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Now Online: ACCESS #34, Spring 2009

Access #34

PDFs of individual articles:

Introduction: Transportation Technologies for the 21st Century, by Elizabeth Deakin

Saving Fuel, Reducing Emissions Making Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Cost-Effective, by Daniel M. Kammen, Samuel M. Arons, Derek M. LeMoine, and Holmes Hummel

Moving Forward With Fuel Economy Standards, by Lee Schipper

Transforming the Oil Industry into the Energy Industry, by Daniel Sperling and Sonia Yeh

Intelligent Transport Systems: Linking technology and transport policy to help steer the future, by Elizabeth Deakin, Karen Trapenberg Frick, and Alexander Skabardonis

June 8, 2009: MTC official "active" in UCTC named to number two post at the Federal Transit Administration Therese McMillan, who has served as Deputy Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission since 2001, has been named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. McMillan was the first concurrent degree graduate in city planning and transportation engineering at UC Berkeley, receiving two masters degrees (MCP and MS) in 1984. Her thesis adviser was UCTC Director Robert Cervero. Although her graduate work pre-dated UCTC, Cervero noted, "She's long been active in UCTC affairs, often speaking at the UCTC-supported Lake Arrowhead conference in Southern California. This past Spring, she spoke at the UCTC-supported speaker series on SB375 run through IURD.

"Therese is an excellent choice. She brings to the job experience and a sensitivity to the complexity of our nation's transportation challenges," he added.

Link to MTC announcement.

June 2009: "A Giant of Geography Is Gone, but His Legacy Lives on" Reginald Golledge, UCTC faculty member and UC Santa Barbara geography professor died on May 29 at age 71.

Coming, April 1-2, 2010, 16th UCTC Student Conference at the UC Irvine Student Center, hosted by UC Irvine.


2009-2010 Faculty Research Awards: 16 grants have been awarded to faculty on 6 campuses. 2009-2010 Dissertation Grant Awards: 6 dissertation grants have been awarded. May 2009 New Guidelines for Faculty Research Proposals. New Reporting Requirement: UCTC Quarterly Progress Reports. PIs must now submit quarterly progress reports. Details will be announced. Please check with the Director or with the UCTC Director on your campus for details on due dates and format.	Now Online: ACCESS #34, Spring 2009 Full Version: 4.72 MB PDFs of individual articles: Introduction: Transportation Technologies for the 21st Century, by Elizabeth Deakin Saving Fuel, Reducing Emissions Making Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Cost-Effective, by Daniel M. Kammen, Samuel M. Arons, Derek M. LeMoine, and Holmes Hummel Moving Forward With Fuel Economy Standards, by Lee Schipper Transforming the Oil Industry into the Energy Industry, by Daniel Sperling and Sonia Yeh Intelligent Transport Systems: Linking technology and transport policy to help steer the future, by Elizabeth Deakin, Karen Trapenberg Frick, and Alexander Skabardonis June 8, 2009: MTC official "active" in UCTC named to number two post at the Federal Transit Administration Therese McMillan, who has served as Deputy Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission since 2001, has been named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. McMillan was the first concurrent degree graduate in city planning and transportation engineering at UC Berkeley, receiving two masters degrees (MCP and MS) in 1984. Her thesis adviser was UCTC Director Robert Cervero. Although her graduate work pre-dated UCTC, Cervero noted, "She's long been active in UCTC affairs, often speaking at the UCTC-supported Lake Arrowhead conference in Southern California. This past Spring, she spoke at the UCTC-supported speaker series on SB375 run through IURD. "Therese is an excellent choice. She brings to the job experience and a sensitivity to the complexity of our nation's transportation challenges," he added. Link to MTC announcement. June 2009: "A Giant of Geography Is Gone, but His Legacy Lives on" Reginald Golledge, UCTC faculty member and UC Santa Barbara geography professor died on May 29 at age 71. Coming, April 1-2, 2010, 16th UCTC Student Conference at the UC Irvine Student Center, hosted by UC Irvine.
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