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| TRB Announces First Episode of New Podcast, Transportation Explorers |
 | TRB is pleased to announce our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. Listen to the first episode, with former U.S. Secretary... |
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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Mobile App Now Available |
 | Download the TRB Annual Meeting mobile app before the 100th Annual Meeting. To download the app, search TRB 2021 in the Apple Store or Google Play. When opening the app for the first time, enter the same email address used to register for the Annual Meeting to unlock the app. The app provides registered attendees with the ability to search... |
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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Resource Pages are Available |
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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Watch What to Expect at a Virtual Meeting |
 | Are you curious about what a virtual TRB Annual Meeting might look like? Hear from TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen, TRB Technical Activities Division Director Ann Brach, and TRB volunteer Sandra Larson of Stanley Consultants. From sessions to keynotes and everything in between, they give you the highlights of what's coming throughout January... |
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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, Patrons |
| The Transportation Research Board thanks its 2021 TRB 100th Annual Meeting Patrons who are showing their support for transportation research and innovation, and aiding TRB in its mission to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. TRB 100th Annual Meeting program will cover all... |
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| Propose New Topics for the 2022 NCHRP Synthesis Program: Submissions due February 17 |
| TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) is seeking potential synthesis study topics for the 2022 NCHRP Synthesis Program. In the coming year, NCHRP will fund 18 new synthesis topics. A new Synthesis Topic Outline offers guidance in creating a topic. Topics must be submitted through the NCHRP Synthesis Topic Submission Portal by ... |
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| Propose Research Needs for the 2021 BTSCRP Program: Submissions due February 26 |
| TRB's Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) is soliciting problem statements identifying research needs for its Fiscal Year 2021 program. These are not proposals to conduct the research, but are used to identify potential research needs and form the basis for selection of the annual BTSCRP research program. The deadline... |
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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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| Funding for Transit Innovators: TRB Accepting Proposals for 2021 Transit IDEA Funding Cycles through May 1 |
| TRB is accepting proposals for the 2021 Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program, which supports the development and testing of unproven, innovative concepts and methods for advancing public transit practice. The deadline for submitting proposals is May 1, 2021. The IDEA Program Announcement includes instructions... |
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| TRB Webinar: People Movers and Shakers - Quality of Life in Airport Communities |
| Airports make every effort to minimize negative impacts and maximize benefits to their surrounding communities. TRB is hosting a webinar on Monday, February 8, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will help airport management make the most of their impact on the communityAirports conduct economic impact analyses, employment studies, and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Driving Toward the Truth - Dispelling the Myths About Cannabis Products |
| What are the state and federal laws for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) products? The rapidly changing landscapes of the use of these products has caused confusion about traffic safety related outcomes. TRB will therefore host a webinar on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern to provide an overview of the recent... |
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| Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop - early bird registration deadline February 8, 2021 |
 | 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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| Joint Committee Meeting: TRB Roadside Safety Design and AASHTO Technical Committee on Roadside Safety |
| Convened by Transportation Research Board, the Joint Committee Meeting: TRB Roadside Safety Design and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Technical Committee on Roadside Safety (TCRS) will be held online on August 17-20, 2021 in Irvine, CA. Join us to discuss the implementation of and improvements to... |
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| RFP: Maximizing Proceeds from the Fleet Asset Disposal Sales Process |
| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a manual for state department of transportation fleet managers for selecting effective strategies for preparing, marketing, and selling surplus equipment and vehicles to maximize proceeds. The manual will be accompanied by a decision support... |
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| RFP: Traffic Safety Culture Research Roadmap |
| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to (1) Identify traffic safety culture (TSC) research questions, gaps, and stakeholders (2) Produce a prioritized TSC research roadmap with stakeholder input that includes fully developed research problem statements (3) Develop a communication plan... |
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| RFP: Design Guide and Standards for Infrastructure Resilience |
| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to (1) briefly summarize how extreme weather events, long-term climate changes, and climate resilience impact transportation project delivery, infrastructure life-cycles, and asset management practices (2) identify current and projected future climate... |
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| RFP: Alternative Methods to Manage Tree Growth Near Airports |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to create a guidebook that (1) identifies and evaluates alternative methods for obstruction related data collection and analysis, and (2) includes strategies that effectively monitor and manage tree growth in and around airports. The guidebook should be... |
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| COVID-19 Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation |
 | The year 2020s raging coronavirus pandemic and reckoning with long-standing racial injustice led to widespread disruption and suffering, social unrest, and renewed calls for an accounting of our fragmented public health system and troubled history of racial inequity. The crises of 2020 transcend transportation yet also raise fundamental... |
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| Transportation Research Board 2020 Annual Report |
 | The 2020 Annual Report summarizes TRBs accomplishments in each of its major program areas and how TRB has served the nation and the global transportation professional community throughout 2020. TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange,... |
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| Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in Transportation |
 | In comparison to the levels of public interest and attention, there is little research to help understand the major obstacles and constraints encountered by women travelers and women working in transportation industries. TRB's Transportation Research Circular E-C268: Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in... |
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| ACRP 2020 Annual Report of Progress |
 | ACRPs 2020 Annual Report of Progress describes the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Programs activities and accomplishments and how they encourage collaboration to address emerging challenges and foster professional networking across miles and generations. By presenting program metrics and practitioner feedback, the report describes ACRPs... |
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| New IDEAs for Rail Safety: Annual Report of the Rail Safety IDEA Program - December 2020 |
 | This annual report presents a summary of progress on investigations conducted as part of the Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA) program sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and overseen by the Transportation Safety IDEA Program Committee. The Rail Safety IDEA program provides funding for ... |
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| TR News September-October 2020: Embracing the Future |
 | The SeptemberOctober 2020 issue of TRB's magazine is themed Embracing the Future and celebrates TRBs centennial with articles forecasting the future of transportation. Authors present outlooks that are multimodal, creative, diverse, inclusive, and thought-provoking, offering a pause point for transportation researchers, policy makers, and... |
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| Meeting the demand for commercial space transportation |
| A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| Managing USDOT travel cards |
| A report from the U.S. Department of Transportations Office of the Inspector General |
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| Agricultural freight needs |
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| UTC Spotlight: January 2021 |
| Quarterly newsletter from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation |
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| Organizing vehicle classification data |
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| Using probes to count traffic |
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| Estimating impacts of different economic recovery scenarios from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic |
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| How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected public transit and shared mobility? |
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| Financial resources for deploying electric vehicle infrastructure |
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| The road sectors responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic |
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| Transportations role in decreasing carbon dioxide from heating |
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| Criteria for testing automated vehicles |
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| Planning for rural and urban areas to increase resilience |
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| How to electrify the freight industry |
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| NAE: The Bridge: Winter 2020 |
| The most recent issue of The Bridge, released by the National Academy of Engineering |
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