News All the latest from the Urban Transportation Center Riders Have Been Slow to Return to CTA and Metra. What Will it Take to Get Them Back? The outlook for bringing ridership on public transit back to pre-pandemic levels in the year ahead remains uncertain in 2022. And, transit agencies in metropolitan Chicago will need to continue to remain diligent… Not the 'Carmageddon' That Some Predicted, Traffic Jams in Some Cities are Back Chicago is often called “The Second City.” But according to statistics released recently by INRIX, a data analytics firm, Chicago drivers ranked first in time spent in traffic. In a story aired December… The Impact of Speed Bumps on Making Streets Safer They’re seemingly everywhere. Speed bumps, that is. In a WBEZ segment aired December 3 as a response to a “Curious City” question, UTC Director Dr. Ps Sriraj offers commentary on the value behind… UTC Takes to the Field for ICT Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Tool and Prioritization Project A team of researchers from the Urban Transportation Center recently began conducting an at-grade highway-rail crossing pedestrian safety project sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) that’s designed to improve safety at… 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… Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 14 Next
