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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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| 2022 TRB Annual Meeting: Plan Now to Exhibit |
 | Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting, January 9-13, 2022, in Washington, DC. Join us as the meeting returns to an in-person format, after being held virtually in 2021. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and... |
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| Winners selected for 2020-2021 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs |
 | The Transportation Research Boards Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has selected winners for its annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. Now in its 15th year, the prestigious competition encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges at airports. Five first-place winners... |
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| TRB Offers a Running Start to Transportations Next Generation |
 | School has felt a little well, maybe a lot different since March 2020. Educators are finding new methods to prepare and inspire the next generation of transportation experts due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Fortunately, TRB can continue to work with future practitioners through its various programs. Students as young as high school... |
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| Noted Speakers Scheduled for Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2021 |
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| ARTS Delivers on eCommerce and Automated Package Delivery |
 | Continuing TRB's annual summer symposia on automated vehicle systems, TRB will host the virtual 2021 Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS21) July 12-15, 2021. Representatives from Udelv,Inc., Refraction AI, Inc., Starship Technologies, and University of Michigan are on the agenda to discuss opportunities in automated local package... |
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| No Newsletter Next Week |
 | In recognition of the Fourth of July, there will not be a TRB E-Newsletter next Tuesday. We will return to our regularly scheduled programming the following week, with the next newsletter appearing in your inboxes on Tuesday, July 13. |
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| TRB Webinar: What is the True Cost of Infrastructure Assets Maintenance? |
| Transportation agencies constantly make trade-off decisions related to asset types, priorities, investment needs, and risk. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss the basic principles of maintenance planning of road infrastructure assets. An international panel of presenters will explain how... |
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| TRB Webinar: Asphalt KillersFatigue, Formulation, and Old Age in Binders |
| The fatigue performance of asphalt pavements is commonly blamed on structural design. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will discuss research findings related to asphalt fatigue, durability, and aging. Presenters will also explore other factors, including the binder content, binder aging, and the... |
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| TRB Webinar: Guidance for Setting Speed Limits |
| Several factors are considered within engineering studies when determining the posted speed limit, including the 85th percentile speed during free-flow conditions and the segments crash history. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, July 26, 2021, from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss a new speed limit setting procedure and tool (SLS-Tool)... |
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| TRB Webinar: Staying ConnectedSocial Media and Airport Emergency Management |
| Social media (SM) has become a crucial tool for connecting organizations to their customers. TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will explore how social media can be integrated into emergency management (EM) at airports. Presenters will discuss how integrating SM into EM planning can help provide... |
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| TRB Webinar: Using Drones to Inspect Bridges |
| Using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to inspect infrastructure is becoming more widespread. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will discuss how UAS technology can be used as a tool to support bridge inspections. Presenters will explore how utilizing this technology can save time, reduce costs, and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Integrating Multimodal Fare Payments |
| Nearly all transit agencies can imagine potential benefits to multimodal payment convergence. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, July 29, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will present models for multimodal payment integration. Presenters will identify how transit agencies, private transit operators, transit advocates, and local government... |
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| RFP: Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to understand and document the extent of the damage that has been done to Black communities as a result of transportation decisions and actions, demonstrate a methodology to estimate how much it would cost to redress those damages, and provide tools for elected... |
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| RFP: Workshops on Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations |
| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop and hold a series of workshops for state departments of transportation (DOT) personnel to share information on performance measures in snow and ice control operations, and how these measures can be customized and used by the DOT to report on... |
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| RFP: Pathways to Effective, Inclusive, and Equitable Virtual Public Engagement for Public Transportation |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to evaluate virtual public engagement and develop pathways for public transportation agencies to effectively incorporate virtual environments into public engagement. The intent of this research is to enhance public engagement; enable transit agencies throughout... |
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| Annual Workshop on Transportation Law |
 | Convened by TRB, the 60th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law will be held September 13-15, 2021 online. Each year the workshop attracts 150 to 200 lawyers, engineers, and transportation planners. Participants have the opportunity to meet and hear from federal, state, and local government transportation attorneys and private transportation... |
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| TRB International Conference on Low-Volume Roads |
 | Convened by Transportation Research Board, the 13th TRB International Conference on Low Volume Roads will be held July 23-26, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, IA. This conference provides a global forum to examine new technologies and new techniques in the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of low-volume roads.... |
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| Mainstreaming System Resilience Concepts into Transportation Agencies: A Guide |
 | Transportation officials recognize that a reliable and sustainable transportation system is needed to fulfill their agencys mission and goals. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 970: Mainstreaming System Resilience Concepts into Transportation Agencies: A Guide provides transportation officials with... |
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| Deploying Transportation Resilience Practices in State DOTs |
 | Over the past 15 years, the nations transportation systems have experienced numerous significant disruptions that have resulted in economic loss and loss of human life. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is a recent example of how unexpected events can affect the performance and role of transportation systems. The TRB National Cooperative Highway... |
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| Powering the U.S. Army of the Future |
 | A new National Academies report recommends that the U.S. Army should "diversify the fuels it uses in ground vehicles but warns that electricity and pure electric vehicles are not practical alternatives," as noted in Forbes. At the request of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, NASEM has released Powering the ... |
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| How investing in highways affects economic growth |
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| Preventing infectious diseases at airports |
| A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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| FHWA grants announced for congestion management technologies deployment |
| Under the FAST Act, funding can be provided to develop model deployment sites for large-scale installation and operation of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and infrastructure return on investment. Up to $60 million in federal funding has now been announced in grants for eligible entities.... |
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| FHWAs Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter: April 2021 |
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| Using machine learning to assist with highway planning and construction |
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| Forecasting demand for park and ride lots |
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| Rural transit in America |
| Rural Transit Fact Book, released by the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University |
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| An approach to congestion mitigation |
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| Addressing older adults' travel barriers |
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| Hearing: Building the Coast Guard America Needs: Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Accountability within the Service |
| On June 23, 2021, the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing to discuss accountability within the Coast Guard. |
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| Hearing: Aviation Infrastructure for the 21st Century |
| On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation held a hearing to examine the current state of aviation infrastructure. |
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| Measuring benefits for high speed rail and intercity passenger rail |
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