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Title: TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW, 1995-1996: A REPORT BY TRB TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES STAFF
Accession Number: 00728418
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Specialists in the Transportation Research Board Technical Activities Division are in a unique position to sense the current concerns and learn about the activities of the transportation community. The TRB Annual Meeting, Board-sponsored conferences and workshops, standing committees, publications, and contact with thousands of organizations and individuals provide staff with information from the public and private sectors in all modes of transportation. A major source of this information is the annual state-visit program, through which TRB staff meet on site with each state transportation department, many universities, transit and other modal agencies, and industry representatives. The objectives of the state-visit program are to (a) learn of problems facing these organizations and to transmit information from states, industry, or educational institutions to help solve these problems; (b) learn of research activities that are in progress or contemplated and exchange information on similar research being carried out elsewhere, preventing duplication of efforts; (c) identify new methods and procedures that might be applicable elsewhere; (d) identify innovative or experimental work that might not be widely published but is worthy of broader attention; (e) describe TRB's range of services to new staff at transportation agencies that support TRB; and (f) identify potential candidates for TRB committees. Presented in this article is a snapshot of current issues, concerns, and activities in transportation in the United States, as witnessed by the TRB Technical Activities Division staff throughout fiscal year 1996.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: p. 11-25
Publication Date: 1996-9
Serial: Features: Photos
TRT Terms:
Aviation; Development; Highway transportation; Information dissemination; Information, data, and knowledge; Innovation; Institutional issues; Intermodal transportation; Problem identification; Problem solving; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Research; Socioeconomic development; Water transportation
Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Nov 13 1996 12:00AM
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