The Urban Transportation Center (UTC) archives selected publications that report on accomplishments by faculty researchers, graduate student researchers and other relevant news. And, visit the sections below to access other UTC publications.
Visit the Research page to find transportation research abstracts, complete reports and papers. Visit the links below to access UTC faculty researcher peer-reviewed journal articles and working papers, get information on conference proceedings and presentations, and download webinars, videos and student researcher theses.
The Connector Newsletter.
Read the Spring 2018 issue of the Connector newsletter.
Read the Fall 2017 issue of the Connector newsletter.
Read the Summer 2017 issue of the Connector newsletter.
Read the Spring 2017 issue of the Connector newsletter.
Read the Summer/Fall 2016 issue of the Connector newsletter.
Read the Spring 2016 issue, or download past issues of the Connector newsletter.
The UTC Annual Report.
Read the UTC 2017 Annual Report. Or download past UTC Annual Reports.
UTC Videos.
- March 17, 2016 — Noon to 1:00 p.m.
UTC Spring Seminar Series
Speakers: Zhong Chen, PE, PLS, Principal, uGRIDD
Matthew Gibbs, Chicago Transit Authority
Topic: Geo-referencing Infrastructure Data - February 18, 2016– Noon to 1:00 p.m.
UTC Spring Seminar Series
Speaker: Yonah Freemark, Manager, Metropolitan Planning Council
Topic: Equitable Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Chicago - December 3, 2015 — Noon to 1:00 p.m.
UTC Fall Seminar Series
Speaker: Ted Hampton, Vice President-Senior Credit Officer, State Ratings Team
Moody’s Investor Service
Topic: CTA’s Sales Tax Bonds: An Analytical Approach - November 19, 2015 — Noon to 1:00 p.m.
UTC Fall Seminar Series
Speaker: Maciek Nowak, PhD, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management Department
Graduate School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
Topic: Trends in Supply Chain Management - October 15, 2015 — Noon to 1:00 p.m.
UTC Fall Seminar Series
Speaker: David Spacek, Deputy Director of Transit for Public Transportation Programs, IDOT Division
of Public and Intermodal Transportation
Topic: The Role of Public Transportation in the Community - February 18, 2015 — Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Special Presentation Co-Hosted with the Great Cities Institute
Speaker: Erin Aleman
Principal Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Topic: Presenting the Fund 2040 ProposalFund 2040
Noteworthy Transportation Developments.
The UTC was founded in 1979. What took place in and around Chicago from a transportation perspective? Scan a list of noteworthy transportation events.