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2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, Patrons2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, Patrons
December 8, 2022
The Transportation Research Board thanks its 2023 TRB 102nd 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 ...

2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Neil J. Pedersen W.N. Carey, Jr. Award Recipient2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Neil J. Pedersen W.N. Carey, Jr. Award Recipient
October 18, 2022
In recognition of his outstanding service to TRB, Neil J. Pedersen is the 2022 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Pedersen will be retiring this fall as Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board, a position he has held since February 1, 2015. Pedersen is recognized for his more than 40 years of leadership service to TRB—30 plus years as a TRB volunt...

Development of a Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis ToolDevelopment of a Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool
September 16, 2022
An important operational characteristic of an airport is the length of its longest runway. The longest runway determines the types of aircraft that can use the airport and dictates the operational limitations at the airport. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Web-Only Document 54: Development of a Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool provides a user-friendly computer tool...

2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Lillian Borrone Recipient of the 2023 Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Lillian Borrone Recipient of the 2023 Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement
September 13, 2022
Lillian Borrone is the 2023 recipient of the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation. Mrs. Borrone is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a former assistant Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), and past chair of the TRB Executive Committee. The Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation is a biennial ...

Dynamic Curbside Management: Keeping Pace with New and Emerging Mobility and Technology in the Public Right-of-Way, Part 1: Dynamic Curbside Management Guide and Part 2: Conduct of Research ReportDynamic Curbside Management: Keeping Pace with New and Emerging Mobility and Technology in the Public Right-of-Way, Part 1: Dynamic Curbside Management Guide and Part 2: Conduct of Research Report
September 2, 2022
Dynamic curbside management has been the purview of cities, with much of the relevant research and guidance directed toward local transportation agencies. However, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other regional agencies can be important partners for these local entities because, in many cases, roadways and other curb zone elements are part of the re...

2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Charles A. Fuhs III Awarded the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship2023 TRB Annual Meeting: Charles A. Fuhs III Awarded the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship
August 30, 2022
Mr. Charles A. Fuhs III, Principal, Chuck Fuhs, LLC is the 2023 recipient of the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship. Fuhs is recognized for his contributions to the advancement of congestion management applications on urban freeways, with particular focus on managed lanes. Chuck Fuhs has nearly 50 years of public and private sector experience during which time he engaged in the planning, ...

Climate Change Challenges International Transportation Webinars
June 25, 2022
China Highway & Transportation Society is hosting a series of Climate Change Challenges International Transportation Webinars . TRB is pleased to cosponsor these events. Register for Webinar 2: Resilience of Urban Transportation Systems – Strength in Diversification. The urban transportation network is an integrated network in which multiple transportation modes are intertwined. Presenters ...

TR News 336 November-December 2021TR News 336 November-December 2021
March 31, 2022
The November-December 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on collaboration and innovation at the MnROAD Research Facility—is available in full online. Other feature articles in the issue include Airport Cooperative Research Program guidance on best design practices for service animal relief areas, worship spaces, lactation areas, and more; developing the transportation workforce; and in...

Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation SectorMethods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector
March 14, 2022
Many technical and institutional issues related to estimating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) lie across a wide spectrum of the activities undertaken by state departments of transportation (DOTs). The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 308: Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector documents the...

Implementation of the AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk ManagementImplementation of the AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk Management
March 8, 2022
The AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk Management , published in 2016, defines enterprise risk management as “the formal and systematic effort to control uncertainty and variability on an organization’s strategic objectives by managing risks at all levels of the organization.” The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 986: Implementation of the AASHTO Guide for...

Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Hypotheses, Methodologies, and Detailed City-by-City ResultsRecent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Hypotheses, Methodologies, and Detailed City-by-City Results
February 10, 2022
The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Web-Only Document 74: Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Hypotheses, Methodologies, and Detailed City-by-City Results provides supplemental information to TCRP Research Report 231: Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses , which delves into exploring ridership losses already being expe...

Ghana Infrastructure Conference
February 2, 2022
Ghana Transportation Professionals Forum, Africa Centre of Excellence Regional Transport Research & Education Centre Kumasi (TRECK) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and Ghana Institution of Engineering are hosting the 2022 Ghana Infrastructure Conference on July 25-28, 2022 in Ghana. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. This year's theme will focus on the role ...

TR News 335 September-October 2021: State of Emergency: What Transportation Learned From 9/11TR News 335 September-October 2021: State of Emergency: What Transportation Learned From 9/11
January 28, 2022
The September-October 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on what the transportation industry learned from 9/11—is available in full online.  Other feature articles in the issue focus on how, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), transportation has broadened its role to include response and operations—from traffic incident management as a multiagency function to...

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 ” before the International Transport Forum on May 17, 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. ...

BTSCRP 2021 Annual ReportBTSCRP 2021 Annual Report
January 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 ReportTransportation Research Board 2021 Annual Report
January 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 915
January 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...

TCRP Annual Report of Progress 2021TCRP Annual Report of Progress 2021
December 29, 2021
The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released its annual report, which provides an overview of the program, status of each of TCRP’s projects, and a summary of some of the program's accomplishments for the year. In FY 2021, TCRP produced 21 publications, including 12 research reports, 5 syntheses, 2 legal research digests, 1 research results digest, and a web-only document, b...

IDEA Program Announcement 2022IDEA Program Announcement 2022
December 10, 2021
The TRB IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program's IDEA Program Announcement 2022  describes the IDEA programs and how they are administered, provides instructions and documents for submitting proposals for funding, and lists general research topics derived from program goals.

New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual ReportNew IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report
December 10, 2021
TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program has issued its New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report , which summarizes recent investigations conducted under the Transit IDEA program. The Transit IDEA Program is designed to foster innovative concepts that have the potential to enhance security, increase ridership, improve efficiency for transit agencies, and ...

TR News 334 July-August 2021TR News 334 July-August 2021
November 15, 2021
The July-August 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on research needs for the marine transportation system of the future—is available in full online.  Other feature articles in the issue include members of the Marine Board and TRB’s Marine Group standing committees investigating critically important topics for innovation and research in, and transformation of, the marine transporta...

TRB Virtual Careers in Motion Networking Fair
October 26, 2021
The TRB Careers in Motion Networking Fair is going virtual again! TRB will host this interactive event Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 12:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern. Attendees will have the opportunity to live chat directly with hiring managers, get instant feedback on their qualifications, and learn about job opportunities first hand. Job candidates will meet and network with dozens of prospective em...

TRB Webinar: Transportation Resilience Metrics
September 22, 2021
Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-19-2021/trb-webinar-transportation-resilience-metrics .

You Must Re-Subscribe to Receive Next Week's TRB NewsletterYou Must Re-Subscribe to Receive Next Week's TRB Newsletter
September 9, 2021
This is TRB's final newsletter in this format. Next week, on  September 21 , the first issue of TRB Weekly  will launch on our new platform. Make sure you have re-subscribed through the MyTRB portal in order to receive your newsletter next Tuesday. To continue to get research news from TRB every Tuesday, you must re-subscribe at  https://www.mytrb.org/Profile/MyAccount/TRBWeekly ...

TRB Webinar: Workforce Management in Transportation
September 8, 2021
Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/10-05-2021/trb-webinar-workforce-management-in-transportation .

Transportation System Security Means Plan, Review, and Repeat
September 8, 2021
Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/trb/blog/transportation-system-security-means-plan-review-and-repeat .

TRB Webinar: Improving Bus Stops through Transit Agency Relationships
September 8, 2021
Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/09-21-2021/trb-webinar-improving-bus-stops-through-transit-agency-relationships .

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast:Shawn Wilson and Dealing with a Wetter, Weirder, and Wilder WorldTRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast:Shawn Wilson and Dealing with a Wetter, Weirder, and Wilder World
September 8, 2021
Shawn Wilson, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, discusses how his state is handling the effects of climate change and building more resilience. Listen to the podcast here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

ITS World Congress*
September 8, 2021
In collaboration ITS Europe, ITS America, and ITS Asia Pacific are hosting the ITS World Congress from October 11-15, 2021 in Hamburg, Germany. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. The World Congress brings together brings together global leaders in intelligent and transformative transportation to showcase and evaluate the latest innovative concepts, active prototypes, and live systems. Dele...

Research-to-Practice Transit Symposium*
September 8, 2021
Caltrans, University of Florida Transportation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology T-SCORE, and APTA are hosting Research to Practice Transit Symposium from October 12-14, 2021 online and in person. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. The online program will be from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern each day. The in-person component will be held October 12 and 13 in the morning before the ...
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