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Yesterday, we commemorated Juneteenth. Today, we continue to explore the ongoing racial wealth gap created during slavery. Read our updated blog post for ideas on ways transportation can help address social inequity. Photo courtesy of Monica Garrison, Black Girls Do Bike.

TRB Welcomed U.S. DOT Leaders to Executive Committee Meetings

At last week's Executive Committee meetings in Sterling, VA, TRB was honored to welcome several members of the U.S. Department of Transportation's leadership as in-person guests during discussions of research needs. Pictured here (from left to right):

• Robert C. Hampshire, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, USDOT
• Shawn Wilson, Vice Chair of the TRB Executive Committee, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 
• Robin Hutcheson, Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, USDOT
  
• Stephanie Pollack, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, USDOT
  
• Nuria I. Fernandez, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, USDOT
• Nathaniel P. Ford, Chair of the TRB Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority
• Amit Bose, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, USDOT
  
• Neil Pedersen, TRB Executive Director

Exhibiting Opportunities

Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services.

Submit Your Paper

The paper submission site for the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting is now open. Prepare now by reviewing the Instructions for Authors before you submit your paper. As always, the deadline for submission is August 1. We look forward to seeing you in January!

The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce (TCRP Research Report 232). Advancements in the automation of transit vehicles will likely have significant impacts; however, the possible effects on the public-transportation workforce is largely unknown. This is due partly to the fledgling state of transit vehicle automation and to the significant amount of uncertainty about how and when automated transit services become more prevalent.

June 23 - TRB Webinar: Geotechnical Data Applications and Visualization for Transportation

June 28 - TRB Webinar: Performance-Based Application of the Highway Safety Manual

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

July 21 - TRB Webinar: Optimizing Unpaved Road Design with a Materials Blending Tool

July 26 - TRB Webinar: Strings Attached—Permissible Uses of Airport Property and Revenue

• Hundreds of millions traveling to highly packed travel destinations onboard aircraft with no Covid restrictions will yield millions of infections, writes an author informed by two National Academies' reports in Forbes.
• Traffic safety education campaigns that simply convey a message that is already familiar appear to be pointless, claims Slate, citing a 2008 "landmark" TRB NCHRP report.
• Timber trestle railroad bridges should be assessed using Average Time In Condition Rating (ATICR) estimates, according to authors in TRB's Transportation Research Record, whose work is highlighted in EXP. They also detail average service life of bridge components.