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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Michael F. Trentacoste, 2017 W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award Recipient

In recognition of his outstanding service to TRB and transportation research, Michael F. Trentacoste is the 2017 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Trentacoste will retire as the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology on September 30, 2017. The...

2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Susan A. Shaheen, 2017 Roy W. Crum Award Recipient

Named for Roy W. Crum, who served as the Board’s director from 1928 until his death in 1951, the Crum Award recognizes outstanding leadership in transportation research or research administration. Dr. Susan A. Shaheen, Co-Director, Institute of Transportation Studies’ Transportation Sustainability Center, University of California (UC) Berkeley;...

2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Benefits to Your Organization as an Annual Meeting Patron

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...

Competition and Call for the Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup Challenge

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 ...

11th University Transportation Center (UTC) Spotlight Conference: Rebuilding and Retrofitting the Transportation Infrastructure

TRB is sponsoring the 11th University Transportation Center (UTC) Spotlight Conference: Rebuilding and Retrofitting the Transportation Infrastructure on September 26-27, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on rebuilding and retrofitting transportation infrastructure for all modes, including:

Maintaining and extending the...

TRB Webinar: Designing and Producing High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycled Asphalt Shingles Mixtures

TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, September 25, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 495: Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Asphalt Mixtures.

The webinar will provide a summary of current practices for the use of...

TRB Webinar: Commodity Flow Survey Microdata to Estimate the Generation of Freight, Freight Trips, and Service Trips

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that discusses research from National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Research Report 37: Using Commodity Flow Survey Microdata and Other Establishment Data to Estimate the Generation of Freight, Freight Trips, and Service Trips: Guidebook. This...

TRB Webinar: Strategies for Integrating Goods and Services Movement in Smart Growth Environments

TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 844: Guide for Integrating Goods and Services Movement by Commercial Vehicles in Smart Growth Environments. This webinar will focus on the report which...

TRB Webinar: Seismic Design of Bridge Abutments

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that will explore the latest research about theories on computing the ultimate passive force for abutment deflection. The webinar will highlight simple models and equations using different materials and geometries. The presenter will discuss the effect of cyclic ...

TRB Webinar: Advancing the Aviation Industry Workforce

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 18: Aviation Workforce Development Practices and Web-Only Document 28: Identifying and Evaluating Airport Workforce Requirements.

This webinar will discuss what types...

TRB Webinar: Don’t Sit on Your Assets: Innovative Approaches to Raise Revenue

TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that will explore non-traditional ways of raising non-tax and non-toll revenue from state assets. State officials have employed asset development strategies that include air rights, leasing right-of-way for cell towers and other private assets, selling...

TRB Webinar: Methodology for Prioritizing Tunnel Improvements and Developing Capital Plans

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 816: Guide for the Preservation of Highway Tunnel Systems. Presenters will examine how using an asset management process may support prioritization of highway tunnel...

Applying Census Data for Transportation: Advance Registration Ends October 13, 2017

TRB is sponsoring the Applying Census Data for Transportation on November 14-16, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri. The workshop will focus on the use of census data for transportation applications by exploring the results of current research, sharing experiences of practitioners who are using census data, and defining potential strategies for...

7th International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM): Submit Abstracts by November 30, 2017

TRB is sponsoring the 7th International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM) on June 24-27, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference explores current models and modeling research. Participants will explore the integration of social, land-use, transportation supply and technology into the model process. The conference addresses how...

7th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements*

TRB is cosponsoring the 7th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements on June 12-14, 2019 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Conference participants will explore and discuss new developments, technologies, specifications, and research activities worldwide for bituminous pavements and mixtures.

Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters Through December 2012

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Legal Research Digest (LRD) 21 is a compilation of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport legal determinations and opinion letters through December 31, 2012. This tool has recently been converted into a WebResource. Disclaimer - This...

Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Highway Infrastructure

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 512: Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Highway Infrastructure documents the current state of the practice in the use of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) in highway infrastructure. The synthesis identifies FRP applications, current research, barriers to more widespread use, and ...

New Tool Supports Watershed-Based Stormwater Management

The latest of TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Ready Results explores NCHRP Report 840, which provides a toolbox and guidance that helps transportation agencies compare and select stormwater best management practices. Agencies can customize the tool to their environmental priorities and local conditions. The Toolbox also ...

TR News July-August 2017: Moving Research into Practice

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...

Travel Behavior and Values: Volume 2

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2665 consists of 9 papers that explore travel behavior and values, including:

Modeling Individual Preferences for Ownership and Sharing of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
Integrated Agent-Based Travel Behavior and Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation for...

Traffic Signal Systems: Volume 1

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2619 consists of 9 papers that explore traffic signal systems, including:

Adaptive Coordination Based on Connected Vehicle Technology
Safety-Based Left-Turn Phasing Decisions for Signalized Intersections
Framework for Quantitative Annual Evaluation ...

Operator Education and Regulation; Safe Mobility for Older Persons; Traffic Enforcement; Occupant Protection; Alcohol and Drugs

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2660 consists of 9 papers that explore safety and human factors, including:

Transfer of Skills Learned on a Driving Simulator to On-Road Driving Behavior
Case Study of Today’s Automotive Dealerships: Introduction and Delivery of Advanced Driver...

TRB Security, Emergency Management, and Infrastructure Protection Research Status Report

Since September 11, 2001, more than 200 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by TRB. This report, updated monthly, provides information on more than $30 million worth of completed and ongoing TRB security-related research. The...

TRB and Resilience: A Summary of Transportation Research Board Activities

A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security and resilience activities is updated monthly.

Technical and Safety Evaluation of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Positive Train Control Deployment Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration has released a report that investigates the many challenges— including technological, human, organizational, and systematic—that the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) faced while implementing the Positive Train Control (PTC) system. PTC was mandated by the National Transportation Safety...

Waste-to-Fuel: A Case Study of Converting Food Waste to Renewable Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel

The Alternative Fuels Data Center of the U.S. Department of Energy has released a report that explores the production and use of renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) derived from organic waste to fuel heavy-duty natural gas vehicles in Sacramento, California. R-CNG has the potential to help fleets decrease fuel costs, operate more quietly, and ...

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Contract Terms for the FAA

The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General has released a report that summarizes the results of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s implementation of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. ADS-B is a foundational component of FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System, and FAA...

Public Roads: July/August 2017

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's has released the latest edition of its Public Roads magazine. The magazine highlights developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology. This edition features e-construction, information technology innovations, and an approach to pedestrian and bicycle safety.

HEP Research Quarterly Newsletter: Summer 2017

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Planning, Environment and Realty has released its quarterly newsletter that highlights new events and research. This edition features a report to enhance bicycle and pedestrian access along a future bus rapid transit corridor in Richmond, Virginia, and the 2017 Planning, Environment, and...

Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Mitigation on State Route 260: Mogollon Rim to Show Low

The Arizona Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates wildlife movement along a state route in Arizona in order to recommend locations for wildlife crossing structures. Wildlife-vehicle collisions account for almost a third of all collisions along this state route.

Timber Rattlesnakes’ Use of Man-made Rocky Features Constructed in Roadway Right-of-Ways

The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a report that explores why timber rattlesnakes might be attracted to the highway right-of-way (ROW) on a state route. Timber rattlesnakes are endangered, and placement of vegetation and fencing on highway ROWs may impact this species.

Assessment of Salt Procurement and Distribution Process

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released a report that identifies current practices pertaining to winter maintenance, particularly in the procurement of rock salt, throughout the state of Ohio. ODOT uses several thousand tons of salt per year to keep its roads safe from icy conditions, and recently there has been extreme salt...

An Analysis of the Illinois Maritime Transportation System

The University of Illinois at Chicago has released a report that analyzes the commercial and environmental aspects of the navigable waterways in Illinois. This report includes information about agricultural exports in the Illinois maritime system; describes the Impact of the Panama Canal and Great Lakes regions; illustrates the significance of...

Pavement ME Design – Impact of Local Calibration, Foundation Support, and Design and Reliability Thresholds

The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University has released a report that examines the design thresholds and reliability levels when implementing the local calibration process of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). This report presents results of a case study that compares pavement designs conducted with...

Heavy Vehicle Horizontal Stresses and Pavement Surface Performance

Austroads has released a report that presents the findings of Austroads Project Understanding the Impact on Pavement Surfaces from Next Generation Freight Vehicles and Developing Practical Network Prediction Models and Responses. The goal of this project is to further understand the failure mechanisms that are particular to the pavement surfacing...

Road Tested: Comparative Overview of Real-World Versus Type-Approval NOX and CO2 Emissions from Diesel Cars in Europe

The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that compares official laboratory-test and on-road nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions for diesel passenger cars, as well as estimates of CO2 emissions. Previous research has discovered that there is a gap between type-approval and real-world emissions.

Hearing: Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Economic Development Stakeholders’ Perspective

On September 13, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing that examined how to build modern infrastructure in the context of economic development and disaster resilience. The hearing focused on how to...

Harnessing High-Speed Rail: How California and Its Cities Can Use Rail to Reshape Their Growth

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...

Discussion Guide for Automated and Connected Vehicles, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has released a report that presents key areas of automated vehicle policy that affect pedestrians and bicyclists. It explores safety and mobility considerations that may be considered as connected and automated vehicle technologies are developed, and the publication may serve as a discussion guide for...

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