Susan Handy Awarded 2024 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship

Susan Handy is the 2024 recipient of the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship. Handy is recognized for her contributions to the advancement of knowledge on travel behavior, as well as to the practice of transportation planning and education. Handy will deliver her lecture, “Shifting Gears: Reflections on the Role of Researchers in Shaping the Ideas that Shape Transportation,” on Monday, January 8 as part of the 2024 TRB Annual Meeting.

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More than 90 specialty workshops will be featured. They will occur on the first and last day of the meeting. Find workshop information now and the full program, including complete details on sessions and workshops, on the Annual Meeting program page in November.

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Use print or electronic advertising during the TRB Annual Meeting to get your organization's message in front of attendees. Rates for the printed program start at $795 and opportunities in the TRB AM Express daily digital newsletter begin at $900.

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If you will require a visa to enter the United States to attend the 103rd TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, in Washington, D.C., begin planning for the application process now. Even if you didn't need a visa for a previous Annual Meeting, please check the current requirements.

Employee Telework Taking Flight at Airports Since COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airport operators developed new work models and strategies. Though not all airport-related tasks can be performed from a distance, many airports identified tasks that could be performed remotely.

Impacts of COVID-19 on Airport Work Models and Strategies (ACRP Synthesis 126) was released this week. Included in the report is a survey that found remote work can be a valuable tool for airports, but it is important to have a well-defined plan in place before implementing it.

National and state parks welcome millions of visitors annually, but seasonal surges can jam roads and overcrowd facilities. A TRB National Highway Cooperative Research Program project is harnessing smartphone data to develop recreational travel-demand models aimed at helping public lands transportation planners better forecast and manage congestion. "Peaks and Valleys: Forecasting Recreational Travel Demand," by Mark Bradley, Greg Spitz, Aaron Lee, Ben Swanson, and Theodore Mansfield, details the project in one of the feature articles in the May-June 2023 edition (Issue 345) of TR News, TRB's magazine.