Research Projects | National Institute for Transportation and Communities

Distribution Logistics Course

Principal Investigator: Miguel Andres Figliozzi

Commercial vehicle movements associated with the delivery of goods and services are currently experiencing a number of challenging problems. Carriers and fleet operations face congestion, a growing number of tolls, increasing service level demands, a ... Read More

City Design Lecture Series: Linking Transportation and Land Use Planning

Principal Investigator: Mark Gillem

There is a pressing need to provide broadly accessible education on the benefits of integrating transportation and land use planning. In response to this need, the University of Oregon and a variety of co-sponsors hosted a City Design lecture series ... Read More

Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Program

Principal Investigator: Lynn Weigand

Co-Investigators: Karen Dixon , Marc Schlossberg

Since the 1990s, the amount of attention and funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure has increased significantly. This, combined with the role of transportation in public health and environmental concerns, has raised expectations for engine ... Read More

Traffic Engineering Training for Rural Communities

Principal Investigator: Roger Lindgren

This is an educational grant proposal. This grant would enable the creation of a dedicated traffic engineering laboratory at the Oregon Institute of Technology. The laboratory would consist of a series of computer workstations equipped with softwa ... Read More

Closing the Gap: Developing a Transportation Curriculum for the Oregon Young Scholars Program

Principal Investigator: Carla Gary

Co-Investigators: Bethany Steiner , Chuck Kalnbach

This OTREC educational proposal links experiential and transportation education from the University of Oregon with minority youth during the Summer ‘08 two-week session of the Oregon Young Scholar’s Program (OYSP). The grant provides OYSP an oppo ... Read More

Linking Experiential Learning to Community Transportation Planning

Principal Investigator: Robert Parker

Co-Investigator: Bethany Steiner

This OTREC education proposal will link experiential education with local transportation planning through a collaborative partnership between the University of Oregon and the City of Eugene. Educators have long worked to find pedagogical approaches t ... Read More

Road Ecology Course and Seminar Series

Principal Investigator: Mark Sytsma

The American road network is a major economic investment that is a major organizing force for human activity. The road system has profoundly altered ecological processes and, as a result, it is also an important organizing force for ecosystems. Under ... Read More