NITC in the News | National Institute for Transportation and Communities

UO students lead the way on sustainable urban development

(Daily Emerald, Monday, June 26, 2017)

Researchers:

Nico Larco, Marc Schlossberg

Projects:

Disseminating the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) Educational Model to UTC Campuses

A Beginner’s Guide to Biking to Work

(New York Times, Tuesday, May 30, 2017)

Researchers:

Oliver Smith

Projects:

Peak of the Day or the Daily Slog: Commuting and Subjective Well-Being

Could autonomous vehicles cause an economic disaster?

(Around the O, Friday, April 28, 2017)

Researchers:

Nico Larco

Projects:

Why Do Teenage Girls Lose Interest in Biking?

(Streetsblog USA, Wednesday, March 29, 2017)

Researchers:

Jennifer Dill

Projects:

Walking While Black: New Research Examines Why It's So Dangerous

(Governing, Monday, March 27, 2017)

Researchers:

Kimberly Kahn

Projects:

Exploring Racial Bias in Drivers' Behavior at Pedestrian Crossings, Racial Bias in Drivers' Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the Effect

Are Women Really More Risk-Averse on Bikes, or Just More Honest?

(Streetsblog USA, Tuesday, March 21, 2017)

Researchers:

Jennifer Dill

Projects:

Understanding and Measuring Bicycling Behavior: A Focus on Travel Time and Route Choice, Improving Regional Travel Demand Models for Bicycling, Lessons from the Green Lanes: Evaluating Protected Bike Lanes in the U.S.

Waze and other traffic dodging apps prompt cities to game the algorithms

(USA Today, Monday, March 6, 2017)

Researchers:

Jennifer Dill

Projects:

GTFS Best Practices now available!

(Medium, Monday, March 6, 2017)

Researchers:

Sean Barbeau

Projects:

Overcoming Barriers for the Wide-scale Adoption of Standardized Real-time Transit Information

Urban myth busting: Congestion, idling, and carbon emissions

(City Observatory, Sunday, February 26, 2017)

Researchers:

Miguel Andres Figliozzi

Projects:

Value of Travel Time Reliability: Commuters' Route Choice Behavior and Study of Tradeoffs - Phase 2

Oregon among ‘least willing places’ to fix traffic

(KOIN TV, Thursday, February 9, 2017)

Researchers:

Jennifer Dill

Projects:

America Builds Way Too Much Parking Near Transit

(Streetsblog USA, Wednesday, February 1, 2017)

Researchers:

Reid Ewing

Projects:

Trip and Parking Generation at Transit-Oriented Developments

Cities, suburbs are requiring too much parking near transit stations, study says

(The Washington Post, Wednesday, February 1, 2017)

Researchers:

Reid Ewing

Projects:

Trip and Parking Generation at Transit-Oriented Developments

PSU tests new green wood's seismic strength

(Oregon Local, Tuesday, January 3, 2017)

Researchers:

Peter Dusicka

Projects:

Oregon Tech taking part in $15.6 million federal research grant

(Herald and News, Wednesday, December 7, 2016)

Projects:

PSU lands $15M-plus in transportation study grants

(Portland Business Journal, Tuesday, December 6, 2016)

Projects:

Researchers will advance bicycling as part of new national center

(Around the O, Tuesday, December 6, 2016)

Projects:

Leading the National Conversation on Transportation

(U News, Tuesday, December 6, 2016)

Projects:

UA Part of $15M Federal Grant, National Center Designation

(UA News, Monday, December 5, 2016)

Projects:

University of Utah Awarded $15 Million Grant for Transportation Research

(Utah Business, Monday, December 5, 2016)

Projects:

Why Protected Bike Lanes Save Lives

(CityLab, Tuesday, November 22, 2016)

Researchers:

Jennifer Dill, Kelly Clifton, Christopher Monsere, Nathan McNeil

Projects:

Lessons from the Green Lanes: Evaluating Protected Bike Lanes in the U.S.

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