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TR News Magazine

TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine, which features timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, "research pays off" articles, profiles of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements, new book notices, news of TRB activities, and the TRB Annual Report.

For a detailed explanation of how to submit articles or other information, please see this page. If your questions aren't answered there, you may contact TRNews@nas.edu.

Copies of TR News may be purchased individually or ordered on an annual subscription basis. Please contact TRBsales@nas.edu for more information.

A compilation of titles in TR News since January 2002, when TRB began posting complete issues of the magazine on the Web, is accessible by the link below. Full issues of TR News are posted to the Web four months after their publication. Each title includes a short description of articles included in the publication, a link to the full text of the issue (as it becomes available), and a link to TRB's electronic bookstore.

TR News 330 November-December 2020: Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled Materials and Lessons Learned About Recycling Plastic TR News 330 November-December 2020: Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled Materials and Lessons Learned About Recycling Plastic
March 04, 2021
Recycling is a concept that most of society supports as a practice that can benefit the environment and overall well-being, as well as reduce the needs and costs associated with raw materials. However, the conversation needs to shift from just recycling to responsible recycling. This is the focus of a feature article in the November-December 2020 issue of TRB's magazine, TR News (Issue 330). TR Ne...

TR News 330 November-December 2020: Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises TR News 330 November-December 2020: Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises
February 19, 2021
British–Hungarian Nobel Prize physicist Dennis Gabor wrote: “The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented." Considering in a reasonable and logical way what the implications of new technologies may be and acting on our conclusions is how the future is invented. This is the focus of a feature article in the November-December 2020 issue of TRB's magazine, TR News (Issue 330). TR News&...

TR News 330 November-December 2020 issue table of contents now online TR News 330 November-December 2020 issue table of contents now online
January 20, 2021
The November-December 2020 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on the development of a Recycled Material Web Map—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other feature articles in the issue include "Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises," "Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled Mate...

TR News September-October 2020: Embracing the Future TR News September-October 2020: Embracing the Future
January 07, 2021
The September–October 2020 issue of TRB's magazine is now available in full online. Themed “Embracing the Future,” the issue celebrates TRB’s centennial with articles forecasting the future of transportation. Authors present outlooks that are multimodal, creative, diverse, inclusive, and thought-provoking, offering a pause point for transportation researchers, policy makers, and practitioners as t...

TR News 328 July-August 2020: Stormwater TR News 328 July-August 2020: Stormwater
February 12, 2021
Issue 328 of TRB's magazine, TR News , is dedicated to water and the role of transportation agencies in the stewardship of this vital resource, particularly as the way humans use water is changing dramatically. Authors explore the evolution of stormwater regulation; how departments of transportation manage water in planning, design, construction, and operations; and more. TR News  is TRB's bi...

TR News: Research Pays Off: State Water Quality Requirements Addressed Via an Innovative Pavement TR News: Research Pays Off: State Water Quality Requirements Addressed Via an Innovative Pavement
October 22, 2020
The Texas Department of Transportation had a rare opportunity to investigate how pavement type affects the quality of stormwater runoff, something that is often difficult to address in the limited space available in highway rights-of-way. The research showed that roadways paved with permeable friction course/open-graded friction course (PFC/OGFC) produced runoff with substantially reduced concentr...

TR News: Five Pillars of Construction Stormwater Management TR News: Five Pillars of Construction Stormwater Management
October 08, 2020
Faced with ever-increasing regulatory scrutiny and a realization that traditional stormwater management approaches largely were ineffective in a transportation setting, stormwater professionals at the Alabama Department of Transportation (DOT) began to explore approaches that were outside of those prescribed by regulation and existing guidance materials. Based on these experiences, the Alabama DOT...

TR News: Integrating Stormwater Infrastructure into State Department of Transportation Processes TR News: Integrating Stormwater Infrastructure into State Department of Transportation Processes
September 24, 2020
The Alabama Department of Transportation (DOT) incorporated post-construction stormwater management design into the overall roadway design process. The Texas DOT developed the approval process for products used in the construction of a roadway to promote vegetation. And the Virginia DOT improved the management of data associated with stormwater infrastructure best management practices to effective...

TR News July-August 2020 issue table of contents now online TR News July-August 2020 issue table of contents now online
September 17, 2020
The July-August 2020 issue of TR News —with a focus on stormwater—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Feature articles in the issue include "Integrating Stormwater Infrastructure into State Department of Transportation Processes," "Transportation Perspective on Virginia’s Nonpoint Source Nutrient Credit ...

TR News 327 May-June 2020: Tunnels TR News 327 May-June 2020: Tunnels
February 10, 2021
Issue 327 of TRB's magazine is a special edition illuminating the many hidden aspects of tunnels as well as the benefits of tunnel technology to modern transportation systems. Articles highlight the contribution of tunnels to the economy and how transportation operators use the best technology to keep tunnels efficient and safe. TR News  is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles o...

TR News May-June 2020 issue table of contents now online TR News May-June 2020 issue table of contents now online
August 13, 2020
The May–June 2020 issue of TR News is a special edition illuminating the many hidden aspects of tunnels as well as the benefits of tunnel technology to modern transportation systems. Articles highlight the contribution of tunnels to the economy and how transportation operators use the best technology to keep tunnels efficient and safe.

TR News March-April 2020: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future TR News March-April 2020: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future
September 10, 2020
Issue 326 of TRB's magazine dives into details from the TRB 99th Annual Meeting, which had a record crowd of nearly 14,000 attendees gathered January 12–16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The March–April 2020 TR News features photo highlights from the Annual Meeting along with more coverage of the conference. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-a...

TR News 326: MaaS Ready: International Study Mission for Mobility-as-a-Service TR News 326: MaaS Ready: International Study Mission for Mobility-as-a-Service
June 11, 2020
In Europe, public transportation plays a greater role in serving the public than it does in the U.S. and Canada. It generally is widely acknowledged in Europe that transit agencies should lead the integration of urban and regional transportation options. In North America, there is more work to be done in convincing local decision makers that the transit agency should be at the center of a Mobility...

TR News 326: Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness TR News 326: Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness
May 28, 2020
The increasing incidence of wildfires, especially in the western half of the United States, poses many challenges to communities. Along with needs related to aspects of the environment, rebuilding communities, public health, and emergency preparedness, addressing transportation and infrastructure-related issues is key to helping to prevent future wildfires, fighting them while they are happening, ...

TR News 326: Driver Training for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems TR News 326: Driver Training for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
May 21, 2020
Issue Number 326 of TR News magazine is available in full to subscribers. Here is a sample from the issue: a feature article on the trap that drivers could fall into by believing that autonomous vehicles are more capable than they really are. As with traditional driving instruction, a solid understanding of the concepts of automation is important—not just knowing which buttons to press.

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