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Washington State Wildlife Crossings: Restoring Habitat Connectivity While Improving Motorist Safety

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July 1, 2026

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.

A Moose Story

The author saw what might be a bobcat kitten fending for itself in the wild. He ended up rescuing a ...
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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.

Preparing Airports and Communities for Advanced Air Mobility

From flying taxis to drone cargo deliveries, advanced air mobility portends big changes for airports. Two TRB reports offer strategies ...
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A nighttime crosswalk has pedestrian signs, bollards, bright streetlights, sidewalks, and raised pavement pads along the road.

Into the Spotlight: Creating a Safe System for Pedestrians in Darkness

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.

How the Safe System Approach Is Creating Safer Roads

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

David Wilcock wearing glasses, a suit jacket, and a collared shirt, poses for a photograph with a smile.

David Wilcock, Principal and Vice President, VHB

David Wilcock is Principal and Vice President/National Director, Transit and Rail Practice, at VHB. ...
Two men sit across from each other while looking at a map of a draft bicycle network for the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The one wearing a blue cap and winter jacket points to a spot on the map while the other writes on an orage sticky note.

Redefining Stakeholder Engagement to Develop Safer Transportation Systems

Involving stakeholders from various sectors during the development of safety programs can yield multiple solutions in just one session. ...
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NASA engineer Jason Endsley stands with his arms crossed, smiling, in front of the cone-shaped crew module that carried the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon. The capsule sits on a hydrolic lift and has a patchwork of gold foil on tits charred exterior.

TRB Design Contest Inspires NASA Career

NASA Engineer Jason Endsley, a 2020 ACRP University Design Competition winner, helped retrieve the Artemis II crew after their historic ...
A small electric plane labeled N 916 L F sits on the tarmac at JFK International Airport with its door open while the pilot and a passenger stand beside the door.

Electric Planes Take Wing

The first electric passenger plane to land at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport offered a glimpse of the ...
Three people wearing apron smocks stand on a spiral staircase. The man on the left holds a fudge bar. The woman in the center is speaking into a hand-held microphone. The man on the right has both hands on the railing and is looking downwards.

Members on the Move

Key career moments for TRB staff and volunteers. as well as National Academies' leadership. ...
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