The U.S. National Park Service has released a report that provides guidance for parks and their partners to identify and pursue opportunities that may enhance active transportation to and within national parks. This guidebook includes information about managing vehicle congestion, promoting resource preservation, and accommodating increased visitation by providing alternatives to driving.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a report that summarizes automated vehicle perspectives and insights from government, industry, and other experts at the Automated Vehicle (AV) 3.0 Listening Session held March 1, 2018, at DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. The summit allowed a diverse group of stakeholders to bring their ideas, reactions, and concerns directly to DOT s...

The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that explores the technology diffusion rate and its subsequent impacts on the transportation system. This report aims to guide policymakers in thinking about how technology could affect the transportation sector concerning regulatory and investment decisions.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 195: Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Among Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles explores the effects of app-based transportation network companies on the cities in which they operate, including on public transit ridership, single-occupancy vehicle trips, and traffic congestion. Built upon the findin...

In 2012, Congress gave the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) the authority to establish a new comprehensive framework to oversee the safety of the country’s public transit systems. As part of that framework, state and local transit agencies are required to engage in safety planning. In the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015, Congress asked the National Academies of Scie...

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a pre-publication, non-edited version of Research Report 202: Handbook for Examining the Effects of NEMT Brokerages on Transportation Coordination. The Medicaid program is the largest federal program for human services transportation, spending approximately $3 billion annually on Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT). The repo...

TRB has released two new Snap Searches exploring the environmental process and natural resources . A Snap Search provides a summary of TRB research reports that are underway and published, upcoming events, and ongoing committees that cover these specific topics. Produced by TRB’s Library , Snap Searches are designed for the busy researcher or professional who would like to quickly get up to spe...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a pre-publication, non-edited version of Synthesis 527: Resilience in Transportation Planning, Engineering, Management, Policy, and Administration. The report documents resilience efforts and how they are organized, understood, and implemented within transportation agencies’ core functions and services. Core functions and ...

The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that illustrates potential safety considerations and infrastructure needs to support the mass adoption of autonomous and connected vehicles in the motor carrier industry. This report focuses on infrastructure requirements as a primary policy concern.

TRB has released new Snap Searches exploring communities and cultural concerns. A Snap Search provides a summary of TRB research reports that are underway and published, upcoming events, and ongoing committees that cover these specific topics. Produced by TRB’s Library , Snap Searches are designed for the busy researcher or professional who would like to quickly get up to speed on complex resea...