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Finance 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 finance. In addition, it includes links to selected finance 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 finance-related research products. |
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TRB Finance-Related Programs and Activities
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RFP: Joint Development Agreements Using FTA Funds or FTA-Funded Assets August 12, 2018 TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a report that addresses the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements for joint development (JD) projects with FTA assistance or FTA-funded assets, and that develops model provisions to include in JD agreements. Proposals are due September 24, 2018. |
 TRB Webinar: Passenger Value of Time, BCA, and Airport Capital Investment DecisionsAugust 9, 2018 TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Web-Only Document 22 : Passenger Value of Time, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Airport Capital Investment Decisions. The webinar will focus on Volume 1: Guidebook for Valuing User Time Savings in Airport Capital Investment Decision Anal... |
 The Relationship Between Transit Asset Condition and Service QualityAugust 6, 2018 TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 198: The Relationship Between Transit Asset Condition and Service Quality documents the development of a quantitative method for characterizing service quality and demonstrates how this quantitative measure varies with changes in asset condition. It provides guidance on how asset condition and transit service quality relate in te... |
The Benefits of Reliable Federal Funding for Public TransportationAugust 4, 2018 The American Public Transportation Association has released a report that examines the effects of guaranteed federal funding for transit projects. This report identifies the effects of federal funding on innovation, U.S. manufacturing, and the economy. |
TRB Webinar: Disruptive Technologies: Impacts on Transportation RevenuesAugust 2, 2018 TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that will examine the impacts of technologies such as connected/autonomous vehicles and ridesharing services on transportation revenues. As these technologies change the way people travel, they are displacing traditional revenue streams for transportation programs. This webinar will address the current and anti... |
 TRB Webinar: Beyond Volume: Investment Prioritization Methods for Low-Volume Roads July 26, 2018 TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis 521: Investment Prioritization Methods for Low-Volume Roads. This webinar will identify current practices used by transportation agencies to make investment decisions about low-volume roads. Low-volume roads can be... |
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TRB Webinar: Water Finance Clearinghouse for Transportation Stormwater InfrastructureJuly 5, 2018 TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, July 16, 2018 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that will discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Finance Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse is a web-based portal that provides real-time updates and information about financing options for stormwater infrastructure. Employees of state and federal agencies and other water sector stakeholders can s... |
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Emerging Freight Truck Technologies: Effects on Relative Freight CostsJune 29, 2018 The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that evaluates the impacts of automated and connected vehicle technologies on both the motor carrier and rail industries. Specifically, this report determines the potential effects of the technology at each stage of adoption on the cost of truck freight relative to that of rail intermodal services. |
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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. |
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. |
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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