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February 2006
In this issue
Oberstar Forum: 'Non-motorized transportation'
The fifth Oberstar Forum will explore the increased accessibility,
community enhancements, and health benefits of integrating
bicycling and walking into communities.
U of M researchers and CTS edit 'Access to Destinations' book
The book is an up-to-date account of the science and policy of
accessibility. The wide-ranging papers cover transit, network growth,
definitions, modeling, and more.
Freight and Logistics Symposium: Industry transportation leader outlines freight challenges ahead
A number of infrastructure and capacity issues are putting the
nation's transportation market in jeopardy, according to John Ficker,
president of the National Industrial Transportation League.
University researchers, CTS staff participate in TRB Annual Meeting
Driver behavior, pavement construction, congestion mitigation,
land use, and traffic modeling are just some of the topics discussed
at the
85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January
22–26, in Washington, D.C.
ITSO conference to follow Career Expo
The Interdisciplinary Transportation Student Organization is holding
its second networking and paper presentation conference for students
on Friday, March 3, in Minneapolis.
CTS to hold Grad Certificate info session
The
session, to be held Monday, April 17, will describe the Graduate
Certificate in Transportation Studies program,
course requirements, and more.