News All the latest from the Urban Transportation Center Will The Gulf Coast Amtrak Line Ever Leave The Station? Adding Amtrak passenger service along a freight corridor between Mobile and New Orleans was the subject of a WBHM public radio story that aired May 12. In the report, “Will The Gulf Coast… Commentary on Chicago Area Road Construction and Impact on Motorists In early May, Chicago area media spoke with UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj on an emerging challenge facing motorists across metropolitan Chicago: Traffic congestion brought on by ongoing and new road construction projects,… Alumni Profile: Jean Paul Manzanarez Responsibilities: Jean Paul supports the Metro Strategies Chicago office project teams with preparation of project materials, drafting communication and outreach plans, and conducting research and data collection/analysis. How UTC Prepared Me for a… Neighbors Concerned Over Impact of Proposed Change to Street Direction Residents of the Oakland neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side are concerned about a plan underway by 4th Ward Alderman Sophia King to change the traffic direction on the 3900 block of South Ellis… Revisit UTC Spring 2021 Seminar Series Insight from transportation leaders representing state, county and regional governmental agencies comprised the UTC Spring 2021 Seminar Series. These three hour-long virtual presentations were open to all interested in gaining knowledge of current and planned… UIC 2021 Urban Forum "Exploring the Future of Urban Communities" Recording COVID-19 has opened wide America’s eyes to the many disparities in our cities, and the growing divide between rich and poor. While many strategies have been advanced to close the wealth gap –… What’s Down the Line: Public Transit in a Post-Pandemic Chicago The outlook for public transportation in metropolitan Chicago was the focus of the March 17 webinar, “What’s Down the Line: Public Transit in a Post-Pandemic Chicago,” which was hosted by the UIC Alumni… Impact of Proposed Federal $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan on Chicago On March 31, the Biden Administration announced the American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, including the transportation system. In an article by John Greenfield published in the… Metro Chicago Ranked Third Worst Traffic in the Nation The INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard recently ranked traffic in metropolitan Chicago as the third most congested in the nation. In a news story aired March 9 by Spanish language television station Univision Chicago,… NuRail By The Numbers: 2012 to 2020 Since its formation in 2012, the Urban Transportation Center has been a participant in NuRail Center, a US DOT OST-R Tier 1 funded national university transportation research consortium. Several UTC rail-centered research studies… Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Next
