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2020 TRB Annual Meeting: Papers Now Being Accepted! |
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TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the 99th TRB Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and/or for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). All papers for presentation at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting must be submitted to TRB’s paper...
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Reminder: Easy Steps to Make Sure You Get Every TRB Email |
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Attention state departments of transportation! TRB is aware that some TRB sponsors have not been receiving notifications for webinar announcements, the e-newsletter, and other forms of communication. Please ensure that your IT departments are regularly whitelisting the following domains:
- service.govdelivery.com
- govdelivery.com
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New Terms Added to the Transportation Research Thesaurus |
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The Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) is a tool to improve the indexing and retrieval of transportation information. New terms are added to the TRT quarterly to reflect current and common transportation-related concepts. Terms added this quarter include: Shared mobility, Ridesourcing, Mobility applications, Transit user applications,...
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TRB Webinar: Visualization for Transportation Decision-Making, Operations, and Safety |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, July 8, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discusses visualization in transportation decision-making, operations, and safety. In the transportation industry, visualization is a way to build consensus and monitor the progress of initiatives. Properly utilizing visualization techniques may bring clarity to...
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TRB Webinar: Avoid Costly Mistakes: Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations |
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AWMA Conference on Freight and Environment: Ports of Entry* |
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TRB is cosponsoing the Conference on Freight and Environment: Ports of Entry on October 23-24, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. Cohosted with The Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), this conference will focus on exploring the impacts of freight on the environment. All aspects of air quality impacts will be discussed, in addition to land use,...
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Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Abstract Deadline Extended to June 21, 2019 |
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TRB is sponsoring the Conference on health and Active Transportation (CHAT) on December 11-12, 2019 in Washington, DC. This conference will explore opportunities in quantifying the health effects of transportation policies, infrastructure, and travel behavior. It will also raise awareness for the need to integrate health and health equity into...
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RFP: Impact of Transformational Technologies on Underserved Populations |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a request for proposals to develop guidance on corrective actions with data, methods, and metrics to achieve inclusive mobility with regards to new and emerging technologies and modal alternatives. There is a concern that access to mobility services exacerbates the disparity between...
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RFP: Strategies for Incorporating Resilience into Transportation Networks |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a toolkit and supporting guidance to improve the resiliency of the multi-modal freight transportation network at various geographical levels. The toolkit should incorporate strategies to minimize the impacts of disruptive events and support...
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TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility: Mini-Workshop on the Importance and Role of Connectivitiy |
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TRB’s Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility has released Transportation Research Circular E-C247: TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility is a summary of a February 2019 mini-workshop on the importance and role of connectivity within the automated vehicles and shared mobility environment.
Key...
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Structural Monitoring |
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TRB's Technical Activities Division has released Transportation Research Circular E-C246: Structural Monitoring as a primer to convey an understanding of how structural monitoring (SM) technology can used most effectively. The circular is designed to help bridge owners understand the different purposes of structural health monitoring (SHM)....
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Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) LRD 37: Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition explores permissible means and methods of encouraging and accommodating competition at U.S. airports. It discusses the history of how competition has been addressed by government and airports and provides the context of the...
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TR News March-April 2019: Critical Issues in Transportation |
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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;...
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Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record Papers |
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Papers released the week of June 3 through the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board OnlineFirst portal include the following:
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Vehicle Electrification: Federal and State Issues Affecting Deployment |
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The U.S. Congressional Research Service has released a report that addresses issues and incentives related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. It discusses federal and state government policies in the United States that support electrification of light vehicles and transit buses.
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Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, April 2019 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center has released a report that summarizes results of a battery electric bus (BEB) evaluation at Foothill Transit, located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles. The goal of this report is to compare the performance and the operating costs of the BEBs to that of conventional...
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Review: FHWA Force Account Oversight |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General has released a report that assesses the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) processes for overseeing compliance with federal force account requirements. Force account refers to a payment method for construction work where there is no existing agreement on cost, and...
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Foothill Transit Agency Battery Electric Bus Progress Report |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center has released a report that summarizes results of a battery electric bus (BEB) evaluation at Foothill Transit, located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles. The goal of this report is to compare the performance and the operating costs of the BEBs to that of conventional...
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Preparing Local Agencies for the Future of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that summarizes information and research on the infrastructure and technologies for the preparation of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs). The goal of this report is to support transportation agencies’ research, development, and implementation efforts to prepare for widespread...
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Providing Traffic Control Device Information in a Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates the development of a digital traffic control device (TCD) data service that focuses on signs and pavement markings. As connected vehicles develop and vehicle automation becomes a reality, the potential exists to replace or augment TCDs with a digital connection.
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Chloride Diffusivity and Resistivity of Cured and Mature Binary/Ternary Concrete |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that examines chloride diffusion rates in concrete structures within marine environments. This report identifies how supplementary cementitious materials affect the change in diffusion rates over time.
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Structural Study of Cold Central Plant Recycling Sections at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Test Track: Phase II |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the performance of three test sections constructed at the National Center for Asphalt Technology using cold central plant recycling material. The test sections included two different asphalt overlay thicknesses placed on top of a 5-inch cold central plant recycled base. ...
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HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that describes three simulations developed through the HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. The goal of this report is to develop education and outreach tools for drivers to understand how to avoid fatal crashes.
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Value Capture to Fund Public Transportation: The Impact of Warm Springs BART Station on the Value of Neighboring Residential Properties in Fremont, CA |
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The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that estimates households’ willingness to pay for single-family residences located within two miles of the Warm Springs BART Station in Fremont, California. The goal of this report is to assist policy makers and practitioners in gauging the economic benefit of...
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Improving the Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Specification: Final Report |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that reviews various new methods that may be alternatives for or used in a complimentary manner to the current performance grading specification. In some cases, binders may prematurely fail in asphalt pavements while still meeting the existing...
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Governing Transport in the Algorithmic Age |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that explores how and where automated decision-making systems have consequential impacts on transportation activity. Based on the Algorithmic Governance in Transport workshop held in December 2018, this report outlines how a new framework of public governance in an algorithmic age may take...
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Benchmarking Accessibility in Cities: Measuring the Impact of Proximity and Transport Performance |
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The International Transport Forum has released a report that describes a new urban accessibility framework. The framework identifies which destinations are reached on foot, by bicycle, public transportation, or car within a certain time (accessibility). It then measures how many destinations are close by (proximity). The comparison between...
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Specification Framework for Polymer Modified Binders |
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Austroads has released a report that outlines requirements for polymer modified binders and crumb rubber modified binders. It includes their use in both sprayed sealing and asphalt applications. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.
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Rainfall Thresholds for Landslides: Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches |
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TRL Limited has released a report that describes a method to identify and forecast periods of time when the debris flow hazard is greater and landslide risk increases. Rainfall-induced debris flows, a form of landslide, are common in Scotland. The goal of this report is to rank the hazards posed by debris flows.
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Managing Hazardous Slopes: High Resolution Panoramic Imagery for Monitoring Purposes |
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TRL Limited has released a report that describes a project to capture panoramic imagery over a two-year period at a site that is highly susceptible to rainfall-induced debris flow. The goal of this report is to determine the hazard from boulders at the site.
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The Association of Frailty With Driving Habits Among Older Adults: AAA LongROAD Study |
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The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a research brief that describes the association of frailty status with driving habits, including crashes, distance, and annual mileage. In this report, frailty refers to specific traits participants exhibit, including height loss, lack of strength, exhaustion, slowness, and low physical activity.
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Managing Mobility Data |
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The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has released a report that identifies principles for city agencies and private sector partners to share, protect, and manage data to meet transportation planning and regulatory goals in a secure and appropriate manner. While this report focuses mainly on the data generated by...
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