TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a primer, guidebook, and toolkit to help airport operators create and implement a comprehensive anti-human trafficking action plan. These deliverables should address all forms of human trafficking and allow airport operators to tailor their approach to their unique situation. Proposals ar...

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 mult...

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 tu...

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. H...

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, ...

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   ...

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, inclu...

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 pres...

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.