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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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 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submissions Due August 1, 2014July 24, 2014 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 94th Annual Meeting , January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C., and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). The spotlight theme for the 2015 TRB Annual Meeting is Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology. Spotlight sessions, workshops, and... |
 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Plan Now to Exhibit at Our New VenueJuly 22, 2014 On July 24, 2014, all businesses and organizations will have the opportunity to register for exhibit space to showcase their products and services to nearly 12,000 transportation professionals in attendance at the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The meeting, to be held at a new venue, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, will provide new benefits to exhi... |
 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Daniel Sperling, 2015 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished LectureJuly 22, 2014 “The Emerging Transformation of Mobility, Vehicles, and Fuels” is the title of the lecture that Dr. Daniel Sperling will deliver as the recipient of the 2014 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship award. He is the recipient of several prestigious honors and awards, including the Blue Planet Prize from the Asahi Glass Foundation in 2013. The prize has been described as the Nobel Prize for the ... |
 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Highlights: Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our FutureMay 21, 2014 The March-April 2014 issue of the TR News includes a photo essay that documents sessions, workshops, special events, poster presentations, awards, exhibits, committee meetings, and other highlights of TRB’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 12-16, 2014. |
2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Getting Ready for the Meeting's New VenueMay 17, 2014 In the lead up to holding the TRB Annual Meeting at the new venue—the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.—the TR News is running a series of articles that provide details about the Convention Center and other information to help attendees prepare for this new experience. Articles published so far in the series include: TRB Annual Meeting on the Move: Why Now? TRB Annual M... |
2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record Call for PapersMay 12, 2014 TRB standing committees have issued calls for papers for the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, 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... |
 Research Pays Off: Effective Use of Chip Seals in MinnesotaApril 21, 2014 In the early 1990s, chip seal use throughout Minnesota declined to a historic low. State and local agencies were not obtaining a consistent quality of performance from the technique; however, long-term data show that successful application of chip seals extended service life of the state’s asphalt pavements by an average of 6 years. To address the problem, the Minnesota Local Road Researc... |
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 Robert E. Skinner, Jr., Executive Director, Transportation Research Board, Announces Retirement PlansApril 7, 2014 TRB’s Executive Director, Robert E. Skinner, Jr., has announced that he intends to retire after 30 years of service to the National Academies effective, at the end of January 2015. Skinner joined TRB as senior program officer in 1983. In 1986 he became the director of TRB’s Studies and Special Programs Division, and in 1994 he was appointed executive director of TRB. In this capacity, he has ad... |
 Developing Countries 2013April 1, 2014 TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2394 consists of 16 papers that explore travel time and space mean speed of nonmotorized vehicles; a review of India’s national urban investment program; assessment of public–private partnership in traveler information provision; low-mass urban microcars; transition Beijing, China to a transit city; and less... |
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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.
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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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