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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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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2018

Researchers find Uber boosts public transit ridership

Mass-transit ridership was estimated using NTD data, which differentiates between different modes of travel.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2018

Canada's TransLink adding New Flyer CHARGE battery-electric buses

The buses are part of the Pan-Canadian Electric-Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial, facilitated by the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2018

Bus battle: Do private shuttles affect the reliability of public transit?

Research from a University of Washington study suggests that public buses are unaffected by private shuttles most of the time.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2018

UNLV collab to position Nevada as autonomous mobility leader

German-based research institute will send one of its engineers to Las Vegas to establish and expand mobility research projects.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2018

Research examines discrimination, travel patterns for Lyft, Uber, taxis

Dr. Brown is the first scholar in the nation to access Lyft’s trip-level data and analyzed rider travel and use patterns

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