TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 180: Policing and Security Practices for Small- and Medium-Sized Public Transit Systems explores the current state of practice and identifies and responds to the specific challenges and issues associated with the security of small- and medium-sized transit agencies. The report follows the five stages of protection activity (prevention,.. read more →

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 769: A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response is designed to assist transportation organizations as they prepare for pandemics and other infectious diseases such as seasonal flu. Addressing decision-making challenges in pandemic response in the transportation context is a multi-dimensional task, involving not only transportation/transit.. read more →

The report highlights a framework for thinking about the stages of a disaster, and identifies some of the most current and innovative hazard-related research.  View Report read more →

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 87: Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery in the Transit Industry explores emergency preparedness programs in public transportation systems in several Asian cities. View Report read more →

The objectives of Volume 4: A Self-Study Course on Terrorism-Related Risk Management of Highway Infrastructure are (1) to provide a general background in terrorism-related risk management for highway infrastructure and (2) to assist bridge and structures engineers and managers in identifying highway assets and vulnerabilities, developing countermeasures to prevent or ameliorate threats, and determining costs.. read more →

Public Transportation Emergency Mobilization and Emergency Operations Guide, the seventh volume of TCRP Report 86: Public Transportation Security, has been developed to highlight key considerations for public transportation agencies working with their local communities to enhance mobilization capabilities. It provides recommendations and tools based on an extensive research effort conducted with public transportation systems; local,.. read more →