Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

Does your project require a data management plan in the proposal? Do you know the five main elements of a data management plan? If you need help in creating a plan, UT has a variety of resources to help you create a plan for specific funding agencies, including guidance and tools for plans. Visit the [...]

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The agenda for the upcoming Texas Transportation Commission meeting has been posted at http://www.dot.state.tx.us/about_us/commission/meetings.htm. Discussion items on the agenda include an update on TxDOT’s modernization project and an update on the Public Private procurement process. Additionally, the Commission will discuss proposed Amendments to Chapters 1 (Management), 11 (Design), 25 (Traffic Operations), and 26 (Regional Mobility [...]

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The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is providing notice that it intends to conduct a competition for University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program grants for the purpose of performing multi-modal and multidisciplinary research, education and technology transfer activities supportive of Departmental priorities. Proposals will be evaluated through [...]

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June 30, 2011, is the deadline for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT’s) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Video Challenge. The ITS Video Challenge is a national competition showcasing innovative ways that local communities use smart transportation technology to improve safety, mobility, and the environment. Through the competition, the U.S.DOT is seeking original videos of [...]

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David Maidment was selected to receive the 2011 Ven Te Chow Award from the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute. This award recognizes individuals whose lifetime achievements in the field of hydrologic engineering have been distinguished by exceptional achievement and significant contributions in research, education or practice. Ken Stokoe was selected by ASCE as the [...]

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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $9.2 million in grants to seven University Transportation Centers, including the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin, that are using new technologies and developing innovative approaches to improve transportation systems throughout the country. You don’t have to look far to see the [...]

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Thursday, August 19, 2010 – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced more than $13.8 million in grants to eight University Transportation Centers (UTC) located throughout the United States to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation. The awards were made by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and [...]

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Louisville, Kentucky, would become the first U.S. city to convert interstates to completely “cashless” toll roads, if a proposal for helping pay for the Ohio River Bridges Project goes forward. Under the cashless plan, also known as open-road tolling, no tollbooths are used. Instead, motorists with transponders and prepaid accounts are charged when they pass [...]

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