TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program held an ACRP Insight Event in March 2022 in Washington, DC, to discuss the future of aviation across multiple perspectives. Major topics included passengers and customers, workforce, new entrants, technology, and sustainability. The TRB ACRP's Conference Proceedings on the Web 29: The Future of Aviation is a compilation of the presentations and a factual ...

In the airport industry, potential applications for blockchain include security and identification, flight data management, safety and maintenance, baggage and cargo tracking, regulatory compliance, and more. Promising blockchain applications specific to COVID-19 include passenger health verification and contact tracing, facilitating a contactless passenger experience, and tracking the movement of...

This report summarizes an event focused on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on the operational and economic recovery of airports. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's Conference Proceedings on the Web 27: Flight Plan to Recovery: Preparing Airports for the Return of the Traveling Public includes presentations from airport industry leaders who discussed current and on...

There are opportunities and challenges in implementing public–private partnerships at airports. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's Conference Proceedings on the Web 26: Public–Private Partnerships: What Are the Lessons Learned? is a summary of the presentations and discussions at an ACRP Insight Event held July 10-11, 2019, in Washington, DC.  These in-depth, face-to-face gatherin...

TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 25: Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management is a compilation of the presentations and summary of the ensuing discussions at a July 14–15, 2018, meeting held in San Diego, California. During the meeting, attendees explored the development of integrated investment decisions within an uncertain financial planning environme...

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Conference Proceedings on the Web 23: Economic and Social Sustainability at Airports is a compilation of the presentations and a summary of the ensuing discussions at May 7-8, 2018, forum in Washington, D.C. The meeting brought together individuals from airports, airlines, academia, consulting, local and regional government, general sustainability ...

TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 24: Challenges to Implementing Successful Land Use Strategies at Airports is a compilation of the presentations and a summary of the ensuing discussions at an ACRP Insight Event held April 10-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The event brought together airport representatives and community planners to discuss effective strategies for improving their ability to p...

TRB has released Transforming the Marine Transportation System Through Multimodal Freight Analysis: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Marine Transportation System Research and Development Conference that summarizes the discussion about multimodal freight transportation that took place on June 19-21, 2018.The conference considered potential research to address issues associated with transforming th...

TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 21: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety: Summary of the 10th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference explores a conference held on December 1-2, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The conference highlighted research addressing issues associated with pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The conference included plenary sessions focused on the role of policy and gui...

TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 20: Transportation Asset Management: Summary of the 11th National Conference explores the discussions that took place on July 10–12, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Conference presenters highlighted the advancements and improvements in transportation asset management programs at the state, regional, metropolitan, and local levels. Information on the innovat...

TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 19: Automated and Connected Vehicles: Summary of the 9th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference highlights a November 4-5, 2015 conference held in Washington, D.C. on Automated and Connected Vehicles. This conference was the 9th in a series of Spotlight Conferences funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Office of the Ass...

TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 18: Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data: Summary of the 5th International Conference highlights a June 1-2, 2015 conference and live webcast that brought together personnel from public agencies, universities, and the private sector to address ways to develop, apply, and deliver performance measures to support transportation decisions. The...

TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 17: Application of Real-Time Monitoring of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Workshop Report explores the topic of real-time monitoring of offshore oil and gas operations. The workshop report summarizes presentations made by invited panelists and other remarks by participants in the committee’s workshop in Houston, Texas, on April 20–21, 2015. The Bureau of S...

TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 16: The Role of Freight Transportation in Economic Competitiveness summarizes a December 2014 conference that explored the trends in freight transportation and economic competitiveness, as well as global business models and supply chains. Sessions addressed modal perspectives on supply chains, transportation system resiliency, transportation and energy secto...

TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 15: Making Progress: Transportation Planners and Programmers Turn Ideas into Reality summarizes a May 2012 conference in Denver, Colorado. The conference explored the use of tools and techniques to achieve transportation planning and programming goals.