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| Resilience Research Becoming a Bigger Part of Transportation Planning |
 | The need to build resilience into our transportation systems is necessary for a variety of reasons. Extreme weather and damage due to environmental extremes, an infectious disease whose spread is uncertain, or a cybersecurity breach are each examples of why resilience is growing increasingly important. Regardless of what has prompted the need to... |
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| Take Action Now to Keep Getting TRBs Newsletter in the Fall |
 | Starting at the end of September, TRBs weekly newsletter will take a new format. To continue to get outstanding research news from TRB every Tuesday in the new and improved TRB Weekly, you must subscribe to the new version. As a subscriber to our current TRB E-Newsletter, your subscription will not be moved automatically. Make sure youre... |
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| Submit Problem Statements for NCHRP FY 2023 by November 1 |
 | Problem statements are now being accepted for the FY 2023 National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) through the AASHTO Special Committee on Research and Innovation (R&I). Please review and follow the instructions before submitting. Submit problem statements electronically by November 1, 2021. Please direct... |
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| Propose New Topics for the 2022 ACRP Synthesis Program: Submissions Due September 27 |
| Share your potential synthesis study topics for TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) FY2022 Synthesis Program. The topics received through September 27, 2021 will form the selection basis of the program and can be submitted through ACRPs IdeaHub online. To avoid duplication of synthesis ideas, review current ACRP synthesis topics.... |
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| TRB Webinar: Roadsides as Transportation Assets - Georgia Case Study |
| A project along stretch of I-85 in Georgia referred to as The Ray aims to implement a regenerative mobility ecosystem by integrating the highway structure and highway operations as seamlessly as possible with the surrounding landscape and land use. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, August 16, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will highlight a ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Changing the Manual to Support Deployment of Automated Vehicles |
| The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is the standard for designing and maintaining traffic control devices. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will discuss proposed changes to this manual that may help in the deployment of automated vehicles (AVs). The Federal Highway... |
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| TRB Webinar: Fixing the Bump at the End of the Bridge |
| Bridge approaches are generally constructed with concrete slabs connecting the bridge deck to the road, which can create a bump for drivers traversing it. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, August 30, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will address solving the bump at the end of the bridge. Presenters will discuss several solutions for... |
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| TRB Webinar: LED Roadway Lighting's Effect on Driver Sleep Health and Alertness |
| Light emitting diode (LED) technology has revolutionized the lighting industry. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will present the results of research that studied the link between LED roadway lighting and the health of drivers sleep and alertness. Presenters will address the possibility of... |
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| TRB Webinar: A Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies |
| Joint development is real estate development that occurs on transit agency property or through some other type of development transaction to which the transit agency is a party. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, September 2, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will provide guidelines encouraging transit agencies to embrace joint development.... |
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| TRB Webinar: Enter and Search Projects Like a Pro with Research in Progress Database |
| The Research in Progress (RIP) database is a leading tool for transportation professionals to stay updated on current or recently-completed transportation research projects. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern to highlight the latest information about RIP's search and data entry interfaces. In order to ... |
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| National Conference on Rural, Public, and Intercity Bus Transportation - early bird registration through Aug 27 |
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| Investing in Transportation Resilience: A Framework for Informed Choices |
 | Significant progress has been made over the last decade in integrating resilience criteria into transportation decision-making. A compelling case remains for investing in making transportation projects more resilient in the face of increasing and intensifying storms, floods, droughts, and other natural hazards that are combining with sea-level... |
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| Resilience Primer for Transportation Executives |
 | CEOs of departments of transportation (DOTs) face many challenges, including some that will have serious impacts on people's mobility and safety, and possibly on the tenure of CEOs. Many of these challenges revolve around the resilience of the transportation systemhow well it can withstand disruptions from natural causes, catastrophic failures of ... |
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| Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints |
 | The condition of the transportation infrastructure in the United States is an issue of national importance. State departments of transportation and transit agencies face tough choices as they make decisions about how and when to keep their assets safely open to the public. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program and National Cooperative... |
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| Aviation safety outcomes |
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| Educating the public about passenger safety |
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| Airports providing fuel |
| A report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| Improving lane departure warning systems |
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| Analyzing intelligent transportation systems |
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| How sustainable is your pavement? |
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| Better wayfinding for accessibility |
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| Measuring connected vehicle data |
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| How to replace fixed bus routes with on-demand microtransit |
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| Regulating decarbonization |
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| Where is China in the transition to electric vehicles? |
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| The effect of the coronavirus pandemic on public transportation |
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| The effect of transportation investments on the California economy |
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