Visitor from Lyon

We were very pleased to welcome Florian Marczak from LICIT/ENTPE/IFSTTAR/University of Lyon to visit the ITS Lab during November, 2013. He presented a special seminar, "An analytical derivation of the capacity at weaving sections consistent with empirical observations and micro-simulated results," which was very well-attended. We appreciate the opportunity to continue our collaboration and look forward to another visit!

Keynote Speech at 2013 Beijing International Transport InformationService Conference

I was honored to be invited to present a keynote speech, "U.S. Perspectives on Traffic Information: Past, Present and Future," at the 2013 Beijing International Transport Information Service Conference. It was interesting to learn about the public and private perspectives in China, and also to visit the traffic management center for the city.

Visit to Beijing Jiaotong University

I appreciated the opportunity to visit the Beijing Jiaotong University on November 13, 2013 and present a lecture, "Discoveries in D.C. and Delft: Reflections on the Future of Transportation Research and Education." Professor Baohua Mao and his colleagues and students were warm and hospitable hosts, providing for a great chance to continue developing our collaborative relationship between the two universities.

KATU Story on Traffic Science

I appreciated and enjoyed the opportunity to be a part of a great story on the science of traffic produced by KATU, "Portland's slowdowns help advance science of transportation." You can read the whole story or go to the short video.

University of Minnesota Warren Lecture

I was very happy to have the opportunity to visit the University of Minnesota Department of Civil Engineering to deliver the Warren Lecture on November 8, 2013. My talk was entitled “Big” Data as a Foundation for Measuring and Improving Public Transport Operations. It was great to visit with students and colleagues from the Department of Civil Engineering, the Center for Transportation Studies (CTS), the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and visit the Minnesota Traffic Observatory (MTO). I look forward to my next visit!

ITS Professional Capacity Building Workshop September 26-27, 2013

I was very pleased to participate in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) University Partners Workshop in Washington, D.C. on September 26-27, 2013. Along with colleagues from across the U.S., we learned about ITS material developed for incorporation into undergraduate and graduate courses and explored how to better incorporate additional ITS concepts into the university environment. The PCB program is under the leadership of Mac Lister at U.S. DOT / RITA and he is doing a great job bringing all of these elements together.