2010 UTC Spotlight Newsletters

Tools to Support Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction-A Regional Effort

University of Maryland and Virginia Tech researchers are developing tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from one of the largest sources of pollution the transportation sector. With support from the Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center, Maryland State...

University of Washington Students Create 'OneBusAway' Program To Encourage Public Transportation

Improving the experience of the rider is key to convincing customers to trade the comfort and convenience of their own vehicles for the economic and environmental advantages of public transit. At the University of Washington, students have come a long way toward attaining...

The Value of Livable Communities

A community's economy, mobility, and livability are influenced by transportation. But what is it that makes a particular transportation infrastructure more livable than another? Researchers at the Center for Transportation and Livable Systems (CTLS) at the University of...

Characterizing the Tradeoffs and Costs Associated with Transportation Congestion in Supply Chains

The ability for retailers to offer attractive prices to consumers relies on the efficient operation of large-scale supply chains that convert natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product. Transportation is key to the efficient operation of these...

National Evacuation Conference Features State-of-the-Art Evacuation Modeling and Analysis

Many recent advancements in the theory and practice of mass evacuation transportation planning, operations, and management spawned the need for a forum where practitioners, academics, and students could discuss current evacuation problems and share state-of-the-art solutions...

INSPIRE UTC Creates Novel Robots that Mimic Human Inspectors for Contact Bridge Inspection

The primary goal of bridge inspection is to ensure that structures are safe for the travelling public. In recent years, inspection data have been increasingly used to support a more proactive approach of asset management such that structures are not only safe but also...

Urban Sprawl and Delayed Emergency Services Arrival

In medicine, the golden hour refers to the first 60 minutes immediately following traumatic injury. It is during this golden hour that medical treatment to prevent irreversible damage and optimize the chance of survival is most effective. To increase the portion of the golden hour...

Helping to Build a Safe and Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure notes that "one in four of the nation's bridges is either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete ... " and that "33% of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition ... .''...

Improving Highway Safety by Identifying High Risk Rural Road Segments and Safety Countermeasures

Rural roads are critical links in the Nation's transportation system, providing travel and commerce for the approximately 60 million people living in rural America. About 80 percent of the Nation's roadway miles are rural. Many of these segments are experiencing traffic growth as...