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In developing issues and ideas that relate to the future of transportation strategic research, the efforts of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) provide a valuable resource. On September 9 - 10, 1998, the TRB sponsored a workshop to examine the topic of enabling research. The participants included a balance of expertise between industry and academia as well as transportation modes; in addition, representatives from outside the transportation field were also included. The purpose was "to plan and conduct a workshop for the purpose of developing ideas and identifying opportunities for enabling research in support of the long-term goals of the nation's transportation system ..." as outlined in the National Transportation Science and Technology Strategy.

As part of their accomplishments, the participants examined research areas that could lead to breakthroughs and that might deserve priority funding in the future. The outcomes of the six breakout groups at that workshop are presented in the following six pages. (Social and Economic Policy Issues had not been defined as an enabling research area at that time, and so is not discussed this section.)

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