Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

Jason Lemp and Sashank Musti Two of Professor Kara Kockelman’s graduate students recently received national recognition for outstanding research in the field of transportation engineering. Sashank Musti, received the 2010 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Wootan Award for Outstanding M.S. Thesis in Policy & Planning at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, [...]

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The Bikes Belong Foundation announced today the launch of a new grant program to fund research on the economic impact of bicycling facilities and events. The Bicycle Research Grant Program will award a total of $40,000 in grants to academic or non-profit research institutions in 2011. Grants will range from $5,000 to $10,000. This new [...]

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USNewswire/ — In last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for the United States to “… become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.” The IEEE-USA Electric Vehicles & Personal Transportation Workshop will explore the challenges and opportunities to make that vision a reality. [...]

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Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) The technology research arm of the Department of Transportation launched a competition to spur new ideas on how cars should talk to each other to increase safety, sustainability and congestion. The cars can also communicate with bikes or anything else actually, as long as they use Dedicated Short-Range Communications technology. The [...]

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…This digest includes reports and syntheses from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), the Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP), the National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP), and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)…

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Parking and Transportation Services has partnered with Zipcar to provide a car sharing program to faculty, staff, and students. This week, Zipcar will host a kick-off events around campus. First event starts Wednesday, January 19th at Gregory Gym Plaza between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm. Stop by to view the cars, learn [...]

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A new study has found ‘superstreets’ can reduce travel times and the number of accidents by shifting left-hand turning traffic from the main intersection to dedicated u-turn lanes. A group of researchers from North Carolina State University say the unconventional intersection design not only cuts travel time, but makes roads safer too. Whenever two surface [...]

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Dear Researchers, Staff and Students, Happy New Year! As we begin our new year, we take a look at winter weather resources. Road Conditions TxDOT and the Texas DPS offer reports and tips for drivers. TxDOT Winter Driving TxDOT Road Conditions Texas DPS Winter Storm and Ice Storm Preparedness Winter Cycling If you plan to [...]

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