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- Peer review papers for the Transportation Research Record.
- Plan lectern and poster sessions at the TRB Annual Meeting.
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- Draft research needs statements and problem statements for TRB projects.
- Hold committee meetings at the TRB Annual Meeting.
- Plan specialty conferences.
The scope includes research and technology transfer activities pertaining to statewide transportation planning data and information systems for all modes of transportation. A primary concern is the capability of information systems to integrate various transportation related data sources into a strategic multimodal information database for statewide transportation planning. The committee serves as a forum for discussion of current planning data activities.
This committee is interested in the design, collection, analysis, and reporting of transportation supply and demand data needed to support urban and metropolitan transportation planning efforts. In particular, the committee is interested in developing the data requirements of new and innovative techniques for measuring and monitoring the performance of metropolitan transportation systems; and in evaluating changes in demographic and urban travel characteristics. In terms of household and other transportation surveys, the committee is concerned with the analysis, reporting, archiving, and dissemination of results and data products. The committee is interested in the effective use of census and other federal, secondary data sources in metropolitan transportation planning. The committee is concerned with advancements in information systems and information technology for the improved dissemination and sharing of knowledge about metropolitan transportation systems and urban travel behavior.
The scope of this committee includes all aspects of the spatial, locational and temporal data used in transportation. The committee is interested in both research into and applications of this information and its associated information systems, commonly referred to as Geographic Information Systems in Transportation (GIS-T). The committee will provide a focal point for and promote coordination of GIS- T activities within the TRB committee structure. Relevant activities include the application of spatial data and spatial sciences across the entire domain of transportation information systems.
The purpose of this committee is to provide a focal point for expert system research activities across the various transportation-related disciplines, and to act as a forum for the evaluation and dissemination of information relative to the benefits of the technology to the transportation profession. It is understood that other TRB committees, where appropriate, will have subcommittees on expert systems for their specific domain.
This committee is concerned with the appropriate application of statistical methods in the field of transportation. The committee will serve as a resource on statistical matters for all other TRB committees or activities; will foster understanding and use of statistics through dissemination and education activities; and will identify and foster research needed in statistics for use in transportation.
The purposes of the committee are to identify and publicize sources of and needs for data on commodity movements, international trade, freight transportation activity, and the economics and organization of establishments engaged in freight transportation; to advise data collection agencies on cost-effective means of fulfilling essential data needs; and to assist analysts and decision makers in the effective use of freight transportation data.
The scope of the Committee is to foster and disseminate collaborative exchange and research that enhances the usable knowledge of visualization methods and technologies for their potential in addressing critical transportation issues of today, as well as promoting innovative approaches to society’s transportation needs of the future.
The Standing Committee for Transportation Planning Policy and Processes (AEP10) addresses the dynamic institutional relationships and interactive processes associated with transportation planning and its governance stakeholders. It supports the critical role of developing, managing and implementing long range plans (both within the traditional transportation planning process as well as within a multitude of related topics), as well as policy development, performance management and research across all transportation modes. The committee also provides an objective, collaborative forum to explore all related facets of transportation planning including strategic, technical and consensus building roles.
The Standing Committee for Transportation Planning Methods and Applications focuses on traditional, new and/or improved transportation planning methods and techniques, with an emphasis on their practical application for transportation planning across the range of rural, small and medium sized urban areas, as well as large metropolitan areas and mega regions. The Committee expressly promotes participation in the research process and fosters the close linkage of analytic methods with modeling and other forms of technical planning practices that have tangible benefits for real-world applications including translation of technical data and information to inform discussion and debates about broad community based policy decisions.. This includes networking and the exchange of ideas among researchers, practitioners and experts in other relevant fields of study that have tangible benefits for real-world applications.
The Committee is concerned with the role of transportation in providing access to and mobility within National Parks, other Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) such as the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, as well as other public lands such as state parks. It provides a forum for representatives from transportation and land management agencies, tourism groups, universities, consultants, and public officials to share information on a variety of management issues regarding access, circulation, travel modes, safety, congestion, planning, asset management, operations, maintenance and wayfinding on public lands. In addition, the Committee identifies research, data collection and performance needs related to managing recreational travel and tourism. Because transportation and its role is driven by individual missions of the respective agencies, research and implementation of items at the field level can present unique challenges and opportunities across the spectrum to share findings and advance the practice of transportation in these natural settings. This Committee provides an excellent forum to articulate those considerations and coalesce around key research directions and critical research issues brought forth by TRB.
The committee will be concerned with promoting research and disseminating research results on traveler values, attitudes, and behavior. Traveler values and attitudes refer to motivational, cognitive, situation and disposition factors determining human behavior. Traveler behavior refers primarily to the modeling and analysis of travel demand, based on theories from a variety of scientific fields. These include but are not limited to time use and activity-based approaches, longitudinal methods, and spatial behavior at any level of aggregation (e.g., individual, household, community, and so forth). The committee will serve as a forum for the development, testing, and dissemination of new interdisciplinary methods of inquiry.
The committee will promote research and information exchange in transportation network modeling, an interdisciplinary field spanning Computer Science, Logistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Telecommunications, and Transportation Science. The committee will also focus on: the understanding and modeling of the technological and behavioral factors affecting the performance of transportation systems; modeling the interactions between the infrastructure and transportation networks; and the development and use of models to evaluate the quantity and quality of transportation facilities and services. The committee will serve as a focus for the development, adaptation, and implementation of quantitative and computer-based methodologies for the above purposes. The committee will cut across traditional modal boundaries, seeking unifying conceptual and methodological frameworks, yet highlighting modal differences. As such, it will foster effective and rapid sharing of information and experiences among researchers, practitioners, regulators and decision makers.
The focus of this committee includes the development, application, and dissemination of improved demand forecasting techniques, within the integrated context of the interaction of transportation demand with the land-use form, demographic composition, and technological state of the activity-travel environment. All aspects related to theory, data estimation, and application are of direct interest to the committee, with an emphasis on research developments that have the potential to be implemented in the near future.
The Transportation Demand Management Committee focuses on research and application of strategies for modifying travel behavior to achieve more equitable mobility outcomes while making better, more efficient use of transportation infrastructure. These strategies include, but are not limited to: pricing, behavioral incentives, parking and curbside management, mobility-as a-service, and supporting modes like transit, walking, biking, and sharing rides. The committee is also focused on the development and integration of new technologies to provide travel information to users and enable next generation mobility options.
The committee is concerned with the identification of long-range external and internal issues and trends and their implications for transportation organizations; with the processes and structures organizations use to consider these implications and to plan, implement, and measure strategic change; and with the policies, decisions, and institutional structures and relationships that result from this strategic change.
This committee is concerned with the use of performance measurement in a broad range of transportation applications. The committee spans the range of performance measurement in transportation through its membership and joint activities with committees across the TRB spectrum. The committee provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, sharing experience, developing research topics and statements, developing and disseminating resource material.
The Committee is concerned with advancing economic and financial concepts, methods, and tools that can be applied to the analysis of transportation programs, policies, systems, and infrastructure investment. Key focus areas include the measurement of economic benefits and impacts; financial forecasting and planning; assessment of infrastructure funding needs; traditional and alternative revenue sources and financing mechanisms; innovations in project financing and delivery; and fiscal management.
The committee is concerned with understanding and improving the delivery and use of data and information at the executive-level in transportation agencies to support informed, efficient, and data-driven strategic, policy, investment, and operations decisions. Its concerns include effective ways to deliver information to decision makers; sufficiency, quality, and timeliness of data to support policy and organizational processes; strategies for converting data into metrics and information that respond to critical decision settings and support various decision making styles; application of emerging data sources and frameworks; and systematic ways to use data to learn from prior decisions. Its purview encompasses all modes, public and private.
The issues raised by the effect of the construction and operation of transportation systems on various aspects of the natural and man- made environment and the handling of these issues through legal processes, including legislation, court decisions, and administrative procedures. Application of research in the various sciences and engineering technology to the processes of the legal system are emphasized. Trends in environmental problems connected with the planning, design, construction, and operation of transportation systems are monitored, reviewed, and analyzed.