In a video submitted in response to TRB's "Tell Us 'Our' Story" centennial activity, Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation notes that “We are going to see tremendous technology changes and certainly the context of our communities is going to change, but the reason that TRB has been successful over the last 100 years will stay the same. As the Greek philosopher A...

This is part 1 of a three-part TRB Blog series on equity. This part explores resources around socioeconomic equity. Part 2 will delve into resources around transportation accessibility for people with disabilities. Part 3 will highlight resources for improving inclusion and diversity in the transportation workforce. Equity is among the top challenges confronting transportation professionals, a...

Newest podcast episode , released by Monash University in Australia

TRB standing committees will be reviewing submissions for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting and potential publication in Transportation Research Record (TRR). We welcome submissions on all modes of transportation and relevant transportation-related research. Because of committee restructuring, individual committees will not be issuing Calls for Paper this year. However, in addition to the general cal...

The TRB Technical Activities Division’s Standing Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation is holding its 14th annual John and Jane Q. Public Communications Contest. TRB seeks best practices in successfully communicating with John and Jane Q. Public during disruptive, crisis situations that affect the transportation industry. The John and Jane Q. Public Communications contest recog...

Scientific American and Nature Research with support from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and California Congressman Jerry McNerney hosted a special panel discussion via podcast . The podcast, part of the Science on the Hill series, featured experts speaking with Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti about what goes into modeling our climate—and how such mo...

Winnie Okello, Senior Civil Engineer, told TRB that her "vision for TRB 100 years from now is that we will have transitioned to better more efficient and accessible modes of transportation. Modes that also take into consideration the complex utility needs of its users. The more technologically advanced society becomes the greater the desire for community and human connection; I hope we as trans...

The National Academy of Medicine's next COVID-19 Conversations webinar will held on July 8 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM Eastern. This webinar's panel will discuss the variety of considerations being weighed before reopening colleges and universities in fall 2020, including the role of testing and contact tracing, responding to outbreaks, if sports can safely resume, and other strategies to prevent the ...

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to provide staff at Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah state DOTs with the training and support needed to implement the NCHRP Research Report 905: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Development . These state DOTs will use toolkit to:...

As in many industries, transportation is facing significant challenges as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Through the ongoing and rapidly changing phases of the pandemic, TRB is giving researchers, practitioners, and experts opportunities to share their insights with a wider audience through our webinars, Zoom meetings, blog articles, social media, and other platforms w...