Hire more controllers, train them faster & optimize scheduling. Just a few of the key recs from a National Academies report on the nation’s shortage of air traffic controllers. GTaerospace’s Karen Feigh helped write it and shares some of the details: bit.ly/4lnPOyf

I've previously mentioned the US TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program #TCRP. Its reports have a lot to offer to transport planners who are interested in how things are done in North America. Here's a new one: (1/2) nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29128/…

Thank you UBuffalo for supporting the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting as a Bronze Patron! You too could be a Patron of #TRBAM: ow.ly/91Bg50WcsbO

The The FAA ✈️’ air traffic control workforce includes roughly 14,000 controllers spread across 313 facilities. ow.ly/4GAm50Wh2YT

We’re proud to welcome Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu as the 13th President of the National Academy of Engineering! Dr. Liu shares her vision for inspiring innovation, strengthening engineering education, and engaging the public. Watch her welcome message: ow.ly/WZCs50Wj5FT

The #FAA (The FAA ✈️) wants to learn whether the size of commercial airplane seats, as the average size of Americans increases, would slow emergency evacuation times. Read more in the latest TRB/National Academies report: ow.ly/G0S650Wgcqw #PassengerSafety #AirplaneSeats

Carlos Braceras (Carlos Braceras) of the Utah DOT and TRB's Executive Committee discusses how his state is connecting infrastructure to vehicles. ow.ly/nXWr50Whr9R #ConnectedVehicles #technology

100s of researchers and practitioners have downloaded #ACRP's report on improving curbside operations to make drop off and pick ups smoother at their airport. Learn from the pros and put it to use for your community! Register for our July 8 #TRBwebinar! ow.ly/4Ont50WfKP3

The Federal Highway Admn Every Day Counts Program is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and works to increase the use of new technologies and approaches for completing transportation projects. See TRB's new report evaluating the program: ow.ly/EJ2V50Wgluc

Thank you STV for supporting the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting as a Bronze Patron! You too could be a Patron of #TRBAM: ow.ly/gb7y50Wf5NR

TRB provides advice through consensus studies on policy issues of national significance, applying the National Academies’s high standards for quality, objectivity, and independence. ow.ly/FpeP50WkxjB

Watch & make sure your concerns about aviation safety, aircraft technical systems, and air quality are addressed in the study. Committee members include a former @FAAnews cabin safety expert, a former The Boeing Company engineer, and a retired americanair VP x.com/NASEM_Health/s…

The nationwide shortage of safe truck parking puts truck drivers and other road users at risk. At the 2025 TRB Annual Meeting, several TRB committees worked to identify research topics that could help develop solutions. Read the recap at TR News: bit.ly/3GxwKPo

Working on your #TRBAM submission? Be sure to check TRID and RIP first for the most updated research available. A #TRBwebinar shows you how! ow.ly/t7cF50WghnS

General aviation airports such as Hillsboro Airport near Portland, Oregon have benefited from studies by TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) in their quest to meet demand and improve efficiency and safety. Read about the program - and much more! - in the latest TR News: ow.ly/TFOs50Wjjpy

Let's look at the U.S. shortage of air traffic controllers. While thousands of people apply for air traffic controller jobs with The FAA ✈️ when jobs are announced, 40% of those eligible don't even take even the initial assessment for the academy. ow.ly/XRXk50Wkpnj

States across the U.S. are acting in anticipation of connected and autonomous vehicles #CAV, but with significant limitations in workforce knowledge, skills, and abilities - TRB's #NCHRP ow.ly/XswP50Wklah

The @NevadaDOT Department of Transportation is testing a wrong-way driver detection system, part of a nationwide effort to reduce the approximately 360 annual deaths from wrong-way crashes, as reported by TRB's #NCHRP: ow.ly/go8750WivvL

In 2010, in an 8-hour workday, air traffic controllers spent 4 hours actually controlling traffic. Now it's 3.8 hours, but those behind the recent @theNASEM/TRB study didn't have information to explain the drop. Learn more in our recorded webinar: ow.ly/jln050Wkpvr #OT