How will future vehicle Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) fleet scenarios affect emissions of criteria pollutants, mobile source air toxics, and greenhouse gases? TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, June 30 that discussed research on future vehicle fleet scenarios’ effect on emissions. Presenters reviewed literature and modeling analysis on U.S. ZEV adoption. The work provides insights encouraging ...

If you’re an aviation professional, you are probably aware of the complexities of airport fueling facilities now that the industry has been altered by the advent of more fuel-efficient aircraft. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that outlined the business aspects of an airport-operated fueling facility. Presenters described inventory management, fu...

Airport personnel were invited to a TRB webinar on Thursday, November 7, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 197 : Guidebook for Developing a Comprehensive Renewable Resources Strategy. This webinar discussed several renewable energy resources, offered guidance on strategic plan development, and out...

Airport personnel were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 205 : Revolving Funds for Sustainability Projects at Airports and Synthesis 93 : Sustainability’s Role in Enhancing Airport Capacity. This webinar identified new ways to incorporate and fund s...

Practitioners from the maritime industry were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar discussed the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s 0.5% reduced-sulfur global vessel fuel standard, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. This new standard may save lives, impose global costs, and create disruptive effects across the maritime su...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)'s Synthesis 85 : Alternative Fuels in Airport Fleets and Synthesis 89 : Clean Vehicles, Fuels, and Practices for Airport Private Ground Transportation Providers. The research from these two companion syntheses may help airport operators make s...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discusses the development of the electric vehicle network. Electrification of the vehicle fleet will be a major change to the transportation sector. This may have a significant effect on the environment with a reduction in vehicle emissions. The presenters discussed the programs and funding sources that are sup...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 91/ Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 137 : Microgrids and Their Application for Airports and Public Transit. The research describes microgrids that airports and public transit agencies can implement to increas...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 26, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that describes the inaugural Strategic War Game session at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. War games are fast-paced simulations involving teams that represent a market or customer, a set of competitors, and a series of other uncontrollable factors or entities. At this year’s TRB Annual Meeting, eight teams worked in an ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that highlighted emerging technologies and programs that are designed to mitigate emissions from vehicles. Presenters discussed hybrid-electric and fully electric vehicles, connected and autonomous vehicles, and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Alternative Fuels Corridor Program. The goal of each of these e...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that explored the relationship between vehicle speed and fuel economy as investigated by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This webinar described how to simulate real-world vehicle operations using driving cycles in order to improve vehicle operating cost estimations. Presenters discussed how vehicle speeds a...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 169 : Clean Water Act Requirements for Airports, Research Report 174 : Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Volume 1: Primer, and Research Report 174 : Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Volume 2: Guidebook. This webinar disc...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 469 : Impacts of Energy Developments of U.S. Roads and Bridges. Presenters discussed the economic impact of heavy truck traffic related to energy development on the nation’s roads and bridges, including impacts on state and cou...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The research covers the financial and public policy benefits of using renewable energy at airports and new case studies on sustainability practices at airports to enhance the Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) website. ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that discussed the use of near-surface geothermal energy for heating of transportation infrastructure. The relatively constant temperature and the thermal storage capacity of the ground can be used for snow removal and deicing of bridge decks, airport runways, and toll booth approach zones. It also can be used for heati...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) which provided guidance on energy efficient technologies for day-to-day airport operations and evaluate cost-savings of implementing and maintaining these technologies. Specifically, this webinar presented energy reduction technolo...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2015, from 2:00-3:30PM ET that presented information about adaptive lighting technology. This technology, which uses light only when and where it is needed, allows states the ability to adjust lighting levels and roadway appearance. The Federal Highway Administration had conducted a recent strategic initiative in which the application of adaptiv...

TRB conducted a webinar on April 29, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on new energy technologies at airports. Webinar presenters provided guidance for airport practitioners who are considering implementation of these new technologies, including electric vehicle charging stations at parking facilities and the com...

TRB conducted a webinar on August 18, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that discussed NCHRP Report 770: Estimating Bicycling and Walking for Planning and Project Development: A Guidebook . This report provides a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of bicycle and pedestrian travel and the factors that influence their demand. The report also introduces a set of tools for estimating demand...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 31, 2014 that presented the results of TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Vol. 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an Uncertain Energy Future . This report examines how the mandate, role, funding, and operations of state departments of transportation (DOTs) will likely be affe...

TRB conducted a webinar on March 12, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that presented information included in a report on the “ Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process .” The report identifies how social media might be used to both foster interactive dialogue and reach stakeholders who might not otherwise participate in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Contact R...

TRB conducted a webinar on November 7, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) exploring ways airport managers can reduce the impact of their activities through proper assessment and implementation of greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies. View a link to the recorded webinar . This webinar hig...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 24, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that highlighted TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program report: Fuel Usage Factors in Highway and Bridge Construction , which provides information on fuel usage factors for work items in the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges. View the recorded webinar . The webinar will introduce the research p...

TRB conducted a webinar on July 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing airport operators and planners with tools and methodologies designed for incorporating uncertainty into air traffic and fuel price forecasting methods. View the webinar recording . The ACRP reports presented in this webinar will...

TRB conducted a webinar on October 10, 2012, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing sustainable airport construction practices. The webinar has been recorded and is available on our website . Airport practitioners are interested in taking every opportunity to reduce th...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 5, 2012, from 1:00 PM ET to 3:00 PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) related to aviation fueling options and cost. View the recorded webinar  and PowerPoint slides . In the last decade, the price of aviation fuel has increased considerably. Consequently, many airport operators are looking for ways to ev...

TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on November 17, 2011 that addressed the findings of TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 11: Truck Drayage Productivity Guide . Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to request a recording of the webinar. Truck drayage is an integral part of the intermodal freight transportation system. The most visible drayage sector is...

TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on November 14, 2011 that featured research developed by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) related to self-fueling and land development issues, as covered in ACRP Legal Research Digest 8: The Right to Self-Fuel , and in ACRP Report 47: Guidebook for Developing and Leasing Airport Property . View the recorded webinar . Webinar learning ob...

TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on September 26, 2011 that addressed procedures that could help state transportation departments prepare a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory of their operations.  This webinar will provide participants with an overview of results from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project report, Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory...

On July 13, 2011, TRB conducted a web seminar or "webinar" that highlighted the findings of TRB Special Report 307: Policy Options for Saving Energy and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation . TRB Special Report 307 examines the potential for policies to yield major changes in transportation energy use and emissions trends by policy measures targeting cars and light trucks, medi...

On August 31, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored transportation issues related to the National Research Council’s project, America’s Energy Future .  For more details, view a summary of this webinar.  Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to rec...

On Monday, April 19, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored practical tips for using the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research in Progress (RiP), and Research Needs Statements (RNS) databases. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Watch a recording of the webinar. You will need  Windows Media Player 9 or higher to v...

On  Wednesday, December 2, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the findings of TRB Special Report 299: A Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy.   For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of...

On October 21, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored Special Report 298: Driving and the Built Environment: The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions.  View a summary of this webinar or view the recorded webinar sesssion .  You will need  Windows Media Player 9 or higher to view the presentation.

On September 10, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored ways to incorporate climate change impacts into transportation system planning. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this recordin...

On August 19, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored recent advances in renewable energy technologies and market incentives for higher efficiency and "greener" fuels. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session.  There is no fee for employees of TRB sponso...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 88th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 11-15, 2009, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series.  The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fee for...

On August 7, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that examined the recently released TRB Special Report 291: Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species . The webinar will focus on exploring the report’s recommended suite of measures to prevent further introductions of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes by vessels transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway. For more...

On June 20, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored culvert design information and best practice installation processes for transportation engineers and maintenance personnel. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB spon...

On March 28, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the potential impacts of climate change on transportation through two major studies released by TRB and by the U.S. Department of Transportation. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for&nbs...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 87th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on January 13-17, 2008 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum ...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 86th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 21-25, 2007, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fe...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 2006 Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues in Albany , NY , on March 15, 2006 prepared by the New York State Department of Transportation , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to atten...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 85th Annual Meeting in Washington , D.C. , on January 22-26, 2006 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no...

2005 Joint Summer Conference : Conference Recording   View and listen to selected presentations given at the Joint Summer Conference in Boston , MA , on July 10-12, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an...