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Using Municipal Vehicles as Sensor Platforms to Monitor the Health and Performance of the Traffic Control System , released by Carnegie Mellon University

Impact of Regular and Narrow AV-Exclusive Lanes on Manual Driver Behavior , released by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University

TCRP is seeking panel nominations for the approved FY 2021 research projects . Descriptions are available of FY 2021 projects for which RFPs are expected to be issued. Please nominate yourself or other candidates to serve on the expert panels of these research projects online at MyTRB . These panels will develop requests for proposals, select contractors, and review draft deliverables. Nominati...

Cristian Alvarez Tuta, Civil Engineer - Project Developer, New York City Department of Transportation let us know that says that presenting at the 2019 Annual Meeting "on alternate regulation on truck loading zones in one important Avenue of Queens, New York, gave me momentum and experience to apply for my first job as a recent grad civil engineer. I was hired by the New York City Department of...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a toolkit that will help an airport establish their unique catchment area. The toolkit should include a guide to utilizing resources, in addition to providing analytical methods and approaches that would best map a catchment area. Proposals are due January 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

Planning firm Kittelson & Associates decided to seek the answers and wrote an article and created a video interviewing Ann Brach and James Bryant of TRB. As Brach says, the TRB Annual Meeting in January 2021 will be a month-long "transportation geekapalooza."

TRB is proud to release its first compendium of papers published in Transportation Research Record (TRR) by participants of its Minority Student Fellows Program. This compendium showcases these 17 students (out of 177 alumni of the program) who have had their papers accepted for publication in TRR. Learn more about where these fellows are now by clicking on “ Meet the Student Fellows ” on the w...

TRB's Centennial happened on November 11, when we officially turned 100 years old. But the celebration didn't end there. Take a look at some great new videos that join our clip on "Your Future in Transportation," at the TRB Centennial website , including: "TRB's Centennial Celebration," "TRB Centennial Session at the 2020 AASHTO Annual Meeting," and "One Hundred Years of Progress: A Conversatio...

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...

Data-Driven Driving: Shifting into Shared Mobility and Autonomous Cars , released by Otonomo Data Trends

Track Data Auditing System (TDAS) – Phase II , released by the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration

Scientists use artificial intelligence to forecast large-scale traffic patterns more accurately, reads the headline in a recent article by Tech Xplore , which cites an article published this summer in TRB's journal, Transportation Research Record .

Convened by Transportation Research Board and sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop on April 6 -8, 2021 will bring together a community to address challenges and strategies of assuring freight system resilience in the face of disruptions caused by major natural hazards. In part-day virtual sessions on April 6, 7 and 8, 202...

In March 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a policy statement supporting the development of fully integrated transportation networks. The policy is to “incorporate safe and convenient walking and bicycle facilities into transportation projects.” The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 558: Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure...

The TRB 100th Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual event  throughout January 2021. Exact dates are January 5-8, 11-15, 21-22, and 25-29. Early bird registration for the meeting ends on November 30. Register now to take advantage of discounts of up to $100 off the regular fees. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including session speakers, poster presenters,...

The Online Program for the 100th TRB Annual Meeting is now available. This helpful online tool enables you to navigate through more than 3,000 presentations in over 350 transportation-related sessions at the meeting, which is being held virtually in January 2021. The Online Program contains the full schedule of lectern sessions, poster sessions, workshops, and committee meetings. It includes ti...

Advanced warning of brake problems can lead to benefits in increased transit safety and operating efficiencies. Transit safety will be improved through fewer accidents and injuries due to brake failures. The TRB IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program's Transit IDEA Final Report 94: Evaluation of Transit Vehicle Brake Inspection through Ultrasonic Emissions Analysis details a ...

Understanding pandemics, their impacts to transportation, and potential effective response has become more important, not only for the response to COVID-19, but also if, as the World Health Organization warns, we are now “living in a time of viruses.” TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program and Transit Cooperative Research Program have jointly issued this pre-publication draft of NC...

As unmanned systems (UxS) continue to develop and be used by other military services and federal agencies, the U.S. Coast Guard should proceed more aggressively and deliberately in taking advantage of UxS advancements, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Coast Guard should also produce a high-level strategy with crit...

The TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility has posted a series of nine white papers, each of which summarizes the research that has been completed to date in individual priority areas. The papers establish a foundation to guide the use of resources for further development and support of more comprehensive research that tracks the identified research gaps noted in each...

Commercial and public-sector demands are helping to accelerate advancements in unmanned systems. For instance, military services and federal agencies use the technology for aerial, surface, and underwater applications. A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report from TRB finds that the U.S. Coast Guard should proceed more aggressively and deliberately in taking advan...

Dr. Chris Hendrickson has been honored with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Richard R. Torrens Award for his outstanding performance as editor of the Journal of Transportation Engineering: Part A, Systems . Hendrickson is a member of TRB's Executive Committee and Chair of the TRB Division Committee as well as a number of other TRB committees. The award was created to honor the me...

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 December 21, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB is honored to announce that Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences, will be the Keynote speaker at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Join Dr. McNutt at the Annual Meeting as she discusses the significance and importance of TRB being part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Research Council (NRC). She will discuss the new NRC str...

At TRB's 100th Annual Meeting in January 2021, more than 30 Spotlight Sessions will focus on this year's theme, "Launching a New Century of Mobility and Quality of Life." Sessions will focus on transportation challenges during COVID-19, examine transportation equity, and discuss how new technologies will prepare future transportation innovations. You are encouraged to register before November 3...

Pavements occupy valuable real estate, and there is a need to move beyond simply designing pavements for their traditional purpose of carrying traffic loads. Smart pavements allow for real-time sensing applications, and multifunctional pavements can serve multiple roles within larger infrastructure systems, including energy harvesting and stormwater management. TRB will conduct a webinar on Th...

How can 3D printing be used to advance the transportation industry? TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that will explore the recent advancements, potential challenges, and future opportunities of 3D printing. Presenters will provide an overview of current knowledge about concrete additive manufacturing technologies suitable for transportati...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has proven a formidable adversary worldwide, with tremendous impact on the United States. The transportation system is an essential element of our response to this pandemic but has also been significantly impacted across all modes, both passenger and goods movement. This environment is where research is needed most. TRB's Transportation Research Circular E-C267: Summary o...

Bimonthly newsletter released by the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University

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. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at https://...