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TRB Consensus and Advisory Studies Division

The Consensus and Advisory Studies Division conducts studies examining complex and controversial transportation issues at the request of the U.S. Congress, executive branch agencies, states, and other sponsors. Studies address a variety of safety, economic, environmental, energy, and research policy issues affecting all modes of transportation.

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Accelerating the Commercialization and Deployment of Technologies and Innovations in Transportation: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Symposium on the Future of Transportation and the Role of Europe-U.S. Research Collaboration (2026)

Workshop

Peer Review of Federal Aviation Administration Research on the Effect of Passenger Seat Pitch and Width on Aircraft Cabin Evacuation Efficiency

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Workshop on the Capacity of Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions to Advance Diversity in the Transportation Workforce

Workshop

FAA Planning for Air Traffic Control Facility Staffing

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Data, Metrics, and Analytic Methods for Assessing Equity Impacts of Surface Transportation Investments: Phase 2 Study to Support State and Local Decision Making

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Symposium on the Future of Transportation and the Role of Europe-U.S. Research Collaboration

Workshop

Emerging Trends in Aviation Safety

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility Services

Roundtable/Forum

Projects

Study on Data, Metrics, and Analytic Tools for Transportation Investments that Support Family Quality of Life and Communities

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress

TRB Consensus and Advisory Studies Division

Oversight Unit

In Progress

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress

Accelerating the Commercialization and Deployment of Technologies and Innovations in Transportation: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Symposium on the Future of Transportation and the Role of Europe-U.S. Research Collaboration (2026)

Workshop

Peer Review of Federal Aviation Administration Research on the Effect of Passenger Seat Pitch and Width on Aircraft Cabin Evacuation Efficiency

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Impacts on Shipping and Commercial, Tribal, and Recreational Fisheries from Development of Renewable Energy on the West Coast

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress

Workshop on the Capacity of Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions to Advance Diversity in the Transportation Workforce

Workshop

Study on Furthering the Development and Use of Innovative Materials in Water Resources Infrastructure

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress

FAA Planning for Air Traffic Control Facility Staffing

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Critical Issues in Transportation for 2024 and Beyond

Other

Completed

Data, Metrics, and Analytic Methods for Assessing Equity Impacts of Surface Transportation Investments: Phase 2 Study to Support State and Local Decision Making

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Review of Approaches for Managing Pollutant Loads in Highway Stormwater Runoff

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress

Symposium on the Future of Transportation and the Role of Europe-U.S. Research Collaboration

Workshop

Best Practices for the Efficient Supply of Chassis for Transporting Intermodal Containers

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed
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