A primary goal of the Standing Technical Committee on Aviation Economics and Forecasting, that continues to this day, is to help inform the FAA’s annual forecast of aviation activity. The findings of the FAA forecast are especially important for predicting the financial needs of the air traffic control system (ATC) and feed directly into the annual federal budget process. The FAA forecast in turn is an important component of international forecasts by groups such as the International Civil Aviation Commi...

The Human Factors Workshop had a prominent place among the workshops that crowd the day before the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. The oldest workshop, it dates to 1967. Not only did the workshop introduce new ideas to TRB, it became a pathway for leadership. Among these new leaders was a psychologist who had switched careers to dive headfirst into highway safety research. Her name was Patricia F. Waller.. To learn the whole story, check out the latest release in the TRB History Highl...

TRB officially turns 100 on November 11, 2020. To help celebrate the centennial TRB is asking you to “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story.” This month’s question is: How has TRB helped enhance the quality of life, safety, and/or economy of your physical community? Please submit your responses in to this month's question by January 31, 2020. TRB welcomes all stories: small or large, profound or light-hearted, sobering or humorous. The TRB “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story" centennial activity is designed to allow as many of you (TRB...

The January 12 - 16, 2020 TRB Annual Meeting generated headlines, podcasts, and video from the various press on hand to cover more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops. Catch up on your reading, watching, and listening!   Video   C SPAN 2020 Transportation Policy Agenda   Automation Technology and Transportation     Podcast   Land Line Agency to give study another run         Print   Forbes Inexpensive Crash Avoidance Technol...

Risk -based asset management is essential to long-term management of transportation infrastructure, including preparation for and recovery after emergency events. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 27, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern that will explore how state departments of transportation can conduct statewide evaluations of roads, highways, and bridges that have been damaged due to emergency events, and use those results to improve asset management efforts. Presenters will explain how to iden...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to provide state departments of transportation and their public transportation partners with a guidebook on how to effectively implement a statewide and/or regional pooled transit vehicle insurance policy model. Proposals are due March 10, 2020.

TRB is hosting a committee meeting for the Study on the Feasibility of Wheelchair Restraint Systems in Passenger Aircraft on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. The committee will examine the design, engineering, and safety requirements for installation and use of in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems and if feasible, the ways in which individuals with significant disabilities using wheelchairs, including power wheelchairs, can be accommodated with those systems. This project is funded by the U.S. Access Board,...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide to help airports create geospatial data governance policies and procedures. Proposals are due on March 10, 2020.

TRB is sponsoring the 2020 Conference on Sustainability and New Transportation Technologies ( SETT ) from August 31-September 2, 2020 in Irvine, California. The conference, themed Shaping the Future of Mobility , will address questions around how policy-makers, the private sector, and others can work together to support transportation innovations in way that promotes sustainability and benefits all users of the transportation system. In many cases, transportation technologies and new approaches to m...

Presentations from the 2020 Annual Meeting are now available on the interactive program . To see presentations, log into the program, then search for the session you are interested in.  If approved for posting by the speaker, the presentations are listed under the scheduled presentations towards the bottom of the page. Click the ‘View Presentation’ button to view. (If there is no presentation listed, it means either no presentation was given or the author did not give us permission to post it).