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TR News 331 January-February 2021: Way of the Future: Airports at the Horizon of 2040 and 2070 TR News 331 January-February 2021: Way of the Future: Airports at the Horizon of 2040 and 2070
April 16, 2021
The projected advent of new, large metropolitan areas will create challenges in mobility but also will lead to new aviation megacities. Smaller and rural communities may also revive and grow, with people seeking another way of life. Local airports will continue to play a vital role in connecting residents to the world, using a variety of new technologies. This is the focus of a feature article in ...

A Pandemic Playbook for Transportation Agencies A Pandemic Playbook for Transportation Agencies
NCHRP Research Report 963/TCRP Research Report 225
April 12, 2021
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  NCHRP Research Report 963/TCR...

A Pandemic Playbook for Transportation Agencies A Pandemic Playbook for Transportation Agencies
NCHRP Research Report 963/TCRP Research Report 225
April 12, 2021
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  NCHRP Research Report 963/TCR...

TR News November-December 2020: Recycled Material Web Map TR News November-December 2020: Recycled Material Web Map
April 08, 2021
The September–October 2020 issue of TRB's magazine is now available in full online. Issue 330 includes the cover story, “Recycled Material Web Map,” and features articles on topics including incorporating resiliency into freight mobility, living with transformational technologies, and pollution-reducing highway barriers. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative a...

Enhancing Academic Programs to Prepare Future Airport Industry Professionals Enhancing Academic Programs to Prepare Future Airport Industry Professionals
ACRP Research Report 230
April 07, 2021
Airports and their support industries have changed significantly over the past several decades. It is imperative that academic programs continue to evolve with these changes to better prepare the next generation of airport industry professionals. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 230: Enhancing Academic Programs to Prepare Future Airport Industry Professionals pro...

TR News 331 January-February 2021 issue table of contents now online TR News 331 January-February 2021 issue table of contents now online
March 26, 2021
The January-February 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on the challenges of truck size and weight—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other feature articles in the issue include "Way of the Future: Airports at the Horizon of 2040 and 2070," by Gaël Le Bris; "Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply ...

Submit Papers for Transportation Research Record Special Issue on Freight Automation, Logistics, and Supply Chain by November 30 Submit Papers for Transportation Research Record Special Issue on Freight Automation, Logistics, and Supply Chain by November 30
March 25, 2021
Transportation Research Record (TRR) invites you to submit papers for a Special Issue of TRR under the broad theme of freight transportation automation, logistics, and supply chains, covering both the private and public sectors. Submissions will be accepted through November 30, 2021. Of particular interest are papers: advancing state-of-the-art theories, design practices or operations exploring th...

TR News 330 November-December 2020: Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled Materials and Lessons Learned About Recycling Plastic TR News 330 November-December 2020: Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled Materials and Lessons Learned About Recycling Plastic
March 04, 2021
Recycling is a concept that most of society supports as a practice that can benefit the environment and overall well-being, as well as reduce the needs and costs associated with raw materials. However, the conversation needs to shift from just recycling to responsible recycling. This is the focus of a feature article in the November-December 2020 issue of TRB's magazine, TR News (Issue 330). TR Ne...

TR News 330 November-December 2020: Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises TR News 330 November-December 2020: Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises
February 19, 2021
British–Hungarian Nobel Prize physicist Dennis Gabor wrote: “The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented." Considering in a reasonable and logical way what the implications of new technologies may be and acting on our conclusions is how the future is invented. This is the focus of a feature article in the November-December 2020 issue of TRB's magazine, TR News (Issue 330). TR News&...

TR News 328 July-August 2020: Stormwater TR News 328 July-August 2020: Stormwater
February 12, 2021
Issue 328 of TRB's magazine, TR News , is dedicated to water and the role of transportation agencies in the stewardship of this vital resource, particularly as the way humans use water is changing dramatically. Authors explore the evolution of stormwater regulation; how departments of transportation manage water in planning, design, construction, and operations; and more. TR News  is TRB's bi...

TR News 327 May-June 2020: Tunnels TR News 327 May-June 2020: Tunnels
February 10, 2021
Issue 327 of TRB's magazine is a special edition illuminating the many hidden aspects of tunnels as well as the benefits of tunnel technology to modern transportation systems. Articles highlight the contribution of tunnels to the economy and how transportation operators use the best technology to keep tunnels efficient and safe. TR News  is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles o...

Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in Transportation Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in Transportation
Transportation Research Circular E-C268
January 11, 2021
In comparison to the levels of public interest and attention, there is little research to help understand the major obstacles and constraints encountered by women travelers and women working in transportation industries. TRB's Transportation Research Circular E-C268: Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in Transportation details the 2019 Women’s Issues in Transportation Co...

TR News September-October 2020: Embracing the Future TR News September-October 2020: Embracing the Future
January 07, 2021
The September–October 2020 issue of TRB's magazine is now available in full online. Themed “Embracing the Future,” the issue celebrates TRB’s centennial with articles forecasting the future of transportation. Authors present outlooks that are multimodal, creative, diverse, inclusive, and thought-provoking, offering a pause point for transportation researchers, policy makers, and practitioners as t...

COVID-19 Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation COVID-19 Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation
January 06, 2021
The year 2020’s raging coronavirus pandemic and reckoning with long-standing racial injustice led to widespread disruption and suffering, social unrest, and renewed calls for an accounting of our fragmented public health system and troubled history of racial inequity. The crises of 2020 transcend transportation yet also raise fundamental questions for it along with other sectors of our society and...

Transportation Research Board 2020 Annual Report Transportation Research Board 2020 Annual Report
January 06, 2021
The 2020 Annual Report summarizes TRB’s accomplishments in each of its major program areas and how TRB has served the nation and the global transportation professional community throughout 2020. TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange, research, and advice regarding all modes of transportation...

Characteristics and Elements of Nonpunitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation Characteristics and Elements of Nonpunitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation
TCRP Research Report 218
December 17, 2020
The importance of safety cannot be overstated and requires continued shifts in the approach to safety management within the public transportation industry. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's  TCRP Research Report 218: Characteristics and Elements of Nonpunitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation compiles the best practices used in nonpunitive employee safe...

Summary of Transportation Research Needs Related to COVID-19 Summary of Transportation Research Needs Related to COVID-19
Transportation Research Circular E-C267
November 05, 2020
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 of T...

Review of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Research and Development Program Review of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Research and Development Program
TRB Special Report 334
October 28, 2020
The Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has excelled in engaging, maintaining communication with, and using inputs from a broad range of stakeholder groups. That is among the findings in TRB Special Report 334: Review of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Research and Development Program . FRA's RD&T requested this National...

Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World
Transportation Research Circular E-C266
October 07, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted transportation agencies across the U.S. in a variety of ways. On July 15, 2020, TRB's Transportation Asset Management Committee hosted a webinar that featured executives and CEOs from state, regional, and transit agencies. Transportation Research Circular E-C266: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World captures the details of the discussion on how the...

Airport Operations Training at Small Airports Airport Operations Training at Small Airports
ACRP Synthesis 112
October 05, 2020
Managers of airports of all sizes face a perennial dilemma: how to efficiently train operations personnel to meet Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 requirements and ensure a safe and secure airport environment. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis 112: Airport Operations Training at Small Airports focuses on airport operations employees and aims to better under...

Transportation Resilience 2019: 2nd International Conference on Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather Transportation Resilience 2019: 2nd International Conference on Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather
Transportation Research Circular E-C265
September 29, 2020
TRB hosted the Transportation Resilience 2019: 2nd International Conference on Transportation Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather Events (TR2019) at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C., November 13–15, 2019. The primary purpose of TR2019 program was to present advancements made in transportation systems resilience to natural hazards, climate change, and impa...

TR News: Integrating Stormwater Infrastructure into State Department of Transportation Processes TR News: Integrating Stormwater Infrastructure into State Department of Transportation Processes
September 24, 2020
The Alabama Department of Transportation (DOT) incorporated post-construction stormwater management design into the overall roadway design process. The Texas DOT developed the approval process for products used in the construction of a roadway to promote vegetation. And the Virginia DOT improved the management of data associated with stormwater infrastructure best management practices to effective...

Critical Issues in Transportation 2019 Critical Issues in Transportation 2019
Critical Issues in Transportation 2019
September 17, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and equity issues will be included soon in   Critical Issues in Transportation 2019 . In this report, which is updated periodically by the TRB Executive Committee, a series of challenging questions are posed to explore issues and opportunities that may arise 10 to 20 years into the future. These questions, 63 in all, have been organized into 12 topic areas ...

Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
September 14, 2020
Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge, contribute to the well-being of communities, and support the security, prosperity, and health in the United States. But many women do not pursue or persist in these careers, or advance to leadership positions - not because they lack the talent or aspirations, but because they face barriers, including: implicit ...

TR News March-April 2020: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future TR News March-April 2020: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future
September 10, 2020
Issue 326 of TRB's magazine dives into details from the TRB 99th Annual Meeting, which had a record crowd of nearly 14,000 attendees gathered January 12–16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The March–April 2020 TR News features photo highlights from the Annual Meeting along with more coverage of the conference. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-a...

The Transportation Research Board, 1920-2020; Everyone Interested is Invited - ebook versions now available The Transportation Research Board, 1920-2020; Everyone Interested is Invited - ebook versions now available
June 25, 2020
The TRB Centennial Book is available for purchase in ebook or print format. In The Transportation Research Board, 1920–2020: Everyone Interested Is Invited , author Sarah Jo Peterson tells the story of how people and institutions created and have continued to shape TRB. In a compelling narrative accompanied by more than 150 images exploring the history of transportation and research, she argues th...

Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce
June 10, 2020
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a report that examines the nation’s minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and identifies promising programs and effective strategies that have the highest potential return on investment for the nation by increasing the quantity and quality MSI STEM graduates. This study also provides critical information and perspective about ...

TR News 326: Driver Training for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems TR News 326: Driver Training for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
May 21, 2020
Issue Number 326 of TR News magazine is available in full to subscribers. Here is a sample from the issue: a feature article on the trap that drivers could fall into by believing that autonomous vehicles are more capable than they really are. As with traditional driving instruction, a solid understanding of the concepts of automation is important—not just knowing which buttons to press.

TR News 326: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future TR News 326: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future
May 15, 2020
Issue Number 326 of TR News magazine is available in full to subscribers. Here is a sample from the issue: a 14-page photo collage of the 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting from January 12–16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Do you see yourself in any of the photos?

TR News November-December 2019: Climate Change Resilience TR News November-December 2019: Climate Change Resilience
April 30, 2020
Topics in the November–December 2019 issue of TR News include an analysis of the #TRBAM Annual Meeting Twitter hashtag to understand communication dynamics; climate change, a critical transportation issue; assessing, marking, and coding highway structures in emergencies; and more. This issue also kicks off the magazine’s yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of TRB, which will include them...

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