Congratulations to Didier Valdés-Díaz, Ph.D. for earning the 2019-2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering Professor Award from the Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying of the UPRM School of Engineering. This award is given to faculty members with outstanding performance in education, research, administrative, or service activities thru the past academic year. The award is selected by…
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) begins the 8th year of its internship program this summer. The National Institute of Congestion Reduction is a proud partner of the 2021 program. TTI has held internship programs with the Safe-D, CARTEEH, ATLAS (2014-2016), and other University Transportation Centers with a focus on health, safety, and transportation. Funding…
Congratulations to Benjamín Colucci-Ríos, Ph.D., director of the Puerto Rico LTAP Transportation Technology Transportation Center and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Outstanding Civil Engineering Professor, on being selected as the 2021 ASCE Wilbur S. Smith Award recipient for his unending leadership and dedication to action for the improvement of road safety in Puerto…
NICR faculty met with FDOT on Monday, January 11 to discuss current research initiatives and future collaborations between the organizations. Thank you to everyone who participated in the meeting! We look forward to working with you in the future.
The National Institute for Congestion Reduction virtually met on Thursday, November 19, 2020, to discuss year two projects and ideas. The universities are focused on collaboration and incorporating students into their research.
For the past eighteen years, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has designed and developed the TBEST transit planning software to support transit service and strategic planning with data driven analysis of transit service, markets, and ridership demand. On Friday, October 30, 2020, NICR staff met with Rodney Bunner, President of ServiceEdge Solutions to demonstrate…
For the past few years, MetroPlan Orlando has worked with metropolitan planning organizations in the I-4 corridor to promote the application of Transportation Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies. NICR Director Xiaopeng Li and Senior Program Manager Kristine Williams met with Eric Hill, Director of Transportation System Management and Operations for MetroPlan Orlando, to discuss how…
