How does research impact transit riders’ daily trips? Recorded at #TRBAM, a live Transit Unplugged episode hosted by Paul Comfort explores how #TCRP research is improving transit from Honolulu to Baltimore. Listen: https://ow.ly/JE3750Yoemt
Traffic safety research responds to shifting expectations about enforcement and behavior. #BTSCRP focuses on strategies and interventions in building safer outcomes and public trust.
Learn more about this partnership between TRB, GHSA, and the NHTSA. https://ow.ly/RgfE50YokYr
Join Jack Christine leader of the multibillion-dollar Destination CLT expansion at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, for a keynote at the TRB Symposium on Aviation Innovation & Research, June 8–11 in Dayton, OH. Register to hear more about workforce partnerships: https://ow.ly/98Zp50Yok1a
Aerial glance at a cable-stayed bridge under construction, showcasing yellow crane work over a river.
Detailed view of gray and red gravel stones in bright sunlight, perfect for backgrounds.
A view of an iconic Pittsburgh bridge and fountain with a scenic urban backdrop.
A black and white photo of a train exiting a dark tunnel, captured on curved railroad tracks.
Explore how transportation engineers turn research into standards, specs, & structures.
#NCHRP delivers applied research on bridges, pavements, materials, geotechnics, and traffic system. #WorldEngineeringDay
See what’s driving researchers and practitioners forward. https://ow.ly/ooM650YolnT
Tara Cavalline of UNC Charlotte will keynote at the TRB Symposium on Aviation Innovation & Research, June 8–11 in Dayton, OH. Register by March 6 to learn more about partnerships for workforce development https://ow.ly/fkpI50Yolq6 @tcavalline.bsky.social
How do state DOTs fund and maintain #CompleteStreets? A new #NCHRP publication examines maintenance policies, cost-sharing with local & Tribal partners, and strategies for staffing, training, and equipment to support active transportation long term. Learn more: https://ow.ly/NsxU50Yok78
Know a #publictransportation problem that needs answers? TRB’s #TCRP Synthesis Program documents real-world practices that are delivering results. Share your ideas by March 27: https://ow.ly/3JjU50YkxKT
🏆 Our science communication awards are now open!
These awards recognize exceptional science journalists, communicators, and researchers whose work in 2025 made #STEM accessible and engaging for broad audiences.
Deadline: April 3, 2026
Apply now: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel... #scicomm
What does it take to move transportation research into everyday decision-making? Across CRP programs, the emphasis is on implementation—pairing rigorous research with dissemination and support mechanisms that help practitioners apply findings in context.
Learn more https://ow.ly/fsrS50Ycswf
Construction has higher-than-average suicide and substance use rates yet support across transportation agencies is uneven. TRB’s #NCHRP Synthesis 658 examines how state DOTs address #mentalhealth, addiction, and #suicideprevention—and where gaps remain. https://ow.ly/BaUX50YkxJl
Thanks for being part of #TRBAM
Get up to speed on the latest updates to the Highway Capacity Manual! The revised chapters tackle limitations in earlier methodologies and introduce a more streamlined, consistent approach aligned with the core speed–flow–density relationship. https://ow.ly/v2tW50YkxGO #HCM
Make the business case for knowledge management. Find techniques and practices to help identify, capture, and transfer institutional knowledge and support continuous learning from #NCHRP.
https://ow.ly/Eylt50YcrpU
We want you 🫵
Serve on an #NCHRP synthesis project oversight committee. Explore the projects to see if your practical experience or research expertise on planning, design, safety, operations and maintenance, or program delivery qualify you to serve.
https://ow.ly/fcRP50YhoZ1
Putting off updating your fleets? Don't procrastinate! Join a #TRBwebinar today from 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET that will highlight two successful DOT approaches for estimating the costs associated with delaying #fleet asset replacement beyond the optimal replacement period.
https://ow.ly/QOq050Yi82W
TRB's partnership with the FAA helps ensure that research for airports reflects national aviation priorities in safety, operations, and resilience—while keeping results usable for the people running airports every day.
Learn more about #ACRP https://ow.ly/3iMC50YexrV
Katie Turnbull of Texas A&M Transportation Institute chaired a @nationalacademies.org committee and joins TRB staffer Mark Hutchins in a TR News article on the need for reforms to the USCG program that examines exporting liquefied gas carriers.
https://ow.ly/UToa50Yhiva
Find out how automated traffic signals are doing across the U.S. with a new #NCHRP synthesis.
Case studies from North Carolina Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Maryland Department of Transportation, and Utah DOT.
https://ow.ly/zmbK50Yh3MK
Bats in your belfry? How about in your bridges? 🦇🦇🦇🦇
Get tips from #NCHRP on balancing conservation efforts with providing safe, effective transportation infrastructure.
https://ow.ly/zCvt50Ycr9m
https://ow.ly/POXe50Ycr9l
New NASEM @trb.org resource: Developing a Guide for Estimating Benefits of Closing Gaps in Active Transportation Networks 2026: www.nationalacademies.org/publications... #ActiveTransportation #RoadDesign
Street view of traffic with vehicles, bus, and motorcycles from a car's interior on a sunny day.
Automated systems can enhance traffic operations. Detector events are collected up to 10 times every second and this granularity and wealth of information allows for continuous and proactive monitoring of traffic flow, signal operations, and maintenance. More from #NCHRP
https://ow.ly/cRPj50Yc40n
#TRBAM sparked conversations around new research and research gaps. If you have a great idea for an upcoming #TRBwebinar, submit your suggestion today!
https://ow.ly/QtkS50YbSut
Close-up of an airplane wing during landing on a snowy runway, showcasing aviation dynamics.
No one wants a winter weather flight delay. Or deicers in stormwater.
Changing airport infrastructure, flight operations, weather patterns, and regulations all lead to the implementation of new and enhanced deicer treatment systems at airports. Read more from #ACRP
https://ow.ly/NctX50Yc3Ot
It feels like it's been an extreme winter! Get updated on practices of transit systems to determine methods and procedures used for maintaining transit stops and associated infrastructure despite ice and snow, no matter how much you get! #TCRP
https://ow.ly/9uAo50Y8n6q
Hope that this @trb.org project about "Improving Crash Data for Active Transportation Users" gets some great researchers apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBN...
The RFP is open until March 13th
Congratulate the winners of TRB’s #ACRP latest University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. Four first-place winners focus on environmental interactions; safety, ops, and maintenance; passenger experience and terminal design; and management and planning.
https://ow.ly/Vpyi50Y8m86
Texas A&M University's Eva M. Shipp and Emily Martin draw on a #BTSCR publication on employer based driver safety programs in TR News. Looking to applied research & practice, they show a safety culture may reduce or prevent the severity and frequency of traffic crashes.
https://ow.ly/ybMC50Y8lK7
Urban winter scene in Date, Hokkaido with snow-covered streets and pedestrian crossing.
How do your snow and ice control operations measure up? Implement performance measures, your agency's capabilities to monitor these measures, support decision-making processes and report on the effectiveness with an #NCHRP report. #SnowRemoval
https://ow.ly/3k0450Y6o5h
Volunteer to serve on a TRB #NCHRP synthesis project committee. Explore available projects to put your practical experience or research expertise on planning, design, safety, operations and maintenance, or program delivery qualify you to serve.
https://ow.ly/xn5q50Y8klK
In today's TCRP Update, there is a rural/tribal webinar you won't want to miss! Plus, it's your chance to participate on a 2026 Project Panel. And if you are attending the February #APTAmcx26 Workshop, stop by and meet w/ one of the #TCRP Ambassadors.
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