Transportation Research Board 2022 Annual Report (2022)

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TRB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT • 25 TRB will begin the new year under new leadership. Following a national search, Victoria Sheehan joins the National Academies as TRB’s new Executive Director, in time for the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting. Sheehan comes to the National Academies from New Hampshire DOT, where she has led as its Commissioner for the past seven years. Responsible for an operating budget of more than $650 million, she oversaw a staff of more than 1,600 employees representing diverse areas such as aeronautics, rail, transit, construction, operations, finance, and admin- istration. Her team led the development of New Hampshire’s 10-Year Transportation Improvement Plan, and Sheehan worked directly with the governor, general court, and executive council to ensure that it would address the state’s growing needs. “We are excited that Victoria will be join- ing our leadership team,” said Gregory Symmes, Chief Program Officer of the National Academies. “Her experience with complex, multifaceted projects and organizations will bring important skills not only to TRB, but to the important cross-disciplinary work that is necessary to address the implications for transportation on the ongoing challenges of climate change, pandemics, diversity, and eco- nomic growth.” 2023 AND THE FUTURE

26 • TRB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT Nathaniel P. Ford, TRB Executive Committee Chair and CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, went on to say: “Through our discussions about industry issues and her track record at New Hampshire Department of Transportation and AASHTO, I am confident that Victoria is an excellent choice to lead TRB in its crucial mission of providing transportation professionals with the research and advice they will need to address our shared challenges.” Sheehan will succeed Neil Pedersen, who has served as TRB’s Executive Director for nearly eight years. Upcoming Work on Critical Issues One of Pedersen’s legacies at TRB will be the focus he placed on the challenges and oppor- tunities for transportation in equity, safety, climate resiliency and sustainability, economic opportunity, and public health. A new Critical Issues in Transportation report is anticipated in early 2023. Forthcoming con- vening, research, and advising activities will address meeting these challenges. Equity One report that was released in late 2022— TCRP Research Report 236: Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation, Volume 1 sum- marizes common practices of the 20th and 21st centuries that had significant economic, health, and social impacts, and the racial gaps that emerged as a result of transportation inequi- ties, deliberate actions, policies, and projects. Volume 2 will demonstrate a methodology to estimate how much it would cost to redress those damages. Volumes 3 and 4 will provide tools for elected and appointed officials and other stakeholder groups to engage effectively in the arena of transportation policy, planning, and funding at all levels of government. Metrics and analytic methods so often drive decision making but are reliant on the data behind them. Opportunities for using data, metrics, and analytic methods will be identified to better inform federal agencies on how to allocate funds to improve equity for underserved communities in a report expected in 2023. TRB’s Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity is expected to return in 2024. In 2021, the highly popular conference focused on links between transportation and housing, telecommunications, health, policing, and economic development. Recordings of the 2021 presentations are available online. Safety A consensus study effort will examine the influence of safety research on the practice of road safety and the tools and resources used by practitioners. In particular, consideration will be given to how objective, evidence-based road safety research is produced and disseminated in a timely and consistent manner to inform the planning, design, and operations of road infrastructure. After assessing the research- to-practice process for road safety, the committee will explore equivalent processes from other fields and disciplines such as medicine, public health, and education, as well as other engineering-oriented fields such as commercial and residential building design and construction. In response to a congressional man- date, a consensus study effort between the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, the Health and Medicine Division, and TRB will examine drug and alcohol pro- grams within U.S. DOT, FAA, and in similar industries and sectors. In particular, it will review the Human Intervention Motivation Study Program and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program; explore best policies and practices, including best practices for preven- tion; and consider programs to implement or to change existing programs that could best assist employees in getting treatment and returning to work. Look for forthcoming consensus commit- tees to study other aspects of public health and safety. One will examine potential safety risks from the operation of trains longer than 7,500 feet relative to the operation of shorter trains. Another will examine the impacts of existing methods of compensation on commercial motor vehicle driver retention and safety per- formance in the U.S. long-haul trucking and intercity bus sectors. Sustainability Domestic and international examples will identify opportunities for repurposing plastics

TRB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT • 27 Economic Opportunity TRB’s conference on Measuring Supply Chain Performance: Metrics, Data, and Policy Perspectives will be held April 12–13, 2023, in Washington, DC. The event will bring together experts on supply chain performance from the private- and public-sector workforce. Speakers will share applications for and approaches to performance measurement; compare met- rics, data sources, and tools; identify shared interests and challenges; and outline needs for research and improved data. Later in the spring, TRB’s National Aviation System Planning Symposium will be held May 15–18, 2023, in Irvine, California. Speakers and participants will convene to evaluate the latest developments as they affect the challenges of planning the national aviation system of the future. in asphalt, other transportation infrastructure, and in infrastructure outside of the transpor- tation domain. The study aims to also examine opportunities to improve plastic recycling pro- cesses and the upstream manufacturing and use of plastics to make them compatible with the safe and effective repurposing of plastics waste in infrastructure. Convened by TRB, the National Conference on Transportation Asset Management will be held July 8–11, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference will cover a broad range of asset management topics to help transpor- tation agencies manage their infrastructure assets to meet needs today and in the future. A focus of this conference will be the develop- ment of actionable asset management plans that demonstrate integration with agency pro- cesses to inform decision making. More to Explore 1. TRB 2022–2027 Strategic Plan https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/general/TRB_ Strategic_Plan_2022_2027.pdf 2. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Addresses the 101st TRB Annual Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= E4wrV15eqPk 3. Anne Strauss-Wieder Presents the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting Distinguished Deen Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 1bCauJWqyYA&t=845s 4. Get Involved with the Transportation Research Board https://www.nationalacademies.org/trb/ get-involved 5. TRB 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/general/TRB_ Diversity_Equity_Inclusion_ Strategic_Plan_2022.pdf 6. Strategic Plan for TRB International Activities 2022–2027 https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/ general/TRB_International_Activities_ Strategic_Plan_2022_2027.pdf 7. In Service to the Nation and the World https://www.nationalacademies.org/in- service-to-the-nation-and-the-world 8. Evaluating Transportation Equity: ITE Quickbite https://www.planetizen.com/news/2022/02/ 116058-evaluating-transportation-equity-ite-quickbite 9. Transportation Research Record http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr 10. TR News https://www.trb.org/Publications/ PubsTRNewsMagazine.aspx 11. Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT) Conference https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/ 03-15-2022/ sustainability-and-emerging-transportation-technology- sett-conference 12. TRB’s Automated Road Transportation Symposium https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/07-18-2022/ trbs-automated-road-transportation-symposium 13. Conference on Scenario Planning in Transportation Planning https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/09-19-2022/con- ference-on-scenario-planning-in-transportation-planning 14. TRANSED: Mobility, Accessibility, and Demand Response Transportation Conference https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/09-12-2022/ transed-mobility-accessibility-and-demand-response- transportation-conference 15. TRB: TCRP Insight Event—Air Quality in Transit Buses https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/06-21-2022/ trb-tcrp-insight-event-air-quality-in-transit-buses 16. TRB ACRP Insight Event—Future of Aviation https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-22-2022/ acrp-insight-event- future-of-aviation 17. TRB ACRP Insight Event—Systemic Inequality in the Airport Industry: Exploring the Racial Divide https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-12-2022/ trb-acrp-insight-event-systemic-inequality-in-the-air- port-industry-exploring-the-racial-divide

28 • TRB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT 18. Eleftheria “Ria” Kontou Profile https://cee.illinois.edu/directory/profile/ kontou 19. ACRP Research Report 236: Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft and Hydrogen Technologies https://doi.org/10.17226/26512 20. Jonathan Rubin on What’s Next for Maine’s Greener Transportation Future https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/04/20/jonathan-rubin- on-whats-next-for-maines-greener-transportation-future/ 21. NCHRP WebResource 1: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://crp.trb.org/nchrpwebresource1/ 22. NCHRP Web-Only Document 308: Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector https://doi.org/10.17226/26523 23. NCHRP Research Report 984: Breaking Barriers—Alternative Approaches to Avoiding and Reducing Highway Traffic Noise Impacts https://doi.org/10.17226/26469 24. NCHRP Research Report 969: Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists https://doi.org/10.17226/26491 25. TCRP Research Report 233: Strategies for Deterring Trespassing on Rail Transit and Commuter Rail Rights-of-Way, Volume 2: Research Overview https://doi.org/10.17226/26503 26. NCHRP Web-Only Document 323: Highway Safety Manual User Guide https://doi.org/10.17226/26552 27. TCRP Research Report 236: Racial Equity, Black America, and Public Transportation, Volume 1—A Review of Economic, Health, and Social Impacts https://doi.org/10.17226/26710 28. TCRP Synthesis 162: Coordination of Public Transit Services and Investments with Affordable Housing Policies https://doi.org/10.17226/26542 29. TCRP Research Report 228: Resource Guide for Improving Diversity and Inclusion Programs for the Public Transportation Industry https://doi.org/10.17226/26230 30. TCRP Synthesis 164: Bus Rapid Transit: Current State of Practice https://doi.org/10.17226/26597 31. ACRP Web-Only Document 53: Measuring and Understanding the Relationship Between Air Service and Regional Economic Development https://doi.org/10.17226/26682 32. ACRP WebResource 12: Air Service Development and Regional Economic Activity https://crp.trb.org/acrpwebresource12 33. Highway Capacity Manual, 7th Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility https://doi.org/10.17226/26432 34. Lily Elefteriadou on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activ ity:6939606922039898112/ 35. TRID Database https://trid.trb.org/ 36. TCRP Research Report 232: The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce https://doi.org/10.17226/26613 37. Minority Student Fellows https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/08/ trb-announces-24-minority-student-fellows-for-2023 38. Winners Selected for the 2021–2022 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/07/winners- selected-for-the-2021-2022-trb-airport-cooper-ative- research-program-university-design-competition-for- addressing-airport-needs 39. COVID-19 Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation https://doi.org/10.17226/26047 40. Racial Equity Addendum to Critical Issues in Transportation https://doi.org/10.17226/26264 41. TRB Special Report 340: Investing in Transportation Resilience—A Framework for Informed Choices https://doi.org/10.17226/26292 42. Emerging Hazards in Commercial Aviation—Report 1: Initial Assessment of Safety Data and Analysis Processes https://doi.org/10.17226/26673 43. Preparing for LNG by Rail Tank Car: A Readiness Review https:// doi.org/10.17226/26719 44. A Report Series on Progress and Opportunities Toward Decreasing the Risk of Offshore Energy Operations https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/a-report- series-on-progress-and-opportunities-toward-decreasing- the-risk-of-offshore-energy-operations 45. New Duck Boats on Branson Lake on 4th Anniversary of Deadly Sinking https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/regional-news/ branson-news/new-duck-boats-on-branson-lake-on-4th- anniversary-of-deadly-sinking/ 46. TRB Special Report 342: Options for Improving the Safety of DUKW Type Amphibious Vessels https://doi.org/10.17226/26447 47. UND Aerospace to Get the Lead Out https://stateaviationjournal.com/index.php/state-news/ north-dakota/und-aerospace-to-get-the-lead-out 48. TRB Special Report 336: Options for Reducing Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft https://doi.org/10.17226/26050 49. Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Letter Report: September 29, 2022 https://doi.org/10.17226/26758 50. TRB 2022 Annual Meeting—Innovation for Transformation: Safety, Economic Strength, Equity, and Climate https://vimeo.com/665039259 51. The National Academies, Our Volunteers https://www.nationalacademies.org/about/volunteers 52. TRB Webinar: Considering Quality of Life in Transportation Planning and Development https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/08-25-2022/trb- webinar-considering-quality-of-life-in-transporta-tion- planning-and-development 53. Desperately in Demand This Pandemic Winter: Snowplow Operators https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/us/snow-plow-driv- ers-shortage.html 54. Transportation: Infrastructure Programs on Hold Until Congress Passes Budget to Fund Them https://www.washington- post.com/transportation/2022/01/29/ infrastructure-climate-goals-delay/ 55. Ideas: How More Cities Worldwide Can Attract Remote Workers https://time.com/6168289/ cities-attracting-remote-workers/

TRB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT • 29 56. Millennials and Mobility: Understanding the Millennial Mindset and New Opportunities for Transit Providers https://doi.org/10.17226/22500 57. Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Actions to Expand and Improve Trucking Jobs https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ statements-releases/2022/04/04/fact-sheet-the-biden- administrations-unprecedented-actions-to-expand-and- improve-trucking-jobs/ 58. Teens Driving 18-Wheelers Among Efforts to Help Supply Chain https://about.bgov.com/news/trucker-pay-young-driver- efforts-deployed-to-help-supply-chain/ 59. Climate Conversations: EV Infrastructure https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-22-2022/ climate-conversations-ev-infrastructure 60. Building Socioeconomic Equity Through Transportation Research https://www.nationalacademies.org/trb/blog/building- socioeconomic-equity-through-transportation-research 61. Data, Metrics, and Analytic Methods for Assessing Equity Impacts of Surface Transportation Funding Programs https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/ data-metrics-and-analytic-methods-for-assessing-equity- impacts-of-surface-transportation-funding-programs 62. TRB Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity: Bridging the Divide Between People, Research, and Practice https://trb.secure-platform.com/aa/page/ transportationequity 63. Transitioning Evidence-Based Road Safety Research into Practice https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/transition- ing-evidence-based-road-safety-research-into-practice 64. Study and Recommendations on the HIMS, FADAP, and Other Drug and Alcohol Programs Within the USDOT https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/ study-and-recommendations-on-the-hims-fadap-and- other-drug-and-alcohol-programs-within-the-usdot 65. Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/ repurposing-plastics-waste-in-infrastructure 66. TRB 14th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management https://trb.secure-platform.com/a/page/asset_management 67. TRB’s National Aviation System Planning Symposium https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-15-2023/ trbs-national-aviation-system-planning-symposium