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Submit Your Paper for TRB Annual Meeting

Are you ready to submit your paper for the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting? Don't let your paper be rejected due to a technicality. Make sure to follow the requirements for submitting papers and submit yours by August 1. 


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Be a Break-out Star on CAV This Summer

As we drive closer to TRB's Automated Road Transportation Symposium, plan to attend any of the 20+ breakout sessions on offer. Talk with global thought leaders from industry, government, and research. Sessions will cover commercialization, cybersecurity, sustainability, and infrastructure. Start planning your days and register today!


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Linking Land Use and Transportation Through Research

When it comes to connecting residential areas and economic centers, land use and transportation are two sides of the same coin. Read our blog for resources to help inform successful connections.


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Improving Equity in Transportation

TRB Volunteers who are members or friends of various TRB standing technical committees answered our question, "During LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, what relevant resources and research needs do you find most valuable to improving equity in transportation?" Read important insights from Gwyn Kash of Social Motion, Beverly Ward of BGW Associates, LLC, and Valerie Jimenez of Kansas Department of Transportation. Thank you, Gwyn, Beverly, and Valerie!

New TRB Publications

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Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap (NCHRP Research Report 988): Although only 19% of the population live in rural areas, more than 70% of the U.S.’s four million miles of roadways are in rural areas.

Influence of Mode Use on Level of Satisfaction with Daily Travel Routine: A Focus on Automobile Driving in the United States (Transportation Research Record, TRB's journal)

Use of Recycling Agents in Asphalt Concrete Mixtures (NCHRP Synthesis 586)

Development of Three Point Bending Cylinder (3PBC) Asphalt Mixture Fatigue Test System (TRB IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program's Final Report for NCHRP IDEA Project 218)

Events

June 8 - Join the open session of TRB's Data, Metrics, and Analytic Methods for Assessing Equity Impacts of Surface Transportation Funding Programs meeting in Texas.

June 8 - TRB Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Equity through Transportation

June 9 - Join the open session of TRB's Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure information gathering session.

June 13  -  Join the National Academies Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions webinar on Implementing a Just and Equitable Energy Transition - Philanthropic Perspectives.

June 14 - TRB Webinar: Saving Lives with Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator Systems

June 16-17 - Watch the livestream of TRB's Transportation Resilience Metrics meeting. Presenters will explore ways to carry out the recommendations in Investing in Transportation Resilience: A Framework for Informed Choices.

July 7 - TRB Webinar: Roadside Fire Risk and Prevention Strategies

July 18-21 - Book your room now for TRB's Automated Road Transportation Symposium. Hotel reservation rates go up after June 17.

September 6-9 - The International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) is hosting the 3rd International Conference of International Society for Intelligent Construction in Guimaraes, Portugal. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. 

September 12-16 - Register for TRB's TRANSED: Mobility, Accessibility & Demand Response Transportation Conference by June 13 for the best rate!

News for You

Nominate Yourself or Other Panelists for NCHRP Projects

TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Program has announced FY 2023 projects and will be filling seats for project oversight panels. Nominate individuals with expertise directly relevant to the research by June 30. Please help identify panelists representing a diversity of experience and expertise.

Get Involved as an NCHRP Synthesis Project Principal Investigator

TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Program has announced FY 2023 synthesis projects. Lend your expertise to one of these impactful projects. The fixed price-fee is $55,000. Submit your Letter of Interest for one of these topics by August 26. 

Submit Proposals for Rail Safety

TRB's Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program provides funding at an early stage of the development process for promising but unproven, innovative concepts and methods. Proposals are permitted up to $100,000. Follow the instructions and send in your proposal documents by December 15. 

Research Roundup

Institute of Transportation Engineers – Zero Auto Ownership: Understanding the Zero Car Commute

U.S. Federal Railroad Administration – Effectiveness of Wayside Detector Technologies on Train Operation Safety

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Traffic Safety Facts 2020 Data: Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Auburn University – Evaluation of Work Zone Mobility by Utilizing Naturalistic Driving Study Data, Phase II

Virginia Department of Transportation – Laboratory and Field Performance Evaluation of Pavement Sections with High Polymer-Modified Asphalt Overlays

Western Michigan University – Quantifying Effectiveness and Impacts of Digital Message Signs on Traffic Flow

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Review of Methodologies to Assess Bridge Safety During and After Floods

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy – Economic Potential of the Great American Rail-Trail

TRB In the News

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  • USDOT Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg "recognized the importance and potential of effective technology deployment when addressing attendees at TRB's 2022 Annual Meeting," notes Smart Industry.
  • How much does automobile use affect the satisfaction levels of daily travel routines, asks Full Circle, in an article featuring new Transportation Research Record findings.
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