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Submit papers on current topics to TRB 2021 Annual Meeting and TRR by August 1 deadline The TRB 2021 Annual Meeting and TRB’s flagship journal, Transportation Research Record (TRR), invite research papers addressing Racial Inequity and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper submissions are due August 1, 2020. Racial Inequity Transportation can play a key role in addressing, as well as intensifying, the racial disparity that exists is in ...   Seeking panel nominations for FY 2021 projects in the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP): Nominations due August 10, 2020 BTSCRP is seeking project technical oversight panel nominations for four projects in the FY2021 program. We encourage the nomination of members of historically underrepresented groups, including women, young professionals (age 35 and younger), and members of minority groups. Panels for the new projects are scheduled to meet beginning in September...   Lessons continue to be learned in TRB events on COVID-19 As in many industries, transportation is facing significant challenges as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Through the ongoing and rapidly changing phases of the pandemic, TRB is giving researchers, practitioners, and experts opportunities to share their insights with a wider audience through our webinars, Zoom...   See Winnie Okello's response and others that helped "Tell Us 'Our' Story" about her vision of TRB 100 years from now? Winnie Okello, Senior Civil Engineer, told TRB that her "vision for TRB 100 years from now is that we will have transitioned to better more efficient and accessible modes of transportation. Modes that also take into consideration the complex utility needs of its users. The more technologically advanced society becomes the greater the desire for...   History Highlights: From the Highway Research Board to the Transportation Research Board The cover of the new Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) 1974 Annual Report celebrated its rebirth with the letters “HRB” fading into the growing bolder “TRB.” Yet, inside, the report—typically full of photos—was surprisingly plain and even perfunctory. William N. Carey, Jr., TRB’s executive director, explained why in the equally plain Annual...   Featured Centennial Paper - Transportation Planning Applications: To TRBAppCon and Beyond! Beginning with the first Planning Applications Conference in April 1987, transportation planners, engineers, and researchers from the public sector, private sector, and academia have gathered every two years to showcase practice-ready planning applications at every level of the transportation planning process. After the success of the first...   Featured Centennial Paper - A Century of Travel Surveys Informing Transportation Investments Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Road Act in 1916, all levels of government have been using transportation surveys to determine both existing and future transportation needs. Travel surveys have been and continue to be the basis for transportation investment decisions. With the advent of Big Data, changing dynamics of travel and time use,...   TRB Webinar: Accelerating Automated Vehicle Acceptance To accelerate automated vehicle (AV) technology deployment, practitioners must set, measure, and monitor key AV safety and performance goals. TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern that will explore how to set and measure these goals to ensure public safety. Presenters will share current practices,...   TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World Over the past two decades, transportation asset management principles have become key tools in investment decisions. With the greatly constrained revenues suddenly realized due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the orderly implementation of these principles has been disrupted. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM...   TRB Webinar: Seismic Design Basics Do you need a “back to basics” refresher about seismic bridge design? TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that will focus on modeling and analysis of real-world bridges subjected to earthquake loading. The webinar will feature specifications for load and resistance factor design (LRFD) in...   TRB Webinar: Reach for the Sky–Attracting New Aviation Career Professionals Older workers are retiring in droves, and new employees are not entering the aviation workforce swiftly enough to replace those leaving. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, August 6, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will identify ways to address the labor shortage by fostering the next generation of aviation professionals, including...   RFP: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement at Five State Departments of Transportation: Implementation of the NCHRP Research Report 905 Toolkit TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to provide staff at Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah state DOTs with the training and support needed to implement the NCHRP Research Report 905: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project...   RFP: Building Capacity for Self-Assessment of Data Effectiveness for Agency Business Needs TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals encourage dissemination and application of the principles and practices presented in NCHRP Report 814: Data to Support Transportation Agency Business Needs: A Self-Assessment Guide. This will be done by (1) developing a plan to deliver professional...   Back To Top   Characteristics and Elements of Non-Punitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation The importance of safety cannot be overstated and requires continued shifts in the approach to safety management within the public transportation industry. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's pre-publication of TCRP Research Report 218: Characteristics and Elements of Non-Punitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public...   Developing a Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 270: Developing a Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research provides guidance for state departments of transportation (DOTs) to help them meet the requirements of the U.S. DOT Public Access Plan requiring...   Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research The U.S. Department of Transportation has essential requirements for researchers and research institutions requesting and receiving transportation-related federal research funds. The U.S. DOT strives to make it easier to publish and communicate scientific knowledge. It is a long-range vision which goes beyond the requirements of the U.S. DOT’s...   The Equity Implications of Financing the Nation's Surface Transportation System A featured article in the March-April 2009 issue of TR News examines issues of traditional, interjurisdictional, intergenerational, and inter- and intramodal equity raised by new transportation financing options and examines research needs to inform policy decisions.   Determining Bridge Deck Chloride Quantities Using Ground Penetrating Radar Chloride infiltration into concrete is the major cause of corrosion induced delamination in steel reinforced bridge decks and repairing delaminated concrete is a major cost factor in bridge deck rehabilitation. The TRB Highway Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program's Determining Bridge Deck Chloride Quantities Using Ground...   Back To Top   Promoting battery electric vehicles Environmental Effects of Battery Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles, released by the U.S. Congressional Research Service   Are battery electric busses cost-effective? Financial Analysis of Battery Electric Transit Buses, released by the U.S. Department of Energy   Crash data of hazardous materials vehicles Analysis of the Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Rules, released by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration   Reducing single-occupancy vehicle commuting Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Fair Value Commuting, Final Report, released by the U.S. Federal Transit Administration   FHWA HEP research quarterly newsletter: Spring 2020 The latest issue of the HEP research quarterly newsletter, released by U.S. Federal Highway Administration   Back To Top   Redesigning lighting structures The Calibration of the AASHTO ASD and LRFD for Maryland Sign and High Mast Lighting Structure Design, released by the Maryland Department of Transportation   The optimal mixture for underwater concrete Laboratory Investigation of Underwater Concreting, released by the Virginia Department of Transportation   Transit trends in Ohio Status of Public Transit in Ohio, released by the Ohio Department of Transportation   Back To Top   Framing messages for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists Effective Communication Message Strategy for Enhancing Traffic Safety in Fresno County: The Role of Time Horizon, Regulatory Focus, and Perceived Personal Control, released by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University   Designing effective vehicle cost calculators Best Practices for Electric Vehicle Cost Calculator User Interfaces, released by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation at University of California, Davis   Enhancing sensor data quality in smart transportation systems Improving Transportation Information Resilience: Error Estimation for Networked Sensor Data, released by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation at University of California, Davis   Back To Top   Deployment practices of connected and automated vehicles Connected and Autonomous Plant: Roadmap to 2035, released by Highways England   Requirements for fasteners Supply of Bolts, Nuts and Washers, released by Austroads   Requirements for box culverts Supply of Small Box Culverts, released by Austroads   What Australia’s purchasing trends mean for CO2 emissions Carbon Dioxide Emissions Intensity for New Australian Light Vehicles 2019, released by the National Transport Commission in Australia   Back To Top   NAM COVID-19 Conversations Webinar Series - Reopening Colleges and Universities During COVID-19 - July 8, 2020 The National Academy of Medicine's next COVID-19 Conversations webinar will held on July 8 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM Eastern. This webinar's panel will discuss the variety of considerations being weighed before reopening colleges and universities in fall 2020, including the role of testing and contact tracing, responding to outbreaks, if sports can ...   Driver performance, behavior, and interactions with advanced vehicle technologies The Impact of Driver’s Mental Models of Advanced Vehicle Technologies on Safety and Performance, released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety   Differences in intensity of pedestrian injuries between cars and SUVs Pedestrian injuries from Cars and SUVs: Updated Crash Outcomes from the Vulnerable Road User Injury Prevention Alliance (VIPA), released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety   Hearing: Safety on Our Roads: Overview of Traffic Safety and NHTSA Grant Programs The U.S. Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a hearing on June 30, 2020.   Back To Top	Remember you can update your interests at any time to help us deliver only the most relevant information to you each week. 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The TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter regularly covers transportation research developments in the United States and abroad. This document is not a report of the National Research Council or of the National Academies of Sciences. The opinions expressed in reports highlighted in TRB's Transportation Research E-Newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.