What's New in Public Transportation

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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 ...

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...

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...

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...

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 84: Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities for Airport Operators compiles experiences and effective practices by airports in facilitating customer access to Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft. This synthesis also summarizes the amount of revenue airports receive from TNCs and how TNCs are...

Titles, dates, times, and brief descriptions are now available for the 100+ specialty workshops at the TRB 97th Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Annual Meeting registration is required for all workshop attendees. The Human Factors workshops, which are those with titles beginning with “HR,” have limited attendance and require a separate registration and fee. Mark your cale...

TRB is cosponsoring the Transit GIS Conference on September 6-8, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The mission of the biennial conference is to provide a forum for geographic information systems (GIS) in transit professionals and other key industry stakeholders to share innovative GIS solutions, industry best practices, and new technologies. The conference is also designed to explore ways to use GIS to ...

Edward Strocko, director of the Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), is a featured volunteer in the November-December 2016 edition of the TR News . He has overseen the migration and modernization of the BTS geographic information system web infrastructure, which allowed for an open data catalog of geospatial information. Additionally, Mr...

Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. All indications are that attendance at the meeting will be the largest ever. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services to more than 13,000 transportation professionals. Mor...

A featured article in the May-June 2017 issue of the TR News examines how to develop appropriate evaluation frameworks that account for the integration of new technologies into the infrastructure in order to accurately value the current highway system. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of trans...

The International Transport Forum has released a report that presents the evolution of public transportation contracts in France. This report focuses on regional passenger railway reform.

The latest edition of Research Pays Off examines how the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has collaborated with Ohio districts and counties in the research process in order to solve common transportation challenges and save costs. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It ...

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) commemorates the first 25 years of its research program highlighting personal testimonies of how TCRP research is used and implemented in practice. TCRP produces practical solutions to problems facing public transportation agencies. TCRP is managed by TRB and sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Develop...

TRB's Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program has released Report 82: Active Safety-Collision Warning Pilot in Washington State that involved field testing and evaluation of the collision avoidance warning system placed on buses in revenue service over a three-month period. The system provides alerts and audible warnings to the driver about traffic conditions that coul...

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration has released their monthly newsletter about the latest transit safety issues. This edition features information about a bus safety review, certification of rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) programs, and the next SSO quarterly call.

TRB is co-sponsoring the 18th IRF World Road Meeting 2017 on November 14-17, 2017 in New Delhi, India. The conference provides an outlet for sharing cutting-edge research, promising practices, and experiences from across the world and is intended to be a premier knowledge event for discussing important issues facing the road, transport and mobility sectors. The exhibition is intended to provide...

The May-June 2017 edition of the TR News explores the role of transportation in economic development. Articles feature information about benefit-cost analysis, freight production models, transportation satellite accounts, and right sizing strategies. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transpo...

The Brookings Institution has released a handbook that provides guidance on how cities can become stronger by identifying and leveraging innovation districts, which are areas that economic development is clustered and accessible to all. These districts also offer options for active transportation, multimodal transportation, and accessibility to all parts of the district.

The Mineta Transportation Institute San Jose State University has released a report that summarizes a national public opinion poll about tax options for raising federal transportation revenues, with a focus on public transit. The tax options respondents were queried on were variations on raising the federal gas tax rate, creating a new mileage tax, and creating a new federal sales tax.

Monash University’s Institute of Transport Studies has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter that is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database.

The International Transport Forum has released a report that examines how cities can manage the challenges of geographical scale and of transition to shared mobility services. The report explores how shared mobility can improve accessibility for users with impairments, and analyses the impacts of these services on the use of existing high-capacity public transportation and on access to jobs acr...

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 191: Public Transportation Guidebook for Small- and Medium-Sized Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) serves as a resource to explore, evaluate, initiate, plan, and implement small- and medium-sized public-private partnership (P3) initiatives. The guidebook addresses why and when to consider P3s for small- and medium-sized initiativ...

TRB has released its requirements for submitting papers for presentation at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting and/or publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board . This guide covers the organization and formatting of manuscripts for peer review and for publication, as well as instructions for submission. Papers that do not follow the guidelines will ...

TRB's 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 provides approaches to managing park-and-ride facilities, from developing the park-and-ride concept for a community to day-to-day management. Key themes include design, implementatio...