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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: Many Opportunities to Hear from Minority Student Fellows |
| The TRB Minority Student Fellows Program, now in its twelfth year, promotes minority participation in transportation and in TRB. The program welcomes 25 students from 17 minority-serving institutions. Students in this cohort represent a range of engineering, planning, and social science majors and will present their research on a similar range of... |
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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: See 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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| A Message for the New Year from TRB Leadership |
 | On behalf of the TRB Executive Committee, the thousands of volunteers involved in TRB committees and research panels, and the TRB staff, we are pleased to report on the work done in 2020, the 100th year of the Transportation Research Board. The past year has been one of unprecedented challenges, but also one of major accomplishments as evidenced... |
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| Christopher Blasie Helps "Tell Us 'Our' Story" in December's Responses |
 | Christopher Blasie, Emerging Technology Leader, Collins Aerospace let us know that "TRB has really opened my mind to explore new horizons in the transportation industry." Thank you Christopher for participating in TRB's Centennial Celebration and to everyone else that has made submissions to the "Tell Us 'Our' Story" centennial activity. To... |
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| TRB Webinar: Rock On - The Impacts of the Mischaracterization of Rock |
| What happens when rock is mischaracterized? TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern to discuss the consequences of mischaracterizing rock in transportation projects. There could be significant project cost overruns, legal claims, and project delays if the volumes, types, or locations of materials are... |
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| TRB Webinar: Understanding Pavements Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Updates |
| The Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program has seen some updates. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern to provide the most recent activities in the LTPP program. Presenters will explore updates to several factors, including the data analysis plan and research roadmap, which affect many state... |
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| National Academies Ocean Decade U.S. Launch Meeting: February 3-4 |
| The U.S. National Committee for the Ocean Decade is excited to announce the upcoming Ocean Decade: U.S. Launch Meeting on February 3-4, 2021. The 2-day virtual event will feature the first round of submissions of Ocean-Shots, concepts that aspire to create transformational change toward Decade Challenges. The program will include an... |
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| TCRP Annual Report of Progress 2020 |
 | The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released its annual report, which provides background and an overview of the program, status of each of TCRPs projects, and a summary of some of the program's accomplishments for the year. In FY 2020, TCRP produced 22 publications, including 11 research reports, 8 syntheses, 1 legal... |
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| Principles and Guidance for Presenting Active Traffic Management Information to Drivers |
 | Active Traffic Management (ATM) strategies have become more common in the United States as state departments of transportation grapple with increasing congestion and fewer dollars available to add capacity to keep pace. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 286: Principles and Guidance for Presenting... |
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| Performance-Based Management of Traffic Signals |
 | Management of traffic signal systems is a critical function for many transportation agencies. Thanks to advancements in technology, it is now possible to collect large amounts of data at signalized intersections, leading to the development of dozens of performance measures. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research... |
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| Reducing roadside crashes |
| A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| Passenger restraints in helicopters |
| A report from the U.S. Department of Transportations Office of the Inspector General |
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| Innovator: November/December 2020 |
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| U.S. DOT job opening: Electronics Engineer, OST-R |
| The Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking an Electronics Engineer within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology's (OST-R) Positioning, Navigation, and Timing and Spectrum Management Program. Applications accepted through January 27, 2021. |
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| How to coordinate transportation services |
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| Collecting vehicle classification data |
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| How to achieve transportation and land use coordination at the corridor level |
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| Perspectives on funding transportation in California |
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| Scaling up electric light commercial vehicles |
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| Evaluating the risk of a roadside |
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| How accessibility in the transportation system affects well-being |
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| Requirements for the design and application of sprayed bituminous surfacing |
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| Is automobile insurance equipped to handle autonomous vehicles? |
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| Feasibility of electrifying all public vehicles in Washington |
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