Transportation Research Board Strategic Plan
Organization:
Transportation Research Board
Description:
As the entity responsible for conducting strategic planning for TRB, the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board developed the current Strategic Plan, which was adopted in June 2014. The plan includes an overview of TRB’s strengths, opportunities, limitations, and challenges, and provides details on its vision and goals, and strategies and action items TRB […]
Highway Safety Research Agenda: Infrastructure and Operations
Organization:
Transportation Research Board
Description:
This report develops a proposed agenda of prioritized safety research needs in the area of highway infrastructure and operations. It was developed to provide options to the U.S. transportation community on how to direct research to the areas where it can provide the most benefit. The agenda is based on a prioritization methodology developed by […]
DDOT Research Strategic Plan: Building a Premier Urban Research Program
Organization:
District Department of Transportation
Description:
The Research, Development, & Technology Transfer (RDT) Program at the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is in the process of setting a strategic direction to improve the effectiveness of its activities. The development of the RDT Strategic Plan, a research roadmap to achieve the agency?s vision, recognizes the vital contribution that research makes to the […]
U.S. DOT RD&T Strategic Plan (FY 2017 – 2021)
Organization:
U.S. DOT
Description:
Five year U.S. DOT research, development and technology strategic plan mandated by the FAST Act
Effective Research Management
Organization:
Michigan Department of Transportation
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation Research Center Guidelines
Organization:
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Description:
The Research Center Guidelines for the Wyoming Department of Transportation Research Center Guidelines (Guidelines) outline the research management process for reports and other research documents, and other research center management processes, pursuant to federal and state rules, regulations and statutes. The Guidelines emphasize the research and development program interaction process; the research organizational structures for […]
VTrans Research Manual
Organization:
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Description:
Most recent edition of VTrans Research Manual (2026)
Research Needs Statements for Climate Change and Transportation
Organization:
Transportation Research Board
Description:
Transportation Research Board (TRB) E-Circular 144: he objective of this effort was to develop a series of specific research needs statements on climate change and transportation for distribution to universities, students, research organizations, government agencies, and other interested parties for consideration in conducting and funding research in this important area.
Pavement Roadmap Problem Statements: Theme 4
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration
Description:
The final product of the research is a best practice guide for pavement management. Not only will this be a reference for all things related to pavement management, but it will also act as a “desk guide” for practitioners. To enhance access and implementation, it is envisioned that this guide will be developed and available […]
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety: Research Needs (2016)
Organization:
The National Academies
Description:
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts […]