What's New in Planning and Forecasting

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has released a report that describes vehicle downsizing as a way to improve maneuverability and safety in urban environments. Vehicle downsizing is a policy that replaces existing vehicles with the smallest appropriate vehicles, potentially offering improved direct vision of other road users. This is one part of a series of repor...

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has released a report that identifies how to optimize Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to mitigate a wide range of crash types. ADAS use cameras, radar, and other sensors to identify and avoid other vehicles. This is one part of a series of reports revolving around optimizing large vehicles.

The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis has released a report that establishes a framework for long-distance data collection that redefines long-distance travel. Current travel demand models have not traditionally focused on long-distance travel patterns. The goal of this report is to update the existing planning framework to include long-distance travel...

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...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Planning, Environment and Realty has released its quarterly newsletter that highlights new events and research. This edition features: Context sensitive solution and design FHWA Site Selection Primer Research highlights Upcoming events

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.

The Future of Transport (TRL) has released a report that investigates techniques for monitoring and evaluating the health impacts of developments in active travel modes. This report focuses on cycling, skateboards, scooters, and electrically assisted vehicles. The goal of this report is to identify areas for further work that may help encourage innovative forms of active travel.

Live Webcast Event : December 6, 2018 at 11:00 AM EST 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, applica...

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.

The New York University Rudin Center for Transportation has released a report that examines the consumption and mobility practices of the populations of Paris and New York City. Specifically, this report identifies how the transportation of goods through e-commerce affects urban planning and logistics.

The latest edition of Research Pays Off explores how to evaluate the impact of transportation projects on residential subdivisions. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles that...

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...

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...

TRB conducted  a webinar on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features a research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Insight Event: Airport Roles in Reducing Transmission of Communicable Diseases and Legal Research Digest 34 : Airport Public Health Preparedness and Response: Legal Rights, Powers, and Duties. The March 2018 ACRP Insight event brou...

Register and make hotel reservations today for the TRB 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Early Bird Registration rates end November 30, 2018. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including session speakers, poster presenters, and those who attend the exhibit hall, career fair, or any workshops. Full Registration also includes full access to: *A...

TRB is about $3,000 away from meeting its goal of securing $20,000 by Giving Tuesday, November 27.  Funding raised will be used to help support various activities being developed to commemorate TRB's centennial--November 11, 2020. Contributing to the Century Club ensures that you are linked with TRB forever through the inclusion of your name in the TRB 100 Year History book that will be av...

The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that examines the effects streetcar investments in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington have on development. The goal of this report is to better understand the nature of development activity around streetcar systems, as well as the policy and program supports and other factors that have played key roles...

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 896: Updating Regional Transportation Planning and Modeling Tools to Address Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles, Volume 2: Guidance provides detailed information and guidelines for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to help update their modeling and forecas...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 896: Updating Regional Transportation Planning and Modeling Tools to Address Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles, Volume 1: Executive Summary summarizes guidelines to help agencies update their modeling and forecasting tools to address expected impacts of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) on transportation...

TRB has released a prepublication version of Critical Issues in Transportation 2018. In this report, which is updated periodically by the TRB Executive Committee, a series of challenging questions are posed to explore issues and opportunities that may arise 10 to 20 years into the future. These questions, 63 in all, have been organized into 12 topic areas and provide a way to frame future areas...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, November 29, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s 04-20 : Design Considerations for Airport EOCs and Synthesis 73 : Emergency Communication Planning for Airports. Emergency operations centers (EOCs) are involved in command and control, policymaking, coordination, and overall direction ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Research Report 201 : Understanding Changes in Demographics, Preferences, and Markets for Public Transportation. This webinar explored how changes in demographics, traveler preferences, and markets for public transportation affect transi...

The Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter, which is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database. This edition features research on planning, ridership, land use, and more.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to evaluate right-turn-on-red at signalized intersections, and develop methods and tools that consider all modes and inform planning and operational decisions. Proposals are due January 23, 2019.

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Synthesis 39 : Airport Wildlife Population Management has had on integrated wildlife management plans at airports. A wildlife biologist at Orlando International Airport utilized this report to develop a holistic approach to mitigating bird strikes with a specific species of heron that thrives i...

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. Activities to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary include a website, brochu...

The International Transport Forum has released a report that examines successful Metropolitan Transport Authorities (MTAs) that were established for large urban regions across Europe. The purpose of this report is to support the Korean government in plans for the creation of an MTA for Korea’s capital region, Sudogwon. It focuses on the initial stages of institutional transformation involved in...