http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Policy publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182197.aspx 73d3dec0-7731-4797-8db7-b9bac7bdefb0 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:04:32 GMT U.S. airports that receive assistance from the federal government are required to comply with a number of obligations imposed by federal law. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s ACRP Legal Research Digest 21: Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters as of December 31, 2024  covers legal matters that include the reasonableness of contractual terms, leasing practices, airport rules and regulations, airport charges imposed on aeronautical users, including a... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182985.aspx 6a44f9ba-cb39-468f-bddd-db9641fbfb11 Thu, 04 May 2023 12:59:22 GMT HGS is sponsoring the 72nd Highway Geology Symposium on August 13-15, 2023 in Tacoma, WA. TRB will cosponsor a workshop titled “ Geotechnical Data Sourcing and the Quality and Use of Models for Geotechnical Design ” on August 14, 2023. This session at HGS will highlight how though the application and use of new innovative sources of geotechnical data, engineers can increase reliability and certainty of various geotechnical design models. The use of these new, more readily-available data sources coupled w... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182943.aspx a091c4f1-4d65-4513-a140-b3bcc9231af6 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:54:23 GMT Sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering, ARRB, COTA, UNSW Sydney, and the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation, the Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR) Conference will be held on August 9-10, 2023 online. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. The event is open to the public and there is no registration fee. This free conference will be hosted on multiple Zoom-based tracks to virtually and globally unite transportation engineers, planners, and p... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182681.aspx 5a01a732-cbf7-4a64-b72d-287a8f7722c2 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:28:29 GMT The AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk Management , published in 2016, defines enterprise risk management as “the formal and systematic effort to control uncertainty and variability on an organization’s strategic objectives by managing risks at all levels of the organization.” The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 986: Implementation of the AASHTO Guide for Enterprise Risk Management documents how several state departments of transportation are adopting risk man... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182670.aspx 05fb3047-a6f8-4294-853e-a96ae91969a7 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:00:20 GMT The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Web-Only Document 74: Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Hypotheses, Methodologies, and Detailed City-by-City Results provides supplemental information to TCRP Research Report 231: Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses , which delves into exploring ridership losses already being experienced by transit systems prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182646.aspx 453b4911-79af-4dac-ad5d-f2c307d427f1 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:00:37 GMT The 2021 Annual Report summarizes TRB’s accomplishments in each of its major program areas and how TRB has served the nation and the global transportation professional community throughout the year. TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange, research, and advice regarding all modes of transportation. TRB is a program division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). The... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182633.aspx f8910a25-6ef8-46ca-8853-63234b961673 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT Partly in response to a 2015 cargo ship sinking, the U.S. Coast Guard has put in place and proceeded to implement a well-conceived organizational and procedural framework for supporting and overseeing “recognized organizations,” particularly those in the Coast Guard’s Alternative Compliance Program. TRB Special Report 343: Strengthening U.S. Coast Guard Oversight and Support of Recognized Organizations: The Case of the Alternate Compliance Program recommends a series of steps the Coast Guard should take ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182630.aspx cc31d0fb-504b-4b3a-9db2-196839514a16 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT To ensure the safety of passengers and crew on DUKWs — amphibious vehicles also referred to as duck boats — the United States Coast Guard (USCG) should issue a range of new guidelines and requirements. TRB’s Special Report 342: Options for Improving the Safety of DUKW Type Amphibious Vessels recommends that the USCG use a consistent risk-assessment methodology and update its regulations and enforcement practices in a way that reflects the variable levels of risk to passengers and crew. http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182590.aspx 7a68daaa-9bae-482f-bfee-c42bd0509374 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:17:01 GMT Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/12-15-2021/trb-webinar-the-mighty-river-inland-waterway-resilience-analysis . http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182588.aspx b320f3ba-820d-4eae-b949-2946c66aa316 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:15:50 GMT Please find this information on our new website at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/12-09-2021/trb-webinar-examining-exclusions-whats-missing-in-the-historic-review-process .