Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

Planners, public works and transportation managers, environmental and natural resource professionals are encouraged to attend the 4th Northeastern Transportation and Wildlife Conference to be held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on September 12-15, 2010. The conference theme is “Sustainability in an Uncertain Landscape.” The need to replace an aging transportation infrastructure and forecast [...]

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Public Forum on Gulf Oil Spill (May 18, 10 a.m. West Pickle Research building) The UT Energy Institute is sponsoring a public forum about the deepwater oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at the West Pickle Research building. Several of our Cockrell School faculty will participate on a [...]

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Green Car Reports reports that several new plug-in cars are expected to come onto the US market soon. The article examines concerns about the increased electrical demands of these cars in concentrated areas where “early adopters” will be likely to live. The answer, in short, is: No. The current power grids in the U.S. are [...]

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<img src=”http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/dotfhwa.gif”> The Federal Highway Administration posted its October Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter. It contains the latest news in this area of policy and study. U.S. DOE and U.S. EPA announce the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide for model year 2010 vehicles. World Resources Institute issues provisional GHG emissions reporting standard for public sector EESI publishes State Actions on [...]

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BCBS Parking Garage, Detroit, MI Photo: Fabrizio Costantini for USA TODAY With the upswing in transit-oriented development, parking garages are the latest buildings to get an eco-makeover. “Green” is the new black in planning, design and construction philosophy, and it’s no different for the parking industry. Parking designers are embracing practices such as using recycled [...]

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Continuing to aid the American auto industry, the House passed a bill on Wednesday to approve an expansion of U.S. government-led research in the creation of more fuel-efficient and green vehicles. Chevy Volt. Picture from www.autospectator.com The bill would authorize $2.9 billion to the Energy Department to boost the research over five years. It would [...]

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photo: Daimler AG This fall Daimler AG brings its carsharing pilot program of car2go to Austin. During this test phase, Daimler will make 200 of its fleet of Smartcars available to a select group of city employees and their families. In 2010 the program will be expanded to all Austinites. For us, Austin is the [...]

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New technologies and new mindsets have begun to help transform traditional blacktop. A new road can reduce the travel time and distance for transporting people and products and other material from place to place. However, for each mile of these new but traditionally constructed roads, thousands of tons of materials such as aggregate rock, concrete, [...]

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