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Pedestrian and Bicyclist Research at TRB
 The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to pedestrians and bicyclists. In addition, it includes links to selected pedestrian and bicyclist research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s pedestrian and bicyclist-related research products. |
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TRB Pedestrians and Bicyclists-Related Programs and Activities
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 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Papers Due August 1, 2017June 15, 2017 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the 97th TRB Annual Meeting , January 7–11, 2018, 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 2018 TRB Annual Meeting or publication in the TRR —must be submitted in PDF format directly to T... |
 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Requirements for Submitting PapersJune 14, 2017 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 ... |
 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Rumble Strips/Stripes: Practices and ChallengesJune 8, 2017 TRB recorded a series of videos in May 2017 that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)'s Synthesis 490 : Practice of Rumble Strips and Rumble Stripes. The research summarizes the current practices used by states when installing rumble strips and rumble stripes, the pavement marking lines painted on the rumble strips to increase visibility during inclem... |
Cycling Aspects of Austroads Guides (2017 Edition)June 8, 2017 Austroads has released a report that guides engineers, planners, and designers involved in the planning, design, construction, and management of cycling facilities. The report provides an overview of planning and traffic management considerations; a summary of design guidance and criteria relating to on-road and off-road bicycle facilities; and information and cross-references on the provision ... |
Shaping the Relationship between Public Transport and Innovative MobilityJune 7, 2017 The International Transport Forum has released a report that investigates the convergence of public transportation and mobility solutions, such as ride services, car- and bicycle-sharing, app-enabled on-demand micro-bus services, and platforms that connect app-using travelers and drivers. The research examines the role of public authorities in ensuring this convergence supports commercial innov... |
 Call for Nominations: Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in TransportationJune 7, 2017 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 Chairman’s Luncheon on January 10 2018, during t... |
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Ready for the Ride: Keeping Kids Safe on WheelsJune 1, 2017 Safe Kids Worldwide has released a report that analyzes patterns of injury for children 14 and under, and considers parents’ beliefs and behaviors related to keeping children safe when doing the sports of bicycling, scootering, skating and skateboarding. |
Application of Demographic Analysis to Pedestrian SafetyJune 1, 2017 The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that develops a demographics-based methodology that identifies low-income areas that possess a combination of “pre-conditions” for greater pedestrian hazard; identifies major factors associated with pedestrian crash frequency and injury severity and quantify their relationships; and produces recommendations for both engineering coun... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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