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Upcoming Electronic Events (Webinars) about Environment
 TRB Webinar: Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects (C19)June 4, 2013 As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on June 4, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the SHRP 2 Report S2-C19-RR-1: Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects (C19) . The report identifies strategies that have been successfully used to expedite the planning and environmental review of transportation and some non-transportat... |
Recorded Electronic Sessions about Environment
 TRB Webinar: Environmental Planning for Airport Winter OperationsApril 25, 2013 TRB conducted a webinar on April 25, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) about environmental planning aspects for deicing materials and the collection and monitoring of storm water management systems. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. View...
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TRB Webinar: Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Sustainable Construction Strategies for AirportsOctober 10, 2012 TRB conducted a webinar on October 10, 2012, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing sustainable airport construction practices. The webinar has been recorded and is available on our website . Airport practitioners are interested in taking every opportunity to reduce th...
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 TRB Webinar: A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation AgenciesJune 12, 2012 TRB conducted a webinar on June 12, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that explored National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 708: A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies . Please contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for a link to the recorded webinar. The NCHRP guidebook provides a generally-applicable framework and approach to ...
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 TRB Webinar: Truck Drayage Productivity GuideNovember 17, 2011 TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on November 17, 2011 that addressed the findings of TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 11: Truck Drayage Productivity Guide . Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to request a recording of the webinar. Truck drayage is an integral part of the intermodal freight transportation system. The most visible drayage sector is...
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 TRB Webinar: Current Trends at Airports: Rights and Responsibilities on November 14, 2011November 14, 2011 TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on November 14, 2011 that featured research developed by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) related to self-fueling and land development issues, as covered in ACRP Legal Research Digest 8: The Right to Self-Fuel , and in ACRP Report 47: Guidebook for Developing and Leasing Airport Property . View the recorded webinar . Webinar learning ob...
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TRB Webinar: Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Methods for State Transportation DepartmentsSeptember 26, 2011 TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on September 26, 2011 that addressed procedures that could help state transportation departments prepare a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory of their operations. This webinar will provide participants with an overview of results from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project report, Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory...
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 TRB Webinar: Policy Options for Saving Energy and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from TransportationJuly 13, 2011 On July 13, 2011, TRB conducted a web seminar or "webinar" that highlighted the findings of TRB Special Report 307: Policy Options for Saving Energy and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation . TRB Special Report 307 examines the potential for policies to yield major changes in transportation energy use and emissions trends by policy measures targeting cars and light trucks, medi...
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TRB Webinar: Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway ProjectsMay 4, 2011 On May 4, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Program (SHRP 2) about effective tools and techniques for practitioners and decision makers to expedite the planning and environmental review of transportation projects. . For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGi...
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TRB Webinar: Climate Change Adaptation - Part 2: Two State Department of Transportation Case StudiesApril 7, 2011 On April 7, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored activities that are being undertaken by two state departments of transportation to adapt to climate change . For more details, view a summary of this webinar. This webinar is the second of a two-part webinar related to climate change and adaptation. Climate Change Adaptation – Part 1 took place on March 24, 2011. Em...
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TRB Webinar: America’s Climate Choices: Adaptation Issues and Transportation AgenciesNovember 3, 2010 On November 3, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the impacts of climate change and methods that can be used by transportation agencies to adapt to a changing environment. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of T...
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TRB Webinars: Toward a Common Ecological FrameworkJuly 29, 2010 TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) will be holding two back-to-back webinars on Thursday, July 29, and Friday, July 30, 2010, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM EDT that will feature SHRP 2 work in progress on broad-scale ecological approaches to conservation design and mitigation of highway impacts and resultant conservation. The webinars will also focus on watershed planning...
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TRB Webinar: State DOTs' Role in Implementing Transportation Demand Management ProgramsJune 17, 2010 On June 17, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the role of state departments of transportation in promoting, funding, and implementing transportation demand management programs within their states. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. Th...
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TRB Webinar: Knowledge Is Power: How TRB's Databases Improve Access to Transportation ResearchApril 19, 2010 On Monday, April 19, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored practical tips for using the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research in Progress (RiP), and Research Needs Statements (RNS) databases. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Watch a recording of the webinar. You will need Windows Media Player 9 or highe...
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TRB Webinar: State and Local Government Responses to Climate ChangeOctober 6, 2009 On October 6, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the actions taken by metropolitan planning organizations and state departments of transportation to address the impacts of climate change. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is...
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TRB Webinar: U.S. Transportation System Scenarios to 2050 in a World Addressing Climate ChangeSeptember 10, 2009 On September 10, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored ways to incorporate climate change impacts into transportation system planning. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this recordin...
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TRB Webinar: Energy Solutions August 19, 2009 On August 19, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored recent advances in renewable energy technologies and market incentives for higher efficiency and "greener" fuels. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponso...
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TRB Webinar: Climate Change 101June 30, 2009 On June 30, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the fundamentals of climate change and legislation related to climate change and transportation. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this ...
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 2009 TRB 88th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingJanuary 11, 2009 View and listen to selected presentations given at the 88th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 11-15, 2009, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fee for...
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 TRB Webinar: Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive SpeciesAugust 7, 2008 On August 7, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that examined the recently released TRB Special Report 291: Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species . The webinar will focus on exploring the report’s recommended suite of measures to prevent further introductions of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes by vessels transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway. For more...
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TRB Webinar: Installation and Design Considerations for Culvert RehabilitationJune 20, 2008 On June 20, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored culvert design information and best practice installation processes for transportation engineers and maintenance personnel. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB spon...
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TRB Webinar: Climate Change, Impacts on U.S. Transportation, and Adaptation StrategiesMarch 28, 2008 On March 28, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the potential impacts of climate change on transportation through two major studies released by TRB and by the U.S. Department of Transportation. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for&nbs...
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 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingsJanuary 13, 2008 View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 87th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on January 13-17, 2008 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum ...
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 2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingJanuary 21, 2007 View and listen to selected presentations given at the 86th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 21-25, 2007, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fe...
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2006 TRB 85th Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues: Conference RecordingMarch 15, 2006 View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 2006 Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues in Albany , NY , on March 15, 2006 prepared by the New York State Department of Transportation , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to atten...
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 2006 TRB 85th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingJanuary 22, 2006 View and listen to selected presentations given at the 85th Annual Meeting in Washington , D.C. , on January 22-26, 2006 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no...
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2005 Joint Summer Conference: Conference RecordingJuly 10, 2005 2005 Joint Summer Conference : Conference Recording View and listen to selected presentations given at the Joint Summer Conference in Boston , MA , on July 10-12, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an... |
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