TRB Annual Meeting

Thank You Patrons

TRB thanks its 2023 Annual Meeting Patrons for showing their support for transportation research and innovation, and aiding TRB in its mission to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. Learn more about TRB’s 41 Annual Meeting Patrons.

News to Know

New TRB & National Academies Publications

Mobility on Demand and Automated Driving Systems: A Framework for Public-Sector Assessment (NCHRP Web-Only Document 331)

Research on Features of Pedestrians Using Smartphones at Transit Stations Based on Social Force Model (Transportation Research Record, TRB's journal)

Context Classification Application: A Guide (NCHRP Research Report 1022)

Consequential Damages Provisions in Construction Contracts: Legal Issues (NCHRP Legal Research Digest 88)

Events

April 11-12, 2023 - Register now for TRB's Workshop on Building More Resilient Supply Chains.

RFPs

Impact of Flooding on the Resiliency of Pavement Systems proposals due January 16

Exploring Cellular-Based Private Wireless Networks for the U.S. Aviation Industry proposals due January 19

Incorporating Quality Assurance into Green Public Procurement Practices proposals due January 19

Advancing Safety Prediction Methodologies for Horizontal Curves proposals due January 19

A Research Roadmap for Institutionalizing Transportation Equity proposals due January 19

Analysis and Assessment of the National Performance Management Data proposals due January 20

Teen Driving Performance Associated with Distraction, ADHD, and Other Risk Factors proposals due January 20

Managed Retreat To Address Extreme Weather, Natural Hazards, and Climate Impacts proposals due January 30

Transportation Emergency Management and Security Summit and Exchange proposals due January 31

News for You

Nominate Yourself or Other Panelists for TCRP Research Projects

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program has announced FY 2023 research projects and will be filling seats for project oversight panels. Nominate individuals with expertise directly relevant to the research by February 3. Please help identify panelists representing a diversity of experience and expertise.

Improving Health Care through Transportation

Transportation access to health care is an equity issue. Partnerships between health care and transportation agencies are just one way to improve health for local communities. Read our blog post to find a wealth of analysis and opportunties.

Different Situations Call for Different Types of Vehicles

In Pathways to More Rapidly Reduce Transportation’s Climate Change Impact, the authors argue that expanding current policies beyond their focus on battery-powered electric vehicles would engage more of the U.S. in the transition to lower emissions on a faster timetable. The article appears in Issues in Science and Technology: November 17, 2022, a National Academies magazine.

Research Roundup

U.S. Federal Transit Administration – Mitigations for Trespasser and Suicide Fatalities and Injuries

U.S. Federal Transit Administration – Emergency Egress in Rail Transit Tunnels

U.S. Government Accountability Office – Critical Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Better Secure Internet-Connected Devices

National Council on Electricity Policy – Mini Guide on Transportation Electrification: State-Level Roles and Collaboration among Public Utility Commissions, State Energy Offices, and Departments of Transportation

National Association of City Transportation Officials – 2020-2021 Shared Micromobility Report

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute – Impact OF COVID-19 on Ridehailing and Other Modes of Transportation

The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies – Lessons from Cities Considering Congestion Pricing

UK Research and Innovation – D-Risk: Defining Safety for Self-Driving Vehicles

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency – Investigation of the External Noise Emitted from Electric Buses in New Zealand and the Need for Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems to Improve Road User Safety

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency – Safety Interventions and Their Contribution to Mode Shift