TRB invites your attendance and participation in the Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT) Conference on August 31 – September 2, 2020, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. The conference, themed Shaping the Future of Mobility, will address questions around how policy-makers, the private sector, and others can work together to support transportation innov...

What is a significant contribution you think that TRB has made to transportation and why? Please submit your responses in to this month's question by February 29, 2020. TRB welcomes all stories: small or large, profound or light-hearted, sobering or humorous. The TRB “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story" centennial activity is designed to allow as many of you (TRB’s volunteers and friends) as possible to part...

If you work in the transportation industry, you probably have a plan for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). After all, part of the service you provide depends on the ability to keep people safe and healthy regardless of their travel plans. A growing list of airlines and governments have banned flights from China. Fortunately airports, airlines, first responders, and local health officials a...

The Standing Technical Committee on Environmental Analysis in Transportation has a rich history of sharing information across boundaries to forward the practice of planning, building, and maintaining environmentally thoughtful transportation solutions. To learn more about the history of the Standing Technical Committee on Environmental Analysis in Transportation (ADC10), check out the Committee...

TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at https://...

HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROFILES-Gloria J. Jeff This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Profiles section of the May/June 1993 issue of the TR News. As part of TRB’s year-long centennial celebration and in commemoration of Black History Month, TRB is reprinting select profiles of African Americans that appeared in past issues of the TR News. TR New Profiles recognize volunteers for their ...

The leadership and volunteer contributions of Dr. Mary R. Brooks, Dr. Jon A. Epps, Timothy A. Henkel, Dr. Daniel Turner, Dr. Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Keith Killough, James Winebrake, Hyun-A Park, Michael F. Trentacoste, and Bruce M. Smith are recognized by TRB and the National Academies. Every year, over 7,000 dedicated individuals serve without compensation on study and oversight committees or ...

As you determine your career path, are you looking for something that is on the cutting edge of technology? Or are you more interested in creating solutions for those in need? Are you ready to take the next step to save the planet? The transportation industry needs people who are passionate about making a difference and changing society. Have you seen TRB’s new video, Your future in transportat...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to (1.) develop a comprehensive strategic approach and action plan to coordinate the risk management activities that AASHTO committees and councils, TRB committees, and FHWA can use to guide their future activities, and (2.) develop a long-term risk management Research Roadmap that will guide future r...

Although the bicycle inspired the Good Roads Movement in the late 19th century, bicycling received little more than an occasional aside during the Highway Research Board’s first 50 years. Then came another bicycle boom. By 1973, the sale of bicycles for adults had more than tripled in a decade, spurred on by new lightweight, multispeed bicycles; the environmental movement; the oil crisis; and i...