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Public Transportation Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to public transportation. In addition, it includes links to selected public transportation research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB public transportation-related programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s marine transportation-related research products. |
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TRB Public Transportation-Related Programs and Activities
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 New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report - January 2019December 14, 2018 TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program has issued its New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report, which summarizes recent investigations conducted under the Transit IDEA program. The Transit IDEA Program is designed to foster innovative concepts that have the potential to enhance security, increase ridership, improve efficiency for transit agencies... |
 Impacts of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Transit Agency LiabilityDecember 12, 2018 TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 54: Impacts of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Transit Agency Liability explores the types of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and legal claims against transit agencies. The ADA has transformed U.S. transit agencies, which now have sophisticated programs to address a wide variety of accessibility&n... |
Mobility as a Service Study: Public Participation Event Part 2December 11, 2018 TRB's first committee meeting for the Mobility as a Service Study on December 17, 2018 will provide an opportunity for members of the public to inform the research process of this study. Register in advance to join the meeting remotely from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET. Questions from the audience will be answered during specified parts of the program. Speakers include representatives from the U.S. Fe... |
Mobility as a Service Study: Public Participation Event Part 1December 11, 2018 TRB's first committee meeting for the Mobility as a Service Study on December 17, 2018 will provide an opportunity for members of the public to inform the research process of this study. Register in advance to join the meeting remotely from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET. Questions from the audience will be answered during specified parts of the program. Speakers include the TRB staff and committee re... |
 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight: November 2018December 6, 2018 The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released its monthly newsletter about the latest transit safety issues. This edition features information about: Upcoming safety trainings State safety oversight program certifications FTA Bus Safety Data Report |
Meeting Announcement: Committee for a Study of Mobility as a Service - Washington, D.C.December 2, 2018 TRB will host its first committee meeting for the Mobility as a Service Study on December 17-18, 2018 in Washington D.C. The meeting is open to the public, but an RSVP is required. This study will examine the role of new and expanding shared mobility options, such as transportation network companies, taxis, carsharing, bikesharing, scootersharing, and microtransit, in the provision of transport... |
The Impact of Oil Boom and Bust Cycles on Western North DakotaDecember 1, 2018 The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that analyzes how changes in the oil industry in North Dakota have affected public transportation and mode choice. This report seeks to determine the impact of oil boom and bust cycles on transit ridership for individuals living in the oil patch as well as how variables such as income, land us... |
 2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Feature Your Organization at the Careers in Motion Networking FairDecember 1, 2018 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... |
 NPS National Transit Inventory and Performance Report, 2017November 30, 2018 The U.S. National Parks Service (NPS) has released a report that identifies NPS transit systems across the country. The report tracks the operational performance of each system and collects information about each transit vehicle, including how accessible it is and its impacts upon the environment. |
2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Early Bird Registration Ends November 30November 26, 2018 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... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program
TRB's Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program is designed to provide an opportunity to investigate new and unproven concepts or to evaluate novel applications of technologies that have been tried, tested or used for transit systems practice.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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