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November 2008
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Transitway program featured at Hennepin-University Partnership symposium
The Transitway Impacts Research Program (TIRP) was one of the successes featured at the First Annual Hennepin-University Partnership Symposium.
Germany’s mileage-based tolling: a model for Minnesota?
Leaders discussed the pros and cons of a mileage-based tolling system at a “Rethinking Transportation Finance Roundtable.”
Transit expert to advise U of M, Metro Transit
Nigel Wilson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is spending a six-month sabbatical at the University of Minnesota.
Transitway research assists regional planning
University researchers in the Transitway Research Impacts Program (TIRP) are providing data needed by policymakers as they plan and develop the region’s transitways.
Transportation expertise added at Humphrey Institute
Two new faces joined the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs this semester: Yingling Fan and Greg Lindsey.
Researchers receive additional funds for asphalt research
Researchers in the Department of Civil Engineering have received a $265,000 grant for the second phase of an investigation of low-temperature cracking in asphalt pavements.
Landscape center receives national award
The Center for Changing Landscapes received the Minnesota chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects award of excellence for the center’s work on the Minnesota River State Trail.
Transportation on the airwaves
A television program related to transportation in the Twin Cities region aired on Twin Cities Public Television.
Registration under way for Transportation Career Expo
Students, employers, and professional organizations are encouraged to attend the annual Transportation Career Expo on February 5.