2012 UTC Grantees
Regional UTCs
Region 1
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
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| New England University Transportation Center | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| The New England Center focuses its research investments on safety and livable communities. With an emphasis on highways and transit, three integrated technology research categories are addressed by the Center's research, education and technology transfer activities: ubiquitous intelligence, big data and user performance across the lifespan. |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Phone: (617) 253-4978 |
Region 2
| City University of New York | |
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| University Transportation Research Center | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Functioning as a consortium of seventeen major Universities throughout the USDOT Region 2, the University Transportation Research Center's primary focus is the stewardship, management, planning, and future evolution of transportation systems, in the face of emerging policy challenges. |
University Transportation Research Center Phone: (212) 650-8087 |
Region 3
| Penn State University | |
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| Mid-Atlantic University Transportation Center | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| MAUTC is a regionally-based, six-university consortium that conducts surface transportation research related to planning, design, operations, safety, and infrastructure. |
Mid-Atlantic University Transportation |
Region 4
| University of Florida | |
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| Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE) |
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| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| The STRIDE regional consortium focuses on research, education, workforce development and technology transfer activities in three major areas critical to the needs of the southeastern U.S.: safety, livable communities and economic competitiveness. |
Southeastern Transportation Phone: (352) 392-9537, Ext. 1452 |
Region 5
| Purdue University | |
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| NEXTRANS Center | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Integrated and sustainable transportation solutions for policy, planning, design implementation, operations, maintenance and management. |
NEXTRANS Center Phone: (765) 496-9726 |
Region 6
| Texas A&M University | |
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| Southwest Region University Transportation Center | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Sustainable transportation solutions to enhance economic prosperity and the quality of life. |
Southwest Region University Transportation Center Phone: (979) 845-8545 |
Region 7
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | |
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| Mid-America Transportation Center | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Improving safety and minimizing risk associated with increasing multi-modal freight movement on the U.S. surface transportation system. |
Mid-America Transportation Center Phone: (402) 472-1992 |
Region 8
| North Dakota State University | |
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| Mountain-Plains Consortium (MPC) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Multimodal transportation, energy and sustainable development. | Mountain-Plains Consortium (MPC) North Dakota State University P.O. Box 5074 430 IACC Building Fargo, ND 58105 Phone: (701) 231-7190 Website: www.mountain-plains.org |
Region 9
| University of California, Berkeley | |
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| University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| The UCTC consortium focuses on environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, and livability — and, importantly, the connections between them. |
University of California Phone: (510) 642-1695 |
Region 10
| University of Washington | |
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| Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| PacTrans is focused on developing safe and sustainable solutions for the diverse transportation needs of the Pacific Northwest, including interaction among users, vehicles, roadway, and the environment. |
Pacific Northwest Transportation Phone: (206) 616-2696 |
Tier 1 UTCs
| Carnegie Mellon | |
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| The Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation (T-SET) University Transportation Center |
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| Center Theme | Contact Information |
The Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation (T-SET) University Transportation Center focuses on technologies that will make all modes of surface transportation safer and more efficient through in-vehicle and infrastructure safety technologies, human factors and large-scale mobility and data analytics. |
The Technologies for Safe and Phone: (412) 268-8707 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | |
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| National Center for Transportation Systems Productivity and Management (NCTSPM) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Transportation systems performance and management, including addressing the critical interactions between safety, infrastructure and services, and economic competitiveness. |
National Center for Transportation Phone: 404-894-0404 |
| Marshall University | |
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| Transportation Infrastructure Systems | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Innovations in multimodal freight and passenger transportation systems and infrastructure to foster sustainable economic development. |
Transportation Infrastructure Systems Phone: (304) 696‐6043 |
| Mississippi State University | |
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| National Center for Intermodal Transportation | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Promoting development of an integrated, economically competitive, efficient, safe, secure, and sustainable national intermodal transportation network for both freight and passenger mobility. |
National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness (NCITEC) Phone: (662) 325-7624 |
| Portland State University | |
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| National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| NITC's theme is safe, healthy, and sustainable transportation choices to foster livable communities. NITC emphasizes all modes of transportation, including bicycling, walking, personal vehicles, transit, and freight. |
National Institute for Transportation Phone: (503) 725-2855 |
| Rutgers University | |
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| Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| The CAIT consortium comprises leading academic institutions and a national network of laboratories addressing all key aspects of the state of good repair, as well as the promotion of safety and economic competitiveness. |
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) Phone: (848) 445-2999 |
| University of Idaho | |
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| Transportation for Livability by Integrating Vehicles and the Environment (TranLIVE) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| TranLIVE (Transportation for Livability by Integrating Vehicles and the Environment) is a university research collaboration focused on developing technologies to reduce the environmental impact of the transportation system. |
TransLive Phone: (208) 885-2957 |
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | |
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| National University Rail Center (NURail) | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| The National University Rail (NURail) Center consortium's focus is improving and expanding rail engineering and transport education, research, workforce development, and technology transfer in the U.S. |
National University Rail Center (NURail) Phone: (217) 244-6338 |
Tier 1 Transit UTCs
| San Jose State University | |
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| Mineta Transportation Institute (MNTRC Lead University) |
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| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| MNTRC focuses on addressing policy and technical matters to deliver solutions that improve public transportation. |
Mineta Transportation Institute Phone: (408) 924-7561 |
| University of South Florida | |
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| National Center For Transit Research | |
| Center Theme | Contact Information |
| Making public transportation and alternative forms of transportation, including managed lanes, safe, effective, efficient, desirable, and secure. |
National Center For Transit Research Phone: (813) 974-9797 |
