Incompatible land uses can threaten the safe utility of airports and expose people living and working nearby to potentially unacceptable levels of noise or safety risk. At the state level, all 50 states have enacted some form of airport zoning legislation since the 1950s. The majority of states (90 percent) have enacted laws mandating or enabling local governments to adopt, administer, and enfo...

The May–June 2019 issue of TR News addresses women and gender in transportation. Developed by the TRB Standing Committee on Women’s Issues in Transportation, this theme issue explores topics including statistics about the negative effects of women’s unequitable transportation access on the global economy; women and transit; a case study from Austria on women’s travel constraints; and the challe...

Recent federal legislation has established requirements for agencies to set performance targets and report on safety, pavement, and bridge conditions; transit asset state of good repair; system performance; freight; and mobile source emissions. These requirements have resulted in increased visibility and attention to Transportation Performance Management (TPM) and increased awareness of the imp...

The economic and societal impacts of shared e-scooters are examined in Shared E-Scooters: Paving the Road Ahead: Policy Recommendations for Local Government , a report from Agora Verkehrswende in Germany. The report describes the opportunities and challenges of international experiences with shared scooters and offers recommendations for e-scooter planning and regulation in Germany and beyond.

A “climate equity” approach is described in A Climate of Fairness: Making Victoria’s Climate Change Transition Fair & Equitable , a report from the Victorian Council of Social Service in Australia. This approach is used to determine the practical measures to take in order to respond to climate change fairly. This includes supporting low-emissions vehicles and prioritizing high-quality publi...

Possible barriers in the Australian Road Rules that prevent the safe and legal use of motorized mobility devices (MMDs) is examined in Barriers to the Safe Use of Motorized Mobility Devices: Discussion Paper , a report from the National Transport Commission in Australia. MMDs may enable people who cannot or have difficulties walking to meet essential daily needs, but the current Australian Road...

The challenges of new European CO2 standards cause for a certification procedure are identified in The Future of Vecto: CO2 Certification of Advanced Heavy-Duty Vehicles in the European Union , a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation. To meet the future regulatory requirements in Europe, the CO2 certification framework may cover vehicles and advanced technologies that ar...

International practices in promoting electric vehicles are summarized in Electric Vehicle Guidebook for Indian States , a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation. Specifically, this report identifies policy actions that could be applied by state-level governments in India.

The effect of technology travel time is examined in Automation and the Value of Time in Passenger Transport , a report from the International Transport Forum. To a large extent, transportation policy focuses on the trade-off of money for time. However, this report reviews travel time policies, since the advent of technology has made travel time more productive.

Major technological and security changes in the aviation industry over the past 20 years have forced airport leaders and aviation stakeholders to think of new research ideas that will improve the planning and development of policies and new models that foster growth of air service, incorporate new airport and customer technology, revise airport business models, and better interact with neighbor...