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Livability and Transportation Choices – Not Just For Urban Areas Anymore
Promoting livability in local planning is a relatively new concept that incorporates principles such as expanded transportation choices, affordable housing, economic opportunities, and revitalized communities. While early research and initiatives focused on urban areas, the...
Expanding Transportation Education Across the Academy and Catalyzing Community Change in the Process: The University of Oregon’s Sustainable City Year Program
Date: 06/19/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Marc Schlossberg, Ph.D.Organization: University of OregonOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) AbstractTransportation agencies are grappling with new and unfamiliar issues at...
"As State DOTs take on more responsibility, how will they pay for future investments?"
Date: 02/20/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: John Collura, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the University of Massachusetts Transportation CenterOrganization: University of Massachusetts Transportation Center (UTC)Abstract: ...Simulation: A multi-use tool for transportation safety
Date: 3/15/2017, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM EDTSpeaker: Dawn Marshall, Director of SAFER-Sim Univesity Transportation CenterOrganization: University of MarylandOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) AbstractAfter years of decline, traffic fatalities are increasing, leading...
Transportation Technologies in DOE’s Critical Materials Strategy
Date: 07/17/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Diana Bauer, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Economic AnalysisOrganization: Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of EnergyOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology...Autonomous Automobiles - On the Road to Reality
Date: 08/21/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Professor Raj Rajkumar, George Westinghouse ProfessorOrganization: Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and...Strategies for Reducing Vehicle-miles Traveled (VMT)
Date: 09/18/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Susan HandyOrganization: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Director of Education for the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, DavisOST-R Office: Office of Research,...Enhancing Driver Focus - The Challenge of Optimizing the Driver-Vehicle Interface in an Increasingly Complex and Automation-Rich Operating Environment
Date: 05/21/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) AbstractInnovations in display technology, sensing systems and computational capabilities are rapidly impacting the driver-vehicle interface. New vehicle interfaces often...