The National Institute for Congestion Reduction at the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research has named Yu Zhang, Ph.D., as its new director. Dr. Zhang joins NICR with 18 years of experience in transportation research and project development. “I am excited and grateful for this opportunity to lead the consortium comprised of some of…
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.
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) hosted an outreach initiative called “Transportation Student Leadership.” URPM students created presentations on their NICR research projects to promote STEM careers for high school students. The students discussed their research, their relationship to transportation, and their college experience with two schools. A few students selected their previous…
CHICAGO – Kristine Williams of the University of South Florida (USF) has achieved the planning profession’s highest honor by being named to the prestigious American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) College of Fellows for her outstanding achievements in urban planning. Fellowship is granted to planners who have achieved certification through the American Planning Association’s professional institute,…
As of January 17, 2022, the publication of the Journal of Public Transportation has been taken over by Elsevier. Since its launch in 1996 by CUTR, we are pleased to report that the journal has established itself as an important resource in its field with 450,000 downloads from its more than 600 articles. The Journal of Public Transportation (JPT)…
Real-time transit information has many benefits to transit riders and agencies, including shorter perceived and actual wait times, a lower learning curve for new riders, an increased feeling of safety, and increased ridership. While many agencies are sharing real-time arrival predictions and vehicle positions with apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and the Transit App,…
NICR was well represented at the 2022 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. During January, NICR researchers presented their research and networked with other members from the consortium. ITS Berkeley’s Wesley Darling presented NICR Y1 research. Darling and his colleagues won the William Millar Award (Public Transportation) for their paper “Comparison of Reduced Fare…
The NICR I-Corps workshop guides participants through the process of conducting unbiased interviews with real-world stakeholders. Stakeholders can be end users of planned research or potential customers of a tool or product that is being developed. These interviews allow researchers to test the hypothesis of their problem statement and usability of the product to ensure…
