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 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submission Website Now Open
TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 91st Annual Meeting, January 22-26, 2012, in Washington, D.C, and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR).
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 2010 Transportation Research Record Citation Impact Factor: An Upward Trend
Thomson Reuters has released the 2010 citation impact factor for the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). In 2010, the TRR recorded its highest impact factor to date at 0.482. This continues the upward trend in recent years.
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 HCM2010 Webinar Series: Enhanced Planning Methods and Applications of Generalized Service Volume Tables
TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on July 21, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will examine enhancements to the Highway Capacity Manual 2010 (HCM2010) that can be applied to planning and preliminary engineering applications. A major focus of the webinar will be a demonstration of the new generalized service volume tables that are designed to allow for quick estimates of level of service for freeways, multi-lane highways, and urban streets. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees.
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HCM2010 Webinar Series: Enhancements to the Freeway Facilities Method
TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on July 19, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, which is being conducted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), that will examine enhancements to the Highway Capacity Manual 2010's (HCM2010's) freeway facilities method and its implementation by the FREEVAL computational engine, which is included as part of Volume 4 of HCM2010. The webinar will explore the capabilities of the freeway facilities method and demonstrate uses of the FREEVAL computational engine. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees.
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 75 Years of the Fundamental Diagram for Traffic Flow Theory: Greenshields Symposium
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 Dynamic Traffic Assignment: A Primer
TRB Transportation Research E-Circular E-C153: Dynamic Traffic Assignment: A Primer is designed to help explain the basic concepts and definitions of dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) models and addresses the application, selection, planning, and execution of a DTA model.
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 TR News May-June 2011: Public-Private Partnerships: Filling Funding Gaps for Infrastructure
The May-June 2011 TR News explores issues related to public-private partnerships by examining how the model might help meet an agency's challenge to deliver transportation projects; the variety of arrangements to select from for projects; how to ensure value from the arrangements; ways to protect the public interest in long-term concessions; the appropriateness to U.S. contexts; how the model has worked in Europe; and more.
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Fact Sheet: Office of Airports Internal Safety Management System
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released a fact sheet that describes the purpose, requirements, and potential impacts of the Airports Internal Safety Management System to industry partners. [More]
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Review of the Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center Program, with Recommendations for Increasing Benefits to Suburban Cities
The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that offers suggested guidance on processes related to creating, supporting, and enhancing Growth and Transportation Efficiency Centers (GTECs), especially those centers located within suburban cities. [More]
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So Many Choices, So Many Ways to Choose: How Five State Departments of Transportation Select Safe Routes to School for Funding
The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that compares how five state departments of transportation- Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin-select the most promising safe routes to school (SRTS) proposals for funding. [More]
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Rural Safety News: June 2011
The Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the University of Minnesota has released the latest issue of its rural safety electronic newsletter, which highlights research and resources concerning rural safety. [More]
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Development of Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signals (MAPS) for Blind Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections
The University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies has released a report that explores the development of the mobile accessible pedestrian signals (MAPS) prototype that is designed to help support decision making by blind pedestrians at signalized intersections. [More]
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Integration and Policy Development
The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) has released a thematic research summary on the concept of integration and policy development, which deals with the integration of different policy instruments to achieve improved performance of the transport system. [More]
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Car Fleet Renewal Schemes: Environmental and Safety Impacts
The International Transport Forum has released a report that assesses three car fleet renewal schemes--the French Prime à la Casse, the German Umweltprämie, and the United States Cars program. The report evaluates the programs' cost-effectiveness in relation to reducing CO2 and NOx emissions, as well as toward improving road safety. [More]
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Attitudes Toward Red Light Camera Enforcement in Cities with Camera Programs
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released the results of a survey that explores the attitudes of drivers in 14 big cities with longstanding red light camera programs. [More]
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