Eligible submissions can cover a broad range of topics related to technological advances and their impacts on infrastructure planning, design, operations, and management, and may include, but are not limited to, the following subjects:
Increasing focus on urban rail and public transitConnected and autonomous vehicles (CAV)Impact of drones and unmanned vehicles on transportation and developmentChanges in methods for freight movement and deliveryImpact of changing vehicle characteristics (air, rail and land) and their impact on infrastructure design and constructionReducing travel delayChanges in travel behaviorConnected transportation facilitiesCybersecurityUser accessibilityComplete StreetsTechnological advances in support of bicycle and pedestrian travelImprovements to transportation safetyChanging standards for transportation and development designNew technologies and analytical tools for design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation and development infrastructureSmart CitiesUrban revitalizationSocio-economic impacts of emerging technologiesLand Use Planning and DevelopmentBrownfield RedevelopmentSustainable developmentImpacts of automated vehicles on sustainabilityUse of waste and by-productsChanges in work force (design, construction, operations, maintenance, consultant, Federal, State, and local government)Using Big Data for transportation analytics and safety improvementsInfrastructure fundingConsequential (how does it change the system) life cycle assessment of impacts of automated vehiclesMethods for extending the life of transportation infrastructureChanges in pavement design in response to changing technologies and vehiclesOther