2020 has brought a lot of challenges, but we have also some reasons to celebrate. Since last autumn, we have found ways to honor TRB’s centennial anniversary. You have generously shared your stories about how the board has helped shape your careers and how you have helped shape transportation research. You may have received a copy of the beautiful coffee table book The Transportation Research B...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop AASHTO guidelines to assist state departments of transportation with using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) technologies for inspection and assessment of bridge element conditions. Proposals are due January 4, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

Transportation Research Record (TRR) will be publishing a special, open-access issue featuring research relating to COVID-19 and transportation. In addition to papers submitted for TRBAM 2021 and recommended by TRB committees, we are also accepting additional submissions until October 31. We invite papers that address all aspects of pandemic-related effects on transportation, including: The CO...

Today’s transportation systems are increasingly integrated cyber and physical systems. Rail crossing and other traffic signals are automated. Control systems at airports monitor and control systems like staff access, airfield lighting, and baggage handling. Other systems monitor bridge and tunnel traffic and structural integrity. As a result, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October t...

Secure your organization's booth as part of its exhibit at the TRB 2021 Annual Meeting in January. Booths in the virtual exhibit hall will cost $1,900 or half the cost of the 2021 in-person rate, which was $3,800 for a 10 x 10 square foot booth. A 2021 virtual booth will come with two full meeting registrations, the ability to register an unlimited number of staff to monitor for and engage with...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop the Airport Construction Emissions Inventory Tool (ACEIT) Version 2.0 and an accompanying user manual. The update will improve the tool’s functionality and usability in helping airports and stakeholders better understand and quantify airport construction emissions and bring consistency to airport con...

The TRB “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story" centennial activity is designed to allow as many of you (TRB’s volunteers and friends) as possible to participate in the TRB Centennial Celebration through the submission of your stories, which are our stories. The “Tell Us ‘Our' Story” centennial activity consists of a series of monthly questions that will help capture your stories. TRB welcomes all stories: small...

School feels a little … well, maybe a lot … different this year. Educators are finding new methods to prepare and inspire the next generation of transportation experts due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Fortunately, TRB can continue to work with future practitioners through its various programs. Students as young as high school through to those in graduate programs have opportunities for m...

The first workshop of the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) focused on understanding, controlling, and preventing human exposure to PFAS. More than 100 experts from the government, industry, academia, and exposed communities attended and shared their perspectives. Per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of manufactured chemicals used for the past ...

Your search results in TRID will now be even more robust. TRID provides access to more than 1.25 million records of transportation research worldwide including projects from TRB’s Research in Progress (RIP) Database , federal and state DOT technical reports, university transportation center reports, journal articles and conference proceedings.  All modes and disciplines of transportation a...