TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop resources for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other transportation organizations to help them explain the value of investing in resilience throughout the life cycle of planning, engineering, design, operations, construction, and maintenance activities. The resources should provide tools to build the business case for investing in resilience strategies and develop communication strategies to make the public and stakeholders aware of the importance of resilience as part of an organizational mission. Proposals are due July 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to investigate and document how state departments of transportation (DOTs) use different organizational and operational models to fulfill their emergency response incident/event management responsibilities within the context of the National Planning Frameworks : prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Proposals are due July 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to understand how taxis, ride-sourcing services, and other non-dedicated service providers are being used for alternative services for individuals with disabilities. Proposals are due July 21, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide for public transportation agencies and concerned stakeholders on effective approaches and best practices that are responsive to people who are experiencing homelessness. This project is intended to help public transportation agencies preserve the quality of their services and facilities, while respecting the rights and mobility needs of people experiencing homelessness, including the need for safe places. Proposals are due July 22, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a framework to evaluate fare-free public transportation. The framework should address the benefits and costs and the trade-offs that must be considered by public transportation providers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders as they consider eliminating fares, in whole or in-part, for public transportation. Proposals are due July 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to (1) merge AASHTO Policy on the Accommodation of Utilities within Freeway Right-of-Way and AASHTO Guide for Accommodating Utilities within Highway Right-of-Way, targeting redundancies and necessary revisions and (2) update material within these two documents, where needed, with emphasis on material that has changed or developed following release of the previous edition. Proposals are due July 30, 2020 by 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to produce a legal research digest that includes lessons learned from transit agencies, sample provisions from third party contracts and intergovernmental agreements to address legal issues, links to transactional documents, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidance, instructive court or arbitration decisions, and other legal references. Proposals are due August 10, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to provide staff at Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah state DOTs with the training and support needed to implement the NCHRP Research Report 905: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Development. These state DOTs will use toolkit to: (1) Collect data from participants at public involvement events and from state DOT staff (2) Apply the survey scoring tool to analyze the data (3) Interpret the scoring tool results to evaluate the effectiveness of their public involvement events and programs. The project will also develop resources for use by additional state DOTs and their partners to implement the toolkit. Proposals are due August 11, 2020 by 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a comprehensive, evidenced-based guide for bus operator workforce management from pre-employment through retirement. The guide should present both best practices and innovative practices that enhance and sustain public transit and support bus operators who provide fixed-route, flexible-route, and on-demand services. Proposals are due August 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals encourage dissemination and application of the principles and practices presented in NCHRP Report 814: Data to Support Transportation Agency Business Needs: A Self-Assessment Guide. This will be done by (1) developing a plan to deliver professional services support for selected agencies undertaking to apply the principles and practices presented in the report; (2) preparing supplemental guidance and communication materials in preparation for and support of conducting a data self-assessment; (3) providing limited assistance to each agency during the data self-assessment; and (4) documenting effective, potentially transferrable practices of participating agencies. Proposals are due August 13, 2020 by 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to complete the development and implementation of the Intercity Bus Atlas (ICBA) as an ongoing, comprehensive and publicly available inventory of intercity bus services. In particular, research is needed to populate the ICBA with General Transit Feed Specification data. Proposals are due August 20, 2020 by 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) has issued an invitation for letters of interest from those wishing to be considered as a principal investigator for one or more of the 19 new NCHRP synthesis topics. Letters of Interest must be submitted through the Letters of Interest Submission Portal by August 27, 2020. For the list of new synthesis topics and for information for potential principal investigators, see the NCHRP Synthesis website.

Please forward this announcement to others who may be interested. For further information, contact Jo Allen Gause at jagause@nas.edu.