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History 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 history. In addition, it includes links to selected history 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 history-related research products. |
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What's New
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TRB History-Related Programs and Activities
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 2013 TRB 92nd Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record Call for PapersMay 18, 2012 TRB standing committees have issued calls for papers for the TRB 92nd Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2013, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential... |
2012 Statewide Conference on HeritageMay 4, 2012 TRB is cosponsoring the 2012 Statewide Conference on Heritage on July 15-19, 2012, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The conference will focus on the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures for the preservation of historic structures and archeological materials, information, and cultures. |
 A National Authority on RoundaboutsApril 17, 2012 Roundabouts have seen unprecedented growth across the United States, from just a handful a decade ago to more than 2,000 and counting. National guidance had to keep pace with the needs of states and communities planning and implementing roundabouts, and NCHRP took a lead role. |
 Better, Safer Bridges For When the Earth ShakesApril 9, 2012 In regions across the nation, bridge engineers know that the next major seismic event is coming—maybe tomorrow, maybe centuries from now. DOTs have the critical charge of designing for earthquakes and protecting the lives of travelers. |
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Census Transportation Planning Package Status Report: August 2010September 15, 2011 The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a status report on the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP). CTPP is a set of special tabulations from the decennial census designed for transportation planners. CTPP contains tabulations by place of residence, place of work, and for flows between home and work. CTPP 2000 is a cooperative effort sponsored by the state departments of ... |
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 Annual Meeting Online Portal: Institutional Access Subscriptions Now AvailableMarch 24, 2011 Academic and nonacademic, public or private institutions may now purchase access to the 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting (AMOnline) portal, which includes slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, videos of more than 40 high-profile sessions, and the 2,200 papers that make up the meeting’s Compendium of Papers. Institutional subscription packages all... |
Annual Meeting Online Portal: Full 90th Annual Meeting Content Now AvailableMarch 14, 2011 The slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, and videos of more than 40 high-profile sessions at the 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting are now available through the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal . This content is in addition to the 2,200 papers that make up the meeting’s Compendium of Papers, which is already accessible on the portal. In one search, the AMOnline... |
2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting: Compendium of Papers DVD Now on SaleMarch 1, 2011 The TRB 90th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD is now available for purchase through TRB’s Annual Meeting Online portal . The Compendium DVD contains nearly 2,200 technical papers that were presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting. The papers are fully indexed and searchable by keywords, author, title, number, and more. The cost of the DVD is $125. Annual Meeting attendees and employees of TR... |
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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. |
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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