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…
On November 19, NICR invited submissions for the 2022 Request for Proposals. For Year 3, NICR is soliciting proposals for planned and continuing research and new congestion reduction research ideas, new short-duration projects, and education/workforce development projects that support USDOT research priorities and the NICR mission and strategic plan. RFP Framework For Year 3, NICR…
