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| 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Early Bird Registration Ends November 30! |
 | The TRB 100th Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual event throughout January 2021. Exact dates are January 5-8, 11-15, 21-22, and 25-29. Early bird registration for the meeting ends on November 30. Register now to take advantage of discounts of up to $100 off the regular fees. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting... |
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| New Videos Available on TRB Centennial Website |
 | TRB's Centennial happened on November 11, when we officially turned 100 years old. But the celebration didn't end there. Take a look at some great new videos that join our clip on "Your Future in Transportation," at the TRB Centennial website, including: "TRB's Centennial Celebration," "TRB Centennial Session at the 2020 AASHTO Annual Meeting,"... |
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| TRB Minority Student Fellows Compendium in Transportation Research Record |
 | TRB is proud to release its first compendium of papers published in Transportation Research Record (TRR) by participants of its Minority Student Fellows Program. This compendium showcases these 17 students (out of 177 alumni of the program) who have had their papers accepted for publication in TRR. Learn more about where these fellows are now by... |
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| Tell Us Our Story: How has TRB affected the way you value transportation research? |
 | The TRB Tell Us Our Story" centennial activity is designed to allow as many of you (TRBs volunteers and friends) as possible to participate in the TRB Centennial Celebration through the submission of your stories, which are our stories. The Tell Us Our' Story centennial activity consists of a series of monthly questions that will help... |
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| Featured Centennial Paper - Transportation and Economic Development Committee: Scope, Accomplishments, and Future Directions |
| The Standing Technical Committee on Transportation and Economic Development, created in 2001, is concerned with the macroeconomic, microeconomic, spatial, and distributional effects of transportation investments, as measured by changes in economic performance, competitiveness, and efficiency. It is specifically interested in the identification and ... |
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| National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Seeking FY 2021 NCHRP Legal Studies Program Study Topics: Deadline December 1, 2020 |
| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is seeking ideas on candidate topics for the FY 2021 Legal Studies Program. The closing date for submission of topics for the FY 2021 program is December 1, 2020. Topic idea submission may be submitted online. |
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| Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) seeking FY 2020 TCRP Legal Studies Program study topics: Deadline November 30, 2020 |
| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is seeking ideas on candidate topics for the FY 2020 Legal Studies Program. The closing date for submission of topics for the FY 2020 program is November 30, 2020. Topic idea submission may be submitted online or via e-mail to tcrp@nas.edu with an attachment to the e-mail in Microsoft Word. |
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| TRB Webinar: Rail in the Time of Coronavirus - Planning, Operating, & Constructing Rail |
| How are passenger rail planners and operators adapting in the time of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)? TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will feature case studies from the public and private sectors. Representatives from each organization will discuss how COVID-19 has (or has not) affected... |
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| Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop - early bird registration deadline February 8, 2021 |
| Convened by Transportation Research Board and sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the Measuring and Managing Freight System Resilience Workshop on April 6 -8, 2021 will bring together a community to address challenges and strategies of assuring freight system resilience in the face of disruptions caused by major natural hazards. In... |
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| Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity - accepting abstracts through February 19, 2021 |
 | Convened by Transportation Research Board and supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity will be held on September 7-9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature all areas of transportation practice and research, including those that address links between transportation and... |
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| RFP: The Evolution of Knowledge Management at Airports |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to provide guidance in the form of practical approaches and solutions that any airport can use to facilitate active and continuous knowledge management. Proposals are due January 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM Eastern. |
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| RFP: Analysis of Laws, Regulations, and Case Laws Regarding Airport Customer Facility Charges |
| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to examine state and federal law implicated by the imposition and use of a customer facility charge (CFC) ; summarize applicable federal and state laws and regulations; and analyze any court decisions regarding the collection and use of CFCs. Proposals are due... |
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| Visual Arts Programs at Airports |
 | Every airport that aspires to high ratings must offer an engaging arts program because these are offered by all of the worlds most highly rated airports. It is also now generally accepted that airport arts programs yield many additional benefits for airports, passengers, and the communities in which airports are located. Airport arts programs... |
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| Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning |
 | In March 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a policy statement supporting the development of fully integrated transportation networks. The policy is to incorporate safe and convenient walking and bicycle facilities into transportation projects. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis... |
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| TRR: Graph-Partitioning-Based Diffusion Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network for Large-Scale Traffic Forecasting |
 | Scientists use artificial intelligence to forecast large-scale traffic patterns more accurately, reads the headline in a recent article by Tech Xplore, which cites an article published this summer in TRB's journal, Transportation Research Record. |
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| Updated Survey of Laws and Regulations Applicable to Airport Commercial Ground Transportation |
 | Commercial ground transportation at U.S. airports includes public transit, door-to-door shuttle van service, charter buses, limousines, rental cars, taxicabs, hotel courtesy shuttles, wheel chair services, and courier operators. Technological developments, such as transportation network companies, car-sharing operations, and driverless cars, have... |
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| AASHTO Load Rating Provisions for Implements of Husbandry |
 | Farm equipment, generally referred to as implements of husbandry (IoH), has been considered to be local vehicles on farms that do not use public roads often, if at all. As a result, state and local jurisdictions vary widely in managing IoH. Apparently, the growth of IoH has far outpaced that of other legal highway vehicles, warranting concern... |
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| Managing Positive Train Control data |
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| Funding Coast Guard cutters |
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| Materials for drainage systems in Virginia |
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| Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on the New York City metro |
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| Impacts of bus stop improvements on busses and paratransit services |
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| Designing structural foundations |
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| Digital tools for participatory transport planning |
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| Reducing emissions in the maritime industry |
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| Managing resources between construction projects |
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| Customer attitudes toward mobility and autonomous cars |
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| Examining the Surface Transportation Boards role in ensuring a robust passenger rail system |
| On November 18, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous materials held a hearing. |
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