State departments of transportation (DOTs) operate in a data-rich environment where effective planning and management increasingly depend on integrating information from sources such as pavement and traffic data, financial systems, project platforms, and geographic information system (GIS) assets. Because this information is often fragmented across siloed systems, many DOTs are adopting enterprise data warehouses (EDWs), centralized repositories that aggregate and standardize agency data. Optimized for analytics and decision support, EDWs provide reliable information through dashboards, business intelligence tools, and other platforms. By creating an authoritative source of integrated data, EDWs can reduce redundancy, improve efficiency and coordination, support predictive modeling and scenario analysis, and help staff and leadership make faster, evidence-based decisions about system performance, investments, resilience, and traffic safety.

NCHRP Research Report 1190: Implementing an Enterprise Data Warehouse in Transportation: A Guide, produced by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, provides a comprehensive, phased approach to help DOTs design, deploy, and maintain a sustainable EDW tailored to their unique business needs and technical environments. The report explores five core phases of EDW implementation: planning, design, implementation, validation and deployment, and sustainment. It also covers project management, a customizable maturity assessment framework, best practices drawn from case studies, and integration with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and building information modeling (BIM) platforms, and conversational AI.

Human trafficking affects hundreds of thousands of minors and adults in the United States through labor and sex trafficking. Organizations such as TAT, Polaris, the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and state transportation agencies have developed strategies to identify trafficking, assist victims, and reduce demand. Successful efforts often rely on strong partnerships and educating individuals to recognize and report signs of trafficking. Collaboration among agencies, organizations, businesses, and communities is essential to disrupt trafficking networks and ensure that victims are identified, protected, and connected with appropriate services.

NCHRP Research Report 1191: Countering Human Trafficking: A Toolkit for State DOTs, produced by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, addresses the role of state departments of transportation in disrupting human trafficking. The toolkit has two primary components: leadership-focused tools and operational-focused tools. The leadership-focused tools are designed to assist administration officials and executives in making key decisions to initiate a program to disrupt human trafficking and include a quick guidance document, an executive primer, and a policy guide. The operational-focused tools are designed to help agencies develop and implement the actions they decide to pursue and include outreach materials and a training guide.