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Opportunities to Join and Support TRB Through the Global Affiliates Program |
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TRB is seeking new organizational partners to join our Global Affiliates Program. As a TRB Global Affiliate, your organization will be supporting thousands of transportation leaders and professionals at all levels of government, the private sector, and academia as they work together to promote progress in transportation through innovation and...
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2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Feature Your Organization at the Careers in Motion Networking Fair |
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TRB's inaugural Careers in Motion Networking Fair takes place on January 7, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The event provides an opportunity for prospective employers from a wide range of sectors and modes to meet with transportation professionals...
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The Role of Advanced Technologies in Structural Engineering for More Resilient Communities |
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Resilient America Roundtable is sponsoring a workshop on the Role of Advanced Technologies in Structural Engineering for More Resilient Communities on September 26, 2017 in Irvine, California. This workshop will:
- Explore the role of advanced technologies and structural...
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5th Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit* - Registration is Open |
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TRB is cosponsoring the 5th Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit on November 14-15, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. The Summit addresses technologies, operations, and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, including public transportation issues. The summit explores activities undertaken by Florida and other state departments of transportation...
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16th National Tools of the Trade Transportation Planning Conference |
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TRB is sponsoring the 16th National Tools of the Trade Transportation Planning Conference in the Fall of 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference will share research and best professional practices in the planning, development, and implementation of multimodal transportation for small and medium sized communities. The conference will also...
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5th Community Resilience Panel Meeting |
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is cosponsoring the 5th Community Resilience Panel on October 26-27, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mission of the panel is to reduce barriers to achieving community resilience by promoting collaboration among stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of buildings, infrastructure,...
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I-TED 2018: International Transportation Economic Development Conference - Submit Abstracts by November 15, 2017 |
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TRB is sponsoring I-TED 2018: International Transportation Economic Development Conference on June 6-8, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on economic development and its social impacts; transit-oriented development; linkages of international trade, economic development, and transportation corridors; and transportation improvements ...
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TRB Straight to Recording for All: Methods to Measure Walkability: From Qualitative to Quantitative |
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TRB recorded a series of videos in July 2017 that examines the methods of measuring walkability that bicycle and pedestrian planners are incorporating into their processes. The presentations include several quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and models from recent research projects.
This series was organized by the Standing ...
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TRB Webinar: Use and Potential Impacts of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams at Airports |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Report 173: Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFASs at Airports.
This webinar will examine aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), which have been used by the aviation industry...
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TRB Webinar: Understanding Stormwater Management Requirements for Airports |
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TRB Webinar: Designing Multimodal Roundabouts: Making Them Safe and Efficient for All |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, September 11, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that will address the misconceptions and misinformation about modern roundabouts, which inhibits their implementation. Presenters will discuss state-of-the-art roundabout design procedures that make roundabouts safe and efficient for all modes of travel, including ...
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TRB Webinar: Analyzing Crashes on Multi-Lane Roundabouts |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, October 2, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that will address the key aspects of driver errors and geometric issues on roundabouts that lead to crashes. Presenters will describe some possible geometric solutions and driver education programs that may mitigate crashes on multi-lane roundabouts.
This webinar was...
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TRB Webinar: Solutions for Aging Low-Volume Road Bridges |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that will illustrate ways to repair old bridges, close bridges, and find alternate structures or routes that adhere to budgetary restraints. Presenters will discuss several options, including salvaging old parts, using accelerated bridge construction and modular...
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TRB Webinar: Part-Time Shoulder Use |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that will present information about planning, designing, implementing, and operating dynamic, static, and bus-only part-time shoulder use facilities. Part-time shoulder use converts paved shoulders to travel areas during certain times of the day as a congestion...
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RFQ: Airport Terminal Restroom Ancillary Spaces Planning and Design |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Board (ACRP) has issued a request for qualifications to identify research teams to conduct research related to the planning and design of ancillary restroom spaces, in order to provide guidance to help airport industry practitioners plan and design ancillary spaces related to restrooms. Proposals are due...
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RFQ: Effects of Transportation Network Companies on Airport Revenues and Operations |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Board (ACRP) has issued a request for qualifications to identify research teams to conduct research on developing strategies for adapting ground transportation programs to reflect Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), and about incorporating TNCs into long-range facility planning and design. Proposals are due...
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RFQ: Social Media for Emergency Management at Airports |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Board (ACRP) has issued a request for qualifications to identify research teams to conduct research related to using social media for emergency management at airports. Proposals are due September 26, 2017.
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RFP: Research Roadmap on Policy and Planning Issues |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a research roadmap in the area of airport policy and planning, which should be a prioritized list of topics and themes for ACRP to consider for the next 3 to 5 years in developing problem statements. Proposals are due October 5, 2017.
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RFP: Legal Issues Relating to Airport Commercial Contracts |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop guidelines to assist with writing commercial contracts for airport proprietors and legal counsel. Proposals are due October 13, 2017.
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RFP: Framework for Implementing Constructability Across the Entire Project Development Process: NEPA to Final Design |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a decision-making framework to assist transportation agencies in evaluating savings from using constructability reviews and industry input during planning, design, and permitting. The framework should be scalable to all contract delivery...
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Strategies to Advance Automated and Connected Vehicles |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released Strategies to Advance Automated and Connected Vehicles: Briefing Document. It is intended for state, regional, and local agency and political decision makers who are framing public policy making for these transformational technologies. The briefing document makes the...
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Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 845: Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies assesses policy and planning strategies at the state, regional, and local levels that could influence private-sector automated vehicle (AV) and...
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Specifying and Measuring Asphalt Pavement Density to Ensure Pavement Performance |
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 856: Specifying and Measuring Asphalt Pavement Density to Ensure Pavement Performance examines the current state
of knowledge and existing agency practices to measure and specify the in-place density of asphalt pavements. The report aims to guide agency decisions on...
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Uses of Social Media to Inform Operational Response and Recovery During an Airport Emergency |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 82: Uses of Social Media to Inform Operational Response and Recovery During an Airport Emergency summarizes airport practices and tools used by airport emergency managers. Using social media for emergency management, airports glean information and intelligence from the stream of posts and ...
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Aligning Community Expectations with Airport Roles |
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released WebResource 1: Aligning Community Expectations with Airport Roles. This website provides guidance to help airports manage airport communications and public relations proactively. The primary objective of this research addresses possible misunderstandings about realities faced by...
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Technology Contracting for Transit Projects |
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 51: Technology Contracting for Transit Projects examines issues that transit attorneys should be aware of when drafting technology contracts. It addresses how provisions differ depending on the nature of the contract, the type of technology being procured, and whether the...
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Managing Performance and Assets; Freight Data and Visualization |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2646 consists of 10 papers that explore freight data and asset management, including:
- Role of Culture in Adoption of Enterprise Collaboration Technologies: Case Study
- Economic Impacts from Geologic Hazard Events on Colorado Department of Transportation ...
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Highway Design |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2638 consists of 13 papers that explore highway design, including:
- Stopping Sight Distance and Available Sight Distance: New Model and Reliability Analysis Comparison
- Potential Effects of Heavy Vehicles on Operations of Super 2 Highways
- Functional...
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Marijuana-Impaired Driving: A Report to Congress |
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that explores the effects of driving while using marijuana. This report was prepared in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, and presents information on training for law enforcement to detect marijuana impairment in drivers.
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Resilient and Sustainable Transport – Dutch Style: An Interim Report on Bilateral Cooperation between FHWA and Rijkwaterstaat |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that synthesizes information from the collaboration between U.S. and Dutch agencies regarding infrastructure resilience. Both countries have been testing climate change resilience tools and have incorporated subject matter experts in climate adaptation, asset management, emergency...
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Highway Renewable Energy: Photovoltaic Noise Barriers |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explains how to use photovoltaic noise barriers (PVNBs) to lower noise levels while producing renewable energy. Photovoltaic noise barriers (PVNBs) represent the combination of noise barrier systems and photovoltaic (PV) systems. Photovoltaic systems use solar cells to convert...
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Improving Safety in Pavement Field Testing |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that examines the risk to pavement testing operators when they measure pavement data in the field, both at highway speeds and within temporary traffic control or work zone. The research investigates the methods and technologies that would improve the safety of pavement field testing.
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Repairs with Self-Consolidating Concrete and Galvanic Anodes to Extend Bridge Life |
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The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Virginia Transportation Resource Council has released a report that investigates the use of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) for repairs of substructure elements that contain vertical and overhead sections. The research also explores the use of galvanic anodes in SCC repairs as a means to prevent...
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Comprehensive Field Evaluation of Asphalt Patching Methods and Development of Simple Decision Trees and a Best Practices Manual |
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates the effectiveness of different pavement patching methods. The research explores the different patching tools, materials, and methods used in Minnesota. The report describes materials and methods that can be applied based on the pothole condition, location, and...
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Warehousing and Distribution Center Facilities in Southern California: The Use of the Commodity Flow Survey Data to Identify Logistics Sprawl and Freight Generation Patterns |
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The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California, Davis has released a report that examines freight modeling by analyzing the freight patterns, in terms of freight generation and logistics sprawl, of warehouses and distribution centers in Southern California. The report examines the factors that explain the...
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Evaluation of Seal Coat Construction Materials |
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The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has released a report that evaluates the durability and wear characteristics of aggregates commonly used for seal coat construction. The research also samples commonly used seal coat binders from construction projects and tested the binders in the laboratory to evaluate their propensity for flushing...
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Commercial Truck Platooning Demonstration in Texas – Level 2 Automation |
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The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has released a report that describes the creation of a comprehensive truck platooning demonstration in Texas. The report examines the feasibility of deploying truck platoons with two or more vehicles on specific corridors in Texas within five to 10 years.
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World Transit Research Newsletter: August 2017 |
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The Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter that is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database. This edition features research on planning, ridership, operations, and more.
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Transforming the Practical Driving Test: Final Report |
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TRL has released a report that evaluates the impact of a proposed, new driving test on learning to drive, test performance, and on post-test driving in Great Britain. This study was designed to improve safety of drivers after testing. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.
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Queensland Cycling Strategy 2017-2027 |
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The Queensland Government in Australia has released a report that develops a strategy to support current and potential bicyclists. Queensland’s population is expected to grow rapidly, and this report seeks to ensure that this population growth will not hinder the ability to bicycle.
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State DOT Social Media Survey |
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has released a report that summarizes the use of social media tools throughout state departments of transportation (DOTs). Annually, state DOTs are asked about how they use social media, its impact, and its influence on the relationship with their customers. This...
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