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| You Must Re-Subscribe to Continue to Receive the TRB E-Newsletter |
 | TRB is ending production of the TRB E-Newsletter in mid-August. Its place will be taken by the TRB Weekly newsletter. We are upgrading our software behind the scenes and we are unable to move our existing E-Newsletter subscribers to the TRB Weekly newsletter subscriber list. To continue to get research news from TRB every Tuesday, you... |
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| Submit Your Papers Now for 2022 TRB Annual Meeting |
 | The paper submission site for the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting is now open. Prepare now by reviewing the Instructions for Authors before you submit your paper. As always, the deadline for submission is August 1. We look forward to seeing you at the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting. |
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| Innovative Technology is Ready to Move Automated Transportation Forward |
 | TRBs Automated Road Transportation Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, politicians, journalists, and more each July to discuss the big issues in automated transportation. Some of the most interesting updates tend to be about the technology itself, such as the sessions on automated transit buses, trucking, and integrated traffic... |
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| Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2021 - Register through July 15 |
 | 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's Transportation Explorers Podcast: Kara Kockelman and How Gas Prices Are Like Orange Prices |
 | Kara Kockelman, a professor of transportation engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, discusses how the focus on and advertisement of gas prices is odd since commodities like milk have much more price fluctuation. Listen to the podcast here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. |
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| TRR "Impact Factor" Takes a Major Leap Forward in Prestige |
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| Seeking Panel Members for FY 2022 Projects in the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP): Nominations due August 12 |
 | BTSCRP is seeking nominations for individuals with relevant expertise and experience to volunteer to serve on each of BTSCRP's FY 2022 projects oversight panel. the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Executive Board approved four new research projects for the BTSCRP 2022 research program. Please nominate qualified individuals by... |
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| Seeking Principal Investigators for FY 2022 National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Topics: Nominations Due Aug 27 |
| NCHRP is seeking principal investigators for the FY 2022 synthesis topics. The project numbers, titles, and preliminary scopes of work for 18 new FY2022 Synthesis Topics are available. Please submit a letter of interest to serve as a principal investigator for one or more of these studies online through Letters of Interest Submission Portal.... |
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| John and Jane Q. Public Communications Contest entries due July 25 |
| The TRB Technical Activities Divisions Standing Technical Committee on Public Engagement and Communications is holding its 15th annual John and Jane Q. Public Communications Contest. Help TRB acknowledge best practices in successfully communicating with John and Jane Q. Public about new and emerging transportation technologies. The John and Jane ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Public Transit as a Climate Solution |
| Transportation accounts for more than a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change. Public transportation has the potential to be included as a major part of climate action strategies. TRB is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 21, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will explore how to incorporate transit as a climate... |
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| TRB Webinar: Are We All in the Same Boat? Involving Communities in Coastal Resilience |
| Managing coastal infrastructure presents a multitude of challenges, including effects from aging infrastructure and excessive flooding. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will explore methods for improving coastal resilience. Presenters will discuss how to plan for resilience in the transportation... |
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| Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Summer Committee Meeting |
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| Innovations in Freight Data Workshop |
 | Convened by TRB, Innovations in Freight Data will be held September 21-23, 2021 online. The workshop will bring together freight data users and decision makers to learn and share the latest applications of traditional and emerging freight data sources, development of value-added features, integration of data sets, and other innovations. |
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| RFP: Transportation Services for People with Disabilities and Older Adults during a Pandemic and Other Emergencies: Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals o present strategies for public transportation agencies, paratransit providers, human service transportation providers, emergency planners, and their partners to prepare for and be ready to operate transportation services for people with disabilities and older... |
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| RFP: Legal Considerations for General Aviation (GA) Development at Airports |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to prepare a Legal Research Digest (LRD) that is readable and accessible to airport managers, attorneys, and prospective tenants on the developing and leasing of airport property for GA users at airports of different types and sizes. The required elements of the ... |
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| Resource Guide for Improving Diversity and Inclusion Programs for the Public Transportation Industry |
 | Attempts at transit agencies to ensure diversity and inclusion are not easy and many have proven unsuccessful. But despite challenges, agencies appear undeterred, and continue to initiate and sustain programs and develop more innovative strategies. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's pre-publication draft of TCRP Research... |
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| Guidelines for Integrating Safety and Cost-Effectiveness into Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation (3R) Projects |
 | Prior to 1976, federal highway funds could only be used for the construction of new highways or the reconstruction of existing highways. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 allowed the use of federal aid for resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (3R) projects on federal-aid highways. However, in 1976 there were no standards for 3R... |
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| Developing Guidelines for Integrating Safety and Cost-Effectiveness into Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation (3R) Projects |
 | The aging U.S. highway system, coupled with fiscal constraints, is placing increased pressures on highway agencies to maintain the highway system in a cost-effective manner and is, thus, creating greater needs for 3R projects. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 244: Developing Guidelines for... |
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| Practices for Bridge Approach Systems |
 | Bridge approach systems are used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to form a smooth transition between the roadway and bridges. Adequate performance of bridge approaches is of extreme importance to transportation agencies as they affect both safety and the public perception of ride quality if the transition is not smooth. The TRB... |
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| Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Joint Sealant Practices and Performance |
 | Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement joint sealing material technology has evolved in recent decades, and the effect of current joint sealant practice has not been well documented. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a standardized approach to joint sealant evaluation as well as to investigate the practice of joint sealant in PCC pavement... |
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| TR News 333 May-June 2021 issue table of contents now online |
 | The May - June 2021 issue of TR Newswith a cover feature on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the transportation professionis available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other articles in the issue highlight TRBs initiatives addressing DE&I, ... |
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| TRB Centennial Circular: History and Future Perspectives on Foundation Design for Transportation Structures |
 | There are hundreds if not thousands of variables to consider in foundation design, which require coordination between civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers as well as state departments of transportation (DOTs), environmental planners and other stakeholders, and require knowledge of the many design codes and constantly emerging research and ... |
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| Governing commercial space transportation |
| A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| Safety Compass Newsletter: Summer 2021 |
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| Soil conditions in wetlands |
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| Improving pavements |
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| Balancing asphalt mixtures |
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| Testing corrosion on concrete pavements |
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| Managing infrastructure for urban freight delivery |
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| Using automation to manage parking around transit stations |
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| Assessing safety of heavy vehicles |
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| Considering road investment opportunities |
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| The potential of zero carbon supply chains |
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| National Academies' Webinar Series: Climate Conversations: Climate Security |
| Join the National Academies for a conversation about the connections between climate change and security. Climate change is impacting and exacerbating risks to security at home and abroad. Speakers will discuss how different parts of the security community are thinking about climate risks, what implications these risks hold for policy and... |
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| How the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has affected cities |
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| Truck parking information systems |
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| The Bridge: Summer 2021 |
| The most recent issue of The Bridge, released by the National Academy of Engineering |
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