Improving Equity in Transportation

We asked TRB Volunteers who are members or friends of various TRB standing technical committees to tell us What can TRB and the transportation industry learn from Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (which kicked off May 1) to improve equity in transportation? Read what Rudynah Entera Capone from the Louisiana Transportation Research Center shared. Thank you, Rudynah!

Start Your Research in a Snap

Are you researching specific issues around Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Find updated resources with TRB's TRID database: 

• Snap Search on Community & Cultural Concerns
• Snap Search on Social Equity

Make Your Voice Heard

The "Volunteer Voices" feature in TR News, TRB's bimonthly magazine, lets your colleagues get to know you in a fun and informative way. Send your answer to this week’s question and your name, title, affiliation, affiliation city and state (even if teleworking), and the names of the TRB committees and panels you volunteer with to TRNews@nas.edu. We might feature your answer in TR News, social media, or both. This week, we're asking What is the funniest experience you’ve had at a TRB Annual Meeting?

The National Academies Has a New Look

You may have noticed that things look a little different around here. Not only have TRB's newsletters (this TRB Weekly and Upcoming TRB Webinars) and TRB's website gotten new looks recently, but the National Academies also has an updated logo and branding.

BTSCRP Web-Only Document 2: Development of Research Problem Statements That Utilize Naturalistic Driving Data to Improve Teen Driving Safety. Naturalistic driving data extends our understanding of risky teen driving behavior beyond what can be gleaned from crash analyses, in a number of important ways.

National Academies: Frameworks for Protecting Workers and the Public from Inhalation Hazards

NCHRP Web-Only Document 325: Consideration of Roadside Features in the Highway Safety Manual

TRB's Top Downloaded Publication (in April): NCHRP's Web-Only Document 323: Highway Safety Manual User Guide (released April 1, 2022)

May 17 - TRB Webinar: Telecommunication at Airports—Trends and Legal Considerations

May 19 - TRB Webinar: Collaborating to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

May 25 - TRB Webinar: Innovations in Testing—Modified Binders Cracking Resistance

May 26 - TRB Webinar: Sustainable, Resilient, and Durable Concrete Pavements

Making Travel More Equitably Accessible

In May, we recognize Older Americans Month. Read our updated blog post, which explores TRB's resources on services and technology that improve mobility and accessibility for older adults and people with disabilities. 

• The COVID pandemic may simply be accelerating a preexisting shift away from public transit, notes Yahoo! News, citing a new report from TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program.
• A TRB webinar was cited in a Tehachapi (CA) News article about engineering wildlife crossings to effectively meet environmental and safety needs.
• TRB's Highway Capacity Manual is noted in a Planetizen article detailing the ins and outs of Level of Service (LOS).