december 29, 2017 memorandum

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December 29, 2017 MEMORANDUM To: TRB Executive Committee From: Neil J. Pedersen, Executive Director Subject: Agenda Book - TRB Executive Committee Meetings

January 10 & 11, 2018 Attached is the agenda book for your review prior to our winter meeting on January 10 and 11, 2018. This year we will meet in the Liberty LM Room (Meeting Level 4), Marriott Marquis Hotel, Washington, DC. All of you are receiving this information electronically. We will make hard copies available at the meeting for those who requested them. Chair Malcolm Dougherty urges all members to review the agenda material prior to the meeting, so that time spent in oral briefings can be reduced to a minimum. This will also expedite the handling of the more routine items on the agenda, allowing more time for discussion of substantive transportation issues. This year, we are including Division and Task Force reports in the consent agenda portion of the book, but will not be having briefings on these reports. Please review these reports ahead of time, and we will address any questions that you may have regarding the information in these reports. I also ask that you read the Executive Directors’ report ahead of time, since I will not have time to cover most of the material in the report. You are asked to bring your agenda material with you as only late items or corrected material will be distributed at the meeting. (A few extra agendas will be available in case you forget yours.). Please note that the electronic PDF version of the agenda book includes bookmarks. In the left column, please click the “Bookmark” icon to find tabs that will take you directly to each agenda item. While you are attending the Annual Meeting, please consider attending some technical sessions or committee meetings. The program is especially interesting and full this year. For those of you who are relative newcomers to TRB, attending sessions and committee meetings will give you a better understanding of the day-to-day activities of the Board. We have also included a list of activities related to the Executive Committee immediately following this memorandum. Please note that TRB, as part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, has begun a multi-year effort to redesign and modernize its website. You can preview and provide feedback on the mobile-friendly and responsive design on Sunday, January 7 from 4PM-6:30PM or Monday, January 8 from 10AM-3:30PM at the TRB Exhibit Booth (#771) during the Annual Meeting (sign up for a time or stop by). I particularly direct your attention to the reception/light dinner for Executive Committee members on Tuesday evening starting at 6:30 pm, the Chairman’s Luncheon beginning at noon on Wednesday, and the Executive Committee reception beginning at 6:00 pm on Wednesday. Breakfast will be available each day in the meeting room beginning at 7:30 am. I look forward to seeing you and to our having a productive meeting. Attachments

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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD

Executive Committee Meeting January 10-11, 2018

Liberty LM Marriott Marquis Hotel, Washington, DC

AGENDA

January 9, 2018, Tuesday

6:30 p.m. Executive Committee Reception/Light Dinner - Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom Salon 6, only for members of the Executive Committee, Technical Activities Council, and invited guests.

January 10, 2018, Wednesday

Time Item Page Speaker Type

8:30 a.m.

1.

Introductions and Announcements a. Bias/Conflict of Interest Discussion b. Anti-Harassment Policy Statement

5 7

Dougherty/ Pedersen Pedersen

Information Discussion

8:45 a.m. 2. Approval of June 21 & 22, 2017 Minutes 8 Dougherty Action

8:50 a.m. 3.

Approval of Consent Agenda a. Conference Approvals b. Marine Board Report c. Cooperative Research Program Report d. Subcommittee on Policy and Planning

Review Report e. Transformational Technologies Task

Force Closeout Report f. Transportation and Public Health

Task Force Closeout Report g. New Revenues Task Force Closeout

Report h. SHRP 2 Safety Phase 1 Status Report

16 37 43 49

59

63

Dougherty

Action

9:00 a.m. 4. Executive Director’s Report 64 Pedersen Information

9:15 a.m. 5. TRB Centennial Planning 88 Houston/ Larson

Information

9:30 a.m. 6. Inclusion and Diversity a. TRB Division Committee Report b. D&I Strategic Plan c. MOUs with COMTO and WTS d. Minority Student Fellows Program e. Young Members Council

93 103 109 113 118

Hanson Ford Pedersen Febey Kirley

Information Action Action Information Information

10:00 a.m. 7. BREAK

TRB Executive Committee Meeting, January 10-11, 2018 2 of 260

10:15 a.m. 8. Special Topic: Resilience a. Resilience Task Force Update b. Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

119

Arroyo Tom Lambert Tom Byron

Information Information Discussion

11:30 a.m. 9. Introduction to Policy Session a. APTA Chair’s Emphasis Areas b. New APTA President/CEO Perspective on Public Transportation

121

Ford Skoutelas

Information Information

11:45 a.m. 10. CHAIRMAN’S LUNCHEON – Washington Convention Center, Ballroom AB – Speaker, USDOT, Senior Advisor for Infrastructure, James Ray

Dougherty

2:30 p.m. 11. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING RECONVENES Policy Session – Public Transit

122

Dougherty

Information/Discussion

5:30 p.m. 12. BREAK FOR EVENING ACTIVITIES

6:00 p.m. 13. Reception, Marriott Marquis, Ballroom 6


TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD Executive Committee Meeting

January 10-11, 2018 Liberty LM

Marriott Marquis Hotel, Washington, DC AGENDA

January 11, 2018, Thursday

Time Item Page Speaker Type

8:30 a.m. 14. Summary and Discussion of Special Policy Discussion

Dougherty Discussion

9:15 a.m. 15. Future Policy Session Topics 158 Houston Discussion

9:30 a.m. 16. Technical Activities Council Report a. Annual Meeting b. Transportation Research Record Update

164 Brach/Park Information

10:00 a.m. 17. BREAK

10:20 a.m. 18. International Subcommittee a. Strategic Plan b. 2017 Accomplishments c. MOU with China Highway and

Transportation Society

165 167 176

Brooks

Action Information Information

10:40 a.m.

19. Academies/TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility

179 Norman Information

10:50 a.m. 20. Global Affiliates Update 191 Davenport Information

11:00 a.m. 21. Critical Issues in Transportation Update 196 Pedersen Information

11:15 a.m. 22. Policy Studies a. Recently Completed and Ongoing Studies b. Potential Future Policy Studies

213 Menzies Menzies

Information Discussion

11:45 a.m. 23. Other Business and Final Announcements

Dougherty Discussion

12:00 p.m. 24. ADJOURNMENT

Next Summer Meeting:

June 13 & 14, 2018 (Wednesday & Thursday) J. Erik Jonsson Study Center, Woods Hole, MA

Reference D. Purposes and Duties of Executive Committee A. Rosters and Staff E. TRB Policy on Executive Committee Participation B. Organization Charts F. Standing Oversight Committees C. Division Descriptions G. Project Approval Processes


Conflict of Interest and Bias Definitions

• “Conflict of interest" means any financial or other interest which conflicts with the participation of an individual in particular decisions of the institution because the interest (1) could significantly impair the individual's objectivity or (2) could create an unfair competitive advantage for any person or organization.

• “Bias" ordinarily relates to views stated or positions taken that are largely intellectually motivated or that arise from the close identification or association of an individual with a particular point of view or the positions or perspectives of a particular group.


Bias • Perspective -- point of view; • Expertise -- relevant to understanding and analyzing the

issues; • Goal is to achieve balance, not disqualify.

Conflict of Interest • Financial in nature; • For individual and immediate family; • Includes current employment, investment, and property

interests and only lasts for the duration of the project; • Details provided on forms are confidential; • Financial conflicts are usually disqualifying.


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TRB Executive Committee Meeting -Draft Minutes-

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2017, 8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

National Academies of Sciences Building, Washington, D.C.

For corresponding page references, view the Agenda Book

I. Welcome, Introduction, and Overview of Agenda (p. 4) Dougherty

Bias/Conflict of Interest Discussion (p. 6) Dougherty/Pedersen A.• Recognition of committee members rotating off of the committee, new

appointments, and reappointments. • Meeting attendee list is attached to the end of this document.

II. Approval of June 22 and 23, 2016 Minutes (p. 8) Dougherty Approved

III. Approval of Consent Agenda Dougherty TRB sponsored and co-sponsored meetings A. Marketing and Communications Plan Update Marflak B. CRP Update Hedges C. Conferences and Workshops Brach D. Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review (SPPR) Meeting Minutes Menzies E. Resilience Task Force Report Anderson F. Public Health Task Force Report Kleiner G. Leadership Development Program Update Louard-Clark H.

Evaluation of the Impacts of TRB Research Activities Norman I. Strategic Plan Implementation Dashboard Norman J. SHRP 2 Safety Database Update Brach K.

Approved

IV. Executive Director’s Report (p. 18) Pedersen o Neil Pedersen highlighted goals that he met from his performance review in 2016,

and future performance goals for 2017 (p. 25)

V. Financial Issues

TRB Budget and Reserve Fund Status (p. 28) Pedersen A. Provided an overview of all expenditures for TRB • $90 million estimated for 2017 • $60 million for Cooperative Research Program, and the largest comes from •

State DOTs funding.


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Target: By FY 2021 drawdown reserve fund to 75 percent, and now for FY •2022, the estimated reserve fund will be 68 percent. TRB is working on closing the gap through the Global Affiliate Program.

Traditional sources of revenue for TRB may change in the upcoming fiscal •years, but there are a lot of unknowns in terms of financing from traditional sponsors.

New Revenues Taskforce (p. 31) Bennett B. The New Revenues Taskforce is identifying opportunities for enhancing •

existing revenue streams and prospective new sources of revenue. The task force provides guidance to the TRB leadership on the potential, viability, and priority for pursuing these revenue streams. It also provides advice on the implementation and sustainability of those revenue streams that are pursued.

TRB projected a one percent decrease in attendees at the 2017 Annual •Meeting. The final numbers were a six percent increase in attendance at the meeting.

TRB Global Affiliates Package proposal is nearly complete, and will be •marketed upon its release.

Careers in Motion Job Fair, Job Board, along with sponsorship of the TRB E-•Newsletter and sponsorship of TRB Annual Meeting receptions will bring in additional revenue.

Discussion about raising prices and broadening the base: It included a •summary of various packages in lower and higher prices geared toward various prospective sponsors (like MPOs or air quality boards).

VI. TRB Global Affiliates Program: (p. 35-36) Norman This program provides organizations with several options for joining TRB at •

lower and higher price points. Current affiliates will be added to the new packages as their previous •

packages expire. This transition is expected to take approximately one year.

VII. Careers in Motion Networking Fair (p. 37) Davenport Career Fair will take place on Sunday, January 7, 2018 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 •

PM. The TRB Annual Meeting Welcome Session will follow this event. Registration for non-Annual Meeting attendees is $50.00. Annual Meeting attendees will have access to the career fair as part of their registration fee.

The fair is seeking 80 prospective employers or more to purchase tables •representing their organizations.

Contact Patrice Davenport at [email protected] if employers are •interested in being represented at the Career Fair.

VIII. International Activities Subcommittee (p. 38) Brooks Developed a mission, vision, and goals with a short term and long term goals •

for growing international activities. For the Executive Committee’s Consideration: •



o The mission of the Subcommittee on International Activities of the TRB Executive Committee is to provide guidance and support on building, strengthening, and leveraging strategic international partnerships to advance the mission of NASEM and TRB.

o The vision of the of the Subcommittee on International Activities of the TRB Executive Committee is a safe, secure, and sustainable world where knowledge is seamlessly shared, research is cooperatively conducted, and education creates transformative human and institutional capital.

Approved with the following modifications: Adding transportation to the vision and mission. Conceptual approval of the mission, with modifications to the vision to make it more specific. The vision will be presented at the Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review (SPPR).

Brooks provided goals that would be finalized between July-September 2017. •The goals would be discussed at the SPPR in October 2017. In November – December, draft a 5 year strategic plan for presentation in the January 2018 TRB Annual Meeting.

IX. Diversity and Inclusion Task Force (p. 42) Ford The mission of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force is to facilitate making •

diverse and inclusive involvement a core value for TRB staff, volunteers, contract awardees, projects and the transportation communities TRB serves. A diverse and inclusive culture will enhance the mission of TRB because it will increase innovation and creativity.

The task force aims to complete a Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan by •January 2018 and will present a draft report in the fall with a 45 day period for comment.

X. Break

XI. Critical Issues in Transportation (p.46 and 62) Pedersen/Dougherty Critical Issues in Transportation is a document produced every 2-5 years by •

TRB in advance of an update to its Strategic Plan. What does it mean to be a “critical” issue – must be future-focused, •

multimodal, global, and involves public and private sectors. Potential issues could be: •

Making the System Safe and Secure 1. Achieving a State of Good Repair 2. Automation/Technology/Innovation 3. Efficient Freight/Goods Movement 4. Resilience/Climate Change/ Clean Energy 5. Economic Development/ Growth 6. Reliability/Congestion Relief 7. Equity Issues 8. Governance Issues 9. Financing/Revenues/Expenditures 10.


There’s interest in making the Critical Issues more “future focused” toward •the next 10-20 years.

Ideas from the Executive Committee included: Developing a document geared toward a broader, lay audience, similar to the •

National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List. Others suggested the target audience be students. Outcome should be •

energizing their intellectual curiosity to contribute to the research discussion. The proposed list had both “means” and “ends,” which created confusion. • Should the critical issues be ranked in terms of importance (like a top-ten •

list)? Who is our audience? What outcomes are we trying to achieve with this •

document? What is the value-proposition? • How do we incorporate governance models that are working that include •

regional and global examples? Some of these critical issues are traditional, but how do we think of the •

critical issues collectively to solve issues across disciplines? Should this document be used to guide thought-leadership on how to •

address interdisciplinary issues The final deliverable needs to be electronic in order to link to the things that •

we’ve done as an entire institution. The Executive Committee members agreed that consensus was not reached

on developing the topics for the critical issues list, and more discussion is needed at the Fall SPPR meeting.

XII. Lunch

XIII. Transformational Technology Taskforce (p. 69) Turnbull Dr. Turnbull discussed the accomplishments of the task force to date, •

including upcoming meetings: • NASEM/TRB Roundtable Forum: Preparing for Automated Vehicles

and Shared Mobility Services: Scoping meeting is coming up in July 2017

• Automated Vehicle Symposium, cosponsored with the AUVSI on July 11-13, 2017

• Planned event in 2018: the EU-US Symposium on Cybersecurity. A TRB subcommittee on cyber security was developed and outreach is being •

undertaken to collaborate with other TRB committees, experts across the academies, and executive managers.

XIV. Policy Session on Smart Cities (p. 75) http://www.trb.org/Main/TRBExecutiveCommitteeMinutes.aspx

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Program Officer, Technical Activities Division, Transportation A.Research Board, provided a briefing on TRB’s activities in relation to Smart Cities.


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Four specialty conferences have taken place in 2016-2017 • TRB’s Cooperative Research Program: Framework for CV Pilot and Smart •

Cities Data Analytics for Policy Guidance (NCHRP Project 20-113) TRB E-Circular 219: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City •

Challenge and the Federal Transit Administration’s Mobility on Demand Sandbox: Advancing Multimodal Mobility and Best Practices Workshop

NCHRP Report 750 Foresight Series: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation in •Volumes 1-6

Gordon Feller, Founder, Meeting of the Minds; and Cisco Systems Consultant B.provided an overview of the components that make a smart city, as well as transportation factors within those components.

Randall J. Bowman, Assistant Director of Public Service/Smart Columbus Deputy C.Program Manager, Department of Public Service, City of Columbus provided an examination of the Columbus experience. He explored what those leading the implementation have learned during the initial stages of deployment and the challenges that Columbus is addressing.

Adrian Pearmine, National Director for Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles, DKS D.Associates explored the lessons learned associated with the roll-out of intelligent systems in communities inside and outside of the United States, and the partnerships among governments, universities, industries, communities and others that are integral to a smart city success.

XV. Breakout sessions and break for the evening


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June 22, 2017

XVI. Summary of Policy Sessions Houston/ Dougherty


The rapporteurs summarized the discussions they had in their breakout groups about A.each presentation, and then discussed TRB’s value proposition in relation to guiding the development of Smart Cities.

The Executive Committee Members discussed ways that TRB, given its B.interdisciplinary and multi-modal focus, may be able to contribute to the development of Smart Cities: As a convening authority, TRB could curate knowledge and best practices or •

host forums about these issues. The committee discussed the need of regional connectivity to link urban and rural environments.

There are questions about ways to manage the data collected from Smart •Cities to create a more efficient community.

Smart cities involve multiple projects and multiple target outcomes, like •enhancing safety, equity, mobility, health, economic opportunities, and de-carbonization. Projects are interconnected and interdependent. Smart city activities are an opportunity for TRB to collaborate with the NASEM and other units.

More research is needed to better understand behavior of communities and •reactions to smart cities, particularly from an equity perspective.

TRB may be in a position to track smart city experiments, communicate •lessons learned, disseminate successful applications, and develop a roadmap to becoming a smart city.

Explore scalability of the smart city concept: Cities that were not selected •were engaged about digitization and achieved a smaller, doable project. In addition, there are opportunities to explore private sector partnerships. The committee members discussed how private funding has been generated to fuel the smart city concept.

Executive committee members considered ways to highlight the smart cities •concept within future Annual Meeting sessions.

XVII. Future Policy Session (p. 78) Houston

Approved: The Executive Committee selected public transportation as the topic for the January 2018 policy session.

XVIII. TRB Centennial (p. 84) Turnbull/Larson

TRB has organized a Centennial Task Force to start planning for TRB’s 100th A.anniversary in 2020.

In January 2018, the task force will deliver a centennial celebration plan. B.

In January 2020, TRB will celebrate its history in 2020 and future in 2021. Four C.subcommittees: goals (completed); products; book; marketing and communications plan.



Approved: The Executive Committee concurred with the goals and objectives of the

centennial that were recommended by the task force.

Products include a book (to be contracted with a professional author), website, social D.media, videos, TR News Series, booklets, brochures, roaming exhibit, Annual Meeting exhibit, Gala, keepsake, and logo. Estimated cost is $100,000 plus 1,000+ in staff time. • Book geared towards sponsors •

XIX. Break

XX. Subcommittee on NRC Oversight (SNO) Update (p. 89) Hanson

The role of the SNO is to ensure that all TRB reports meet NRC standards for A.objectivity and quality; and to track and promote overall participation of minorities, women, and other underrepresented groups in all TRB committees and panels. Age, gender, geography, race, and ethnicity are dimensions that the NASEM tracks. • Younger volunteers are generally more diverse than senior volunteers. • Younger volunteers are more reluctant to answer the question about race and

ethnicity. Only half responded versus 75 percent of older volunteers. • Panel and committee involvement of women and minorities have flat-lined, so

the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force will be considering a variety of strategies to increase involvement.

XXI. Technical Activities Update: Brach

Dialogue with federal sponsors: Presenters representing ten federal sponsors A.provided an update on their research portfolios, goals, and challenges. Some themes among the presenters emerged, including: Safety • Technology and automation across all sectors • People and organization (specifically workforce) • Process and management: cooperation across modes and entities, private •

entities, and the need for multi-criteria decision-making. Issues with cybersecurity and drones: Many sponsors are encouraged about •

TRB’s support and coordination. Transportation Research Record B.

Tracking impacts, beyond the impact factor, including downloads and •citations.

TRB is making improvements to paper quality, including a clarification of •guidelines for authors, reviewers, and review coordinators.

SHRP 2 Safety Database Update B.• 234 research projects pending, underway, or finished using the data; 196

currently active • Spreading information about ways to use the database to other users

through a webinar series. •


XXII. Marine Board Brooks

The Marine Board Chair provided an update about the challenges facing the maritime A.industry, particularly as it’s becoming a more freight focused, multimodal topic. The Marine Board provided updates about two of its sponsors, the Maritime Administration and the Department of the Interior. The board chair also provided updates about upcoming meetings.

XXIII. Policy Studies Menzies

Studies nearing completion: A. Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment (sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard) (July •

2017) Safe Transport of Oil, Natural Gas, & Ethanol (sponsored by the Executive •

Committee) (August 2017) Use of Performance-Based Safety Regulation (sponsored by the Pipeline •

Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) (September 2017) Review of US Department of Transportation Testing of Electronically •

Controlled Pneumatic Brakes (sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration) (September 2017)

New studies: B. Propane Pipes Safety and Regulation Study (sponsored by the Pipeline •

Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) Review of BSEE Offshore Inspection Program • Truck Size and Weight Research Roadmap (sponsored by the Federal •

Highway Administration) Review of Innovative Bridge Research Program (sponsored by the Federal •

Highway Administration)

XXIV. Young Members Council Kirley

Organizing sessions on professional development issues A.

Kirley has seen momentum at the group level this year, as participation and B.programming has increased.

Highlighting the work of young members with the Outstanding Young Member award C.

Next Meeting takes place January 10-11, 2018, Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C. June 13-14, 2018 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts


Proposals for TRB Sponsored/Cosponsored Conferences (ACTION – Consent Agenda)

The following criteria are used in evaluating proposals for conferences, workshops, and similar activities. In general, an activity should not be proposed unless it draws a favorable response to all applicable criteria. The TRB staff and the proposing committees feel that the conferences being proposed satisfy these criteria.

1. Is the proposed activity consistent with TRB’s mission? 2. Does it have a high probability of producing worthwhile results? 3. Is the purpose of the activity objective and noncommercial? (Might the

undertaking of the activity or the potential result give TRB an image of bias in an area in which it must remain neutral?)

4. Are the available time and funding adequate to conduct it in a proper manner and to carry it to a logical conclusion?

5. Is it within the existing staff capability of TRB or a capability that can reasonably be established?

6. Can committee members necessary to guide it be identified and their services obtained?

7. Does TRB retain the requisite control? Alternately, in case where TRB is not the lead organization, will TRB be involved in developing the program, and will TRB receive appropriate recognition?

8. Does it duplicate other efforts? Has the subject received all of the attention that is justified for the present time?

9. Is there a more appropriate organization, within the National Research Council or elsewhere, to handle it?

Executive Committee approval is requested for four sponsored and seven co-sponsored conferences as part of the consent agenda.


CONFERENCES PROPOSED FOR SPONSORSHIP BY TRB

Title Date Location 1. Workshop on Future Highway Capacity Manual

Update June 2018 Austin, Texas

2. Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction July 22-25, 2018 Sacramento, California

3. 3rd International Greenshield’s Conference on Traffic Flow Theory Summer 2018 Woods Hole, Massachusetts

4. International Conference on Demand Responsive and Innovative Transportation Services April 2019 Baltimore, Maryland

5. 2018 Ferry Safety and Technology Conference* March 21-23, 2018 New York, New York 6. 2018 Automated Vehicle Symposium* July 9-12, 2018 San Francisco, California 7. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2018

International Conference on Transportation & Development*

July 15-18, 2018 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

8. 2018 Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) International Conference July 29-August 1, 2018 Anaheim, California

9. 2018 European Road Congress: Corridors for Shared Prosperity* October 22-24, 2018 Dubrovnik, Croatia

10. 1st International Conference on Stone Matrix Asphalt* November 5-7, 2018 Atlanta, Georgia 11. Ninth International Conference on Structural Health

Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9)* August 4-7, 2019 St Louis, Missouri

* TRB participates as a cosponsor


1. Workshop on Future Highway Capacity Manual Update TRB Sponsored

Location: Austin, TX Date: June 2018 Description: TRB is sponsoring the Workshop on Future Highway Capacity

Manual Update Development in conjunction with the 2018 mid-year meeting of the TRB Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee in June 2018, in Austin, TX. A focus of the event will be to review feedback from the 6th Edition and results from recently completed and ongoing research.

Expected Attendees:

40-60 Federal and State DOT employees, researchers, private sector consultants, and international participants involved in highway capacity research and analysis. The Workshop will be open to all.

Anticipated Products:

HCM update material and research needs.

Other Sponsors: TBD Funding: Registration fees will be used to cover all the costs of the Workshop. TRB Committees:

AHB40 - TRB Committees on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service

TRB Role: TRB will be responsible for the development and conduct of the Workshop. The HCQS Committee will develop the technical program.

TRB Staff: Richard Cunard


2. Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction TRB Sponsored

Location: Sacramento, CA Date: July 22-25, 2018 Description: The meeting will include discussions on TRB committee business, panel

discussions and State reports. A technical program of invited speakers will include topics related to photogrammetric technology, importance of accurate geospatial mapping with autonomous vehicles, new methods in survey techniques/computations, LiDAR and other existing and emerging technologies, roll of mobile imaging in 3D digital project delivery, case histories and on-going projects related to the committee’s scope/vision. A field trip may be included in meeting agenda to visit a local project or transportation facility.

Expected Attendees:

30 – 40 attendees. AFB80 Committee Members and Friends, and Individuals from the local and national DOTs, transportation agencies, educational institutions and firms, responsible for surveying and geospatial data acquisition, and users of the data.


Workshop Program

Sponsor: TRB Other Sponsors:

In past years corporations and individuals have provided sponsorship and assistance with technical tours, field site visits and other activities associated with the meeting. Sponsors will be sought for the 2018 meeting.

Funding: Registration is expected to provide the majority of the financial support. Donors or sponsors will be sought to help defray the costs. In exchange they will be provided the option to have an exhibit.

TRB Committees:

Standing Committee on Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction (AFB80)

TRB Role: AFB80 members will develop technical program. TRB committee members and staff will conduct the conference.

TRB Staff: Nancy Whiting, SPO for Soils, Geology and Foundations (202-334-2956); [email protected]



3. 3rd International Greenshield’s Conference on Traffic Flow Theory TRB Sponsored

Location: Woods Hole, MA Date: Summer 2018 Description: The 3rd International Greenshield’s Conference on Traffic Flow

Theory will highlight the influence of the Fundamental Diagram on current practice; discussion of future developments; real-time measurements of traffic performance; and the expected contributions that remote sensing, vehicle probes, traffic flow simulations etc. will have on advancing the state of the practice.

Expected Attendees:

50-75 Academics, researchers, modelers, and practitioners involved in the application of traffic flow models to improve design and operations. The Symposium is open to all.


Presentations will be posted to the Symposium website. An e-Circular will be produced with a summary of the papers and discussions

Other Sponsors: Funding: TRB is responsible for collecting registration fees that will be used to

cover all the costs of the Workshop. TRB Committees:

TRB Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics (AHB45)

TRB Role: TRB will be responsible for the development and conduct of the Workshop. The Sponsoring Committee will develop the technical program.



4. International Conference on Demand Responsive and Innovative Transportation Services

TRB Sponsored Location: Baltimore, Maryland. Location TBD Date: April 2019 Description: This conference follows prior demand responsive conferences in

Colorado (2016) and California (2014.) The purpose of this conference is to provide a venue for providers of demand responsive, and emerging/innovative services to discuss delivery methods and policies; exchange knowledge with international operators; learn from suppliers and academics about advances in information technology, vehicles, and equipment; exchange insights with health care providers regarding health-related transportation; and explore the impacts of Transportation Network Companies (Uber, Lyft, etc,) on demand responsive transit. The conference will be 2.5 days with tracks generally following the items listed above. A call for abstracts will be issued in the spring of 2018.

Expected Attendees:

150-200


Presentations will be published. Possible E-circular

Other Sponsors:

None

Funding: Registrations and patrons. TRB Committees:

Standing Committee on Paratransit (AP060) Standing Committee on Emerging and Innovative Transportation and Technologies (AP020)

TRB Role: AP060 and AP020 will jointly establish a conference planning committee to plan the program. TRB will handle all logistics and manage review of abstracts.

TRB Staff: Steve Andrle and Claire Randall


5. 2018 Ferry Safety and Technology Conference TRB Co-Sponsored

Location: New York, NY Date: March 21-23, 2018 Description: This two day conference will bring together naval architects, marine

engineers, and ferry sector professionals to discuss practices and innovations in ferry design and operations, with a focus on safety and affordability. TRB successfully co-sponsored this conference in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Expected Attendees:

80-100, open to all


Web postings of presentations

Sponsor: Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Other Sponsors: Interferry, Staten Island Ferry, New York City DOT Funding: There is no financial obligation to TRB TRB Committees:

Ferry Transportation Committee (AP085), Marine Safety and Human Factors Committee (AW040)

TRB Role: Members of TRB’s Ferry Transportation and Marine Safety and Human Factors Committees will contribute to the program planning committee for this event and TRB will help to publicize the event.

TRB Staff: Scott Brotemarkle


6. 2018 Automated Vehicle Symposium

TRB Co-Sponsored Location: San Francisco, CA Date: July 9-12, 2018 Description: The subject of road vehicle automation continues to be of high interest

to the public, media, and the transportation profession. With the announced developments by all the major automobile manufacturers and other technology developers on this topic, TRB has identified this as a transformational technology and a strategic priority. This Symposium will build on the highly successful 2012 - 2017 Symposia, and will provide updates on the current research and development, advanced engineering progress, and field deployment results. The Symposium will also provide a strong focus on issues impacting the USDOT and State DOTs resulting from vehicle automation advancements.

Expected Attendees:

1500+ Federal and State DOT employees, researchers, private sector automotive OEMs and suppliers, and international participants involved in the deployment of these technologies. Symposium is open to all.


Web-posting of presentations from the various speakers.

Other Sponsors: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); Society of Automotive Engineers.

Funding: AUVSI will collect registration. Patrons will be sought to help support the costs of the Symposium.

TRB Committees:

Intelligent Transportation Systems (AHB15), Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems (AHB30), TRB Joint Subcommittee on Challenges and Opportunities for Road Vehicle Automation (AHB30(1)), Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies Committee (APO20), Automated Transit Systems Committee (AP040), Emerging Technology Law Committee (AL040), Traffic Control Devices Committee (AHB50), Traffic Flow Theory Committee (AHB45), Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (AHB40), Work Zone Management Committee (AHB55), Traffic Signal Systems Committee (AHB25), and others.

TRB Role: Chairs and members of AHB15, AHB30, Joint Subcommittee on Challenges and Opportunities for Road Vehicle Automation, and TRB staff will participate in the Executive Planning Committee. In addition, there will be numerous TRB Committee Meetings and NCHRP Panel meetings held during the Workshop.



7. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2018 International Conference on Transportation & Development

TRB Co-Sponsored Location: Pittsburgh, PA Date: July 15-18, 2018 Description: The Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of the

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is sponsoring the 2018 International Conference on Transportation & Development. This conference will bring together researchers, designers, project/construction managers, and contractors from around the world to discuss transportation and development projects ranging from airports to rail to highways and multi-modal facilities. The conference will consider all aspects of development, from planning through design and construction to operations. For More Information: http://www.asce-ictd.org/

Expected Attendees:

350 – open to all


ASCE is expected to produce Conference Proceedings that will be distributed to conference attendees and made available for purchase through ASCE.

Sponsor: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Other Sponsors: Bank of America, Geico, Pearl Insurance, UPS, CMT Funding: Funding will be managed by ASCE T&DI through registration fees

and support from other co-sponsors. TRB will not have any involvement in the financial aspects of this conference.

TRB Committees:

AV070 Aircraft/Airport Compatibility Committee

TRB Role: T&DI has invited the TRB committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility (AV070) to participate in the conference event. The AV070 committee will be hosting a committee meeting for AV070 members and friends during the event with the objective of attracting new people to the AV070 committee.

TRB Staff: Christine Gerencher, phone 202-334-2970, fax 202-334-2030, [email protected]



8. 2018 Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) International Conference TRB Co-Sponsored

Location: Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, CA Date: July 29–August 1, 2018 Description: The Association for Commuter Transportation’s (ACT) annual

International Conference is one of the largest gatherings of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) professionals in the country. Attracting attendees from across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia, representatives include individuals from major employers, departments of transportation, municipalities, transportation management associations, metropolitan planning organizations, consultants, transit agencies, vendors, and other shared use mobility providers. The ACT International Conference spans four days and provides attendees with numerous opportunities for professional development, and networking. The conference features ACT’s National Awards, recognizing exemplary TDM programs from the public and private sector.

Expected Attendees:

500 – open to all


No formal products beyond the conference and national ACT award

Sponsor: Association for Commuter Transportation’s (ACT). ACT is responsible for all finances, registration, and conference logistics. No financial obligation to TRB.

Other Sponsors: N/A Funding: Registration fees and patronage (solicited by ACT). TRB Committees:

Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (TDM) (ABE50)

TRB Role: The TDM Committee is invited to plan two sessions during the conference and will be noted as the session sponsor within the conference program. The TDM Committee will host its summer meeting at ACT’s International Conference. ACT will also provide a registration discount to TDM Committee members to attend the conference. TRB will allow ACT use of the TRB logo, and will provide marketing for the conference through the E-Newsletter and calendar posting. This request will formalize an existing arrangement.

TRB Staff: Steve Andrle and Claire Randall


9. 2018 European Road Congress: Corridors for Shared Prosperity TRB Co-Sponsored

Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia (Hotel Valamar Lacroma) Date: October 22-24, 2018 Description: South East Europe is at an important crossroads in the development of

its connectivity programs, securing a critical role as a gateway for international trade routes between East and West. Due to its privileged geographical position, Croatia has been at the forefront of this process through several regional cooperation initiatives. Organized by key representative organizations of the roads and mobility sector, the European Road Congress “Corridors for Shared Prosperity” offers an essential platform to deepen the understanding of connectivity challenges, achieve consensus on key policy and investment enablers, and share the scientific state of the art across three main topics: 1. Transport & Mobility (including asset management), 2. Road Engineering, and 3. Safer by Design. “Safer by Design” is expected to be one of the main, and most popular, Congress tracks in light of ongoing initiatives by the European Commission and funding institutions to promote effective safety programs in the West Balkans.

Expected Attendees:

350–400 delegates and speakers (Europe & international)


Proceedings and session summaries produced by the European Union Road Federation

Sponsors: European Union Road Federation (ERF) Contact: Konstandinos Diamandouros, Head of Office

European Union Road Federation Place Stephanie 6/B 1050 Brussels, Belgium +32 2 644 58 77 [email protected]

International Road Federation (IRF) Contact: Michael Dreznes, Executive Vice President

International Road Federation 500 Montgomery St, 5th Floor Alexandria, VA USA 22314 918-373-9637 [email protected]

Other Sponsors: Hrvatske Ceste - Croatia Roads, University of Zagreb (Faculty of Transport, Faculty of Civil Engineering); South East European Transport Observatory (SEETO), The World Bank Expected: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), European Commission


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Funding: ERF and IRF have funding responsibilities. Conference will also be funded by registrations, and a corporate exhibition. There is no financial obligation to TRB.

TRB Committees:

Signing and Marking Materials (AHD55), Traffic Control Devices (AHB50), Visibility (AND40)

TRB Role: Carmine Dwyer (Chair, AHD55), lead; Paul Carlson (AHB50 Cochair); Tim Gates (AHB50 Cochair); John Bullough (AND40 Chair); and Andi Bill (AND40 Committee Communications Coordinator) will form a planning committee for a 1-day workshop that will be focused on recent advances in road markings and signs.

TRB Staff: James W. Bryant, PhD


10. 1st International Conference on Stone Matrix Asphalt TRB Co-Sponsored

Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: November 5-7, 2018 Description: Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) has been used worldwide for almost 50

years, and it has been used in the United States for the past 25 years, but only a handful of states have implemented it widely. Since its introduction to the U.S., SMA technology has evolved which may make it beneficial in broader applications. This conference will capture advancements made in SMA mixtures and pavements over the past 25 years. This conference will highlight case studies of SMA performance, life-cycle cost analysis, life cycle assessment, use of recycled materials, and best practices to ensure performance.

Expected Attendees:

Expect to attract 300-400 participants from the United States and abroad.


Papers presented at the conference will be published in a conference proceedings document and delivered electronically to conference attendees.

Sponsor: The National Asphalt Pavement Association is sponsoring this meeting.

Other Sponsors: The Federal Highway Administration is supporting this meeting through a cooperative agreement. NAPA is reaching out to the Asphalt Institute, International Society for Asphalt Pavements (ISAP), Association of Modified Asphalt Producers (AMAP), Rubber Pavements Association (RPA), and the European Asphalt Pavement Association for co-sponsorship.

Funding: The financial responsibility will be taken by the National Asphalt Pavement Association with support from the Federal Highway Administration. However, most expenses will be covered by participant fees and Sponsors.

TRB Committees:

AFK40 Standing Committee on Surface Requirements of Asphalt Mixtures

TRB Role: The Conference will tap into AFK40 members for assistance in reviewing abstracts and selecting papers to be published in conference proceedings. Members of AK40 will serve on the conference Scientific Committee. Further, a member of AFK40 committee will deliver at least one presentation through invitation. The conference is part of AFK40 technology transfer activities.

TRB Staff: Nelson Gibson, Senior Program Officer (Materials and Construction)


11. Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring

of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9) TRB Co-Sponsored

Location: St. Louis, Missouri Date: August 4-7, 2019

Description:

The Ninth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9) represents the 9th event in the biennial conference series of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII). The SHMII-9 Conference provides a forum for idea exchanges, knowledge sharing, and technology-need matchmaking in the global Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Nondestructive Testing (NDT) community. It serves as a unique venue to showcase U.S. and worldwide technologies and achievements in transportation infrastructure, demonstrate the practical value of SHM research, and raise public awareness for the need of further SHM and NDT research and applications. This is the first time this conference is being held in the United States.

Expected Attendees: 500 - open to all


Conference proceedings will be published by University of Missouri and will be distributed at the conference to registered participants.

Sponsors: International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure

Other Sponsors:

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and the American Society for Nondestructive Testing.

Funding: The conference will be funded by attendance. There is no financial obligation to TRB.

TRB Committees: Testing and Evaluation of Transportation Structures (AFF40)

TRB Role:

Dr. Sreenivas Alampalli, Chair of the Testing and Evaluation of Transportation Structures (AFF40) committee and Dr. Genda Chen, AFF40 committee member are co-chairing the conference. Dr. Barney Martin, Structures Section Chair (AF000), and Dr. Dan Frangopol, AFF40 committee member, are among other TRB members that are serving on the Steering Committee. Several members of other TAD committees will also be participating in the conference scientific advisory committee and will be assisting with evaluation of abstracts and developing the program. The conference will be promoted through relevant TRB media (e.g. TRB website, TRB e-newsletter, etc.).

TRB Staff: Stephen Maher, Associate Director – Design, Technical Activities Division


TRB Conferences, Webinars, and Recordings June 23, 2017 – January 6, 2018

Conferences

(*indicates event cosponsored by TRB) 4th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India* December 17-20, 2017 Mumbai, India 2017 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference* December 7-8, 2017 Miami, Florida 5th Annual University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region* November 16, 2017 Gainesville, Florida 18th IRF World Road Meeting 2017* November 14, 2017 New Delhi, India Applying Census Data for Transportation November 14, 2017 Kansas City, Missouri 29th Road Profile Users Group Conference (RPUG 2017)* November 14, 2017 Denver, Colorado 5th Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit* November 14, 2017 Tampa, Florida Second Pan American Conference on Unsaturated Soils (PanAm-UNSAT 2017)* November 12, 2017 Dallas, Texas Forum on the Impact of Vehicle Technologies and Automation on Users* November 8, 2017 Salt Lake City, Utah Sixth International Human Factors Rail Conference* November 6, 2017 London, United Kingdom ITS World Congress 2017* October 29, 2017 Montréal, Québec, Canada 5th Community Resilience Panel Meeting October 26, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota


2017 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall Convention* October 15, 2017 Anaheim, California Tenth SHRP 2 Safety Data Symposium: From Analysis to Results October 6, 2017 Washington, DC 11th University Transportation Center (UTC) Spotlight Conference: Rebuilding and Retrofitting the Transportation Infrastructure September 26-27, 2017 Washington, D.C. 1st International Intelligent Construction Group Conference (IICTG 2017)* September 26-28, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2nd TRB Conference on Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands: Partnerships for Enhancing Stewardship and Mobility September 11-13, 2017 Washington, D.C. Transit GIS Conference* September 6-8, 2017 Washington, D.C. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2017 International Conference on Highway and Airfield Technology* August 27, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies’ 16th Biennial Asilomar Conference on Transportation and Energy* August 22-25, 2017 Pacific Grove, California 9th New York City Bridge Conference* August 21, 2017 New York, New York 2017 Midwest Rail Conference* August 15, 2017 Kalamazoo, Michigan Future Interstate Study: Information Gathering Session August 9, 2017 56th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law July 30, 2017 Salt Lake City, Utah 8th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium: Visualization in Action July 27, 2017 Washington, DC


22nd International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory* July 24, 2017 Evanston, Illinois Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration Committee Summer Conference July 23, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2017 Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (2017 MAIREINFRA)* July 19, 2017 Seoul, South Korea GeoMEast International Conference: “Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology”* July 15, 2017 Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt Automated Vehicles Symposium 2017* July 11, 2017 San Francisco, California 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Register Today for Annual Meeting Online Tutorials July 7, 2017 Online 3rd International Symposium on Transportation Soil Engineering in Cold Regions* July 6, 2017 Guide, Qinghai, China 2017 IBTTA/TRB Joint Symposium on Managed Lanes and All Electronic Tolling* July 2, 2017 Dallas, Texas 2017 Summer Conference of the TRB Resource Conservation and Recovery Committee July 1, 2017 Duluth, Minnesota Historic and Archeological Preservation in Transportation Committee Summer Conference 2017 July 1, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota Tenth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and Airfields (BCRRA 2017)* June 28, 2017 Athens, Greece

Webinars TRB Webinar: Enhancing Wayfinding and Public Address Systems for a Positive Traveler Experience December 13, 2017 TRB Webinar: Improving Asphalt Content Determination through Ignition Testing December 6, 2017


TRB Webinar: Regulations and Policies Impacting AV/CV Introduction in Transit November 16, 2017 TRB Webinar: How to Survive and Thrive at the TRB Annual Meeting November 14, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Airport In-Terminal Concession Program Implementation November 14, 2017 TRB Webinar: Design of Interchange Loop Ramps and Pavement/ Shoulder Cross-Slope Breaks November 13, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Practical Techniques for Successfully Communicating Technical Topics November 9, 2017 TRB Webinar: Policy and Planning Actions to Address Connected and Automated Vehicles November 8, 2017 TRB Webinar: Right-Sizing Roundabout Intersections for State Highways November 7, 2017 TRB Webinar: Optimizing the Risk and Cost of Materials Quality Assurance November 6, 2017 TRB Webinar: Geotech Tools: Information & Technology Guidance for Embankment, Ground Improvement, & Pavement Applications November 2, 2017 TRB Webinar: Expediting the NEPA Process - What Does it Take? October 31, 2017 TRB Webinar: Long-Term Field Performance of Warm Mix Asphalt Pavements October 25, 2017 TRB Webinar: Performance Grade Specifications for Emulsions Used in Pavement Preservation Treatment October 23, 2017 TRB Webinar: Methodology for Prioritizing Tunnel Improvements and Developing Capital Plans October 19, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Don’t Sit on Your Assets: Innovative Approaches to Raise Revenue October 18, 2017 TRB Webinar: Advancing the Aviation Industry Workforce October 17, 2017 TRB Webinar: Part-Time Shoulder Use October 12, 2017 TRB Webinar: Developing Pavement Performance Models October 11, 2017


TRB Webinar: Condition Assessment of Bridge Post-Tensioning and Stay Cable Systems Using NDE Methods October 10, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Solutions for Aging Low-Volume Road Bridges October 3, 2017 TRB Webinar: Analyzing Crashes on Multi-Lane Roundabouts October 2, 2017 TRB Webinar: Seismic Design of Bridge Abutments September 28, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Commodity Flow Survey Microdata to Estimate the Generation of Freight, Freight Trips, and Service Trips September 26, 2017 TRB Webinar: Designing and Producing High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycled Asphalt Shingles Mixtures September 25, 2017 TRB Webinar: A Watershed Approach to Mitigating Stormwater Impacts September 20, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride September 19, 2017 TRB Webinar: Modern Roundabouts: Downtown and Suburban Revitalization September 18, 2017 Online NTI Webinar: Onboard Camera Applications for Buses September 14, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Understanding Stormwater Management Requirements for Airports September 14, 2017 TRB Webinar: Use and Potential Impacts of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams at Airports September 12, 2017 TRB Webinar: Designing Multimodal Roundabouts: Making Them Safe and Efficient for All September 11, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Benefit-Cost Methodologies for Evaluating Multimodal Freight Corridor Investments September 7, 2017 TRB Webinar: Understanding Changes in Youth Mobility September 6, 2017 TRB Webinar: Rigid Pavement Rehabilitation: Looking Back, Looking Forward September 5, 2017


TRB Webinar: Learning About and Using the Research in Progress (RiP) Database August 24, 2017 TRB Webinar: Development of Crash Modification Factors for Pedestrian Crossing Treatments August 23, 2017 TRB Webinar: New Pavement Engineering Technologies - The Long Term Pavement Performance Climate and Bind Tools August 21, 2017 TRB Webinar: Control of Concrete Cracking in Bridges August 17, 2017 TRB Webinar: The National Institute for Standards and Technology Approach to Resilience in Transportation August 16, 2017 TRB Webinar: Innovative Statewide Partnerships for Active Transportation Planning August 15, 2017 TRB Webinar: Financially Responsible Procurement Processes for Airports August 10, 2017 TRB Webinar: Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation: Looking Back, Looking Forward July 31, 2017 TRB Webinar: Planning and Preliminary Engineering Applications Guide to the Highway Capacity Manual: Part 2, Applications June 28, 2017 TRB Webinar: Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects July 27, 2017 TRB Webinar: Accessibility Guidance for Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes July 26, 2017 TRB Webinar: An Integrated Approach to Managing Regulatory Compliance July 25, 2017 Online TRB Webinar: Direct Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Bridges June 22, 2017

TRB Straight to Recording TRB Straight to Recording for All: Practical Applications of 23 U.S.C. Section 409 November 27, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Bridges as Philanthropy November 17, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Considering Cost-Effectiveness in the Project Selection Process of the CMAQ Program November 10, 2017


TRB Straight to Recording for All: Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Data Applications in Transportation Project Delivery and Management October 19, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Strategic Approaches to Policy Development and Engaging Diverse Community Customers October 16, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Transportation Worker Safety Program Resources and Practices October 8, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Resource Allocation among Programs of Work September 7, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Methods to Measure Walkability: From Qualitative to Quantitative August 31, 2017 TRB Straight to Recording for All: Airport Advisories at Non-Towered Airports June 28, 2017


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MARINE BOARDof the

Executive Committee BriefingTRB Annual Meeting

January 2018

Marine Board New Membersas of November 1

Mr. James G .Bennett - Shipbuilding/Shipyard OperationsMr. Bennett is a Raytheon Engineering Fellow and Business Development Director for Naval Systems. Prior to joining Raytheon, Mr. Bennett had a successful career as a Naval Architect and Naval Systems Engineer working for General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works Corporation, serving ultimately as the company director responsible for naval ship design and advanced marine vehicle development.

Dr. Thomas P. Bostick - Marine Infrastructure/ EngineeringLieutenant General (Ret.) (Dr.) Thomas P. Bostick is a Senior Vice President at Intrexon, a Bio-Engineering company, where he leads the Environment Sector. He served as the 53rd Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he was responsible for most of the Nation’s civil works infrastructure, military construction and ecosystem restoration projects.


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Marine Board New Membersas of November 1

Dr. Lee Kindberg - Liner OperationsB. Lee Kindberg is Director of Environment and Sustainability for North America for Maersk Line. She serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee and chaired a Transportation Research Board NCFRP panel on Sustainable Approaches to Supply Chain Air Emissions Regulation. She is also active in Business for Social Responsibility's Clean Cargo Working Group, a global group dedicated to assessing and improving the environmental impact of shipping and ensuring responsible corporate citizenship.

Mr. Dale Sause - Tug/Tow/Inland Waterway OperationsDale Sause is President and CEO of Sause Bros., Inc., which is headquartered in Coos Bay, Oregon. He is the third generation of his family to own and operate Sause Bros., which was launched in 1936 to tow log rafts along the Oregon and Washington Coasts. Today, Sause Bros.’ fleet of tugs and barges serves customers along the Columbia River system and throughout the Pacific Rim.

Marine Board New Sponsor

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps through schools, universities, government laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations.


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Marine BoardCurrent Areas of Interest

AUTONOMOUS SHIPS, VEHICLES AND SHIPPING

BUILDING AND FOSTERING A STRONG SAFETY CULTURE

CHALLENGES IN ARCTIC OPERATIONS

CYBER IN THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

HUMAN AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

IMPROVING RESILIENCY IN THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

MARINE INCIDENTS AND NEAR MISS REPORTING

SEA LEVEL RISE AND OTHER CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATERWAYS

THE FUTURE OF NAVIGATION

Marine Board Fall Meeting

Date: November 7 – 8, 2017

Location: NAS Building, Washington, D.C.

Focus Session Topics:

• Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Safety Culture

• Impacts of Extreme Coastal and Ocean Events on Civil and Military Marine Transportation Infrastructure


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Fall Meeting Focus on “Safety Culture” Panel

Opening PresentationClaudine Bradley, National Energy Board – CanadaPerspective of Major Offshore ProducerLee Stockwell, former GM, Safety and Environment, Shell Global OpsIndependent Operator PerspectiveCharlie Duhon, Arena OffshoreDrilling ContractorPaul Linkin, Pacific Drillling Services, IncOffshore Safety PerspectiveCharlie Williams, Center for Offshore SafetyBSEE PerspectiveJason Mathews, BSEE Gulf of Mexico

Fall Meeting Focus on “Safety Culture” Framing Questions

• What is the current assessment of the safety culture in the offshore industry and in your own organization? What is the basis for that assessment?

• How is industry promoting a strong safety culture? How effectively is information on best practices and potentially hazardous occurrences being shared? What is the assessment of industry safety leadership? Successes? Challenges and opportunities for improvement?

• What regulatory approaches, practices, policies, and programs are most likely to further strengthen and enhance the safety culture? What can/should regulators do to monitor safety culture? Inspectors?

• Should safety culture considerations be incorporated into industry standards such as RP-75? How?

• What is the best way to assess and recognize safety leadership and safety achievement?


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Fall Meeting Focus on Impacts of Extreme Coastal and Ocean Events on

Civil and Military Marine Transportation InfrastructurePanel

Viewpoint of Commercial SeaportJill LemkeMaryland Port Administration

Vulnerability Assessment of Hampton Roads - Impact on Commercial and Military SeaportsRear Admiral Ann C. Phillips, USN (Ret)Old Dominion University

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Infrastructure Planning and Resilience NeedsMary CialoneUS Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Department of Commerce / NIST Resilience PerspectiveSteve CauffmannDepartment of Commerce

Coastal Oil and Gas Infrastructure – Academic PerspectiveDr. Jamie PadgettRice University

Fall Meeting Focus on Impacts of Extreme Coastal and Ocean Events on

Civil and Military Marine Transportation InfrastructureFraming Questions

• How do extreme weather, storm surges, and sea level rise with associated flooding, affect your agency’s mission and readiness or industry’s business and viability?

• Please discuss the successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement, as you see them, for future sustainability and adaption measures.

• What are the core areas/activities that need short term action/investment (1-3-year time span)?

• What are the core areas/activities that need longer term action/investment (5-10-year time span)?

• What aspects of this issue would be appropriate for the Marine Board to work with Federal agencies to explore further through a workshop or policy study?


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Studies Underway in the Marine Area

Revise and Update U.S. Coast Guard Ship Stability Regulations (USCG)The study committee will review the set of United States Coast Guard (USCG) regulations and policy documents that establish stability requirements for U.S. flag vessels in order to identify, and recommend as appropriate, options to make and keep the requirements current, align them better with international standards, improve their consistency and clarity, and organize them in a manner that facilitates their use and compliance.

Update of National Naval Responsibility for Naval Engineering (ONR)The study will inform the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on the status of its efforts under the "National Naval Responsibilities: Naval Engineering" (NNR-NE) program to ensure that a healthy science and technology (S&T) and educational enterprise exists and is capable of meeting the future technology needs of the U.S. Navy in developing highly capable and affordable sea systems.

Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program (BSEE)

An ad hoc committee will offer findings and recommendations to BSEE regardingthe following interrelated questions:

• What should be the goal of BSEE’s inspection program?• How can inspections be modified to focus on risk and enhancing safety in addition

to ensuring compliance, and what additional data are needed to achieve this end?• What can BSEE learn from the inspections programs of other offshore regulators in

countries such as Norway, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Mexico?• What is the appropriate role for independent third parties in determining

compliance with requirements and verifying that companies are conducting activities in accordance with their SEMS and associated management documents; how does the regulator ensure that third parties are acting appropriately in the public interest; and how can BSEE’s inspector staff’s work and budget be reallocated to enhancing safety?

• What is the appropriate role of remote monitoring and other safety-enhancing technologies regarding inspections?

• What should be the principal features of the inspection program in 5 years and 10 years?

• What competencies would inspectors require in a revised regime, what kinds of training for the existing staff would be needed, and what types and competencies would BSEE need to recruit to match its staff to appropriate competencies?


Cooperative Research Programs

Report to TRB Executive Committee January 10-11, 2018

Liberty LM Marriott Marquis Hotel, Washington, DC

TRB currently administers three active cooperative research programs:

• The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), sponsored by

the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA);

• The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA);

• The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

A forum for coordinated and collaborative research, NCHRP addresses issues integral to the functions of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and to the work of transportation professionals at all levels of government and private practice. Since 1962, NCHRP has helped the transportation community find practical solutions to pressing problems and develop and apply innovations to improve current practices. The AASHTO Special Committee on Research and Implementation (R&I) serves as the governing board for NCHRP.

Support for NCHRP comes from voluntary contributions from the state DOTs. AASHTO selected 16 continuing projects and 43 new projects in 2017. NCHRP panels convened more than 163 project meetings in 2017; more than 2,346 volunteers offered their time, energy, and expertise as panel members, attending meetings and reviewing materials, primarily for the challenges and the satisfaction of making contributions to the field. Most NCHRP research projects have recommended specifications and produced manuals and guidelines that have had a direct impact on practice, and the program often partners with AASHTO to ensure that the state DOTs learn about and deploy the products. Highlights of 2017 Connected and Automated Vehicles

NCHRP Report 845, Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies can assist agencies in exploring actions to increase the likelihood that CAV technology will have beneficial impacts on traffic crashes, congestion, pollution, land development,


and mobility—particularly for older adults, youths under age 16, and individuals with disabilities. Research Roadmaps

Research roadmaps in three critical strategic areas were developed in 2017: transportation and public health, transformational technologies other than CAVs, and freight transportation. The roadmaps outline the key issues in an area, identify research gaps that constrain effective decision making, and determine specific research projects needed to address these gaps. Implementation Planning

NCHRP uses the National Implementation Research Network’s definition of implementation: “a specified set of activities designed to put into practices an activity or products of known dimensions.” In recent years, R&I has prioritized the implementation process—developing products in different formats for different target audiences, engaging stakeholders through workshops and peer exchanges, and conducting demonstrations of research products at sponsoring agencies. Since 2015, R&I has made $2 million available annually to fund requests for communication and implementation activities from NCHRP project panels, state DOTs, and AASHTO committees. The NCHRP implementation program has three main elements: (1) targeted communication and dissemination of research results, (2) administration of implementation projects for specific research products, and (3) tracking the use of research products and assessing of their impact. NCHRP hired a full-time implementation program manager in October 2017. Research Results Following is a sample of the NCHRP reports published in 2017 that have particular importance to AASHTO.

Administration • NCHRP Report 867, Guide to Capturing and Learning Essential Consultant-

Developed Knowledge with Departments of Transportation, and Web-Only Document 238, [TITLE].

Connected and Automated Vehicles • NCHRP Report 845, Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and

Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies. Design • NCHRP Report 839, A Performance-Based Highway Geometric Design Process,

and


• NCHRP Legal Research Digest 74, Liability of State Departments of Transportation for Design Errors.

Environment • NCHRP Report 840, A Watershed Approach to Mitigating Stormwater Impacts,

and • Legal Research Digest 75, Legal Requirements for State Transportation Agency

Participation in Conservation Plans. Freight • NCHRP Report 854, Guide for Identifying, Classifying, Evaluating, and

Mitigating Truck Freight Bottlenecks. Pavements and Materials • NCHRP Report 858, Quantifying the Effects of Preservation Treatments on

Pavement Performance, and • NCHRP Report 859, Consequences of Delayed Maintenance of Highway Assets.

Planning • NCHRP Report 844, Guide for Integrating Goods and Services Movement by

Commercial Vehicles in Smart Growth Environments, and • NCHRP Report 861, Best Practices for Rural Regional Mobility. Project Delivery • NCHRP Report 850, Applying Risk Analysis, Value Engineering, and Other

Innovative Solutions for Project Delivery. Traffic Management • NCHRP Synthesis 507, Traffic Signal Preemption at Intersections near Highway

Railroad–Grade Options. Safety and Security • NCHRP Web-Only Document 233, Mainstreaming Transportation Hazards and

Security Risk Management: CAPTA Update and Implementation. Transit Cooperative Research Program

In 2017, TCRP marked 25 years of service through research. Initially authorized by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and initiated under TRB management in July 1992, TCRP is supported by annual grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

In its 25 years, TCRP has undertaken more than 700 research studies. The current surface transportation authorizing legislation—the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act—passed in December 2015 and reauthorized


TCRP for 5 years from Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 through FY 2020 at $5 million per year. The FAST Act also consolidated TCRP, moving it from 49 U.S.C Chapter 53, Section 5313, as a standalone section, into Section 5312, Public Transportation Innovation, and changed its funding source from the General Fund to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.

TCRP produced 17 publications in 2017, bringing the total to more than 654 since the program’s inception. The following TCRP publications of particular interest were completed during the year. Operations and Safety

TCRP Research Report 189, Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces, is a resource for transit agencies to improve safety at rail transit platform-and-guideway and platform-and-vehicle interfaces.

TCRP Synthesis Report 124, Planning and Design for Fire and Smoke Incidents in Underground Passenger Rail Systems, documents state-of-the-practice information for the planning, design, and operations for passenger rail systems in the event of fire and smoke incidents in underground or enclosed conditions.

Administration

TCRP Research Report 191, Public Transportation Guidebook for Small- and Medium-Sized Public–Private Partnerships (P3s), is a resource for public transportation agencies, local governments, the private sector, and others interested in small- and medium-sized P3s for public transportation projects.

Policy and Planning

TCRP Research Report 192, Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride, offers guidance to public transportation agencies in the development of park-and-ride facilities, from concept through operation. Legal

TCRP Legal Research Digest 50, Public Transit Emergency Preparedness Against Ebola and Other Infectious Diseases: Legal Issues, examines responses to infectious disease epidemics and identifies legal issues that transit agencies may encounter: closures of public facilities, businesses, and other major traffic generators; checkpoints for screening; quarantine zones; compulsory leave for possibly infected employees; employees who refuse to come to work; prescreening of passengers; and full or partial suspension of service.


Airport Cooperative Research Program

Established in 2006, sponsored by FAA, and managed by TRB, ACRP is an applied research program that helps the airport industry respond to global challenges and opportunities by cultivating and strengthening its own interconnections. Offering more than 400 publications, compelling and well attended events, and a series of engaging initiatives, ACRP fosters the exchange of knowledge and best practices among the airport industry. Its programs encourage collaborating to address shared challenges, professional networking across distance and generations, and identifying and addressing emerging challenges with timely information and tools.

ACRP IdeaHub

To encourage more effective participation from a broader swath of the airport and aviation industries, in 2017 ACRP created IdeaHub, a user-friendly, web-based tool that serves as a central research idea portal.

IdeaHub provides simple, additional opportunities for practitioners to get involved and collaborate on problem statements, which can lead to improvements in the aviation industry at all levels. Its easy-to-use interface engages idea authors and owners, subject-matter experts, topic mentors and moderators, reviewers and estimators, and members of the ACRP Oversight Committee. NextGen Future

To facilitate the understanding, navigation, and deployment of airspace and air traffic control center best practices, new technologies, and optimal procedures—known collectively as NextGen—ACRP completed a $2 million initiative to publish ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports, a five-volume set of interrelated research products, guidebooks, and reports. These reports are coordinated in scope, offering vital information to airport operators, CEOs, planners, and members of the public about how and why to implement NextGen. Timely Research Updates

Throughout 2017, ACRP’s webinar series has informed and engaged airport practitioners, including presentations on such topics as safety management system approaches for wildlife hazard management at airports, security screening, understanding aircraft deicers and their impact on stormwater runoff, and advancing collaborative decision making at airports. Each webinar attracted an average of 150 attendees from 47 states and abroad. Ninety-two percent of users reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with quality of the webinars—a standard that ACRP established and has consistently met for five years.

ACRP has investigated how practitioners use these reports and concluded that the most popular application of the reports is as guidance tools. The volumes commonly are used to help inform management decisions, change standards and guidance documents, and shape policy changes.


Synthesis Programs

Under the sponsorship of the Cooperative Research Programs administered by TRB—specifically the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), NCHRP, and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)—the Synthesis Programs prepare reports on current practice and knowledge on a range of key airport, highway, and transit topics. Practitioners and researchers make extensive use of the reports.

An airport panel, a highway panel, and a transit panel select the study topics each year. In 2017, 10 new airport, 15 new highway, and seven new transit studies started up. A consultant experienced in the topic area researches and writes each synthesis report, with guidance from an expert panel.

Approximately 1,000 copies of each ACRP and NCHRP report are published in hard copy, with 600 to 700 distributed to state DOTs, airport operators, and TRB topic-area subscribers. Starting in 2014, TCRP has published reports on the TRB website only; ACRP and NCHRP reports are also available on the website.

IDEA Programs

IDEA programs fund early-stage investigations of potential breakthroughs in transportation technology. Through small projects, researchers investigate the feasibility of innovative concepts that could advance transportation practice. IDEA programs sponsor high-risk research that is independent of the immediate mission concerns of public agencies and of the short-term financial imperatives of the private sector.

Three IDEA programs were operating in 2017: • NCHRP IDEA, collectively funded by the state DOTs, for highway-

related research; • Transit IDEA, funded by FTA through TCRP, for research on

innovations applicable to transit practice; and • Rail Safety IDEA, sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration,

for projects to improve the safety of railroad operations. Each IDEA program follows a similar administrative model, adapted for

sponsorship arrangements and target audiences. Each program operates through a committee or panel of volunteer transportation experts who solicit, review, and select proposals that merit research contracts. Funds awarded for any one project range between $50,000 and $150,000. Frequently, however, the funds are augmented through cost-share arrangements, nearly doubling the amount of research that can be supported through the IDEA programs.


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Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review (SPPR)

Meeting Summary

Keck Center, Washington, DC

October 2, 2017

Attendance

Members present

Daniel Sperling, Roger Huff, Susan Hanson, Katherine Turnbull, Mary

Brooks, Melinda McGrath, Gary Thomas, Chris Hendrickson, Hyun-A Park,

Malcolm Daugherty (via conference call)

Staff present

Neil Pedersen, Mark Norman, Ann Brach, Patrice Davenport, Russel

Houston, Lisa Marflak, Gary Walker, Tom Menzies, Chris Hedges, Steve

Godwin, Mariela Garcia-Colberg, Karen Febey, Amelia Mathis, Adrienne

Blackwell

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Sperling observed the many positive changes in TRB over the past several

years under Pedersen’s leadership, leading to a more diverse and agile

organization. As examples, he pointed to the creation of task forces that have

engaged the Executive Committee on several key issues. He also pointed to

the increasing diversity of TRB volunteers and other participants across a

variety of dimensions, not only racial, ethnic, and demographic but also

organizationally. Susan Hanson and others concurred.

Consent Agenda and April SPPR Meeting Summary

Sperling observed that the number and variety of planned conferences and

workshops in the consent agenda is impressive and sought a vote in favor. All

items in the consent agenda were approved.

Sperling asked the committee to review the summary of the staff’s follow-up

to the 6 action items from the April SPPR meeting. Members indicated their

agreement with the follow-up responses, several of which would be discussed

during the meeting.

Executive Director’s Update

Pedersen expressed his gratitude in having the opportunity to work with

Sperling on the Executive Committee and SPPR. He noted that Sperling

would continue as SPPR chair for another year.

TRB Executive Committee Membership and Annual Meeting Awards

Pedersen welcomed Katie Turnbull and Vicky Arroyo as incoming Executive

Committee chair and vice chair, respectively. He announced the appointment


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to the Executive Committee of Leslie Richards (Penn DOT Secretary) and

Ginger Evans (City of Chicago Aviation) and the reappointment of Sperling,

Daugherty, Huff, Mark Rosenberg, Jim Redeker, and Geraldine Knatz. He

announced the next recipients of the Carey (Mike Trentacoste), Crum (Susan

Shaheen), Banks (Bill Millar), and Bartlett (Victor Martinez) Awards. He

reported that Pat Mohktarian would give the Deen Lecture.

National Academies News

Pederson reported that NASEM Executive Officer Bruce Darling is

recovering well from a serious skiing accident that had caused him to be out

of the office for several weeks.

He noted that the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) is the

in process of reviewing the NASEM processes and processes, including those

of TRB. He anticipates that NAPA will recommend some new products aimed

at making out process more nimble. The NAP report is due by end of 2017;

we will report on it to SPPR during its Spring meeting. In addition, he

reported that the NASEM Executive Office has recommended that the

Subcommittee on NRC Oversight (SNO) be renamed to the TRB Division

Committee to bring it into alignment with other divisions.

TRB Organizational and Budgetary Developments

Pedersen reported that the Synthesis and Idea program have been moved to

the Cooperative Research Program (CRP) unit, which is the source of the

programs funds. The move has been working well. Chris Hedges introduced

NCHRP’s new implementation managed, Sid Mohan. He also reported that

CRP is negotiating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHSA) and Governors Highway Safety Association to create a new CRP

program on behavioral safety issues, funded at about $2.4 million per year in

accordance with the FAST Act. He reported that the rail and hazmat

cooperative research programs are ending, but that some additional funds

remains and are being programmed.

In reviewing the budget, Pedersen reported that TRB’s publications unit has

been reorganized, and that production of the TRR journal will be outsourced,

which will produce some savings (Brach discussed the outsourcing plan in

greater detail later in the meeting). Pedersen noted that NASEM leadership

has expressed a desire that TRB’s reserve fund stay between 75 and 100

percent of annual expenditures. Some savings from outsourcing of the TRR

are expected to contribute to this goal. Pedersen noted that achievement of

the 75 percent goal does not reflect income anticipated from the Global

Affiliates program (as discussed later).


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Pedersen explained that the revenue earned from the reserve fund is placed

in the policy fund, which is used to fund self-initiated studies. He noted that

in recent years we have not programmed any new self-initiated studies, but

are now confident that funds are sufficient for at least one additional study

(as discussed later).

Pederson report that the TRB will participate in the 6th EU-US symposium in

Brussels in June 2018. The topic will be socioeconomic issues for connected

and automated vehicles.

Global Affiliates Program Update

Norman reviewed the status of the Global Affiliates program, and explained

how the program benefits differ among the 6 affiliate levels. He reported that

an emphasis of program rollout has been on reaching out to both existing

TRB stakeholders and others who have not been traditional members to

discuss the different benefit packages. The response so far has been positive.

Annual meeting registrations are a big selling point. Norman explained that

that a purpose of the program, besides generating revenue, is to retain the

affiliates we already have by ensuring that benefit packages align with the

interest of existing affiliates.

Sperling expressed satisfaction that the program is moving ahead and has

the potential to engage a more diverse set of organizations, but questioned

why the 6-year TRB budget forecast does not reflect the added revenues

generated by the program. Pedersen explained that TRB has taken a

conservative approach in budget forecasting until we have more experience

with the Global Affiliates program.

Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility

Norman described the forum scoping meeting held in San Francisco earlier in

the year. The half-day meeting attracted 60 participants and yielded

important feedback for focusing the forum. Since San Francisco meeting,

TRB has been reaching out to organizations that have expressed interest and

have received participation confirmations from USDOT, 6 state DOTs, NY

City, Maricopa County, several OEMs, the Auto Alliance, Lyft, several

technology and equipment companies, several large and midsize consulting

companies, the AAA Safety Foundation, and several universities and

consortia. He reported that the co-chairs are Kirk Steudle, Michigan DOT;

Greg Winfree, TTI (former OSTR); and Pete Sweatman, CAVita.

Sperling asked committee members for their thoughts about the forum and

more generally about the concept. He believes the forums are a great idea,

providing a platform for bringing together existing and new entities to be

involved in TRB. He noted the importance of ensuring that the initial forum


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succeeds in providing value to its sponsors if it is to be an enduring concept.

He believes it is critical to involve the TRB standing committee chairs, both

to provide sponsors with networking value and access to expertise. SPPR

members questioned whether large engineering firms are adequately

involved. Norman noted that some firms have indicated interest but may

need an extra nudge—he asked for SPPR members to assist in this regard.

Sperling noted that other possible participants are public transit agencies

and mayors, such as through organizations such as the National League of

Cities, NARC, AMPO, and the National Conference of State Legislators. He

suspects the forum might be appealing to them, particularly because of their

need for networking and access to expertise. Norman noted that the forum

sessions will be open to the public, and these groups will be invited to attend.

He reported that early February is candidate date for the forum.

Sperling remarked that the forum it is a great example of TRB being cutting

edge. He asked if there are any other topics being considered for forums.

Norman reported that some topics are at a conceptual stage, including legal

framework for transformative technologies. Sperling requested that staff

develop a list of candidate topics for future roundtables, big and small, for

SPPR to consider during its spring meeting.

Future of Executive Committee Task Forces

Pederson noted that the International Task Force is now the International

Subcommittee of the Executive Committee (EC) under the leadership of

Brooks (who reports later). He also reported that the Resilience Task Force,

which had as its mission adaption to severe weather events, has produced a

series of recommendations that are being implemented, including the

development of a Resilience Research Road map for NCHRP. The task force

has been reconstituted to address the broad set of issues associated with

sustainability and mitigation under the leadership of EC member Vicky

Arroyo. The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, which commenced in

January 2017, has been working on a strategic plan (to be summarized later)

for the EC to consider during its January meeting.

Pedersen and Norman reported how the EC task forces have been successful

in engaging EC members and recommended that the following 3 task force be

sunset because their purpose has been met:

Transformational Technologies. The task force has provided the

strategic direction needed for the forum and the EC members on the

forum will provide the continuing link to the EC as TRB implements

the task force’s many recommendations for initiatives. Norman noted

the large number of sessions (>40) at the 2018 Annual Meeting, the


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TRB/AUVSI conference, NCHRP research roads map on CAV, and

ACRP and TCRP activities as well.

Transportation and Public Health. The mission was to strengthen

TRB’s work with the NASEM Health and Medicine Division (HMD).

Norman pointed to another long list of accomplishments, including the

establishment of a number of ongoing activities with HMD at staff and

leadership levels. Examples are the Rides to Wellness Workshop,

several NCHRP projects, and more than 25 annual meeting sessions.

New Revenue Task Force. The task force developed a matrix of new

revenue options and prioritized them. We have been following the

matrix and it remains a lasting source of guidance. Pederson noted

that with the task force’s guidance we are now projected to exceed the

aforementioned threshold of reserve funding equal to at least 75%

percent of annual expenditures.

Sperling concurred that the 3 task forces should be allowed to expire, and

SPPR approved. Sperling asked if there are other areas that we want to call

attention to through the creation of new task forces. Hanson agreed that the

task forces have been helpful in providing additional topic foci for TRB

activities, including links to policy sessions at EC meetings and to policy

studies. She suggested that TRB think about them in those terms, as possible

precursors to self-initiated studies and EC policy sessions. Huff suggested

that TRB consider using the task forces as a way to create ownership of the

critical issue that are being developed

Sperling proposed that consideration be given to whether any of the critical

issues should be the subject of EC task forces. Pedersen proposed that during

its spring meeting SPPR discuss how we can develop the strategic leadership

for each of the critical issues.

International Subcommittee Report

Brooks asked for advice on the vision and goals of the subcommittee. She

noted that the previously agreed upon mission is to “provide guidance and

support on building, strengthening, and leveraging strategic international

partnership to advance the mission of NASEM and TRB.” She asked for

approval of the following vision statement: “Safe, secure, and sustainable

transportation system where knowledge is seamlessly shared globally and

collaborative research is conducted in international cooperation.” Sperling

questioned whether this vision is more akin to a mission. Brooks

acknowledged the difficulty of reaching agreement on a coherent vision, since

individuals differ on how the envision the future. SPPR advised the

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Brooks asked for advice on 4 goals: 1. Engagement of non-US colleagues and

partners (SPPR suggested that the wording be changed “to actively engage

with colleagues from outside the US in TRB activities); 2. Maximize Bilateral

Cooperative Benefits (SPPR advised substituting “leverage” for “maximize”);

3. Guidance on New International Activities (SPPR recommended that the

wording be changed to encourage TRB participants to “initiate” and “engage”

in new activities); and 4. Move towards standardized MOU’s (SPPR advised

changing the text to “creating meaningful” MOUs, not just standardized--

Pedersen promised to work on this wording).

Brooks described the subcommittee’s priority activities and timeline for

implementation. She reported that the next steps are to refine timeline for

international activities for each goal, develop metrics for success, and develop

a draft 5-year strategic plan to present to the EC. Pedersen pointed out the

challenge of engaging EC members on this subcommittee. Sperling

volunteered to serve on the subcommittee.

Critical Issues List

Pedersen reminded SPPR that the initial discussion of critical issues topics

was held during the EC’s June meeting. He reported that the Technical

Activities committees were provided copies of the slides originally presented

to the EC and asked for their reactions. Godwin has synthesized the

feedback, reframed the topics and drafted an initial set of issues from a

multi-modal perspective.

Sperling expressed satisfaction that that the topics are about right. He asked

for clarity on the target audience. He suggested that the list is fundamentally

a marketing document intended to create interest and excitement about whey

transportation is important and everyone should be paying attention. He

suggests that TRB use the 10 or so topics, or enduring themes, as a means for

pointing to some (5 to 10 per topic) more specific, compelling issues or

questions. Hanson favors a smaller number of questions intended to frame

the kind of research in general that needs to be done. In other word, what

are the really big research questions within these long-term topic areas? Our

list can be illustrative, intended as “hooks” to attract interest. Pedersen

questioned whether the list might be too limiting if we only raise 2 or 3

questions per topic.

Asked to explain the kind of product envisioned, Pedersen suggested two

complementary documents—a large one oriented to transportation

researchers and professionals, and a more streamlined one for the general

public and policymakers. Daugherty acknowledged that it would be difficult

to prioritize or drop any issues, but that when developing the public-facing


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document it will be important to characterize the issues in ways that engage

people (and thereby avoiding terms like “resiliency” in public-facing

document). For instance, the list of issues might be reoriented around

engaging questions, such as “how does the transportation system adapt to the

future?”

Sperling summarized the plan for about 10 topic areas, each containing a set

of questions or issues that engage the different communities. The issues will

be framed differently in the two documents, with the public-facing document

translating the issues into questions that interest people because of the

bearing on their lives. Nevertheless, there should be a high degree of

consistency across two documents—and therefore it will be important to

think of their development simultaneously. Sperling advised that release of

the list will need to be accompanied by a major campaign to attract attention.

Candidate EC Policy Sessions for June 2018 Meeting

Houston offered the following alternatives for the June policy session:

40th anniversary of economic deregulation of the passenger and freight

modes, to focus on how the deregulated industries changed and what

issues remain.

Infrastructure funding and financing mechanisms

The Changing role of private institutions in transportation, especially

with transformational technologies.

AASTHO reorganization: how and why.

Sperling suggested another topic—the challenges facing local, state, and

regional governments with respect to financing, pricing, and regulation of a

range of issues such as TNCs , automated vehicles, and mileage-based user

fees. Are they prepared to deal with these issues?

Sperling expressed interest in deregulation if it delved into regulation of

contemporary issues such as TNCs. Hanson believes the topic of public-

private partnerships would be timely, examining the approaches that have

been more effective, efficient, and beneficial to public. Brooks agreed that this

topic could have resonance, if focused on the changing role of private

institutions in areas such as TNCs, vehicle-centric infrastructure impacts

and relationships, and the role of P3’s in providing facilities such express

lanes and ensuring the public interest is represented and in understanding

the use of data being generated.

Houston was directed to develop a compelling case for an EC policy session on

the changing roles of private institutions, including the shifting relationship


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between public and private sectors in providing and managing

transportation.

The EC should also be asked to consider the deregulation topic—but focused

less on history and more on the regulatory/deregulatory issues transportation

is facing today in areas such as TNCs, CAVs, and environmental concerns.

TRB Centennial Plan

Houston reported progress with planning for TRB’s centennial. Work is

underway on logos and communications strategies—items such as the

website, brochures, and exhibits. He reported that Sarah Jo Peterson has

been contracted to author the book. She has a series of specific deadlines for

deliverables. The Centennial task force has been working with her on an

outline and initial material to ensure she is going in right direction. By April

1 she will be required to deliver about 1/3 of book, which will be reviewed and

revised as needed. The final manuscript is due September 15. The book will

be ready by January 2020 to kick-off the year-long centennial.

TRB is exploring ways to finance the centennial program, including

fundraising that does not harm other TRB fundraising efforts.

Sperling suggested that consideration be given to regional celebrations; for

instance, by asking ex-chairs of the EC and other luminaries to host regional

events such as at TTI, UC, and MIT.

Marine Board Update

Brooks reported on new membership. She noted that ONR has contributed

funds. She discussed Marine Board’s (MB) priority issues, intended to attract

research interest from sponsors and to serve them better. She discussed

agenda for November MB meeting, including panel discussions on safety

culture and extreme coastal and ocean events on infrastructure. She reported

that several new studies are underway on the BSEE inspection program,

USCG vessel stability standards, and ONR’s naval engineering program.

Godwin praised the high-level of symbiosis between MB and TRB’s policy

work. He report how these connections have made the MB stronger and

TRB’s policy work more attractive. He gave the example of the Polar

Icebreaker study, which benefited from a dedicated committee with several

MB members.

Technical Activities Update

Park reported how the Technical Activities Council (TAC) has been busy

preparing for the Annual Meeting. One area of interest has been in

examining the alignment between standing committees and new topics. A


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subcommittee is working on this and will report to the EC in January. She

noted that TAC has offered contributions to critical issues list.

Park reported that 19 committees nominated for a “blue ribbon award”

committee nominations. The award recognizes best practices among

committees.

She reported TAC’s efforts in emphasizing diversity and inclusion. In

particular, they have examined changes after committee rotations. The 2018

rotations resulted in upticks in diversity, especially in younger members. All

committee chairs have been charged with ensuring progress.

Brach provided an Annual Meeting update—including the creation of a

career fair intended to match employers with employees and a revised

“welcome session” that reduces the length of time devoted to formal

presentations and emphasizes the benefits of TRB to life-long career

development (including testimonials from regulator TRB participants on

what TRB has meant to their careers). She reported on the changes to the

layout of the poster session rooms to make them more accommodating of

discussion.

Brach discussed how a commercial publisher, Sage, will be responsible for

production of the TR Record Journal starting with the papers from the 2018

Annual Meeting. The benefits including savings in staffing costs, a

guaranteed royalty, more data and analytic tools, and author services (e.g.,

providing author’s with impact factors). This change should help on the

business side and please authors. The standing committees will continue to

exercise control over the quality and review of papers.

Diversion and Inclusion Task Force

Petersen noted the progress made by the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force

since it was created in January 2017. Garcia-Colberg provided a high-level

review of the draft strategic plan that establishes definitions, goals, and 8

strategies with action plans. The task force is giving particular attention to

inclusion. Efforts are underway to prioritize and set time frames for actions

and to identify performance metrics for each strategy and actions.

Sperling asked about the inclusion challenges facing TRB. Pedersen reported

that while TRB has made progress in the participation by females and

minorities over many years, we need to make sure all members are made to

feel welcome and provided with opportunity to participate meaningfully. We

need to ensure that the contributions by volunteers are at least proportionate

to their numbers and that all committee are considering and addressing

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Communications Strategies

Marflak reported on the strategic plan for the TRB website, including

updates to the TRB homepage to freshen it up. She reported that website is

more searchable and useable for mobile devices and contains more flexible

content areas to give prominence to timely topics. The site places less

emphasis on specific TRB organizational divisions and more on functions

such as “convene, research, and advise.” She note the ongoing effort to

integrate with the NASEM website.

She explained how TRB is developing marketing and dissemination plans for

CRP and policy studies. WE have been examining the activities of other

NASEM units, including methods for measuring success of actions. Greater

attention is being given to starting dissemination plans early in study

process.

Candidate Self-Initiated Policy Studies

SPPR discussed the challenge of keeping self-initiated studies sufficiently

focused and relevant to policy questions, so as not to become like “text-books.”

Sperling suggested that attention be given, in the prospectus, to identifying

the key policy issues of interest that the study is intended to inform.

Three potential studies were considered—on Mileage-based user fees

(MBUF), NHTSA’s role with respect to automated vehicles, and shaping the

direction of TNCs. SPPR agrees that the MBUF is a strong candidate to

present to the EC because of the high degree and timing of interest. The

issues and concerns associated with MBUF will not be resolved any time soon

and there is a desperate need for some “lessons learned” at both federal and

state levels. Nevertheless, it will be important for such a study to examine

the MBUF implementation strategies in the context of alternatives such as

the gas tax. There is much to build on by drawing on learnings over the last

few years in the US and elsewhere on matters such as public acceptance.

Hedges pointed out the MBUFs are of interest to state DOT leaders.

SPPR also agreed that a study that explores policy options for enhancing the

quality, quantity, and reach of public transit by integrating with TNC is a

strong candidate for a self-initiated study. Because this subject is already the

theme of the January policy session, we should make a decision about its

merits as a policy study informed by the EC’s discussion. As for NHTSA’s role

with AVs, SPPR worried that a study would not be timely enough to provide

advice on matters that are moving quickly.


FUTURE OF TRB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TASK FORCES In June 2015, the TRB Executive Committee began establishing a number of Task Forces comprised of Executive Committee members and selected other experts. The common objectives of these Task Forces were to provide a top-down strategic approach to addressing selected high priority topics and issues, and to provide Executive Committee members with an opportunity to be more directly involved in TRB programs and activities. Specifically, each Task Force was asked to advise the TRB leadership and staff on TRB programs and activities in a proactive and strategic manner to help achieve TRB’s goals as contained in our Strategic Plan. Over the last two years, several of these Task Forces have successfully achieved these objectives. In recognition of this, the TRB Executive Committee Subcommittee on Planning & Policy Review (SPPR) took the following actions at its October 2, 2017 meeting.

TransformationalTechnologiesinTransportation

MissionTo advise the TRB leadership and staff on TRB programs and activities addressing transformational technologies in a proactive and strategic manner to help achieve TRB’s goals as contained in our Strategic Plan.

Accomplishments Developed action plan and priorities for TRB Monitored numerous activities undertaken in each of TRB’s program areas related to

transformational technologies Assisted in developing June 2016 TRB Executive Committee policy session on cybersecurity

o Followed up on recommendations generated from session Oversaw the development and peer reviewed the “Transformational Technologies State-of-

the-Activities” e-Circular Helped generate and develop the program for TRB Partners in Research Symposium; Oct.

31-Nov. 1, 2016 Initiated development of TRB webpage on transformational technologies Participated in TRB “Accelerating Research” dialog Provided continuing guidance and direction for establishing the new TRB Forum on

Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility

SPPRApprovedActions Closeout this Task Force Appoint a TRB Executive Committee member to the new TRB Forum on Preparing for

Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility to serve as a Liaison between the TRB Executive Committee and this new Forum

Continue to build upon the TRB programs and activities that have been generated to address Transformational Technologies, including:

o The new TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility Systems


o Sessions at the TRB Annual Meeting (more than 80 sessions on transformational technologies at the 2018 Annual Meeting

o The annual TRB/AUVSI Automated Vehicle Symposium o NCHRP Research Roadmaps addressing connected/automated vehicles and other

transformational technologies o TCRP research on shared mobility and transit o ACRP research on NextGen and unmanned aerial systems

TransportationandPublicHealth

MissionTo make recommendations to the TRB Executive Committee on actions that should be taken to establish a self-sustaining strategic partnership between TRB and the National Academies’ Health & Medicine Division (HMD) regarding Public Health and Transportation (PHT).

Accomplishments Collaborative partnership established/growing between HMD and TRB staff:

o Ongoing joint quarterly senior program officer meetings o Individual staff engagement across units for various activities (i.e., Physical Activity

and Health Innovation Collaborative, Planning Meeting for Environmental Health Work)

o HMD and TRB marketing/promoting relevant events through respective channels o Rides to Wellness Program sponsored by FTA w/both TRB and HMD

Activities such as the June 2016 Rides to Wellness Workshop show how the focus on PHT can successfully take a given topic even further and demonstrate the advantage of a combined health and transportation approach.

Developed one-page communications piece on transportation and public health Established a pre-defined query on TRID – highlighting the importance of the integration

between Public Health and Transportation Three sessions specifically addressing Health & Transportation conducted at TRB 2017

Annual Meeting o 28 other sessions and 35 meetings on related topics o Each had good participation and the health and transportation link is clearly becoming

more of a focus area across a number of groups NCHRP 20-112: Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health project is

underway

SPPRApprovedActions Closeout this Task Force Continue to pursue and strengthen collaborative activities with the National Academies

Health and Medicine Division Develop Research Roadmap for Transportation and Public Health under NCHRP 20-112, and

help to facilitate the conduct of research generated from that roadmap Leverage TRB activities such as the Rides to Wellness Workshop to strengthen TRB

collaboration with the Public Health community


Ask the Technical Activities Council to: o Examine how to most effectively organize to ensure that transportation and public

health issues are appropriately addressed under the standing technical committee structure

o Determine what additional steps the TRB standing committees can take in this area o Consider potential collaboration with the new UTC Center for Advancing Research in

Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health

NewRevenues

Mission Identify opportunities for enhancing existing revenue streams and prospective new sources of

revenue for the TRB core programs Provide guidance to the TRB leadership on the potential, viability, and priority for pursuing

these revenue streams Provide advice on the implementation and sustainability of those revenue streams that are

pursued

Accomplishments Reviewed TRB budget, revenues, & future risk scenarios Developed criteria for evaluating potential revenue streams Developed recommended priorities and timeframes for pursuing options for new revenues

o Implementation of these options to date have enabled TRB to close the budget gap and to meet its target for projected core program reserves through fiscal year 2021

Reviewed and provided advice on new marketing materials Provided continuing advice and guidance on the implementation of the following Task Force

high priority recommendations: o Adjustments to TRB fees and pricing o Pursuing new TRB Sponsors and Affiliates o Restructuring of the TRB Organizational Affiliates program o Establishing TRB Roundtables/Forums o Launching the TRB planned giving program o Establishing the TRB Careers in Motion job fair and job board o Leveraging the TRB e-Newsletter

SPPRApprovedActions Closeout this Task Force Continue to pursue new revenues in accordance with the priorities and time frames

recommended by the Task Force o Close the remaining budget gap in order to meet our target for projected core program

reserves beyond fiscal year 2021


RemainingTaskForces The International Activities Task Force, under the chairmanship of Sandi Rosenbloom,

issued a report in June, 216 with a number of recommendations. A new International Subcommittee of the Executive Committee was established in January, 2017 and is being chaired by Mary Brooks.

The Resilience Task Force, under the chairmanship of Jim Card, completed its work in

November, 2016 and submitted a report with a number of recommendations related to adaptation to severe weather events. Many of these recommendations are currently being implemented. At the June, 2017 Executive Committee meeting, a decision was made to create a new Resilience Task Force that would focus on the relationship of resilience to sustainability and on issues of mitigation in addition to adaptation. The new task force is currently being organized under the chairmanship of Vicki Arroyo.

A Diversity and Inclusion Task Force was created and first met during the January, 2017

TRB Annual Meeting. The task force, under the chairmanship of Nat Ford, is in the process of developing a TRB strategic plan for diversity and inclusion, which will be presented for adoption at the January, 2018 meeting of the Executive Committee. Following adoption of the strategic plan, it is recommended that a Diversity and Inclusion special committee be established to monitor implementation of the strategic plan.


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• 267 research projects (completed, active, pending)• “Dataverse”:

• Open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data.

• 120 SHRP 2 Safety datasets made available by original researchers for use by other researchers

• Examples of recent/current research topics:• Travel pattern analysis• Driver risk scoring• Hydroplaning• Work zone configuration and pollutant emissions• Cruise control automation support• High visibility pedestrian crossings• Drowsy/sleepy drivers• Machine learning approach to crash prediction• How younger/elderly drivers relate to road features

SHRP 2 SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 1

• Objectives: • Continue to provide researcher access to data• Minimize costs while providing good customer service• Develop self-sustaining funding model

• Approach:• Streamline processes, reduce costs• Reduce data restrictions, for example by converting

personally identifying (PII) information to non-PII• Test reduced-cost approach before (TRB-administered) Phase

1 ends• Pursue Virginia Tech Industrial Affiliates model: raise funding

from affiliates who will oversee further development of data services; still available to non-affiliates.

PREPARING FOR NEXT PHASE


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Centennial Task Force Update

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD

Sandra LarsonJanuary 2018

Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Director, Transportation Finance, Mineta Transportation Institute’s National Trans. Finance Center

Socorro “Coco” Briseno, Dept. Director, Planning and Modal Program, CalTrans

James Crites, Former Executive Vice President, Operations, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Chris Hendrickson, Hamerschalag University Professor of Engineering Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University

Sandra Larson (Chair), Former Systems Operations Bureau Director, Iowa Department of Transportation

Joung Lee, Policy Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Deb Miller, Commissioner, Surface Transportation Board

Dale Peabody, Director, Transportation Research Division, Maine DOT

Alan Pisarski, Principal, Alan Pisarski Consulting

Bob Skinner, Former Executive Director, Transportation Research Board

Michael Townes, Former President and CEO, Hampton Roads Transit

Michael Trentacoste, Former Associate Administrator for RD&T, U.S. Federal Highway Administration

Katherine Turnbull, Executive Associate Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Dan Turner, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Alabama

Centennial Task Force


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• Started in mid-February 2017• Role to Make Recommendations

– Establish goals, themes, and logo– Identify primary products, and

promotional opportunities– Develop marketing and communications

plan– Oversight and advice to staff and ExComm

• Deliver a Centennial Celebration Plan by April 2018

Goal - Promote the Value of Transportation Research and TRB’s Critical Role in the ProcessTheme – Moving Ideas: Advancing Society—100 Years of Transportation ResearchMarketing and Comm. –Initial plan complete

Accomplishments


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100th Anniversary History Book

Other Products– Website, – Social Media, – Videos, – TR News Series, – “100 Lists,” – Logo,– Booklet/Brochure, – Roaming Exhibit, &– AM Exhibit


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Underway

Fundraising – Annual Meeting Patron Package Model, Partnerships, “Century Club”Product Development – Detailed planning document Coordination – Technical Activities Council, staff liaisons

Major Milestones of Centennial Events

• April 2018 – Final Celebration Plan • May 2018 – Begin development/collection of

content for the website, social media, etc.• January 2019 – Release of pre-celebration material • Summer 2019 - Centennial Website launch• January 2020 Annual Meeting - Celebration

officially begins, focus on history, and book release• November 11, 2020 - Actual Centennial date• January 2021 Annual Meeting - Celebration

officially ends, focus on TRB's future


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REPORT OF THE TRB DIVISION COMMITTEE June through December 2017

BACKGROUND The TRB Division Committee (Div-Comm) provides liaison between the Governing Board of the National Research Council (NRC) and TRB. The Div-Comm ensures that TRB meets the NRC's standards for objectivity and that its activities are appropriate for the NRC. In addition, Div-Comm monitors TRB’s specially-funded project committee and panel appointments, report review, and programs that are approved by the NRC Governing Board. The Div-Comm Chair assists the Executive Committee (EC) with special project approvals requested of the Governing Board. Div-Comm activities from June through December 2017, and a summary of its 2017 activities are discussed below. The TRB Division Committee was previously named the Subcommittee on NRC Oversight (SNO). The NRC Governing Board changed the name of the committee on November 8, 2017. Members of the 2017/18 Div-Comm are Susan Hanson (NAS), Chair; Chris Hendrickson (NAE), Vice Chair; Scott Bennett, State DOT representative; Malcolm Dougherty, Executive Committee Chair; and James Tien (NAE). Ex officio non-voting members are James Crites (Immediate Past EC Chair) and Katherine Turnbull (Incoming EC Chair). OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES The following projects were approved by the NRC Governing Board Executive Committee from June through December 2017. Yearly totals for all oversight activities for 2017 and previous years are on the last page of this report. Committee and Panel Approvals The Div-Comm chair approved appointments to 66 committees and panels from June through December 2017. Studies and Special Programs (Division B) Of the 66 committees and panels, 6 were Studies and Special Program committees: - Committee to Review of FHWA Infrastructure R&D. Chair: Thomas Sorel, North

Dakota Department of Transportation - Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Conference. Chair:

Sandra Knight, WaterWonks, LLC


- Review of FHWA Infrastructure R&D – Expert Task Group on Pavement. Chair: Rebecca McDaniel, Purdue University

- Review of FHWA Infrastructure R&D – Expert Task Group on Bridges. Chair: Bruce Johnson, Oregon Department of Transportation

- Study on Performance of Bridges. Chair: Mary Ralls Newman, Ralls Newman, LLC

- Truck Size and Weight Limits Research Plan Committee. Chair: James Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology

Cooperative Research Programs (CRP) (Division D) Sixty were CRP panels: 41 from NCHRP, 14 from ACRP, and 5 from TCRP. Report Review From June through December 2017, the Div-Comm oversaw the reviews of 110 reports from the Studies and Special Programs Division, the Technical Activities Division, and CRP. The 102 CRP Reports for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) are as follows: Research Reports: Syntheses Reports: Legal Research: Totals:

• 18 ACRP • 10 ACRP • 1 ACRP 29 ACRP • 42 NCHRP • 8 NCHRP • 2 NCHRP 52 NCHRP • 12 TCRP • 9 TCRP • 1 TCRP 22 TCRP

72 27 4 103 In the Studies and Special Programs Division, there was one delegated review (which means that just TRB oversaw the review): • Transit Research and Development: Federal Role in the National Program

and five reviews monitored by the Academies’ Report Review Committee. (In these cases, the TRB Div-Comm chair works with the Report Review Committee on oversight of the report.) • Review of Department of Transportation Testing of Electronically Controlled

Pneumatic Brakes: Letter 3 • Safely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases in a Changing U.S. Energy

Landscape • Acquisition and Operation of Polar Icebreakers: Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs • Designing Safety Regulations for High-Hazard Industries


• Future Interstate Highway System—Interim Review of FHWA’s HERS Models In the Technical Activities Division, there was one delegated review from a rapporteur-authored TRB-NRC conference proceedings: • European–U.S. Transportation Research Symposium #5: Decarbonizing

Transport for a Sustainable Future: Mitigating Impacts of the Changing Climate Involvement of Minorities, Women, and Young Professionals in TRB The Div-Comm monitors TRB’s progress in broadening the representation of minorities, underrepresented minorities,1 and women both as members and as chairs of its NRC and non-NRC appointed TRB committees and panels.

• A committee that is NRC-appointed is approved by the NRC Governing Board, and is usually in the Studies and Special Programs Division.

• A committee or panel that is non-NRC appointed is approved by TRB, and is usually in the Technical Activities or CRP Division.

Women and Minority Participation as Chairs on NRC- and non-NRC Committees

and Panels Tables 1 and 2 present data for women, all minorities, and underrepresented minority groups who have served as chairs of NRC committees, and non-NRC committees and panels from 2011-2018. Generally, committees and panels are approved the calendar year before they begin their work. Of note, there was a small increase in the number of minorities who are NRC chairs, but no corresponding increase in the percentage. Also, there were a couple percentages of increase in the number of NRC women members, but not NRC or non-NRC minority members. Table 1: As NRC-Appointed Chairs

Year Total N

N Minority

% Minority

N Women

% Women

N UR Minorities

% UR Minority

N African-American

N Hispanic

N AI/AN

2011 28 0 0 11 39.3 0 0 0 0 0 2012 23 3 13 9 39.1 1 4.3 0 1 0 2013 29 4 13.8 9 31 0 0 0 0 0 2014 24 4 16.7 6 25 1 4.2 0 1 0 2015 22 4 18.2 5 22.7 0 0 0 0 0 2016 12 3 25 6 50 0 0 0 0 0 2017 14 2 14.3 6 42.9 0 0 0 0 0 2018 18 1 5.5 8 44.4 1 5.5 1 0 0

1 In this report, “minority” is defined as those who identify as African-American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, or Hispanic. “Underrepresented minority” refers to those who identify as African-American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Hispanic.


Table 2: As Non-NRC Appointed Chairs Year Total

N N Minority

% Minority

N Women

% Women

N UR Minorities

% UR Minority

N African-American

N Hispanic

N AI/AN

2011 554 73 13.2 135 24.4 38 6.9 15 16 7 2012 595 78 13.1 152 25.5 39 6.6 15 17 7 2013 633 89 14.1 168 26.5 43 6.8 16 20 7 2014 637 81 12.7 168 26.4 35 5.5 13 18 4 2015 610 78 12.8 163 26.7 36 5.9 14 18 4 2016 556 72 12.9 149 26.8 31 5.6 13 15 3 2017 514 61 11.9 139 27 28 5.4 13 13 2 2018 507 67 13.2 140 27.6 32 6.3 15 15 2

Women and Minority Participation as Members on NRC- and non-NRC

Committees and Panels The graphs and table below show the overall percentages of women and minorities (broken out by minority status) who were members of NRC committees and non-NRC committees and panels from 2011-2018. Again, committees and panels are generally approved the calendar year before they begin their work. Graphs 1-2 below visually depict data from Tables 3-4. Table 3: Groups by Race/Ethnicity as Members on NRC-Appointed Committees

Year Total N

Total N Minority

% Minority

N UR Minorities

% UR Minority

N African-Amer.

% African-Amer.

N Hisp. %

Hisp.

N AI/AN %

AI/AN 2011 319 42 13.2 20 6.3 16 5.0 3 0.9 1 0.3 2012 260 44 16.9 27 10.4 17 6.5 8 3.1 2 0.8 2013 309 47 15.2 26 8.4 15 4.9 10 3.2 1 0.3 2014 280 42 15.0 23 8.2 12 4.3 10 3.6 1 0.4 2015 261 42 16.1 21 8.0 12 4.6 8 3.1 1 0.4 2016 159 21 13.2 9 5.7 4 2.5 4 2.5 1 0.6 2017 200 28 14.0 14 7.0 6 3.0 6 3.0 2 1.0 2018 194 27 13.9 16 8.2 9 4.6 7 3.6 0 0


Table 4: Members by Race/Ethnicity on All non-NRC Appointed Committees and Panels

Year Total N

Total N Minority

% Minority

Total N UR Minority

% UR Minority

N African-Amer.

% African-Amer.

N Hisp.

% Hisp.

N AI/AN

% AI/AN

2011 6136 1023 16.7 407 6.6 201 3.3 162 2.6 44 0.7 2012 6512 1137 17.5 446 6.8 224 3.4 177 2.7 45 0.7 2013 6845 1235 18.0 488 7.1 242 3.5 206 3 40 0.6 2014 7041 1243 17.7 486 6.9 242 3.4 206 2.9 38 0.5 2015 7081 1268 17.9 484 6.8 239 3.4 213 3 32 0.5 2016 6564 1182 18.0 417 6.4 219 3.3 181 2.8 17 0.3

2017 6398 1121 17.5 409 6.4 215 3.4 179 2.8 15 0.2

2018 6554 1141 17.4 415 6.3 216 3.3 182 2.8 17 0.3

Graph 1: Groups by Race/Ethnicity as Members on NRC and Non-NRC Appointed Committees

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0%

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

13.9%

14.0%

13.2%

16.1%

15.4%

15.2%

16.9%

13.2%

17.4%

17.5%

18.0%

17.9%

17.7%

18.0%

17.6%

16.7%

Non-NRC % Minority

NRC % Minority


Graph 2: Women as Members on NRC and non-NRC Appointed Committees

Women and Minority Participation in the Technical Activities Division and the Cooperative Research Programs Nearly all committee and panel members in these two divisions are appointed at the TRB level. TRB’s 200+ standing committees allow people two main ways to participate: one is through being appointed as a full member (in one of the 36 slots per committee), and the other is through being a “friend of a committee” (which allows anyone to sign up for an unlimited number of committees). Friends can attend meetings and partake in all committee activities—except for voting. The number of standing committee members is much greater than the number of committee members in the Studies and Special Programs Division, who are appointed by the NRC. Table 5 provides data that is broken out for the standing committees in Technical Activities, and then for the panels in CRP.2

2 The total Ns in Table 5 for Technical Activities and the CRP do not add up to the total N for non-NRC committees and panels in Table 4. This is because the data in Table 4 count every person once who is either a panel member in CRP or a committee member in Technical Activities. Table 5 on the other hand examines data of each individual on a standing committee in Technical Activities, and then each individual on a panel in CRP. Thus, a person who is a Technical Activities committee member and also a CRP panel member is counted twice.

20.0% 21.0% 22.0% 23.0% 24.0% 25.0% 26.0% 27.0%

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

26.4%

23.5%

23.9%

22.2%

22.9%

25.2%

24.2%

22.3%

26.1%

26.1%

25.7%

25.7%

25.2%

24.7%

24.2%

23.2%

Non-NRC % Women

NRC % Women


Table 5: Members by Race/Ethnicity on Technical Activities Committees and Cooperative Research Programs

Technical Activities Standing Committees

Year Total N

% Minority

% Asian

% Afr.-

Amer.

% Hisp.

% AI/AN

% 2 or

More

% Women

2016 4938 18.3 10.8 2.6 2.5 0.2 2.2 26.1 2017 5057 17.4 11.1 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.8 30.2 2018 5080 17.3 11.1 2.6 2.5 0.3 0.8 26.7

Cooperative Research Programs

Year Total N

% Minority

% Asian

Afr.-Amer.

% Hisp.

% AI/AN

% 2 or

More

% Women

2016 2058 20.9 9.8 5.7 4.2 0.3 0.9 25.5 2017 2199 17.2 8.4 4.5 3.3 0.2 0.8 25.5 2018 2367 17.5 8.8 4.5 3.1 0.2 0.9 26.4

Involvement as “Friends” on TRB’s Standing Committees

Because committees often turn to their “friends” when identifying full members, data on these friends can serve as a proxy for the pipeline of upcoming committee leaders. As seen in Table 6 below, the most notable increase is in the overall N of African-American friends, and the corresponding increase in the N of underrepresented minorities. Table 6: Comparison of Standing Committee Friends in December 2016 and 2017 December 2016 December 2017

N Friends % Reporting N Friends % Reporting

American Indian or Alaskan Native 13 0.3 14 0.3

Asian or Pacific Islander 704 16.2 696 15.7

Black/African-American 185 4.3 201 4.5

Hispanic 213 4.9 218 4.9

Two or More Races 64 1.5 73 1.6

White 3157 72.8 3229 72.9

Total Minority 1179 27.2 1202 27.1

Total UR Minority 411 9.5 433 9.8


Total Reporting Race/Ethnicity 4336 55.3 4431 54.2

Total Not Reporting 3499 44.7 3750 45.8

Total Friends 7835 8181

Age Diversity on Cooperative Research Program Panels Under these programs, TRB organizes panels of experts to provide guidance on technical aspects of the research. Among the 2,002 current panel members, 88.5% provided their birthdates, of which 162 individuals (or about 9%) were young professionals (those 35 years and younger). To calculate these numbers, individual people (rather than panel slots) who served in at least one of the following roles were included: chair, member, or AASHTO monitor on any official, approved, or non-disbanded panels that oversee contract projects.

Women and Minority Involvement as CRP Contractors TRB encourages participation of women and minorities as principal investigators (PIs) on university teams and of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) of women and minorities so as to represent a variety of perspectives on CRP projects. TRB therefore collects data on minorities and women PIs from university teams serving as NCHRP contractors, and on contract funding that went to DBEs during the previous four years.

NCHRP University Contractors who were Minorities or Women Table 7 provides data on university teams from FY 2014 to FY 2017. Only NCHRP data are reported because it is the largest of the CRPs and has the largest number of university-based contractors. Table 7: FY 2013-17 of NCHRP University Contractors

FY2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Total N PIs 17 11 11 11 N of Women 6 3 6 4 N of Minorities 3 4 2 0 Total Women & Minorities 9 7 8 4

CRP Funding Awarded to DBE Contractors

Table 8 below summarizes the percentage of total CRP funding from new NCHRP, ACRP and TCRP contracts that went to DBEs in FY2017. DBEs are small businesses that have at least a 51% interest and control of daily business operations by those who are African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-Pacific and


Subcontinent Asian American, or women. All CRP proposals must describe their plan for DBE participation, but TRB does not have a minimum DBE requirement.

Table 8: FY2017 for NCHRP, TCRP, and ACRP Contracts

Total Contracted

Amounts

$ Amount to DBEs

% to DBEs

NCHRP $12,170,000 $1,440,109 11.8% TCRP $450,000 $339,829 75.5% ACRP $6,000,000 $885,909 14.8% All CRP $18,620,000 $2,665,847 14.3%

Diversity on TRB Staff Graph 3 below shows the 10 percent increase in racial/ethnic composition of TRB staff as a whole between 2015 and 2017. Note too that the percentage of underrepresented minorities (i.e., black/African-American or Hispanic) increased from 18.5 to 25.7 percent. Graph 3: Comparison of Race/Ethnicity of TRB in 2015 and 2017

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

White

Black/A-A

Hispanic

Asian/PI

2 or More

Unspecified

62.2

21.6

4.1

6.1

1.4

4.1

72.7

15

3.5

4.4

0.9

3.5

2015

2017


SNO Stats: Action Items Approved 2008-2017

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

CRP Reports (All types) 88 90 115 128 129 99 149 87 116 149 Policy Study Letter Reports 4 6 6 3 8 10 6 5 8 8 Full-Length Policy Study Reports 7 3 6 7 2 4 2 8 2 3 Conference/Workshop Reports from Technical Activities 3 0 3 3 6 7 2 2 3 2 SHRP 2 Reports 0 7 7 14 18 17 24 3 0 0 Meeting-in-Brief N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 0 0 Totals 102 106 137 155 163 137 184 106 126 162

New CRP Panels CRP Panels (new) 68 80 90 89 87 87 67 74 55 71

NRC-Approved Committees Division A 4 5 3 6 5 2 4 6 0 1 Division B 3 5 5 5 11 6 4 4 5 8 SHRP 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 N/A n/a n/a Totals 7 10 8 12 17 8 9 10 5 9

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Young Members Council Report, January 2018

In its seventh year, the Young Members Council (YMC) has continued to develop and promote opportunities for involvement, resources, connections, and representation in all levels of TRB.

2018 Annual Meeting Activities • TransportationCamp DC 2018 Co-Sponsorship (unconference) • Careers in Motion Networking Fair • New Attendee Orientation – TRB Bootcamp: Start Your Journey Here! • Young Professionals Reception (co-hosted with Young Professionals in Transportation, and sponsored by

Lyft and Stantec) • Selecting Your Sector (Panel) • Moving Toward Management (Panel) • Six-Minute Pitch (Panel) • Meetings of Young Members Council and the following YMC subcommittees: Aviation, Design and

Construction, Freight Systems/Marine, Operations and Preservation, Planning and Environment, and Public Transportation

• Young Member Subcommittee workshops/sessions: Resiliency and Supply Chain Disruption Tabletop Exercise: Leadership and Organization During Disruptions; Young Practitioner Research in Design and Materials; Guiding Millennials: Recruitment, Mentoring, Guidance, and Succession; Freight Systems and Marine Transportation Work-in-Progress—Hybrid Session; Big Projects, Big Partnerships; Young Researchers in Aviation

• YMC is also listed as a co-sponsor to the two AASHTO organized CEO Roundtables as a way to encourage a younger audience to participate in those discussions.

• A number of YMC group subcommittees have active mentorship programs. These programs match young members with experienced professionals for annual meeting and/or career advice and guidance.

• Planning and Environment YMC Subcommittee has started a recognition program to acknowledge group committees that excel in young member involvement.

Recognition of Young Members YMC has discontinued the TRB Outstanding Young Member Award, at least temporarily. While nominations over recent years have been very impressive, numbers of submissions have significantly declined and questions have been raised about the effectiveness of this particular award for encouraging young member engagement. YMC is exploring potential models for the future.

Website and Social Media Development YMC continues to maintain a static website and continues to explore options for integrating more and taking advantage the new MyTRB system.

Organization YMC has representation from 9 of the 11 TAC groups, although, the level of participation varies. To continue an effective level of activity at the TRB-wide level, YMC is coordinating with the individual groups to ensure each has committed, active representation. The YMC Chair will rotate in April 2018.

YMC Representation at TAC and TRB Executive Committee The YMC chair continues to serve as an active member of TAC and ex officio member of the Executive Committee. This action has helped establish young member representation at all levels and spheres of TRB, offering the opportunity to share young member input and to communicate directly back to young members with relevant information.


PROPOSED FOCUS AREAS FOR THE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE

Background: During the summer 2017 meeting of the Executive Committee, a proposal was approved to extend the previous Resilience Task Force, which completed its final report in January 2017, in order to consider how transportation resilience intersects with sustainability and to address issues of mitigation in addition to adaptation.. In 2012, nine departments of the federal government funded the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to establish methods and tools for communities to work holistically, across the 16 infrastructure sectors, on approaches which mitigate or adapt the risks of disruptions caused by disasters. Transportation plays a central role in community resilience, as one of the four lifeline infrastructure sectors. It is anticipated the Task Force will place a high priority on resilience as it pertains to all modes and all hazards/threats, though the approach may evolve over time. This Task Force will deliver strategic direction on resiliency and sustainability issues facing the transportation community. The expectation is for it to address:

• In collaboration with the TRB committees, suggest actions and strategies that could be taken when considering –

o A risk and resilience management process (sometimes called resilience engineering, disaster resilience, or regional and community resilience) to withstand and bounce back from a disaster, pandemic, or disruption, and

o A holistic sustainability and resilience framework that proactively reduces risk, improves services, sustains or grows the economy, adapts to changing conditions and empowers citizens.

• Recommend changes to enhance and improve how TRB committees and research

programs address resilience and sustainability with respect to threats and vulnerabilities; transportation’s role in community and regional resilience; and transportation factors on communities’ social, economic, and environmental programs. Creative solutions for collaboration and synergies will be discussed.

Task Force Actions: The topic of resilience and sustainability is very broad. To consider resilience as it pertains to all modes and all hazards/threats, the Task Force membership is larger than most Executive Committee sub-groups with more than 20 people participating. The Task Force has met over the phone twice since September 2017. Subsequent to the second task force call and based on that conversation and other input received from task force members, Vicki Arroyo and Neil Pedersen had a conversation to discuss scope and future direction of the task force and to identify issues that it is appropriate for the task force to tackle (versus issues that it is more appropriate to ask the Resilience Section and committees to address). Because resilience is such a broad topic, the task force cannot address the full range of issues associated with resilience, but rather will focus its efforts on several strategic issues that need more research, development, and high-level discussion. The task force will keep its work at a strategic level and leave more detailed issues to be dealt with by the Resilience Section and committees or by individual research projects.


The charge to the task force is to identify strategic issues that warrant work by TRB through its research and convening activities. It was agreed that the focus of the task force would be on climate and natural disaster resilience related issues, not terrorism or other manmade disasters. Four major strategic issues were identified that are proposed to be the focus of the task force moving forward:

1. Cross-modal and multimodal considerations. How should modes that are within the same organization be working together on resilience? What intermodal dependency issues need to be addressed? How can an integrated approach be taken across modes?

2. Cost and financing issues for resilience. Based on increased severity of weather events and rising seas, what is the scope of adaptation that will be required and how can it be financed? How can a risk and asset management approach be incorporated into addressing this issue? What current formulas might need to be adjusted and how can a business case be developed?

3. Relationship between resilience and sustainability. This will address climate change mitigation as well as resilience’s relationship to the long-term triple bottom line. It will address economic, social, and environmental long-term sustainability issues related to resilience. Where are the natural intersections of resilience and sustainability, and how can decisionmakers ensure that resilience and sustainability goals align rather than compete?

4. Community-level resilience. This will deal with issues pertaining to resilience and sustainability at the community level where most infrastructure/investment/land use decisions are made. How can TRB ensure that its work is accessible to local jurisdictions, policy makers, and the general public (community members and users of the transportation system)? How might we better engage local officials in TRB’s efforts to build resilience across modes and other lifeline sectors?

The task force’s role will be identifying what TRB should be doing in each of these areas, rather than taking on the work of doing it. Outside of the task force’s efforts, work on a large number of other resilience-related issues will continue to be done by the Resilience Section and by committees such as work on a common lexicon, mapping work being done by the committees in an effort to identify gaps, and considering terrorism and other man-made disaster resilience issues. Small working groups of the task force will work on each of the four strategic issues identified above. Task force meetings and calls will focus on these four issues going forward. As time permits, updates can be provided on the work of the section and committees for informational purposes and to avoid duplication of effort.


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• All-Chair webinar October 23: communicate mission, strategic priorities, diversity and inclusion, critical issues

• Sponsor relations:• TRB-AASHTO briefings on committee relationships• New USDOT Volpe Center contribution to core• US Army Corps of Engineer expert session on structural health

monitoring• Maritime Administration research scan request on freight data

and modeling• Professionalization of specialty conferences• 2018 Annual Meeting:

• New Attendee session focused on TRB’s role in life-long professional development

• New poster session layout to improve navigation and promote impromptu discussion

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES REPORT

MORE ANNUAL MEETING NEWS

• Career Fair on Sunday• Financial support for: Modal Caucuses, International

Reception, Young Professionals reception • Resilience Caucus initiated• In the Exhibit Hall:

• Meet and greet for new Autonomous Vehicles/Shared Mobility Forum

• SAGE booth for Transportation Research Record• Automated T-POD truck• ARRB Rig with automated road measurement technology


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National Academies TRB Forum:Preparing for Automated

Vehicles & Shared Mobility Services

SCOPING MEETING – JULY 10TH, 2017

Laying the Foundation

TRB Executive Committee

Transf. Tech. Task Force

State of the Activities

Report

Moving Forward

TRB Partners in Research Symposium

Stakeholders Survey &

Discussions

Scoping Meeting (July 10th, 2017)

How We Got Here


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National Academies/TRB Forum:Preparing for AVs & Shared Mobility


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OVERVIEW: National Academies/TRB Roundtable/Forum

• Formal activity of the National Academies• Brings together stakeholders from various sectors

on an ongoing basis• Participants not subject to conflict-of-interest

restrictions• May commission individually-authored papers &

workshops to inform Forum• May not issue formal recommendations or reports

National Academies Roundtables/Forums

• Several dozen currently operating• Neutral setting that builds trust and promotes problem-

solving• Help define the scope of the field and set the stage for

future research & policy action• Bring ongoing attention and visibility to important issues• Explore new approaches for resolving problem areas• Enables participants to apply the insights and lessons

learned, and share new approaches with colleagues


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National Academies Roundtables/Forums: Examples

• Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events

• Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine

Objective: Academies/TRB Forum onAVs & Shared Mobility

• To bring together public, private and research organizational partners to share perspectives on the critical issues surrounding the deployment of automated vehicles and shared mobility. A key emphasis is on the discussion, identification, and facilitation of fact-based research needed to deploy these technologies in a manner and timeframe that informs policy to best meet long-term goals. – The long-term goals include increasing safety,

reducing congestion, enhancing accessibility, increasing environmental and energy sustainability, and encouraging economic development and equity.


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Forum Work Plan

Sharing Information & Perspectives On an

Ongoing Basis

• Convening on a regular basis• Identifying and sharing perspectives on issues

and activities• Sharing information on ongoing and recently

completed research• Commissioning authored papers• Sponsoring Forum webpage


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Identifying Research Needs & Priorities

• Supporting the development of the research roadmap– Research needed to meet broader goals

• Supporting efforts to keep research roadmap continuously up-to-date

Facilitating the Conduct of Needed Research

• TRB’s cooperative research programs• National Academies’ consensus policy studies• Research partnerships outside of the National

Academies and TRB


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Engaging the Broader Stakeholder Community

• Sessions at the annual TRB/AUVSI Automated Vehicle Symposium

• TRB standing committee activities• Convening activities of other organizations

Potential Products of the Forum

• Commissioned white papers• Authored perspectives• Research roadmap

– NCHRP 20-102 project

• Workshops & sessions• TR News articles• Forum website• Forum annual report


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Academies/TRB Forum:Value Propositions for Existing TRB Stakeholders

• Guaranteed seat at the table• Ability to nominate own representative• Ability to directly shape the agenda and research

priorities• Ability to share perspectives with the leaders in

other transportation and non-transportation sectors

• Increased direct access to other units of the National Academies

• Increased visibility to the TRB community

Academies/TRB Forum:Value Propositions for New TRB Stakeholders

• Affiliation with, and access to, the National Academies and TRB

• Guaranteed seat at the table• Ability to nominate own representative• Help to frame and address the critical and

emerging issues that are of most concern to your organization– Ability to directly shape the agenda and research

priorities

• Exposure and visibility to the leaders in the TRB community


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• U.S. Department of Transportation• State Transportation Agencies:

• CalTrans and California DMV• Florida DOT• Michigan DOT• Ohio DOT• Virginia DOT• Washington State Transportation Commission

• Local Transportation Agencies:• New York City DOT• Maricopa County DOT

Federal, State, & Local Agencies:

Private Sector

• OEMs:• Auto Alliance• Toyota

• Shared Mobility:• Lyft

• Technology/Equipment Companies:• Cubic Transportation Systems• Econolite

• Consulting Firms:• WSP USA• Alta Planning & Design


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Academic/Research Institutions:

• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety• City College of New York• University of Michigan & American

Center for Mobility• Southwest Research Institute• Texas A&M Transportation Institute• University of California ITS

• TRB Executive Committee• TRB Standing Committees:

o Vehicle-Highway Automationo Intelligent Transportation Systemso Emerging Technology Lawo Emerging and Innovative Public Transport

and Technologieso Travel Analysis Methods Sectiono Subcommittee on Emerging Ridesharing

Solutions

TRB Committees


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• National Academies’ Divisions/Boards (4)• Partner Associations (6)

o AASHTOo APTAo ITEo ITS Americao SAE Internationalo I-95 Corridor Coalition

• Shared Mobility Expert

Partner Liaisons

Kirk SteudleDirector, Michigan DOT

Forum Co-Chairs

Gregory WinfreeAgency Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Peter SweatmanPrincipal, CAVita


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Academies/TRB Forum: Status & Next Steps

Scoping Meeting of interested participants/modify prospectus (done)

National Academies approvals (done)

Confirmation of Sponsors & Participants

Kick-off Organizational Conf. Call

Inaugural Forum Meeting

July Aug./Sept. Nov. 6 Feb. 26-27, 2018

For more information, contact Mark Norman ([email protected]); or Patrice Davenport ([email protected])


TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2017 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OFFICERS

CHAIR: Mr. Malcolm Dougherty, Director, California Department of Transportation, 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

(916)654-5791, fax (916) 654-6608 email: [email protected] VICE CHAIR: Dr. Katherine F. Turnbull, Executive Associate Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 3136 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3135 , (979) 845-6005,

[email protected] EXECUTIVE Mr. Neil J. Pedersen, Transportation Research Board, DIRECTOR: National Research Council, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20001, (202)334-2936, fax (202)334-2920, [email protected] MEMBERS Ms. Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown Climate Center, 2018 Asst. Dean, Centers & Institutes, Professor from Practice, and Environmental Law Program Director, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave, NW, Suite 357 E.B.W. Library, Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 661-6556, [email protected] Mr. Scott E. Bennett, Director, Arkansas Department of Transportation 2019 P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203-2261, (501) 569-2211;

email: [email protected]

Ms. Jennifer Cohan, Secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation, 2018 800 Bay Road, Route 113, Dover, DE 19903-0778

(302)760-2303, email: [email protected] Mr. James M. Crites, James M. Crites LLC, 2019 5209 Cedar River Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76137, (469)767-1995, email: [email protected]









(Members continued) Mr. Nathaniel P. Ford, Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, 2020 121 W. Forsyth Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32202, (904) 632-5500, email: [email protected] Dr. A. Stewart Fotheringham, Professor, NAS 2020 School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning,

Coor Hall, Fifth Floor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5302, (480)965-7533, email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Mr. John S. Halikowski, Director, Arizona Department of Transportation, 2019 206 South 17th Avenue, Room 135 – Mail Drop 100A, Phoenix, AZ 85007, (602) 712-7227, email: [email protected] Dr. Susan Hanson, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, School of Geography, NAS 2019 Clark University, Worcester, MA Mailing Address: 645 Natural Turnpike, Box 5, Ripton, VT 05766, (802) 388-9977, email: [email protected] Mr. Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, 2019 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (4150) 778-5210, email: [email protected] Dr. Chris T. Hendrickson, Duquesne Light Professor of Engineering, NAE 2018 Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Porter Hall 119, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, (412) 268-1066, fax (412) 268-7813, email: [email protected]

Mr. Jeffrey D. Holt, Managing Director, Power, Energy and Infrastructure Group, 2019 BMO Capital Markets Corp., 3 Times Square, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10036 (212) 605-1606; email: [email protected] Dr. S. Jack Hu, Vice President for Research and J. Reid and Polly Anderson

2019 Professor of Manufacturing, University of Michigan, 4080 Fleming Administration Building, 503 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340, (734)936-2680, [email protected] Mr. Roger B. Huff, President, HGLC, LLC, 29828 Harrow Drive 2018 Farmington Hills, MI 48331, (313)550-3322; email: [email protected]











Members continued) Dr. Geraldine Knatz, Professor of Practice of Policy and Engineering

NAE 2018 USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC Viterbi School of Engineering 3620 South Vermont Avenue, KAP 268A, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531,

(562)-343-0226, [email protected], [email protected] Mr. Patrick K. McKenna, Director, Missouri Department of Transportation, 2020 P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0270, (888) 275-6636, [email protected] Ms. Melinda McGrath, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Transportation, 2019 P.O. Box 1850, Jackson, MS 39215-1850, (601) 359-7004, [email protected] Mr. James P. Redeker, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation 2018 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131-7546 (860) 594- 2802, email: [email protected] Dr. Mark L. Rosenberg, Executive Director, The Task Force for Global Health, Inc., NAM 2018 325 Swanton Way, Decatur, GA 30030-3001, (404)687-5635, fax (404)371-1087-5635, email: [email protected] Dr. Daniel Sperling, Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science 2018 and Policy; Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue,

Davis, CA 95616, (530)752-7434, fax (530)752-6572, [email protected]

Mr. Gary C. Thomas, President/Executive Director, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 2019 1401 Pacific Avenue, Dallas, TX 75266, (214) 749-2544, email: [email protected] Mr. Pat Thomas, (Retired) Senior Vice President, UPS State Government Affairs,

2019 12314 Blair Ridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22033, (307)267-4078, [email protected]

Dr. James M. Tien, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus,

2020 College of Engineering, University of Miami, 1251 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-2509 (305) 284-7888, [email protected]

Mr. Dean H. Wise, Dean Wise, LLC, 6 Stratford Road,

2019 Winchester, MA 01890, (781) 570-9159, [email protected]

Mr. Charles A. Zelle, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2020 395 John Ireland Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55155-1899,

MS 100, Transportation Building, (651)366-4800 [email protected]














EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

Mr. Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, N,W., Washington, D.C. 20585, (202)586-0367, (fax) (202)586-9260 email: [email protected] Dr. Mary R. Brooks, Adjunct Professor, Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University,

PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia BH3 4R2 Canada (902)494-1825, email: [email protected]

RADM Mark H. Buzby, Administrator, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)366-5823, fax (202)366-3890, [email protected] Mr. Steven Cliff Deputy Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board, Planning and Technical Support Division, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95812, (916) 539-3264, email: [email protected] Mr. Howard R. Elliott, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)366-4433, fax (202)366-3666, email: [email protected] Ms. Audrey Farley, Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C., 20590, (202)366-4412, fax (202)493-2381, [email protected] Ms. Cathy F. Gautreaux, Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety, Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)366-1927, fax (202)366-3224, [email protected] Mr. LeRoy Gishi, Chief, Division of Transportation, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),

U.S. Department of the Interior, 20817 Tall Forest Drive, Germantown, MD 20876, (202) 513-7711, fax (202)219-1193,

email: [email protected] Mr. John T. Gray, Senior Vice President, Policy and Economics, Association of American Railroads, 50 F Street, NW, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001-1530, (202) 639-2319, fax (202)639-2286, [email protected]











Ex Officio Members (continued) Mr. Heath Hall, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C., 20590, (202)493-6014, fax (202)493-6009, [email protected] Ms. Brandye Hendrickson, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)366-0585, fax (202)366-3244, [email protected] Mr. Michael P. Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 1010, Washington, D.C., 20591, (202)267-8111, fax (202)267-5047, [email protected] Ms. Heidi King, Acting Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-9700, fax (202)366-2106, [email protected] Ms. Bevan B. Kirley, Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center,

730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, Suite 300 CB 3430, (919)962-5836, [email protected]

Mr. Wayne Nastri, Acting Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

(909) 396-3213, email: [email protected] Dr. Craig A. Rutland, U.S. Air Force Pavement Engineer, Air Force Civil Engineer Center

139 Barnes Drive, Suite 1, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5319 (850) 283-6083, email: [email protected]

Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20314-1000, (202)761-0001, fax (202)761-4463, [email protected] Mr. Karl Simon, Director, Transportation and Climate Division, U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 1301 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004, (202) 566 1191, [email protected]











Ex Officio Members (continued) Mr. Richard A. White, Acting President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Suite 1100, 1300 I Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)496-4815, fax (202)496-4324, [email protected] Ms. K. Jane Williams, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., 4th Floor - East Building, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)366-8511, fax (202)366-9854, email: [email protected] Mr. Frederick G. "Bud" Wright, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 444 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 249, Washington, D.C. 20001, (202)624-5810, fax (202)624-5806, [email protected]

Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2100 Second Street, SW, Stop 7000, Washington, D.C. 20593-7000, (202)372-4411, fax (202)372-4960, [email protected]






Representatives to the TRB Executive Committee: Technical Activities Council: Hyun-A Park, President, Spy Pond Partners, LLC

2017 1165 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 101 Arlington, Massachusetts 02476-4333 (617)500-4857, [email protected]

Anne Goodchild, Associate Professor, University of Washington,

2017 111 Wilson Ceramic Lab, Box 352700, Seattle, WA 98195-2700, (206) 543-3747, [email protected]

David Harkey, Director, Highway Safety Research Center,

2017 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 30 MLK Blvd, CB# 3430, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430,

(919) 962-8705, [email protected] Dennis Hinebaugh, Director, Transit Institute,

2017 USF Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 (813)974-9833, [email protected]






Changes in Executive Committee Membership

Reappointed TRB Executive Committee Members Dr. Chris T. Hendrickson, Duquesne Light Professor of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Mr. Roger B. Huff, President, HGLC, LLC Dr. Geraldine Knatz (NAE), Professor of Practice of Policy and Engineering, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California Mr. James P. Redeker, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation Dr. Mark L. Rosenberg (NAM), Executive Director, The Task Force for Global Health, Inc. Dr. Daniel Sperling, Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy; Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies New Representatives of Sponsors Mr. Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy RADM Mark H. Buzby, Administrator, Maritime Administration Mr. Steven Cliff, Deputy Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board, Planning and Technical Support Division Mr. Howard R. Elliott, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Ms. Audrey Farley, Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Office of the Secretary Ms. Cathy F. Gautreaux, Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Mr. Heath Hall, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration Ms. Brandye Hendrickson, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration Ms. Heidi King, Acting Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Mr. Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association Ms. K. Jane Williams, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration TRB Executive Committee Members Completing Their Term Ms. Jennifer Cohan, Secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation Mr. James M. Crites, James M. Crites LLC


TRB STAFF ATTENDING JANUARY 11-12, 2017 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Neil J. Pedersen, Executive Director, TRB 334-2936 [email protected] Cynthia 'Cindy' Baker, Executive Assistant 334-2936 [email protected] Claudette Louard-Clarke, Director, TRB Human Resources 334-3616 [email protected] Mark Norman, Director, Program Development and Strategic Initiatives 334-2242 [email protected] Patrice Davenport, Deputy Director, TRB Program Development & Strategic Initiatives 334-2516 [email protected] Karen S. Febey, Senior Report Review Officer 334-2829 [email protected] Russell W. Houston, Associate Executive Director 334-3252 [email protected] Lisa Berardi Marflak, Director, Communications/Media 334-3134 [email protected] Lisa Loyo, Director, Information Technology and Research Services 334-2990 [email protected] TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES (Division A) Ann M. Brach, Director 334-2242 [email protected] STUDIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS (Division B) Thomas Menzies, Acting Director 334-1837 [email protected] ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE (Division C) Gary Walker, Director 334-3215 [email protected] COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS (Division D) Christopher Hedges, Director 334-1472 [email protected]















TRB Staff Organization and Divisional Responsibilities

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Neil J. Pedersen

ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Russell W. Houston Annual Meeting Exhibit and Patron Programs Committee and Panel Approvals Communications Information Technology Transportation Research Information Services

HR DIRECTOR Claudette Louard-Clarke

Human Resources

Staff Development Training

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES Ann Brach

Annual Meeting Program

Conferences and Workshops

Legal Studies

SHRP2 Safety Data

Standing Technical Committees

State Visits

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Consensus and Advisory Studies

Division

Tom Menzies

Marine Board

Policy Studies

Research Program Advisory Committees

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Gary J. Walker

Administrative Services

Affiliates Accounts

Budgets and Finance

Publications Sales and Distribution

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Christopher Hedges Airport Cooperative Research Program IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Programs National Cooperative Freight Research Program National Cooperative Highway Research Program National Cooperative Rail Research Program Publications Syntheses of Current Practice Transit Cooperative Research Program

SR. REPORT REVIEW OFFICER

Karen S. Febey

Minority Student Fellows Program Report Review

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DIRECTOR

Mark Norman Critical & Emerging Issues Revenue Development Strategic Initiatives


DESCRIPTIONS OF TRB DIVISIONS Page Executive Office 2 Technical Activities (Division A) 6 Studies and Special Programs (Division B) 8 Administration and Finance (Division C) 10 Cooperative Research Programs (Division D) 11


EXECUTIVE OFFICE Neil J. Pedersen, Executive Director TRB Executive Office TRB's Executive Office is headed by Executive Director Neil Pedersen. The TRB Executive Office provides policy and operational guidance for programs and activities; oversees committee and panel appointments and report review; provides support and direction for human resource issues and staffing needs; develops and directs the Board’s communications and information technology efforts; operates a bibliographic database of transportation research and provides library reference services; provides staff support to the Executive Committee and Division Committee; and maintains liaison with the executive offices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Board’s parent institution.

Oversight Activities

The Executive Office supports the work of the TRB Executive Committee, which provides policy direction to TRB programs and activities within the overall policies of the Academies. Oversight of committee and panel appointments and of report review is the responsibility of the Division Committee, which ensures that TRB meets institutional standards and that its activities are appropriate for the Academies. As part of its oversight function, the committee monitors the Board’s progress in expanding the representation of minorities and women on TRB committees and panels. Susan Hanson, Chair of the TRB Division Committee (formerly called the Subcommittee on NRC Oversight), heads the committee and represents TRB as an ex officio member on the NRC Governing Board. The Executive Office processes the Board’s large volume of committee and panel appointments and maintains committee membership records. A hallmark of the Academies is its institutional process to ensure the independent, rigorous review of reports. In maintaining these high standards, TRB follows Academies' guidelines that carefully match the review criteria and procedures to the type of report.

Program Development and Strategic Initiatives

In addition, the Executive Office is responsible for ensuring stable, long-term revenue streams for TRB and for coordinating strategic initiatives across the board's various divisions. To carry out these responsibilities, the EO helps facilitate the increased use of technology to deliver TRB products and services; oversees the development and implementation of action plans for strategic, long term, cross cutting, and critical issues; encourages the exploration of new and innovative ways to facilitate information transfer within the rules of the Academies; helps promote the value of TRB products and services; oversees TRB’s international participation strategy; administers the Minority Student Fellows Program; and is responsible for helping to ensure the continued development of the next generation of TRB volunteers.


Communications

The Executive Office is charged with developing, coordinating, and carrying out communications activities that span the entire organization. The following communications activities are overseen by the Executive Office:

• The Transportation Research E-Newsletter is a free weekly electronic service designed to keep individuals up-to-date on TRB activities and to highlight selected transportation research related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. More than 72,000 people from around the world receive the E-Newsletter.

• The TRB Webinar Series produces more than 100 webinars per year on a variety of topics. TRB’s webinars are produced with funding received from TRB Sponsors and Sustaining Circle Affiliates. Accordingly, employees of TRB Sponsors and Sustaining Circle Affiliates may attend the session without a fee. TRB is authorized to issue Professional Development Hours (PDH) for select, live webinars. TRB is also a registered with the American Planning Association's professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), to provide Certification Maintenance credits.

• TRB uses Social Media such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to help our audience stay connected to transportation research. Social media also helps TRB to better understand how its reports and products are being used.

Information Technology and Research Services

In late 2014, TRB reorganized and consolidated the management of the Information Technology (IT) and Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) departments. Both groups had key responsibilities that included the development, maintenance, and application of software in support of various TRB missions. The IT department’s primary focus has shifted from the development of systems to operation, maintenance, and management. The new focus aligns with the TRIS staff’s responsibilities in relation to the Transport Research International Documentation (TRID) database, the Research in Progress (RiP) database and website, the Research Needs Statements (RNS) database, the Practice-Ready Papers (PRP) database, and the TRB Publications Index. The responsibilities of the IT and Research Services group include customer support for internal and external users of TRB’s software systems; software enhancement and development; server and website monitoring and security; general IT support activities, such as training, documentation, and troubleshooting; and management and operation of transportation research services, bibliographic databases, and the TRB Library.

TRID

In January 2011, TRB and ITRD released TRID, the TRIS and ITRD Database. TRID is the world's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation research


http://www.trb.org/Publications/PubsTRBENewsletter.aspx

http://www.trb.org/ElectronicSessions/ConferenceRecordings.aspx

http://www.trb.org/ElectronicSessions/Twitter.aspx

http://trid.trb.org/

http://rip.trb.org/

http://rns.trb.org/

http://prp.trb.org/

http://pubsindex.trb.org/

http://www.trb.org/InformationServices/TRBLibrary1.aspx


http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/itrd/


information. It is produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board of the US National Academies with sponsorship by State Departments of Transportation, the various administrations at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other sponsors of TRB's core technical activities. ITRD is produced by ITRD member organizations under the under the sponsorship of Joint Transport Research Centre (collectively JTRC) of the International Transport Forum and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and ITRD. The records comprise published or ongoing research in English, German, French, or Spanish; more than 200,000 records link to full-text publications. The service offers simple and advanced searching and allows users to download and e-mail results, as well as to share via social media. TRID is available free of charge on TRB’s website.

Publications Index

The TRB Publications Index includes more than 65,000 citations and abstracts for all TRB, Highway Research Board (HRB), SHRP, and Marine Board publications since 1923. The index offers simple and advanced searching and allows users to download and e-mail the results in a variety of formats. Records contain links to available full-text documents and to ordering information.

Research Needs Statements Database

The RNS database is a dynamic collection of highest-priority topics developed by TRB technical standing committees. The database serves as a tool for reviewing research needs, setting research priorities, and identifying gaps in current research.

Research in Progress Database

RiP is a searchable database of records of active or recently completed research projects from State Departments of Transportation, the modal administrations at the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Transportation Research Board, and university transportation centers. The current awareness service notifies users about new and updated project records in specified subject areas. TRID offers users an option for searching the RiP database or the RiP and TRID databases simultaneously.

Practice-Ready Papers Database

The PRP database helps practitioners easily find TRB Annual Meeting and TRR papers identified by peer reviewers on TRB’s standing committees as presenting research results immediately applicable to problems or issues. The database offers a search by keywords, title, author, index term, subject area, and date of publication.

TRB Library

The TRB Library provides research and reference services to TRB sponsors, committee members, and staff. The library subscribes to almost 250 serial titles and contains the complete collection of TRB, HRB, SHRP, and Marine Board publications.


http://pubsindex.trb.org/

http://www.trb.org/InformationServices/ResearchNeedsStatementsRNS.aspx

http://www.trb.org/InformationServices/ResearchinProgressRIP.aspx


http://rip.trb.org/

http://rip.trb.org/


http://prp.trb.org/

http://www.trb.org/InformationServices/TRBLibrary1.aspx

The TRB Library participates in the Eastern Transportation Knowledge Network and in the National Transportation Knowledge Network.


TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES (Division A) Ann Brach, Director About the Technical Activities Division

Who We Are The Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals to identify, facilitate, and share research and information related to transportation. The Division carries out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community through a network of over 200 standing committees made up of more than 5,000 volunteers and supplemented by designated TRB representatives from each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies.

Our Mission The Technical Activities Division supports TRB’s mission of promoting innovation and progress in transportation through research and information exchange by identifying needed research and research in progress, and disseminating completed research results.

Our Staff The Technical Activities Division staff consists of specialists within each transportation mode and topic. They oversee the activities of the Division’s network of volunteers, who carry out the following activities: Our Activities

• Standing committees and task forces provide an opportunity for you to network with others in your field, and stay current on emerging issues while contributing to the continuing evolution of transportation research and practice. Learn how to get involved in standing committees and task forces Aviation Group Brochure Design and Construction Group Brochure Freight Systems Group Brochure Law Group Brochure Marine Group Brochure Public Transportation Group Brochure

• Technical Activities Council, consisting of the overall Chair and the Chairs of each of the Groups of committees, provides a forum for interchange between the Groups of committees, the TRB Executive Committee, and TRB Staff. They assist in identifying emerging topics of interest to the transportation community and cross-cutting issues, and foster outreach efforts to other transportation organizations.

• Conferences, Meetings, Webinars & Workshops are sponsored and cosponsored by many of the Division’s standing committees and task forces

• TRB Annual Meeting is hosted every year and is the largest transportation conference in the world with over 700 sessions, workshops and 300 meetings that attracts over 12,000


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professionals from around the globe. The Annual Meeting is held in January of every year in Washington, DC.

• Supporting State DOT Representatives & Our Field Visit Program serves as a major source of information collected and disseminated by TRB. Transportation professionals on the TRB staff meet on site with representatives of state departments of transportation, and with representatives of universities, transit and other modal agencies and industry. Annual results of field visits are published each year

• Publications are disseminated by the Technical Activities Division that showcase transportation research results through Transportation Research Records, Conference Proceedings, and Transportation Research Circulars.

• The SHRP 2 Safety data program promotes conditions under which the safety data from the second Strategic Highway Research Program is made available to qualified users and provides technical and policy guidance for data implementation and oversight.”

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STUDIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS (DIVISION B) Tom Menzies, Acting Director

The Studies and Special Programs Division conducts policy studies at the request of the U.S. Congress, executive branch agencies, states, and other sponsors.

With the guidance of committees drawn from the nation’s leading experts, the Policy Studies group produces reports examining complex and controversial transportation issues. Studies cover all modes of transportation and a variety of safety, economic, environmental, and research policy issues. The U.S. Congress and the executive branch have adopted many recommendations from TRB policy reports, attesting to the substantive value of the findings. The Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review provides oversight for TRB’s policy work. Since 1998, all completed policy study reports are posted on the TRB website. Informing Transportation Policy Choices, a document that provides an overview of all TRB policy studies from 1983 through 2003, is also posted on the Policy Studies page of the website.

POLICY STUDIES

With the guidance of committees drawn from the nation’s leading experts, the Policy Studies group produces reports examining complex and controversial transportation issues. Studies cover all modes of transportation and a variety of safety, economic, environmental, and research policy issues. The U.S. Congress and the executive branch have adopted many recommendations from TRB policy reports, attesting to the substantive value of the findings. The Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review provides oversight for TRB’s policy work. Since 1998, all completed policy study reports are posted on the TRB website. Informing Transportation Policy Choices, a document that provides an overview of all TRB policy studies from 1983 through 2003, is also posted on the Policy Studies page of the website. Two-page overview of TRB's policy work

SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION REPORTS

Under the sponsorship of the Cooperative Research Programs administered by TRB, the Synthesis unit prepares reports on current practice and knowledge for a range of key highway, transit, and airport topics. Practitioners and researchers make extensive use of the reports.

A highway committee, a transit committee, and an airport committee of the Cooperative Research Programs select the study topics each year. A consultant experienced in the topic area researches and writes each Synthesis report, with guidance from an expert panel.

INNOVATIONS DESERVING EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS PROGRAMS

Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs fund early-stage investigations of potential breakthroughs in transportation technology. Through small projects, researchers investigate the feasibility of innovative concepts that could advance transportation practice.


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IDEA programs sponsor high-risk research that is independent of the immediate mission concerns of public agencies and of the short-term financial imperatives of the private sector.

The state DOTs collectively fund highway-related research through the NCHRP IDEA program. Research on innovations applicable to transit practice is carried out under the Transit IDEA program, funded by FTA through TCRP. FRA sponsors the Rail Safety IDEA program, which funds projects to improve the safety of rail operations.

Each IDEA program follows a similar administrative model, adapted for sponsorship arrangements and target audiences. Each program operates through a committee or panel of volunteer transportation experts who solicit, review, and select proposals that merit research contracts. Because IDEA projects are high-risk investigations of unproven concepts, funds awarded for any one project are usually less than $100,000. Frequently, however, IDEA funds are augmented through cost-share arrangements, nearly doubling the amount of research that can be supported through the IDEA programs.

An annual summary of completed and current projects is published for each of the IDEA programs and distributed at the TRB Annual Meeting. These summaries also are available on the IDEA page of the TRB website, along with the IDEA Program Announcement, which contains forms and guidelines for submitting proposals. A less formal publication, Ignition, features interviews with IDEA investigators and transportation leaders, plus articles that highlight promising projects. Issues of Ignition are archived on the IDEA website.


ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION (Division C) Gary J. Walker, Director TRB's Finance and Administration division manages more than $100M in annual revenue and expenditures in support of TRB’s various transportation research programs. Finance staff monitors federal and state contracts and grants, prepare budgets for continuing operations and individual projects, and control expenditures. Financial staff also assists in managing various aspects of TRB's member and sponsor relations, other benefits and services to our customers, subscription programs, and the TRB e-Bookstore. Our services are aligned with the three core areas of our interaction with TRB members and customers as follows:

Join / Support TRB- Find information on the many ways to become involved with, give funding support to, and/or become an affiliate member of TRB, including:

• High level agency sponsorship for TRB’s Core Programs • Mid-range organizational affiliation with TRB • Individual levels of membership and services • Subscriptions to our publications – most available in both hard copy and electronic form

TRB Products and Services- Browse or search for various products and services, including:

• Purchasing individual publications via our e-Bookstore • Pay-per-view certain TRB publications on-line • Visit and browse in our TRB Library • Conference registrations

Financial Information- Find answers to customer questions such as: • How to get reimbursed for committee/panel travel • Who are the points of contact for financial questions on programs such as SHRP2,

NCHRP, Marine Board • Who to contact regarding a contract or consulting agreement with TRB


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Cooperative Research Programs Division (Division D) Christopher Hedges, Director The Cooperative Research Programs Division of the TRB, led by Director Christopher Hedges, administers a number of major research programs sponsored by other organizations. National Cooperative Highway Research Program Sponsored by the member departments of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, the NCHRP was created in 1962 as a means to accelerate research on acute problems that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance nationwide. All of the state highway and transportation departments contribute to an annual cooperative pool to fund the program’s activities. AASHTO committees and member departments and the Federal Highway Administration recommend research topics each year, and the AASHTO Standing Committee on Research (SCOR) determines both the projects to be funded and the levels of funding for those projects. A close working relationship with AASHTO during execution of the projects and the participation of experienced practitioners on project panels help ensure the application of completed NCHRP study results. Transit Cooperative Research Program The TCRP was initiated in 1992 by three cooperating organizations: the Federal Transit Administration, the program sponsor; the Transit Development Corporation, a nonprofit educational and research organization established by the American Public Transportation Association, which provides program governance through the TCRP Oversight and Project Selection (TOPS) Committee; and the National Academies, acting through TRB, which serves as program manager. Under TCRP, the transit industry develops innovative near-term solutions to operating problems and adapts appropriate new technologies and approaches to help meet the demands placed on the nation’s public transit systems. The program’s research covers topics relating to all aspects of public transportation, including planning, service configuration, equipment, facilities, operations, human resources, maintenance, policy, and administrative practices. Each year, the TOPS Committee selects a program of research from the large number of candidate research problem statements submitted by organizations and individuals in the transit community. Airport Cooperative Research Program The ACRP was authorized in federal aviation legislation and funding is made available through the annual federal appropriations process. ACRP, which began in 2006, is an industry-driven applied research program that develops near-term, practical solutions to problems faced by airport operators. The federally authorized program is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Research topics are selected by an independent governing board appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation that includes individuals from airports, universities, FAA, and the aviation industry.


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National Cooperative Freight Research Program The NCFRP carries out applied research on problems facing the freight industry that are not being adequately addressed by existing research programs. The program, which began in late 2006, is sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (formerly Research and Innovative Technology Administration) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. NCFRP covers a range of issues to improve the efficiency, reliability, safety, and security of the nation's freight transportation system. The NCFRP was not reauthorized in the MAP-21 surface transportation legislation. However, work on previously approved projects will continue until completed. Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program The HMCRP is a stakeholder-driven, problem-solving program, researching real-world, day-to-day operational issues in hazardous materials transportation with near- to mid-term time frames. The program, which began in late 2006, is sponsored by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The HMCRP was not reauthorized in the MAP-21 surface transportation legislation. However, work on previously approved projects will continue until completed. National Cooperative Rail Research Program The NCRRP, initiated in Spring 2012, conducts applied research on problems that are shared by freight, intercity passenger (including high speed rail) and commuter rail operators. Authorized in the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, the NCRRP undertakes research and other technical activities in a variety of rail subject areas, including design, construction, maintenance, operations, safety, security, policy, planning, human resources, and administration. The program is sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), with program oversight provided by an independent governing board (the NCRRP Oversight Committee) appointed by the Secretary, U.S. DOT. One year of funding was provided for the program, with no additional funding thereafter. Work on previously approved projects will continue until completed. Under all of these programs, TRB organizes panels of experts to provide guidance on technical aspects of the research and to translate the problems into project statements with well-defined objectives. Research proposals are then solicited from private and public research organizations with capability and experience in the problem areas to be studied. The technical panels review the proposals, recommend contract awards, monitor research in progress, provide technical guidance, and determine the acceptability of the final reports. More than 3,000 experienced practitioners and research specialists currently serve on Cooperative Research Program panels. TRB also manages programs of smaller studies focused on synthesizing current practices and analyzing legal issues in the NCHRP, TCRP, and ACRP programs. Findings and publications from these synthesis and legal research projects have been well received by highway, transit, and airport practitioners.


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PURPOSES AND DUTIES OF THE TRB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The TRB Executive Committee is the senior policy body of TRB, composed of approximately 25 members appointed by the Chairman of the National Research Council (NRC). These members are selected so as to provide balanced representation of transportation modes, academic disciplines, private and public sectors, levels of government, geographical regions, and other relevant factors. Members are appointed for a term of three years and may be reappointed for one term. In addition, approximately 20 ex officio members serve on the Executive Committee; these members have no vote but otherwise participate fully in Executive Committee activity. Ex officio members include the representatives of the Board’s various sponsoring organizations. The Executive Committee meets twice a year, once at TRB's Annual Meeting in Washington each January and once in June. The Chair of TRB's Executive Committee, appointed by the Chairman of the NRC, serves a one-year term, and presides over the Committee discussions, which are directed toward obtaining consensus on issues wherever possible. When formal rules of debate are required, Roberts' Rules of Order are employed. The Executive Committee performs a number of functions in serving four different constituencies — the National Research Council (NRC), TRB, TRB's sponsors, and itself. Executive Committee Responsibilities to the NRC The TRB Executive Committee is officially an advisory group to the Chairman and the Governing Board of the NRC, who look to the Executive Committee to provide oversight of TRB's activities. Such oversight is intended to ensure that TRB's activities are appropriate for the NRC and constructive to the transportation system and the nation. Reports (both written and oral) of ongoing and proposed TRB projects are brought to the Executive Committee at each meeting and are approved, rejected, or accepted after modification. The Board is also expected to note new opportunities for TRB to provide its services or projects and, where appropriate, to find ways to bring such projects into being. The TRB Division Committee is charged to ensure that NRC procedures and policies are faithfully employed with respect to study and project committee appointments and report review. The Division Committee is chaired by the TRB Division Chair for NRC Oversight, who must be a member of the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Engineering and a member of the TRB Executive Committee. The TRB Division Chair for NRC Oversight serves as an ex officio member of the NRC Governing Board. Also assisting the Executive Committee is its Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review (SPPR), which reviews and approves proposed projects and studies, develops lists of Critical Issues in Transportation, plans and develops opportunities for new Executive Committee initiatives, and generally handles those substantive transportation issues that require action during the interval between the twice-yearly meetings of the Executive Committee. Items approved by the SPPR are brought before the Executive Committee for its concurrence at its next meeting. The SPPR generally meets in April and October in Washington, DC.


TRB's Expectations of the Executive Committee Most TRB projects and activities are conducted by expert volunteers who agree to serve on TRB technical standing committees, study committees, panels, task forces, and other similar groups. At any one time, about 500 such groups are in existence, composed of some 7,000 professionals serving without compensation. The Executive Committee, either directly or through one of its subordinate committees, provides oversight on the formation, termination, and membership of committees and on the review of projects undertaken and reports produced. The Executive Committee can also influence committee and other TRB activities by developing and monitoring strategic plans, preparing the critical transportation issues, and undertaking special activities of its own. From time to time, Executive Committee members are also called on to perform special duties, such as assisting with report review or fundraising for special projects. The Executive Committee also serves as a symbol of the prestige attached to serving on TRB committees. Executive Committee members are selected in part because they occupy some of the most prestigious and influential positions in the industry. Their participation on the Executive Committee demonstrates support for research and cross-modal dialogue at the highest levels, and thereby provides motivation for the uncompensated service of otherwise highly paid experts on whom TRB depends for its products and services. Sponsors' Expectations At the core of TRB, and perhaps its most visible feature, is a collection of Technical Activities, which include more than 200 TRB standing committees, the TRB Annual Meeting, publications programs, field visits to organizations conducting transportation research, and information services. About $17 million—approximately one-fifth of TRB's total budget—is spent annually on these activities, supported by funding from individual states, federal agencies, private transportation organizations, local governments, individual affiliates, publication sales, and conference registration fees. These funds are pooled and spent in accordance with budgets approved by the Executive Committee. TRB's sponsors look to the Executive Committee to ensure that these funds are spent in ways appropriate to TRB's mission and in ways that encourage research and its dissemination. Executive Committee's Own Expectations Although the responsibilities summarized above indicate that the Executive Committee has more than enough duties for a group that only assembles twice a year, members often comment that their greatest personal satisfaction in serving comes from participating in discussions of substantive transportation issues and that they would like to devote more time at meetings to such discussion. The caliber and diversity of talent represented on the Executive Committee make serving on it a unique experience for most members, providing an unusual opportunity to share different perspectives in far-reaching discussions of major transportation issues. Thus, an effort is made to conduct the Executive Committee's official business expeditiously at meetings, in order to leave time for these other important activities of the Board. Executive Committee policy sessions and other discussions of substantive issues have led to the initiation of important TRB projects and other activities. Last updated December 28, 2017


TRB POLICY ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION IN

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM (CRP) PROJECTS Revised 12/21/2017

In the administration of its contract research programs, TRB wishes to maximize both the substance and the appearance of fairness in the selection and management of its contractors, at the same time ensuring the quality and expanding the number of potential researchers as much as possible. It is in TRB's interest to use the expertise of the best qualified individuals and organizations available to perform the research programs, where no actual or apparent conflicts of interest exist. However, conflicts may arise or appear to exist if members of TRB's Executive Committee or organizations with which they are affiliated submit proposals on projects. To prevent such problems in the administration of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and other Cooperative Research Programs (CRP) administered by TRB, members of the Executive Committee are not permitted to serve as principal investigators on any CRP projects. Additionally, the following rules will apply to all members of the Executive Committee: 1. No involvement is permitted in the selection process for CRP contractors, where the

individual Executive Committee member or an affiliated organization is being considered.

2. No involvement is permitted in TRB's administration of a contract in which the

individual or an affiliated organization is involved. 3. No involvement is permitted in setting or modifying administrative policies that would

directly or materially affect either the administration of existing contracts with the individual or affiliate organization, or the individual's or affiliate organization's ability to submit proposals.

The Chair of the TRB Executive Committee, serving a one-year term; the Chair of the TRB Division Committee, serving a three-year term; and the Vice Chair of the Division Committee, serving a three-year term, have close ties to the Executive Director and to the activities of TRB. Neither of the Chairs nor the Vice Chair has any role in the selection of contractors for CRP projects. Nevertheless, because of these special relationships, the following additional rules also will apply to their activities on CRP projects during their terms as Executive Committee Chair, Division Committee Chair, and Division Committee Vice Chair: 4. Individuals serving in these positions may not personally propose on any CRP project


during their years of service as Executive Committee Chair, Division Committee Chair, and Division Committee Vice Chair. This limitation on their right to propose on a CRP project as an individual does not extend to a governmental or academic entity with which they are affiliated provided that the individuals in question do not hold a significant financial interest (other than their salaries) in the governmental entity or academic institution of higher learning. Affiliated organizations in which an Executive Committee Chair, Division Committee Chair, or Division Committee Vice Chair holds a significant financial interest, other than a salary derived from a position in a governmental entity or an academic institution of higher learning, may also propose, but only in accordance with case-specific guidelines established by the Division Committee in advance of that individual's appointment as Executive Committee Chair, Division Committee Chair, or Division Committee Vice Chair to ensure that there is neither actual nor perceived conflict of interest.

5. They may not be personally consulted or participate in any way in the preparation of a

proposal, or otherwise provide information that would be advantageous to a proposal team.

6. They may not work on a project as a member of the research team or as a consultant to

the team. Where a newly appointed Chair of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Division Committee, Vice Chair of the Division Committee, or other member of the Executive Committee has existing activities or commitments covered in the foregoing list of rules on a CRP project at the time of appointment, those activities will be reviewed and recommendations made on a case-by-case basis by the members of the Division Committee (exclusive of a newly appointed chair, vice chair, or member if his/her activities are being considered). December 28, 2017


TRB STANDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES

TRB Division Committee Composition Composed of 7 members of Executive Committee (at least three of whom must be members of one of the Academies). The Chair, Vice Chair, and 2 other members serve 3-year terms. The Chair, Vice Chair, and the immediate Past Chair of the TRB Executive Committee serve 1-year terms, the Vice Chair and immediate Past Chair as ex officio nonvoting members. Function To ensure that TRB meets NRC standards for objectivity and that its activities are appropriate for the NRC; to monitor TRB with respect to specially funded project committee and panel appointments, report review, and the summary of Division programs presented to the NRC Governing Board. The Division Committee Chair serves as the TRB Division Chair for NRC Oversight and as an ex officio member of the NRC Governing Board. Appointment Procedure Appointed by NRC Chair upon recommendation of Executive Director in consultation with NRC and Chair of TRB Executive Committee, subject to approval of the NRC Governing Board. Appointment letters signed by NRC Chair. Selection of members complies with TRB Terms of Reference. Bias/conflict of interest statements are required. ________________________________________________________________________ Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review (SPPR) Composition Subcommittee of the TRB Executive Committee, composed of 11 members. The Chair and 10 other members serve 3-year terms. Function To advise the Executive Committee and staff on matters relating to selection, scope, and execution of policy-oriented studies within TRB; establish goals and directions for those parts of TRB engaged in policy studies; plan and develop opportunities for new Executive Committee initiatives; identify critical transportation issues warranting TRB consideration; act for Executive Committee on all matters requiring its attention between regular Executive Committee meetings; advise the Chairs of the Executive Committee and the Division Committee of actions taken; and report to the Executive Committee on all of its activities at each Executive Committee meeting. The SPPR is also charged to identify major transportation problems, with particular attention to multimodal and intermodal issues; propose action plans for TRB that address these problems; and suggest sources for the funds needed to pursue these plans. The SPPR also oversees TRB's strategic planning process, including development of TRB Strategic Plans, and develops policy session agendas and other program initiatives of the TRB Executive Committee.


Appointment Procedure Appointed by Chair of the TRB Executive Committee following guidelines approved by the Executive Committee. Bias/conflict-of-interest statements are not required. Technical Activities Council (TAC) Composition The Technical Activities Council consists of the overall Chair, the Chairs of each of the eleven Groups, and one or more at-large members. All serve 3-year terms. Members who are in the second year of their 3-year term serve as the Council’s representatives to the TRB Executive Committee, along with the Technical Activities Council Chair. Function Program Function: Provides a forum for interchange and interaction among the Groups, between the Groups and the TRB Executive Committee, and between the Groups and TRB staff. Assists in identifying emerging topics of interest to the transportation community and cross-cutting issues. Facilitates interaction among Groups, Sections, and committees to address cross-cutting issues and opportunities. Fosters outreach efforts to other transportation organizations and groups. Administrative Function: Plays a significant role in refining and implementing processes and techniques for improving the quality of meetings and publications emanating from Technical Activities Division volunteer activities. Serves as a focal point for the continuing review in each of the Group Executive Boards of the need for establishing new committees and for discharging those that are no longer necessary. Appointment Procedure Appointed by the TRB Executive Director with approval by Division Committee Chair. Bias/conflict of interest statements are required. __________________________________________________________________________


MARINE BOARD Composition 15-20 members. The Chair and the other members serve 3-year terms.

Function To identify research and policy study needs and provide a forum for the exchange of information relating to new technologies, laws and regulations, economics, the environment, and other issues affecting the marine transportation system, port operations, coastal engineering, and marine governance. Also, to oversee standing technical committees in related areas. Appointment Procedure Appointed by NRC Chair following recommendation of TRB Executive Director in consultation with NRC and members of Marine Board. Appointment letters are signed by the TRB Executive Director. Bias/conflict of interest statements are required. _________________________________________________________________________ COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES Composition Varies according to program and origin. Some oversight bodies (NCHRP, TCRP, and ACRP) are entities that are appointed and exist outside the NRC/TRB. Others may be internally appointed. Function To select research problems and program the funding for them, on behalf of the constituent user groups associated with the program. Appointment Procedure Varies according to program and origin. Internally appointed committees are appointed by TRB Executive Director following approval by SNO Chair and, as appropriate, by NRC Chair. Appointment letters are signed by the TRB Executive Director. Bias/conflict of interest statements are required.


TRB PROJECT APPROVAL PROCESSES Policy Studies and Program Reviews Description Projects conducted by NRC-appointed committees that provide consensus findings, recommendations, advice Approval Steps Approval by TRB Executive Committee or Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review; approval by Executive Committee of NRC Governing Board Product Full-length study reports, interim reports, letter reports ___________________________________________________________________________ Conferences and Workshops I. Organized by TRB Standing Technical Committees Description Outgrowth of standing committee activity; no significant outside funding; often self-supporting; no consensus findings, recommendations, or advice Approval Steps Approval by TRB Executive Committee or Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review Product Transportation Research Circular II. Organized by Other Organizations and Cosponsored by TRB Description Conference formats vary, but TRB must have a role in conference planning Approval Steps Approval by TRB Executive Committee or Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review Product No TRB publication III. Organized by Specially Appointed (“Ad Hoc”) TRB/NRC Committee


Description Supported by outside funding; may or may not lead to consensus findings, recommendations, or advice (most are not authorized to do so) Approval Steps Approval by TRB Executive Committee or Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review; approval by Executive Committee of NRC Governing Board Product Conference or workshop report, summary, or proceedings (in the TRB Conference Proceedings series) ___________________________________________________________________________ Cooperative Research Program Projects Description Supported by NCHRP, TCRP, ACRP, NCFRP, or HMCRP funding; projects selected by NRC/TRB-appointed oversight committees or by non-NRC/TRB entities representing the user communities; research conducted by contractors selected by individual project panels, which oversee the work and review final report Approval Steps Approval by the TRB Division Committee Chair of research problems selected by the non-NRC/TRB entities (SCOR, TOPS, and AOC Committees) Product CRP Reports, Research Results Digests ___________________________________________________________________________ Synthesis Projects Description Supported by NCHRP, TCRP, ACRP, or FMCSA funding; projects selected by oversight panels representing the user communities; research conducted by contractors under the guidance of individual topic panels. Umbrella panels review final documents. Approval Steps Approval by the TRB Executive Director of research topics selected by oversight panels. Product Synthesis report


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