WASHINGTON — Industry leaders, policymakers, administrators, and researchers will gather in person from Jan. 9 to 13 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., for the 101st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The meeting’s program covers all transportation modes with hundreds of sessions and workshops related to a variety of topics including COVID-19, the environment, infrastructure, the supply chain, and this year’s spotlight theme, Innovating an Equitable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Transportation System.

For the safety of all attendees, everyone attending the annual meeting is required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and wear a mask. The COVID safety protocols describe what will be expected of attendees, and what TRB and the venues will be doing to provide as safe an environment as possible.

A selection of panel sessions and special events follows.

Chair’s Plenary Session
The Chair’s Plenary Session will feature keynote speaker U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Secretary Buttigieg will address the conference and then participate in a “fireside chat” with Susan Shaheen and Nathaniel Ford, the chair and vice chair of TRB’s Executive Committee.
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST

Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture
This year’s lecture, titled “Evolving with Rapidly Shifting Supply Chains and Freight Systems: The Past, the Present, and the Emerging Future,” will be given by Anne Strauss-Wieder, director of freight planning for the New Jersey Transportation Authority.
Monday, Jan. 10, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST
 

Sessions with U.S., State, and Local Department of Transportation Officials

Executive Leaders Plan the Transportation Agencies of the Future
Transportation agencies across the country face a quickly changing landscape, which was accelerated by the pandemic and included new workforce challenges, revenue fluctuations, and changing customer needs. Executives from a variety of transportation agencies will share their experiences for how they have and will continue to shape their organizations to succeed in a post-COVID future.
Monday, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m. to noon EST

U.S. Department of Transportation Policy Session
Secretary Buttigieg’s priorities for achieving USDOT’s mission are reflected through six cross-cutting strategic goals: safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, equity, climate and sustainability, transformation, and organizational excellence. This session will cover how these goals are designed to work together to meet the critical challenges of the present, and to modernize a transportation system of the future that serves everyone.
Monday, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m. to noon EST

City DOT Leadership Roundtable on Resiliency
This session brings together senior leadership from large city DOTs to discuss resiliency challenges facing their cities and organizations.
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EST

State DOT CEO Roundtable: State DOTs Creating Pathways to Equity
The development of transportation systems has historically prioritized highways and focused on a limited range of users. These decisions often significantly impact low-income communities, minority neighborhoods, non-drivers, people in inaccessible locations, and people with disabilities. This session will present how state departments of transportation are addressing this legacy of disparate impacts by creating pathways to equity.
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon EST

State DOTs Partnering to Deliver Public Benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) — also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — is underpinned by a five-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs that emphasizes new policies and programs such as bridge investment, carbon reduction, resilience, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This session will showcase how state DOTs are planning to develop necessary internal capacity and strengthen partnership with peer organizations in order to efficiently deliver programs and projects.
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST
 

Additional sessions will focus on:

Spotlight Theme

 Social Equity, Safety, and Urban Mobility
Sunday, Jan. 9, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST

Managing Transit Equitably
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon EST

31 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): How the ADA Changed Transportation in the United States and What Accessible Transportation Will Look Like in the Future
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
 

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Impact of COVID-19 on Aviation and the Path to Recovery
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST

Planning for Street Livability and Beautification in the COVID-19 Era
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EST

Collaborations During COVID-19: Did We Learn Anything That Will Stick?
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EST
 

Infrastructure and the Supply Chain

Freight for All: Defining Major Equity Considerations in Goods Movement
Sunday, Jan. 9, 9 a.m. to noon EST

Supply Chain Disruptions: Public Agency Perspectives
Monday, Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Implementation: Themes and Opportunities
Monday, Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST
 

Climate and the Environment

Progressing the U.S. Electric Vehicle Agenda
Monday, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m. to noon EST

Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 2050 Goals
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon EST 

Environmental and Transportation Initiatives in the Biden Administration
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST

Attendees can download the free annual meeting app to access information on the schedule of events, program participants, exhibitors, and more. To download, search for “TRB 2022” in the App Store or Google Play. More about the meeting schedule, including an interactive program and curated sessions for attendees with specific interests, is available through the online program. To follow online conversations about the annual meeting, use the hashtag #TRBAM and follow TRB on Twitter @NASEMTRB.

A media room will be available to reporters in the Convention Center. Members of the media must register for access to the meeting; contact Paul Mackie (information below).

TRB is a program unit of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — private, nonprofit institutions that provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions related to science, technology, and medicine. The Academies operate under an 1863 congressional charter to the National Academy of Sciences, signed by President Lincoln.

Contacts:
Paul Mackie, Director of Communications/Media
Transportation Research Board
202-334-2378; e-mail PMackie@nas.edu

Joshua Blatt, Media Relations Associate
Office of News and Public Information
202-334-2138; e-mail JBlatt@nas.edu