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General Transportation Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to general transportation research activities. In addition, it includes links to selected research activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s general transportation-related products. |
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TRB General Transportation-Related Programs and Activities
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 2017 TRB Annual Meeting: Plan Now to ExhibitSeptember 26, 2016 Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2017 TRB Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. All indications are that attendance at the meeting will be the largest ever. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services to more than 12,500 transportation professionals. Mor... |
Competition and Call for the Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup ChallengeSeptember 23, 2016 TRB’s Young Members Council is sponsoring a competition for entrepreneurs with cutting-edge, research-based concepts for transportation product or service-based business. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to make a six minute, an interactive presentation to a panel of distinguished transportation industry investors and entrepreneurs at the TRB Annual Meeting , January 8-12, 2017, in... |
 2017 TRB Annual Meeting: H. G. “Gerry” Schwartz, Jr., 2016 W. N. Carey, Jr., Award RecipientSeptember 19, 2016 In recognition of his outstanding service to transportation research and to TRB, H. G. “Gerry” Schwartz, Jr., is the 2016 recipient of the W. N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Schwartz provided instrumental direction to TRB’s Strategic Highway Research Program. As the 10-year Vice-Chair of TRB’s Subcommittee on National Research Council (NRC) Oversight, Schwartz was responsible for en... |
 2017 TRB Annual Meeting: Sandra Q. Larson, 2016 Roy W. Crum Award RecipientSeptember 19, 2016 The 2016 Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Sandra Q. Larson, Systems Operations Bureau Director, Highway Division at the Iowa Department of Transportation, for her distinguished achievement and leadership contributions with both TRB and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Larson served on more than 20 TRB committees and held a numbe... |
2017 TRB Annual Meeting: Registration is OpenSeptember 12, 2016 Register today and make your hotel reservations for TRB’s 96th Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including session speakers, poster presenters, and those who attend any workshop or visit the exhibits. Registration also includes full access to: *Annual Meeting Interactive Program (available in November) *Annual Mee... |
TRB Webinar: How to Survive and Thrive at the TRB Annual MeetingSeptember 9, 2016 TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM ET and Friday, December 16, 2016 from 2:00-3:00PM ET that will help both new and returning Annual Meeting attendees get the most out of their meeting experience. The webinar will review issues related to planning for the meeting, including hotel reservations, airline reservations, and other basics; help attendees p... |
2017 TRB Annual Meeting: Submit Your Associated Groups' Function Space RequestsSeptember 2, 2016 TRB is taking requests from non-profit organizations and government agencies that would like function space to hold meetings in conjunction with TRB’s 96th Annual Meeting , which takes place January 8-12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Qualifying organizations wishing to hold meetings or food-and-beverage events at the Marriott Marquis or the Walter E. Washington Convention Center must agree to... |
2017 TRB Annual Meeting: Benefits to Your Organization as an Annual Meeting PatronAugust 31, 2016 This is the perfect time for your organization to show its support for transportation research and innovation by becoming a 2017 Annual Meeting Patron . Signing up now will provide your company maximum exposure and ensure it can take full advantage of all 2017 TRB Annual Meeting Patron benefits. To become an Annual Meeting Patron visit the online patron sales site or contact Russell Houston at ... |
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Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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