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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
