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Suggested Citation:"CALENDAR." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2013. TR News September–October 2013: Environmental Sustainability in Transportation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22466.
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Additional information on TRB meetings, including calls for abstracts, meeting registration, and hotel reservations, is available at www.TRB.org/calendar. To reach the TRB staff contacts, telephone 202-334-2934, fax 202-334-2003, or e-mail TRBMeetings@nas.edu. Meetings listed without a TRB staff contact have direct links from the TRB calendar web page. *TRB is cosponsor of the meeting. C A L E N D A R December 12–15 2nd Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India* Agra, India 2014 January 12–16 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. www.TRB.org/AnnualMeeting February 4–5 Road Dust Best Management Practices Conference* Minneapolis, Minnesota March 3–4 Transportation Planning, Land Use and Air Quality Conference* Charlotte, North Carolina April 1–4 Joint Rail Conference* Pueblo, Colorado 9–11 5th International Transportation and Economic Development Conference* Dallas, Texas 14–16 5th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation* Paris, France 14–17 Transport Research Arena Conference* Paris, France 16–18 4th International Conference on Roundabouts Seattle, Washington 22–25 NAFTANEXT: Energizing Sustainable Trade Corridors Across North America— The Intersection of Energy, Environment, Jobs, and Growth* Chicago, Illinois 27–30 Innovations in Travel Demand Forecasting 2014 Baltimore, Maryland 28–30 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management Miami, Florida May 6–8 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Geographic Information Systems for Transportation Symposium* Burlington, Vermont 21–22 Development of Freight Fluidity Performance Measurements Washington, D.C. 26–28 GeoShanghai International Conference 2014* Shanghai, China TBD Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Coordination Conference Washington, D.C. June TBD American Society of Civil Engineers 2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress* Orlando, Florida 29– North American Travel July 2 Monitoring Exposition and Conference (NATMEC): Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use Chicago, Illinois July 7–11 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management* Shanghai, China 9–11 5th International Conference on Surface Transportation Financing: Innovation, Experimentation, and Exploration Irvine, California 15–18 9th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges* Calgary, Alberta, Canada 20–23 GeoHubei International Conference* Hubei, China 21–23 14th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities: Tools of the Trade Burlington, Vermont TRB Meetings TR N EW S 28 8 SE PT EM BE R– O CT O BE R 20 13 56

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This issue of the TR News focuses on environmental sustainability in transportation and how it can help improve the quality of life for individuals and communities. Articles highlight practice-ready research and cover such topics as integrating vegetation and green infrastructure into sustainable transportation planning; implementing the Eco-Logical approach in Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Washington, and Oregon; Virginia's improved construction specifications for stormwater pipe-lining materials; creating a multiagency sustainability framework in Colorado; effective noise barriers in North Carolina; Delaware's use of recycling materials and techniques; sustainability in airspace system planning; and more.

The September-October 2013 issue of TR News includes the following articles:

Environmental Sustainability in Transportation: Improving the Quality of Life

Evaluating Sustainable Development: A Quality-of-Life Focus for Transportation Decision Making

Integrating Vegetation and Green Infrastructure into Sustainable Transportation Planning

Eco-Logical in Practice: Implementing an Ecosystem-Based Approach, Streamlining Environmental Processes for Transportation Projects

Soundscapes: A Sustainability Approach to Transportation Noise Management

Sustainability in Airspace System Planning

Research Pays Off: Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement with Steel Slag Aggregate: Successful Use in Illinois Pavements

The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles profiles of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements, new book notices, and news of TRB activities. Submissions of manuscripts for possible publication are accepted at any time.

Copies of the TR News may be purchased individually or ordered on an annual subscription basis.

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