http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board public transportation-related publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/996b6b52-5a40-4cee-a1d7-333c7223f3bc.aspx 996b6b52-5a40-4cee-a1d7-333c7223f3bc Wed, 22 May 2013 04:05:48 GMT Monash University’s Institute of Transport Studies has released the latest issue of its bimonthly newsletter that is designed to highlight recently added items to the World Transit Research database. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/2bb00053-d3e8-4ce7-a355-d8d4ba31e7e3.aspx 2bb00053-d3e8-4ce7-a355-d8d4ba31e7e3 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:36 GMT TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 107: Developing Partnerships between Transportation Agencies and the Disability and Underrepresented Communities includes best practices and outreach strategies and suggestions that can be used by transit personnel to develop and maintain partnerships with the disability and underrepresented communities. The guide includes “how to” approaches and information in narrative and graphic form on developing these partnerships. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c.aspx f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:59 GMT TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential authors identify topics for their papers. Committees will be producing calls for papers through June, so author... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a.aspx 8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a Wed, 15 May 2013 05:29:56 GMT The 2013 series marks the 50th year of TRB’s peer-reviewed journal, which debuted as the Highway Research Record in 1963; became the Transportation Research Record in 1974, with Number 480; and added the subtitle, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, in 2000, with Number 1653. In all, TRB has published more than 25,000 papers in volumes of the TRR Journal and continues to build on its tradition of disseminating research findings to advance transportation. The first Record addressed the topic of ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/caefd434-c93d-4dcd-9aab-576dad2335b9.aspx caefd434-c93d-4dcd-9aab-576dad2335b9 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:54:39 GMT 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... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/3b3371dd-f619-424b-ab7d-895264595771.aspx 3b3371dd-f619-424b-ab7d-895264595771 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:18:19 GMT TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program has issued a request for problem statements identifying research needed for TCRP’s FY 2014 program. Research problem statements for the TCRP FY 2014 program are due June 15, 2013. These submittals form the basis for selection of the annual TCRP research program. The TCRP undertakes applied research and technical activities focusing on the needs of transit operating agencies. Research is conducted in all areas of public transportation, including operations, polic... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/511a90fd-aa26-439b-9e97-67bde4c82b99.aspx 511a90fd-aa26-439b-9e97-67bde4c82b99 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:05:33 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 740: A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation focuses on the transportation aspects of evacuation, particularly large-scale, multijurisdictional evacuation. The guidance, strategies, and tools in NCHRP Report 740 are based on an all-hazards approach that has applicability to a wide range of “notice” and “no-notice” emergency events. The report follows the basic planning steps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/fc9396e9-45ab-4bc4-87d8-6d2da912e929.aspx fc9396e9-45ab-4bc4-87d8-6d2da912e929 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:22 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 196: Final Research Report: A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation documents the development of the  NCHRP Report 740 that focuses on the transportation aspects of evacuation--particularly large-scale, multijurisdictional evacuation. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ec492d2f-593c-4b65-838f-84bfc05e8169.aspx ec492d2f-593c-4b65-838f-84bfc05e8169 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:41 GMT The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that analyzes Tallahassee, Florida’s restructuring of its bus network from a radial system to a grid system. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/9466ce7e-de06-422a-8284-ffa19c204df2.aspx 9466ce7e-de06-422a-8284-ffa19c204df2 Wed, 01 May 2013 04:23:40 GMT TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 103: Transit Station and Stop Adoption Programs explores transit agency programs in which local organizations, individuals, or other partners “adopt” a transit station or stop and receive recognition or incentives in exchange for, periodically, performing duties such as removing litter, maintaining vegetation, or reporting suspicious activity.