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TRB Weekly covers the latest in transportation research. News to Know Mahmassani and Daubenberger Join TRB Executive Committee Hani S. Mahmassani and Nancy Daubenberger joined the TRB Executive Committee during this month's TRB Annual Meeting. Mahmassani (pictured left) is Director of the Transportation Center, and the William A. Patterson Distinguished Professor in Transportation, at Northwestern University. Daubenberger (pictured right) is Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, where she has worked in various positions for over 23 years. U.S. DOT Has Opening for SMART Program Director  The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) at U.S. DOT is seeking a senior-level Director (GS-15) for its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants program, a $500 million competitive program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. For the Director opening, please email a short expression of interest and a resume to SmartHR@dot.gov. This position is located at DOT Headquarters in Washington DC, and remote status applications will also be considered. The postion is open until filled. New TRB Publications Provision of Alternative Services by Transit Agencies: The Intersection of Regulation and Program (TCRP Research Report 239). On-demand or same-day transportation options subsidized by transit agencies provide at least some cost savings and also meet more spontaneous travel needs of ADA paratransit riders based on cost per subsidized trip versus cost per next-day ADA paratransit trip. Risk-Based Inspection and Strength Evaluation of Suspension Bridge Main Cable Systems (NCHRP Web-Only Document 353) Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs (NCHRP Research Report 1023) Customer Education and Awareness of On-Demand Mobility (TCRP Synthesis 165) High Bond Steel Fibers for Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) (TRB Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program NCHRP IDEA Final Report for Project 235) An Automated System for Large-Scale Intersection Marking Data Collection and Condition Assessment (TRB Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program NCHRP IDEA Final Report for Project 225) TRB's Top Downloaded Publication (in December): Micromobility Policies, Permits, and Practices (NCHRP Synthesis 597) (released November 29, 2022) Events January 25-26 - Join the open sessions of TRB's Committee on Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Coast Guard Certificate of Compliance Examination Program for Gas Carriers - Meeting 2. January 31 - TRB Webinar: Electronic Ticketing—Current Practices for Concrete Pavements February 6 - TRB Webinar: Evaluating the Smoothness of Newly Constructed Concrete Bridge Decks February 7 - TRB Webinar: Using Smart Work Zone Technologies to Improve Safety RFPs Developing an Airport Communicable Disease Response Plan Template proposals due February 16 Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design Guide to Incorporate Climate Science in Transportation Infrastructure proposals due February 24 Benefit Analysis of Private Health Sector Investments in Non-Emergency Medical Transportation proposals due February 27 Guide for Measuring Financial Benefits of Airport Safety Management Systems proposals due March 8 Guide on Truck Rest and Service Areas for Critical Supply Chain Delivery proposals due March 10 News for You Submit New Topics for TCRP's Synthesis Program Propose new topics for the Transit Cooperative Research Program's Synthesis Program for FY2022 by March 24. TCRP will fund seven new synthesis topics. Anyone may propose topics. Think Big with Micromobility Communities with e-scooter programs have observed social, health, and environmental benefits. And while it might replace transit trips and some single-occupancy vehicle needs, micromobility also has the potential to increase the number of transit trips by expanding the reach of multimodal transportation. Read our updated blog to find links to sessions about micromobility from the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting, TRB Cooperative Research Program publications, papers published in the TRB's Transportation Research Record journal, and more. Explore Mathematics and Transportation Among many other aspects of transportation, mathematics and statistics inform transportation planning, trip planning and logistics, and autonomous transportation. Share resources from the National Academies to better understand the expected impact of changes to infrastructure and the tools that decision-makers use in transportation planning. Research Roundup U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate by Sub-Categories Through June 2022 U.S. Government Accountability Office – GPS Disruptions: DOT Could Improve Efforts to Identify Interference Incidents and Strengthen Resilience U.S. Federal Highways Administration – Innovator January/February 2023 U.S. Federal Aviation Administration – A Handbook for Signal Design: Alarms, Alerts, and Warnings in Air Traffic Control National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Logistics and Manufacturing Under Attack: Future Pathways: Proceedings of a Workshop National Academy of Engineering – The Bridge: Frontiers of Engineering Inter-American Development Bank – Means-Tested Transit Subsidies in Latin America Rutgers University – Designing Concrete Mixtures with RCA Rutgers University – Post-disaster Damage Assessment of Bridge Systems Morgan State University – Shared Bus-Bike Lane Safety Analysis: Assessing Multimodal Access and Conflicts TRB In the News An op-ed in The Washington Post notes that, back in 1958, when TRB was still named the Highway Research Board, we issued a report on the construction of the U.S. highway system that "warned of widespread displacement, with low-income, non-White and elderly residents facing the 'greatest potential injury.' Yet the type of highway construction that the report warned about proceeded across the nation." TRB's Behavorial Transportation Safety Cooperative Research Program is planning to release a guide for how DOTs can reduce wrong-way crashes. Quoting TRB, Pluribus News notes that alcohol is a significant factor in fatal wrong-way crashes in the U.S., which increased 67% from 2010 to 2020 compared to overall crash fatalities increasing 33%. Current research on truck-driver pay by TRB's Consensus and Advisory Studies Division was detailed on the Land Line Now Podcast. About TRB  TRB Programs TRB Resources  Get Involved Support TRB Copyright © , All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 500 Fifth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Older issues of this full newsletter can be found online. If you see news there you missed in your version, consider unsubscribe from this list. The opinions expressed in reports highlighted in TRB Weekly are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.