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November 2007
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Oberstar Forum: Leadership, funding needed to avert crisis in aging U.S. transportation infrastructure
Transportation policymakers, professionals, and research leaders from Minnesota and across the country joined Oberstar on October 7 and 8 to examine the challenges posed by the nation’s aging transportation infrastructure. The event, hosted by CTS on the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus, addressed many of the infrastructure issues raised by the collapse of the nearby I-35W bridge just two months earlier.
Toward Zero Deaths Conference highlights ‘Move Over,’ primary seat belt laws
In August 2000, Corporal Ted Foss with the Minnesota State Patrol was struck and killed during a routine traffic stop. As attendees at this year’s Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) conference learned, being hit by a vehicle is a constant threat for on-the-job law enforcement officers. In Minnesota and nationwide, approximately 50 percent of law enforcement deaths are traffic related, said State Patrol Colonel Mark Dunaski during the conference’s opening session.
New features on CTS Web site: search engine, research topics, and more
The CTS Web site now offers several new ways to find information.
Stormwater research to influence state, national standards
Findings from University research into the effectiveness of stormwater management devices are influencing state and national standards. The research is led by Omid Mohseni, associate director of applied research at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) on the Minneapolis campus. Mohseni described his recent work at an October 2 CTS Research Seminar.
CTS seeks nominees for Research Partnership Award
CTS is accepting nominations for the 2008 Research Partnership Award. The award honors research projects within the CTS program that have resulted in significant impacts on transportation. Criteria and submission instructions are in the enclosed form.