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The 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. Also published are 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.  Submissions of manuscripts for possible publication are accepted at any time.  Copies of the TR News may be purchased individually or ordered on an annual subscription basis.

A compilation of titles in the TR News series 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 September-October 2009: Demographic Changes Driving Change: Ensuring Mobility for All--Safely, Efficiently, EquitablyTR News September-October 2009: Demographic Changes Driving Change: Ensuring Mobility for All--Safely, Efficiently, Equitably
November 16, 2009
The September-October 2009 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Changing Demographics Change the Transportation System Travel Demand in the Context of Growing Diversity: Considerations for Policy, Planning, and Forecasting Changes in Travel Characteristics by Gender: U.S. Commuting Trends from a National Sample, 1985–2005 Key Issues in Transportation and Aging: Ensuring Safe Mobili...

TR News July-August 2009: Pricing Road Use to Address CongestionTR News July-August 2009: Pricing Road Use to Address Congestion
September 19, 2009
The July-August 2009 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Pricing Road Use to Address Congestion Congestion Pricing Basics U.S. and Worldwide Experience with Congestion Pricing: An Overview Promoting Appropriate Congestion Pricing Solutions in Europe: Improving Access and Reducing Emissions Tolled Managed Lanes: Lessons Learned and Challenges to Meet What’s in Store for Second-Gene...

TR News: May-June 2009 Transportation and the Environment: Mutual EnhancementsTR News: May-June 2009 Transportation and the Environment: Mutual Enhancements
July 20, 2009
The May-June 2009 issue of TR News includes the following articles: The Environment and Transportation: Making Both Better Than Before Transportation and Environmental Sustainability: Taking “Making It Better Than Before” into the Future Air Quality Management: Successes and Emerging Challenges Transportation Ecology and Wildlife Passages: The State of the Practice and Science of Making Roads B...

TR News March-April 2009<br>Equity Issues in Financing TransportationTR News March-April 2009
Equity Issues in Financing Transportation
June 1, 2009
   The March-April 2009 issue of TR News includes the following articles: The Equity Implications of Financing the Nation’s Surface Transportation System Libraries in a Digital Age: An Essential Resource for Research and Information The Momentum of Transportation Information: A History of TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services Making Transportation Libraries and Informatio...

TR News January-February 2009<br>Making Progress in Uncertain Times: Proving Transportation's MettleTR News January-February 2009
Making Progress in Uncertain Times: Proving Transportation's Mettle
March 17, 2009
The January-February 2009 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Making Certain Progress in Uncertain Times: The Transportation Research Board’s 2008 Field Visit Program The Collaborative Decision-Making Framework: Evolving Product of SHRP 2 Capacity Research Safety Research on Highway Infrastructure and Operations: Improving Priorities, Coordination, and Quality The Federal Investm...

TR News November-December 2008<br>A Worldwide Car Culture: Can It Be Sustainable?TR News November-December 2008
A Worldwide Car Culture: Can It Be Sustainable?
January 15, 2009
The November-December 2008 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Two Billion Cars: Transforming a Culture Context-Sensitive and Sustainable Solutions for Transportation: Oregon’s Bridge Delivery Program Model Creating a Culture of Traffic Safety: Learning from Four States with Improved Safety Records The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation Research Pays Off--Fighting Fati...

TR News September-October 2008<br>Communication, Collaboration, and InfrastructureTR News September-October 2008
Communication, Collaboration, and Infrastructure
November 11, 2008
The September-October 2008 issue of TR News includes the following articles: In This Together: Collaboration and Communication During the Marquette Interchange Project Communicating with John and Jane Q. Public: Competition Identifies Successful Models for Conveying Transportation Concepts Eminent Domain After Kelo: Is Condemnation of Property for Economic Purposes Legal? Great Lakes Shipping,...

TR News July-August 2008<br>Transportation Education and Training SolutionsTR News July-August 2008
Transportation Education and Training Solutions
September 12, 2008
The July-August 2008 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Building the 21st Century Workforce: Creating a National Strategy The Louisiana Model for Transportation Workforce Development: Integrating Technical Assistance, Structured Training, Continuing Education, and Technology Transfer The Kentucky Engineering Exposure Network: State Program KEEN to Inspire and Guide Students Buil...

TR News May-June 2008
Evaluating Innovative Practices: Lessons and Initiatives from Scans
July 12, 2008
The May-June 2008 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Scanning the Home Front for Transportation’s Best Practices: Program Facilitates State Agency Exchange of Information, Technology Changing the Culture of Construction Management: Applying Lessons from the International Technology Scanning Program Promoting Public Health Through Transportation Planning: Utah Region Adopts and A...

TR News January-February 2008
Partnershipsfor Progress: A Roundup of State Agency Initiatives and Strategies
March 13, 2008
The January-February 2008 issue of TR News includes the following articles: A Roadway Photolog Goes High-Definition: Connecticut Expands User Network, Realizes Cost Savings Partnerships for Progress in Transportation: The Transportation Research Board’s 2007 Field Visit Program Driver Behavior: A Moving Target Metropolitan Travel Forecasting: Current Practice and Future Direction Building the ...

TR News November-December 2007<br>Highway Design and Construction: A 2020 VisionTR News November-December 2007
Highway Design and Construction: A 2020 Vision
January 10, 2008
The November-December 2007 issue of TR News includes the following articles: A 2020 Vision for Highway Design and Construction Sustainable Solutions Through Creative Engineering: Transportation Design for the Mobility and Safety of All Managing Pavement Assets for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities Transportation Structures Over, Under, and Across to 2020 and Beyond: Targeting a Se...

TR News September-October 2007<br>Visualization in Transportation: Empowering InnovationTR News September-October 2007
Visualization in Transportation: Empowering Innovation
October 23, 2007
The September-October 2007 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Visualization in Transportation 101 A Vision of Visualization: Communicating Problem-Solving Concepts to the Public Visualization as a Common Language for Planning: Good Practices, Caveats, and Areas for Research Visualization Issues for Transportation Agencies: Approaches and Challenges Visualization to Solve Problem...

TR News July-August 2007<br>Partnerships Advancing European Research: Achievements and Goals of Two International InitiativesTR News July-August 2007
Partnerships Advancing European Research: Achievements and Goals of Two International Initiatives
August 23, 2007
The July-August 2007 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Developing an International Interface for Innovation: A Profile of the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes Transport Research Cooperation in Europe: The COST Success Story Talk Is Cheap, Communication Priceless: Practical Tips for Engineers and Their Colleagues Engineers and Scholarly Journals: Reading Patt...

TR News May-June 2007<br>All-Hazards: Preparedness, Response, and RecoveryTR News May-June 2007
All-Hazards: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
July 10, 2007
The May-June 2007 issue of TR News includes the following articles: Improving Disaster Preparedness and Response Through Practice-Oriented Research Capabilities-Based Planning for the National Preparedness System Restoring the National Response System: Fixing the Flaws Exposed by Hurricane Katrina Conceptualizing and Measuring Resilience: A Key to Disaster Loss Reduction The Prague Subway&rsqu...

TR News March-April 2007<br>Highways Through Habitats: Gathering Long-Term DataTR News March-April 2007
Highways Through Habitats: Gathering Long-Term Data
April 30, 2007
The March-April 2007 issue of TR News includes the following articles: The Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance: Partnering to Advance Pavement and Road-Related Research Ethanol Takes Off: Trends in the Use of a Renewable Fuel for Transportation Highways Through Habitats: The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project Thinking Big: Lessons from the Washington Metros The Interchange of T...

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