CTR - UT Austin

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Researchers at CTR have developed a new, more efficient method for evaluating skid resistance on roadways that will help keep Texans safe by preventing wet-weather accidents. To learn more, read the report at tinyurl.com/wtaes6jh

This Friday, 1/20, join @utexasite and WTS for the seminar "Strategic Airport Planning, Programs, and Project Management" with industry experts Mike Brown and Joshua Lee Wussick. We'll hope to see you from 3-4:30 in ECJ 3.406 or on Zoom!

.@CTRUTAustin Geoffrey Potter, Center for Transportation Research, @VTTINEWS Abhijit Sarkar, @BerkeleyLab, smart cities director Jane Macfarlane, @UrbanLogiq Mark Masongsong discuss Are We There Yet?: Discussing Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning #TRBAM

2/2: post-earthquake inspections of bridges and infrastructure. Link: youtu.be/eFStjYONIdI #SharingInnovation #TxDOTResearch @CTRUTAustin

1/2: Seismic activity in Texas has drastically increased over the last decade. Although mostly minor, this increased activity has prompted researchers from the University of Texas to develop new seismic models to help @TxDOT prioritize

"What water does is rather than reflecting the light back to the source, it just diffuses the light because of refraction." - @CAEE Prof. Chandra Bhat weighs in on why it's so hard to see road striping at night on @KUT's @ATXplained: kut.org/transportation…

A new report by CTR researchers identifies the relationships between materials, maintenance, and long-term performance of pavements to determine best practices for building cost-effective, durable roadways. Read more here: tinyurl.com/vbhdm9pt

Are you interested in automated pedestrian detection technologies? Then check out the new report from CTR researchers that surveys these technologies and a decision support framework for implementing them: tinyurl.com/5xp2ky7e

The first female crash test dummy has only now arrived npr.org/2022/11/01/113…

How have cost increases impacted the scope and time line for Austin’s Project Connect? To find out, check out @KXAN’s interview with @CTRUTAustin faculty Tyler Dick: kxan.com/investigations…

Join @utexasite & UT's WTS either in person or online for a presentation on policies that encourage walking & cycling with urban planning professor @buehler_ralph this Friday, 10/28, at 2pm. Hope to see you there!

CTR researchers have developed an automated program that will help traffic engineers better identify, study, and avoid curve-related crashes, in service of lowering Texas’s traffic fatalities. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/3s7zekxm

For the project "Implementation of Improved Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders," CTR researchers have developed a simple, accurate test that will help predict and thus prevent asphalt cracking. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p86v2jn

CTR faculty are on the radio talking about the upcoming boom in EV charging infrastructure! Listen to Dr. Chandra Bhat on Houston Public Media (tinyurl.com/ycxzvwmf) and Dr. @KaraKockelman on Tucson's KJZZ (tinyurl.com/5cxz5y78).

A new report from CTR researchers will help engineers build safer bridges when using the 3D strut-and-tie method: tinyurl.com/muvx8txx

The call for submissions for the @ASCE_TDI Internat’l Conferences on Transportation & Development and Airfield & Highway Pavements is open until October 13! We’ll hope to see you in Austin, June 14-17, 2023. For more details: asce-ictd.org/program/call-s… #ICTD #Pavements

Congrats to @CTRUTAustin’s Dr. Bhat, Katie Asmussen & Aupal Mondal & their colleagues @ASU on winning the @NASEMTRB’s Pyke Johnson Award for best paper on planning & environment! Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Share your thoughts on how Austin's downtown street network can work better to meet the needs of today and the future with the #ACTPlan. Take the survey here: bit.ly/3OVxZWO

Join CTR’s Dr. Chandra Bhat and the @TexasExes for a Virtual Lunchtime Lecture on “The Work From Home (or Anywhere) Revolution,” noon on Mon., 8/29. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/august-2022-…