UTC-TRB Annual Spotlight Conference on Transportation for Livable Communities
2010 UTC-TRB Annual Spotlight Conference on Transportation for Livable Communities on October 18–19, 2010, at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC. Organized by the Transportation Research Board, sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Download preliminary agenda.
Fall 2010 Director's Message from Robert Cervero
Welcome to incoming and continuing students as well as faculty and other friends of UCTC as we start the fall academic term. Despite the tough economic times, UCTC received funding support from our sponsors comparable to that of previous years, which we’re very thankful for. Thus things are in place to continue doing what we do best: advance knowledge and practice on important transportation issues of the day through cutting-edge research, student support, and tech-transfer activities. Read more of the Fall 2010 UCTC Director's Message...
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Introduction by Robert Cervero and Karen Trapenberg Frick. Download introduction as a PDF
Just Road Pricing, by Lisa Schweitzer and Brian D. Taylor Download article as a PDF
On-Street Parking Spaces for Shared Cars by Andrea Osgood Download article as a PDF
Restricting Transportation Infrastructure: Bad Business for California?, by Karen Chapple and Carrie Makarewicz Download article as a PDF
Vibrant Sidewalks in the United States: Re-integrating Walking and a Quintessential Social Realm, by Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Renia Ehrenfeucht Download article as a PDF
Fixing Broken Sidewalks, by Donald Shoup Download article as a PDF
Recent Papers, etc. Download the recent papers pages as a PDF
Two UCTC Students among Bay Area Women's Transportation Seminar Winners
Among the winners of scholarships given out at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the WTS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter on May 26 were Kimberly Leung, who received the Luis Moritz Molitoris Undergraduate Leadership Scholarship, and Alainna Thomas, who was given the Elaine Dezenski Legacy Scholarship. Leung is an alumna of the UC Berkeley Undergraduate Transportation Week; and Thomas is a doctoral student in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley.
Opportunity
Enter a competition to win a free trip and attendance to Rail~Volution October 18-21, Portland, OR. The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium will provide lodging (with an OTREC student) and cover the cost of registration ($425) for up to 10 students to attend Rail~Volution this year. UCTC will help pay travel expenses of any UCTC student accepted for this opportunity. To enter the competition, complete OTREC's online application. Deadline is Monday, September 6th. OTREC will notify students who are selected for this opportunity within approximately one week.
