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What is happening now? What may come next? Staying in the know about our changing world and how we all get around it strengthens our ability to think comprehensively and collaborate effectively. From technical insights to firm and cultural news, sharing our innovations, evolutions, and advances as we experience and embrace them keeps us connected. We invite you to explore the very latest along with us.
CONNECTING VIRTUALLY AT TRB 2021
January 5-29, 2021
The Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting looks a little different this year. We’ll miss the opportunity to meet in person, but if you’re headed there virtually, click here to check out the different ways we can
connect – let us know how we can be your eyes and ears!

Congrats to our Bay Area leaders who foster a diverse and inclusive culture of empowerment. Thank you to WTS for this honor, and congrats to all of the awards winners!

Learn how forward-thinking cities include ITS elements to evolve into smart cities — an urban area that uses technology to derive data and improve quality of life for all.

Obtaining reliable, usable data to evaluate real-world effectiveness of TDM strategies is a challenge. See how our quick-response TDM+ tool can help bridge that gap.

Innovative complete streets design can help improve safety, access, and mobility. As design standards evolve, the need to evaluate complete streets in a consistent manner grows.

Connect with us at the 2019 ITE Western District Annual Meeting to hear insights on complete streets, big data, autonomous vehicles, curbside management, and much more.

Learn how policy makers and transportation planners can change the trajectory of AV impacts for the better by putting proper policies and plans in place today.

Our research compared OSM-derived LTS scores against “ground-truthed” scores from Montgomery County, MD. Explore the strategies we identified to balance LTS accuracy and cost.

We partnered with Uber on two curb studies that reveal the potential to increase curb efficiency and productivity. Explore our Cincinnati and San Francisco Curb Studies.

The methods of communicating data analysis results are changing from static reports and figures to dynamic infographics, charts, tables, maps, and web stories.

"Transportation for a Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Future" was the TRB 2019 theme. Here’s some insight from the meeting related to the future of vehicle travel.

Current trends suggest AVs will increase vehicle travel and reduce transit ridership. Find out how our modeling of measures can help mitigate the impacts of AVs.

Learn how the evolution of crossing treatments, guidance, and travel behavior is critical to addressing quality of life challenges and meeting expectations for those who walk.

Plan+ analyzes traffic and parking parameters for a development site, testing a variety of land use scenarios to find the scenario that achieves greatest transportation efficiency.

Learn what 27 leading transportation experts predicted we’re likely see in the world of autonomous vehicle travel in 2050.

Explore Safety Efficacy Confidence Levels for Pedestrian & Bicycle Treatments included in the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide and the Urban Street Design Guide.