http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board railroads-related publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182696.aspx 4f57bc3a-91a7-4289-aee2-46afeab62506 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT Many technical and institutional issues related to estimating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) lie across a wide spectrum of the activities undertaken by state departments of transportation (DOTs). The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 308: Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector documents the research effort for an NCHRP project that focused on developing a guide for state DOTs on reducing GHG emission... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182681.aspx 5a01a732-cbf7-4a64-b72d-287a8f7722c2 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:28:29 GMT The AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk Management , published in 2016, defines enterprise risk management as “the formal and systematic effort to control uncertainty and variability on an organization’s strategic objectives by managing risks at all levels of the organization.” The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 986: Implementation of the AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk Management documents how several state departments of transportation are adopting risk man... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182646.aspx 453b4911-79af-4dac-ad5d-f2c307d427f1 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:00:37 GMT The 2021 Annual Report summarizes TRB’s accomplishments in each of its major program areas and how TRB has served the nation and the global transportation professional community throughout the year. TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange, research, and advice regarding all modes of transportation. TRB is a program division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). The... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182627.aspx 6f3a5155-a8e8-40c5-9bbd-790a1f9daf75 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:34:18 GMT The TRB IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program's IDEA Program Announcement 2022  describes the IDEA programs and how they are administered, provides instructions and documents for submitting proposals for funding, and lists general research topics derived from program goals. http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182623.aspx ec658433-7d3e-415f-89cf-cd8d0a493809 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:01:51 GMT New IDEAs for Rail Safety: Rail Safety IDEA Program Annual Report presents a summary of progress on investigations conducted as part of the Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA) program sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and overseen by the Transportation Safety IDEA Program Committee. The  Rail Safety IDEA  program provides funding for projects that promote innovative approaches to improving railroad safety or performance. http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182540.aspx 58d3b8aa-447f-483a-839c-e4ad0372fbce Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:01:21 GMT Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-19-2021/trb-webinar-transportation-resilience-metrics . http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182522.aspx 56076669-5e38-4d26-b604-4f5810309770 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:29:14 GMT Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-05-2021/trb-webinar-workforce-management-in-transportation . http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182512.aspx a553c3f7-dfc2-4100-8914-17f106c85b91 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 05:48:05 GMT Shawn Wilson, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, discusses how his state is handling the effects of climate change and building more resilience. Listen to the podcast here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182490.aspx 11c91e73-bf4b-4bc4-9184-d4e9c00282bd Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:48:05 GMT Gloria Jeff, Director of Rethinking I-94 at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, discusses how transportation planners can learn from the past and  bake equity into their processes moving forward. Listen to the podcast here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182431.aspx 3dd58067-4215-4987-a895-1e1bff41287a Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:02:47 GMT Significant progress has been made over the last decade in integrating resilience criteria into transportation decision-making. A compelling case remains for investing in making transportation projects more resilient in the face of increasing and intensifying storms, floods, droughts, and other natural hazards that are combining with sea-level rise, new temperature and precipitation norms, and other effects from climate change. TRB’s Special Report 340: Investing in Transportation Resilience: A Framework...