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| Buttigieg Invited Keynote Speaker at Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2021 |
 | 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. Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Transportation Secretary is an invited keynote speaker, pending his schedule. During the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's hearing with ... |
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| Untangling Major Societal Issues on the Road to Environmental Health |
 | Like a lot of issues around transportation, environmental health is complicated. More than access to health care or the quality of air due to emissions, the concept takes on a lot of big topics. Environmental health starts with planning and designing innovations for equity, consistently revisiting the impacts of decisions, and restructuring the... |
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| Diversity and Inclusion Language for the TRB Webinar Program |
 | TRB now uses specific language to ensure its webinar program meets TRB's diversity and inclusion initiatives. The language is as follows: TRB seeks to present a program of webinars that includes diverse perspectives, in both content and speakers. Therefore, webinars that address transportation issues from the point of view of different... |
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| Watch: Transportation Research Thesaurus Video |
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| TRB Webinar: Increasing Return on Investment through Geotechnology |
| Whats the return on investment with using geotechnical investigation in transportation projects? TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will examine how geotechnology may help improve ROI. Presenters will identify the benefits of several geotechnical methods, including in-situ measurement techniques,... |
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| TRB Webinar: How Ridehailing Companies Affect Airport Revenues and Operations |
| Transportation network companies (TNCs) have become an increasingly popular form of transportation to and from airports since initially permitted in 2014. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss the role of TNCs within the context of commercial ground transportation policies and programs.... |
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| TRB Webinar: Geotechnical Responses to Extreme Events |
| How can geotechnical methods help in the rapid response to extreme events? TRB will host a webinar on Monday, May 24, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will explore how geotechnologies may assist in responding to extreme events. Presenters will identify how geotechnical techniques may address floods, coastal erosion, sinkholes, landslides, and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Drilled Shaft Design for Durability, Mix Stability, and Thermal Criteria |
| Two recent trends have significant consequences for the design of drilled shaft concrete. First, longer service lives make drilled shaft durability imperative. Second, larger drilled shafts increase the challenges of providing workable, stable concrete mixes that avoid damage due to thermal distress. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, May 25,... |
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| TRB Webinar: Enhancing the Capacity for Transportation System Resilience |
| Transportation officials recognize the necessity of a reliable and sustainable transportation system to fulfill their agencys mission and goals. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss how agency staff can assess their own capacity for resilient transportation. Presenters will demonstrate a... |
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| Joint Committee Meeting: TRB Roadside Safety Design and AASHTO Roadside - early bird registration through May 24 |
 | Convened by Transportation Research Board, the TRB Roadside Safety Design Committee will time its virtual meeting in close coordination with the meeting of the AASHTO Technical Committee on Roadside Safety. Sessions will be held July 12, 14, 16, 19, and 21. Join us to discuss the implementation of and improvements to the AASHTO Manual for... |
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| RFP: Improving Moped and Seated Motor Scooter Rider Safety |
| TRB's Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a report and supporting tools that will (1) document the patterns of moped and seated motor scooter use (e.g., 50 cc and 30mph / 50kph or less) and identify user profiles; (2) document the nature and extent of risk factors... |
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| RFP: Developing Driver Skills Examination and Scoring Guidance for Evaluating and Predicting High Safety Risk Drivers |
| TRB's Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) has released a request for proposals to develop guidance and methods for driver skills examination and scoring that identifies high safety risk drivers, regardless of automobile technology, and applicable in all U.S. jurisdictions. Proposals are due June 18, 2021 at 5:00 PM... |
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| RFP: Understanding Airport Air Quality and Public Health Studies Related to Airports |
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| Improved Prediction Models for Crash Types and Crash Severities |
 | The release of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in 2010 was a landmark event in the practice of road safety analysis. Before it, the United States had no central repository for information about quantitative road safety analysis methodology. The TRB National... |
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| Application of Crash Modification Factors for Access Management, Volume 1: Practitioners Guide |
 | While research and empirical evidence have shown positive safety and operational benefits associated with good access management practices, it can be challenging for transportation agencies to implement access management strategies on the basis of safety performance without methods and tools to quantify the safety performance of alternatives.... |
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| Application of Crash Modification Factors for Access Management, Volume 2: Research Overview |
 | The 1st Edition, in 2010, of the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual revolutionized the transportation engineering practice by providing crash modification factors and functions, along with methods that use safety performance functions for estimating the number of crashes within a corridor, subsequent to implementing safety countermeasures. The TRB... |
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| Intelligent Transportation Systems in Headway-Based Bus Service |
 | Intelligent transportation systems and, in particular, computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL), have become quasi-universal in urban bus operations and support a variety of functions. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Synthesis 155: Intelligent Transportation Systems in Headway-Based Bus Service... |
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| Airport Microgrid Implementation Toolkit |
 | Awareness of the vulnerability of the countrys existing electrical system has increased with the frequency of short-term blackouts and long-term utility outages. Power outages impact airport operations by causing flight delays, extended layovers, disruptions in cargo operations, loss of revenue, and limitations in airports ability to provide... |
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| Repair and Maintenance of Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridges |
 | The use of post-tensioning in concrete structures has allowed for the construction of economical long-span bridges. However, very limited information is available to guide bridge owners on how to maintain existing structures or, more specifically, to repair degraded post-tensioned structures. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research... |
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| Asphalt Binder Aging Methods to Accurately Reflect Mixture Aging |
 | Asphalt binders experience aging that occurs in two distinct stages under quite different conditions: (1) short-term during construction (plant mixing, storage, placement, and compaction) and (2) long-term during the service life of the pavement. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 967: Asphalt Binder... |
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| Challenges to widespread autonomous vehicle deployment |
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| Effects of installing seat belts on school buses |
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| Allocating spectrum use for intelligent transportation systems |
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| Mitigating reflective cracking in pavements |
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| Feasibility of increasing load rating factors |
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| Providing reliable bus service through accurate travel times |
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| Quantifying the impact of traffic estimates on safety analysis |
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| Development, demographic, and housing effects from transit stations |
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| Eco-driving in Latin America |
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| Using recycled plastics in asphalt |
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| Compacting asphalt |
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| Hearing: The Leading Edge: Innovation in U.S. Aerospace |
| On April 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing that explored the recent advances in U.S. aerospace. |
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| Barriers to bicycling |
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| How can asphalt pavements be resilient? |
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