TR News March-April 2012: History in the Making: 91st Annual Meeting Highlights

The March-April 2012 TR News includes a photo essay of highlights from the TRB 91st Annual Meeting's sessions, speakers, events, committee meetings, exhibits, awards, and more. 

This issue of the TR News also features articles on the growing role of international cooperation and collaboration in TRB programs and activities; key findings from two recent National Cooperative Highway Research Program projects examining performance measures and management from network and practitioner perspectives; an exploration of the promise and feasibility of dedicated truck lanes to relieve traffic congestion and improve highway safety; and an account of innovative technology applied to speed environmental response on a road construction project.

The March-April 2012 issue of TR News includes the following articles:
Research Without Borders: The Growing Role of International Cooperation and Collaboration at the Transportation Research Board
2012 Annual Meeting Highlights: Transportation: Putting Innovation and People to Work
Interstate’s Path Meets a Surprise Landfill: Innovative Technology and Interagency Cooperation Solve Dilemma in Tennessee
Point of View: Dedicated Truck Lanes: An Innovative Way Forward
Performance Management for Organizational Decision Making and Regional Partnerships: Insights from Two NCHRP Reports
New TRB Special Report: The Safety Promise and Challenge of Automotive Electronics: Insights from Unintended Acceleration
Research Pays Off Surface Resistivity Measurements for Quality Assurance Pave the Way to Savings in Louisiana

The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles profiles of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements, new book notices, and news of TRB activities. Submissions of manuscripts for possible publication are accepted at any time.

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