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…
The Fall 2020 issue of the UTC Connector newsletter contains Research Roundup reports on two recently-completed studies, an analysis of the three virtual Seminar Series presentations, a recap of the October 21 Urban…
CHICAGO, December 2020 – Development of a framework for capturing the deficiencies of the transit system in connecting communities to healthcare facilities, as well as the development of supply side (availability) and demand…
The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board will be held virtually in January. As in years past, faculty researchers and staff of the Urban Transportation Center will actively participate in this…
Transit agencies across the nation will have challenges maintaining a basic operating schedule in the near future unless Congress offers financial support. UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj offered that comment in an article…
The Darl Hall Scholarship was announced in 2020 to honor the father of UTC Research Assistant Em Hall, who is now pursuing her PhD Studies in the UIC College of Urban Planning and…
The outlook for public transit in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain. In a Financial Times article re-published in the Los Angeles Times November 19, UTC Director Dr. Ps Sriraj…
Video and audio files from the November 19 UTC Seminar Series presentation, “Measuring, Managing, and Maximizing Transportation Happiness Using Smartphone-Aided Day Reconstruction Method,” can now be downloaded. Our thanks to featured speaker Dr.…
UTC Researchers Analyzed 10 Sites in Two Heavily Industrialized South Suburban Chicago Communities CHICAGO, October 2020 — A reduction in the number of required freight train horn blasts and improvements designed to enhance…
Video and audio files from the October 15 UTC Seminar Series presentation, “Public Private Partnerships in Logistics and Transportation: Implications for Efficiency and Effectiveness,” can now be downloaded. Our thanks to featured speaker…
