What's New in Data and Information Technology

An important operational characteristic of an airport is the length of its longest runway. The longest runway determines the types of aircraft that can use the airport and dictates the operational limitations at the airport. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Web-Only Document 54: Development of a Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool provides a user-friendly computer tool...

Lillian Borrone is the 2023 recipient of the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation. Mrs. Borrone is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a former assistant Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), and past chair of the TRB Executive Committee. The Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation is a biennial ...

Dynamic curbside management has been the purview of cities, with much of the relevant research and guidance directed toward local transportation agencies. However, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other regional agencies can be important partners for these local entities because, in many cases, roadways and other curb zone elements are part of the re...

Mr. Charles A. Fuhs III, Principal, Chuck Fuhs, LLC is the 2023 recipient of the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship. Mr. Fuhs is recognized for his contributions to the advancement of congestion management applications on urban freeways, with particular focus on managed lanes. Chuck Fuhs has nearly 50 years of public and private sector experience during which time he engaged in the planni...

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-13-2022/trb-webinar-understanding-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-impaired-driving .

The November-December 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on collaboration and innovation at the MnROAD Research Facility—is available in full online. Other feature articles in the issue include Airport Cooperative Research Program guidance on best design practices for service animal relief areas, worship spaces, lactation areas, and more; developing the transportation workforce; and in...

Many technical and institutional issues related to estimating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) lie across a wide spectrum of the activities undertaken by state departments of transportation (DOTs). The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 308: Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector documents the...

The International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association is hosting the Road Use Charging and Finance Conference on May 15-17, 2022 in Denver, CO. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. States are moving to alternative methods of paying for road infrastructure, including tolling and road usage charging (also known as VMT or MBUF). The policies, technology, marketing, communications, public a...

Please find this information on https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-22-2022/trb-webinar-how-rough-is-your-pavement-measuring-pavement-profiles-for-low-speed-roads .

What technologies can bridge owners use to expedite inspections? TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will identify several types of Robot-Enabled Sensing and Augmented Learning tools for bridge inspections. Presenters will discuss remote sensing, nondestructive evaluation, and augmented learning through virtual reality and artificial intelligence. ...

The September-October 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on what the transportation industry learned from 9/11—is available in full online.  Other feature articles in the issue focus on how, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), transportation has broadened its role to include response and operations—from traffic incident management as a multiagency function to...

The International Transport Forum (ITF), together with the European Commission (EC), the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), and the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) will host a Research Day on “Transport for Inclusive Societies ” before the International Transport Forum on May 17, 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. ...

The 2021 Annual Report summarizes TRB’s accomplishments in each of its major program areas and how TRB has served the nation and the global transportation professional community throughout the year. TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange, research, and advice regarding all modes of transpo...

Hello Russell,   Please assign a placeholder URL for NCHRP Research Report 915: Relationship Between Erodibility and Properties of Soils.   We need this so that an Excel spreadsheet that will accompany the report can direct readers to the Inquiry Operation Manual for the spreadsheet, which is included in the report.   Thanks,   Janet   Janet McNaughton Senior Editor Co...

In the past 20 years, assessments of 9/11's impacts on supply chains have informed responses and transformed the movement of goods. Some of the key changes and effective practices that have emerged are highlighted in this article, along with the ways in which this tragic event has influenced planning and responses to major disruptions. The article appears in the September-October  2021 iss...

Sessions at TRB's 2022 Annual Meeting focused on transformational technology (as of December 1, 2021) Day Time Session: Number and Title Sunday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 1004 - Transforming Big Data to Answer Transportation Planning Questions for Statewide and National Applications 1017 - Airport Electrification and Automation for Emerging Aerial Mobility 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM 1021 - Facilitating Accessib...

Sessions at TRB's 2022 Annual Meeting focused on health and safety issues (as of December 8, 2021) Day Time Session: Number and Title Sunday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 1003 - Making Safe Systems a Reality: Planning to Implementation 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM 1021 - Facilitating Accessible, Continual Driver Training for Users of Automated Vehicles Monday 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM 1037 - Driver Support and Training Acro...

Sessions at TRB's 2022 Annual Meeting focused on research, innovation, the workforce, and for students (as of December 2, 2021)  Day Time Session: Number and Title Sunday  9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1001 - Coordinating and Innovating at Both the Rural and City Level  1010 - 3-Minute Thesis Competition: Effective Communication of Research Findings to a General Audience  1:30 PM – 4:3...

Sessions at TRB's 2022 Annual Meeting focused on issues on moving goods (as of November 30, 2021)  Day Time Session: Number and Title Sunday  9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1016 - Freight for All: Defining Major Equity Considerations in Goods Movement    Monday 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM  1053 - Freight Rail Regulation and the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Merger 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM...

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/12-01-2021/trb-webinar-innovations-in-bridge-foundation-load-testing-and-data-integration .

The TRB Careers in Motion Networking Fair is going virtual again! TRB will host this interactive event Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 12:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern. Attendees will have the opportunity to live chat directly with hiring managers, get instant feedback on their qualifications, and learn about job opportunities first hand. Job candidates will meet and network with dozens of prospective em...

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/11-01-2021/trb-webinar-building-information-modeling-for-infrastructure .

Although the need for a more effective set of short- and long-term transportation resilience strategies is increasingly obvious and urgent, many knowledge gaps and institutional barriers still exist. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 975: Transportation System Resilience: Research Roadmap and White Papers highlights significant knowledge gaps within A...

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-18-2021/trb-webinar-thats-the-ticket-evaluating-traveler-perspectives .

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-19-2021/trb-webinar-transportation-resilience-metrics .

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-13-2021/trb-webinar-changing-transportation-system-technologies .

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-27-2021/trb-webinar-managing-equity-in-priced-managed-lanes .

This is TRB's final newsletter in this format. Next week, on  September 21 , the first issue of TRB Weekly  will launch on our new platform. Make sure you have re-subscribed through the MyTRB portal in order to receive your newsletter next Tuesday. To continue to get research news from TRB every Tuesday, you must re-subscribe at  https://www.mytrb.org/Profile/MyAccount/TRBWeekly ...

Convened by TRB, Innovations in Freight Data will be held September 21-23, 2021 online. The workshop will bring together freight data users and decision-makers to learn and share the latest applications of traditional and emerging freight data sources, development of value-added features, integration of data sets, and other innovations.

Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/09-27-2021/trb-webinar-innovations-in-using-vehicle-probe-connected-vehicles-and-cellular-data .