Michael S. Townes, President and CEO of Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, Virginia, has been selected as the recipient of the Transportation Research Board’s 2010 Sharon D. Banks Award for Innovative Leadership in Transportation. A long-time public transportation leader, he was cited for “his service-oriented approach to addressing the mobility needs of people throughout the community, no matter ...

More than 65 sessions and workshops will be in the spotlight at the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010—contributing to the meeting’s spotlight theme, Investing in Our Transportation Future—Bold Ideas to Meet Big Challenges. The spotlight theme will focus attention on what transportation policy makers, practitioners, and researchers are doing and can do to address the major challenges ...

You are encouraged to register and  make your hotel reservation online now! Reduced advance registration fees for the TRB Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC, end November 30th.  Annual Meeting registration is required to secure a hotel reservation. At the time of registration, you will have the ability to make your hotel reservations. Room blocks at Annual Meeting ...

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, TRB’s Freight Systems Group and Marine Group committees are cosponsoring a series of four consecutive sessions that will focus on lessons the freight sector has learned from the global economic crisis, during the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. To learn more about this series of sessions, search on “Session 418,” without the quotati...

As part of a Tuesday, January 12, 2010, poster session during the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC, attendees will have the opportunity to engage researchers on the results of their high-risk and innovative projects that were funded by TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs. The Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Sa...

Create your personal itinerary for the TRB 89th Annual Meeting January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., with the online Interactive Program . Search sessions by title, paper title, keywords, author, and subject area. Registering for the meeting enables enhanced features of the Interactive Program, including access to meeting room names. Please plan to use the onsite Final Program to double-che...

Ray LaHood, the sixteenth U.S. Secretary of Transportation, will be the featured speaker at the Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Chairman’s Luncheon at the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. The Chairman’s Luncheon is a premier event and the largest single gathering at the Annual Meeting, attended by leaders in the transportation field from the United States and abroad...

TRB is taking requests for function space from non-profit organizations and government agencies that would like to hold meetings in conjunction with the TRB 89th Annual Meeting January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. Qualifying organizations wishing to hold meetings, and food and beverage events at the Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Hilton Washington hotels must agree to follow the T...

TRB is now an approved American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance (AICP CM) credit provider. CM credit sessions will be offered by TRB for the first time at the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington D.C. TRB and the American Planning Association (APA) staff are currently working through the CM credit approval process, so the exact number of sessions...

In recognition of his exceptional service to TRB, the 2009 W. N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award will be presented to David L. Huft, Research Program Manager and Intelligent Transportation Systems Coordinator at the South Dakota Department of Transportation. The consummate TRB state representative, Huft has served TRB tirelessly for more than 20 years in a variety of roles—as a me...

The 2009 Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Kumares C. Sinha, Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, in recognition of his outstanding achievement in transportation research and education. Sinha has made important, wide-ranging research contributions in the areas of highway infrastructure performance, rehabilitation, and safety; headed...

The Utah Department of Transportation has realized more than $3.8 million in savings for every UDOT employee who has attended a TRB Annual Meeting since 2003, savings that have far surpassed the cost to UDOT of regularly sending their staff to the meeting. UDOT has developed and implemented a process for tracking the benefits to the Department that come from UDOT personnel’s attendance at the T...

TRB is offering three opportunities for businesses and other organizations to showcase their work at the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Commercial exhibits enable organizations to present their products and services to the more than 10,000 transportation professionals in attendance during the meeting. In addition, new Annual Meeting Final Program advertising ...

You are encouraged to register and  make your hotel reservation online now! Annual Meeting registration is required to secure a hotel reservation. At the time of registration, you will have the ability to make your hotel reservations. Room blocks at Annual Meeting hotels are selling fast. The TRB $207 single room rate is the Washington, D.C., government per diem. Reserve your room early fo...

The TRB 89th Annual Meeting includes nine concurrent workshops to be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010, that will cover different topics associated with human factors in transportation. Please note the change from Sunday to Saturday for this year’s human factors workshops and plan your meeting arrival itinerary accordingly. The human factors workshops provide timely insight into current practic...

New this year, TRB has established the Young Professionals registration category, which provides a registration discount reserved for students and practicing transportation professionals aged 35 years or younger. TRB has established this new category as part of its continuing commitment to foster the development of young professionals in transportation. The Annual Meeting offers education sessi...

The  registration and hotel reservations processes are now open for the TRB 89th Annual Meeting , January 10-14, 2010. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including those who register to attend any workshop or take advantage of services provided onsite such as the Employment Opportunities room. You are encouraged to register and make your hotel reservation online now...

The spotlight theme for the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, Investing in Our Transportation Future—Bold Ideas to Meet Big Challenges, will focus attention on what transportation policy makers, practitioners, and researchers can do to address the major challenges currently facing transportation. These include transportation’s role in building and maintaining a strong economy, revamping transportation f...

If you will require a visa to enter the United States to attend the TRB 88th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., begin planning for the application process now! Even if you didn't need a visa for a previous Annual Meeting, you are encouraged to double-check the current requirements . In addition, U.S. regulations now require security checks for most visitor visas, resulti...

“Transportation Policy, Poverty, and Sustainability: History and Future” is the title of the lecture that Martin Wachs will deliver as the recipient of the 2010 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship award. Dr. Wachs is Director, Transportation, Space, and Technology, for RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California. He will present his lecture on Monday, January 11, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. in the M...