Planning and Forecasting

Hannah Twaddell headshot
Hannah Twaddell is a senior transportation planner at ICF. ...
A line of bright traffic cones, each holding a single white rose with a long stem and standing behind a white hard hat, stretch into the distance along a windowed wall.
A TRB research project used behavioral change theories to identify key components of effective employer-based driver safety programs and develop ...

By Eva M. Shipp and Emily Martin

The aerial view of the World Trade International Bridge shows many trucks lined up in multiple lanes. The trucks wait at a series of inspection booths with canopies and equipment. The lanes extend toward the bridge structure in the distance. A few trucks move through open lanes while many others remain stopped. The area around the bridge includes paved roads, open land, parking areas, and scattered buildings. Trees and a river appear in the background along with wide stretches of land.
Supply chain challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic also presented state departments of transportation with opportunities to improve supply chain resiliency ...
Police and emergency workers respond to a snowy road crash in Oregon involving multiple vehicles, while a snowplow truck clears the road in the background.
Two NCHRP reports offer an actionable guide to help state transportation agencies improve their emergency response programs. ...

Deborah Matherly and Pat Bye

An electronic road sign on a highway reads Career Day Ahead, with traffic barrels and barricades placed nearby.
Young presenter awards and other efforts aim to promote low-volume road management as a fulfilling career. ...
A car sprays water as it drives on a flooded, unpaved low-volume road in South Africa bordered by rows of crops and utility poles, with a speed-limit sign and scrub in the foreground.
Ensuring that low-volume roads remain functional—despite increasing environmental challenges—is essential for maintaining economic stability, improving disaster response capabilities, and safeguarding ...
Engineered Unpaved Low-Volume Road TOC2
Converting degraded low-volume roads from paved to unpaved can boost safety and preserve vital transportation networks. ...
A close view of a fleet of bicycles parked at a bike-sharing location in San Francisco, California. The text on the bicycles reads 'Bay Area Bike Share.'
An NCHRP project research team developed a guide to assist state and local practitioners with examining the impact of new ...
Headshot of Tia Boyd.
Tia Boyd is a research associate in the Center for Urban Transportation Research's Transportation Planning, Policy, and Processes Program at ...
Frieght truck parked on a ramp shoulder of a busy interstate in Oregon.
The lack of safe truck parking along freight corridors remains a critical—and widespread—issue for state transportation agencies and drivers. ...
Red and white trails of car headlights and tail lights stream down a highway in a time-lapse photo taken at dusk.
Key career moments for TRB staff and volunteers. ...
John S. Miller
John Miller relishes the road less traveled. He preferred snaking through the side streets of suburban Washington, DC, rather than ...
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