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TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the 98th TRB Annual Meeting , January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C., and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR) . All papers—whether for presentation at the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting or publication in the TRR —must be submitted in PDF format directly to  ...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 515: Practices for Preventing Roadway Departures identifies and summarizes practices being used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to prevent roadway departure crashes and to identify the data-driven advantages and disadvantages of these practices. More than half of all traffic fatalities result from roadway depart...

TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. To commemorate this milestone, TRB has a yearlong celebration planned that will begin in January 2020 to recognize and honor the extraordinary record of achievements accomplished by TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, friends, and staff. Please support to the celebration by contributing to the Century Club (individuals) or Century Patron (organizations) f...

TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board has released more than 200 papers from the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. Enhancements to the journal include:  Articles published much closer to final acceptance A new user interface for the journal Article-level metrics  Full-text HTML to enhance discovery of the research Interactive proof markup for author...

The TRB community extends condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Anthony "Tony" Kane, who passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Dr. Kane served as an ex officio member of the TRB Executive Committee and was an active volunteer with TRB since 1977. “Tony Kane is someone whose professionalism, friendship, and passion, especially for safety, we all admired and benefited from." states Neil Pe...

Carlos M. Braceras, P.E., has been newly appointed to serve on the TRB Executive Committee. Braceras began his tenure as executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in May 2013. In this capacity, he is responsible for UDOT's more than 1,600 employees and the design, construction, and maintenance of Utah's 6,000-mile system of roads and highways. Braceras joined UDOT in 19...

TRB’s Transportation Research Record journal is implementing a new paper peer review system, Editorial Manager, to provide enhanced flexibility, security, and system performance. TRB’s Technical Activities Division has elected to integrate its peer-review paper process with Editorial Manager, a commercial peer review software product developed and supported by Aries Systems. Editorial Manager w...

TRB standing committees have issued calls for papers for the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C, and/or the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR) . Please create or update your MyTRB profile now if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, submit a paper for presentation, and/or submit a paper for publication. Calls for pap...

Brian W. Ness, Director of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), has been newly appointed to serve on the TRB Executive Committee. Since 2010, Ness has served as the ITD Director. Ness is an active member of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), chairing the AASHTO Special Committee on Transportation Security and Emergency Management (SCOTSEM) unt...

The TRB community extends condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Joseph Sussman, a tireless TRB volunteer who served as Chair of the TRB Executive Committee in 1994. Dr. Sussman passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the age of 79 following a long illness. “Perhaps Joe Sussman’s greatest legacy will be the many transportation leaders who he taught and mentored during his long career,”...

The Urban Transportation Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago has released a report that chronicles the evolution of the City of Chicago’s efforts to address the distribution and circulation of people in the city’s Central Area. It describes transportation in Chicago from the middle of the nineteenth century through the early 1990s.

Visit the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal to view the presentations, abstracts, and papers for the more than 5,000 program presentations at the 97th TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018. A PDF of the Annual Meeting Final Program is also available through AMOnline. The AMOnline portal includes abstracts, papers, visual aid slides, and poster presentations from the 2014-2018 Annual ...

To keep pace with accelerating rate of research distribution, the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board is now publishing articles as soon as they are finalized. The latest papers to be published are as follows: Use of a Laser Diffractometer to Obtain the Particle Size Distribution of Fine-Grained Soils Interstate Speed Profiles Conditioning and Testing Pr...

The American Association for State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Transportation TV has released a video covering the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. Among the 13,000 attendees, CEO’s from nearly three dozen state departments of transportation attended the meeting to exchange ideas and serve as panelists on one or more of the nearly 800 sessions. Investing in transportation infrastructu...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is currently seeking individuals with relevant expertise to serve on oversight panels for five upcoming research tasks for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Committee on Environment and Sustainability, formerly the Standing Committee on the Environment.  Panel nominations will close on...

On January 10, 2018, TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) President and Chief Executive Officer A. Bradley Mims. Founded in 1971, COMTO provides a forum for minority professionals in the transportation industry. COMTO's mission is to ensure opportunities and maximum participation in the tran...

On January 7, 2018, TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) International Board Chair Diane Woodend Jones. Founded in 1977, WTS is an international organization dedicated to building the future of transportation through the global advancement of women. TRB and WTS share mutual organizational objectives, and this M...

Visit the  TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal to view the abstracts and papers for the more than 5,000 program presentations at the 97th TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018. A PDF of the Annual Meeting Final Program is available through AMOnline, as well. AMOnline visual aids and poster presentations will be made available in early March. In addition, the AMOnline portal also i...

The American Association for State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Transportation TV has released a featured video examining the TRB 97th Annual Meeting, taking place this week, January 7-11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. In this segment, TRB Executive Director, Neil Pedersen, reveals three featured topics for this year’s sessions. The meeting covers all transportation issues, with 5,0...

TRB has released a new video that highlights the impact of attending the TRB Annual Meeting as employees of  state departments of transportation. The video features narratives from the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), Illinois Department of Transportation, and New Jersey Department of Transportation. These employees, who work in various departments, find common value in ...

The full edition of the July–August 2017  TR News  magazine is now available.  Moving research into practice is the theme of feature articles in this edition. Authors describe today’s successes, present a systematic approach that has proved effective at a state department of transportation, describe federal programs encouraging innovations at the state level, discuss initiatives ...

TRB is pleased to announce that it has begun to publish the Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board with SAGE Publishing. The TRR presents the latest research findings in policy, planning, administration, economics and financing, operations, construction, design, maintenance, safety, and more, for all modes of transportation. It publishes nearly 70 iss...

On November 15, 2017, TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kiran K. Kapila, Chairman of the International Road Federation (IRF), and Susanna Zammataro, Executive Director of the IRF. The International Road Federation (IRF), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization with the mission to promote the devel...

The full edition of the May-June 2017 TR News is now available. This edition explores the role of transportation in economic development. Articles feature information about benefit-cost analysis, freight production models, transportation satellite accounts, and right sizing strategies. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research ...

TRB has launched its Careers in Motion Job Center, an online platform that will support the broader transportation industry’s impending challenges around attracting and retaining its professional workforce. Create an account to view curated professional transportation jobs from multiple employers and disciplines. The careers are based around the world. The website will also build upon the emplo...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) has released Final Report 181: Development of Small Specimen Geometry for Asphalt Mixture Performance Testing. The use of small specimen geometries in Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) offer a means to measure as-built pavement layers. Small specimen geometries may improve the e...

TRB is seeking new organizational partners to join our Global Affiliates Program. As a TRB Global Affiliate, your organization will be supporting thousands of transportation leaders and professionals at all levels of government, the private sector, and academia as they work together to promote progress in transportation through innovation and research. There are six different levels of affiliat...

A featured article in the May-June 2017 issue of the TR News examines how to develop appropriate evaluation frameworks that account for the integration of new technologies into the infrastructure in order to accurately value the current highway system. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of trans...

TRB has released its requirements for submitting papers for presentation at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting and/or publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board . This guide covers the organization and formatting of manuscripts for peer review and for publication, as well as instructions for submission. Papers that do not follow the guidelines will ...

A featured article in the March-April 2017 issue of the TR News highlights photos from the 96th TRB Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017. The article features photographs of sessions, workshops, committee meetings, and awards. Bruce M. Smith, Apperson Crump PLC, and General Counsel, Memphis Area Transit Authority, delivered the delivered the 2017 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture on “Ethical I...