TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook that may help state departments of transportation personnel in making decisions regarding snow and ice control operations and implementing safe, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly strategies. Proposals are due January 21, 2021 by 5:00 PM Eastern.

TCRP is seeking panel nominations for the approved FY 2021 research projects. Descriptions are available of FY 2021 projects for which RFPs are expected to be issued.

Please nominate yourself or other candidates to serve on the expert panels of these research projects online at MyTRB. These panels will develop requests for proposals, select contractors, and review draft deliverables.

Nominations are welcome anytime before February 5, 2021.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a manual for state department of transportation fleet managers for selecting effective strategies for preparing, marketing, and selling surplus equipment and vehicles to maximize proceeds. The manual will be accompanied by a decision support matrix with a graphical presentation of options and considerations for the disposal sales process to guide the selection of specific strategies. Proposals are due February 25, 2021 by 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to
(1) develop a register of risks to state and local transportation agencies and their constituents posed by the emerging technologies of Connected and Automated vehicles, electric vehicles, Mobility on Demand/Mobility as a Service, and Advanced Air Mobility,
(2) recommend approaches agencies can use to prioritize those risks, and
(3) identify policies and actions to address the risks along with the potential impacts of those policies and actions.

Proposals are due March 4, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is seeking potential synthesis study topics for the 2021 TCRP Synthesis Program.

TCRP will fund seven (7) new synthesis topics. Anyone may propose topics.

A synthesis study documents current practice and experience for specific public transportation topics.  The following factors are considered in the selection process for new topics.

• The objective of the scope of work is to document current practices in public transportation and/or public transit agencies
• The synthesis documents current practice, not best practice; it is not a research project or a guidebook
• The topic addresses an area of practice that is widespread and of general interest to public transit and/ or public transportation
• The topic should be timely and critical for expediting delivery, improving the quality, or lowering the cost of programs

A newSynthesis Topic Outline offers guidance in creating a topic. Topics must be submitted through the TCRP Synthesis Topic Submission Portal by March 19, 2021.

For questions, please contact Mariela Garcia-Colberg at mgarciacolberg@nas.edu.