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 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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TR News 348 January-March 2024
February 07, 2024
The January–March 2024 issue of TR News features articles on a variety of topics. Authors examine the intercity bus industry’s post-pandemic struggle to recover and its ramifications, a maritime transportation safety demonstration project, and strategies for reducing roadside fire risks. Also included are interviews with the winners of TRB's Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Iss...
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TR News 347 September-December 2023
February 05, 2024
The September–October 2023 issue of TR News explores the theme of transportation in rural areas. The authors look at such topics 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.
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TR News 346 July-August 2023
November 13, 2023
The July–August 2023 issue of TR News explores the theme of transportation-related advancements in accessibility and mobility. From individuals with disabilities that affect the senses and physical movement to the concerns of older adults and those with invisible disabilities that present cognitive issues, the authors look at innovations and their applications in myriad settings that make transpor...
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TR News 345 May-June 2023
September 28, 2023
The May–June 2023 issue of TR News examines the theme of Transportation Planning in Public Lands. Authors look at active transport in state parks, forecasting recreational travel demand, the innovations the National Park Service uses to collect data, and much more.
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TR News 344 March-April 2023
April 20, 2023
In the March–April 2023 issue of TR News, one author gives an account of the challenges—and peculiarities—the height of the COVID-19 pandemic presented while conducting research on the effects of roadside mowing on insect pollination. Another author examines how the move toward cashless fare collection impacts transit agencies. And transportation professionals gathered in Washington, DC, for the 1...
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TR News 343 January-February 2023
June 23, 2023
The January–February 2023 issue of TR News features a compelling mix of articles. Authors examine transportation’s environmental, health, and social effects on Native American tribes and communities; how transit agencies make effective use of social media; and the factors to be considered when installing lighting at isolated rural intersections.
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TR News 342 November-December 2022
April 28, 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, as well as to predict the extent and severity of a flood event; and how f ive state departments of transportation...
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TR News 341 September-October 2022
February 22, 2023
The September–October 2022 issue of TR News features a variety of perspectives on decarbonizing transportation. This theme issue is unique in that authors present thought provoking discussions—some reflecting decidedly strong opinions—on a controversial subject. One author presents ideas on how growth in transportation electrification may increase energy to power grids while furthering decarboniza...
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TR News 340 July-August 2022
January 06, 2023
The July–August 2022 issue of TR News features a roster of articles on the theme of new construction technologies. Some of the subjects authors explore include the implementation of cyberphysical systems in the highway construction industry, human-augmented technology interaction that improves construction quality control and task monitoring, and unmanned aerial systems.
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TR News 339 May-June 2022
June 28, 2022
The theme of the May–June 2022 issue of TR News features pavement preservation, maintenance, and rehabilitation. Authors examine 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 practices.
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TR News 338 March-April 2022
August 02, 2022
The March–April 2022 issue of TR News features photo highlights from the 101st TRB Annual Meeting. Authors also explore how transit agencies interact to improve bus stops and pedestrian access; roadway lighting research; and the role transportation plays in trafficking missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and what the industry can do to address the problem.
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TR News 337 January-February 2022
June 10, 2022
Among the topics examined in the January–February 2022 issue of TR News are a strategic approach to preservation, maintenance, and renewal; a guide for pedestrian and bicyclist safety at alternative intersections and interchanges; and green bonds and the transit industry.
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TR News 336 November-December 2021
March 31, 2022
Airport Cooperative Research Program guidance on best design practices for ancillary airport spaces—service animal relief areas, worship spaces, lactation areas, and more—are presented in the NovemberDecember 2021 issue of TR News, along with articles on developing the transportation workforce and infrastructure preservation and renewal.
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TR News 335 September-October 2021
January 28, 2022
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), transportation has broadened its role to include response and operations—from traffic incident management as a multiagency function to aviation security. But in the 20 years since 9/11, natural disasters, technology changes, and pandemics have presented new challenges. In the September–October 2021 issue of TR News, authors address these ch...
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TR News 334 July-August 2021
November 15, 2021
In the July–August 2021 issue of TR News, members of the Marine Board and TRB’s Marine Group standing committees investigate critically important topics for innovation and research in—and transformation of—the marine transportation system to help achieve necessary strides in emissions reduction, automation, big data, and resiliency by 2050.
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