Chicago Tonight
The viability of the Hyperloop, a conceptual transportation mode, was addressed by UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj on a September 20 segment of Chicago Tonight, the popular WTTW public affairs program.
Summer Connector
News on research, people, events and more can be found in the Summer 2017 issue of the Connector newsletter.
NURail US DOT Meeting
UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj delivered a presentation on recent rail grade crossing safety research during meetings July 25 hosted by NURail.
Travel Behavior Scholar
During her years as a UTC graduate research assistant, Moyin Li concentrated on ways to increase mobility for the disadvantaged and elderly. Learn more about Moyin, who earned her PhD in June, from this alumni profile.
High Speed Rail to O'Hare
A proposal surfaced in late June by billionaire Elon Musk to use new "boring" technology to build a high speed rail line from O'Hare to downtown. UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj contributed thoughts to a June 29 commentary published by Crain's Chicago Business. And he was interviewed July 5 by The 21st, public radio covering Illinois.
Singapore Bound
Former UTC graduate student researcher Takanori Sakai recently relocated with his family to Singapore to work at a research center managed by MIT. Read a profile on this accomplished UTC alumni.
Budget Impasse & Roads
The Illinois budget stalemate prompted IDOT last week to announce a halt in road construction projects. UTC Research Assistant Professor Bob Ginsburg shared insight in a June 25 article published in Transport Topics, a publication serving the trucking industry.
Madison St. Medians
Recently, proposals surfaced to remove the media planters along Madison Street in Chicago's West Loop. UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj shared insight in an article published in the June 2 issue of the Gazette newspaper.
The Nature Express
On May 18, UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj delivered a presentation before the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation regarding ongoing research designed to help disadvantaged residents reach Forest Preserves via public transit. Read this news story on the "Nature Express" research.
Insight on Infrastructure
Future federal funding for public transit infrastructure projects was the subject of an online article published April 5 in The Ringer, an online news source. UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj offered commentary.
TRANPRO Illinois HSTP
Visit the TRANPRO information management system site developed by the UTC to assist IDOT in Human Services Transportation Plan coordination.
Consortia Partners
The UTC participates in two US DOT consortia -- National Center for Transportation Research and the National University Rail Center (NURail) -- and the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC).
Joe DiJohn Memorial Fund
Donate to a fund to remember UTC researcher, lecturer and director of METSI.
