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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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 Review of Participation in FRA’s Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing ProgramJuly 25, 2014 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has released a report that assesses the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration’s policies and procedures for selecting applications for its Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. In addition, it identifies factors that affect applicants’ decisions to apply for RRIF financing. |
North Carolina’s Strategic Mobility FormulaJuly 25, 2014 The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that explains the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Strategic Mobility Formula to help determine allocations of money to different transportation modes. |
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 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submissions Due August 1, 2014July 24, 2014 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 94th Annual Meeting , January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C., and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). The spotlight theme for the 2015 TRB Annual Meeting is Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology. Spotlight sessions, workshops, and... |
 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Plan Now to Exhibit at Our New VenueJuly 22, 2014 On July 24, 2014, all businesses and organizations will have the opportunity to register for exhibit space to showcase their products and services to nearly 12,000 transportation professionals in attendance at the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The meeting, to be held at a new venue, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, will provide new benefits to exhi... |
Oregon’s Voluntary Road User Charge ProgramJuly 18, 2014 The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that identifies lessons learned by the Oregon Department of Transportation when implementing its road user charge program as an alternative source of funding. |
 Sub-allocating FTA Section 5307 Funding Among Multiple Recipients in Metropolitan Areas July 15, 2014 TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 113: Sub-allocating FTA Section 5307 Funding Among Multiple Recipients in Metropolitan Areas documents the approaches, methodologies, and practices for the sub-allocation of U.S. Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Formula Funds in urbanized areas of multiple types and sizes. Section 5307 formula funds are the primary source of... |
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rural and Small Urban TransitJuly 11, 2014 The National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida has released a report that discusses qualitative and quantitative benefits of small urban and rural public transit systems in the United States so as to focus on transportation cost savings, low-cost mobility benefits, and economic development impacts. |
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 Review of the Federal Role in Rural and Tribal Public TransportationJuly 11, 2014 The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the U.S. Federal Transit Administration’s funding, oversight, and other support for its rural transit program. In addition, the report discusses changes in services, ridership, and costs since 2009 and challenges that rural and tribal transit providers face. |
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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.
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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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