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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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 TR News July-August 2017: Moving Research into PracticeSeptember 14, 2017 Moving research into practice is the theme of feature articles in the July–August 2017 TR News magazine. Authors describe today’s successes, present a systematic approach that has proved effective at a state department of transportation, describe federal programs encouraging innovations at the state level, discuss initiatives by research programs to promote and document the implementation of re... |
 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Benefits to Your Organization as an Annual Meeting PatronSeptember 14, 2017 This is the perfect time for your organization to show its support for transportation research and innovation by becoming a 2018 Annual Meeting Patron. Signing up now will provide your company maximum exposure and ensure it can take full advantage of all 2018 TRB Annual Meeting Patron benefits. To become an Annual Meeting Patron visit the online patron sales site or contact Patrice Davenport at... |
Harnessing High-Speed Rail: How California and Its Cities Can Use Rail to Reshape Their GrowthSeptember 14, 2017 The San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) has released a report that explores how high-speed rail can reshape economic growth and development in areas near rail stations. The report covers ways to harness economic impacts around the immediate station area, downtown station district that is one or two miles from the station, and 10 miles surrounding the metropolit... |
Competition and Call for the Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup ChallengeSeptember 13, 2017 TRB’s Young Members Council is sponsoring a competition for entrepreneurs with cutting-edge, research-based concepts for transportation product or service-based business. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to make a six minute, an interactive presentation to a panel of distinguished transportation industry investors and entrepreneurs at the TRB Annual Meeting , January 7-11, 2018, in... |
 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight: August 2017September 9, 2017 The U.S. Federal Transit Administration has released their monthly newsletter about the latest transit safety issues. This edition features information about an upcoming webinar, speaking events, and a workshop. |
Funding for Transit Innovators: TRB Accepting Proposals for 2017 Transit IDEA Funding CyclesSeptember 8, 2017 TRB is accepting proposals for the Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program. The Transit IDEA Program provides financial support of up to $100,000 for the early stage development and testing of innovative and unproven concepts and methods for advancing transit practice. The due date for submitting Transit IDEA proposals for the two 2017 funding cycles are: May 1 a... |
TRB Webinar: Planning and Managing Park-and-RideSeptember 7, 2017 TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 192 : Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. This webinar discussed the research that provides transit agencies with ... |
 Technology Contracting for Transit ProjectsSeptember 3, 2017 TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 51: Technology Contracting for Transit Projects examines issues that transit attorneys should be aware of when drafting technology contracts. It addresses how provisions differ depending on the nature of the contract, the type of technology being procured, and whether the system is controlled internally or externally by the... |
2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Feature Your Organization at the Careers in Motion Networking FairSeptember 1, 2017 TRB's inaugural Careers in Motion Networking Fair takes place on January 7, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the 2018 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 organizations. TR... |
Opportunities to Join and Support TRB Through the Global Affiliates Program August 31, 2017 TRB is seeking new organizational partners to join our Global Affiliates Program. As a TRB Global Affiliate, your organization will be supporting thousands of transportation leaders and professionals at all levels of government, the private sector, and academia as they work together to promote progress in transportation through innovation and research. There are six different levels of affiliat... |
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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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