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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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Healthy Mobility and Road SafetyMarch 9, 2019 The Transport Research Laboratory in the United Kingdom has released a report that estimates possible effects of active travel modes on safety. Substituting short car journeys with an active mode of transportation, such as walking or cycling, has the potential to reduce congestion and air pollution and encourage a healthier lifestyle. However, active modes have a higher risk of road traffic inj... |
The Pedestrian ExperienceMarch 8, 2019 The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that examines pedestrian behaviors and experiences in New Zealand. The goal of this report is to determine appropriate design guidelines that may encourage more people to use the streets as pedestrians. |
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2018 Preliminary DataMarch 8, 2019 The Governors’ Highway Safety Association has released a report that identifies state and national trends in pedestrian fatalities in 2018. This report also discusses strategies to reduce pedestrian and motor vehicle crashes through a combination of design, education, and enforcement recommendations. |
 The Passing of Joseph BoardmanMarch 8, 2019 The TRB community extends condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Joseph Boardman who served as Chair of the TRB Executive Committee in 2005. Mr. Boardman passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the age of 70. “Joe was a tireless advocate for improved transportation, and particularly for rail as an efficient and effective way to move both people and freight,” said Neil Pedersen, T... |
Leading Future Improvements in Transportation Safety March 7, 2019 The recording of the TRB and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cohosted webinar that focused on issues of safety and security across all modes of transportation is now available online. The webinar covered the 2019-2020 NTSB’s Most Wanted List and TRB’s Critical Issues in Transportation 2019 report . The NTSB Most Wanted List identifies what the NTSB has prioriti... |
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COMTO National Meeting and Training ConferenceFebruary 27, 2019 The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) is sponsoring its 48th annual conference on July 12-16, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. COMTO's annual conference brings together industry leaders across all modes of transportation for 4 days of learning, training, and networking. The conference is open to transportation professionals at all career levels, government employees, manufacturers ... |
Conference on Health and Active TransportationFebruary 21, 2019 TRB is sponsoring the Conference on health and Active Transportation 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 transportation planning across all levels. Contact Bernard... |
Why are Bike-Friendly Cities Safer for All Road Users?February 16, 2019 The Upper Great Plains Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that identifies if and how high-bicycling-mode-share cities are safer for all road users. This report analyzes differences in travel behaviors, built environments, and socio-demographic and socio-economic differences to determine the reasons behind increased safety of bike-friendly cities. |
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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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