This is an archive of a selection of past events that UCTC sponsored in whole or in part. There is also an archive of news and events in which UCTC or its researchers, students or faculty were involved.
The 2011 UCTC Student Conference, February 24-25, 2011 at UC Berkeley
Registration now open: Go to the conference registration page.
Call for abstracts: Abstracts for posters and presentations are currently being accepted and are due by January 14, 2011. Read the instructions for papers and presentations.
Featured events:
Jose Gomez-Ibanez, the Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, to deliver the 2011 Melvin Webber Lecture, honoring UCTC's first director. Thursday, February 24, 6:30-9 pm, in the Main Hall at the UC Berkeley Faculty Club.
"Parking: Innovative Practice and Policy" brings together leaders from the private, public, and academic fields to discuss what cars do the 95% of the time that they are not being driven. Featuring Tod Dykstra, Donald Shoup and Jay Primus; moderated by Susan Shaheen. Friday, February 25, 9:30-11 am, in the Ballroom of the UC Berkeley Faculty Club.
Undergraduates Welcome! Reimbursement opportunities especially for undergraduates are available for those who submit a one-page writeup about their experience at the conference. Deadline for submissions: March 18. Additionally, partial travel reimbursement (approximately $150) for those traveling from Southern California. To qualify, you must register in advance. Finally, consider joining the Undergraduate Mentor Program. Fill out a mentee interest form and email it to uctc.2011.conference@gmail.com with the subject "Undergraduate Mentor Program."
World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research
July 28-30, 2011 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Inaugural conference, co-sponsored by UCTC, Center for Transport Studies at the University of Minnesota, Georgia Transportation Institute, UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center, the University of Connecticut Center for Transportation and Livable Systems and the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center.
The conference program will include plenary presentations from:
- Ed Glaeser (Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University)
- Robert Cervero (Professor of City & Regional Planning, Director, UCTC), and
- David Banister (Professor of Transport Studies, Oxford University)
UTC-TRB Annual Spotlight Conference on Transportation for Livable Communities
2010 UTC-TRB Annual Spotlight Conference on Transportation for Livable Communities on October 18–19, 2010, at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC. Organized by the Transportation Research Board, sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Download preliminary agenda.
New Research Webinars for Professionals: Bridging Transportation Research and Practice
Packed lunchtime presentation and discussion sessions are designed to give you just the info you need and the chance to know more.
All seminars run 11:00am-1:00pm on one Wednesday per month.
Efficient Management of Road Construction & Operations September 15, 2010
Conference on Transit-Oriented Development and Social Equity
"An Agenda for Research and Action"A free conference, co-sponsored by UCTC and the UC Berkeley Center for Community Innovation, Tuesday, June 1, 9 am to 4pm at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way in Downtown Berkeley. View a preliminary speaker list, and register online for the free TOD and Social Equity Conference here.
Three Webinars for Transportation Professionals
Hosted by the Sustainable Transportation Center at UC Davis.- June 16, 2010: Encouraging Sustainable Behavior
- April 14, 2010: Corridor Management Introductions by Robert Copp, Caltrans Division of Traffic Operations Q+A session by Susan Handy, Sustainable Transportation Center
- May 12, 2010: Freight & Goods Movement Introductions by Larry Orcutt, Caltrans Division of Research & Innovation Q+A session by Thomas O'Brien, METRANS Transportation Center
16th UCTC Student Conference
April 1-2, 2010: Hosted by UC Irvine
National Evacuation Conference:
February 3-5, 2010, New Orleans. Conference Web site. Co-sponsored by UCTC.
UCTC AT TRB 2010
- UCTC Co-Sponsors TRB Reception with ITS Berkeley: Tuesday, January 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Atrium at the Marriott Wardman Park.
- Former UCTC Director Martin Wachs to give the 2010 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture on January 11, 6-7:15 p.m.
- UC Irvine Paper Wins TRB Pyke Johnson Award: "Environmental Impacts of a Major Freight Corridor: A Study of I-710 in California," co-authored by Gunwoo Lee, Soyoung (Iris) You, Stephen Ritchie, Jean-Daniel Saphores, Mana Sangkapicha, and R. Jayakrishnan.
2009 Arrowhead Symposium at the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead The Transportation-Land Use-Environment Connection October 18-20, 2009: Presentations and Proceedings
Growing Sustainably in a Low-Carbon World: A Pro-active Response to California’s SB375, March 17-May 5, 2009, a UCTC-supported speaker series on climate change initiatives in California that focused on transportation and land-use strategies, was sponsored by the Institute of Urban and Regional Development. Sessions where transportation and land-use were the core themes were:
- May 5: "Local and Regional Planning Challenges," moderator: Michael Teitz, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, and Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California.
- April 28: "Integrated Transportation and Land Use Modeling," featuring Caroline Rodier, Reid Ewing, Bob Johnston, Gordon Gary, Jeff Weir.
- April 21: "Vision California 2050, Setting the Land Use Target," featuring Peter Calthorpe, plus Robert Cervero, Jason Corbun, Therese McMillan.
- April 14: "Visioning Sustainable Communities," with Elizabeth Macdonald, Keith Bartholomew, Uri Avin, Clark Wilson, Gregory Tung
2008 UTC-PATH Conference, Tackling Congestion in an Era of Climate Change, November 6-7, 2008, Los Angeles
2007 UTC-PATH Conference, On the Road to Sustainability: From Research to Practice, October 29 -31, 2007, Berkeley
Meeting of Minds: a Conference on the Innovations We Need for More Sustainable Cities, Oakland, CA, September 11-13, 2007
11th World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR), UC Berkeley, June 24-29, 2007
CUTC / UTC 2004 Meeting, UC Berkeley, June 9-11, 2004
UCTC Design Conference #2 - The Art of Modern Transit Station Design. April 29-30, 2004
Conference: The Art of Designing Bridges and Freeways - UC Berkeley, September 20, 2002
Short Course on The Economics of Urban Sprawl - UC Santa Barbara, June 22, 2002
California Transportation Futures Conference - Sacramento, June 21-22, 2001
Journey to Work: Symposium on Welfare Reform and Transportation - Los Angeles, April 2000
