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| Submit papers on current topics to TRB 2021 Annual Meeting and TRR by August 1 deadline |
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| Seeking panel nominations for FY 2021 projects in the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP): Nominations due August 10, 2020 |
 | BTSCRP is seeking project technical oversight panel nominations for four projects in the FY2021 program. We encourage the nomination of members of historically underrepresented groups, including women, young professionals (age 35 and younger), and members of minority groups. Panels for the new projects are scheduled to meet beginning in September... |
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| Lessons continue to be learned in TRB events on COVID-19 |
 | As in many industries, transportation is facing significant challenges as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Through the ongoing and rapidly changing phases of the pandemic, TRB is giving researchers, practitioners, and experts opportunities to share their insights with a wider audience through our webinars, Zoom... |
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| See Winnie Okello's response and others that helped "Tell Us 'Our' Story" about her vision of TRB 100 years from now? |
 | Winnie Okello, Senior Civil Engineer told TRB that her "vision for TRB 100 years from now is that we will have transitioned to better more efficient and accessible modes of transportation. Modes that also take into consideration the complex utility needs of its users. The more technologically advanced society becomes the greater the desire for... |
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| History Highlights: From the Highway Research Board to the Transportation Research Board |
 | The cover of the new Transportation Research Boards (TRBs) 1974 Annual Report celebrated its rebirth with the letters HRB fading into the growing bolder TRB. Yet, inside, the reporttypically full of photoswas surprisingly plain and even perfunctory. William N. Carey, Jr., TRBs executive director, explained why in the equally plain Annual... |
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| Featured Centennial Paper - Transportation Planning Applications: To TRBAppCon and Beyond! |
| Beginning with the first Planning Applications Conference in April 1987, transportation planners, engineers, and researchers from the public sector, private sector, and academia have gathered every two years to showcase practice-ready planning applications at every level of the transportation planning process. After the success of the first... |
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| Featured Centennial Paper - A Century of Travel Surveys Informing Transportation Investments |
| Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Road Act in 1916, all levels of government have been using transportation surveys to determine both existing and future transportation needs. Travel surveys have been and continue to be the basis for transportation investment decisions. With the advent of Big Data, changing dynamics of travel and time use,... |
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| TRB Webinar: Accelerating Automated Vehicle Acceptance |
| To accelerate automated vehicle (AV) technology deployment, practitioners must set, measure, and monitor key AV safety and performance goals. TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern that will explore how to set and measure these goals to ensure public safety. Presenters will share current practices, the ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World |
| Over the past two decades, transportation asset management principles have become key tools in investment decisions. With the greatly constrained revenues suddenly realized due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the orderly implementation of these principles has been disrupted. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM... |
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| TRB Webinar: Seismic Design Basics |
| Do you need a back to basics refresher about seismic bridge design? TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that will focus on modeling and analysis of real-world bridges subjected to earthquake loading. The webinar will feature specifications for load and resistance factor design (LRFD) in... |
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| TRB Webinar: Reach for the SkyAttracting New Aviation Career Professionals |
| Older workers are retiring in droves, and new employees are not entering the aviation workforce swiftly enough to replace those leaving. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, August 6, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will identify ways to address the labor shortage by fostering the next generation of aviation professionals, including... |
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| RFP: Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Involvement at Five State Departments of Transportation: Implementation of the NCHRP Research Report 905 Toolkit |
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| RFP: Building Capacity for Self-Assessment of Data Effectiveness for Agency Business Needs |
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| Characteristics and Elements of Non-Punitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation |
 | The importance of safety cannot be overstated and requires continued shifts in the approach to safety management within the public transportation industry. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's pre-publication of TCRP Research Report 218: Characteristics and Elements of Non-Punitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public... |
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| Developing a Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research |
 | The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 270: Developing a Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research provides guidance for state departments of transportation (DOTs) to help them meet the requirements of the U.S. DOT Public Access Plan requiring... |
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| Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research |
 | The U.S. Department of Transportation has essential requirements for researchers and research institutions requesting and receiving transportation-related federal research funds. The U.S. DOT strives to make it easier to publish and communicate scientific knowledge. It is a long-range vision which goes beyond the requirements of the U.S. DOTs... |
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| The Equity Implications of Financing the Nation's Surface Transportation System |
 | A featured article in the March-April 2009 issue of TR News examines issues of traditional, interjurisdictional, intergenerational, and inter- and intramodal equity raised by new transportation financing options and examines research needs to inform policy decisions. |
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| Determining Bridge Deck Chloride Quantities Using Ground Penetrating Radar |
 | Chloride infiltration into concrete is the major cause of corrosion induced delamination in steel reinforced bridge decks and repairing delaminated concrete is a major cost factor in bridge deck rehabilitation. The TRB Highway Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program's Determining Bridge Deck Chloride Quantities Using Ground... |
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| Promoting battery electric vehicles |
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| Are battery electric busses cost-effective? |
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| Crash data of hazardous materials vehicles |
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| Reducing single-occupancy vehicle commuting |
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| FHWA HEP research quarterly newsletter: Spring 2020 |
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| Redesigning lighting structures |
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| The optimal mixture for underwater concrete |
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| Transit trends in Ohio |
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| Framing messages for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists |
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| Designing effective vehicle cost calculators |
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| Enhancing sensor data quality in smart transportation systems |
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| Deployment practices of connected and automated vehicles |
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| Requirements for fasteners |
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| Requirements for box culverts |
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| What Australias purchasing trends mean for CO2 emissions |
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| NAM COVID-19 Conversations Webinar Series - Reopening Colleges and Universities During COVID-19 - July 8, 2020 |
| The National Academy of Medicine's next COVID-19 Conversations webinar will held on July 8 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM Eastern. This webinar's panel will discuss the variety of considerations being weighed before reopening colleges and universities in fall 2020, including the role of testing and contact tracing, responding to outbreaks, if sports can ... |
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| Driver performance, behavior, and interactions with advanced vehicle technologies |
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| Differences in intensity of pedestrian injuries between cars and SUVs |
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| Hearing: Safety on Our Roads: Overview of Traffic Safety and NHTSA Grant Programs |
| The U.S. Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a hearing on June 30, 2020. |
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