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.

The spotlight theme for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C., is Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future. This theme reflects the last year of the Annual Meeting at the Connecticut Avenue hotels, where it has been for nearly 60 years, and the move to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in 2015. Numerous sessions and workshops will be included...

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...

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 ...

The Transportation Research Board is seeking nominations for the Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation . This TRB award, which recognizes excellence in people-oriented initiatives throughout transportation, was inaugurated in 2002 and is presented biennially. The next presentation of the award will be made during the Chairman’s Luncheon on January 15, 2014, during ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has launched a new series of videos about women in transportation. The new series shares the stories of women who are working in the transportation field by focusing on what they do each day, how they’re making a difference, and how they got where they are today. According the U.S. DOT, “by showcasing the exciting career opportunities available, ...

Each year, TRB’s Technical Activities Division staff visit state departments of transportation, as well as selected universities, transit and other modal agencies, and industry organizations, to determine the issues they are facing and how TRB can help in addressing those issues. In their annual state partnership visits in 2012, TRB senior program officers found that state departments of transp...

The U.S. Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released a report that provides data on the U.S. transportation system and highlights trends in safety, economic competitiveness, and environmental sustainability.

The 2012 Annual Report provides a summary of the Transportation Research Board's (TRB's) programs and activities over the last year and an overview of the individual divisions within TRB. The mission of TRB is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its quarterly compendium of statistics on the physical components, safety record, economic performance, human and natural environment, and national security of the U.S. transportation system.