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Environment Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to environment. In addition, it includes links to selected environment research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s environment-related research products. |
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TRB Environment-Related Programs and Activities
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 Remembrance of Martin Wachs, a Distinguished and Active TRB VolunteerApril 16, 2021 "With the unfortunate passing of Marty Wachs, the world has lost an icon of the transportation research world," says TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen. "Marty was a teacher, a mentor, a role model, a friend, and an inspiration to so many of us whose lives he touched in such a meaningful way during the course of his lengthy career. "He was a scholar, whose rigorous research informed policy in... |
 TR News 331 January-February 2021: Way of the Future: Airports at the Horizon of 2040 and 2070April 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 ... |
 Funding Transportation Beyond the COVID-19 PandemicApril 15, 2021 This is the third part of a series of blogs about funding transportation. The first discussed emergency funding while the disease was still in its earliest stages, the second discussed the planning required to prepare for an eventual economic recovery. The American Jobs Plan was proposed in March 2021 as a way to create millions of jobs and enhance the country’s infrastructure. Often referred ... |
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Searching for Datasets in TRIDApril 14, 2021 To improve your transportation research, TRIS is currently testing a new media-type for datasets in TRID . This new feature will allow TRIS to index datasets as unique outputs from projects with links to both ROSA P and the site where the dataset is published, while also referencing the final report supported by the dataset if appropriate. This new feature supports the U.S. Department of Transp... |
 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Content available online for registrantsApril 12, 2021 For sponsors and those who registered for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting, held in January, content from the conference is available online. To access it, please make sure you are logged into MyTRB, then click on the Online Program . Multimedia content can be located by clicking on "More Details" under individual events. Content includes recordings for nearly all the sessions and workshops, a... |
National Academies Climate Conversations: The Cost of CarbonApril 8, 2021 Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a conversation about the social cost of carbon in the United States. Register for Climate Conversations: The Cost of Carbon , which will be April 15 from 3-4 p.m. EST. The social cost of carbon is a metric used for incorporating the economic impacts of carbon emissions into federal decision-making. Justin Worland (TIME) will... |
TRB Webinar: Enhancing the Capacity for Transportation System Resilience April 8, 2021 Transportation officials recognize the necessity of a reliable and sustainable transportation system to fulfill their agency’s mission and goals. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss how agency staff can assess their own capacity for resilient transportation. Presenters will demonstrate a tool agencies can use to gauge resilience ... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) report series, Synthesis of Highway Practice.
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
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Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program
TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) report series, Synthesis of Commerical Truck and Bus Safety Practice. |
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Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2)
Congress established the SHRP 2 in 2006 to find strategic solutions to three national transportation challenges: improving highway safety, reducing congestion, and improving methods for renewing roads and bridges. Research was focused in four areas, which are described below. The program carried out 145 research projects and produced 130 products as well as 132 research reports. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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