Hot Topics

Hot Topics are preconfigured TRID searches that capture the latest publications and projects added to the Database. The URL can be copied and pasted to an email, document, or website. The URL will run a TRID search when clicked.

The Topics reflect issues identified by TRB's "Critical Issues in Transportation" series and other trends in transportation research. They can be a great way to identify the best terms from the Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) for the most precise searches on a given topic.

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Title	Description
Aircraft Bird Strikes	Aviation publications having the terms Bird strikes or Bird pests.
Airport Security	Airports, Baggage screening, Biometrics, Explosives, Security, and Surveillance.
Asset Management	Management, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of transportation infrastructure, equipment, materials, and human resources.
Aviation and Volcanic Ash	The impacts of volcanic ash on aviation.
Climate Change	Climate change, Global warming, or Greenhouse gases.
Distracted Driving	The effects of secondary tasks while driving.
Drone Aircraft and Civilian Airspace	The intersection of drone aircraft and air traffic control.
Hurricanes	The effects of hurricanes on transportation.
Pandemics	COVID-19, communicable diseases, epidemiology, and public health.
Public Health	Community-wide well-being as it relates to transportation.
Resilience	The capacity of the transportation system to withstand or recover quickly from natural and other disasters.
Rural Transportation	Transportation in rural and agricultural areas.
School Transportation Safety	Safety of transportation to and from schools.
Sustainable Communities	Sustainable and sustainable communities or liveable communities.
Sustainable Growth	"Smart growth" or "Sustainable development."
Technological Innovations	The technological innovations in transportation.
Transformational Technology	State of the art technology in transportation.
Unintended Acceleration	Electronic vehicle controls and unintended acceleration.
Vehicle Sharing	Bikesharing or carsharing.
Workforce	Labor force in transportation.