Transportation Research Board (Highways)
Call for Nominations: Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in TransportationThe 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 Chair’s Luncheon on January 15, 2020, during the TRB 99th Annual Meeting . Nominations must be submitted no later than July 31, 2019. Sharon D. Banks was the Ge... |
Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record PapersPapers released the week of April 15 through the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board OnlineFirst portal include the following: Electric Transit Route Network Design Problem: Model and Application - Christina Iliopoulou, Ioannis Tassopoulos, Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou, Grigorios Beligiannis Framing the Bicyclist: A Qualitative Study of Media Discourse about Fatal Bicycle Crashes - Erin Scheffels, Julie Bond, Lorraine E. Monteagut Impermeable Asphalt Concrete Layer t... |
4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics*TRB is cosponsoring the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics on August 30-September 2, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. This conference will showcase research findings and practical applications of geotechnics on roads, rails, airports, harbors, and other ground transportation infrastructure, with the goal of providing safe, economic, environmentally-acceptable, reliable, and sustainable infrastructure. |
3D Highway Design Model Cost Benefit AnalysisThe Michigan Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates construction costs to determine the return on investment and to document contractors’ current practices of using 3D models. It also explores ways to streamline plan production by delivering contractual model elements, and analyzes risk reductions associated with issuing 3D models. |
Which of Your Colleagues Have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities? Join Them Today!TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at http://www.trb.org/Centennial/CenturyClub.aspx . Additional information on the Centennial Celebration activities is avail... |
Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record PapersPapers released the week of April 8 through the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board OnlineFirst portal include the following: Demand Calibration of Multimodal Microscopic Traffic Simulation using Weighted Discrete SPSA - Simon Oh, Ravi Seshadri, Carlos Lima Azevedo, Moshe E. Ben-Akiva Comparison of Traffic Conflict Indicators for Crash Estimation using Peak Over Threshold Approach - Lai Zheng, Tarek Sayed Individual Truck Speed Estimation from Advanced Single Indu... |
TRB Webinar: Evaluation of Superheavy Load Movement on Flexible PavementsTRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that examines procedures for analyzing the impacts of superheavy load (SHL) movement on flexible pavements developed under a U.S. Federal Highway Administration-sponsored research project *. SHL hauling units are much larger and heavier than standard trucks and may involve gross vehicle weights in excess of a few million pounds, which at times requires specialized trailers and components with nonstandard spacing between the ti... |
Hearing: Every Life Counts: Improving the Safety of our Nation’s RoadwaysOn April 9, 2019, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing to determine how to improve safety on the nation’s roads. Witnesses from federal and local agencies provided testimony. Witness statements and a webcast of the hearing are available online. |
TRB Straight to Recording for All: Highway Performance Monitoring System: Travel Time Data ProcessingTRB released a recording in April 2019 that discusses The National Performance Measure Research Data Set (NPMRDS). The NPMRDS is an offline probe-based travel time data archival that is used for various before and after studies involving travel time changes, and has been incorporated in the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS). This webinar describes a case study approach to examine potential applications of the NPMRDS travel time data to test its quality and reliability. The presenter analyzes c... |
Transportation Research OnlineFirst: This Week’s Update of Recently Released Transportation Research Record PapersPapers released the week of April 1 through the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board OnlineFirst portal include the following: Use of Open Data to Assess Cyclist Safety in London - Daniel J. Collins, Daniel J. Graham Toll Choice and Stochastic User Equilibrium: Ticking All the Boxes - Jan C. Zill, Pedro Camargo, Naznin Sultana Daisy, Tim Veitch Pasadena’s Experience Using Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) to Measure Transportation Impact - Frederick C. Dock Development ... |
