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Transportation Graduate Students Organizing Committee (TRANSOC) members, from left, Melody Tsao (MS/MCP), friend Chance Wen, Ameen DaCosta (MS/MCP), Paul Liu (MCP), Jacob Champlin (MS), Winnie Zhuang (MS/MCP), and Mike Santos (MEng) organized, planned, executed, recorded, and served as witnesses to complete a Guinness World Record: The fastest Time to Visit all BART Stations on March 9, 2024. Read more

Good news is on the horizon for airline passengers who dread delays and cancellations disrupting their travel plans, thanks to a new round of funding from NASA focusing on resilience. Researchers from the ITS Berkeley, other universities, and industry will explore how the National Airspace System can be more resilient when major storms, facility outages, and other technical issues disrupt airline flight operations. Read more

UC Berkeley’s Transportation Graduate Students Organizing Committee (TRANSOC) was recently invited by California High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) for a user testing session with their design team. On Jan. 26, 2024, students took an Amtrak to HSRA headquarters in Sacramento to tour, test, and provide invaluable feedback on the HSRA’s model high-speed train; travel costs were graciously funded by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. 

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During TRB, ITS leaders met with several members of Congress. Participants included Director Daniel Rodriguez, Assistant Director, Laura Melendy, CEE Chair Joan Walker, TSRC Directors Susan Shaheen and Tim Lipman, PATH Directors Scott Moura and James Fishelson, Professor Maria Laura Delle Monache, SafeTREC Director Julia Griswold, Smart Cities Director Jane Macfarlane, Professor Mark Hansen, researcher Steven Shladover, and graduate student Jing Xu. Read more

Institute of Transportation Studies Berkeley faculty, researchers, and students travelled to Washington DC Jan. 7-10, 2024 for the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Over 90 representatives from ITS Berkeley and Berkeley Lab had their research represented in 51 posters, presentations, committee meetings, and sessions. Read more

News bits

• Call To Action: Nichols leads in youth climate action
• Horvath Inducted into NAE
• Alexandre Bayen named CITRIS director
• Fu Wins Winner Award at INFORMS
• Shladover Appointed to Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee
• Airport Design Students Get Hands On Lesson
• Catch up on previous Transportation Seminars
• Watch the recording: Toolkit for Safe Speed Limit Setting - New Flexibility Under California State Law

New Research:

• Neighborhood Greenness Associated with Decreased Depressive Symptoms in Mexican Cities
• Subsidizing Transportation Network Companies to Support Commutes by Rail
• How Shared Mobility Can Complement or Compete with Transit

Media appearances: 

• Despite some progress, state’s high-speed rail is $100 billion short and many years from reality
• How flying taxis could go mainstream
• Richmond Bridge Bike Path Has an Amazing View — and an Uncertain Future

Kudos and Welcomes

• Welcome to new employees: Fred Wieber, ITS Library Circulation Manager, Lucia Ornelas, SafeTREC Policy and Program Analyst, and Ira Puri, ITS Communications Student Assistant

FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024

From There To Here: 50 Years of BART and UC Berkeley

Join us Friday, April 12, 2024, at 5:30 pm in Bauer Wurster Auditorium to reflect on UC Berkeley’s contributions to the planning and implementation of BART, alongside a panel of distinguished practitioners and academics.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024

Planning for Equitable Micromobility

Anne Brown, Assistant Professor, Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon, will present Planning for Equitable Micromobility at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar on Friday April 19, 2024 at 3 pm in 212 O’Brien Hall. Join us for cookies and beverages in the ITS Library (412) McLaughlin Hall at 2:30 pm.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024

Transportation Seminar: PhD Student Talks

Graduating and recently graduated doctoral candidates will present their research at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar on Friday April 26, 2024 at 3 pm in 212 O’Brien Hall. Join us for cookies and beverages in the ITS Library (412) McLaughlin Hall at 2:30 pm.

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2023

Separation of Learning and Control in Emerging Mobility Systems

Andreas A. Malikopoulos, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, will present Separation of Learning and Control in Emerging Mobility Systems at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar on Friday May 3, 2024 at 3 pm in 212 O’Brien Hall. Join us for cookies and beverages in the ITS Library (412) McLaughlin Hall at 2:30 pm.

Monday, May 13

Hearst Greek Theatre

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Class of 2024 College of Environmental Design Commencement

Tuesday, May 14

Hearst Greek Theatre

9 - 11 a.m.

Class of 2024 Engineering Master’s Degree Commencement

Hearst Greek Theatre

2 - 4 p.m.

Class of 2024 Engineering Baccalaureate Degree Commencement

Saturday, May 18

Zellerbach Hall

9 - 11 a.m.

Class of 2024 Engineering Doctoral Degree Commencement