TR News November-December 2017: Reenvisioning New York's Legendary Bus Terminal

How can the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey remake, redesign, reconfigure, and reinvent one of its central, vital transportation hubs, the aging Port Authority Bus Terminal in densely developed Midtown Manhattan? A special feature in TR News 312: November–December 2017 by distinguished researcher and longtime TRB leader Martin Wachs details the lessons learned and problems solved—and unsolved—by entries in a design competition to re-envision the essential transportation facility. Another feature follows up on the innovations presented by participants in the TRB Six-Minute Pitch Competition since 2013 and finds inspiring successes. Other articles describe policy studies related to transportation by other units of the National Academies in conjunction with TRB—on commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue; the research program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership; and transportation’s role in assuring health equity for communities; plus highlights from the U.S. Surgeon General’s call to action for walking and walkability.