TR News March-April 2017: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2017: Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change

A featured article in the March-April 2017 issue of the TR News highlights photos from the 96th TRB Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017. The article features photographs of sessions, workshops, committee meetings, and awards. Bruce M. Smith, Apperson Crump PLC, and General Counsel, Memphis Area Transit Authority, delivered the delivered the 2017 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture on “Ethical Issues Facing Today’s Transportation Agencies: Transparency and Security, Codes of Conduct, and Public–Private Partnerships.” Jaiwon Shin, Associate Administrator of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics Space Administration, delivered the Chairman’s Luncheon address on a new era in aviation. Former Congressman, Secretary of Commerce, and Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta received the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation for his work in transportation technology policy, economic development, and infrastructure projects.

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