Several programs and initiatives at the Federal Highway Administration are helpings state departments of transportation and local governments improve upon policy, implementation, performance tracking, and making Complete Streets the default approach to roadway design. 

NCHRP Synthesis 655: Funding for Maintenance of Complete Streets examines how state DOTs manage the maintenance and funding of Complete Streets projects. The report explores maintenance policies and operations for active transportation facilities; cost-sharing approaches and funding models involving local governments and other partners; the role of local and tribal governments in maintenance agreements; and strategies for training, staffing, and equipment procurement to support Complete Streets maintenance.

TCRP Research Report 261: Air Quality Inside Buses

NCHRP Web-Only Document 448: Implementation of a Guide to Computation and Use of System-Level Valuation of Transportation Assets

Tara Cavalline (l) and Jack Christine (r)

Hear a keynote from Tara Cavalline of the University of North Carolina and Jack Christine of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport at the TRB Symposium on Aviation Innovation and Research in Dayton, OH on June 8 - 11 about partnership on aviation research, education and workforce development. UNC Charlotte students get real-world opportunities to research, innovate, and develop cutting edge infrastructure at one of the world’s busiest airports. Register by Friday, March 6 for the best rate.

Submit an abstract on physical infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity resilience to the Research Spotlight Sessions as part of the ITF 2026 Annual Summit in Leipzig, Germany in May. Abstracts are due March 6! TRB is pleased to partner on these sessions.

March 17 – Attend the Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture on advances in global ocean mapping and seafloor exploration in Washington, D.C. Satellite-based imaging techniques that are effective on land cannot be applied to most of the seafloor, but advances in multibeam sonar, autonomous and uncrewed platforms, and satellite communications are transforming seafloor mapping

March 19 - TRB Webinar: Designing for Performance in Perpetual Asphalt Pavements

Listen to how research has impacted the lives of transit riders from Honolulu, HI to Baltimore, MD. Paul Comfort hosted an episode of the Transit Unplugged podcast at the TRB Annual Meeting. Michael Walk of Texas A&M Transportation Insitute, Kate Ko of WSP, and Art Guzzetti of Amercian Public Transit Institute talked about research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) and beyond.

TRB's Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program provides up to $150,000 funding early in the development process for promising but unproven innovative concepts and methods. These projects aim to improve the efficiency, safety, security, maintenance, and ridership of transit systems. Review the application steps and submit your proposal documents by May 15.

Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center at the University of Maine - Enhancing the Durability of Bridge Decks by Incorporating Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Concrete

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Temperature Effects on Rail Anchor Slip Force – Year 2

Center for Connected and Automated Transportation - COVERT: Cognitive Internet of Vulnerable Road Users in Traffic

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Experimental Determination of Track Friction Coefficients

National Asphalt Pavement Association - Mitigation of Plastic Flow and Delamination at High-Speed Exits

National Transportation Safety Board - Diesel Generator Engine Failure aboard Self-unloading Barge Pathfinder 

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Definitions for cycling infrastructure

TRL - Further assessment of petroleum road fuel tankers in frontal impact and rollover