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NITC program accepting proposals for third funding cycle
The National Institute for Transportation and Communities, or NITC, program invites proposals for a third round of research, education, and technology transfer projects. The NITC program supports innovations in: livability, incorporating safety and environmental sustainability. This grant is part of the University Transportation Center program, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, and is a partnership between Portland State University and the University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology and the University of Utah.
The NITC program will award at least $750,000 in this funding round to research, education and technology transfer projects that support NITC’s theme. Projects should range from $30,000 to $150,000. Projects can focus on research, education, or technology transfer. All projects submitted for this request for proposals (RFP) will undergo peer review. All awards require one-to-one non-federal match in the form of cash or in-kind services from project partners—to include universities, transportation and other public agencies, industry, and nonprofit organizations. Please refer to Section 3 of the linked document below for specific details. Projects awarded under this RFP may start as soon as August 1, 2014 and must be completed by December 31, 2015, including the final report.
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OTREC research shines on national stage: TRB 2014
OTREC research played a prominent role at this year’s Transportation Research Board annual meeting, the preeminent national conference for transportation researchers. An estimated 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world are attending the conference.
A total of 75 affiliated researchers from three campuses of OTREC’s NITC program present their research in 64 lectern and poster sessions Jan. 12-16. Faculty and students presided or presented at an additional 16 workshops, committee meetings and sessions.
Potential presenters at TRB submit full research papers for peer review; only around half of the submitted papers are chosen for presentation at the annual meeting. Portland State University researchers had 41 papers accepted for presentation; University of Oregon, 3; University of Utah, 20. Portland State, University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology and the University of Utah are partners in the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, or NITC, program. (New NITC partner University of South Florida had an additional 37 papers accepted for presentation.)
Student researchers from OTREC programs always have a strong presence at TRB, and this year was no exception. For Portland State alone, 27 students had their work as lead or secondary authors accepted for presentation. A full 25 papers had Portland State students as lead authors.
To show the extent of OTREC involvement at TRB, we compiled a day-by-day guide to presentations, available to download at:
http://theotrec.org/files/NITC_TRB_guide.pdf
We also showcase individual research efforts that were presented during the conference.
- Krista Nordback presents a paper titled “Measuring Traffic Reduction from Bicycle Commuting.” Read about that research here:
- Steven Farber presents a paper titled: "Social Equity in Distance-Based Transit Fares." Read about that research here:
- Sirisha Kothuri presents a paper titled "Insights into Pedestrian Attitudes and Perceptions of Delay, Safety and Crossing Decisions at Signalized Intersections." Read about that research here:
- Andree Tremoulet presents a paper titled "Urban Campgrounds on Public Rights-of-Way: How State Departments of Transportation Are Stepping Up to the Challenge." Read about that research here:
- Susan Petheram presents a paper titled "Beyond Transit-Oriented Development: Establishing Upper Bounds of Transit-Supportive Neighborhoods." Read about that research here:
- Jon Makler presents a paper titled "Arriving Next on Track 1: An Online Geospatial Transit Performance Data Archive." Read about that project here:
In addition:
- Portland State student researchers presented their work for those unable to attend the conference:
- Nordback won the Outstanding Paper award from the Transportation Research Board's Bicycle Transportation Committee:
The annual meeting of the Transportaion Research Board of the National Academies ran from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 at three convention sites in Washington, D.C. More information on the conference and TRB is at http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2014.
Looking back at OTREC by the numbers
As we prepare for the next step in our development as a center, we're taking a look back at the seven years since OTREC's founding:
The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium, or OTREC, was founded in 2006 with a theme that emphasized advanced technology, the integration of transportation and land use, and healthy communities. OTREC’s mission is to inform transportation decision making through timely, useful primary research and to build the capacity of the transportation workforce.
Reflecting the DOT mission, OTREC promotes choices that make our transportation system safe, resilient and adaptable. Providing access to travel options that promote the health of our communities and our environment makes our country stronger.
From the research that makes our communities living laboratories to the innovative education and technology transfer efforts that wed research and practice, our programs lay the groundwork for livable communities. Our advanced technology projects have shown the effect of traffic-signal timing on pedestrians’ exposure to pollution and helped a state Department of Transportation place sensors to best estimate travel times for the least cost. Our healthy communities projects have helped shape national guidelines for bike boxes and helped improve safety at intersections using the flashing-yellow-arrow traffic signal. Projects under our integration of transportation and land use theme have shown how agencies can retrofit suburban land uses for active transportation and helped adjust Institute of Transportation Engineers trip-generations rates for dense, multimodal sites.
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NITC program awards nearly $1 million for research, education projects
The NITC program's executive committee has selected a new roster of projects for funding under the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, or NITC, program. The committee chose 10 projects, totaling $900,000, under the NITC theme of safe, healthy and sustainable transportation to foster livable communities.
The projects are national in scope and reflect priority areas including transit supply and outcomes, and pedestrian and bicyclist behavior.
Projects selected include:
- A bicycle and pedestrian miles traveled project for Washington state.
- A study that measures the effectiveness on social media on advancing public transit.
- A look into crowdsourcing the collection of data on transportation behavior.
- A national study of Bus Rapid Transit outcomes.
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NITC doctoral dissertation fellowship applications due Jan. 31
The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) program invites proposals for the 2014 Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships. Fellowships up to $15,000 will be awarded to cover expenses for the recipient while working on their dissertation. NITC is focused on contributing to transportation projects that support innovations in: livability, incorporating safety and environmental sustainability
ELIGIBILITY
Students must be U.S. citizens and have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree prior to the application deadline. NITC fellowships are open to students currently enrolled in a transportation-related doctoral program at Portland State University (PSU), University of Oregon (UO), Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) or the University of Utah (UU).
PROCESS
Applicants must submit one electronic copy (in PDF) of their proposal to Susan Peithman ([email protected]) by January 31st, 2014. More information can be found by downloading the application here: NITC Dissertation Application.
ABOUT
This grant is part of the University Transportation Center (UTC) program funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration. The mission of the UTC program is to advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through the mechanisms of education, research, and technology transfer at university-based centers. See utc.dot.gov for more information. NITC, a program of OTREC at PSU, is a partnership between PSU, UO, Oregon Tech and UU.
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