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| Transportation Recovery from COVID-19 Changes Takes Research and Planning |
 | Much of the transportation industry has struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic; however, vaccines are becoming increasingly available. Now is the time to increase emphasis on effective decision-making in anticipation and support of an anticipated robust economic recovery. Katie Turnbull of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute spoke with ... |
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| Transportation Research Record Special Issue on COVID-19: Deadline Extended to April 30 |
 | Transportation Research Record (TRR) will be publishing a special, open-access issue featuring research relating to COVID-19 and transportation. Submissions will be accepted through April 30, 2021. We invite papers that address all aspects of pandemic-related effects on transportation, including: - The COVID-19 pandemic and use of various...
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| Submit Papers for Transportation Research Record Special Issue on Freight Automation, Logistics, and Supply Chain by November 30 |
| Transportation Research Record (TRR) invites you to submit papers for a Special Issue of TRR under the broad theme of freight transportation automation, logistics, and supply chains, covering both the private and public sectors. Submissions will be accepted through November 30, 2021. Of particular interest are papers: |
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| Seeking Panel Nominations for Supplemental National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Projects: Nominations due April 28 |
| NCHRP is announcing eighteen new supplemental projects for FY 2021 and soliciting panel nominations for these supplemental projects. Submit nominations online through MyTRB. You will be asked to login to MyTRB. If you do not already have an account, you will be asked to create one using your email and a password. The nomination of members ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Advances in Pavement Condition Surveys |
| Pavement condition surveys are critical elements in pavement engineering. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will present new developments in cracking protocol and standards. Presenters will identify progress in the Pooled-Fund study, discuss a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated survey, ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Truck Assumptions for Roundabout Design |
| Roundabouts are scalable intersections that can conform to a number of physical restraints that a location may present to a designer. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss how to build roundabouts using a design tool for the swept path of trucks. This tool utilizes truck characteristics... |
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| TRB Webinar: The Day of the Drones: Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Part 1 |
| The rapid introduction of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) affects the national airspace system and its existing stakeholders. TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will address the range of new safety, economic, operational, regulatory, community, environmental, and infrastructure challenges to... |
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| TRB Webinar: Navigating Environmental Compliance for Public-Private Partnerships |
| Public-private partnerships (P3s) are often used to build, operate, and maintain transportation projects. But environmental compliance issues can sometimes slow down or complicate these projects. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will discuss how to effectively integrate private sector involvement... |
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| TRB Webinar: Hydrodemolition for Bridge Rehabilitation |
| How do you know if hydrodemolition is the right method for your bridge deck replacement? TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern to explore when it is most appropriate. Presenters will go over the pros and cons of using hydrodemoliton, provide insight into best practices, discuss the different forms of... |
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| TRB Conference on Transportation Planning Applications |
 | Convened by Transportation Research Board, the 18th TRB Conference on Transportation Planning Applications (AppCon 2021) will be held in a virtual format June 21-24, 2021. AppCon attracts professionals from the academic, public, and private sectors to explore practical applications of transportation planning advances. The conference will include... |
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| 2022 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge: Apply by October 1 |
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| RFP: Implementing and Improving Data Analytics Capabilities at Airports |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop an ACRP WebResource to help airports leverage data more effectively by building or enhancing their data analytic capabilities. Proposals are due May 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern. |
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| RFP: Uncontrolled Terminal Evacuations: Planning, Response, and Recovery |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook that includes scalable and replicable emergency action plan template(s) and checklist(s) for airports of all sizes to develop a plan to manage an uncontrolled terminal evacuation. Proposals are due May 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern. |
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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 fulfil their agencys mission and goals. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's pre-publication draft of NCHRP Research Report 970: Mainstreaming System Resilience Concepts into Transportation Agencies: A Guide provides... |
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| Guidebook for Data and Information Systems for Transportation Asset Management |
 | Effective transportation asset management (TAM) depends on having good data about the assets under management, their descriptions, current condition and history, functional performance, and the activities conducted to develop, maintain, improve, and rehabilitate them during the course of their service lives. The TRB National Cooperative... |
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| TR News 331 January-February 2021 issue table of contents now online |
 | The January-February 2021 issue of TR Newswith a cover feature on the challenges of truck size and weightis available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other feature articles in the issue include "Way of the Future: Airports at the Horizon of 2040 and 2070,"... |
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| Assessing greenhouse gas emission standards |
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| Using sustainable aviation fuel at airports |
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| Testing DOT employees for drug use |
| A report by the U.S. Government Accounting Office |
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| Designing curb ramps to be ADA compliant |
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| Engaging underserved communities in transportation planning |
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| Feasibility of mileage-based user fees replacing the gas tax |
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| Can cannabis revenue help maintain current fares? |
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| Addressing climate change in delta communities |
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| Limiting speeding and its effect on crash severity |
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| Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Morocco |
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| National Academies Public Briefing: Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles |
| At the request of Congress and the Department of Transportation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine evaluated how internal combustion engine, hybrid, battery electric, fuel cell, nonpowertrain, and automated vehicle technologies could contribute to vehicle efficiency in 2025-2035, and the impact of these technologies on... |
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| Hearing: The Administrations Priorities for Transportation Infrastructure |
| On March 25, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about transportation priorities. |
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