• Managing Research• Delivering Policy

Analysis & Advice• Providing Tools for

Researchers & Practitioners

BRINGING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY TOGETHER!

•Highways

•Transit

•Airports

•Freight

•Hazardous Materials

•Rail

• Practitioners select projects• Emphasis on solving

problems; short-term results• Panels oversee each project• Consultants, universities

conduct research• 200+ reports each year

• Safety: Making a Significant Improvement in Highway Safety

• Renewal: Accelerating the Renewal of America's Highways

• Reliability: Providing a Highway System with Reliable Travel Times

• Capacity: Providing Highway Capacity in Support of the Nation's Economic, Environmental, and Social Goals

• American Public Transportation Association• American Transportation Research Institute• Association of American Railroads• Bureau of Indian Affairs• Office of Naval Research• State Departments of Transportation• South Coast Air Quality Management District• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers• U.S. Coast Guard• U.S. DOT Modal Administrations

• Annual Meeting – 11,700 People• Specialty Conferences and Workshops – 50+ / 5,000+ People• Committees and Panel Meetings – 6,500+ People• Webinars – 8,000+ People• State, University, and Transit Representatives – 250+• Social Media• Staff Field Visits

• Constitute communities of interest• Identify research needs• Sponsor sessions, conferences, and

meetings• Review and publish papers and reports• Share information

Committees Organized Into 10 Groups

• Aviation• Design & Construction• Freight Systems• Legal Resources• Marine• Planning & Environment• Policy & Organization• Public Transportation• Rail• Safety & Systems Users

All Modes

Research

Policy

Practice

• 750 workshops & sessions

• 4,000+ presentations• 500 TRB committee

meetings• 150+ other meetings• NETWORKING

OPPORTUNITIES!

Return on State DOT Investment in TRB

• Each Core $ leverages $112 in research activity• Complimentary TRB Annual Meeting registrations• Complimentary, unlimited webinar attendance• Complimentary publications• Complimentary access to Transport Research Record• Free exhibit space at TRB Annual Meeting• Reduced fees for other TRB-sponsored conferences• State Representative travel reimbursement to AASHTO

Research Advisory Committee meeting• Access to Transport Research International

Documentation (TRID) database