The worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly affected the health and economies of the United States and the world. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, March 8, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that explored the pandemic’s effect on transportation. Presenters discussed visualizations of where these impacts have been especially notable, including the drastic reduction in road and air traffic and in public transit ridership during early days of the pandemic. They provided perspectives from the local, state, and international levels.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Visualization in Transportation.

The slides and recording are available. 

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Visualizing COVID-19 impacts on urban mobility: Kaan Ozbay, New York University
2. Visualizing COVID-19 impacts on state level-mobility: Michael Pack, University of Maryland
3. Visualizing COVID-19 impacts on air travel: Mark Duell, FlightAware
4. Question and answer session: Charles Lattimer, University of Maryland

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify COVID-19’s impacts on urban and state-level mobility
2. Identify COVID-19’s impacts on air travel

Professional Development Hours

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.