News All the latest from the Urban Transportation Center Analysis of Pedestrians and Cyclists Actions at CTA Rapid Transit Grade Crossings Signals Need for Safety Improvements Women are more safety-conscious than men when proceeding across street-level rail crossings, while guys under 21 years old who are in a hurry sometimes ignore activated warning signals and proceed across railroad tracks.… Eight Recommendations Proposed to Guide IDOT to Engage in More Effective Public Engagement Practices Learning more about the cultural makeup of particular communities, leveraging existing knowledge and relationships, and communicating with people informally in places they gather on a regular basis are practices the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)… Goals and Performance Measures Vital to Chart Successful Course for Maritime Freight Industry in Illinois Formation of organized stakeholder groups, defined measurement standards and a better analysis of existing industry data are needed to develop solid performance measures to expand and improve maritime freight transportation in Illinois. That… Prioritization Framework Proposal Designed to Help IDOT Apply Systematic and Flexible Guidelines to New Transportation Projects One of the key challenges facing states and municipalities is how to prioritize and select future transportation improvement or expansion projects. A new report has proposed a new process designed to provide the… Planning Guidelines Provide Resource to Rank and Measure Future Pedestrian and Cyclist Development Projects The process to determine the feasibility and value of new transportation improvement projects for pedestrians and cyclists can now be more efficient and equitable through recently developed guidelines that will let planners rank… Alumni Profile: Kyle Bardo Online Tool Provides Chicago Planners Way to Measure Accessibility to Jobs, Parks, Schools & Other Destinations Planners and policymakers in the greater Chicago area can now employ a recently-developed digital resource to better evaluate accessibility by four common transportation modes to many types of destinations in the urban environment… New Mode Choice Model Gives Transportation Agencies Tool to Make More Informed Planning Decisions Planners at Chicago area transportation agencies can now employ a state-of-the-art tool to support more accurate forecasting and policy analysis of the way people make decisions on trips from home to various destinations… Intermodal Logistics Centers Can Drive Increase in Industrial Property Values Along High Capacity Trucking Highways The presence of an intermodal logistics center (ILC) can result in higher property values for industrial properties on or near state highway routes or near roads close to interstate highway interchanges. That’s the… Integrated Modeling of High Performance Passenger and Freight Train Operation Planning on Shared Use Rail Corridors: A Focus on the US Context Operating more passenger trains on a shared rail corridor with freight trains can result in fewer delays for travelers, but may lead to higher costs for freight railroads. That’s a key finding of… Prev 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 Next