Below is link to pictures of faculty, students, and alumni from the 2009 DCRP reception at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington DC and the Southeastern Transportation Center poster session.
Fall, 2008 Monica Leap awarded the WTS North Carolina chapter scholarship. CTP Faculty to collaborate with the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Center to evaluate SOPARC. Many of our 2008 graduates have already begun their careers in the transportation field. Check here to see what they are doing Michael Schwartz selected as a Presedential Management Fellow. Jennifer Wieland (MRP, MPH 2009) received DCRP Best Colleague Award.
Fall, 2007 Jennifer Wieland (Class of 2008) named Southeastern Transportation Center Outstanding Student.
Megan Lewis (Class of 2009) awarded the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) North Carolina Chapter Graduate Scholarship.
CTP received University Transportation Center (UTC) grants for 2007-9.
CTP to collaborate with RAND on NIH-funded study of adolescent physical activity.
CTP welcomed new faculty member Noreen McDonald and new students.
Spring, 2007 Stephanie Brown (Class of 2007) received Presidential Management Fellowship.
Winter, 2007 Emily Yasukochi won the Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship from Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) North Carolina Chapter.
Winter, 2006 DCRP students and faculty to present at the 2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting and host the 6th Annual DCRP Alumni Dinner.
Fall, 2006 Zachary Shahan received the American Planning Association's Environment, Natural Resources and Energy Division (ENRE) Student Fellowship award.
CTP participates in the new campus initiative: the Carolina Center for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development (CSEEED).
CTP joined the University of Tennessee selected to receive UTC Grants for 2007-2009.
Spring, 2006 Transportation Students Well Represented in the Outstanding Class Contributions.
CTP is awarded the Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund.
Past Seminars
2009
April 3, 2009, 12:30-1:45, New East Buidling, Room 102
Speaker: Michael Duncan, Department of Geography at UNC Charlotte
Topic: The Impact of Parking Facilities vs. Development on Rail Tranist Ridership
2008
November 12, 2008, 12:30-1:45 pm, New East Building, Room 102
Speaker: Tom Maguire, Director of Congestion Mitigation, New York City Department of Transportation
Topic: Congestion Pricing in NYC: Lessons Learned - Where do we go from here?
April 18 and April 25, 2008
Speaker: Dr. John Landis, Crossways Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania
Topic: Footprint 2050: Modeling the Spatial Dynamics and Enivonmental and Resource Impacts of U.S. Metropolitan Growth and Change
April 4 and April 11, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Michael Batty, Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College, London
Topic: 50 Years of Urban Modeling: From Macro-Statics to Micro-Dynamics
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Cellular Automata to Agent-Based Models: Simulating Physical Development
February 22 and March 7, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Paul Waddell, Professor of Public Affairs and Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington
Topic: UrbanSim Theory and Application
January 18 and February 8, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Jim Westervelt, Army Corps of Engineering
January 11, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Kevin J. Krizek, Associate Professor of Planning, Design, and Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado
Topic: Planning for Cycling: Rolling out Benefits, Reeling in Expectations
2007
April 13: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Speakers: Brian Morton and Daniel Rodriguez
Topic: Cuenca Urban Transportation Project: Mobility Patterns and User Profile
February 23: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Speakers: Julia Gamas and Rebecca Dodder, ORISE Research Fellows, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, USEPA
Topic: Transportation Modeling and Transportation Investment Decision Making for the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
January 17, 2007: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Elizabeth Shay, DCRP Ph.D. student and Research Associate, Carolina Environmental Program
Topic: Automobiles, Trips, and Neighborhod Type: Comparing Environmental Measures
Speaker: Yingling Fan, DCRP Ph.D. student
Topic: What Can Activity Engagement Tell Us About Daily Drive And Walking Time? Evidence from the American Time Use Survey
2006
November 28 , 2006; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Love Auditorium , Duke University)
Speaker: David Garman, Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science and Environment, U.S. Department of Energy
Topic: Our Paths Forward: Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology
Presentation slides are available here.
October 5th, 2006; 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm (The Kresge Foundation Common Room (039), Johnston Center, UNC)
Speakers: Ralph Gakenheimer, Professor of Urban Planning at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
Topic: Urban Transport and Environment in Developing Countries: Options and Issues
Presentation slides are available here.
September 6th, 2006; 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm (The Kresge Foundation Common Room (039), Johnston Center, UNC)
Speaker: David Greene, Corporate Fellow of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Topic: Transportation and America’s “Oil Addiction”: Is There a Fix?
Presentation slides are available here.
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