News All the latest from the Urban Transportation Center Alumni Feature Profile: Takanori Sakai In May of 2017, the UTC faculty and staff bid farewell to Takanori Sakai, a long-standing UTC research assistant who earned his PhD in Urban Planning and Policy through the UIC College of Urban Planning… Framework and Evaluation Process Can Help CPS Develop Travel Training Program Leading to Enhance Student Mobility, Independence The current travel training program (TTP) designed to help Chicago Public School (CPS) special needs students navigate public transportation independently can be enhanced through a revised structure that measures the program’s merits, improvements… Enhanced Economic Development & Increased Mobility Biggest Benefits From More Investment in U.S. Passenger Rail Significant investment in the passenger rail network across the United States can result in a wide range of economic benefits including greater productivity, higher property values and reduced costs to other transportation modes.… Alumni Feature Profile: Jenny Kane All public transportation systems are built to move people safely and efficiently; yet each system is unique and faces its own set of challenges. In her position with Transportation Resource Associates (TRA), Jenny Kane,… Transit Agencies Are Prepared for Severe Weather, Find Shelters Help Improve Ridership During Extreme Heat and Cold Transit agency professionals have a moderate-to-high level of confidence that the systems they manage will continue to operate during an extreme weather event, while acknowledging that extreme weather incidents are happening more often… UIC Students Develop Strategic Transit Oriented Development Plans to Capture Economic Benefits, Improve Vibrancy of Two CTA Rapid Transit Stations Identifying the benefit of putting surplus land allocated for parking to more productive use for future redevelopment projects was among the findings of UIC graduate student research teams charged with preparing plans to… Special Presentation From CMAP’s Joseph Szabo The Urban Transportation Center hosted a special noon-time presentation from metropolitan Chicago planning leader Joseph Szabo, who spoke on “The Power of a Unified Region.” A second presentation by CMAP Outreach Principal Jane… Alumni Feature Profile: Anthony Grande The Alaska city of Unalaska, an island community of just under 5,000 residents in the heart of the Pacific/Bering Sea fisheries, is a continent away and unquestionably a much different environment from metropolitan… Integrated Technology, Innovative Services, Changes in Policy & Funding Critical to Increasing Mobility in Metropolitan Chicago Explosive growth in technology is spawning new services that can and should be integrated with public transit to dramatically improve mobility throughout metropolitan Chicago, especially for those who don’t own a car or… Off-Peak Delivery Program Could Reduce Chicago Traffic Congestion, Implementing It Requires Carefully Designed Incentives and Regulations Reduced traffic congestion, better air quality, more efficient distribution of goods to businesses and stores, and an improved environment for pedestrians would be key benefits from implementing an off-peak delivery (OPD) program in… Prev 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next