid rate. These data are too large, too varied in nature, and will change too quickly to be handled by the traditional database management systems of most transportation agencies. TRB hoste...

Urban Heat Islands (UHI) are a common phenomenon in which urban areas are warmer than adjacent rural areas. As the climate continues to change and more people move into urban areas, the UHI effect becomes more pronounced, especially with regards to energy consumption and public health. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, August 13, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that synthesized knowledge o...

Does your organization practice effective Performance Management (PM)? TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that explored the Transportation Performance Management Portal, which is a product of the Transportation Pooled Fund Program. The Portal illustrates PM best practices and fosters collaboration between state departments of transportation and the Fed...

Collecting paper load delivery tickets at highway construction projects is an outdated practice that exposes construction inspectors to many safety hazards. State transportation agencies have looked for ways to automate this process through electronic ticketing, or e-ticketing. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that outlined the current state of the...

Thousands of Native American women and girls disappear or are killed each year. These women and girls vanish from tribal lands, rural communities, and cities with no official accounting. TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern exploring the unique mobility patterns of Native Americans as they travel from rural tribal territories to urban centers...

The transportation industry faces a wide range of plausible future scenarios that may affect standard practices over the next 30 to 50 years. Because the range of possibilities over such a long-term period is quite broad, making a focused prediction of the implications for highway infrastructure preservation, maintenance, and renewal (PMR) is quite challenging. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday,...

Over the past two decades, transportation asset management principles have become key tools in investment decisions. With the greatly constrained revenues suddenly realized due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the orderly implementation of these principles has been disrupted. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM Eastern with transportation agency executives who ex...

How will future vehicle Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) fleet scenarios affect emissions of criteria pollutants, mobile source air toxics, and greenhouse gases? TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, June 30 that discussed research on future vehicle fleet scenarios’ effect on emissions. Presenters reviewed literature and modeling analysis on U.S. ZEV adoption. The work provides insights encouraging ...

State transportation agencies are tasked with doing more to manage highway transportation networks with fewer staff. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that presented guidance for addressing workforce challenges within the construction industry. Presenters identified how agencies determine their construction staffing needs and explained how to allocate t...

The world is grappling with the containment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) until a vaccine is developed. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 to discuss how planning, preparedness, and response can mitigate exposure and viral spread of communicable diseases among transportation customers and employees. Presenters discussed their experiences on the ground. Even locations without rep...

Project delivery information systems are crucial for transportation projects. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that discussed the history and evolution of these systems. Presenters identified current practices of project delivery systems and explored the future of structured data acquisition and storage. They also described real-world applications of m...

Is your organization aiming to increase the participation of minority-and women-owned businesses in state and local transportation projects? TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that discussed how to meet the goals set by the U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (USDOT DBE). State and local transportation projects that r...

For transportation to be sustainable, it is critical that the entities responsible for developing sustainable transportation all understand it to mean the same thing, understand how to do implement it, and understand how to measure whether their implementations were effective. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, April 30, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that covered important steps in defining and s...

Environmental sustainability and transportation funding/financing intersect in more than one way. Approaches that encourage transportation patterns and infrastructure investment may also protect the environment and promote sustainability and resiliency simultaneously. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, April 22 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern that addressed these intersections in federal surface t...

Alternative contracting projects require significant procedural and cultural changes on the part of highway agencies. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, March 26, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will address these changes. Learn about the tools of the trade for agencies that vary depending on the phase of project development, the specific task, the project complexity, and project size. The...

Identifying right-sizing opportunities in the transportation sector can lead to social and economic value by repurposing, reusing, or fundamentally resizing existing transportation system assets. TRB is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, March 11, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will explore how to right-size transportation investments. Right-sizing involves asset management and system plan...

Airport personnel were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 205 : Revolving Funds for Sustainability Projects at Airports and Synthesis 93 : Sustainability’s Role in Enhancing Airport Capacity. This webinar identified new ways to incorporate and fund s...

Transportation safety managers were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The U.S. and individual states have made strides in improving transportation systems in areas such as operations and safety. Further management improvements may lead to safer roads for all citizens. This webinar summarized safety management research presented during the TRB A...

Government transportation planners were invited to a TRB webinar on Thursday, September 12, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar provided an overview of Design Thinking, an approach based on creating human-centered products, services, and processes, and explain how this approach applies to government agencies. Design Thinking requires transportation organizations to ask questions and i...

State and city transportation managers were invited to a TRB webinar on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar provided an overview of the Massachusetts’ Commission on the Future of Transportation Commonwealth findings and what these insights mean for other states and cities and how they plan around future forces in transportation. The Commission considered force...

Airport personnel were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar featuredresearch from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 16 : Guidebook for Managing Small Airports. This webinar provided an overview of the responsibilities of financial management, oversight of contracts and leases, safety and security, noise im...

Transit marketing professionals were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Project 20-65 Task 73 : Best Practices And Marketing To Increase Rural Transit Ridership And Investment. The webinar explored practices currently being used in transit agencies and st...

Stormwater management practitioners are invited to a TRB webinar on Thursday, August 15, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar will provide guidance for determining appropriate siting and design of stormwater infiltration practices based on the limitations, risks, and benefits in the context of the built and natural environments. The practice of mitigating roadway runoff through infiltr...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, June 27, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that discussed how transportation agencies are heading toward performance management practices as part of agency culture. Presenters explained how agencies may achieve strategic objectives by using oversight performance measures to drive organizational improvements. This webinar focused on how agencies are making the...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that discussed interstate certification challenges within the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The interstate certification component of the DBE program has often caused confusion. This webinar focused on the details of the DOT’s interstate rule in order to ena...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, April 15, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that discussed how state departments of transportation may utilize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Water Model . Accurate, timely, and reliable forecasts are necessary for transportation decision makers to make informed decisions on re-routing traffic or closing roadways if flooding is im...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, April 1, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 884 : Guidelines for Managing Geotechnical Risks in Design–Build Projects. This webinar discussed risk management tools for addressing geotechnical risks in design-build projects. Presenters described each tool, dete...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features a research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Legal Research Digest 30 : Contract Risk Management for Airport Agreements and Legal Research Digest 31 : Preemption of Worker Retention and Labor Peace Agreements at Airports. This webinar identified primary risks associated with common co...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 69 : Asset and Infrastructure Management for Airports—Primer and Guidebook and ACRP Research Report 155 : Guidebook for Advanced Computerized Maintenance Management System Integration at Airports. This webinar described how...

TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis Report 529 : How Transportation Agencies Assess the Value of Added Capacity Highway Projects Versus Other Modal Projects and Strategies. This webinar will discuss how state departments of transportation (DOTs) and ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features a research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)'s WebResource 4 : Airport Air Quality Resource Library; Research Report 185 : Airport Air Quality Management 101; and Report 135 : Understanding Airport Air Quality and Public Health Studies Related to Airports. Airport operations gene...

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, October 11, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 88 : Airport Community, Water Quality Events, and the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule. The synthesis explores how airports, airlines, ground service providers, and ice and food caterers as well as other food service establishme...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 861 : Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility. The research explores the role of state transit program policies and regional planning agencies in the development of services that fall in the middle ground be...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 171 : Establishing a Coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports. The research provides guidance to airport personnel when assisting victims and families affected by an aviation disaster and other hazards....

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Web-Only Document 22 : Passenger Value of Time, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Airport Capital Investment Decisions. The webinar focused on Volume 1: Guidebook for Valuing User Time Savings in Airport Capital Investment Decision Analysis. ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 879 : Optimal Replacement Cycles of Highway Operations Equipment. This webinar introduced the project development process, including the factors relevant for determining optimal replacement cycles using life-cyc...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that will discuss highlights from the 12 th National Conference on Asset Management . The conference provided an opportunity for practitioners from all sectors to share ideas about how asset management is changing the way transportation agencies operate. This webinar focused on how the practice of asset management is ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 26, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that describes the inaugural Strategic War Game session at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. War games are fast-paced simulations involving teams that represent a market or customer, a set of competitors, and a series of other uncontrollable factors or entities. At this year’s TRB Annual Meeting, eight teams worked in an ...

TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, July 16, 2018 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that will discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Finance Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse is a web-based portal that provides real-time updates and information about financing options for stormwater infrastructure. Employees of state and federal agencies and other water sector stakeholders can s...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis Report 502 : Practices for Establishing Contract Completion Dates for Highway Projects.   This webinar discussed approaches for estimating contract time for highway construction projects. Establishing contr...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that described a method in which departments of transportation (DOTs) could manage their road networks in order to predict performance measures for Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century (MAP-21) and Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. MAP-21 and the FAST Act require state DOTs to establish and re...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that discussed how to commission Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program disparity studies to satisfy legal and constitutional imperatives. The DBE program is a U.S. Department of Transportation mandate which ensures that federally assisted contracts for highway, transit, and aviation projects are made availabl...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that addressed several components related to the implementation of resiliency strategies for transportation organizations. Presenters discussed the strategic identification; collection sharing/repurposing; coordination; updating knowledge, information, and data needed for policy; and costs, risks, performance, and other...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that discusses how state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations may integrate performance and asset management into their decision-making processes. These organizations are considering changes to how they do business after the Federal Highway Administration finalized rules for performance...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, May 7, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 866 : Return on Investment in Transportation Asset Management Systems and Practices. This webinar discussed guidance and tools to support calculating the return on investment (ROI) for transportation agencies implementi...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 865 : Guidance for Development and Management of Sustainable Enterprise Information Portals. This webinar provided an overview of enterprise information portal (EIP) concepts and considerations to support a sustai...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, April 9, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET that highlighted perspectives from around the world about vulnerable road users, human factors, and road safety. Presenters from Sweden and Italy discussed case studies that have addressed world road safety, and a presenter from the World Road Association (PIARC) explained how to develop and disseminate knowledge about...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, March 12, 2018, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Web-Only Document 70: Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 1: A Guide , Volume 2: Research Overview , and Volume 3: Literature Review and Case Studies . This research provides "how to" steps to he...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis 508 : Data Management and Governance Practices. This webinar discussed transportation agency data management practices and experiences. Presenters demonstrated how agencies currently access, manage, use, and share data....

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Web Only Document 226 : Data Visualization methods for Transportation Agencies. This webinar described techniques for displaying and reporting information in a visually pleasing manner. The presenters highlighted practices for pl...

TRB released a series of recorded videos in December 2017 that feature information from NCHRP Report 846 : Improving Findability and Relevance of Transportation Information. The videos aim to help practitioners define a management framework, identify successful practices for organizing and classifying information, and develop federated or enterprise search procedures. Presenters will also discu...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s  Web-Only Document 239 : Impacts of Laws and Regulations on CV and AV Technology Introduction in Transit Operations. This webinar discussed the changes in the way public transit agencies will approach operating policy with ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 81 : Food and Beverage and Retail Operators: The Costs of Doing Business at Airports and Report 54 : Resource Manual for Airport In-Terminal Concessions. This webinar discussed how airport operators may develop and implement air...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 845 : Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies, which is accompanied by Strategies to Advance Automated and Connected Vehicles: Brie...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, November 6, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 838 : Guidelines for Optimizing the Risk and Cost of Materials QA Programs. Presenters discussed how state departments of transportation (DOTs) can identify and evaluate opportunities that may enhance their materials qual...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that examines ways to navigate through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, such as moving projects through the NEPA process in an expedited timeframe; whether a project may end up in a lawsuit; and whether a NEPA document will hold up in court.  This webinar discussed the commonalities among...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that explored non-traditional ways of raising non-tax and non-toll revenue from state assets. State officials have employed asset development strategies that include air rights, leasing right-of-way for cell towers and other private assets, selling advertising on overpasses, and privatizing courtesy patrol. Prese...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, October  17, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 18 : Aviation Workforce Development Practices and   Web-Only Document 28 : Identifying and Evaluating Airport Workforce Requirements. This webinar discussed what types of skilled professionals are needed to ensure the ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 192 : Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. This webinar discussed the research that provides transit agencies with ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 169 : Clean Water Act Requirements for Airports, Research Report 174 : Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Volume 1: Primer, and Research Report 174 : Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Volume 2: Guidebook. This webinar disc...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Report 173 : Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFASs at Airports. This webinar examined aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), which have been used by the aviation industry for decades for training and for extinguishing fires at ai...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discussed two new tools designed by the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program: the LTPP Climate and LTPPBind Online tools. The LTPP Climate Tool offers users access to climate data derived from NASA’s Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) database for applications includi...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 10, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Legal Research Digest 16 : Procurement of Airport Development and Planning Contracts, and Research Report 172 : Guidebook for Considering Life-Cycle Costs in Airport Asset Procurement.  This webinar took a closer look at procurement processes, ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Report 156 : Guidebook for Managing Compliance with Federal Regulations: An Integrated Approach. The webinar demonstrated how airports can utilize a compliance management system (CMS) and the Regulation Compliance Management (RCM) Tool to mana...

TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 from 2:00-3:30PM ET about how the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) can be used to support agencies’ planning, programming, and management decisions in a cost-effective manner. Released by TRB, the HCM is used by transportation agencies to evaluate the current and future operations of roadway facilities. The new HCM 6th Edition includes the co...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, June 12, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 59 : Information Technology Systems at Airports--A Primer, and ACRP Report 128 : Alternative IT Delivery Methods and Best Practices for Small Airports. Information technology (IT), a core component in an airport’s daily life, can be prob...

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, June 8, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that will explore using traffic speed deflection devices for pavement structural evaluation at the network level. Presenters will focus on findings from a U.S. Federal Highway Administration study that assessed, evaluated, and validated the capacity of deflection devices in order to determine their readiness for impl...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 2:00-3:30PM ET about how the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) can be used to support agencies’ planning, programming and management decisions in a cost-effective manner. Released by TRB, the HCM is used by transportation agencies to evaluate the current and future operations of roadway facilities. The new HCM 6th Edition includes the companion ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 831 : Civil Integrated Management (CIM) for Departments of Transportation, Volume 1: Guidebook. This webinar described how Civil Integrated Management (CIM) technologies can be deployed for infrastructure projects. The pre...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured different examples of how technology can be implemented and leveraged to improve highway maintenance decision-making through more feature-rich data. Presenters focused on technologies to assess signs and markings, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)-based asset inventory, and how to make data collecti...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, March 23, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that will introduce collaborative decision-making (CDM) methods and the lessons learned about using CDM since the mid-1990’s by the FAA and flight operators. Collaboration of an airport’s operational segments is increasingly importan...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on security screenings at airports. Both criminal laws and security requirements affect airport operations. Those administering these regulations can include airport staff, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), law enfo...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, February 27, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 829 : Leadership Guide for Strategic Information Management for State Departments of Transportation. This webinar described a guidebook for executives and managers about effectively developing and maintaining an agency's capability...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, February 9, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on using a risk-based safety management system (SMS) to proactively managewildlife near an airport. The presence of wildlife near airports is a safety issue and carries with it growing economic losses in the aviation industry. This...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, January 30, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 14-26: Culvert and Storm Drain System Inspection Manual.* The NCHRP manual updates the 1986 Federal Highway Administration’s Culvert Inspection Manual and reflects industry changes, such as new pipe types, culvert design for alterna...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that provides airport managers with an understanding of community expectations. This webinar examined how airports can form effective stakeholder relationships to enhance their airport’s functional capabilities, maintain or enhan...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that featured selected papers from TRB’s 11th International Low Volume Road Conference, which was held in July 2015. Presenters discussed traffic signs, treatments of trees on rural roads, and a retroreflectivity field inspection kit. This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Low Volume Roads. Part...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET about presenting technical information clearly and succinctly when presentation time is short. If you are steeped in technical expertise and presenting in conferences or meetings, you can learn practical techniques that make your hard work meaningful to others. Know what you want from the audience and what they wa...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 809 : Environmental Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation. This webinar identified potential environmental performance measures that can be integrated into a transportation agency’s performance management pro...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that provides support to airport management as it transitions from stereotypical, predictable airport experiences to a more engaging one. Perceptions of airports are changing, and so is the way that airport operators view their cu...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The research covers the financial and public policy benefits of using renewable energy at airports and new case studies on sustainability practices at airports to enhance the Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) website. ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, October 17, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 803 : Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads—ActiveTrans Priority Tool Guidebook. The tool may help prioritize improvements to pedestrian and bicycle facilities, either separately or together, as part of a “comple...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET that highlights some of the common themes that emerged from the 11th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, which took place July 10-12, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Several sessions focused on integrating climate change and extreme weather event resilience approaches into transportation asset man...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 808 : Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction. Presenters discussed guidance on quality management systems (QMSs), including recommendations and tools for practitioners in developing QMSs. Pres...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 472: FEMA and FHWA Emergency Relief Funds Reimbursements to State Departments of Transportation. This webinar discussed how state departments of transportation (DOTs) can navigate federal disaster reimbursement programs. Presen...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that summarized research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 491: Uses of Mobile Information Technology Devices in the Field for Design, Construction, and Asset Management. Presenters discussed national survey findings about agency procedures with mobile information technology (IT) de...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET summarizing themes from the 11th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, which took place on July 10-12, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This webinar provided high-level summaries about sessions that highlight some of the common themes that emerged from the conference. This webinar was organized by t...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, September 19, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that provided an overview of roundabout policies, guidance, and practices within state Departments of Transportation collected in NCHRP Synthesis 488 : Roundabout Practices. This webinar summarized all available current knowledge and practices throughout the United States, including concerns regarding roundabout poli...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 798 : Role of Planning in a 21st Century State DOT – Supporting Strategic Decision-Making. This webinar provided guidance on how the planning function in a state DOT can more effectively support future strategic decisionmaking....

TRB recorded a series of videos in August 2016 on the planning and design of non-traditional airports. In this series, "non-traditional airport" refers to any airport that faces specific or unusual challenges due to its environment, traffic, location, or purpose; includes innovative features and technologies; or is involved in emerging operations. The videos cover three different airport case s...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 799 : Management Guide to Intellectual Property for State Departments of Transportation. This webinar focused on the basics of intellectual property (IP) and the value of intellectual property management (IPM) for state transportati...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2016, from 2:00-3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) which discusses issues to consider while planning and developing an airport capacity enhancement project. Because large capital projects can take many years to complete, projects may depend upon the support from airport sponsors, users, and...

TRB cosponsored a webinar on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 2:00-3:30PM ET that featured the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 169 : Developing Best-Practice Guidelines for Improving Bus Operator Health and Retention. Participants should register in advance . The National Transit Institute (NTI) is sponsoring this webinar, and there is no fee to register for this event. The report&...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET on Quality Management Plans (QMP) for Effectively Collecting Network Data on Pavement Conditions.  Pavement condition data is used to model pavement performance, project future pavement condition, develop recommendations for future treatments, and evaluate program effectiveness. This webinar discussed how QMPs can he...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). This research aims to provide guidance and tools for transportation agencies to implement a data self-assessment process. This webinar examined how the tools may help agencies evaluate and improve their data quality and management ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, May 16, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:30PM ET that provided pavement management system (PMS) users with examples of how agencies are using their PMS data. The goal of this webinar was to encourage agencies to use their systems to address current and upcoming needs. These needs include measuring performance of a particular pavement type or system, using PMS data for per...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 473 : Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contracting Practices. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracting practices are used by transportation agencies for highway design, construction, and maintenance contrac...

TRB cosponsored a webinar on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 2:00-3:30PM ET that featured the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 181 : Labor-Management Partnerships for Public Transportation. The report aims to provide public transportation managers and labor union leaders with methods to use to establish, manage, and improve labor–management partnerships. Participants should registe...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research synthesized by National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 471 : Practices for Developing Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures. The webinar discussed the best value bid approach to procuring highway construction services. This method evaluates bids based on schedule, t...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research conducted by National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 03-110 Estimating the Life-Cycle Cost of Intersection Designs . The project developed the Life-Cycle Cost Estimation Tool (LCCET), a spreadsheet that allows for comparison of alternative intersection designs based on initia...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, April 11, 2016, from 2:00-3:30PM ET that illustrated how measurements of asset value can lead to better inventory management and selection of interventions for bridge owners. The webinar described how bridge owners can optimize spending on a particular bridge as well as measure the performance for an entire inventory of bridges with the assistance of the Modif...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research conducted by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). The research provides guidance and a spreadsheet tool to assist managers with analyzing and communicating performance impacts of investment decisions. This webinar examined how to apply the suggested methodology, which provide...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET on research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that discussed  how changing airline industry conditions are affecting the air service at small and medium sized airports. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. This webinar was approved by t...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that discussed the process involved in setting and meeting the new ozone standard. There was an opportunity for state Department of Transportation employees to ask about the new National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Transportation and Air Quality. Partici...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, February 22, 2016  from 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that introduced airport operation and maintenance personnel to tools, techniques, and practices that may be used to assist them in optimizing performance. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airpo...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) which provided guidance on energy efficient technologies for day-to-day airport operations and evaluate cost-savings of implementing and maintaining these technologies. Specifically, this webinar presented energy reduction technolo...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that discussed ways to interpret and respond to the high rates of fatalities and severe injuries among American Indians from crashes. This webinar shared results from a study being conducted in collaboration with several tribal governments in Minnesota, which included findings about best practices, successful interve...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured two National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) reports. The reports explore emergency and all-hazards training and security awareness training for Department of Transportation (DOT) personnel. The presenters explained the required steps for effective training, challenges to be overcome, and ...

TRB conducted a webinar on December 2, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET that covered how to present technical information clearly and succinctly. If you are a technical expert presenting at an upcoming conference or meeting, you can learn practical techniques that will make your hard work meaningful to others. Know what you want from the audience and what they want from you. Simplify the content ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that presented material developed for the NCHRP Report 20-59(48):  Effective Practices for the Protection of Transportation Infrastructure from Cyber Incidents . The project focuses on fundamental strategic, operational, and planning activities associated with transit control systems cybersecurity. Participant...

TRB recorded presentations in November 2015 about ongoing research in the area of marine transportation system performance measures currently being carried out through the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System and its multiple federal partners. Multiple federal data sources have been brought together in order to provide a foundation for this work and to develop the first version of...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM EST that presented information from NCHRP Report 801 : Bidding Alternative Drainage Pipe Systems. This report discusses a performance-based methodology to guide transportation agencies on the selection and bidding of drainage pipe systems. The methodology is intended to be a framework, used in conjunction with other res...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). This research provided an overview of two Legal Research Digests prepared for the airport industry. This webinar was geared toward regulatory officials, policy makers, and attorneys in the field who would like information about g...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that provided information about developing a Transportation Asset Management Plan that is compliant with the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This webinar also discussed incorporating risk into investment decisions and how to align an organization to support asset management by building...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 26, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that focused on using information from connected vehicles to provide data for improved operational efficiency. Webinar presenters discussed how telematic information, such as vehicle location, engine diagnostic codes, snow plow operation details, Antilock Brake Systems (ABS) activation, differential wheel speeds, and camera im...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 13, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that presented the results of NCHRP Synthesis 479: Forecasting Transportation Revenue Sources: Survey of State Practices . This synthesis features a survey of all state departments of transportation and documents current methods of revenue forecasting. States are facing a transportation funding crisis with diminished purchasin...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 12, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered NCHRP Synthesis 480: Economic and Development Implications of Transportation Disinvestment, which focuses on how state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations manage their transportation infrastructure network to balance competing maintenance and shrinking investment budgets while mit...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 29, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that shared experiences from transportation agencies that have successfully developed a methodology for Winter Severity Indices (WSI) and have used it to measure and report performance. Three speakers—two from two state departments of transportation and a representative from Canada—presented their respective agency's approach. A...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 28, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on resources for planning, implementing, sharing, and rating sustainability practices at airports. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. This webinar has been approved by the American Institute ...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 18, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on business planning for disruptive or irregular airport operations. Webinar presenters described best practices and practical applications in adopting a plan for sustained operational resiliency in the face of disruptions. Ways to evaluate and...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 17, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that explored the application of methods and toolsets from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)  Highway Safety Manual to support design decisions. Webinar presenters provided updates on project outcomes, details on lessons learned from the application of these tools, and insight o...

TRB recorded presentations in May 2015 that provide an overview of legislation encouraging Green Infrastructure (GI) in the transportation sector, potential legislation mandating such efforts, similar regulatory efforts, and other GI programs and incentives. Speakers also focus on successful efforts to incorporate GI into planning efforts and into existing projects. The U.S. Environmental Prote...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 21, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on project risk management and safety risk management. Webinar presenters discussed promising practices and practical applications to assist airport stakeholders in managing risk, as well as how new and well-known tools can be applied to achieve...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 13, 2015, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET that presented material developed for an NCHRP project on Effective Practices for the Protection of Transportation Infrastructure from Cyber Incidents. This material is focused on the delivery of fundamental strategy, management and planning information associated with transportation control systems cybersecurity, and its applica...

TRB conducted a webinar on April 15, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered new ways of funding transportation infrastructure. Webinar presenters provided a brief overview of common approaches to funding transportation and highlighted several emerging models, including cooperative ownership models, roadway usage charges, and transportation utility fees. The presenters explored how these ap...

TRB conducted a webinar on April 2, 2015, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET that explored a variety of policy issues related to the issuance and management of debt for surface transportation projects. The extent to which debt financing is used by states for transportation projects is being considered by policy makers and the private sector. Decision makers must weigh pay-as-you-go financing versus debt ...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 17, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured an update on the research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on the Next Generation Air Transportation System (“NextGen”)—a term used to describe a number of federal programs designed to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS). Webinar presenters provided a general overview of ACRP...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 11, 2015, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET that explored the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) InfoPave—the web interface for the Federal Highway Adminstration's pavement performance database. Webinar presenters highlighted layout data analysis examples that demonstrate the utility of LTPP InfoPave in providing answers to pavement performance questions. Plans for fu...

TRB conducted a webinar on February 24, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on airline service decisions. Webinar presenters discussed factors that affect airline service decisions and passenger choice in regions with multiple airports. This webinar was organized by the Airport Cooperative Research Program in colla...

TRB conducted a webinar on February 17, 2015, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET that presented how states are turning data into information. From the perspectives of a decision maker, a data manager, and an information strategist, webinar presenters discussed the types of data needed, how data is used to create performance reports, and how to move beyond the traditional data/performance measure relatio...

TRB conducted a webinar on December 15, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that introduced the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) data principles and how they can be applied through data business planning within various agencies. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as ...

TRB conducted a webinar on October 9, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that provided information and demonstrated tools for the selection and maintenance of highway-related stormwater best management practices (BMP) based on long-term performance and life-cycle costs. Webinar presenters identified tool applications that address various BMP types and provide capital, operation, and maintenance and...

TRB conducted a webinar on October 2, 2014 that examined transportation agencies’ performance metrics, data, and sources, as well as the systems and tools for performance evaluation in maintenance and operations for resilience in adverse weather events. Webinar presenters discussed rationales for selecting options, such as cost, anticipated reduction in damage, and other negative impacts. Conta...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 18, 2014 that provided information on the sustainability assessment of pavement systems. Webinar presenters discussed life-cycle assessment and pavement rating systems, with an emphasis on how these tools are being implemented by transportation agencies to improve the sustainability of their pavement systems. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for info...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on September 16, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that demonstrated the incorporation of travel time reliability into micro- and meso-simulation models and other model systems. The models included first-generation software that potentially can be integrated into many simulation packages in order to address travel time...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 10, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that provided an understanding of airport environmental sustainability practices, the impacts they may have on day-to-day operations and maintenance, and how to drive performance improvements through contract language. TRB Webinar: Evaluating and Improving Airport Environmental Sustainability Practices from The National Aca...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on September 9, 2014 that highlighted the process used to develop, justify, apply, and assess the use of travel time reliability in project evaluation and decision making. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar. The objective of SHRP 2 Reliability Project L35 is t...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 28, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that highlighted how two transportation agencies are collecting and managing pavement marking retroreflectivity data at the network level. Webinar presenters discussed implementation, data collection and analysis methods, decision making, and management practices. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on August 19, 2014 that explores SHRP2 project C01 and associated projects relating to the development of the Framework for Collaborative Decision-Making on Additions to Highway Capacity . This research is derived learned from 23 case studies of highway capacity enhancements and finds that effective, multi-stakeholder collabo...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 31, 2014 that presented the results of TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Vol. 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future . This report examines how the mandate, role, funding, and operations of state departments of transportation (DOTs) will likely be affe...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 30, 2014, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm ET that summarized how MAP-21 encourages state departments of transportation to develop and report on performance measures as part of their transportation asset management plan. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Conta...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 29, 2014, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm ET that provided a summary of the “Transit State of Good Repair” track of the TRB Tenth Conference on Asset Management, held in April 2014. In addition to sharing strategies for developing practical solutions for asset management, webinar presenters demonstrated how an asset management program can both improve an agency's business ...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 10, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that summarized the terminology found in Transportation Research Circular E-C173: Glossary of Transportation Construction Quality Assurance Terms . Webinar presenters reviewed the terminology and highlighted improved communications practices to help execute a quality assurance program. A certificate for two Professional Dev...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 18, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that summarized cooperation and coordination among airport and emergency management leaders, including the utilization of Airport Community Emergency Response Teams (A-CERTS). This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. Airports frequently cooperate with local emergency management agen...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 12, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that explored practical guidance and best practices on planning and conducting special events at general aviation facilities. Airports and entities conducting aeronautical special events (e.g., air shows) or non-aeronautical events (e.g., Presidential/dignitary visits) often find that holding a successful event involves a signif...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 11, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET that addressed how climate change and extreme weather events are expected to impact the transportation system. The session also explored how asset managers can begin to prepare for these impacts. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an in...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 5, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that explored why and how state departments of transportation and other agencies may improve their data practices in order to enhance their ability to meet and secure federal policies and grants. A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an ind...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on May 27, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that summarized SHRP 2 Projects C40A and C40B: SHRP 2 Developing and Testing a National Geospatial System that Integrates Ecological Tools and Data Sets (Eco-Plan) . There was no fee to attend this webinar or other webinars in the SHRP 2 Series; however, participants registered in adv...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 22, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered how the Louisiana, New York, and Minnesota departments of transportation incorporated risk-management into their Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs) and financial plans as required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provi...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 19, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered presentations on data issues, risk analysis tools, and information technology (IT) implementation that were at the 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management (TAM) in April 2014. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webi...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 15, 2014, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm ET that discussed various aspects of Transportation Asset Management (TAM) implementation at five state departments of transportation. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions ...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on April 29, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that summarized SHRP 2 Renewal Project R03: Identifying and Reducing Worker, Inspector, and Manager Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Environments . There was no fee to attend this webinar or other webinars in the SHRP 2 Series; however, participants registered in advance. A certificate for ...

TRB conducted a webinar on April 2, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that explored data and decision making tools that local agencies are using to meet the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) performance requirements. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on April 1, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that summarized SHRP 2 Projects C08: Linking Community Visioning and Highway Capacity Planning and C02: Performance Measurement Framework for Highway Capacity Decision Making . View the recorded webinar . Project C08 produced an interactive Vision Guide to assist practitioners in bet...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 24, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that described the tools and practical guidance available to airport and safety managers in developing a SMS at their airport. Webinar presenters addressed the approaches, strategies, challenges, and benefits related to implementing a SMS. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. C...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 12, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that presented information included in a report on the “ Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process .” The report identifies how social media might be used to both foster interactive dialogue and reach stakeholders who might not otherwise participate in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Contact R...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 7, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that addressed challenges and possible solutions pertaining to large trucks and oversize/overweight trucks (OSOW) traversing roundabouts. A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for ins...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 6, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that explored the climate change adaptation challenges facing federal, state, and local governments as they coordinate and promote resilient transportation systems. Webinar presenters described how different transportation agencies and sections are incorporating potential climate change impacts into their decision-making, planni...

TRB conducted a webinar on February 11, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that introduced airport operators and emergency planners to mutual aid agreements. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. Click here to view the recorded webinar . The Federal Aviation Administration’s Advisory Circular “Airport Emergency Plan” places increased attention on mu...

TRB conducted a webinar on January 8, 2014 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that explored the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). The CMM, developed by TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), aims to improve transportation systems management and operations (see corresponding report and guide ). Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the reco...

TRB conducted a webinar on December 16, 2013 from 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. ET that explored a methodology that can be used to facilitate collaboration among agencies, reduce duplication of efforts, and speed adoption of useful transportation-related technologies in the industry. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) was provided to attendees who registered and at...

TRB conducted a webinar on November 14, 2013 from 12:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) about practices and programs to achieve successful transportation projects on tribal lands. View a link to the recorded webinar . Webinar presenters highlighted findings from the following two NCHRP projects: NC...

TRB conducted a webinar on October 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) about decision-making processes and tools for evaluating options for airport improvement projects, as well as assessment techniques for conducting benefit-costs analyses. View a link to the recorded webinar . The airline industry continua...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 23, 2013 that will explored the process of turning data into information to make sound decisions within state and metropolitan transportation agencies. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for more information on obtaining a link to the recording. This webinar is based on a workshop that was held at the TRB 2013 Annual Meeting that highlighted state acti...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on potential disease outbreaks associated with air travel and tools to assist with mitigating such events. View a link to the recording .  This webinar will highlight findings from the following ACRP projects that address these iss...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 12, 2013 that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on safety management systems, safety risk management, and wildlife management issues at airports. View the recorded webinar .  This webinar will highlight findings from the following ACRP reports that address these issues: Dave Bannard, Foley and Lardner LLP, ...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on August 20, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that explored the report Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects , which provides transportation agencies with tools and guidance for quantifying risks and developing a risk management process that is needed to manage all types of project complexities. View the recorded webinar ...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that provides managers, airport operators, and emergency planners with effective ways to thoroughly prepare for events that are disruptive to normal airport operations. View the recorded webinar . Airport operators and planners are faced w...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on August 6, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that explored the project Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability , which provides concepts and procedures that public agencies can use to design systems to build, maintain, operate, and monitor travel-time reliability. View the recorded webinar . When averag...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing airport operators and planners with tools and methodologies designed for incorporating uncertainty into air traffic and fuel price forecasting methods. View the webinar recording . The ACRP reports presented in this webinar will...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on July 9, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that explored how streamlining the coordination of public agency and railroad procedures may avoid delays, find solutions to conflict, and improve outcomes for both parties. View the webinar recording . The presence of a highway across or alongside a railroad creates significant ch...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 12, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing small airport administrators with resources to support effective business and management decisions. View the recorded webinar . The ACRP reports presented in this webinar will provide small airport practitioners with the resourc...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on June 11, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that explored the project Performance Specifications for Rapid Renewal , which addresses the obstacles of defining fair and meaningful specification requirements when implementing rapid renewal performance specifications. View the recorded webinar . The benefits of performance spe...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 30, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) about challenges airport administrators face that are associated with the changing needs of the aviation industry. View the recorded webinar .  In order to meet specific strategic and business related goals, it is important to gain an un...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 8, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that explored strategies for improving the quality of pavement management data and techniques for evaluating a pavement program’s overall data quality. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a link to the recorded webinar. This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Pavement ...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on May 7, 2013, from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET to explore the five-dimensional approach that was developed by the second Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2) Renewal Project R10 to help manage complex transportation projects from planning through the construction phases. View the recorded webinar . The SHRP 2 Rene...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, from 12:00 PM ET to 1:30 PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on approaches to airport privatization, airport ownership and governance, and state-specific airport legislation to help airports operate in an efficient, competitive, and financially viable way. View the recorded webinar ....

TRB conducted a webinar on November 5, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET that explored techniques to coordinate asset management and long-term financial planning as a means to help sustain transportation systems for future generations. Contact Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu  for information on obtaining a link to the recorded webinar. Presentations will explore the short- and ...

TRB conductd a webinar on October 16, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that described public involvement performance measurements and metrics, and highlight a software tool that may be helpful to capture public sentiment about their involvement. Contact Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu  for information on obtaining a link to the recorded webinar. Measuring the effectiveness of ...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 19, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET that summarized the current trends in transportation asset management related to pavement and bridges.  Contact Reggie Gillum for a recording of the webinar. The webinar will highlight sessions conducted at the 9th National Conference on Asset Management, which took place on April 16-18, 2011, in San Diego, Califor...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 13, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that will provide an introduction to the new version of the Research Performance Measures (RPM) website. View the recorded webinar . The Research Performance Measures (RPM) website, the deliverable of a TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program project, enables state departments of transportation to document the ...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 29, 2012 that examined the results of an international scan that assessed mature risk management practices in Europe and Australia. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to request a recording of the webinar.  In June 2011, a team of 11 U.S. transportation professionals with expertise in risk management visited four countries in Europe and Australia: A...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 18, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET that explored asset management techniques for safety, geotechnical, and ancillary structures; signs and sidewalks; and more. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for a link to the recorded webinar. The webinar will high...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 20, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET that will explore efforts and techniques to implement asset management practices within a transportation organization. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for more details on receiving a link to the webinar recording. The webinar will highlight sessions conducted at the 9th National Conference on Asset Management, which ...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 12, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that explored National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 708: A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies . Please contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for a link to the recorded webinar. The NCHRP guidebook provides a generally-applicable framework and approach to ...

The National Transit Institute, in cooperation with the Transportation Research Board (TRB), will conduct a webinar on May 30, 2012, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM that will highlight two active research projects that offer technical assistance to the transit industry in developing and improving transportation asset management and state of good repair practices. Participants must register in advance of...

The National Transit Institute, in cooperation with the Transportation Research Board (TRB), will conduct a webinar on May 16, 2012, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM that will highlight practices and potential next steps to improve asset management and state of good repair, as discussed during the 9th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management.  Participants must register in advance of t...

TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on December 5, 2011 that featured research developed by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) related to challenges small airports are facing, as covered in ACRP Report 44: Preservation of Public-Use Airports , and ACRP Report 28: Marketing for Small Airports . The recorded webinar is available to be viewed on our website. Webinar learning o...

On August 31, 2011, TRB, in partnership with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, conducted a web seminar or “webinar”  on a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Program (SHRP 2) that explored the report, Strategies for Improving the Project Agreement Process between Highwa...

On May 25, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Program (SHRP 2) about ways to incorporate community visioning into collaborative planning of new highway capacity projects. SHRP 2 is developing a supporting framework for visioning, known as Transportation—Visioning for Communities (T-VIZ) , which enables broad, ...

On May 5, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored practices that can assist research staff employed at state departments of transportation in communicating the value of research to their leadership. Presenters discussed how their practices related to the results of TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 610: Communicating the Value of Transport...

On May 4, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Program (SHRP 2) about effective tools and techniques for practitioners and decision makers to expedite the planning and environmental review of transportation projects. . For more details,  view a summary of this webinar.  Email Reggie Gillum at  RGi...

On February 23, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored the findings of NCHRP Report 666 . The webinar will provide information to senior agency managers about the role of targets in performance-based resource allocation, factors influencing target setting, and approaches to target setting.  For more details, view a summary of this webinar.  Email Reggie Gillum ...

On February 9, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored the findings of ACRP Synthesis 8 : Common Use Facilities and Equipment at Airports, ACRP Report 30 : Reference Guide for Understanding Common Use at Airports and ACRP Report 41 : Guide to the Decision-Making Tool for Evaluating Passenger Self-Tagging.   For more details, view a summary of this webinar.  Emai...

On October 13, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2). SHRP 2 created an institutional maturity framework tool that can be used to conduct a self-assessment of current organizational features to achieve effective systems operations and management. In addition, this framework can help orga...

On July 8, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored a guidebook designed to assist agencies with determining the appropriate level of public- and private- investments, and by suggesting performance measures for passenger and freight rail services operating on shared-use corridors. For more details, view a summary of this webinar.  Email Reggie Gillum at ...

On June 17, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the role of state departments of transportation in promoting, funding, and implementing transportation demand management programs within their states.  For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. Th...

On Thursday, May 6, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored a project from TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program that developed strategies to improve the project-agreement process between railroads and highway agencies when coordinating on projects that cross or abut railways. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@...

On Thursday, April 22, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored  the Federal Highway Administration’s July 2009 international scan on “Linking Transportation Performance and Accountability.” For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee fo...

On Monday, April 19, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored practical tips for using the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research in Progress (RiP), and Research Needs Statements (RNS) databases. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Watch a recording of the webinar. You will need  Windows Media Player 9 or higher to v...

On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored  ACRP Report 16: Guidebook for Managing Small Airports  and  ACRP Report 28: Marketing Guidebook for Small Airports .  For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. 

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored research about the impacts that nighttime enforcement of seat belt laws has on reducing vehicle fatalities.  For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session.  There is no fee ...

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored a report released by TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program that identifies practices to assist transportation professionals in locating underground utilities.   For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a...

On  Monday, November 23, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored ways to use pavement management to manage highway assets, improve services, and make decisions on repairs.  For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session.  There is no fee for emp...

On  Wednesday, November 4, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the rationale, methodology, and implementation of Costing Asset Protection: An All Hazards Guide for Transportation Agencies (CAPTA).   CAPTA is planning tool used by transportation agencies to help manage and reduce risk.   For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie...

TRB will conduct a web briefing or "Webinar" on Thursday, October 15, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore the use of performance measures for regional operations in two case studies conducted in Atlanta and New Mexico. Participants must register at least 24 hours in advance of the start of the Webinar.  The webinar is free for employees of TRB sponsors , and $99.00 for non-TR...

On October 1, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the “visual shift" taking place in society, its impact on transportation, and the role visualization will have in educating transportation professionals. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session....

On Wednesday, August 26, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored TRB’s report, Funding Options for Freight Transportation Projects. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this recording. Others must ...

On July 9, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that examined technical solutions to manage the runoff from aircraft and airfield deicing and anti-icing fluids. This webinar was based on the findings presented in ACRP Report 14. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. The...

On June 8, 2009, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the use of public–private partnerships to finance highway infrastructure projects. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar.  A recording of this session is not available.

On May 19, 2009, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the prospect of increased government involvement in the airline industry, given high energy costs and an industry-wide financial crisis. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees ...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 88th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 11-15, 2009, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series.  The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fee for...

On March 28, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the potential impacts of climate change on transportation through two major studies released by TRB and by the U.S. Department of Transportation. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for&nbs...

On March 18, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the concept of using managed lanes on a system-wide level to address regional mobility and compound travel time benefits by linking individual facilities. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fe...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 87th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on January 13-17, 2008 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum ...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 86th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 21-25, 2007, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fe...

2006 Research Opportunities in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Transportation Applications Conference : Conference Recording   View and listen to selected presentations given at the Research Opportunities in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Transportation Applications Conference in Washington , D.C. , on October 17-18, 2006 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. Th...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 2006 Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues in Albany , NY , on March 15, 2006 prepared by the New York State Department of Transportation , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to atten...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 85th Annual Meeting in Washington , D.C. , on January 22-26, 2006 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no...

2005 Joint Summer Conference : Conference Recording   View and listen to selected presentations given at the Joint Summer Conference in Boston , MA , on July 10-12, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an...