Institute of Transportation Studies
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The Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California, Berkeley
, University of California, Irvine
, and University of California, Davis
is a center for research, education, and scholarship in the field of transportation. Faculty members, staff researchers, and graduate students comprise this multidisciplinary institute network of more than 400 people, which administers an average of $20 million in research funds each year. ITS Berkeley is an organized research unit with nine affiliated organizations and an eight-member advisory council.
Two UC Berkeley academic departments, Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and City and Regional Planning in the College of Environmental Design, offer graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation engineering, planning, policy, economics, and technology, and confer degrees. ITS UC Irvine
retains a graduate-only program, and includes faculty and students from the schools of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, and Policy, Planning & Design. ITS provides a means for students to conduct research in their respective academic disciplines. Advisory council members are from the arenas of transportation, government, metropolitan planning, and academia.
The Institute of Transportation Studies was created at UC Berkeley in 1948 by the California state legislature to support the design and construction of the state's transportation system following World War II. Its original mission was "to conduct research and provide instruction to a new generation of transportation professionals" and it still serves that mission today. Samer Madanat is the Director.
Research partners include the Division of Research and Innovation at the California Department of Transportation
, the Federal Highway Administration
, and the Research and Innovative Technology Associaltion at the United States Department of Transportation
.
at the University of California, Berkeley
. Tech Transfer brings together transportation research and practice—in planning, design, operations, and maintenance—through education, technical help, field training, and a variety of other resources. Many free and low-cost services are available to California
cities, counties, and other public services
. The Technology Transfer Program is the Local technical assistance program
(LTAP) center for California. Laura Melendy is the current director.
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
, and University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
is a center for research, education, and scholarship in the field of transportation. Faculty members, staff researchers, and graduate students comprise this multidisciplinary institute network of more than 400 people, which administers an average of $20 million in research funds each year. ITS Berkeley is an organized research unit with nine affiliated organizations and an eight-member advisory council.
Two UC Berkeley academic departments, Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and City and Regional Planning in the College of Environmental Design, offer graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation engineering, planning, policy, economics, and technology, and confer degrees. ITS UC Irvine
UC Irvine Institute of Transportation Studies
The UC Irvine Institute of Transportation Studies , is a University of California organized research unit with sister branches at UC Davis, and UC Berkeley. ITS was established to foster research, education, and training in the field of transportation...
retains a graduate-only program, and includes faculty and students from the schools of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, and Policy, Planning & Design. ITS provides a means for students to conduct research in their respective academic disciplines. Advisory council members are from the arenas of transportation, government, metropolitan planning, and academia.
The Institute of Transportation Studies was created at UC Berkeley in 1948 by the California state legislature to support the design and construction of the state's transportation system following World War II. Its original mission was "to conduct research and provide instruction to a new generation of transportation professionals" and it still serves that mission today. Samer Madanat is the Director.
Research partners include the Division of Research and Innovation at the California Department of Transportation
California Department of Transportation
The California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems throughout the state...
, the Federal Highway Administration
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program...
, and the Research and Innovative Technology Associaltion at the United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
.
Centers
- California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT)
- California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH)
- National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR), sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Pavement Research Center
- Safe Transportation Research and Education Center, (formerly the Traffic Safety Center) joint venture of ITS and the School of Public Health
- Transportation Sustainability Research Center
- UC Berkeley Center for Future Urban Transport
- http://www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu
Technology Transfer Program
The Technology Transfer Program is a division of the Institute of Transportation StudiesInstitute of Transportation Studies
The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Irvine, and University of California, Davis is a center for research, education, and scholarship in the field of transportation...
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Tech Transfer brings together transportation research and practice—in planning, design, operations, and maintenance—through education, technical help, field training, and a variety of other resources. Many free and low-cost services are available to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
cities, counties, and other public services
Public services
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...
. The Technology Transfer Program is the Local technical assistance program
Local technical assistance program
The Local Technical Assistance Program is a Federal Highway Administration technology transfer program that provides technical assistance and training to local highway departments in the USA...
(LTAP) center for California. Laura Melendy is the current director.
External links
Sources
- Michael Cassidy, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
- Steven Campbell, Assistant Director, UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
- College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
- Larry Orcutt, Director, Division of Research and Innovation, Caltrans
See also
- California Center for Innovative TransportationCalifornia Center for Innovative TransportationThe California Center for Innovative Transportation is a research organization at the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies...
- California Partners for Advanced Transit and HighwaysPartners for Advanced Transit and HighwaysCalifornia Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways is a collaboration between the California Department of Transportation , UC Berkeley, other public and private academic institutions, and private industry. PATH's mission: applying advanced technology to increase highway capacity and safety,...
(PATH) - National Center of Excellence for Aviation OperatorsNational Center of Excellence for Aviation OperatorsThe National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operators is part of a national alliance of research institutes with centers dedicated to the advancement of new ideas, the training of professionals, and the growth of knowledge in the field of aviation operations.Nextor was established in 1996 by...
(NEXTOR) - Technology Transfer Program
- Transportation Library, UC BerkeleyTransportation Library, UC BerkeleyThe Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library —also known as the Institute of Transportation Studies Library , the Berkeley Transportation Library, or simply as the Transportation Library— is a library at the University of California, Berkeley, devoted to transportation studies...
- Traffic Safety Center
- Transportation Sustainability Research Center