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Call for Nominations: Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation |
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The Transportation Research Board is seeking nominations for the Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation. This TRB award, which recognizes excellence in people-oriented initiatives throughout transportation, was inaugurated in 2002 and is presented biennially. The next presentation of the award will be made during the...
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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: Begin Now to Secure Your Visa |
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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: Begin Now to Secure Your VisaIf you will require a visa to enter the United States to attend the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C., begin planning for the application process now. Even if you didn't need a visa for a previous Annual Meeting, you are encouraged to double-check ...
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TRB Webinar: Airport Emergency Management and Irregular Operations (IROPS) |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on August 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that will provide managers, airport operators, and emergency planners with effective ways to thoroughly prepare for events that are disruptive to normal airport operations....
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes (L05) |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on September 17, 2013, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the project, Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes, which developed a guide, a technical reference to the guide, and a final report....
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TRB Webinar: Understanding and Mitigating Disease Transmission at Airports |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on September 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on potential disease outbreaks associated with air travel and tools to assist with mitigating such events. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee...
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Shared-Use Mobility Summit* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Shared-Use Mobility Summit on October 10-11, 2013, in San Francisco, California. The summit is designed to bring mobility providers, policymakers, stakeholders, and interested members of the public together to explore media and public outreach on the state of the growing shared-use economy; issues pertaining to the various...
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2014 Transportation Planning, Land Use and Air Quality Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 2014 Transportation Planning, Land Use and Air Quality Conference on March 3-4, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference will address the latest research on the integration of transportation planning, land use decisions, and air quality.
Individuals or groups wishing to present at the meeting must submit a...
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AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Geographic Information Systems May 6 to 8, 2014, in Burlington, Vermont. The symposium is designed to allow for exchange of ideas between government and private industry on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for transportation purposes. In...
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RFP: Revised IDEA Program Announcement 2013: Funding Proposals Now Being Accepted |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) annual program announcement solicits funding proposals for the upcoming review cycles. The announcement explains the IDEA programs, describes the types of eligible projects and their funding structures, suggests general areas for which IDEA proposals can be submitted, and provides...
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RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Legal Research Topics for Fiscal Year 2014 |
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The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential legal research topics for the Fiscal Year 2014 ACRP Legal Research Program. The closing date for submitting legal research topics is September 18, 2013. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP legal research topic is by using our online proposal form.
The ACRP is an...
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RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Synthesis Topics for Fiscal Year 2014 |
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The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential synthesis topics for the Fiscal Year 2014 ACRP Synthesis Program. The closing date for submitting synthesis topics is September 18, 2013. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP synthesis topic is by the online proposal form.
Syntheses are state-of-the-practice reports...
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TR News January-February 2013: Sharing the Spirit of Innovation: Examples from the States |
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The full PDF version of the January-February 2013 issue is now available. TRB policy is to release the full PDF version of a TR News four months after its release in print format.
The January-February 2013 TR News includes articles that explore the vulnerability and adaptability of Alaska’s transportation system to climate change—and ...
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Flexible Carpooling to Transit Stations |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 61: Flexible Carpooling to Transit Stations explores a flexible carpooling service designed to increase carpooling to transit stations.
For the purposes of this report, flexible carpooling is defined as a system whereby morning carpools are formed at...
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Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 24: Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement identifies the interrelationships between goods movement and smart growth applications, in particular, the relationship between the transportation of goods in the urban environment and land-use patterns.
The report is designed to help...
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Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connection and Governance Linkages |
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The Science and Technology for Sustainability Program’s Committee on Sustainability Linkages in the Federal Government, part of the National Academies’ Division on Policy and Global Affairs (PGA) has released a report that calls on the United States to establish a National Sustainability Policy. The report also suggests that additional steps ...
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Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment: Interim Report |
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The Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, part of the National Academies Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS) has released a report that explores near-term options to addressing market barriers that are slowing the purchase of electric vehicles and hindering the deployment of supporting infrastructure.
The report...
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Research and Education |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2328 consists of seven papers that explore a transatlantic dual master’s degree program in transportation and logistics systems; introductory transportation engineering courses and general transportation engineering curricula; summer education programs to...
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Guidebook on Integrating GIS in Emergency Management at Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 88: Guidebook on Integrating GIS in Emergency Management at Airports is designed to help airports identify needs and assess current capabilities with respect to using geographical information systems (GIS) in emergency management (EM).
The report discusses GIS and emergency management,...
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Committee on Implementing the Research Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Letter Report: August 6, 2013 |
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On August 6, 2013, TRB’s Committee on Implementing the Research Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) sent its fourth letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials...
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SHRP 2 Project Brief: Incorporating Reliability into the Transportation Planning and Programming Process |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that provides an overview of three reports produced by SHRP 2 Project L05: Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes. The three reports covered in the project brief include the following:
- Guide to...
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2011 Pedestrians Traffic Safety Fact Sheet |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that summarizes the number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in the United States in 2011.
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NASS-CDS: Sample Design and Weights |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that presents the sample design and weighting methodology used in its National Automotive Sampling System’s (NASS) Crashworthiness Data System (CDS).
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Review of Factors that Influence Airport-Intercity Passenger Rail Connectivity |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that discusses the scope, benefits, and costs of air-rail connectivity; factors affecting the development and use of air-rail connectivity; and potential strategies to improve air-rail connectivity.
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Review of TSA’s Security Threat Assessment Process |
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the extent to which the U.S. Transportation Security Administration has measured performance for its adjudication center, coordinated among offices to address security threats, and evaluated risks associated with using both government employees and contractors to carry...
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Structural Steel Design Instructor’s Manual |
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The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control has released a report that provides an education module in structural steel design for undergraduate engineering curricula.
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Recycled Tires as Course Aggregate in Concrete Pavement Mixtures |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that explains the reuse potential of tire chips as coarse aggregates in pavement concrete through investigation of low- and high-volume tire chips on fresh and hardened concrete properties.
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Sidewalk Data in King County’s Urban Growth Boundary |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that describes the development of geospatial sidewalk data for the King County Urban (Seattle) Growth Area.
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Tools for Estimating VMT Reductions from Built Environment Changes |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses built environment characteristics associated with walking, bicycling, transit use, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
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Implementation of Centrifuge Testing for Swelling Properties of Highly Plastic Clays |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that quantifies the benefits and describes implementation of a new centrifuge technology for characterization of expansive clays.
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Improving Traffic Safety Culture in Iowa – Phase II |
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The Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa State University has released a report that synthesizes its Phase I traffic safety study and public opinion surveys in order to recommend a traffic safety culture across Iowa.
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A Pilot Study on Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes |
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The Center for Transportation Strategies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that identifies primary factors associated with run-off-road crashes and identifies limitations and shortcomings of existing countermeasures.
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Reliable Routing in Transit Networks |
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The Center for the Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Technologies at Northwestern University has released a report that explains data sources for evaluating variations in transit services to help passengers find optimal routing strategies.
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Review of Road User Costs and Methods |
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The Mountain Plains Consortium University Transportation Center has released a report that explains methods to calculate road user costs for South Dakota.
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Transportation Conformity Particulate Matter Hot-Spot Air Quality Modeling |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that discusses modeling of motor vehicle-generated particulate matter in three of Illinois’s nonattainment and maintenance areas.
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Role of Transit Service Providers in Land Development |
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Reconnecting America has released a report that discusses a cost-benefit analysis from financial reports of two agencies known for their involvement and investment in land development.
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Improving Parental Supervision of Novice Drivers Using an Evidence-Based Approach |
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The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report that details how the findings from its previous parental supervision studies were used to create guidance that helps parents serve more effectively as teen driving coaches.
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Supporting Passenger Mobility and Choice by Breaking Modal Stovepipes Comparing Amtrak and Motorcoach Service |
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The Reason Foundation has released a report that compares customer costs and societal costs with twenty specific trips that can be taken between select U.S. city pairs on both an Amtrak train and a motorcoach bus.
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