1863 National Academy of Sciences 1964 National Academy of Engineering 1970/2015 Institute of Medicine National Academy of Medicine

Bringing the Transportation Community Together Delivering Policy Analysis & Advice Managing Research Programs Providing Tools for Researchers & Practitioners

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

Highways Transit Airports Freight Hazardous Materials Rail

Safety: Making a Significant Improvement in Highway Safety Renewal: Accelerating the Renewal of America's Highways Reliability: Providing a Highway System with Reliable Travel Times Capacity: Providing Highway Capacity in Support of the Nation's Economic, Environmental, and Social Goals

TRB Strategic Plan 1.Address emerging and critical issues 2.Involve a broader cross section of stakeholders and constituencies 3.Review TRB’s legacy programs and products 4.Evaluate impacts of TRB research programs 5.Augment traditional funding sources 6.Marketing and communications plan 7.Succession and IT planning

Critical Issues in Transportation System performance is neither reliable nor resilient Safety has improved, but avoidable losses are still significant The impacts on energy, climate, and the environment are unsustainable Funding sources for public infrastructure are inadequate Innovation lags – and R&D investment is low and declining

Connected and Automated Vehicles Current TRB “Hot Topic” 70 TRB committees addressing the issue Numerous annual meeting sessions NCHRP – Impacts of Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies NCHRP (98) – Connected/Automated Vehicle Research Roadmap for AASHTO Automated Vehicle Symposium: July 20-24, 2015

Transformational Technologies Transformational or “disruptive” technologies are those that can be expected to completely displace the status quo, forever changing the way we live and work General examples: internet, personal computer, , smartphone Transportation: CC/AVs, shared economy/vehicles, advanced versions of on-demand shared ride services and micro-transit services, cog in “internet-of-things,” unmanned aerial systems (drones)

Resilience New TRB “hot topic” identified by Exec. Comm. Inadequate planning for natural and man-made disasters Adaptation could be a major cost to owners of transportation systems NCHRP Guidelines to Incorporate the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change (2017) TCRP A-41 Improving the Resiliency of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters (2017)

Transportation/Public Health Traffic safety: Crashes are the #1 cause of death for persons aged 4 to 34 in U.S. Health effects of air and noise pollution from transportation Access to health care and pharmacies Transportation of contagious diseases Public health benefits of active transportation (walking and biking)

Comments and Questions Always Welcome Neil J. Pedersen TRB Executive Director