Planning and Forecasting

A night camera view shows a cat standing near rocks. The screen shows that the image was taken on August 30, 2024, at 4:56:21, 51 degrees Fahrenheit.
The author saw what might be a bobcat kitten fending for itself in the wild. He ended up rescuing a ...
A nighttime crosswalk has pedestrian signs, bollards, bright streetlights, sidewalks, and raised pavement pads along the road.
Rising pedestrian fatalities led a research team to look for reasons and compile guidance on lighting, roadway design, and other ...

By Rebecca L. Sanders and Michelle Danila

A street has a painted curb extension, bollards, tactile paving, and marked bike and crosswalk lanes.
Humans make mistakes. Redesigning roadways and operations to prioritize safety is helping transportation agencies reduce or prevent the harmful consequences. ...

By Jon Markt, Jay Aber, and Olivia Polinsky-Rose

A concept rendering shows a large aircraft with three vertical propellers on each wink and two on the tail flying above a city with multistory buildings and a rooftop landing area.
From flying taxis to drone cargo deliveries, advanced air mobility portends big changes for airports. Two TRB reports offer strategies ...
A person sits at a desk and looks at multiple screens. A large display wall shows many live road camera views.
A TRB guide explores ways to harness AI and data from traffic cameras, automated vehicles, and other systems to evaluate ...

Yinhai Wang and Mehrdad Nasri

A Missouri state trooper stands near their motorcycle and writes on a notepad beside a stopped vehicle on a road.
A TRB study explores ways to boost traffic safety by improving the ability of state and local agencies to track ...
Many cars move on a multi-lane road. Each car has a circle around it. Traffic is heavy in both directions.
A TRB conference explored how AI is transforming the way people and goods move, along with transportation agency operations. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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