2011 UTC Spotlight Newsletters

Moving Toward a State of Good Repair: Remote Structural Integrity Monitoring

Keeping aging transportation infrastructure, such as bridges, in a state of good repair with limited resources is a nationwide challenge. One way to get the most value per dollar is to apply technologies that deliver objective information on the condition of transportation...

Preparing Infrastructure and Consumers for Plug-in Electric Vehicles

As the United States races to put 1 million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on the road by 2015, several questions remain unanswered. Where will these vehicles be charged? Can our electrical grid handle the increase in demand? How will these vehicles impact the economy? Partnered with...

Study Shows Red Light Cameras in Iowa Save Lives and Reduce lnjuries

During the 2011 session of the Iowa State Assembly, a Midwest Transportation Consortium (MTC) evaluation of camera-based programs to reduce red light running was cited by the Transportation Subcommittee as key to defeating a bill that would have prohibited such programs in the State.  The...

METRANS Researchers Seek Ways to Make the Urban Freight System More Efficient

Given the high construction costs, physical restraints, and limited impact of simply building more infrastructure to resolve congestion issues, METRANS researchers are looking for new and better ways to efficiently manage existing capacity. 

National and...

Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2024 Numbers

June 2024 Air Travel Consumer Report

The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Consumer Protection. The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines. 

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Emergency Response via Inland Waterways

A catastrophic disaster can disable or destroy the very same vehicles, roads, and bridges that are needed to provide emergency response. But for many communities, inland waterways may provide access to equipment and emergency services when other means of transportation are unavailable. A goal of...

Smartphone Applications Aid Transportation Research at UNLV

Use of smartphone applications to collect traffic data is being investigated at the Nevada University Transportation Center (NUTC) of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Recently developed applications, which run in the background and do not interact with nor distract...

Stabilizing Marginal Soils With Fibers and Chemicals for Roadways and Airports

Alaska is well-known as a land of extremes. Extreme cold, long summer days and long winter nights, large mountain ranges and the lditarod Sled Dog Race all come to mind. But another extreme is the high cost of gravel in western Alaska . There is little gravel in the lower Yukon and Kuskokwim...