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| Data sharing presents major opportunities for transportation |
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| Tell Us Our Story by Charles Denney |
 | According to Charles Denney, President, Potomac & Chesapeake Cycling "Creating communities where active transportation is a real choice for people is how I want to impact the world. Research and information from TRB help me learn what practices can work, how and when to apply these practices, and it connects me to other planners and... |
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| Which of Your Colleagues Have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities? Join Them Today! |
 | TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRBs volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century... |
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| Featured Centennial Paper - Pedestrian Transportation Research: Past and Future |
 | The TRB Standing Technical Committee on Pedestrians' centennial paper provides a brief overview of the historical context for the committee, identifies the most important pedestrian research produced during the last 50 years, and suggests enduring and emerging pedestrian research needs. According to its authors, As a whole, this paper places the ... |
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| TRB Webinar: Evaluating Goals Under the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program |
| Is your organization aiming to increase the participation of minority-and women-owned businesses in state and local transportation projects? TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern to discuss how to meet the goals set by the U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (USDOT... |
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| TRB Webinar: Performance-Based Management of Traffic Signals |
| Traffic signal operation depends upon many factors. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will describe performance-based approaches that many agencies have adopted to operate their traffic signals. The presenters will identify current practices in planning, designing, installing, and operating these... |
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| TRB Webinar: Traffic Trends and Safety in a COVID-19 World |
| In the days of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we are seeing a reduction in overall traffic volumes and crash-related injuries and fatalities. What are the nuances of this situation, and what lessons can we learn to advance transportation safety research and practice? TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern... |
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| TRB Webinar: Transportation Experiences and Next Steps in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| The world is grappling with the containment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) until a vaccine is developed. TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern to discuss how planning, preparedness, and response can mitigate exposure and viral spread of communicable diseases among transportation customers and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Let's Work Together - Collaborative Partnering for Airports |
| How do airports use collaborative partnering to enhance their construction projects? TRB is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will explore this concept. Collaborative partnering is relatively new to the airport industry, and the webinar will identify its benefits, describe ways to measure success, and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Bearing with Bridges Bearings and Expansion Joints on Highway Bridges |
| Damage to expansion joints on bridge decks costs U.S. highway agencies millions of dollars each year. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June 18, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will identify ways to mitigate these damages and costs. Of specific concern are the bearings below the joint in a bridge. A bearing assembly that is frozen or... |
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| TRB Webinar: Pavement Deflections Past, Present, and Future |
| The history of pavement deflections affects their future. TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern to discuss current pavement deflection testing methods and evaluation procedures. Presenters will describe the historical background of pavement deflection as well as the current and future status of... |
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| RFP: Development of a Technology Transfer Plan for State Departments of Transportation Research Programs |
| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop materials, processes, and procedures for a regional technology transfer program that would address the needs of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin to communicate recently completed research that ... |
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| RFP: Evaluation Framework for Fare-free Public Transportation |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a framework to evaluate fare-free public transportation. The framework should address the benefits and costs and the trade-offs that must be considered by public transportation providers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders as they consider... |
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| 2nd International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation - rescheduled from 2020 to 2021 |
| Convened by Transportation Research Board, the Second International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation will be held on April 21-23, 2021. The objective of this conference is to provide a forum for knowledge and information exchange on how 3D printing in construction and manufacturing is impacting the transportation industry. General 3D... |
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| Data Sharing Guidance for Public Transit Agencies Now and in the Future |
 | Transit agencies are beginning to harness the value of external data, but challenges remain. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 213: Data Sharing Guidance for Public Transit Agencies Now and in the Future is designed to help agencies make decisions about sharing their data, including how to evaluate... |
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| Traffic Forecasting Accuracy Assessment Research |
 | Accurate traffic forecasts for highway planning and design help ensure that public dollars are spent wisely. Forecasts inform discussions about whether, when, how, and where to invest public resources to manage traffic flow, widen and remodel existing facilities, and where to locate, align, and how to size new ones. The TRB National Cooperative ... |
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| Recovering International Recyclables from In-Flight Service |
 | When exposed to certain foods or fluids, recyclables arriving on international flights are required to be quarantined due to potential contaminants. As a result, almost every country worldwide prescribes sterilization, incineration, or other disposal methods for these contaminated recyclables. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's... |
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| Alternative Intersection Design and Selection |
 | State departments of transportation often encounter public resistance to alternative intersections, with 86% of respondents in a new survey of state DOTs agreeing or strongly agreeing that public resistance hinders their implementation. Public resistance can vary among projects based on intersection type and whether the project was initiated at... |
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| TR News 326: A Century of Progress ... Foundation for the Future |
 | Issue Number 326 of TR News magazine is available in full to subscribers. Here is a sample from the issue: a 14-page photo collage of the 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting from January 1216, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Do you see yourself in any of the photos? |
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| Effect of posture and belt fit on child booster seats |
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| Infrastructure options for improving transportation safety in a National Historic Park |
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| Innovator: May/June 2020 |
| Bimonthly newsletter, released by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
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| Public Roads: Spring 2020 |
| Latest edition of a magazine released by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
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| Assessing the benefits of public spending on transit |
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| Identifying real-time road closures |
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| Emergency management preparedness of transportation agencies in California |
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| Potential of using aggregate on unpaved trails to enhance accessibility |
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| Making potential cyclists feel more comfortable |
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| Evaluating pedestrian and bicyclist safety at intersections |
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| Costs, benefits, issues and barriers of access to vehicle-generated data |
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| Equity implications of government investment in infrastructure |
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| Determining the degree of stripping |
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| Treating bituminous pavements |
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