What's New in Data and Information Technology

Individuals or organizations wishing to be recognized as a Century Club or Century Patron contributor in the TRB history book, Transportation Research Board 1920–2020: Everyone Interested Is Invited must make their contributions by September 30, 2019. TRB’s history book will be made available to all full registrant attendees and your contribution recognition will be a lasting testimonial to you...

An algorithm for counting pedestrians and cyclists in Louisiana is presented in ITS Support for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Count: Developing a Statewide Multimodal Count Program , a report from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. It is critical to understand the travel behavior of pedestrians and cyclists on Louisiana’s roadways in order to evaluate the usage of roadways...

Vehicle connectivity is analyzed in Non-Linear Spacing Policy and Network Analysis for Shared-Road Platooning , a report from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. This report identifies problems in traffic flows, determines cyber-attack vulnerabilities, and discusses spacing policies for cooperative adaptive cruise control.

Global business and tourism depend heavily on the efficient operation of airports and movement of passengers, baggage, and cargo across many areas. With increasing demand and connectivity requirements for airports comes the need for more sophisticated simulation and modeling tools to validate design assumptions. Furthermore, airport design and planning decisions have significant impacts on poli...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Safety Compass newsletter . This edition features information about: Pedestrian and bicycle safety Highway safety analysis Assessing state safety data Roadway safety management

The future of how people and goods will move is discussed in a video series from the Volpe Center at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Sarah Kaufman, Associate Director of Urban Planning at the New York University Rudin Center for Transportation, will explore the promise and pitfalls of a new mobility future.

The Sharon D. Banks Award is a biennial award established in the memory of Sharon Banks, who chaired the TRB Executive Committee in 1998. She passed away in 1999. The award recognizes innovative and successful leadership in people-oriented initiatives in transportation, sustained over an extended period of time, that exemplify Banks’ ideals of humanity and service. The Award will be presented d...

Air quality transportation professionals are invited to a TRB webinar on Monday, September 30, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar will provide an overview of the research done through the transportation pooled fund (TPF) to understand near-road air quality data, improve near-road air quality evaluations, implement effective mitigation, and more effectively respond to stakeholder info...

“Pavement condition data” are essential inputs to the process of managing airport pavements and ensuring safe operations. The technology available today to collect pavement condition data is considerably different from that available even 20 years ago, and new technologies are being developed and introduced into practice at a rapid pace. ACRP Research Report 203: Guidelines for Collecting, Appl...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released the latest issue of its Research and Technology (R&T) Now news update. Each issue reports on research, technology, and development activities taking place within the U.S. Department of Transportation. This edition features information about: Separated bike lanes Ultra-high performance concrete Certifications for bridge contractors ...

Tribal transportation planners are invited to a TRB webinar on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET. This webinar will provide information about accurately counting tribal communities in the American Community Survey and the 2020 census. The American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) census has a significant role in several federal fund distribution formulas, including the Tribal T...

Using data collection to enhance road weather management is explored in Weather-Savvy Roads: Sensors and Data for Enhancing Road Weather Management: Final Report , a report from the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin. This report identifies methods in which sensor data coverage and reliability can enhance management of wildfires, flash floods, and other extr...

TRB officially turns 100 on November 11, 2020. To help celebrate, TRB is asking you to “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story.” 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. The “Tell Us ‘Our” Story” Centennial activity consists of a series of ...

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. The “Tell Us ‘Our” Story” Centennial activity consists of a series of monthly questions that will help capture your stories. Here are some of the responses from our question in Au...

Patricia S. Hu, Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) at the U.S. Department of Transportation, is a featured volunteer in the TR News . Ms. Hu trained as a statistician and shifted her career into transportation more than 35 years ago. As BTS's director, she has steered the agency toward enhancing the relevance, quality, timeliness, coverage, accessibility, and availability...

The Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter , which is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database. This edition features research on planning, ridership, land use, and more.

Turning movement count data is key to evaluating the performance of signalized intersections and is also a crucial component of data-driven decision-making processes of transportation agencies. Unfortunately, the availability of quality turning movement count data is not the norm for transportation agencies. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Explora...

Use of heavy vehicles on roads designated as key freight routes is outlined in Key Freight Routes: Heavy Vehicle Usage Data Project , a report from Austroads. This report illustrates how telematics data from heavy vehicles may help inform public policy and road planning. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.

TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Contributions made before September 30, 2019, will be recognized in TRB's 100 ...

Register and make hotel reservations today for the TRB 99th Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including session speakers, poster presenters, and those who attend the exhibit hall, career fair, or any workshops. As part of TRB's Centennial Celebration, all full registrants at the 99th Annual Meeting will be eligib...

Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. All indications are that attendance at the meeting will be the largest ever. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services to more than 13,000 transportation professionals. So...

State transportation agencies will always fulfill a role in the emergency-management effort - for all incidents, from the routine traffic incident through major emergencies to catastrophic events. State agency plans and procedures are expected (indeed required if the agency seeks federal compensation) to be related to state and regional emergency structures and plans. This involves multi-agency...

TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. Your organization is invited to join the entities listed below that have contributed to the TRB Century Patron program to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Contributions made before September 30, 2019, will be rec...

The challenges surrounding mobility data sharing are addressed in Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations , a report from the Policy Institute from the University of California at Davis. This report describes specific policy strategies for land use and transportation planning.

Since 2009, when NCHRP's last Security 101 report was released, there have been significant advances in transportation security approaches, including new strategies, programs, and ways of doing business that have increased the security of transportation systems as well as ensured their resiliency. Hazards and threats to the system have also continued to evolve since 2009. While the inciden...

Privacy challenges associated with automated vehicle data is examined in Regulating Government Access to C-ITS and Automated Vehicle Data , a report from the National Transport Commission of Australia. The report reviews government collection and use of data likely to come from automated vehicle technology and identifies design principles to guide the development of automated vehicle laws.

More than 6,400 papers have been submitted to be considered by TRB for acceptance as part of the 2020 TRB 99th Annual Meeting  program. This amount is several hundred more than in any previous year. The 2020 TRB 99th Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C., covers all transportation modes, with more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world expected to...

Market opportunities for developing Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in Australia and New Zealand are examined in Opportunities in Mobility as a Service , a report from Austroads. MaaS represents the opportunity for all available public and private transportation services to be integrated and bundled into a platform directly accessible by the individual travelers through their mobile devices.

A conceptual framework that harnesses wireless technology to improve transportation safety is described in Communications and Radar-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning (CAR-STOP) – Phase 2: Final Report , a report from the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin. This report focuses on frontal collision warning/collision avoidance systems and identif...

A smartphone app that encourages students to drive less frequently is discussed in Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-Based Intervention on Driving-Related Carbon Emissions Using Real-Time Transportation Data , a report from the MIneta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University. This app helps individuals monitor and track their driving patterns and behaviors with the aim of mi...