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How can transportation agencies measure their diversity and inclusion efforts? TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will provide an overview of current diversity and inclusion efforts utilized by large, medium, and small public transportation agencies in the United States. Presenters will highlight how agencies embed equity in operations and...

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What are transit agencies doing to attract, retain, and advance women in the industry? TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that identified the barriers and solutions to including more women in the transit industry. Presenters discussed strategies to support women in transit and shared examples of transit agencies that have effectively implement...

Thousands of Native American women and girls disappear or are killed each year. These women and girls vanish from tribal lands, rural communities, and cities with no official accounting. TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern exploring the unique mobility patterns of Native Americans as they travel from rural tribal territories to urban centers...

Thousands of Native American women and girls disappear or are killed each year. These women and girls vanish from tribal lands, rural communities, and cities with no official accounting. TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that will explore the unique mobility patterns of Native Americans as they travel from rural tribal territories to urban c...

The world is grappling with the containment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) until a vaccine is developed. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 to discuss how planning, preparedness, and response can mitigate exposure and viral spread of communicable diseases among transportation customers and employees. Presenters discussed their experiences on the ground. Even locations without rep...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused upheaval around the world, and has caused our daily routines to change quickly. Instead of commuting to work, employees are telecommuting. Schools are shuttered and students are taking classes online. Even shopping occurs online, often with a stranger choosing one’s groceries. While many of these systems were already established, we are dep...

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Road safety professionals were invited to a TRB webinar on Monday, November 25, 2019, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET. The webinar provided an overview of the safe system approach for road design by addressing road user needs, especially for vulnerable users. Crashes on roadways are a leading cause of death and injuries globally. While many higher income countries have made significant steps toward...

Tribal transportation planners were invited to a TRB webinar on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET. This webinar provided information about accurately counting tribal communities in the American Community Survey and the 2020 census. The American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) census has a significant role in several federal fund distribution formulas, including the Tribal Tran...

Transit marketing professionals were invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Project 20-65 Task 73 : Best Practices And Marketing To Increase Rural Transit Ridership And Investment. The webinar explored practices currently being used in transit agencies and st...

Practitioners from transit agencies are invited to a TRB webinar on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET. The webinar featured research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Research Report 205 : Social and Economic Sustainability Performance Measures for Public Transportation. This webinar provided an overview of the report along with the American Public Transpo...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 905 : Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Development. This webinar illustrated how transportation agencies can use a rigorously tested, user-friendly tool to mea...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, July 1, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that examined the role polydrug use – the concurrent use of multiple drugs – may play in drug-impaired driving. Polydrug use includes illicit drug use, the intentional misuse of prescription drugs, or the concurrent use of multiple drugs for therapeutic use. More research into how different drug combinations affect driv...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discussed successful communications strategies for engaging the public in conversations around tolling and public-private partnerships (P3s). Proposals for funding transportation projects through tolls and P3s are often met with many questions and concerns from the public. The webinar featured presenters who are ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, May 13, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Research Report 203: Dialysis Transportation: Intersection of Transportation and Healthcare. This webinar addressed challenges that public transportation agencies encounter regarding the rising demand of dialysis-related transportation and its...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features a research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Legal Research Digest 30 : Contract Risk Management for Airport Agreements and Legal Research Digest 31 : Preemption of Worker Retention and Labor Peace Agreements at Airports. This webinar identified primary risks associated with common co...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that featured research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Research Report 201 : Understanding Changes in Demographics, Preferences, and Markets for Public Transportation. This webinar explored how changes in demographics, traveler preferences, and markets for public transportation affect transi...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, October 15, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Project 20-65 Task 68 : Expanding Access to Our Communities: A Guide to Successful Mobility Management Practices in Small Urban and Rural Areas. This webinar highlighted a new guide that is designed to serve as a “one-stop” centr...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 861 : Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility. The research explores the role of state transit program policies and regional planning agencies in the development of services that fall in the middle ground be...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that examined the impacts of technologies such as connected/autonomous vehicles and ridesharing services on transportation revenues. As these technologies change the way people travel, they are displacing traditional revenue streams for transportation programs. This webinar addressed the current and anticipated im...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis 521: Investment Prioritization Methods for Low-Volume Roads. This webinar identified current practices used by transportation agencies to make investment decisions about low-volume roads. Low-volume roads can be at a ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 868 : Cell Phone Location Data for Travel Behavior Analysis. The research evaluates the extent to which cell phone location data and associated products accurately depict travel. The presenters provided guidelines...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, July 26, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that describes the inaugural Strategic War Game session at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. War games are fast-paced simulations involving teams that represent a market or customer, a set of competitors, and a series of other uncontrollable factors or entities. At this year’s TRB Annual Meeting, eight teams worked in an ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 76 : Helicopter Noise Information for Airports and Communities and Research Report 181 : Assessing Community Annoyance of Helicopter Noise. Helicopters produce a unique sound that is easily recognizable. While modern light- and medi...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Research Report 175 : Improving Intelligibility of Airport Terminal Public Address Systems and Research Report 177 : Enhancing Wayfinding for Aging Travelers and Persons with Disabilities. This webinar discussed the research that may he...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 845 : Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies, which is accompanied by Strategies to Advance Automated and Connected Vehicles: Brie...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM that featured research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Project 08-36, which resulted in a TRB project report . This webinar discussed the changing mobility patterns of teens and young adults and the linkages to economic, social, and health effects. The presenters highlighted current ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, May 11, 2017, from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ET about research projects conducted in different US states that investigate millennials' travel behavior, preferences and needs, and strategies for engaging millennials in transportation projects. The presenters shared their research findings, discuss how states can use these findings to guide transportation planning dec...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET about how to acknowledge accessibility as a performance measure and actively use it to improve transportation services for various users. Presenters discussed current accessibility practices that help people access jobs, schools, and other places of interest. Download the slides . This webinar was organized by the TRB ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, April 24, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that featured research from the National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP)’s Report 6 : Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development. This webinar outlined current processes and best practices for development of intercity passenger rail programs at the state, regional, and corridor levels for ...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ET that featured research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Report 187 : Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies. The planning method presented in the handbook was developed by studying more than 350 transit corridors throughout the U.S. It offers an operational framework for defini...

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that provides airport managers with an understanding of community expectations. This webinar examined how airports can form effective stakeholder relationships to enhance their airport’s functional capabilities, maintain or enhan...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30PM ET that featured research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 487 : Public Perception of Mileage Based User Fees. This webinar featured research that analyzed three sources of information about public opinion on mileage fees. The presenters provided key findings about overall support level...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00PM ET that summarized recent research on rear seat safety and seat belt use. This webinar enumerated the injury and fatality statistics of rear seat passengers with and without seatbelts, and how these passengers can contribute to the risk to other passengers in the vehicle. This webinar also focused on challenges and strate...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that focuses on the rapid changes in the surface transportation maintenance and operations workforce. Factors such as increasing retirement rates, downsizing staff, recruiting and retaining qualified employees, shifting responsibilities, and expanding the use of advanced technologies are influencing these changes. Thi...

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that discusses the impact of mega events on urban grown through transportation infrastructure investments. Mega events, like the Olympics, have been known to either enhance or disrupt urban growth of their host cities, primarily through implemented transportation solutions. This webinar explored ways that mega events may...

TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, March 7, 2016 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that focused on advanced solutions that may help transportation professionals envision cities beyond private vehicles. The goal of this webinar was to present diverse alternatives to driving a private car, from "alternative" multimodal transportation applications to autonomous vehicles. This webinar also introduced policy...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that discussed  NCHRP Report 750 : Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies. This report investigates what it would mean for a transportation agency to be organized around supporting a more sustainable society, and offers a model for i...

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that discussed women’s issues in transportation, including transport policy, patterns, and mobility; health, safety, and personal security; sustainability; and transportation impacts on careers. This webinar is based on the Fifth Conference on Women's Issues in Transportation held in Paris, France in April 2014. I...

TRB conducted a webinar on December 16, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET that highlighted the complicated and changing landscape of data privacy. Webinar presenters also discussed privacy as it pertains to issues related to transportation data. Privacy is a subjective notion, defined by who is talking, who is listening, and the expectations of government and society at given points in time and in...

TRB conducted a webinar on September 10, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that provided an understanding of airport environmental sustainability practices, the impacts they may have on day-to-day operations and maintenance, and how to drive performance improvements through contract language. TRB Webinar: Evaluating and Improving Airport Environmental Sustainability Practices from The National Aca...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on August 26, 2014 regarding foundation research on how to communicate information about travel time reliability to motorists so they can make informed decisions. Contact Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu  for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar. The objective of SHRP 2 Reliability Project L14 i...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 29, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered the potential effects of aviation noise on hearing, sleep, health, annoyance, and learning environments. Webinar presenters discussed the noise concerns that present potential barriers to airport operations and expansion, and how those concerns can contribute to delays in both facility and capacity improvements. This...

TRB conducted a webinar on May 28, 2014, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET that covered accessibility challenges at roundabouts for pedestrians with vision disabilities. Webinar panelists presented a framework for evaluating accessibility at a complex intersection and discussed the impacts of site geometry and operational characteristics on the accessibility of the site for blind pedestrians. A certific...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on April 1, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that summarized SHRP 2 Projects C08: Linking Community Visioning and Highway Capacity Planning and C02: Performance Measurement Framework for Highway Capacity Decision Making . View the recorded webinar . Project C08 produced an interactive Vision Guide to assist practitioners in bet...

TRB conducted a webinar on November 14, 2013 from 12:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) about practices and programs to achieve successful transportation projects on tribal lands. View a link to the recorded webinar . Webinar presenters highlighted findings from the following two NCHRP projects: NC...

TRB conducted a webinar on June 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. ET that presented basic concepts for implementing roundabouts to guide agencies in conducting community outreach during the implementation process. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for information on accessing a link to the recorded webinar. Despite data that shows that the modern roundabout is the safest most efficient ...

TRB conducted a webinar on December 18, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that explored TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 723 , which provides transportation officials and historic preservation professionals with guidance for identifying and evaluating the historic significance of post-World War II residences.  Contact Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu...

TRB conductd a webinar on October 16, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that described public involvement performance measurements and metrics, and highlight a software tool that may be helpful to capture public sentiment about their involvement. Contact Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu  for information on obtaining a link to the recorded webinar. Measuring the effectiveness of ...

TRB conducted a webinar on October 11, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that explored how new highway legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), impacts transportation within the tribal lands of Native Americans. The webinar has been recorded and is available on our website . During this webinar, practitioners of federal Indian transportation law will discuss major ch...

TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on October 20, 2011 that addressed the findings of TRB Special Report 303: Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms . As traditional sources of funding for the nation’s surface transportation system fail to keep pace with demand, proposals for new sources have proliferated. New funding strategies, such as pricing for road use, and new instit...

On August 17, 2011, TRB co-sponsored a web briefing or "webinar" that presented information about a National Cooperative Highway Research Program project that produced Report 674: Crossing Solutions at Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes for Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities . Roundabouts and channelized turn lanes present challenges for individuals with blindness and visual impairments, ...

On July 20, 2011, TRB co-sponsored a web briefing or "webinar"  that explored information about a National Cooperative Highway Research Program project on Accessible Pedestrian Signals workshops . Transportation professionals are making pedestrian safety enhancements at traffic signals and street crossings for persons who are blind and/or visually impaired. Some of the audible signals curr...

On Monday, April 19, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored practical tips for using the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research in Progress (RiP), and Research Needs Statements (RNS) databases. For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Watch a recording of the webinar. You will need  Windows Media Player 9 or higher to v...

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored TRB's  ACRP Report 22: Helping Airport and Air Carrier Employees Cope with Traumatic Events .  For more details,  view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at  RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session.  There is no fee for employees of ...

On October 21, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored Special Report 298: Driving and the Built Environment: The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions.  View a summary of this webinar or view the recorded webinar sesssion .  You will need  Windows Media Player 9 or higher to view the presentation.

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 88th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 11-15, 2009, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series.  The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fee for...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 87th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on January 13-17, 2008 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum ...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 86th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 21-25, 2007, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fe...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 2006 Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues in Albany , NY , on March 15, 2006 prepared by the New York State Department of Transportation , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to atten...

View and listen to selected presentations given at the 85th Annual Meeting in Washington , D.C. , on January 22-26, 2006 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no...

2005 Joint Summer Conference : Conference Recording   View and listen to selected presentations given at the Joint Summer Conference in Boston , MA , on July 10-12, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend.   To request an...