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| Why attend a virtual TRB Annual Meeting? |
 | Because the need for knowledge hasnt changed. Check all the boxes and the value is obvious: Quality - Access to the same high-quality content that youve come to expect from TRB. Engagement - Attend open committee meetings, January 5-8 and January 11-15, 2021, without any scheduling conflicts from technical sessions. Convenience -... |
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| Tell Us Our Story: "How has TRB helped enrich your professional life?" |
 | 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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| Tell Us Our Story by Carlos Braceras |
 | Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation and Chair of TRB's Executive Committee added his highlights to our rich history in celebration of TRB's Centennial. Carlos says, We are going to see tremendous technology changes and certainly the context of our communities is going to change, but the reason... |
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| Featured Centennial Paper - Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration |
| The Standing Technical Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration's centennial paper is a compilation of comments from past and current committee members looking back to the committee's inception, its current interests, and looking forward to the future of the committees focus. The committees areas of interest include transportation ... |
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| Featured Centennial Paper - A Century of Traffic Control Devices and What Lies Beyond |
| Traffic control devices (TCDs) have evolved from hand-painted traffic signs with no national coordination to a well-coordinated system of signs, markings, signals, and other devices used to communicate information to road users. The Standing Technical Committee on Traffic Control Devices' paper traces the development of traffic control devices... |
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| TRB Webinar: Incentivizing Sustainable Air Service |
| Airports and the communities they serve have offered air service incentives to influence airline route decisions and encourage new services by mitigating some of the financial risks that new services can create for airlines. TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss the different types... |
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| TRB Webinar: On the Road Again--Engaging Students in Road Engineering Careers |
| Sustaining and improving the highway network requires a well-trained and highly skilled workforce. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that will highlight successful programs and practices that have attracted people to careers in road maintenance, operations, and construction. Presenters will... |
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| TRB Webinar: Enhancing Pavement Foundation Resilience through Moisture Measurement |
| Accurate and timely moisture measurement is important for properly compacting geomaterials during construction and to understand the environment below existing pavements. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern exploring newer, potentially less expensive and time-consuming methods that continuously... |
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| TRB Webinar: Introducing an Improved Design Procedure for Unbonded Concrete Overlays |
| Unbonded concrete overlays are increasingly popular solutions for pavement rehabilitation. TRB is hosting a webinar on Monday, October 5, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will introduce the history, basic components and procedures, and a new procedure for unbonded concrete overlays placed on existing concrete or composite pavements.... |
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| TRB Webinar: A Resilient Path Forward for the Marine Transportation System |
| The Marine Transportation System plays a critical role in U.S. commerce and security, facilitating the movement of more than two billion tons of good annually. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will identify impacts, current practices, and lessons learned for creating a resilient path forward for... |
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| TRB Webinar: Weathering the Storm - Climate Resilience at Airports |
| Do you make decisions that affect the resilience of airport infrastructure in response to the long-term impacts of climate change? TRB is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss how to apply benefit-cost analysis tools and techniques to improve this decision making process. Presenters will... |
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| TRB Webinar: Updating Designs for Mechanically-Stabilized Earth Walls in AASHTO |
| Bridge design specifications were updated this year, with the largest change to designs for Mechanically-Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls in more than 20 years. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss these design updates. This webinar will identify how to use the Coherent Gravity Method for... |
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| 59th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law |
 | Convened by TRBs Legal Resources Group, the 59th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law will be held online September 15 and 16, 2020. Each year the workshop attracts 150 to 200 lawyers, engineers, and transportation planners. The workshop provides opportunities to meet and hear from federal, state and local government transportation attorneys and ... |
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| 6th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design* - Abstracts due Oct. 1, 2020 |
| Arcadis and Association Infra Design are hosting the 6th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design (ISHGD) on June 23-28, 2021, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. The symposium consists of informative podium sessions on geometric design issues from throughout the world. It includes country reports... |
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| Effect of Weather on Highway Construction |
 | This classic 1978 report remains highly relevant, with today's frequent extreme weather, reviews measures taken by highway agencies to mitigate the impact of adverse weather conditions. Practices related to a number of specific construction activities are discussed. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 47:... |
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| White Papers for Right-Sizing Transportation Investments |
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| Utility Pole Safety and Hazard Evaluation Approaches |
 | In 2017, the latest year for which data are available, 887 fatal utility pole crashes occurred in the United States, accounting for 914 fatalities. These numbers were about the same as those in recent years but lower than such fatality numbers from a decade or two ago. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis... |
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| TR News 327: Tunnels: Safety and Technology Advances in the United States and Beyond |
 | Compared with much of the world, the United States has relatively few highway tunnels. Norway, for instance, has more than 900 roadway tunnels, while the entire United States has 503. In a feature article in TR News magazine, Number 327, May-June 2020, the authors examine the challenges of using tunnels in a road or rail network, including... |
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| U.S. FRA is hiring a senior data scientist and advisor for railroad data analysis systems |
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| U.S. DOT job opening: Director, Highly Automated Safety Systems Center of Excellence |
| The Department of Transportation (DOT) is establishing a Highly Automated Safety Systems Center of Excellence (HASS COE) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), and OST-R is seeking a Director to lead the Center. The Center will be charged with reviewing, assessing, and validating the safety of highly... |
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| U.S. FRA is hiring a senior engineer advisor for railroad technology |
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| Testing the collision injury potential of automated vehicles |
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| Testing restraint systems of automated vehicles |
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| Fuel economy improvements for fleets |
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| Determining the risk of slope failure |
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| Developing guidelines for reclaimed asphalt pavements |
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| Assessing the corrosion of culverts |
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| The social costs of freight transportation |
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| Understanding cities motivations for supporting transit-oriented development |
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| Leveraging connected automated vehicle technology to improve fuel efficiency |
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| How nearby roadways impact experiences at farm sites |
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| The role of car share in the mobility ecosystem |
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| Challenges affecting the delivery of transportation infrastructure projects |
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| Ownership of electric vehicles in Norway |
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| Achieving the UKs electric vehicle targets |
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| COVID-19 impacts on the health of communities of color |
 | Supporting healthier lives and providing access to healthcare are among the transportation connections discussed on a new website from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Conversations on COVID-19: Impacts on Communities of Color includes conversations with experts on a variety of topics related to minority health... |
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| How can regulations ensure the safe use of unmanned aircraft systems? |
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| How micromobility has transformed the transportation industry |
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