TRB is co-sponsoring the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2018 International Conference on Transportation and Development on May 26-28, 2020 in Seattle, WA. The conference will bring together researchers, designers, project/construction managers, and contractors from around the world to discuss transportation and development projects ranging from airports to rail to highways, and multi-modal facilities. The conference will consider all aspects of development, from planning through design and co...

A primary goal of the Standing Technical Committee on Aviation Economics and Forecasting, that continues to this day, is to help inform the FAA’s annual forecast of aviation activity. The findings of the FAA forecast are especially important for predicting the financial needs of the air traffic control system (ATC) and feed directly into the annual federal budget process. The FAA forecast in turn is an important component of international forecasts by groups such as the International Civil Aviation Commi...

The Human Factors Workshop had a prominent place among the workshops that crowd the day before the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. The oldest workshop, it dates to 1967. Not only did the workshop introduce new ideas to TRB, it became a pathway for leadership. Among these new leaders was a psychologist who had switched careers to dive headfirst into highway safety research. Her name was Patricia F. Waller.. To learn the whole story, check out the latest release in the TRB History Highl...

TRB officially turns 100 on November 11, 2020. To help celebrate the centennial TRB is asking you to “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story.” This month’s question is: How has TRB helped enhance the quality of life, safety, and/or economy of your physical community? Please submit your responses in to this month's question by January 31, 2020. TRB welcomes all stories: small or large, profound or light-hearted, sobering or humorous. The TRB “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story" centennial activity is designed to allow as many of you (TRB...

The January 12 - 16, 2020 TRB Annual Meeting generated headlines, podcasts, and video from the various press on hand to cover more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops. Catch up on your reading, watching, and listening!   Video   C SPAN 2020 Transportation Policy Agenda   Automation Technology and Transportation     Podcast   Land Line Agency to give study another run         Print   Forbes Inexpensive Crash Avoidance Technol...

TRB is hosting a committee meeting for the Study on the Feasibility of Wheelchair Restraint Systems in Passenger Aircraft on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. The committee will examine the design, engineering, and safety requirements for installation and use of in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems and if feasible, the ways in which individuals with significant disabilities using wheelchairs, including power wheelchairs, can be accommodated with those systems. This project is funded by the U.S. Access Board,...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide to help airports create geospatial data governance policies and procedures. Proposals are due on March 10, 2020.

Presentations from the 2020 Annual Meeting are now available on the interactive program . To see presentations, log into the program, then search for the session you are interested in.  If approved for posting by the speaker, the presentations are listed under the scheduled presentations towards the bottom of the page. Click the ‘View Presentation’ button to view. (If there is no presentation listed, it means either no presentation was given or the author did not give us permission to post it).

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook that provides airport industry practitioners with a foundation for scalable solutions to accommodate evolving wireless technologies. Proposals are due March 17, 2020.

We hope you had a wonderful experience at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting. Thank you for joining us. The meeting may be over, but this is a great time to jump start your interactions with TRB. Subscribe & follow: Weekly newsletter TR News print subscription TRR Journal Social media Be a friend: Receive email updates and volunteer opportunities. Log into MyTRB , update your Profile and navigate to the Committees tab to Become a Friend of a Committee. Look up your new contacts from the Annual Meeting in th...