The next TRB E-Newsletter will be sent on January 2, 2019.

TRB's second annual Careers in Motion Networking Fair takes place on January 13, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, during the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The event provides an opportunity for prospective employers from a wide range of sectors and modes to meet with transportation professionals interested in working for their organizatio...

Take a test ride in an autonomous shuttle, see a prototype of an automated passenger car, and learn more about the principles behind U.S. DOT’s Automated Vehicles 3.0 initiative at the TRB Connected and Automated Vehicle Showcase, which will be located in the exhibit hall during the 98th TRB Annual Meeting.   While you are in the exhibit hall, visit the TRB booth to get your complimen...

Download the TRB Annual Meeting mobile app , supported by the PTV Group, prior to arriving at the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. To download the app, search “TRB 2019” in the App Store or Google Play. When opening the app for the first time, enter the same email address used to register for the Annual Meeting. The app provides registered attendees with the abi...

On November 28, 2018, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to discuss modernizing America’s transportation infrastructure. Representatives from a state department of transportation, metropolitan planning organization, and the private sector provided testimony. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online.

TRB Special Report 329: Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future explores pending and future federal investment and policy decisions concerning the federal Interstate Highway System. Congress asked the committee to make recommendations on the “features, standards, capacity needs, application of technologies, and intergovernmental roles to up...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a framework for measuring the impacts of corridor management that demonstrates applicable strategies and techniques, and to develop guidelines for how to implement this framework. Proposals are due February 13, 2019.

TRB is sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Transportation System Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather from November 13-15, 2019 in Washington, DC. The conference is designed to provide transportation agencies with information, research results, and sample practices to assist in their ability to anticipate and adapt to the potential impacts of climate change and extreme w...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to identify connected vehicle applications that will be most relevant on rural corridors and determine how connected vehicles may be integrated into transportation agencies’ traffic operations and management plans.Proposals are due January 24, 2019.

TRB is offering a variety of curated programs of sample Annual Meeting sessions, as guides for attendees who have specific interests. Newcomers to the TRB Annual Meeting, or those just looking for suggestions for navigating nearly 800 sessions and workshops on virtually every aspect of transportation, may find these charts helpful in deciding how to make the best use of their time at the meetin...