TR News Magazine
TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine, which features 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, news of TRB activities, and the TRB Annual Report.
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TR News since January 2002, when TRB began posting complete issues of the magazine online, is accessible by the link below. Full issues of
TR News are posted online four months after their publication. Each title includes a short description of articles included in the publication, a link to the full text of the issue (as it becomes available), and a link to
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January 04, 2023
The November-December 2022 issue of TR News features articles covering a variety of topics. Authors look at the most effective infrastructure approaches to keeping wildlife and traffic safely separated, integrated warning and response systems to lessen the negative effects of flooding, and how five state departments of transportation are measuring the effectiveness of public involvemen...
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January 26, 2023
To address coastal infrastructure protection related to hurricanes and storm surge, SEAHIVE was developed as a sustainable estuarine and marine revetment system in Florida. This topic is explored in the the September-October 2022 edition (Issue 341) of TR News , TRB's magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research pra...
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November 10, 2022
The U.S. energy generation portfolio remains considerably dependent on fossil fuels. A key piece of the solution to both increasing power needs and further decarbonization may come, in part, from growth in transportation electrification. This topic is explored in the the September-October 2022 edition (Issue 341) of TR News , TRB's magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featurin...
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October 26, 2022
The September-October 2022 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on decarbonizing transportation—is available in hard copy for subscribers and digital copy online for all. Other feature articles in the issue include "Decarbonizing the U.S. Power Grid: Are Battery Electric Vehicles Part of the Solution" and "SEAHIVE: Coastal Infrastructure Protection from Hurricanes and Storm Surge." This is...
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January 06, 2023
The July-August 2022 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on New Technologies in Highway Construction—is fully available. Other feature articles in the issue include "Preparing for Digital Twins" and "E-Ticketing: The Fast Lane in Highway Construction Technology." This is Issue 340. To subscribe to TR News, sign up through MyTRB.org. Subscription rates include postage. Subscrib...
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November 28, 2022
Highway construction e-ticketing allows for a paperless process that provides all stakeholders with an electronic means to verify materials deliveries while enhancing safety, streamlining inspections, and improving contract administration procedures. This topic is explored in the the July-August 2022 edition (Issue 340) of TR News , TRB's magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine f...
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November 16, 2022
Many state transportation organizations are searching for new technologies to provide quick and accurate collection, verification, and analysis of data to fill the void caused by reductions in staff and increases in work load. Digital twins analyze how assets work together to provide insights on how to intervene to improve outcomes. This topic is explored in the the July-August 2022 edition (Issue...
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September 15, 2022
Whether it is new ways to distribute project funds, innovations in project selection, or new technologies speeding the collection of pavement management data, great strides are being made in the field of pavement preservation. This topic is explored in the the May-June 2022 edition (Issue 339) of TR News , TRB's magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on...
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August 18, 2022
By conducting a detailed analysis of pavement rehabilitation selection options, a transportation agency often may choose one or more specific surface treatment or pavement rehabilitation strategies that will meet its cost and performance expectations. This topic is explored in the the May-June 2022 edition (Issue 339) of TR News , TRB's magazine TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring ...
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July 28, 2022
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 the May-June 2022 edition (Issue 339) of TR News , TRB's magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research pra...
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June 28, 2022
The May-June 2022 issue of TR News features pavement preservation, maintenance, and rehabilitation and is available in hard copy for subscribers and digital copy for all. Other feature articles in the issue include separate studies on the use of flexible and rigid pavement and how costs and emissions can be reduced with the successful implementation of preservation and maintenance prac...
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August 02, 2022
The March-April 2022 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on Missing and Murdered Indigeneous Women—is available in hard copy for subscribers and digital copy online for all. Other feature articles in the issue include "2022 TRB Annual Meeting Highlights: Innovating an Equitable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Transportation System" and "Does LED Roadway Lighting Affect Driver Sleep Heal...
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July 22, 2022
Light emitting diode (LED) technology has revolutionized the lighting industry. This article dives into whether LEDs in roadway lighting environments have any negative health or environmental impacts and details the findings from a TRB report. The March-April 2022 issue of TRB's magazine, TR News , is Issue 338. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on inno...
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June 13, 2022
Human trafficking of American Indians and Alaska Natives are serious and significant problems. Transportation agencies can improve travel and transportation safety for Native women and girls by continuing to share information with community members, as well as criminal justice, social service, and medical personnel, all of whom can help save victims and get pimps and traffickers off the street. Th...
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May 26, 2022
After an all-virtual conference in 2021, TRB’s 101st Annual Meeting welcomed transportation professionals in person to Washington, D.C., January 9–13, 2022. A smaller but motivated—and masked and vaccinated—crowd convened for committee meetings, poster and lectern sessions, and a keynote address from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The March-April 2022 issue of TR...
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