OpEd: Self-Driving Car Developers Should Put Pedestrians First
Autonomous vehicles cannot deliver on their own promises of safety and efficiency if they deter walking.
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CTS joins Mid-Atlantic Counterparts to Organize Return of Road Management Conference
The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Virginia and its partner agencies in the Mid-Atlantic region are hosting the 17th Road Management Conference on October 15 - 17, 2018. The conference, once a mainstay for road and highway infrastructure professionals, returns to the region after a 10-year hiatus.
VDOT Local Programs Workshop: Network for Success
Join local government, VDOT and private sector staff for this two-day local programs workshop - it's packed with information for the delivery of local transportation programs and offers plenty of networking opportunities with colleagues and peers.
CTS-Supported Students Win VDOT’s SmarterRoads Hackathon
UVA students have created an app to make commuting more flexible - more customizable - depending on the user's preference for cost, time-savings, exercise levels, bike share services, and other considerations.
CTS Research Offers Insights on Using Toll Roads to Save Time
Do toll lanes on Interstate 95, the Capital Beltway and I-66 save drivers time and is it worth paying for? That depends, according to new CTS research.
Invitation to Participate: Would You Consider a ‘Green Vehicle’ for Your Next Vehicle Purchase?
Help MATS UTC researchers gather information about electric vehicle adoption in Virginia.
Leveraging New Vehicle Technologies to Address Congestion, Environmental Impacts and Traffic Safety
With increasing frequency, the public is exposed to news coverage announcing the autonomous vehicle (AV) revolution and the ways in which mobile devices, sensors and other connected vehicle (CV) technologies are redefining the automotive world. As engineers and other specialists contend with the technical aspects of AVs and CVs, society grapples with questions about safety, […]
Preserving Coastal Infrastructure through the Design and Implementation of Image-Based Structural Health Monitoring (iSHM)
To assess infrastructure for maintenance and repair, structural health monitoring (SHM) is an assessment strategy undertaken to determine the location, severity, and progression of damage. SHM is actually not used frequently and is primarily deployed on high-profile structural systems. Devin Harris, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University […]
Combatting Congestion: Strategies to Reduce Emissions, Address Safety and Improve Driver Morale
The willingness of governments and transportation agencies to undertake complex and expensive infrastructure projects is indicative of the congestion ‘crisis’ experienced by millions and the policy dilemmas faced by public funders trying to address the issue. Beyond incurring tremendous expenses to build wider highways, new tunnels and bridges, and extensive mass transit systems, are there […]
Leveraging Connected Vehicles to Enhance Traffic Responsive Traffic Signal Control
With growing use of Connected Vehicles (CV) (vehicles typically equipped with communication technologies such as GPS to communicate with the driver, other cars and roadside infrastructure), researchers at Old Dominion University, Virginia Tech and Marshall University are exploring optimization of current adaptive signal control technology to estimate queue length and develop enhanced signal coordination through […]