Chair: Dr. Doug Eisinger – Sonoma Technology, Inc.
The TRB Transportation and Air Quality Committee:
- Provides for a mutual exchange of information among committee and task force members
- Identifies research needs
- Stimulates needed research
- Advises on research priorities and procedures
- Evaluates and interprets research findings
- Reviews papers for presentation at TRB meetings and for publication
- Encourages the adoption of appropriate research findings into practice
- Arranges special programs, conferences, and workshops
Annual and Mid-Year Meetings
The Transportation and Air Quality Committee meets during TRB’s annual conference and a mid-year meeting during the summer. TRB Annual Meetings occur in January in Washington DC. Mid-Year meetings take place in May, June, or July. Please be patient while we repair various broken links in prior posts.
- 2019 TRB 98th Annual Meeting was held January 13-17, 2019 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Transportation For a Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Future. The program attracted thousands of transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions. The TRB 2019 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2019 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- ADC20 Meeting Minutes
- 2018 TRB 97th Annual Meeting was held January 7-11, 2018 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Transportation: Moving the Economy of the Future. The program attracted thousands of transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions. The TRB 2018 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2018 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2017 TRB 96th Annual Meeting was held January 8-12, 2017 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change. The program attracted thousands of transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions. The TRB 2017 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2017 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2016 TRB 95th Annual Meeting was held January 10-14, 2016 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Research Convergence for a Multimodal Future. The program attracted thousands of transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions. The TRB 2016 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2016 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2016 Mid-Year Meeting – the Transportation Planning and Air Quality Conference was held August 4-5, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme of the conference was The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Air Quality: Confronting the Challenges at the Global, Regional, and Local Scales. A variety of topics were organized into six breakout sessions around a keynote address. The conference program and presentations are provided online.
- 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting was held January 11-15, 2015 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology. The program attracted thousands of transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 5,000 presentations in almost 750 sessions. The TRB 2015 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2015 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2014 Mid-Year Meeting – the Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Air Quality (TPLUAQ) Workshop was held March 3-4, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The theme of the Workshop was Developing Healthy and Livable Communities. The presentations are available online.
- 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting was held January 12-16, 2014 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future. The program attracted nearly 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 4,500 presentations in nearly 800 sessions. The TRB 2014 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2014 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2013 TRB 92nd Annual Meeting was held January 13-17, 2013 in Washington DC. The spotlight theme was Deploying Transportation Research – Doing Things Smarter, Better, Faster. The program attracted more than 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world, offering more than 4,000 presentations in nearly 750 sessions.The TRB 2013 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2013 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting was held January 22-26, 2012 in Washington DC. The theme was Transportation: Putting Innovation and People to Work. The TRB 2012 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2012 ADC20 Committee Meeting – Agenda and Presentations
- 2011 Mid-Year Meeting – the Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Air Quality (TPLUAQ) Conference was held May 9-10, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas.
- 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting was held January 23-27, 2011 in Washington DC. The theme was Transportation, Livability, and Economic Development in a Changing World. The 2011 TRB Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers is available online.
- 2010 Mid-Year Meeting – 2010 Environment and Energy Research Conference was held in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 6-9, 2010 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Presentation slides from many of the conference sessions are available online.
- 2010 TRB 89th Annual Meeting was held January 10-14, 2010 in Washington DC. The theme was Investing in Our Transportation Future – BOLD Ideas to Meet BIG Challenges.
Committee Meeting Minutes
- 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 20, 2018
- 2017 Annual Meeting Minutes –
- 2016 Annual Meeting Minutes –
- 2015 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 13, 2015
- 2014 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 13, 2014
- 2013 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 15, 2013
- 2012 Annual Meeting Minutes –
- 2011 Annual Meeting Minutes –
- 2010 Annual Meeting Minutes –
- 2009 Annual Meeting Minutes (draft) – January 13, 2009
- 2008 Annual Meeting Minutes (draft) – January 14, 2008
- 2007 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 24, 2007
- 2006 Annual Meeting Minutes (draft) – January 25, 2006
- 2006 Mid-Year Meeting Minutes – June 20, 2006
- 2005 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 12, 2005
- 2004 Annual Meeting Minutes (draft) – January 14, 2004
- 2003 Annual Meeting Minutes – January 13, 2003
Research Needs
TRB technical committees such as ADC20 identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements. Visit the Research page for additional information provided by the ADC20 Research Needs Subcommittee.
ADC20 Webinar Series
The TRB Standing Committee on Transportation and Air Quality is organizing and conducting a series of webinars on the latest topics of interest to the community. A certificate for Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinars as an individual.
- A webinar on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Revised Ozone Standard was held on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET to discuss the process involved in setting and meeting the new ozone standard. The webinar was moderated by Kevin Black of the Federal Highway Administration and included presentations by Scott Jenkins, Megan Brachtl, and Rudy Kapichak of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Topics included the National Ambient Air Quality Standards; areas of impact; selection of base year and attainment year; and updating the State Implementation Plan, with 30 minutes reserved for a question and answer session.
National Workshops
- MOVES Model User Group Presentations (July 2010 through February 2013).
- 2016 Northern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (NTAQS) in Baltimore, Maryland, August 30 – 31, 2016.
- 2014 Northern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (NTAQS) in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, August 19 – 20, 2014.
- 2012 Northern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (NTAQS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 7 – 8, 2012.
- 2010 Northern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (NTAQS) held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 24 – 26, 2010.
- 2008 Northern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (NTAQS) held in Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, August 13 – 15, 2006.
- 2015 Southern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (STAQS) held in Atlanta, Georgia, August 12 – 13, 2015.
- 2013 Southern Transportation & Air Quality Summit (STAQS) held via web conference September 23 – 24, 2013.
International Workshops
The Transportation and Air Quality Committee of the TRB (ADC20) was one of the co-sponsors of a series of international workshops held in China, including:
- 2010 International Workshop on Mobile Source Emission Testing and Modeling held in Xiamen, China on December 16-18, 2010.
- 2009 International Workshop on Emission Models held in Beijing, China on December 17-18, 2009.