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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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Can Better Connections Increase Transitway Ridership?April 25, 2019 The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a research brief that explores the multimodal connections between transitway stations and riders’ origins and destinations. The goal of this report is to help planners understand how connections between buses, walking, and biking affect ridership. |
 Call for Nominations: Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in TransportationApril 24, 2019 The Transportation Research Board is seeking nominations for the Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation . This TRB award, which recognizes excellence in people-oriented initiatives throughout transportation, was inaugurated in 2002 and is presented biennially. The next presentation of the award will be made during the Chair’s Luncheon on January 15, 2020, during the... |
 Which of Your Colleagues Have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities? Join Them Today!April 19, 2019 TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at http://ww... |
METRO A Line Increases Transit Capacity and Ridership Without Slowing TrafficApril 19, 2019 The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that analyzes the impacts of the METRO A Line in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The METRO A Line is the first arterial bus rapid transit line in the Twin Cities transit network, launched in the summer of 2016. |
 Partnerships Between Transit Agencies and Transportation Network CompaniesApril 16, 2019 TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 204: Partnerships Between Transit Agencies and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) is designed to help transit agencies that have decided to pursue partnerships with one or more TNCs. The report provides information on where, when, and how partnerships between transit agencies and TNCs should be considered and pursued. As new... |
 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification RuleApril 12, 2019 TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 142: Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule provides an overview of the current state of practice regarding transit systems implementation of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regulation 49 C.F.R Part 37. The report describes the experiences of agencies as they... |
 TRB Webinar: Dialysis Transportation: The Intersection of Transportation and HealthcareApril 11, 2019 TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, May 13, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Research Report 203: Dialysis Transportation: Intersection of Transportation and Healthcare. This webinar will address challenges that public transportation agencies encounter regarding the rising demand of dialysis-related transportation a... |
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 Review: FTA’s Protection of Rolling Stock at Transit AgenciesApril 11, 2019 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report that assesses the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) oversight of emergency planning of rolling stock impacted by natural disasters. Rolling stock refers to transit vehicles such as buses, vans, cars, railcars, locomotives, trolley cars and buses, ferries, and vehicles used for support services. |
 Advanced Neutral Temperature Estimation using Solitary Waves (ANTEUSW)April 9, 2019 TRB's Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program Final Report 86: Advanced Neutral Temperature Estimation using Solitary Waves (ANTEUSW) explores a new nondestructive evaluation method able to determine the axial stress and the neutral temperature of continuous welded rails. Continuous welded rails (CWRs) are widely used in rail transportation. Typically, they are laid un... |
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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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