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Video Recordings from TRB Annual Meeting Now Available

Announcement

The 2026 TRB Annual Meeting brought together thousands of transportation researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to share current research and discuss pressing issues across all transportation modes. Watch sessions featuring high-profile speakers focused on the surface transportation funding reauthorization bill, megaprojects, road safety, and modernizing transportation systems.

Jan 27, 2026

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Transportation Research Board Executive Office

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Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program

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National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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TRB Consensus and Advisory Studies Division

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Transit Cooperative Research Program

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Transportation Research Board (TRB)

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Board on Human-Systems Integration

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