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TRB Annual Meeting

Buttigieg, Granholm Added as Chair's Plenary Speakers

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm will join TRB Executive Committee Chair Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr. and Vice Chair Shawn Wilson for a fireside chat. The group will discuss the Joint Office on Energy and Transportation, which was created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. After this conversation on efforts to promote decarbonization of the transportation sector, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy will deliver a keynote address. Hear directly from these dynamic speakers on Wednesday, January 11 starting at 1:30 PM EST.

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Minority Student Fellow Scholarships

TRB now offers scholarships of exemplary fellows of the previous Minority Student Fellows cohort to attend the TRB Annual Meeting as they start their careers as transportation professionals. Learn more about the three fellows from the 2022 cohort selected to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting. Introduce yourself when you see them in a few weeks!

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Spotlight on Rejuvenation Out of Disruption

Some 32 sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2023 Annual Meeting, Rejuvenation Out of Disruption: Envisioning a Transportation System for a Dynamic Future. Use the online program to view all spotlight sessions and start building your schedule out today!

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See What the Exhibit Hall Has to Offer

TRB thanks the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting exhibitors. Make time to visit the more than 200 exhibits to learn about goods, services, and potential solutions to help address challenges. The Exhibit Hall opening and reception is Sunday, January 8 from 4 to 7 PM and the hall will be open the following two days from 9 AM to 4 PM. Get good conversations off to a great start Monday with coffee available (quantities limited) from 9:30 to 10:15 AM. See you there!

New TRB Publications

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Virtual Public Involvement: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (NCHRP Web-Only Document 349). As the pandemic subsides, virtual and hybrid models continue to provide opportunities and challenges for transportation agencies.

Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects (NCHRP Research Report 1025)

On-Street Bus Operations Management (TCRP Synthesis 166)

New IDEAs for Highway Systems: Annual Report of the Highway IDEA Program (TRB Highway Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program)

New IDEAs For Rail Safety: Annual Report of the Rail Safety IDEA Program (TRB Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program)

New IDEAS for Transit: Annual Report of the Transit IDEA Program (TRB Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program)

Events

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

June 19-22 - Submit your knowledge and expertise for presentation at TRB's Conference on the Marine Transportation System Innovative Science and Technologies Toward Greater Sustainability by March 1.

RFPs

Development of a Field Test to Determine Chip Seal Aggregate Embedment proposals due January 25

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Education and Outreach proposals due January 27

Transportation Enterprise Data Warehouse Implementation Guide proposals due January 25

Evaluation of the Traffic Signal Timing Manual, Third Edition proposals due January 31

A Guide and Toolkit for Strategic Decision-Making to Improve Traffic Safety proposals due February 1

National In-Service Performance Evaluation Guidelines for Defining Acceptable Roadside Safety Hardware proposals due January 25

Closing the Loop: Post-Implementation Evaluation of Transportation Projects proposals due February 1

Use of Active Transportation Data in Decision-Making proposals due February 1

Guide for Creating Effective Transportation Visualizations proposals due February 3

Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Transportation Asset Management proposals due February 3

Using Advanced Technologies to Reduce Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes in Work Zones proposals due February 7

Transportation Asset Risk and Resilience proposals due Febrary 9

News for You

Managed Lanes and Traffic Congestion

Sitting in traffic is nothing new, but the ways we try to clear congestion have evolved. Chuck Fuhs managed a 10-mile-long contraflow lane experiment in Houston, Texas starting in the 1970s. Don't miss his Deen Lecture and find resources for the free flow of vehicles on roadways and byways in our blog.

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.

National Academies Resources on U.S. Energy Grid

Recent incidents have exposed vulnerabilities in the U.S. electric power system, which is made up of millions of components distributed across the continent. The National Academies have many resources aimed at better understanding the grid’s susceptibility, and how it can be improved and made more resilient to physical and cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other adverse events.

Research Roundup

U.S. Department of Transportation – Pocket Guide to Transportation 2023

U.S. Federal Highway Administration – Corrosion-Induced Durability Issues and Maintenance Strategies for Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridges

U.S. Federal Transit Administration – Light Rail Technology Scan and Case Studies

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Research on Older Adults’ Mobility: 2022 Meeting Summary Report

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Evaluation of Rear-Seat Belt Laws

National Institute for Transportation and Communities – Applying a Mt. Mazama Volcanic Ash Treatment as a Trail Accessibility Improvement

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe – Sustainable Inland Transport Connectivity Indicators: Understanding the Performance of Road, Rail, Inland Waterway, and Inter-Modal Transport Systems

University of Florida Transportation Institute – Locating and Costing Congestion for School Buses and Public Transportation

University of Florida Transportation Institute – Overcoming Barriers to Freight and Logistics Firm Collaboration with Urban Planning

Montana Department of Transportation – Analyze Business Models for Implementation and Operation of a Statewide GNSS-RTN

TRB In the News

Kittelson is sending 60 people to the TRB Annual Meeting in DC next month. The company has a great preview of what to expect at the world's largest transportation research conference, and designed a graphic (above) on "the cycle of research."
Government Technology rounds up the research - including a recent report from TRB's Behavioral Transportation Safety Cooperative Research Program - that makes a case for better infrastructure for e-scooters.

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