This is an archive of a selection of past news and events in which UCTC or its researchers, students or faculty were involved. There is also a conferences archive for events that UCTC sponsored in whole or in part.
"Equity, Pricing, and Surface Transportation Politics"
The Martin Wachs Distinguished Lecture Thursday, April 8, 2010, at UCLA. PDF of slides now available.
UCTC Co-Sponsors City Planning Session of [In]city
UC Berkeley is hosting [IN]City, Introduction to Sustainable Cities, a unique six-week intensive summer program to expose students to sustainability and city planning issues, including transportation, land use, climate change, and related fields. It is designed especially for recent graduates holding bachelors degrees and senior undergraduates. The program runs from July 6-August 13. Applications are due Monday, April 19, 2010. The program is through the Department of City and Regional Planning and the College of Environmental Design, and UCTC is pleased to be a co-sponsor.
Special Speaker Co-sponsored with IURD
April 16, noon-1 pm, "Current Issues in Transportation: the Case of New York City and Beyond," by Professor Robert E. Paaswell, Interim President, City College of New York. 305 Wurster Hall.
TRB Webinar: Knowledge Is Power: How TRB's Databases Improve Access to Transportation Research
Monday, April 19, 2010, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm EDT that will explore practical tips for using the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research in Progress (RiP), and Research Needs Statements (RNS) databases. Harmer E. Davis Library Director Rita Evans and Reference Librarian Kendra Levine are among the panel members. Participants must register for the webinar and will not have to pay a fee to attend this session.
Webinar for Professionals: April 14, 2010: Corridor Management
Hosted by the Sustainable Transportation Center at UC Davis.
UCTC Co-Sponsored Seminar
April 9, 4-5 pm, "Busting Silos: How the Obama Administration’s Agenda is Broadening the Reach of the Transportation Profession," Presented by Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration. Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center, UC Berkeley campus.UCTC Transportation Seminar at ITS Berkeley, Co-sponsored with ITS.
IURD Seminar
"TOD 3.0 and Beyond: a reality check" William Kohn Fleissig, Wednesday, March 17, noon to 2 p.m., in the IURD Conference Room, 316 Wurster Hall, on the UC Berkeley Campus.
New UCTC Faculty
Dan Chatman
Doug Houston
Two new faculty members, Dan Chatman and Doug Houston, join UCTC this fall. And both have previous ties to the center...
UCTC at TRB 2010
- UCTC-Funded Research Paper from UC Irvine Wins TRB Pyke Johnson Award
- Former UCTC Director Martin Wachs will give the Thomas Deen Distinguished Lecturership at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annu'al Meeting. He will be presenting, "Transportation Policy, Poverty, and Sustainability: History and Future" January 11, 2010, 6 pm-7:15 pm.
- 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.
New Look, Functionality for UCTC Web site
We're pleased to announce a new design and updated functions for the UCTC Web site. Please email Phyllis Orrick, who handles the Web site and other UCTC communications, with ANY complaints, suggestions (or compliments). And be sure to join UCTC on our new Facebook page, where you can post announcements, share links, videos and more. (If you're using IE, it's best viewed in IE 7 or above.)
Fall 2009 Dissertation Grants Awarded
Five proposals receive support. They address transit access and travel behavior, land use and transportation networks, allocation of costs in multimodal networks, truck traffic and transport emissions, and vehicle automation using GPS. View Fall 2009 and Spring 2009 dissertation proposal abstracts.
Dan Work 2009-2010 UCTC Student of the Year
Dan WorkNovember 19—Dan Work has been named the 2009-2010 UCTC Outstanding Student of the Year, UCTC Director Robert Cervero announced...
2009 Arrowhead Symposium at the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead The Transportation-Land Use-Environment Connection October 18-20, 2009: Presentations and Proceedings
56th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International. November 18-21, 2009, in San Francisco
Mel Webber Special ACCESS available online, May 25, 2007
