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| Transportation Research Record Celebrates Women's History Month |
 | Transportation Research Record (TRR) is celebrating Womens History Month by launching a special collection on Gender Issues in Transportation. The collection will include influential papers previously published in TRR and feature an introduction and analysis by TRR Associate Editor and inaugural Editor Board member Sandi Rosenbloom. You can |
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| Finding, Keeping, and Advancing Women in the Transportation Workforce |
 | The transportation industry is expecting an all-encompassing need for an increasingly qualified workforce. Retirements are creating countless new open positions in the public transit, highways, airports, and marine industries. Developing the workforce is one of TRBs noted critical issues in transportation. As our systems become more... |
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| TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast: Norm Augustine and Big Ideas for Interstates |
 | In the latest episode of TRB's Transportation Explorers podcast, Norm Augustine, chair of TRBs 2019 Future of the Interstate report, provides updates on how those recommendations could fit into President Bidens infrastructure plans. Listen to the podcast here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. It is now available on all major... |
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| Airport Cooperative Research Program seeking ACRP Legal Studies Program study topics: deadline April 9 |
| Need an answer to an airport legal question? Search here for our library of ACRP Legal Digests. Or have an idea for a new legal research topic? Submit your idea on ACRP idea Hub by April 9 for ACRP Legal Topics for 2021. |
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| Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS21) Breakout Session Topics Now Available |
| For the tenth consecutive year, TRB's annual summer symposium on automated vehicle systems (now known as ARTS) will be facilitating global industry and government collaboration on todays toughest AV topics with in-depth breakout sessions. Participants convene to build insights and influence industry and policy direction on a diverse range... |
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| TRB Webinar: Real-Time Response - A Pandemic Playbook for Public Transportation Agencies |
| How can public transportation agencies respond efficiently and effectively to a pandemic? TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will identify ways to do so. Presenters will discuss the Pandemic Playbook, a practical guide for managing a public transportation agencys response to a pandemic, concentrating ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Evaluating Tack Coat Materials Durability in Asphalt Pavements |
| The performance of an asphalt mixture overlay depends on the interface bond strength between the newly constructed asphalt mixture lift and the underlying pavement layers. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss the use of tack coat materials in asphalt pavements. A tack coat typically... |
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| TRB Webinar: Technical and Sustainability Aspects of Lightweight Concrete Bridges |
| Not all concrete is created equally. Lightweight concrete (LWC) is a feasible rehabilitation technique for many structures, including bridges and high-rises. TRB will host a webinar on Monday April 12, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern to discuss the current usage and demand of LWC in the United States. Presenters will provide an overview of the... |
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| TRB Webinar: Minutes Matter Bus Service Reliability |
| Transit reliability is critical to the operation and attractiveness of public transportation services. TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will clarify what factors determine bus reliability. Presenters will discuss relevant definitions, measurement tools, and strategies to improve reliability.... |
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| TRB Webinar: Geochemistry and Mineralogy in Chemical Soil Stabilization |
| Chemical soil stabilization designers rely on either empirical data or past experience coupled with engineering tests. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, April 14, 2021 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern to address the importance of considering soil mineralogy together with engineering tests to identify the suitable type and application rate of... |
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| RFP: Developing Lease Terms for New General Aviation (GA) Development |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to prepare a digest including the following: short background on relevant legal issues (e.g., airport owners authority to contract, application of FAA Grant Assurances, and relationship to existing leases); inventory of issues that commonly arise in the drafting, ... |
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| An Update on Public Transportation's Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
 | Transportation is a major source of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing climate change. As communities work to cut emissions and become more resilient, they are including public transportation advances as a significant part of their climate action strategies. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Board's pre-publication draft of ... |
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| Communicating safety risks in the aviation sector |
| A report from the Department of Transportations Office of the Inspector General |
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| Implementing battery electric buses in national parks |
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| Innovator: March/April 2021 |
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| Assessing flood risks to transportation assets |
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| Using reinforced concrete structures to eliminate water infiltration |
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| Measuring flexible pipe |
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| The impact of ridehailing on individual mobility |
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| A travel demand model for food accessibility |
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| Understanding safety and security concerns of users of electric, shared, and automated vehicles |
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| Improving active transportation options |
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| Decreasing biodiesel production and consumption in Indonesias transportation sector |
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| National Academies Report: Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| The spring of 2020 marked a change in how almost everyone conducted their personal and professional lives, both within science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) and beyond. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global scientific conferences and individual laboratories and required people to find space in their homes from which... |
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| Nobel Prize Summit - Our Planet, Our Future |
| Inspired by Alfred Nobels belief in celebrating achievements that contribute the greatest benefit to humankind, the Nobel Foundation, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research/Stockholm Resilience Centre invite you to engage in an optimistic exploration of the best version of our collective... |
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| Hearing: The Business Case for Climate Solutions |
| On March 17, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure held a hearing about solutions to climate change, with an emphasis on the surface transportation sector. |
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| Feasibility of collecting revenue based on miles driven |
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