[TRBHealth] TRB update

In an attempt to keep us up-to-date there is more news to report on the formation of the TRB health committee. The proposal for the committee that was submitted for the March deadline was accepted and the committee is being formed (the proposal is attached). The first order of business was for TRB to identify a committee chair. Leslie Meehan, TN Department of Public Health, and I (Ed Christopher, Independent Transportation Planning Consultant) have been nominated and accepted to serve as co-chairs. Tom Palmerlee and Gary Jenkins will serve as the TRB staff to the committee. The Committee with be organized under the Transportation and Society Section (AME00) which is part of the Sustainability & Resilience Group (AM000). Bill Anderson is the TRB staff to the Section and Group. Here is a link to the Current committee organizational chart. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/strategicalignment/TRBOrganization… Leslie and I had our first meeting yesterday with TRB staff and began discussing the tasks ahead. First on our plate will be to build the committee membership. This will be done incrementally over the next several weeks in consultation with TRB staff. More to come. Stay safe -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237