Marianna Defendini-Torres is a research assistant for the NICR project “Predicting Travel and Congestion in a Post-Pandemic America” from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. She is a senior studying economics with minors in comparative literature and international relations. As part of her participation in NICR, Marianna has worked on the concept and design…
Influenced by NICR research, two new articles were recently published by researchers at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez. “Travel patterns and spatial access in a dockless e-scooter service in Puerto Rico” is now available. UPRM researchers: Daniel Rodriguez-Romana, Andrés G.Camacho Bonet, Gabriela Yáñez Gonzáleza, Fernando A. Acosta Pérez, Carlos A. del Valle González, Benjamín…
NICR Director and Susan A. Bracken Faculty Fellow Xiaopeng Li, Ph.D., and four graduate students (Zhaohui Liang, Peng Zhang, Ke Ma, and Keke Long) attended the 7th Annual UTC Conference, March 24–25, 2022, in Boca Raton, FL. Dr. Li introduced the NICR program during the session “Introduction of Sponsoring Transportation Centers” and demonstrated the USF…
On April 11, 2022, UPRM hosted the public launch of the OneBusAway application for the rural bus system. The event was held at the Yagüez Theater with the participation of Eng. Jorge Ramos, acting Mayor of the Municipality of Mayaguez and Eileen Vélez, Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico. Dr. Didier Valdés,…
NICR selected its year 3 projects this spring. The projects include – 3 short-term projects covering topics including equity, micromobility – 2 education projects – 2 research projects For a list of projects, please visit the NICR website.
