TRB’s Marine Group has released a brochure that highlights why and how to get involved in TRB marine transportation-related technical committee activities. The technical committees are communities of individuals who share a common interest and expertise. Standing committees are communities of individuals that share a common interest and expertise. They serve as open and unparalleled forums to disseminate and examine the results of research. TRB’s Marine Group consists of five standing committees that pro...

TRB’s Freight Systems Group has released a brochure that highlights why and how to get involved in TRB freight transportation-related technical committee activities. The technical committees are communities of individuals who share a common interest and expertise. Standing committees are communities of individuals that share a common interest and expertise. They serve as open and unparalleled forums to disseminate and examine the results of research. TRB’s Freight Systems Group consists of thirteen stand...

The March-April 2013 issue of the TR News includes a photo essay that documents sessions, workshops, special events, poster presentations, awards, exhibits, committee meetings, and other highlights of TRB’s 92nd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2013.

TRB has released the latest version of its information for authors guide . The guide is designed to help both new and veteran TRB paper authors navigate the paper submission process for TRB’s upcoming Annual Meeting and for TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. All authors should review all information in this guide before submitting papers for consideration for presentation or publication. The guide covers the organization and formatting of manuscripts for p...

TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) annual program announcement solicits funding proposals for the upcoming review cycles.  The announcement explains the IDEA programs, describes the types of eligible projects and their funding structures, suggests general areas for which IDEA proposals can be submitted, and provides guidelines and forms for submitting proposals. NCHRP IDEA proposals are due September 1st and March 1st, depending on which of the two funding cycles is targeted. Th...

A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security activities is updated monthly.

Since September 11, 2001, 145 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). One hundred eleven of these projects have been completed; 24 projects are in progress; and 10 projects have contracts pending or are currently in development. This report, updated monthly, provides information on about $20 million worth of completed and ongoing TRB security resear...

TRB’s Aviation Group has released a brochure that highlights why and how to get involved in TRB aviation-related technical committee activities. The technical committees are communities of individuals who share a common interest and expertise. Each committee proposes research, shares research findings, sponsors a broad range of activities, and provides a forum for professionals to discuss today’s and tomorrow’s aviation and airport issues. TRB’s Aviation Group consists of nine technical committees that a...

TRB's Review of the Federal Transit Administration’s Transit Economic Requirements Model (TERM) examines whether TERM provides reasonable and appropriate estimates of condition and investment needs for its intended purposes. The report also examines TERM’s reliance on a backlog of capital investments as an appropriate basis for developing future capital funding requirements. The U.S. Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA's) TERM is a tool for estimating the nation’s transit capital expenditure needs over...

A featured article in the January-February 2013 issue of the TR News explores how climate change in Alaska is forcing engineers and planners to adapt both to warming and to cooling trends. With warming permafrost, coastal erosion, and increasingly dramatic storms and flood events, Alaska’s highways, runways, and other infrastructure are frequently icing, cracking, and washing away. Although these adversities challenge all of the state’s major transportation systems—maritime, aviation, and surface—the mos...