TRB’s Standing Committee on Environmental Analysis in Transportation has released the latest issues of its periodic newsletter. This issue includes highlights from the Annual Meeting and the committee's business meeting; information on webinars, summer workshop plans,and  changes in committee leadership; a summary of the roles friends of a committee can play;  and more. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the T...

TRB’s Standing Committee on Ecology and Transportation has released the latest edition of its periodic newsletter. This newsletter highlights the committee activities during the TRB 96th Annual Meeting; monitoring wildlife crossing structures along highways in  Changbai Mountain, China;  pollination conservation at 60 miles per hour; and more. The online newsletter is published intermittently and is designed to disseminate information about current research and developments in ecology and trans...

TRB’s Standing Committee on Ecology and Transportation has released the latest edition of its periodic newsletter. This newsletter highlights the upcoming 7th biennial Northeastern Transportation and Wildlife Conference in Lake Placid, New York, September 11-14, 2016; the Maine Audubon’s Wildlife Road Watch citizen science project; and composting of roadkill in Virginia. The newsletter also explores a citizen science survey of Mammalian roadkill in South Africa; the construction of two challenging Mangro...

The TRB Standing Committee on Intercity Passenger Rail has released the latest issue of its Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update. The online newsletter is published intermittently and is designed to disseminate information about current research and developments in intercity rail passenger systems. The opinions expressed in the Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies.

TRB’s Standing Committee on Ecology and Transportation has released the latest edition of its periodic newsletter. The issue highlights sessions that will be sponsored or cosponsored by the committee at the upcoming TRB 95th Annual Meeting; summarizes recent investigations into the issue of roadkill in the Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa; and addresses a study of the importance of verges--a narrow strip of vegetation bordering a path, sidewalk, or highway--as a habitat and enhancer of biodiversit...

The TRB Standing Committee on Intercity Passenger Rail has released the latest issue of its Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update. The online newsletter is published intermittently and is designed to disseminate information about current research and developments in intercity rail passenger systems. Articles in this issue review the Federal Railroad Administration's draft system safety regulation, the beginning of 110-mph passenger rail service in Illinois, federal legislative activities related to pas...

The TRB Standing Committee on Intercity Passenger Rail has released the latest issue of its Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update. The online newsletter is published intermittently and is designed to disseminate information about current research and developments in intercity rail passenger systems. Articles in this issue review the Federal Railroad Administration's draft system safety regulation, the beginning of 110-mph passenger rail service in Illinois, federal legislative activities related to pas...

The TRB Aviation Group has released the latest issue of its periodic newsletter. This issue includes a call for nominations for the Francis X. McKelvey Award; previews the new location for the TRB Annual Meeting; highlights the resources available thought TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program; and provides information on some of the committees within TRB's Aviation Group. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation...

TRB’s Standing Committee on Ecology and Transportation has released the latest edition of its periodic newsletter. The issue includes a summary of the Harvard Colloquium on the Confluences of Landscape, Road, and Urban Ecology; and discusses ways to help state departments of transportation and metropolitan transportation organizations create ecosystem services crediting programs. The newsletter also includes the third installment of a multi-part blog on scientists working to protect the path of the Prong...

The TRB Aviation Group has released the latest issue of its periodic newsletter. This issue highlights Aaron Gellman as the recipient of the Francis X. McKelvey Award; provides Aviation Group and Airport Cooperative Research Program updates; includes the scopes of Aviation Group committees; and summarizes the various aviation sessions taking place at the Annual Meeting. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Resear...