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UTC(s): University of Memphis
Publication Date: November, 2013
Challenge: Increase the breadth of women participating in the transportation workforce
Challenge Accepted…Enter Stephanie Ivey, Ph.D., with the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation...
UTC(s): Rutgers University
Publication Date: December, 2013
In the 1950s President Eisenhower initiated the creation of an interstate highway system that would connect every part of the country via nearly 50,000 miles of roadway. Considered the greatest public works project...
UTC(s): Ohio State University
Publication Date: January, 2014
The Campus Transit Lab (CTL) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is a "living lab" for transit-related research investigations, educational activities, and outreach. Researchers leverage the CTL's unique...
UTC(s): The Mississippi State University
Publication Date: February, 2014
During the summer of 2013, the National Center for Intermodal Transportation and Economic Development (NCITEC) at Mississippi State University (MSU) hosted an on-site, 3-day training workshop with K-...
UTC(s): Mineta Transportation Institute
Publication Date: March, 2014
Would Americans support increasing the Federal gas tax rate?
To find the answer, the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) backed research investigating whether Americans would support various...
UTC(s): Pennsylvania State University
Publication Date: April, 2014
Disaster resilience is defined by the National Academies as "the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events," and that "enhanced resilience allows...
UTC(s): Georgia Tech
Publication Date: May, 2014
Researchers at the National Center for Transportation Systems Productivity and Management (NCTSPM) are developing an advanced wireless monitoring system that not only weighs vehicles, it also captures data that can help...
UTC(s): University of Nebraska
Publication Date: June, 2014
Vehicle run-off-road crashes typically account for 30 to 40 percent of all vehicle-related fatal crashes each year. Although only 2 to 5 percent of all divided interstate crashes are cross-median crashes, a...
UTC(s): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Publication Date: July, 2014
Traditionally roadway infrastructure is developed with traffic safety and efficiency in mind, but recognition of the importance of pedestrian needs has been growing. The benefits of roadway lighting...
UTC(s): The University of Iowa
Publication Date: August, 2014
The Safer-Sim University Transportation Center (UTC) recently awarded its initial research projects, including three that focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety. Safer-Sim uses simulators to improve roadway...