The availability of transportation influences the ability of individuals to access health care, whether in urban, suburban or rural areas. Those lacking appropriate or available transportation miss health care appointments, resulting in delays in receiving medical interventions that can lead to poorer health outcomes. This in turn contributes to the rising cost of health care. The TRB Transit C...

We congratulate three TRB Executive Committee members who have been appointed to senior positions in President Biden's administration. Vicki Arroyo ,  2019 Chair of the Executive Committee, has been appointed as Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nuria Fernandez , an Executive Committee member, has been appointed as Deputy Federal ...

We're happy to note that more than a third of President Joe Biden's appointees to key U.S. Department of Transportation leadership positions have volunteered their service to or have engaged with TRB in the past. See the full list of appointees.

TRB is pleased to announce the third episode of our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. In this episode, Susan Shaheen of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the Univer...

A new 7-minute video will help preparers populate ‘Field 17 Keywords’ field with the best terms from the Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) that most accurately describe the content of their report.  See AASHTO’s Report Guidelines and Requirements for more information about the Technical Report Documentation Page. SPR-funded reports must include this form in the report, and it is good...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has undeniably changed our normal routines and established practices. These changes, along with ongoing advancements in technology, may present opportunities to offer better mobility options to a wider segment of the American population than ever before. If carefully combined with public transit and substantially scaled up, the concept of offering con...

The November-December 2020 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on the development of a Recycled Material Web Map—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other feature articles in the issue include "Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises," "Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled M...

The January 2021 TRB Annual Meeting is generating headlines from press and participants alike. Catch up on your reading, watching, and listening!       Video   Kittelson & Associates, Inc. TRB 2021 - Conversation with Kittelson Cambridge Systematics TRB 100th Anniversary Celebration         Podcast AASHTO's ETAP Podcast Environmental Topics at the Vir...

In a recent interview Janet Napolitano spoke about the pandemic and how threats to the homeland have evolved in the 20 years since 9/11. She encouraged support for DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as well as the need for a federal infrastructure package. She has served as the president of the University of California system, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Se...

The gas that powers piston-engine aircraft for life-saving services like medivac may create public health risks by containing lead which is emitted from aircraft exhaust. Including aircraft that are used for crop dusting, aerial firefighting, search and rescue, as well as personal and recreational flying, nearly all of the United States’ 170,000 piston-engine aircraft burn a grade of aviation ...