TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 92nd Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2013, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential...

The European Transport Safety Council has released the latest issue of its bi-monthly safety newsletter that provides updates on European Union transport safety issues.

The Federal Highway Administration has released the latest version of its Focus magazine, which highlights efforts designed to accelerate infrastructure innovations in order to build better, safer roads.

The latest edition of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Pedestrian Forum Newsletter is now available. The newsletter highlights recent pedestrian safety activities related to engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency services that will help save lives.

TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) will hold its annual Safety Research Symposium on July 12, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The symposium is designed to provide updates on progress on SHRP 2 safety projects. Topics that will be addressed include SHRP 2’s naturalistic driving study and roadway database, analysis projects, and data access and institutional review board issu...

TRB’s Technical Activities Division has an opening for a Safety Senior Program Officer to work in the areas of engineering, transportation, safety, human factors, and research. The Senior Program Officer, Transportation Safety Specialist independently manages multiple/complex programs/projects. Manages TRB’s transportation safety, human performance, and vulnerable road user standing commit...

TRB is sponsoring the TRB/AASHTO Joint Roadside Safety Meeting on July 29-August 2, 2012, in Irvine, California. The meeting will focus on future goals and research needs that will help set the stage for the next versions of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Roadside Design Guide and the Manual for the Assessment of Safety Hardware. Both publication...

TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) has released its annual program announcement that solicits funding proposals for the upcoming review cycles.  The announcement explains the IDEA programs, describes the types of eligible projects and their funding structures, suggests general areas for which IDEA proposals can be submitted, and provides guidelines and forms for submit...

On April 25, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to examine the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s safety oversight of the aviation system. A briefing statement, witness testimonies, and a video of the hearing are available online.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Safety Compass newsletter. The newsletter covers program delivery, best practices, research, training, regulations, and legislation designed to help improve and establish a more productive national and local safety program.