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Wednesday July 01, 2020 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm ET The impacts of density on the COVID-19 pandemic are currently the center of attention in public opinion, policy decisions, and planning practice. The concerns and assumptions surrounding density challenge the foundation of modern cities and have immediate implications for transportation expenditures, urban redevelopment, tax policy, congestion […] Read More

Transportation Training Professionals: 2020 NTTD / NLTAPA Annual Conference registration is now open for the 2020 Virtual To You (V2Y) NLTAPA/NTTD Annual Conference. A gathering of professionals responsible for training the current and future transportation workforce, the National Transportation Training Directors (NTTD) & the National Local Area Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA). To register and see the […] Read More

Registration is now open for 2020 Virtual To You (V2Y) NLTAPA/NTTD Annual Conference.  A gathering of professionals responsible for training the current and future transportation workforce, the National Transportation Training Directors (NTTD) & the National Local Area Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA). Learn more about the conference here. Read More

by Marley Randazzo, USC, Masters of Urban Planning 2021 Tuesday, June 2nd, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR) held the Traffic Trends and Safety in a COVID-19 World webinar. The event was the first partnership of its kind for both TRB and PSR. “We are delighted to […] Read More

What lessons can we learn to advance transportation safety research and practice with COVID-19? Join Mena Lockwood (VDOT), Brian Mayhew (MTC), and Fraser Shilling (UC Davis) Tuesday June 2, 2020 for a look at: North Carolina Department of Transportation’s analysis of changes in traffic conditions following NC’s stay-at-home order (Daniel Carter, NCDOT). Virginia Department of Transportation’s […] Read More

by Adylbek Abdykalikov, USC, IPPAM 2020 On April 3, 2020 Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Professor of Global Studies & Geography at Hofstra University, New York and a member of METRANS’ MetroFreight research center, presented his research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation to METRANS Advisory Board, faculty, and staff. Titled “Coronavirus Impacts on […] Read More