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Pedestrian and Bicyclist Research at TRB
 The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to pedestrians and bicyclists. In addition, it includes links to selected pedestrian and bicyclist research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s pedestrian and bicyclist-related research products. |
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TRB Pedestrians and Bicyclists-Related Programs and Activities
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Research Day at ITF Annual Summit*January 20, 2022 The International Transport Forum (ITF), together with the European Commission (EC), the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), and the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) will host a Research Day on “Transport for Inclusive Societies”. Research Day on Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development on May 17, 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. TRB is pleased t... |
TRB Webinar: Transportation in an Aging Society—The Future is NowJanuary 8, 2022 What has changed in the realm of transportation for older adults? It has been more than thirty years since TRB's Transportation in an Aging Society: Improving Mobility and Safety for Older Persons was released. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will identify past, present, and future initiatives to ensure easier mobility for an aging society... |
TRB Webinar: On the Edge—New Applications and Safety Outcomes of Edge Lane RoadsJanuary 5, 2022 Edge lane roads (ELR), also known as advisory bike lanes, are shared streets in which two-way traffic shared a single center lane, and edge lanes on either side are generally reserved for vulnerable road users. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will present safety applications of ELRs. These applications include their potential use as a town’s... |
An Update on the TRB Annual MeetingJanuary 5, 2022 The TRB Annual Meeting is crucial for moving transportation research forward in the U.S. and internationally. In 2021, COVID-19 caused TRB to move to a virtual conference format because meetings of our size were prohibited in Washington D.C. at the time. Exhibitors and attendees were understanding, but expressed concerns about the quality of a remote conference, and had reservations about parti... |
 BTSCRP 2021 Annual ReportJanuary 3, 2022 The 2021 Annual Report for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) is now available. BTSCRP provides practical, ready-to-implement solutions to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce costs of road traffic crashes associated with unsafe behaviors. The BTSCRP Annual Report highlights current and pending projects, sponsors, and other details about the program. |
 Transportation Research Board 2021 Annual ReportJanuary 3, 2022 The 2021 Annual Report summarizes TRB’s accomplishments in each of its major program areas and how TRB has served the nation and the global transportation professional community throughout the year. TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange, research, and advice regarding all modes of transpo... |
Placeholder for NCHRP Research Report 915January 1, 2022 Hello Russell, Please assign a placeholder URL for NCHRP Research Report 915: Relationship Between Erodibility and Properties of Soils. We need this so that an Excel spreadsheet that will accompany the report can direct readers to the Inquiry Operation Manual for the spreadsheet, which is included in the report. Thanks, Janet Janet McNaughton Senior Editor Co... |
 TR News 336 November-December 2021 issue table of contents now onlineDecember 23, 2021 The November-December 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on collaboration and innovation at the MnROAD Research Facility—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other feature articles in the issue include Airport Cooperative Research Program guidance on best design practices for service animal re... |
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 2022 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, PatronsDecember 7, 2021 The Transportation Research Board thanks its 2022 TRB 101st Annual Meeting Patrons who are 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 about how our patron's products and services can help address your needs by clicking ... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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