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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 Effects of Raising Airline Passengers’ Facility FeesJanuary 23, 2015 The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that considers the potential effects of increases in passenger facility charges (PFCs), how well the current PFC collection process works, and alternative PFC collection methods. |
 Review of Nonemergency Medical Transportation for Disadvantaged PopulationsJanuary 23, 2015 The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that addresses the federal programs that provide funding for nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) services, how federal agencies are coordinating NEMT services, and how NEMT services are coordinated at the state and local levels. |
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 TRB Webinar: Factors that Influence Air Service DevelopmentJanuary 8, 2015 TRB will conduct a webinar on February 24, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on airline service decisions. Webinar presenters will discuss factors that affect airline service decisions and passenger choice in regions with multiple airports. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no... |
 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Compendium of Papers Now AvailableJanuary 6, 2015 The 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is now available on the TRB Annual Meeting Online portal . Annual Meeting registrants can view the technical papers now. The posters and presentation slides will be available in early March. For Annual Meeting registrants, the compendium can be downloaded from the Annual Meeting Online portal at no cost. Also, a PDF version of the printed Fi... |
RFP: Understanding FAA Grant Assurance ObligationsJanuary 5, 2015 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a guidebook summarizing requirements for compliance with Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant assurance obligations. Proposals are due February 19, 2015. |
Two Studies of Cost for Procured Road PavementsJanuary 2, 2015 VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that presents the results of two studies that analyzed the cost-effectiveness of one of the Swedish Transport Administration's most costly activities—that of pavement renewal. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English. |
2014 County Road Needs StudyDecember 19, 2014 The Association of Oregon Counties has released a report that discusses funding for maintaining and managing Oregon’s county road system to meet the needs of the traveling public from 2014 to 2018. |
 Review of Transportation for Older AdultsDecember 19, 2014 The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the federal programs that provide funding for transportation services for older adults and the extent to which the programs are coordinated. |
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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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