A featured article in the March-April 2019 issue of the TR News explores TRB's most recent list of the critical issues facing transportation today. Theses issues include transformational technologies and services; serving a growing and shifting population; energy and sustainability; resilience and security; safety and public health; equity; governance; system performance and management; funding and financing; goods movement; institutional and workforce capacity; and research and innovation. The Crit...

A featured article in the March-April 2019 issue of the TR News explores the restroom upgrade initiative at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), which served as the inspiration for ACRP Research Report 130. This article offers details on the MSP restroom project, the development of the ACRP guidebook for airport terminal restroom planning and design, and future directions of research related to airport facilities.   The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on ...

A featured article in the January-February 2019 issue of the TR News describes a discovery during a routine ecological check under a rural state route in Ohio. The research team discovered one of the largest previously unknown bat hibernacula in the state in a railroad tunnel. In this article, the team relates their experiences and research about the project to preserve the hibernacula. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and ...

A featured article in the January-February 2019 issue of the TR News explores emerging trends, applied research, research needs, and innovative solutions to challenges across all transportation modes and functions. State departments of transportation are deploying new technologies, streamlined and innovative processes, research-driven methods, and holistic systems approaches to further the goal of a transportation system that supports the health and economy of the nation and improved quality of life for ...

The Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, through SAGE Publications, has released full text articles of the most read and cited papers of 2016 and 2017. This collection highlights the unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage the TRR provides to the transportation community. Submit comments and suggestions at trr@nas.edu. The TRR presents the latest research findings in policy, planning, administration, economics and financing, operations, construction, desi...

A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security and resilience activities is updated monthly.

Since September 11, 2001, more than 200 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by TRB. This report, updated monthly, provides information on more than $30 million worth of completed and ongoing TRB security-related research. The report includes information on research that is formally coordinated between the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) and National Cooperative Highway Researc...

TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs fund research into promising but unproven innovations for highways, transportation safety, and transit.

The latest edition of Research Pays Off explores how to evaluate the impact of transportation projects on residential subdivisions. 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 transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles that profile of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements , new book notices, and news of ...

A featured article in the November-December 2018 issue of the TR News examines the implementation and results of various designated driving programs to deter alcohol-impaired driving. 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 transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles that profile of transportation professionals, workshop and confe...