Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

At UT Austin’s AT&T conference today as part of the Texas Tribune Festival Trade & Transportation: The Future of Trade. Summary Notes from “The Future of Trade” Speakers opening presentations Gene Garza (Dir Field Ops, Dept of Homeland Security/US Customs & Border Protection): NAFTA has put extra trucks on I-35 and increased traffic on the [...]

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The Texas Tribune’s Second Annual Festival, held on the campus of UT Austin, begins this Friday night. The Tribune brings more than 150 speakers who will discuss a broad range of topics, including health and human services, law and order, public and higher education, energy and the environment, and race and immigration. The festival runs Friday, Sept. [...]

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Now that the semester is over, take a break with some light reading! Pick up one of these great books for that long plane ride home. Click on the titles to find them at a library on campus. Bicycling Science, by David Gordon Wilson “The bicycle is almost unique among human-powered machines in that it [...]

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For decades, scientists have been trying to find ways to mass-produce algae as a viable source of fuel for vehicles. High costs and environmental factors have created insurmountable roadblocks. Now, researchers hope, a new facility at the University of Texas will help them move closer to that goal. “You need three things to grow algae: [...]

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Professor Kara Kockelman responds to the question “What in your field could make the world a better place?” With population and standards of living rising, associated transportation congestion, energy demands and environmental impacts are serious concerns. In terms of advances that will enhance our future, I am most excited about vehicle sharing, vehicle propulsion and [...]

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Vehicle crashes account for more than 32,000 deaths each year and are the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 4 and 35 years according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The application of dedicated, short-range wireless communications to the transportation environment in combination with advanced safety applications offers some [...]

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[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/poeqXB-Qf5s" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes in NYC exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, and motorists plowing through crosswalks. By focusing on one intersection as a case study, the video aims to show our interconnection and shared [...]

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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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