Transportation agencies are operating in an era of rapid change, facing mounting pressures from workforce shifts, emerging technologies, and growing public and stakeholder expectations. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will offer practical strategies to help agencies strengthen their internal capabilities and navigate evolving demands. Presenters will explore why building organizational capacity is more critical than ever, introduce tools and resources from the Advancing Capability-Based (ACB) guidance, and share real-world examples of how agencies are applying the ACB framework in practice. Attendees will gain actionable insights to support long-term success through strategic capability development.
This webinar is based on NCHRP Project 20-24(95)A, "Ensuring Essential Capability for the Future Transportation Agency".
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
The registration fee is $100. Purchase a webinar package for discounted pricing. Complimentary registration is available for employees of TRB sponsors, standing technical committee chairs, involved CRP panel members, tribal government employees, media, congressional staff, and TRB or National Academies staff. Visit MyTRB.org for details.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Natural disasters, economic disruptions, or geopolitical instability can significantly affect aviation demand and airport operations. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern that will provide an overview of shock events’ impacts on airports. It will introduce a practical methodology that helps airport operators identify relevant shock events, assess their potential effects on airport operations and business, and develop strategies to mitigate, withstand, and respond to those disruptions. Presenters will also demonstrate how scenario forecasting can support more resilient airport planning.
This webinar is based on ACRP Research Report 272: Incorporating Shock Events into Aviation Demand Forecasting and Airport Planning.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program.
There is no fee to attend this webinar. Registration is required.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Following 2021 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance on non-destructive testing (NDT) of fracture-critical members fabricated with Grade 100 steel, bridge inspectors need updated strategies to effectively assess and preserve these structures. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, July 24, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern with case studies demonstrating how non-destructive evaluation (NDE) results can inform bridge preservation decision-making. Presenters will share examples of applying NDE to evaluate Grade 100 steel during long-term structural monitoring. Attendees will learn about project procurement, scoping, work progression, key findings, and lessons learned, including critical considerations and challenges encountered throughout the projects.
The registration fee is $100. Purchase a webinar package for discounted pricing. Complimentary registration is available for employees of TRB sponsors, standing technical committee chairs, involved CRP panel members, tribal government employees, media, congressional staff, and TRB or National Academies staff. Visit MyTRB.org for details.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Low-volume roads in rural areas and developing countries are especially vulnerable to damage from increasingly intense storms. Rapidly assessing road conditions after severe weather events, designing them effectively, and managing them with accurate information can significantly improve their resilience and reduce life-cycle costs. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern that will explore how remote sensing technologies can assist with road location, design, and condition assessments, particularly in remote and developing regions. Presenters will share how high-resolution imagery and digital elevation models derived from remote sensing can support resilient road maintenance, drainage design, and storm damage repairs.
This webinar features research from NCHRP Synthesis 485: Converting Paved Roads to Unpaved and NCHRP Synthesis 430: Cost-Effective and Sustainable Road Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Standing Technical Committee on Low Volume Roads.
The registration fee is $60. Purchase a webinar package for discounted pricing. Complimentary registration is available for employees of TRB sponsors, standing technical committee chairs, involved CRP panel members, tribal government employees, media, congressional staff, and TRB or National Academies staff. Visit MyTRB.org for details.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Public and multimodal transportation can play a critical role in emergency evacuations. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, August 4, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will explore how transit systems can support mass evacuations, reduce congestion, aid carless residents and visitors, and preserve emergency response capacity. Presenters will share insights from wildfire evacuations, including the 2021 Caldor Fire and the 2025 Southern California wildfires, and examine research findings, case studies, and planning principles. Attendees will learn about coordination strategies, infrastructure considerations such as mobility hubs, and best practices for better integrating transit into emergency response efforts.
The registration fee is $100. Purchase a webinar package for discounted pricing. Complimentary registration is available for employees of TRB sponsors, standing technical committee chairs, involved CRP panel members, tribal government employees, media, congressional staff, and TRB or National Academies staff. Visit MyTRB.org for details.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.