2023 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting: Reflections
Reflections from EMBERlab member and conference presenter Trisha Litong: My time at the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting was life-changing, to say the least. Not only was it my first time in D.C., but also the first time I’ve gotten to travel to present my research at a conference. In the days before my poster presentation, I attended numerous sessions ranging in topics from institutionalizing equity in transportation to community engagement efforts led by the Federal Aviation Administration. Two of the more relevant topics to my research regarding equity-based mobility programs were the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act . I learned of Congress and the US Department of Transportation plans to promote uptake of electric vehicles through credits and investing in charging stations for communities across the country. These sessions helped further contextualize and prove the relevancy of my research, shaping the trajectory of my future research in the equity-transportati...