News All the latest from the Urban Transportation Center 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… Gazette Chicago Report Updates Byrne Circle Interchange Construction The reconstruction of the Jane Byrne Interchange project is scheduled for completion in late 2022. In the February issue of the Gazette Chicago community newspaper, Dr. P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation… Data Collection Process Provides Blueprint to Guide Revitalization of Aging and Declining Illinois Maritime Freight Network CHICAGO (February 2021) – Marine traffic along the more than 1,000 miles of navigable inland waterways that border or are within Illinois can be improved for barges and other vessels transporting freight through… UTC Welcomes Dr. Jaeyong Shin to Transportation Research Team The Urban Transportation Center welcomes the return of Dr. Jaeyong Shin, PhD, as Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dr. Shin, who earned his doctoral degree in Urban Planning and Policy at UIC in May of… UTC Adds LinkedIn Page The Urban Transportation Center at UIC launched a LinkedIn page in January. The purpose of the page will be to share UTC updates on research studies, faculty and staff achievements, news related to… Media Commentary on Public Transit Challenges in Wake of Pandemic In the final days of 2020, media reached out to UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj to offer commentary on the outlook for public transit in the year ahead given the severe financial challenges… Prev 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … 14 Next
