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Cooperative Research Programs

The Cooperative Research Programs (CRPs)—National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), and Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP)—collective mission is to promote innovation and progress in transportation through research. The CRPs are applied research programs focused on advancing transportation innovation. They address today’s and tomorrow’s toughest transportation challenges through practical, customer-driven research. Continuous stakeholder involvement, from topic selection to implementation, ensures the work is relevant, accountable, and results in solutions that can be put into practice.

In progress

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.

TRB Webinar: Transit Exclusion Policies in Public Transportation Systems

  • June 27, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Many transit systems have or plan to have exclusion policies that effectively ban violators from using the transit system for a period of time. There is limited information about how these policies ar...

TRB Webinar: Respectful Response to People Experiencing Homelessness in Transit

  • March 25, 2024
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Public transportation agencies across the country are exploring ways to respectfully support persons who are experiencing homelessness and minimize impacts to transit employees and the traveling publi...

TRB Webinar: Next Stop—Inclusive Virtual Public Involvement

  • December 12, 2023
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Virtual public involvement creates new possibilities for two-way communication, in real time, with fewer barriers, and offers innovative ways to reach riders, engage advocates, and shape policy. TRB h...

TRB Webinar: Increasing Customer Awareness and Understanding of On-Demand Transit

  • June 6, 2023
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

As transit agencies implement new or expanded on-demand services, effective methods in marketing and customer education are critical for success. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 from 2:0...

TRB Webinar: Improving Access, Quality, and Management of Public Transit ITS Data

  • June 1, 2023
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Standardizing operations data allows transit agencies to share tools to organize and validate data to make actionable decisions. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM...

TRB Webinar: Measuring and Managing Fare Evasion

  • December 15, 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Fare evasion has significant implications for the financial sustainability of transit systems. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that explored the man...

TRB Webinar: Cybersecurity Trends in Transportation

  • November 17, 2022
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The accelerating digital transformation of transportation systems and the increasing risk and sophistication of cyber threats requires a better understanding of the emerging cyber trends and lessons l...

TRB Webinar: Preparing the Next Generation of Airport Industry Professionals

  • October 19, 2022
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Airports and their support industries have changed significantly over the past several decades. Academic programs continue to evolve with these changes to better prepare the next generation of airport...

TRB Webinar: Prioritization of Public Transportation Investments

  • June 21, 2022
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The demand for public transportation investments far exceeds the funds available. While states and communities seek additional revenue sources to maintain current transit assets and serve rapidly chan...

TRB Webinar: Telecommunication at Airports—Trends and Legal Considerations

  • May 17, 2022
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Internet and cellular services and technologies change quickly. Airport operators must continuously evaluate their telecommunication strategies to ensure they provide adequate services for customers,...

TRB ACRP Insight Event - Systemic Inequality in the Airport Industry: Exploring the Racial Divide

  • April 12 - 13, 2022
  • Symposium
  • Past

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is hosting a two-day event to expand participants' understanding of the challenges posed by systemic racism in the aviation industry, why it matters,...

TRB Webinar: Rethinking Parking to Enhance Airport Revenues

  • April 7, 2022
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

With the shift toward transportation network companies and the eventual adoption of autonomous vehicles, airports have to rethink parking revenues. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, April 7, 2022 that...

TRB Webinar: Attention Employers! Cultivating Talent in the Airport Environment

  • October 12, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

How can airport leaders and managers cultivate talented employees? TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that provided implementable ways to strengthen the wor...

TRB Webinar: Lend a Helping Hand—Sharing Airport Data for Risk Management

  • August 9, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Collecting and sharing operations and safety data is essential to an airport’s risk management process. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, August 9 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that discussed how to benc...

TRB Webinar: Integrating Multimodal Fare Payments

  • July 29, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Nearly all transit agencies can imagine potential benefits to multimodal payment convergence. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, July 29, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that presented models for multimod...

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