%0 Book %T Electric Vehicle Charging: Strategies and Programs %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27134/electric-vehicle-charging-strategies-and-programs %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27134/electric-vehicle-charging-strategies-and-programs %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 112 %X State departments of transportation (DOTs) are working to deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, but face challenges and need AASHTO-type guidelines to help with deployment. NCHRP Synthesis 605: Electric Vehicle Charging: Strategies and Programs, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, documents current strategies and practices in use by state DOTs to facilitate and coordinate the provision and operation of EV charging facilities. The synthesis also includes DOTs’ current plans to address the future maturity of EV charging, such as preparation for medium- and heavy-duty electrification. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Research Council %T Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment: Interim Report %@ 978-0-309-28448-6 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18320/overcoming-barriers-to-electric-vehicle-deployment-interim-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18320/overcoming-barriers-to-electric-vehicle-deployment-interim-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %K Energy and Energy Conservation %P 80 %X The electric vehicle offers many promises—increasing U.S. energy security by reducing petroleum dependence, contributing to climate-change initiatives by decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, stimulating long-term economic growth through the development of new technologies and industries, and improving public health by improving local air quality. There are, however, substantial technical, social, and economic barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles, including vehicle cost, small driving range, long charging times, and the need for a charging infrastructure. In addition, people are unfamiliar with electric vehicles, are uncertain about their costs and benefits, and have diverse needs that current electric vehicles might not meet. Although a person might derive some personal benefits from ownership, the costs of achieving the social benefits, such as reduced GHG emissions, are borne largely by the people who purchase the vehicles. Given the recognized barriers to electric-vehicle adoption, Congress asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to commission a study by the National Academies to address market barriers that are slowing the purchase of electric vehicles and hindering the deployment of supporting infrastructure. As a result of the request, the National Research Council (NRC)—a part of the National Academies—appointed the Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment. This committee documented their findings in two reports—a short interim report focused on near-term options, and a final comprehensive report. Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment fulfills the request for the short interim report that addresses specifically the following issues: infrastructure needs for electric vehicles, barriers to deploying the infrastructure, and possible roles of the federal government in overcoming the barriers. This report also includes an initial discussion of the pros and cons of the possible roles. This interim report does not address the committee's full statement of task and does not offer any recommendations because the committee is still in its early stages of data-gathering. The committee will continue to gather and review information and conduct analyses through late spring 2014 and will issue its final report in late summer 2014. Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment focuses on the light-duty vehicle sector in the United States and restricts its discussion of electric vehicles to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The common feature of these vehicles is that their batteries are charged by being plugged into the electric grid. BEVs differ from PHEVs because they operate solely on electricity stored in a battery (that is, there is no other power source); PHEVs have internal combustion engines that can supplement the electric power train. Although this report considers PEVs generally, the committee recognizes that there are fundamental differences between PHEVs and BEVs. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Research Council %T Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Plug-in Electric Vehicles %@ 978-0-309-37217-6 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21725/overcoming-barriers-to-deployment-of-plug-in-electric-vehicles %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21725/overcoming-barriers-to-deployment-of-plug-in-electric-vehicles %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Energy and Energy Conservation %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 152 %X In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero-emission-vehicle requirements, and the current administration's goal of putting millions of alternative-fuel vehicles on the road have all highlighted PEVs as a transportation alternative. Consumers are also beginning to recognize the advantages of PEVs over conventional vehicles, such as lower operating costs, smoother operation, and better acceleration; the ability to fuel up at home; and zero tailpipe emissions when the vehicle operates solely on its battery. There are, however, barriers to PEV deployment, including the vehicle cost, the short all-electric driving range, the long battery charging time, uncertainties about battery life, the few choices of vehicle models, and the need for a charging infrastructure to support PEVs. What should industry do to improve the performance of PEVs and make them more attractive to consumers? At the request of Congress, Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Plug-in Electric Vehicles identifies barriers to the introduction of electric vehicles and recommends ways to mitigate these barriers. This report examines the characteristics and capabilities of electric vehicle technologies, such as cost, performance, range, safety, and durability, and assesses how these factors might create barriers to widespread deployment. Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Plug-in Electric Vehicles provides an overview of the current status of PEVs and makes recommendations to spur the industry and increase the attractiveness of this promising technology for consumers. Through consideration of consumer behaviors, tax incentives, business models, incentive programs, and infrastructure needs, this book studies the state of the industry and makes recommendations to further its development and acceptance. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Hanlin, Jason %E Reddaway, Darby %E Lane, Julia %T Battery Electric Buses—State of the Practice %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25061/battery-electric-buses-state-of-the-practice %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25061/battery-electric-buses-state-of-the-practice %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 198 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 130: Battery Electric Buses—State of the Practice documents current practices of transit systems in the planning, procurement, infrastructure installation, operation, and maintenance of battery electric buses (BEBs). The synthesis is intended for transit agencies that are interested in understanding the potential benefits and challenges associated with the introduction and operation of battery electric buses. The synthesis will also be valuable to manufacturers trying to better meet the needs of their customers and to federal, state, and local funding agencies and policy makers. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Linscott, Meredith %E Posner, Amy %T Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25842/guidebook-for-deploying-zero-emission-transit-buses %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25842/guidebook-for-deploying-zero-emission-transit-buses %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 186 %X The zero‐emission bus (ZEB) market, including Battery Electric Buses and Fuel Cell Electric Buses, has seen significant growth in recent years. ZEBs do not rely on fossil fuels for operation and have zero harmful tailpipe emissions, improving local air quality. The increase in market interest has also helped decrease product pricing.The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 219: Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses is designed to provide transit agencies with information on current best practices for ZEB deployments and lessons learned from previous deployments, industry experts, and available industry resources. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Inc., Garnet Erdakos, Shih Ying Chang, Douglas Eisinger, Sonoma Technology %E Berger, Adrienne Heller, Heather Unger, Louis %T Zero Emission Vehicles: Forecasting Fleet Scenarios and their Emissions Implications %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25709/zero-emission-vehicles-forecasting-fleet-scenarios-and-their-emissions-implications %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25709/zero-emission-vehicles-forecasting-fleet-scenarios-and-their-emissions-implications %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 109 %X Vehicle electrification is one of the emerging and potentially disruptive technologies that are being considered to reduce emissions of criteria pollutants, mobile source air toxics (MSATs), and greenhouse gases (GHGs) from motor vehicles.The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 274: Zero Emission Vehicles: Forecasting Fleet Scenarios and their Emissions Implications analyzes a set of scenarios of infrastructure development, policy changes, and cost parameters, with a suite of 49 simulations across those scenarios conducted to assess their impact on nationwide zero emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption and the corresponding levels of exhaust emissions.The model used in the scenarios analysis is a consumer choice model that estimates future sales, populations, and fuel consumption of advanced technology vehicles (ATVs), including ZEVs.There is also a Power Point presentation accompanying the document. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Le Bris, Gaël %E Nguyen, Loup-Giang %E Tagoe, Beathia %E Jonat, Philip %E Justin, Cedric Y. %E Reindel, Eugene %E Preston, Katherine B. %E Ansell, Phillip J. %T Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft and Hydrogen Technologies %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26512/preparing-your-airport-for-electric-aircraft-and-hydrogen-technologies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26512/preparing-your-airport-for-electric-aircraft-and-hydrogen-technologies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 174 %X Design innovation for electrically powered and hybrid-electric aircraft is accelerating rapidly. While there are many potential benefits of electric aircraft and hydrogen technologies, not all air service can be replaced by electrically powered aircraft in the near term. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 236: Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft and Hydrogen Technologies offers an introduction to the emerging electric aircraft industry, gives estimates of potential market growth, and provides guidance to help airports estimate the potential impacts of electric aircraft on their facilities and to be prepared to accommodate them. A series of appendices provides details on the assumptions and methods used in the research as well as helpful references for airport planning. Accompanying this report is a toolkit (including instructions for how to use the toolkit) that includes a database of more than 100 electric aircraft and may be used by airports to estimate future electric power requirements at their airport based on local characteristics, such as climate, aviation activity levels, and existing electrical demand. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Shaheen, Susan %E Cohen, Adam %E Broader, Jacquelyn %E Hoban, Sarah %E Auer, Ashley %E Cordahi, Gustave %E Kimmel, Shawn %T Mobility on Demand and Automated Driving Systems: A Framework for Public-Sector Assessment %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26820/mobility-on-demand-and-automated-driving-systems-a-framework-for-public-sector-assessment %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26820/mobility-on-demand-and-automated-driving-systems-a-framework-for-public-sector-assessment %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 151 %X Innovative and emerging mobility services offer travelers more options to increase mobility and access goods and services. In addition, various technological developments have the potential to alter the automotive industry and traveler experience, as well as mobility and goods access. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 331: Mobility on Demand and Automated Driving Systems: A Framework for Public-Sector Assessment provides resources that identify key stakeholders and partnerships, offers emerging lessons learned, and provides sample regulations that can be used to help plan for and integrate emerging modes. The document is supplemental to NCHRP Research Report 1009: Shared Automated Vehicle Toolkit: Policies and Planning Considerations for Implementation. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Martin, Alex %T Deployment of Deep Decarbonization Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-67063-0 %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25656/deployment-of-deep-decarbonization-technologies-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25656/deployment-of-deep-decarbonization-technologies-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Energy and Energy Conservation %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 126 %X While progress has been made in the development of decarbonization technologies, much work remains in scale-up and deployment. For decarbonization technologies to reach meaningful scale, real-world constraints, societal, economic, and political, must be considered. To identify the primary challenges and opportunities to deploying decarbonization technologies at scale across major sectors of the U.S. economy, the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on July 22-23, 2019. In addition to technology-specific and sector-specific studies, the workshop considered the types of societal transformations required, as well as potential policy drivers for carbon dioxide emissions reductions. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Apeaning, Raphael %E Howe, Kyra %T Navigating an Electric Vehicle Future: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-69219-9 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26668/navigating-an-electric-vehicle-future-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26668/navigating-an-electric-vehicle-future-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %K Energy and Energy Conservation %P 72 %X The widespread adoption of electric vehicles will play a critical role in decarbonizing the transportation sector as the nation moves toward net-zero emissions. Recent announcements from automakers and the federal government, as well as provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, aim to stimulate electric vehicle (EV) deployment, and ongoing technology improvements continue to make EVs a more affordable and practical option. However, many challenges remain to meet the needs of all buyers and drivers and to ensure that manufacturing supply chains and the electric system can support this large-scale transformation. As a follow-up activity to its 2021 report Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy - 2025-2035, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 4-day virtual workshop on October 25-28, 2021, to identify some of the challenges to widespread EV deployment and discuss policy, technical, and market strategies to help federal agencies and other stakeholders plan for the future. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Shaheen, Susan %E Cohen, Adam %E Broader, Jacquelyn %E Hoban, Sarah %E Auer, Ashley %E Cordahi, Gustave %E Kimmel, Shawn %T Shared Automated Vehicle Toolkit: Policies and Planning Considerations for Implementation %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26821/shared-automated-vehicle-toolkit-policies-and-planning-considerations-for-implementation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26821/shared-automated-vehicle-toolkit-policies-and-planning-considerations-for-implementation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 106 %X Technology is changing the way people move and is reshaping mobility and society. The integration of transportation modes, real-time information, and instant communication and dispatch—possible with the click of a mouse or the touch of a smartphone app—is redefining mobility. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 1009: Shared Automated Vehicle Toolkit: Policies and Planning Considerations for Implementation provides resources that identify key stakeholders and partnerships, offers emerging lessons learned, and provides sample regulations that can be used to help plan for and integrate emerging modes. Supplemental to the report are Appendix A, a presentation, and NCHRP Web-Only Document 331: Mobility on Demand and Automated Driving Systems:A Framework for Public-Sector Assessment. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035 %@ 978-0-309-37122-3 %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26092/assessment-of-technologies-for-improving-light-duty-vehicle-fuel-economy-2025-2035 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26092/assessment-of-technologies-for-improving-light-duty-vehicle-fuel-economy-2025-2035 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 468 %X From daily commutes to cross-country road trips, millions of light-duty vehicles are on the road every day. The transportation sector is one of the United States’ largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and fuel is an important cost for drivers. The period from 2025-2035 could bring the most fundamental transformation in the 100-plus year history of the automobile. Battery electric vehicle costs are likely to fall and reach parity with internal combustion engine vehicles. New generations of fuel cell vehicles will be produced. Connected and automated vehicle technologies will become more common, including likely deployment of some fully automated vehicles. These new categories of vehicles will for the first time assume a major portion of new vehicle sales, while internal combustion engine vehicles with improved powertrain, design, and aerodynamics will continue to be an important part of new vehicle sales and fuel economy improvement. This study is a technical evaluation of the potential for internal combustion engine, hybrid, battery electric, fuel cell, nonpowertrain, and connected and automated vehicle technologies to contribute to efficiency in 2025-2035. In addition to making findings and recommendations related to technology cost and capabilities, Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy - 2025-2035 considers the impacts of changes in consumer behavior and regulatory regimes. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Franz, Jennifer D. %E Holbert, Heather Taylor %E Garrow, Laurie A. %E Gosling, Geoffrey D. %E Kamp, Mark Vande %E Harmon, Lisa %E Ward, Stephanie %T Guidebook on Conducting Airport User Surveys and Other Customer Research %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26444/guidebook-on-conducting-airport-user-surveys-and-other-customer-research %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26444/guidebook-on-conducting-airport-user-surveys-and-other-customer-research %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 242 %X Airport user surveys have traditionally been used to obtain information for facility planning. More recently, however, surveys are being used to measure satisfaction as a way to identify actions that could improve the customer experience and increase non-aeronautical revenues, particularly those from passenger terminal concessions.The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 235: Guidebook for Conducting Airport User Surveys and Other Customer Research provides airport managers and staff involved in customer research, as well as airport consultants and other stakeholders, with guidance on the effective use of airport user surveys and other customer research techniques.Supplementary to the report is Appendices A through L. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Mallela, Jagannath %E Wheeler, Paul %E Le Bris, Gaël %E Nguyen, Loup-Giang %T Urban Air Mobility: An Airport Perspective %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26899/urban-air-mobility-an-airport-perspective %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26899/urban-air-mobility-an-airport-perspective %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 114 %X Urban Air Mobility (UAM), or its generalized version, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), is an emerging aerial transportation approach that involves the operation of highly automated aircraft for a safe and efficient system to transport passengers or cargo at lower altitudes of airspace within urban, suburban, and exurban areas. UAM initiatives are advancing in many communities and will likely bring many societal changes.The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 243: Urban Air Mobility: An Airport Perspective provides a comprehensive examination of the emerging UAM industry, with a particular focus on its impacts and opportunities for airports.Supplemental to the report are an Airport AAM Preparation Checklist and a UAM Airport Assessment Toolkit. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Programmatic Issues of Future System Performance %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26802/programmatic-issues-of-future-system-performance %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26802/programmatic-issues-of-future-system-performance %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 260 %X State transportation agencies (STAs) may need to focus their strategic planning and programmatic initiatives over the next two decades to mitigate threats to, and take advantage of, opportunities for system performance and agency effectiveness. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 346: Programmatic Issues of Future System Performance details a unified framework for characterizing the interests of STAs related to the issues and recommendations in two major TRB reports: TRB Special Report 329: Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future (2019) and Critical Issues in Transportation (2019). Supplemental to the document are an Assessment Tool, a Guide, an Implementation Plan, and a PowerPoint Presentation of the Implementation Plan. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System %@ 978-0-309-68292-3 %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25932/accelerating-decarbonization-of-the-us-energy-system %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25932/accelerating-decarbonization-of-the-us-energy-system %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Energy and Energy Conservation %P 268 %X The world is transforming its energy system from one dominated by fossil fuel combustion to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas. This energy transition is critical to mitigating climate change, protecting human health, and revitalizing the U.S. economy. To help policymakers, businesses, communities, and the public better understand what a net-zero transition would mean for the United States, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine convened a committee of experts to investigate how the U.S. could best decarbonize its transportation, electricity, buildings, and industrial sectors. This report, Accelerating Decarbonization of the United States Energy System, identifies key technological and socio-economic goals that must be achieved to put the United States on the path to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The report presents a policy blueprint outlining critical near-term actions for the first decade (2021-2030) of this 30-year effort, including ways to support communities that will be most impacted by the transition. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Fowler, Mark %T Airport-Centric Advanced Air Mobility Market Study %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27326/airport-centric-advanced-air-mobility-market-study %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27326/airport-centric-advanced-air-mobility-market-study %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 94 %X Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a broad concept enabled by new technology with the potential to transform aviation and urban transportation systems over the next 10 years. Some of these technologies include electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as well as traditional fixed-wing aircraft using electric or other advanced propulsion systems. ACRP Synthesis 130: Airport-Centric Advanced Air Mobility Market Study, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, is designed to help airports and other stakeholders as they plan for AAM. Many of the initial use cases for AAM will be integrated into existing airports of all sizes, including airport ground access, connecting passenger service between regional and hub airports, and cargo operations. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Wender, Ben A. %T Electricity Use in Rural and Islanded Communities: Summary of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-44412-5 %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23539/electricity-use-in-rural-and-islanded-communities-summary-of-a %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23539/electricity-use-in-rural-and-islanded-communities-summary-of-a %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Energy and Energy Conservation %P 44 %X On behalf of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) Task Force, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop on February 8-9, 2016, titled "Electricity Use in Rural and Islanded Communities." The objective of the workshop was to help the QER Task Force public outreach efforts by focusing on communities with unique electricity challenges. The workshop explored challenges and opportunities for reducing electricity use and associated greenhouse gas emissions while improving electricity system reliability and resilience in rural and islanded communities. This report summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Kuciemba, Steve %E McLaughlin, Katie %E Morrow, Chica %E Dennis, Eric Paul %E Souweidane, Naseeb %E Smith, Brett %T Realistic Timing Estimates for Automated Vehicle Implementation %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27214/realistic-timing-estimates-for-automated-vehicle-implementation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27214/realistic-timing-estimates-for-automated-vehicle-implementation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 76 %X Most of the literature that discusses the future effects of automated vehicles assumes they will become the dominant form of transportation and then explores how AVs may affect transportation systems and society more broadly. However, relatively little research has provided details meant to support assumptions that significant AV deployment is inevitable. The quality of forecasting and the types of assumptions made vary widely. NCHRP Research Report 1049: Realistic Timing Estimates for Automated Vehicle Implementation, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, identifies several opportunities in the current approach to forecasting the future of the AV marketplace. It aims to deliver a framework of considerations for decision-making focused on vehicle automation and a set of assumptions and tools that agencies can use regardless of their size, geographic location, miles of roadway, number of transit vehicles, or funding sources. Supplemental to the report is a PowerPoint presentation describing the research effort and its deliverables. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Elevating Equity in Transportation Decision Making: Recommendations for Federal Competitive Grant Programs %D 2024 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27439/elevating-equity-in-transportation-decision-making-recommendations-for-federal-competitive-grant-programs %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27439/elevating-equity-in-transportation-decision-making-recommendations-for-federal-competitive-grant-programs %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 186 %X There has been a recently large increase in competitive federal grant programs for transportation, and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has considerable control over how the programs are structured and the funds awarded to states and other applicants. With this, USDOT has asked TRB and the National Academies to review the ways USDOT can emphasize and promote equity within the competitive grants process. TRB Special Report 348: Elevating Equity in Transportation Decision Making: Recommendations for Federal Competitive Grant Programs from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is the product of an expert committee convened to fulfill this study charge. The findings note that equity needs to be pursued across all facets of USDOT’s competitive grant programs, from goal setting and project evaluations to ensuring that all eligible participants have the capacity to apply for grants and to implement them successfully.