There’s still time to save on registration fees for the 2024 TRB Annual Meeting. Register now, before registration fees increase on December 2. And save time onsite! U.S. and Canadian registrants with accounts paid in full by December 1 will have the option to have their badge mailed to them before the meeting.
“Transportation generates more carbon emissions than any other sector, which means that transportation should be the biggest part of the solution to the climate crisis,” says U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in U.S. DOT's response to the release of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5).
To date, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided more than $9 billion in funding for climate resilience projects to protect infrastructure from extreme weather and pursue U.S. DOT’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
In addition, see many of the presentations from TRB's Transportation Resilience 2023 conference and TRB's blog post on climate resilience.
The September-December 2023 issue of TR News—with a cover feature on Transportation in Rural America—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available.
Feature articles in the issue explore topics such as the availability of automated vehicles and associated infrastructure, how research and workshops inform transportation along low-volume roads, and how a vast network of airports serves Alaska’s traveling public. This is Issue 347.
Evaluation and Comparison of Roadside Crash Injury Metrics (NCHRP Research Report 1095)
Airport Landside Data: Collection and Application (ACRP Synthesis 132)
Development of Crash Prediction Models for Short-Term Durations (NCHRP Research Report 1073)
"Service Quality in Rail Systems: Listen to the Voice of Social Media" (Transportation Research Record). Posts by users on social media may provide important insights into the quality of railway services. This study shows how rail operators can utilize social media analytics to capture and improve temporal changes in service quality.
November 29 - TRB Webinar: Advancing Equity in Travel Experiences—The Role of Gender and Identity
"With improvements that we were able to implement in our Maintenance Management System, we reduced a number of errors in the time entry reporting. Our activity accomplishments report improved providing more complete and accurate data that help in Regional Annual Work Planning, federal reimbursement, and accident data recovery."
Register for the November 30 TRB Webinar: Optimizing Data Quality Within Mantenance Mangement Systems to hear from Lubov Koptsev of NYSDOT.
December 1 - TRB Webinar: National Digital Infrastructure Strategy and Roadway Operations Data Exchanges
December 4 - TRB Webinar: Sustainable and Low-Carbon Solutions for Asphalt Pavements
December 5 - TRB Webinar: Climate Resilient Design for Culverts and Pavements
Achieving Efficient Cultural Resources Management in Project Delivery proposals due January 4
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San José State University – What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Fourteen of a National Survey
New York University – Exploring Cost-effective Computer Vision Solutions for Smart Transportation Systems
University of Pittsburgh – Data Management, Mining, and Inference for Bridge Monitoring
Texas A&M Transportation Institute – Development of Crash Modification Factors for Bicycle Treatments at Intersections
Kittelson & Associates, Incorporated – Crosswalk Marking Selection Guide
MITRE Corporation – Risk Framework for Cabin Transmission of Infectious Diseases
Rock Region Metropolitan Transit Authority – COVID-19 Research Demonstration Program: Efficacy of UV Lights in Transit Applications
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane Connected Automated Bus Proof-of-Concept Demonstration Project
U.S. Government Accountability Office – Air Traffic Control Modernization: Program Management Improvements Could Help FAA Address NextGen Delays and Challenges
U.S. Congressional Budget Office – Modeling the Demand for Electric Vehicles and the Supply of Charging Stations in the United States