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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2019

FTA offers $15M funding opportunity for innovative mobility projects

Projects will focus on mobility on demand, strategic transit automation research, and payment integration.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2019

Proterra's 35-foot Catalyst passes Altoona Testing with record battery capacity

Distortion tests at the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center with 440 kWh of onboard energy storage

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2019

Autonomous vehicles could be an environmental boon or disaster

Could either massively increase or drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions depending, in large part, on public policy, researchers say.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2019

MTI research assesses mobility and equity for low-income seniors

With the Baby Boomer generation well into retirement, cities have demonstrated an emerging interest in developing age-friendly cities.

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NewsFebruary 11, 2019

Algorithms may lead to more efficient public transit

Researchers will spend the next two years poring over the data and leading studies to help the MBTA better understand its ridership.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2019

U.S. DOT provides $60M for transportation research

The 32 University Transportation Centers receiving funding were previously selected for grants authorized under the FAST Act.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2019

More Americans are using ride-hailing apps, study says

Today, 36% of U.S. adults say they have used a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft, according to the Pew Research Center.

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ArticlesDecember 24, 2018

Linking Research to Practice to Advance Accessible Transit

How partnerships between public agencies, universities, and the private sector are driving innovative research-based approaches.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2018

Continental unveils new research lab, plans for rubber alternative

Company has been conducting research into replacing natural rubber from the tropics with plants since 2011.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2018

Illinois initiative to test, research connected, autonomous vehicle tech

IDOT will oversee a testing program that requires a driver to remain behind the wheel, capable of taking control of the vehicle at all times.

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