News All the latest from the Urban Transportation Center Archived UTC Spring 2021 Seminar Series Insight from transportation leaders representing state, county and regional governmental agencies comprised the UTC Spring 2021 Seminar Series. March 4: Planning and Programming at IDOT with Holly Bieneman, Director of the Office of… Analysis of Transportation on Proposed One Central Development The state of the current rapid transit and bus network in downtown Chicago and surrounding neighborhoods should be scrutinized carefully before Chicago gives approval for a multi-billion-dollar mixed use transit-centered development in the… Commentary on the State of U.S. Public Transit The state of mass transit in America pre, mid and post-pandemic, how commuters have been impacted in the past year, and transit funding in the future is the focus of a podcast aired… Applications Open for 2021 Krambles Transportation Scholarship Program UIC students who plan careers in transportation are encouraged to submit entries into the annual UIC George Krambles Transportation Scholarship Awards program. Now in its 15th year being managed by the Urban Transportation… PhD Candidate Amy Hofstra Earns APTF Scholarship for 2021 Semester Great news reached the Urban Transportation Center at the start of the Fall 2021 semester: Amy Hofstra, a PhD candidate in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was granted a scholarship… Ride-Share Prices Are Rising. Will They Ever Go Back Down? In the days since COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed, the cost of a ride share trip in Chicago remains high, even with a growing number of riders seeking transportation to their jobs and to… UTC Summer 2021 Reunion With Research Assistants The work of PhD and graduate research assistants is vital to transportation research conducted by the Urban Transportation Center. On July 19, research assistants met with UTC Director Dr. Ps Sriraj and CUPPA… Former UTC ED Steve Schlickman Named to APTA Hall of Fame Stephen E. Schlickman, Executive Director of the Urban Transportation Center from 2010 to 2015, was named to the American Public Transportation Association Hall of Fame for 2021. Steve joins nine other organizations and… Transport Chicago 2021 Virtual Conference Session Recordings Nearly 200 registered for the Transport Chicago’s 2021 virtual conference held June 18. The concurrent Red Line and Blue Line sessions featured a wide variety of speakers sharing knowledge and innovative ideas from… Guide to Rideshares and Public Transportation Safety for People with Disabilities Public transportation is necessary for many folks. For others, it might be a way to save a few bucks, skip traffic, or help the environment. Whatever the case, the safety risks loom larger… Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Next
