http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Security and Emergencies publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f92dee31-9513-4d74-b12a-a2e23dee85f0.aspx f92dee31-9513-4d74-b12a-a2e23dee85f0 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:18:03 GMT The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that quantifies the maximum load requirements for traffic systems' disconnect boxes and signal heads as used for hurricane resistance, and explains test methods for product evaluation. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/4698b9df-6336-495f-b4a0-5fddfbec3153.aspx 4698b9df-6336-495f-b4a0-5fddfbec3153 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:07:10 GMT TRB is sponsoring the 2013 Transportation Hazards and Security Summit and Peer Exchange on August 19-23, 2013, in Irvine, California. The summit is designed to provide a forum for interaction across a broad spectrum of interest and an opportunity to explore research in transportation security and infrastructure protection. A major focus of the meeting will be on bridging the gaps and understanding the dynamics of multiagency response and recovery missions. The summit and peer exchange will include worksh... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f54182e0-cbe2-40c8-bafd-5a40cb10948a.aspx f54182e0-cbe2-40c8-bafd-5a40cb10948a Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:52:32 GMT TRB will conduct a webinar on August 19, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that will provide managers, airport operators, and emergency planners with effective ways to thoroughly prepare for events that are disruptive to normal airport operations. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accred... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/8319adb8-d83d-4ed0-b741-e5085c825c49.aspx 8319adb8-d83d-4ed0-b741-e5085c825c49 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:49:39 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Program has issued a request for letters of interest to describe the data acquisition, data management, and visualization capabilities of remote sensing and geotechnical instrumentation as part of the emergency response decision making process. Information on consultants letters of interest, qualifications, and the submission process are available online at http://www.trb.org/SynthesisPrograms/NewTopicsNCHRP.aspx Letters of interest ar... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c7a81ab1-acd8-4538-9538-0a730f839f1b.aspx c7a81ab1-acd8-4538-9538-0a730f839f1b Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:55:28 GMT TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 104: Use of Electronic Passenger Information Signage in Transit documents U.S. and international use of electronic passenger information signage in terms of the underlying technology, sign technology, characteristics of the information, resources required, and decision processes used to determine its use. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/0d4b5fab-563f-4a3c-9fdf-b41fced074a8.aspx 0d4b5fab-563f-4a3c-9fdf-b41fced074a8 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:00:02 GMT A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security activities is updated monthly. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/0d68b826-5fd5-4ee7-bcda-eb862a996580.aspx 0d68b826-5fd5-4ee7-bcda-eb862a996580 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:00:01 GMT 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... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c3999bad-88a5-4d36-9539-8e81784419ba.aspx c3999bad-88a5-4d36-9539-8e81784419ba Wed, 29 May 2013 19:48:20 GMT The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a report that identifies safety concerns regarding the operation of emergency locator transmitters and presents data on the effectiveness of activating them after an accident. 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 ...