COVID-19 and Transportation

Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 are having noticeable impacts on the transportation system. Social distancing, teleworking, and travel bans are temporarily, and potentially permanently, remaking travel behaviors. 

As transportation researchers and practitioners, we have a range of hypotheses we might want to test in these times. As several members of the committee were chatting, we thought it would be helpful to document our hypotheses, ideas, and opportunities for analysis. These could inform research papers or a future research needs statement. We encourage people to also identify possible data sources, identify data gaps (which we may be able to collectively address), and also collect up media stories about the transportation impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.

Add your thoughts in the document and share with others!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RTYdkIJF7fggNFhuzT7Kk8F4ZxSNpr6mwwjsXbiN97s/edit?usp=sharing

There is a section in the document to list yourself as a collaborator on this. If you have suggestions for a better tool for gathering these ideas, let Stephanie know!

Planning ahead for 2018?

If you have submitted a paper for the TRB Annual Meeting, you are probably well aware of when papers are due (August 1!), but many of us might not be aware of all the other deadlines that roll around the rest of the year for our committee activities. We have posted two new reference documents to help answer your questions. Head over to the Committee Documents page to see the 2018-2019 committee timeline (snapshot below) and, for additional reference, the broader TRB deadlines from 2017-18.

2018 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

The committee’s call for papers for the 2018 Annual Meeting has been posted! We are a bit behind this year, so we know you probably will not start a new paper to respond. But if you already started a paper that is related, responding to our call will help direct the paper to our committee. The topic areas we are interested in are:

We are also co-sponsoring several calls:

See the calls for all the details! You can also find the  list of calls in the committee documents and all of the calls on the TRB site.

2017 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

The committee’s call for papers for the 2017 Annual Meeting has been posted! This year we have a set of topics under the general heading of “Transportation Issues in Major Cities.” You can find the call on the TRB site and in the committee documents (scroll down to paper calls). The topic areas we are interested in are:

  • Vision Zero and Multimodal Safety
  • Changing Cities
  • Rethinking the Use of the Public Right-of-Way
  • Increasing Innovation and Experimentation
  • Rapidly Improving Technology and a Wealth of “Big Data”
  • Urban Transportation Innovations

See the call for all the details!

November updates!

1. Next Webinar Dec. 10th: Future Directions for Multimodal Research and Practice
Join us for the next webinar in our series – Multimodality in Major Cities: Urban Success Stories. This webinar will focus on the most recent technological developments that facilitate multimodal transportation. The webinar will provide knowledge on current research advancements in urban multimodal transportation, and the challenges of overcoming the gap between research and practice.

Date: Wednesday, December 9, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Register in advance: http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/173239.aspx

Speakers:

  • Kristine Williams, Center for Urban Transportation Research at University of South Florida
  • Darby Watson, Seattle Department of Transportation
  • John Gordon, Metro
  • Tiffany Chu, Remix

Note that this webinar is sponsored by TRB, so there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. You must register in advance.

2. Committee Conference Call, Dec. 14th
Monday, December 14, 3-4pm ET
Join us for an update on committee activities and preparations for the Annual Meeting. Agenda and call-in number will be posted soon.

3. Annual Meeting Sessions Posted to Website
The Interactive Program is now available! We have posted the list of sessions our committee is sponsoring or co-sponsoring to the website – see the link at in the top bar! We hope you will be joining us for many of our sessions. And a head’s up that the committee meeting will be on Wednesday, January 13 at 2:30pm.

Webinar Sept. 16th!

Join the TRB Transportation Issues in Major Cities Committee for a webinar on

Multimodality in Major Cities: Urban Success Stories

Wednesday, September 16, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Register here: http://www.trb.org/PedestriansAndBicyclists/Blurbs/172907.aspx

Speakers:

  • Chris Pangilinan, New York City Transit
  • Rob Viola, New York Department of Transportation
  • Colin Quinn-Hurst, City of Salt Lake
  • Katherine Gregor, City of Austin
This webinar will provide information about urban multimodal projects and the successes and challenges these projects faced with implementation. This speakers will discuss lessons learned from these urban multimodal projects and practices of multimodal implementation. This webinar is part of the committee’s 2015 Webinar Series: Multimodality in Urban Context.

Note that this webinar is sponsored by TRB, so there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. You must register in advance

Webinar June 26th!

Join the TRB Transportation Issues in Major Cities Committee and the National Association of City Transportation Officials for a free webinar on

Measuring Multimodal Transportation

Data Driven, Multimodal Approach for Urban Streets Performance Measurement

 

Friday, June 26, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4806544034889798913

Speakers: Jamie Parks (City of Oakland), Eric Hanss (City of Chicago), Shaunna Burbidge (Active Planning)

This is the second webinar in the series of webinars on multimodal transportation planned for this year, cosponsored by the TRB Committee on Transportation Issues in Major Cities (ABE30) and the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). As the first webinar, held in April, provided the introduction to multimodal trends in major cities, the second webinar is focused on performance measurement practices. Webinar speakers will bring insights on operations, safety and public health outcomes of multimodal transportation solutions. The goal of the webinar is to inform practitioners about the existing tools and research in development, which they may use as multimodal transportation performance indicators.

This webinar is part of the 2015 Webinar Series: Multimodality in Urban Context.

2 upcoming committee events

Multimodal Trends in Transportation Webinar
Tuesday, April 7, 12 noon – 1pm ET

This is the first in a webinar series the committee is doing in order to create a space for experts from industry, government, and academia can disucss potential advancements in multimodal transportation. The first webinar will focus on major issues in urban multimodal transportation, including the definition of multimodal transportation, performance metrics suitable to measure the success of multimodal projects, successful urban projects and implementation challenges, most recent research in technology and urban freight, and the potential for bridging the gap towards practical application. See the attached flyer and please share widely!

Speakers: Sylvain Haon (UITP), Jamie Parks (City of Oakland), Paul Supawanich (Nelson\Nygaard), Allison Conway & Candace Brakewood (City University of New York)

Register here: http://goo.gl/yftxFs

Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 16, 3-4pm ET

Join us for an update on committee activities and an extended discussion of our planned calls for papers and workshop proposals. We will be sending around proposed ideas in advance of the call. The agenda is posted in Committee Documents.

2015 TRB Annual Meeting | January 11-15, 2015

TRB’s 2015 Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching and we are looking forward to seeing you all there!  If you are planning to attend and you are a member or friend of ABE30, please fill out our quick survey so that we can get a quick sense of where / when we can expect to see you.  

 
Take a look at the full slate, including descriptions of workshop, poster, paper, and podium sessions that ABE30 is sponsoring and co-sponsoring this year by clicking here, a summarized table of sessions is as follows (and can be found in an easy-to-print version here):

 
Day / Time Title / Description Location
Sunday 9:00AM- 12:00PM Workshop 105 | The Art of Urban Street Performance Metrics

Jamie Parks, City of Oakland, presiding

 Convention Center, 152B
Sunday 1:30PM- 4:30PM Workshop 161 | Funding and Financing Vital Corridors: A Workshop on the What, Why, How, and Who of Value Capture Methods

Sharada R. Vadali, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Sasha Page, IMG/Rebel, Ema Yamamoto, City of Philadelphia, presiding

 Convention Center, 140B
Monday 8:00AM- 9:45AM Session 228 | Goods Movement in Vibrant Urban Communities

Frederick C. Dock, City of Pasadena, presiding

 Convention Center, 147A
Monday 10:15AM- 12:00PM Session 257 | City Transportation Officials: First Year on the Job

Rina Cutler, City of Philadelphia, presiding

 Convention Center, 151B
Monday 2:00PM- 3:45PM Session 371 | Not Your Mother’s Parking Meter: Parking in the 21st Century

Gretchen A. M. Johnson, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, presiding

 Convention Center, Hall E
Monday 5:45PM- 7:15PM Transportation Issues in Major U.S. Cities Committee Meeting

Rina Cutler, City of Philadelphia, presiding

 Marriott Marquis, Liberty M (M4)
Tuesday 8:30AM- 10:15AM Session 527 | Understanding the Gender Gap in Urban Biking, Part 1 (Part 2, 735)

Ema Yamamoto, City of Philadelphia, presiding

 Convention Center, Hall E
Tuesday 8:30AM- 10:15AM Session 528 | Transportation Issues and Solutions in Major Cities

Jennifer Buison, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, presiding

 Convention Center, Hall E
Tuesday 10:15AM- 12:00PM Session 548

Livable Arterials: Urban Elixir or Oxymoron?

Madeline Brozen, University of California, Los Angeles, presiding

 Convention Center, 151B
Tuesday 4:15PM- 6:00PM Session 729

Advanced Research and Practices in Urban Freight Transportation

Qian Wang, State University of New York, Buffalo, presiding

 Convention Center, Hall E
Tuesday 4:15PM- 6:00PM Session 730 | Urban Freight Parking Research: To Curb or Not To Curb

Jesse Koehler, TransLink

 Convention Center, Hall E
Tuesday 7:30PM- 9:30PM Session 735 | Understanding the Gender Gap in Urban Biking, Part 2 (Part 1, Session 527)

Fionnuala Quinn, Alta Planning + Design, presiding

 Convention Center, 151B
Thursday 8:00AM- 12:00PM Workshop 867 | The Urgent Need for Improved Pedestrian Infrastructure and Options: Issues, Solutions, and Gaps

Ilona Kastenhofer, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, presiding

 Convention Center, 101
We especially hope that we will see you at the ABE30 Committee Meeting!  The agenda is jam-packed with presentation and updates, check it out:
Monday, January 12, 5:45pm – 7:15
Marriott Marquis, Liberty M (M4)
1. Welcome & Introductions | Rina Cutler, ABE30 Committe Chair
2. NACTO Update | Linda Bailey, NACTO
3. TRB Update | Monica Starnes, TRB
4. Special Remarks | Kathryn A. Wolfe, Politico
5. Sub-Committee Reports |
a. Strategic Plan
b. Paper Review
c. Research
d. Annual Meeting Organizers
e. Communications
6. Research Presentations |
a. How Big Travel Can Help Big Cities – Steve Buckley, City of Toronto
b. Small Travel Data Collection for Big Cities – Stephanie Dock, DDOT
c. How LOS Contravenes Smart Growth, and California’s Transition to VMT – Chris Ganson, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
7. Open Floor for Announcements | All
In addition, to all of the sessions and our committee meeting, there are a few receptions as well that we would like to highlight —

Sunday, January 11, 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Convention Center
Whether you’re a first-time attendee, or are a long-time veteran of the TRB Annual Meeting, you are invited to come and learn how to make the most of your time at the meeting. Offered are a brief overview of TRB, tips on navigating the Meeting and on networking during the meeting, the role TRB can play in career development, and how to become involved in TRB activities and committees. Refreshments are provided, and it is an opportunity for attendees to meet each other and TRB leaders from similar areas of interest.
Sunday, January 11, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
The Independence Ballroom, Marriott Marquis
WTS, in conjunction with the TRB’s Committee on Women’s Issues in Transportation, is hosting its annual winter reception during the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting. WTS Members: Complimentary Admission, Non-Members: $30
Sunday, January 11, 9:00pm – 10:30pm
Convention Center
Co-hosted by the TRB Young Members Council (YMC) and Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT), this networking reception is open to all young professionals and supporters to discuss career development and to meet peers from around the country. Light refreshments will be served.
Monday, January 12, 6:00pm – 7:15pm
Convention Center
The Deen Distinguished Lectureship award recognizes the career contributions and achievements of an individual in areas covered by the Transportation Research Board’s Technical Activities Division. Honorees present overviews of their technical areas, covering the evolution, status, and prospects for the future.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at TRB, in the mean time, please have a safe and happy holiday season!