Transportation Research Record (TRR) will be publishing a special, open-access issue featuring research relating to COVID-19 and transportation. In addition to papers submitted for TRBAM 2021 and recommended by TRB committees, we are also accepting additional submissions until October 31. We invite papers that address all aspects of pandemic-related effects on transportation, including: The COVID-19 pandemic and use of various travel modes The COVID-19 pandemic, telecommuting, and activity organization ...

Today’s transportation systems are increasingly integrated cyber and physical systems. Rail crossing and other traffic signals are automated. Control systems at airports monitor and control systems like staff access, airfield lighting, and baggage handling. Other systems monitor bridge and tunnel traffic and structural integrity. As a result, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October takes on a new importance in 2020 as more tasks move online in an effort to keep people healthy and protected from...

Secure your organization's booth as part of the exhibit at its TRB 2021 Annual Meeting in January. Booths in the virtual exhibit hall will cost $1,900 or half the cost of the 2021 in-person rate, which was $3,800 for a 10 x 10 square foot booth. A 2021 virtual booth will come with two full meeting registrations, the ability to register an unlimited number of staff to monitor for and engage with booth visitors, bonus priority points to potentially enhance the order by which your organization will be calle...

School feels a little … well, maybe a lot … different this year. Educators are finding new methods to prepare and inspire the next generation of transportation experts due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Fortunately, TRB can continue to work with future practitioners through its various programs. Students as young as high school through to those in graduate programs have opportunities for mentorship, publication, presentation, and other ways to engage with the transportation community through TRB. De...

The first workshop of the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) focused on understanding, controlling, and preventing human exposure to PFAS. More than 100 experts from the government, industry, academia, and exposed communities attended and shared their perspectives. Per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of manufactured chemicals used for the past 80 years to make products resistant to heat, water, stains, and grease. PFAS-containing products include nonstic...

Your search results in TRID will now be even more robust. TRID provides access to more than 1.25 million records of transportation research worldwide including projects from TRB’s Research in Progress (RIP) Database , federal and state DOT technical reports, university transportation center reports, journal articles and conference proceedings.  All modes and disciplines of transportation are covered. Since July 2020, 50 reports published by TRB have been indexed in TRID. Additional journals have als...

The TRB “Tell Us ‘Our’ Story" centennial activity is designed to allow as many of you (TRB’s volunteers and friends) as possible to participate in the TRB Centennial Celebration through the submission of your stories, which are our stories. The “Tell Us ‘Our” Story” centennial activity consists of a series of monthly questions that will help capture your stories. TRB welcomes all stories: small or large, profound or light-hearted, sobering or humorous. October's Question - Which TRB meeting, report, or p...

Held bi-annually, the Young Researchers Seminar is convened by ECTRI, the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), in partnership with Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) and Forum of European Road Safety Institutes (FERSI). A unique European-based training event, which allows for participation of American researchers thanks to the ECTRI-TRB Memorandum of Understanding. The next Young Researcher Seminar will be held on June 9-11, 2021 in Portorož,Slovenia...

TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at https://trbcentennial.nationalacademies.org/about-century-club . Additional information on the Centennial Celebration ac...

A four-phased approach to vaccine allocation is being recommended by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as part of an eventual process for overcoming coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States. Transportation will be an important factor in determining who gets vaccinated and when. In addition to providing essential services, the industry will literally connect people to the vaccine. Transportation’s role in stopping the spread of COVID-19 reaches beyond the publi...