Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

Student Paper “Construction of a Household-level Public Transportation Accessibility Model” (from GIS and Science.com)

September 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

Student researcher Calvin Tribby, University of New Mexico, won an URISA award for the paper, “Construction of a Household-level Public Transportation Accessibility Model.” “This research details the construction of a public transportation accessibility model, with a focus on the necessity of using travel time as the accessibility measure. The primary objective of this work is [...]

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Aggressive drivers in war zones carry over the habit when they come home, University of Minnesota study finds (from TwinCities.com)

September 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

A University of Minnesota study found that soldiers returning from war zones report anxiety while driving and drive recklessly, or aggressively, especially during the first 30 days after their return to civilian life. The same aggressive driving that may have saved lives in Iraq and Afghanistan is being carried over by returning Minnesota National Guard [...]

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