During the Chair’s Plenary Session of last week’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting, Victoria Sheehan, TRB executive director, and Sarah Sharples, chief scientific advisor for the UK Department for Transport, delivered remarks on transportation research and development. TRB also conferred five major awards and hosted a “fireside chat” on “cultures of innovation in policy, practice, and technology.” Representatives of the International Association of Public Transport, PIARC (World Road Association), the World Bank, and the International Road Federation participated in the discussion moderated by Texas Southern University professor Carol Lewis and University of Pennsylvania professor (and former PennDOT and SEPTA chief) Leslie Richards.
A video of the entire session can be viewed on YouTube.