TRB Annual Meeting

New TRB Publications

13th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads (TR Circular E-C283)

Postwar Commercial Properties and Section 106: A Methodology for Evaluating Historic Significances (NCHRP Research Report 1067)

Corrosion Protection of Steel Bridges Using Duplex Coating Systems (NCHRP Research Report 1048)

Valuation and Compensation Approaches in Utility Accommodation: A Guide (NCHRP Research Report 1053)

Valuation and Compensation for Accommodating Utility and Communications Installations in Public Rights-of-Way (NCHRP Web-Only Document 359)

Events

July 26 - TRB Webinar: Transportation Resilience Addressing Climate Change Challenges

July 27 - Join the Impacts of Alternative Compensation Methods on Truck Driver Retention and Safety Performance Committee to hear from an expert on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the exemption on overtime pay for truck drivers within this statute.

August 22 - TRB Webinar: TRID—Your Lifelong Learning Tool for Transportation Research

August 29 - TRB Webinar: Successful Environmental Justice Planning

News for You

Nominate Yourself or Others for BTSCRP Panels

Lend your expertise engaging underserved populations, child passenger safety, reduced traffic enforcement, impaired driving, and/or teen crash rates to TRB's Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program. Nominate individuals with expertise directly relevant to the research to serve as a project panelist by July 28.

Advance the State-of-Practice

The U.S. Domestic Scan program brings highly-experienced mid-career and senior agency professionals into direct personal contact with those applying new ideas to advance the state-of-practice. State departments of transportation, AASHTO committee/council members, and FHWA offices may submit a topic by September 15.

Take a Look at the Future of Aviation System Planning

Presenters at TRB's National Aviation System Planning Symposium shared valuable resources on the latest developments in technology, policy, and more. Presentations are now openly available. Take a look to start improving your aviation planning processes. Become a friend of TRB's Standing Technical Committee on Aviation System Planning, on Aviation Administration and Policy, on Airport Terminals and Ground Access, and/or on New Users of Shared Airspace to get more involved.

Newly Digitized Archival Publications

Looking for a piece of history? The Highway Research Board Roadside Development Committee Reports: 1936-1946, 1948, 1951-1962 are now available. The most up-to-date list of newly digitized TRB publications is always available on the TRB Library home page.

Research Roundup

Towson University – Study of Impacts of Technology on the Future Workforce at the MDOT SHA

Arizona State University – How Will Use of Autonomous Vehicles for Running Errands Affect Future Autonomous Vehicle Adoption and Ownership?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Low-Cost Pedestrian Safety Zones: An Eight-Step Handbook

Missouri University of Science and Technology – Performance of Cost-Effective Non-Proprietary UHPC in Thin-Bonded Bridge Overlays

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – The Future of E-Bikes on Public Lands: How to Effectively Manage a Growing Trend

Battelle – Data-Driven Work Zone Program Reviews Case Study: Illinois Department of Transportation

U.S. Federal Highway Administration – Innovator July/August 2023

U.S. Federal Highway Administration – Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Village Center in the City of La Quinta, CA

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Examining Instrumented Roadways for Speed- Related Problems

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Traffic Safety Facts 2021 Data: Bicyclists and Other Cyclists

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