What's New in Education and Training

Take a test ride in an autonomous shuttle, see a prototype of an automated passenger car, and learn more about the principles behind U.S. DOT’s Automated Vehicles 3.0 initiative at the TRB Connected and Automated Vehicle Showcase, which will be located in the exhibit hall during the 98th TRB Annual Meeting.   While you are in the exhibit hall, visit the TRB booth to get your complimen...

Download the TRB Annual Meeting mobile app , supported by the PTV Group, prior to arriving at the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. To download the app, search “TRB 2019” in the App Store or Google Play. When opening the app for the first time, enter the same email address used to register for the Annual Meeting. The app provides registered attendees with the abi...

The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California at Davis has released a report that determines the state of employee retention and knowledge management (KM) at the Vermont Agency of Transportation. This report seeks to provide tools that may help with both retention and KM issues.

TRB is offering a variety of curated programs of sample Annual Meeting sessions, as guides for attendees who have specific interests. Newcomers to the TRB Annual Meeting, or those just looking for suggestions for navigating nearly 800 sessions and workshops on virtually every aspect of transportation, may find these charts helpful in deciding how to make the best use of their time at the meetin...

TRB's second annual Careers in Motion Networking Fair takes place on January 13, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, during the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The event provides an opportunity for prospective employers from a wide range of sectors and modes to meet with transportation professionals interested in working for their organizatio...

Register and make hotel reservations today for the TRB 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Early Bird Registration rates end November 30, 2018. 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. Full Registration also includes full access to: *A...

TRB is about $3,000 away from meeting its goal of securing $20,000 by Giving Tuesday, November 27.  Funding raised will be used to help support various activities being developed to commemorate TRB's centennial--November 11, 2020. Contributing to the Century Club ensures that you are linked with TRB forever through the inclusion of your name in the TRB 100 Year History book that will be av...

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation has released the latest edition of its newsletter that highlights recent accomplishments and products from university transportation centers (UTCs). This edition features the Intelligent Coordination and Logistics Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University. It describes the Scalable Urban Tr...

The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that identifies existing smart supply chain management (SCM) literature and current course offerings. This report focuses on curricula within the state of California to derive potential opportunities for the relevant practitioners in the Bay Area. The goal of this report is to explore current relevant course ...

TRB has released a prepublication version of Critical Issues in Transportation 2018. 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 and provide a way to frame future areas...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Synthesis 39 : Airport Wildlife Population Management has had on integrated wildlife management plans at airports. A wildlife biologist at Orlando International Airport utilized this report to develop a holistic approach to mitigating bird strikes with a specific species of heron that thrives i...

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. Activities to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary include a website, brochu...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice examines how Fresno Yosemite International Airport officials used ACRP Report 103 : A Guidebook for Integrating NIMS for Personnel and Resources at Airports. The report guided the creation of a training program for Fresno Fire Department firefighters contracted to serve at the on-airport aircraft rescue and firefightin...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 885: Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation presents guidance for government transportation agencies on encouraging and sustaining a culture of innovation within the organization, its partners, and other stakeholders. A culture of innovation supports agency managers an...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 248: Research on Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation documents the research process and provides key guidance to implement the research produced in NCHRP Research Report 885 : Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation. This ...

TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, November 12, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET and Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that will help both new and returning Annual Meeting attendees get the most out of their meeting experience. The webinar will review issues related to planning for the meeting, including hotel reservations, airline reservations, and other basics; help at...

The Interactive Program for the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. is now available. This helpful online tool enables you to navigate through some 5,000 presentations in more than 800 transportation-related sessions at the meeting. The Interactive Program contains the full schedule of sessions, workshops, and committee meetings. It includes titles, dates, times, p...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that discussed highway maintenance education programs at the associate degree level. This webinar identified the most important training needs in the highway maintenance industry, discussed how to meet these needs, and described innovative agency and industry solutions. Presenters provided case examples for achiev...

Register and make hotel reservations today for the TRB 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, 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. Full Registration also includes full access to: *Annual Meeting Interactive Program (available in Novem...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a report that evaluates the Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program developed by TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2). This report focuses on the dissemination of TIM trainings and concepts across the country, responder and agency adoption of SHRP2 TIM concepts, and improvements in key TIM perfor...

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has released Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop that summarizes the discussions and themes of a workshop that took place on November 2-3, 2017. Jobs consisting of repetitive tasks are being disrupted by automation or offshored to lower-cost producers. Workers are being asked to upgrade their skills to b...

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation has released the latest edition of its newsletter that highlights recent accomplishments and products from university transportation centers (UTCs). This edition features the Mid-America Transportation Center at The University of Nebraska at Lincoln. It describes the center’s programs dedi...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discussed the challenges transportation agencies have with attracting, developing, training, developing and retaining the planning workforce for the twenty-first century. This webinar highlighted case studies agencies used to develop their future planning workforce. Presenters demonstrated approaches to developi...

TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. To commemorate this milestone, TRB has a yearlong celebration planned that will begin in January 2020 to recognize and honor the extraordinary record of achievements accomplished by TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, friends, and staff. Please support TRB's upcoming centennial anniversary activities by contributing to the Century Club (individuals) or Ce...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 186: Guidebook on Building Airport Workforce Capacity is the final product of a two-phase study to identify and evaluate workforce requirements for airports. Phase I, previously published as ACRP Web-Only Document 28 , gathered information to analyze current and future airport job requirements and identify mission-critical airpor...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 171 : Establishing a Coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports. The research provides guidance to airport personnel when assisting victims and families affected by an aviation disaster and other hazards....

Raquelle (Kelly) Myers, staff attorney with the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC), is a featured volunteer in the TR News . Ms. Myers’ areas of interest are federal Indian law, family law, and tribal transportation programs. At NIJC, she aids the organization’s mission to improve the justice systems, health, and welfare in tribal communities, focusing on tribal transportation issues. While ...

Mary E. Peters is the 2019 recipient of the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation. Ms. Peters is former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation. She is currently principal of Mary Peters Consulting Group, LLC. The Award will be presented during the Annual Meeting's Cha...

Titles, dates, times, and brief descriptions are now available for the 100+ specialty workshops at the TRB 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Annual Meeting registration is required for all workshop attendees. The Human Factors workshops, which are those with titles beginning with “HR,” have limited attendance and require a separate registration and fee. Mark your cal...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released educational modules to accompany the FHWA  Lighting Handbook . The modules help transportation agencies make decisions about appropriate roadway lighting and provide assistance in using the handbook.