The paper submission site for the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting is closed. We're sorry, but we cannot accept late submissions. The committees will have your paper reviewed and decisions will be sent out between October 15-30. Read FAQs about the review process.
Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services.
Emerging Hazards in Commercial Aviation—Report 1: Initial Assessment of Safety Data and Analysis Processes (TRB Special Report 344). Commercial aviation safety in the United States has improved more than 40-fold over the last several decades, according to industry statistics. The biggest risks include managing safety in the face of climate change, increasingly complex systems, changing workforce needs, and new players, business models, and technologies.
Airport Parking Pricing Strategies (ACRP Synthesis 118). More than 70% of airline passengers and visitors at most airports use private vehicles to access the airport, and public parking frequently represents the largest source of non-aeronautical revenues at most airports.
Significant safety issues often occur when longitudinal pavement joints deteriorate, leaving the joints permeable and susceptible to the intrusion of water that accelerates deterioration. This topic is explored in the May-June 2022 edition (Issue 339) of TR News, TRB's magazine.
Equitable and Resilient Infrastructure Investments (National Academies)
Use of Safety Management Systems in Managing Highway Maintenance Worker Safety (NCHRP Synthesis 591)
Improving Access and Management of Public Transit ITS Data (TCRP Research Report 235)
TRB's Top Downloaded Publication (in July): Visualization of Highway Performance Measures (NCHRP Synthesis 584) (released July 13, 2022)
The aviation industry’s current safety systems excel in looking at immediate risks when it comes to emerging safety trends in air transportation. A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine project from TRB will produce biennial reports to identify possible improvements to prepare for longer-term safety risks. Read TRB's latest blog for more resources on aviation safety and transportation risk management in general.
The TRB Executive Committee has been working hard over the past many months and in June adopted three important documents: the TRB Strategic Plan for 2022-2027, the TRB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan, and the TRB International Activities Strategic Plan for 2022-2027. The TRB Strategic Plan puts much more emphasis on addressing critical issues, partnerships, the impact of TRB’s work, and measuring success. The vision, mission, values, goals, and strategies within the three documents are in alignment with the strategic plan of the National Research Council of the Academies.
August 3 - TRB Webinar: Incorporating a Complex Transportation System in the New HCM7
Impact of Soil Stiffness on the Performance of Crash Testing and Roadside Safety proposals due September 16
Improved options in RIP Online Help provide expandable/collapsible sections with additional search examples and more user-friendly explanations of the many fields and search features available. These enhanced features are similar to those introduced in TRID earlier this year to make your searches easier and more efficient.
TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Program has announced FY 2023 synthesis projects. Lend your expertise to one of these impactful projects. The fixed price-fee is $55,000. Submit your Letter of Interest for one of these topics by August 26.
U.S. Federal Transit Administration – Transit Bus Accident Investigations – Background Research
U.S. Federal Highway Administration – Practices for Improving the Coordination of Information Technology and Transportation Systems Management and Operations Resources: A Reference Document
University of Texas at Arlington – GIS Training in Transportation and Environmental Justice for Promoting Student Success in STEAM Education
National Center for Sustainable Transportation – Development and Application of Environmentally Friendly Intelligent Transportation System (ECO-ITS) Freight Strategies
PacTrans – Managing Increasing Demand for Curb Space in the City of the Future
Mineta Transportation Institute – Aligning the Transit Industry and Their Vendors in the Face of Increasing Cyber Risk: Recommendations for Identifying and Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges
TransitCenter – Bus Operators in Crisis: The Steady Deterioration of One of Transit’s Most Essential Jobs, and How Agencies Can Turn Things Around
University of California, Riverside – Development and Application of Environmentally Friendly Intelligent Transportation System (ECO-ITS) Freight Strategies
University of Utah – Estimating the Economic Impacts of Transportation-Related Supply Chain Disruptions In The Post-Earthquake Environment
Mineta Transportation Institute – Contracting Strategies: A Different Approach to Address Long-term Performance