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| Top 10 Sessions from the 100th TRB Annual Meeting |
 | Dorval Carter, Jr. and Marcia McNutt's featured sessions are topping the list so far of most viewed/attended events during the TRB Annual Meeting, which took place in January. The sessions are all still available online to attendees through March 18. |
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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Session and workshop recordings available to full registrants through March 18 |
 | Session and workshop recordings for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting are still available. Full registrants can view the recordings and access the Poster Sessions and Exhibit Hall through March 18, 2021. |
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| A Safe, Healthy Workforce Keeps Our Transportation Moving |
 | Public transit, ridehailing, and airport employees are risking their health during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Even before the pandemic, transportation operators experienced more health and safety problems than the general workforce, primarily as a result of a combination of physical demands, environmental factors, and stresses... |
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| Fifth Episode of TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast Features Chris Hendrickson |
 | In the latest episode of TRB's Transportation Explorers podcast, Chris Hendrickson discusses how transportation, still dependent on petroleum, is now the single-largest sector for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Dr. Hendrickson is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering... |
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| Seeking project panel nominations for FY 2021 Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP): Nominations due March 15 |
 | The ACRP is now seeking nominations for serving on project panels. Three additional Fiscal Year 2021 projects on air quality and stormwater have been selected. These panels will develop requests for proposals, select contractors, and review draft deliverables. Please nominate yourself or other candidates to serve on the expert panels of these... |
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| Propose New Topics for the 2021 TCRP Synthesis Program: Submissions due March 19 |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is seeking potential synthesis study topics for the 2021 TCRP Synthesis Program. TCRP will fund seven (7) new synthesis topics. Anyone may propose topics. A synthesis study documents current practice and experience for specific public transportation topics. The following factors are... |
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| National Academies - Advising the Nation on Economic Recovery for All |
| The nation is facing several serious challenges that the Biden administration has identified as top priorities the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, racial equity, and climate change. A new series of articles explores how the National Academies are providing timely, actionable advice to inform the new administrations efforts on these... |
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| TRB Webinar: Chemical Treatments on Low-Volume Roads |
| Chemical treatments are a cost-effective way of improving unpaved road performance. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will provide guidance for road agencies looking to use chemical treatments in their unpaved road management programs. The presenter will explain the benefits of using a chemical... |
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| TRB Webinar: Transportation Impacts in Managing Retreat from High-Risk Areas |
| With the increase in occurrence and severity of natural disasters including wild fires, flooding, heat waves, and hurricanes, managed retreat has gained the attention of risk managers and public officials in high-hazard areas. What social and economic changes will affect the community or region where the relocated infrastructure, housing, and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Developing Airport Emergency Plans |
| Emergencies can happen in airports. TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will discuss a tool to create a plan for dealing with airport emergencies. The online Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) Development Tool produces airport-specific AEPs in a format consistent with the Federal Aviation Administration... |
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| TRB Webinar: Texting While Driving Implications of Legislation on Electronic Devices |
| Using electronic devices while driving is unsafe, but legislation and enforcement is inconsistent throughout the United States. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, March 15, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will review current electronic device use laws and enforcement strategies. Presenters will discuss public awareness strategies and successes ... |
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| TRB Webinar: The Ubiquitous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAVs for Infrastructure Monitoring |
| Applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have become more ubiquitous. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will explore the use of UAVs for the purposes of monitoring geotechnical infrastructure. Presenters will discuss Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines, UAV platforms, ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Measuring Resiliency Tools for Analyzing Resilient Transportation Systems |
| Investing in the resilience of our transportation networks and systems is a practice of continuity of operations through daily and extreme hazard conditions. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 2:00-4:00 PM Eastern that will provide ways to accurately assess the value of resilience in future infrastructure investments. To... |
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| National Academies Workshop on Improved Steel Corrosion Modeling |
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| Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop |
 | Convened by Transportation Research Board and sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop on April 6 -8, 2021 will bring together a community to address challenges and strategies of assuring freight system resilience in the face of disruptions caused by major natural hazards. In... |
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| RFP: Bus Operator Barrier Design |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) have jointly issued a request for proposals to give public transportation agencies practical guidance on designing, procuring, and installing bus operator barriers. Proposals are due April 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern. |
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| Legal Issues Relating to Airport Commercial Contracts |
 | Airport attorneys spend considerable time drafting and negotiating airport contracts that involve specialized legal and business issues. Some are general commercial issues, while others are unique to airports. As governmental entities, airports are subject to a variety of governmental law principles that can affect their contracts for commercial... |
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| TR News 330 November-December 2020: Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises |
 | BritishHungarian Nobel Prize physicist Dennis Gabor wrote: The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented." Considering in a reasonable and logical way what the implications of new technologies may be and acting on our conclusions is how the future is invented. This is the focus of a feature article in the November-December 2020... |
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| Analyzing the growth of charging infrastructure |
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| Improving emergency responder roadside safety |
| A report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| Potential effects of widespread electrification |
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| Addressing helicopter noise in the Washington, D.C. area |
| A report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| How do transitways affect traffic and mode choice? |
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| Supporting teenage drivers |
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| Examining collisions on bridges |
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| Using SHRP2 data to ensure safety of automated vehicles |
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| Alternative road materials to reduce emissions |
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| Allocating local option sales taxes for transportation |
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| How can the transportation network increase food security? |
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| Incorporating railroad systems into automated and connected vehicle planning |
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| Promoting gender equality in the transportation sector |
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| Practices for road tunnels |
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| Micromobility use in New Zealand |
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