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| 2022 Annual Meeting Call for Nominations: Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation |
 | The Transportation Research Board is seeking nominations for the Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation. This TRB award, which recognizes excellence in people-oriented initiatives throughout transportation, was inaugurated in 2002 and is presented biennially. The next presentation of the award will be made during the... |
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| 2022 Annual Meeting Paper Submission Update: Helpdesk and Online Resources |
 | Please be advised that the TRB helpdesk will not be open the weekend of the August 1st submission deadline, July 31 and August 1. One new and important submission requirement for this year is that the submission site will only accept PDFs as the format for manuscripts. Other manuscript formats will not be accepted. For other frequently asked... |
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| 2022 TRB Annual Meeting: Patron Packages Going Fast |
 | Maximize the visibility of your organization at the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting with a patron opportunity, available at all levels of investment. Build your network and extend your reach to leaders and professionals in the government, industry, and academia, who are looking for innovative solutions like yours, to fulfill their current... |
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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 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 must... |
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| TRB and Latinos In Transit Sign MOU |
 | A five-year memorandum of understanding has been signed by Latinos In Transit (LIT) and TRB/the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The focus of the MOU will be upon the shared interests of the two non-profit organizations, including working to bring more Latinos into leadership and workforce positions in TRB and throughout... |
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| TRB Represented Among New Mirzayan Fellows |
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| Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity - Early Bird Registration Through July 30 |
 | Important conference updates as of June 4, 2021: Out of an abundance of caution regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity, convened by Transportation Research Board and supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation has been rescheduled as a Virtual Event taking place September 9, 10, 13, and... |
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| Transporting New Energy Options Safely is Key for U.S. Economy |
 | Pipelines carrying oil and gas throughout the United States keep buses, personal vehicles, airplanes, and the rest of the transportation system moving. The countrys increased production of crude oil, natural gas, and corn-based ethanol can provide economic benefits to the country, but the increases also bring demands and safety challenges in... |
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| Improve Your Research with the Transportation Research Thesaurus |
 | The Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) has been updated. Six new TRT terms have been added to help your research: Accelerated bridge construction, aged pedestrians, discrete element method, heat islands, rejuvenators, and travel restrictions. The TRT Subcommittee continues preparations to reorganize the Information, data and knowledge... |
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| TRB Webinar: Improving Pavement Geomaterial Performance with Unsaturated Soil Mechanics |
| The performance of flexible and rigid pavements is known to be closely related to properties of the base, subbase, and/or subgrade. Recent research studies, however, indicate the procedures contained in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTOs) design guidance need to be evaluated. TRB will host a webinar... |
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| TRB Webinar: Reducing Crashes through Systemic Safety Analysis |
| The systemic safety management approach is intended to address high frequency roadway crash types, but a traditional crash-history-based safety management approach can overlook individual locations. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern to present systemic safety management approaches in program safety... |
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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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| TR News 333 May-June 2021 issue available in full 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 full online. Other articles in the issue highlight TRBs initiatives addressing DE&I, along with programs within the larger transportation community, from the federal government to states... |
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| Applying smart city concepts to address community concerns |
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| Drone technology in the Navy |
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| Public Roads: Summer 2021 |
| Latest edition of the Public Roads magazine, released by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
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| Evaluating landslide slopes |
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| The performance of flexible pavements |
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| Cleaning out storm drains |
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| Addressing barriers to transit-oriented development |
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| An app for pedestrians and cyclists |
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| Monitoring stormwater control |
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| Repurposing recycled plastic in road surfacing |
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| Road safety practices in Australia and New Zealand |
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| National Academies Workshops--Utility, Feasibility, and Ethics of of Verifiable COVID-19 Credentials for International Travel |
| Verifiable COVID-19 credentials for vaccination, quarantining, testing, and more are part of returning to safe travel from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Join the National Academies for a virtual workshop on August 3-5, 2021 each day to explore issues that need to be addressed in order to have an effective, useful, safe and ethical... |
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| Hearing: Taking to the Skies: Examining TSAs Strategy for Addressing Increased Summer Travel |
| On July 20, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation & Maritime Security held a hearing to examine the Transportation Security Administrations strategies for summer travel. |
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| Hearing: Review of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs |
| On July 21, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing to discuss coast guard budgets. |
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| Hearing: Bridging the Gap: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Aviation Workforce |
| On July 20, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to identify how to develop a diverse aviation workforce. |
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