Dear Colleagues,

 

The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is soliciting nominations for individuals to serve on oversight panels for the following TCRP projects selected for 2016. See list below (pasted from “announcement” doc attached).

 

Process overview:

TCRP topics are identified through a competitive process. TCRP staff develops RFPs for each project. TCRP advertises RFPs in March / April 2016 and teams apply. Panels review proposals and select the team to develop the research product. Panelists remain engaged throughout the process to provide input on the work plan, deliverables, etc. Full info below.  

 

Panel nominations:

You are invited to nominate yourself or a colleague to be considered to serve as a panelist for one of these projects. To do so contact Joseph Snell at jsnell@nas.edu  by Jan 29. Directions below.

 

FTA Liaisons:

FTA staff, with supervisor approval, seeking to serve as FTA liaisons should direct expressions of interest to me at Faith.Hall@dot.gov .

 

Please share with your networks.

 

Happy holidays!

 

Thanks,

Faith

(202) 366-9055

 

 

Projects for FY2016:

 

Project No.

 

                                                        Title

Page

 

B-45

 

Transportation to Dialysis Centers: Health/Transportation Policy Inter-

section                                                                  

 

 

 

3

C-23

A Guide to Assessing and Eliminating Electrical Fires on Buses and Trains….     

 

6

 

E-12

Guidance for Quantifying the Return on Investment of Transit State of Good Repair Investments..............................................................................................

 

 

7

F-25

Improving the Health and Safety of the Transit Workforce with Corresponding Impacts on the Bottom Line, Phase I:  Safety and Health Impacts of Limited Restroom Access for Transit Operators               

 

 

 

9

G-16

Development of Open Data Standards for Demand Responsive Transportation Transactions.......................................................................................................

 

 

12

H-54

Comprehensive Guide to Title VI Indicators for Transit....................................

 

14

 

 

From: Snell, Joseph [mailto:JSnell@NAS.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 3:34 PM
To: TOPS@LSW.NAS.EDU
Subject: [TOPS] Project Panel Nominations for the FY2016 Transit Cooperative Research Program - please respond by January 29, 2016

 

December 18, 2015

 

 

TO:                  DISTRIBUTION

 

 

FROM:             Christopher W. Jenks

                        Director, Cooperative Research Programs

 

SUBJECT:       Project Panel Nominations for the FY 2016 Transit Cooperative Research Program

                        Immediate Action Requested

                                                                                                          

The purpose of this memorandum is to solicit nominations to serve on project oversight panels for FY 2016 Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) research projects.

 

The TCRP is an applied research program that provides solutions to practical problems faced by transit operators.  The primary participants in the TCRP are an independent governing board organized by the Transit Development Corporation and designated the TCRP Oversight and Project Selection (TOPS) Committee; the Transportation Research Board (TRB) as program manager and secretariat for the TOPS Committee; the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) as a vital link to the transit community; and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as program sponsor.

 

The TOPS Committee met on October 23, 2015, and approved new research projects for Fiscal Year 2016.  Descriptions of the new research projects are attached.  The purpose of this memorandum is to solicit your nominations for new project panels.  We are asking you to nominate individuals with expertise directly relevant to the research proposed, and we would particularly welcome your help in identifying women and minority candidates. Your nominations would be appreciated as soon as possible, but no later than January 29, 2016, so that we may move the program forward in a timely manner.  We will begin the panel formation process shortly thereafter.  Nominations received after January 29th will not be guaranteed full consideration in the panel formation process.

 

To ensure proper consideration of your panel nominations, we need information on each nominee's affiliation, title, address, approximate age, and, most importantly, professional qualifications related to the particular project.  Contacts to determine an individual's interest in serving will be made from this office after we have matched available expertise with that required by the nature of the project.  A panel nomination form is attached for your use if a resume is not available.  We also encourage submittals via e-mail, which can be sent to jsnell@nas.edu.

 

Panels for the new research projects are scheduled to meet during March/April 2016.  Panel members are prohibited from submitting or participating in preparation of proposals on projects under their jurisdiction.  They serve on the panels without compensation, but are reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses.  Travel insurance is provided at no cost to the members.  In many cases, only two meetings are held in the life of a project, and these normally occur in Washington, D.C.  The first meeting is to develop a project statement that is used to solicit proposals; the second meeting is to select a research organization from among those submitting proposals.  Other meetings may be dictated by project circumstances; however, they are few and usually at least a year apart.  Membership for each panel will number approximately eight.  Panels operate under the guidance of a permanent chair, and there is liaison representation from the FTA, APTA, and TRB; the TCRP staff serves as the secretariat.

 

We are grateful for your ongoing support of the TCRP in providing nominees.  Typically, nominees for panels in the Cooperative Research Programs outnumber the available positions by about four to one.  As a result, we have been able to establish panels truly outstanding in their ability to play a fundamental role in the accomplishment of successful research.


 

 

 

Attachments:    New FY 2016 Research Project Descriptions

                        TCRP Panel Nomination Form

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION:  Chair and Members, TCRP Oversight and Project Selection Committee; Executive Director, TDC; Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy, FTA; Associate Administrator for Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, FTA; Director, Office of Research Management, FTA; Liaison Representatives, FTA; APTA Committees; Directors, U.S. DOT University Transportation Centers; Chair and Members, AASHTO Standing Committee on Public Transportation; Board of Directors and State Delegates, Community Transportation Assoc. of America; Executive Secretary, Women's Transportation Seminar; Representatives, Historically Black Colleges; Executive Director, Conference of Minority Transportation Officials; Executive Director, National Transportation Consortium of Minority Colleges & Universities; Executive Director, National Association of Black Engineers; Executive Director, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers; Executive Director, National Forum for Black Public Administrators; Executive Director, National Association of Minority Contractors; CEO and President, National Urban League; President, National Council of Negro Women; Chair and Members, TRB Executive Committee; Chair, TRB Group Councils and Sections; Chair, TRB Committees (Transit); TRB State Representatives; TRB University Representatives; TRB Transit Representatives; TRB Sustaining Associates; Chair, Subcommittee on NRC Oversight; TRB Staff (Selected)

 

 

 

Joseph

 

Joseph J. Snell

Administrative Coordinator

Cooperative Research Programs

Transportation Research Board

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 

500 Fifth Street, NW

Washington,  DC 20001

202/334-3502

202/334-2006 FAX

jsnell@nas.edu

www.trb.org   

 

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National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

 

Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)

 

Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

 

National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP)

 

Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP)

 

National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP)