Welcome to the Task Force Resources page for the AKR50 Committee of the Transportation Research Board.
The AKR50 Committee is dedicated to advancing the state of knowledge in weather and surface transportation, focusing on issues such as climate change impacts, big data analytics, multi-agency collaboration, congestion mitigation, and the integration of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies under varied weather conditions.
Our task forces, composed of expert members, are the driving force behind the committee’s progressive initiatives. Below are the active task forces along with their leads, each accompanied by a link to a collaborative space where task force members can share documents and contribute to our collective body of work:
Compounding Events and New Operational Norms Resulting from Climate Change
Task Force Lead: Mike Burton (Campbell Scientific), Brittany Welch (University of Utah)
Resource page: [Link to Resource Page]
Mega Data
Task Force Lead: Jed Falgren (Minnesota DOT), Branislav Dimitrijevic (NJIT)
Resource page: [Link to Resource Page]
Knowledge, Information, and Innovation Created by Multiple Agencies
Task Force Lead: Dan Schacher (Alaska DOT), Shawn Lambert (Utah DOT)
Resource page: [Link to Resource Page]
Weather-Based Congestion
Task Force Lead: Kyle Garrett (Synesis Partners), Brad Freeze (City of Nashville)
Resource page: [Link to Resource Page]
Weather-Based Boundary Conditions for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Technologies
Task Force Lead: Mike Chapman (Colorado DOT), Curtis Walker (NCAR)
Resource page: [Link to Resource Page]
Road Weather Committee Commitment to Diversity
Task Force Lead: Shawn Truelson (DTN)
Resource page: [Link to Resource Page]
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