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| Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2021 - Early Bird Registration Ends June 25 |
 | Convened by TRB, the 2021 Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS21) on July 12-15, 2021 online is the continuation of TRB's annual summer symposia on automated vehicle systems. This Symposium will continue to build on the previous symposia with discussions on the topics of shared mobility; cybersecurity; urban mobility planning; safety;... |
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| TRB Annual Meeting Will Be an In-person Event in 2022 |
 | The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting will be held January 913, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The event is expected to attract thousands of transportation professionals from around the world and is scheduled to be in-person. This is after this January's event was an entirely virtual conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... |
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| Building Socioeconomic Equity Through Transportation Research |
 | This is part 1 of a three-part TRB Blog series on equity. This part explores resources around socioeconomic equity. Part 2 delves into resources around transportation accessibility for people with disabilities. Part 3 highlights resources for improving inclusion and diversity in the transportation workforce. Equity is among the top challenges... |
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| Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS21) Focuses on Hot Topics |
 | For the tenth consecutive year, TRB's annual summer symposium on automated vehicle systems (now known as ARTS) will be facilitating global industry and government collaboration on todays toughest automated vehicles (AV) topics with in-depth breakout sessions. Participants convene to build insights and influence industry and policy direction on a... |
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| Long-haul Trucking Takes Advantage of Automation at ARTS |
| Continuing TRB's annual summer symposia on automated vehicle systems, TRB will host the virtual 2021 Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS21) July 12-15, 2021. The long-haul trucking industry is one of the many taking advantage of automation opportunities. Representatives from Gatik, Embark Trucks, Hewlett-Packard, Loblaw, and the U.S.... |
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| Senate confirms Nuria Fernandez as head of FTA |
 | After being named as Deputy Administrator earlier this year, the U.S. Senate, by a voice vote, has confirmed Nuria Fernandez as Administrator, the top position, of the Federal Transit Administration. As Bloomberg Law reported on Thursday, Fernandez "will become the first woman of color confirmed to the post. Shell lead the 550-person agency... |
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| Seeking Panel Members for FY 2022 Projects in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP): Nominations due June 30 |
 | NCHRP is seeking nominations for individuals with relevant expertise and experience to volunteer to serve on each NCHRP's FY 2022 projects oversight panel. Although the FY 2022 projects are tentative pending states' ballot, please identify individuals with relevant expertise and experience to volunteer to serve on each projects oversight... |
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| TRB Webinar: State & Local Deployments of Connected & Automated Vehicle Infrastructure |
| Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are a reality, but can our roads keep up? TRB will host a webinar on Monday, June 21, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will identify what is already available, and how to safely and efficiently deploy future CAVs. Presenters will focus specifically on connected and automated vehicle infrastructure systems ... |
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| TRB Webinar: The Future of Bridge Foundation Designs with Artificial Intelligence |
| Artificial intelligence (AI) has many uses in transportation, including designing bridges. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will offer insights on using AI in designing bridge foundations. Presenters will evaluate design methodologies for foundations and discuss how state departments of... |
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| TRB Webinar: Compost It! Environmental Benefits of Compost in Highway Roadsides |
| Composting can be done in your backyard and on your highways. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will focus on compost-based best management practices on highway roadsides. Presenters will discuss how these practices advance roadside revegetation, control erosion, reduce runoff, filter stormwater,... |
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| TRB Webinar: What is the True Cost of Infrastructure Assets Maintenance? |
| Transportation agencies constantly make trade-off decisions related to asset types, priorities, investment needs, and risk. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss the basic principles of maintenance planning of road infrastructure assets. An international panel of presenters will explain how... |
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| TRB Webinar: Asphalt KillersFatigue, Formulation, and Old Age in Binders |
| The fatigue performance of asphalt pavements is commonly blamed on structural design. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will discuss research findings related to asphalt fatigue, durability, and aging. Presenters will also explore other factors, including the binder content, binder aging, and the... |
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| TRB Straight to Recording: Control of Direct Current Powered Rail Transit Systems |
| This recording provides insight into the development of the guidance for design, maintenance, and testing of stray current control (SCC) for rail transit systems. The research team studied practices at national and international transit agencies and formatted their report as a reference guide. The report and this recording may be valuable to the... |
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| Joint Committee Meeting: TRB Roadside Safety Design and AASHTO Roadside |
 | Convened by Transportation Research Board, the TRB Roadside Safety Design Committee will time its virtual meeting in close coordination with the meeting of the AASHTO Technical Committee on Roadside Safety. Sessions will be held July 12, 14, 16, 19, and 21. Join us to discuss the implementation of and improvements to the AASHTO Manual for... |
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| Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity |
 | Important conference updates as of June 4, 2021: Out of an abundance of caution regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity, convened by Transportation Research Board and supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation has been rescheduled as a Virtual Event taking place September 9, 10, 13, and... |
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| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Congress 2022* |
| ASCE is hosting Geo-Congress 2022 from March 20-23, 2022 in Charlotte, NC. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. This conference will bring researchers, practitioners, government agencies, consulting engineers, students and policy makers from around the globe to share their geo-accomplishments. It is an opportunity to reflect on the past,... |
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| Investigating the Relationship of As-Constructed Asphalt Pavement Air Voids to Pavement Performance |
 | Several controlled laboratory studies have shown that air voids (AV) can have a large effect on the performance of asphalt pavements. AVs that are either too high or too low can cause a reduction in pavement life. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 299: Investigating the Relationship of... |
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| TR News 332 March-April 2021: A Virtual Event: TRBs 100th Annual Meeting |
 | Although the world changed a great deal in 2020, transportation research remained essential. This feature article summarizes the TRB 100th Annual Meeting, held in January 2021 and which was entirely virtualkeeping the health and safety of TRB employees, contractors, and meeting attendees paramount. The article is from the March-April 2021 issue... |
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| U.S. DOT seeking RFIs on transportation equity data |
| Senior U.S. DOT leaders, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, will discuss the work the Department of Transportation has done to date on equity issues and its open Request for Information (RFI) on Transportation Equity Data at a public information session on Friday, June 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. Register here. |
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| The Federal Aviation Administrations compliance with Buy American laws |
| A report from the U.S. Department of Transportations Office of the Inspector General |
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| Managing transportation emissions |
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| Expanding pipelines |
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| Performance of recycled materials |
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| How to mitigate truck backing crashes |
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| Understanding human mobility |
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| Avoiding crash factors |
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| A cleaner heavy-duty vehicle fleet |
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| National Academies Offshore Energy Colloquia Series |
| Accidents with mass casualties, such as Macondo, occur all too often in disparate domains. Unfortunately, the lessons learned from such experiences often tend to have transitory impact. The National Academy of Engineering and National Academies' Gulf Research Program are hosting a series of colloquia focused on offshore energy. Register to... |
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| Hearing: Threats to Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack |
| On June 8, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on the previous Colonial Pipeline cyber attack. |
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| Hearing: PFAS: the View from Affected Citizens and States |
| On June 9, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works held a hearing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. |
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| Hearing: Building Climate Resilient Communities |
| On June 11, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing about building climate resilient communities. |
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