Center for Transportation Research @UTAustin || #transportation research & education
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15 Jan 2020
Are you a CTR alum, current student, or researcher? Stay in touch: joining our LinkedIn group, which connects alumni, researchers, and students, and encourages collaboration and discussion of current transportation issues.
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30 Jan 2023
Researchers at CTR have developed a new, more efficient method for evaluating skid resistance on roadways that will help keep Texans safe by preventing wet-weather accidents. To learn more, read the report at tinyurl.com/wtaes6jh
ALT Graphic with Center for Transportation Research at UT Austin and Texas Dept of Transportation logos, reading New report: an efficient model for predicting friction on the Texas highway network.
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18 Jan 2023
This Friday, 1/20, join @utexasite and WTS for the seminar "Strategic Airport Planning, Programs, and Project Management" with industry experts Mike Brown and Joshua Lee Wussick. We'll hope to see you from 3-4:30 in ECJ 3.406 or on Zoom!
ALT Flyer for Texas Transportation seminar with brief description of the topic and the two speakers. Seminar will be held on January 20, 2023, 3-4:30, both in person in ECJ 3.406 and on Zoom using code 536 505 0301
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10 Jan 2023
.@CTRUTAustin Geoffrey Potter, Center for Transportation Research, @VTTINEWS Abhijit Sarkar,
@BerkeleyLab, smart cities director Jane Macfarlane, @UrbanLogiq Mark Masongsong discuss Are We There Yet?: Discussing Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning #TRBAM
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2 Dec 2022
2/2: post-earthquake inspections of bridges and infrastructure.
Link: youtu.be/eFStjYONIdI
#SharingInnovation #TxDOTResearch
@CTRUTAustin
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2 Dec 2022
1/2: Seismic activity in Texas has drastically increased over the last decade. Although mostly minor, this increased activity has prompted researchers from the University of Texas to develop new seismic models to help @TxDOT prioritize
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5 Dec 2022
"What water does is rather than reflecting the light back to the source, it just diffuses the light because of refraction." - @CAEE Prof. Chandra Bhat weighs in on why it's so hard to see road striping at night on @KUT's @ATXplained: kut.org/transportation/2022-…
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1 Dec 2022
A new report by CTR researchers identifies the relationships between materials, maintenance, and long-term performance of pavements to determine best practices for building cost-effective, durable roadways. Read more here: tinyurl.com/vbhdm9pt
ALT Graphic announcing new research report titled "Capitalizing on Construction Records to Identify Relationships between Construction and Long-Term Project Performance" with the Center for Transportation Research at UT Austin and Texas Department of Transportation logos.
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9 Nov 2022
Are you interested in automated pedestrian detection technologies? Then check out the new report from CTR researchers that surveys these technologies and a decision support framework for implementing them: tinyurl.com/5xp2ky7e
ALT New report: Synthesis of Automated Pedestrian Data Collection Technologies. Center for Transportation Research at UT Austin and Texas Department of Transportation logos.
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1 Nov 2022
The first female crash test dummy has only now arrived npr.org/2022/11/01/113337522…
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1 Nov 2022
How have cost increases impacted the scope and time line for Austin’s Project Connect? To find out, check out @KXAN’s interview with @CTRUTAustin faculty Tyler Dick: kxan.com/investigations/2-ye…
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24 Oct 2022
Join @utexasite & UT's WTS either in person or online for a presentation on policies that encourage walking & cycling with urban planning professor @buehler_ralph this Friday, 10/28, at 2pm. Hope to see you there!
ALT Flyer for Texas Transportation Presentation by guest speaker Virginia Tech Professor Ralph Buehler titled "Walking & Cycling Levels Plus Safety in the US vs Europe. When: Friday, Oct 28, 2022, 2-3 pm in ECJ 3.122 or online in Zoom Room 985 3691 2519.
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21 Oct 2022
CTR researchers have developed an automated program that will help traffic engineers better identify, study, and avoid curve-related crashes, in service of lowering Texas’s traffic fatalities. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/3s7zekxm
18 Oct 2022
For the project "Implementation of Improved Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders," CTR researchers have developed a simple, accurate test that will help predict and thus prevent asphalt cracking. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p86v2jn
14 Oct 2022
CTR faculty are on the radio talking about the upcoming boom in EV charging infrastructure! Listen to Dr. Chandra Bhat on Houston Public Media (tinyurl.com/ycxzvwmf) and Dr. @KaraKockelman on Tucson's KJZZ (tinyurl.com/5cxz5y78).
16 Sep 2022
A new report from CTR researchers will help engineers build safer bridges when using the 3D strut-and-tie method: tinyurl.com/muvx8txx
29 Aug 2022
The call for submissions for the @ASCE_TDI Internat’l Conferences on Transportation & Development and Airfield & Highway Pavements is open until October 13! We’ll hope to see you in Austin, June 14-17, 2023. For more details: asce-ictd.org/program/call-s… #ICTD #Pavements
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25 Aug 2022
Congrats to @CTRUTAustin’s Dr. Bhat, Katie Asmussen & Aupal Mondal & their colleagues @ASU on winning the @NASEMTRB’s Pyke Johnson Award for best paper on planning & environment! Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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24 Aug 2022
Share your thoughts on how Austin's downtown street network can work better to meet the needs of today and the future with the #ACTPlan. Take the survey here: bit.ly/3OVxZWO
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18 Aug 2022
Join CTR’s Dr. Chandra Bhat and the @TexasExes for a Virtual Lunchtime Lecture on “The Work From Home (or Anywhere) Revolution,” noon on Mon., 8/29. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/august-2022…