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April 2006
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In this issue
CTS, CSE establish SECTTRA Program for transportation security research
SECTTRA—Security in Transportation Technology Research and Applications—is a joint program of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and CTS
Katrina’s impacts on infrastructure featured at
pavement conference
Roads, bridges, guardrails, signals—no element of the transportation infrastructure was left untouched by Hurricane Katrina.
CTS Faculty Scholar co-authors book
Associate Professor David Levinson of the Department of Civil Engineering (CE) is the co-author with William Garrison of The Transportation Experience: Policy, Planning, and Deployment.
Article explores link between land-use patterns, behavior
Many urban planners today believe that compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly designs reduce driving and spur transit use and walking.
Conference offers ideas for transit coordination
About 100 attendees gathered to learn more about transportation coordination at the Transit Coordination Best Practices Forum.
ITSO conference: scholarships, LRT
This year’s Interdisciplinary Transportation Student Organization
(ITSO) Conference featured a look back at the contributions of students
to transportation research.
Networking emphasized at Career Expo
After all the college papers are written and tests passed, career preparation is about connecting with people and taking chances.
CTS adds program coordinators
CTS has hired two additional program coordinators for CTS programs.