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10 September 2015
TRB: Looking to the FutureSPEAKER: Neil Pedersen, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
• Delivering Policy Analysis & Advice
• Managing Research Programs
• Providing Tools for Researchers & Practitioners
BRINGING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY TOGETHER!
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
• Annual Meeting – 12,000 Attendees• Conferences and Workshops – 50+ / 5,000+ Participants• Committees and Panel Meetings – 6,500+ Participants• Webinars – 25,000+ Participants• State, University, and Transit Representatives – 250+ Organizations• Staff Field Visits
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
•Highways
•Transit
•Airports
•Freight
•Hazardous Materials
•Rail
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
Follow TRB on:
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRB Research Databases
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TRB Strategic Plan1. Address emerging and critical issues2. Involve a broader cross section of stakeholders
and constituencies3. Review TRB’s legacy programs and products4. Evaluate impacts of TRB research programs5. Augment traditional funding sources6. Marketing and communications plan7. Succession and IT planning
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/general/criticalissues13.pdf
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SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS NEITHER RELIABLE NOR RESILIENT
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
SAFETY HAS IMPROVED, BUT AVOIDABLE LOSSES ARE
STILL SIGNIFICANT
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
THE IMPACTS ON ENERGY, CLIMATE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARE
UNSUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
FUNDING SOURCES FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ARE INADEQUATE
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INNOVATION LAGS—AND R&D INVESTMENT IS LOW AND
DECLINING