Alex Chambers Thesis Defense

As part of "Transportation Presentation Week," Alex Chambers successfully defended his master's thesis, "Benefits of Advanced Traffic Management Solutions: Before and After Crash Analysis for Deployment of a Variable Advisory Speed Limit System," on May 25, 2016. Along with committee members Dr. Anurag Pande and Dr. Kimberley Mastako we congratulate Alex on his great work and congratulate him on his graduation from Cal Poly SLO!

Caltrans Experts Speak to ITS Class

We were  very pleased to welcome Greg Larson and Brian Simi from the California Department of Transportation to the CE 423 Intelligent Transportation Systems class on May 25, 2016. We had a discussion about the Caltrans mission, Caltrans research priorities/activities, transportation systems management and operations (TSMO), as well as advances in connected and automated vehicles. Greg and Brian also discussed career opportunities within state government. It was a great and highly interactive discussion for which we are very grateful!

Bobby Sidhu Master's Thesis Defense

As part of "Transportation Presentation Week," Bobby Sidhu successfully defended his master's thesis, "Exploring Data-Driven Models of Transit Travel Time and Delay," on May 25, 2016. Along with committee members Dr. Anurag Pande and Dr. Kimberley Mastako we congratulate Bobby on this important occasion.

Krista Purser Master's Thesis Defense

As part of "Transportation Presentation Week," Krista Purser successfully defended her master's thesis, "Exploring Travel Time Reliability Using Bluetooth Data Collection," on May 23, 2016. Along with committee members Dr. Anurag Pande and Dr. Kimberley Mastako we congratulate Krista on her excellent work and her commitment to transportation engineering at Cal Poly SLO!

Martin Margreiter Visits from Technical University Munich

We have been extremely happy to welcome Dipl.-Ing. Martin Margreiter from the Technical University of Munich for a two month visit to Cal Poly! Martin is working on his Ph.D. and was an active member of our transportation group during his stay. He delivered three guest lectures to transportation engineering courses, including CE 423 Intelligent Transportation Systems, CE 527 Sustainable Mobility and CE 529 Modeling and Simulation. He also presented at a Special Seminar on Tuesday May 24, 2016, discussing Transportation Research at TUM, Germany. We hope to continue the excellent relationship we have between Cal Poly and TUM! Thank you Martin for your visit and safe travels!

Sabrina Sussman Speaks to Cal Poly ITS Class

We were so pleased to have Sabrina Sussman, Vice President of ITS America, speak to the CE 423 Intelligent Transportation Systems course today! Sabrina inspired us all with her discussion of the future of technology in transportation and provided a wide range of advice for students entering the transportation profession. We hope this can become an annual event!

CE 527 Field Trips and Final Jeopardy

For CE 527 Sustainable Mobility we have had several great field trips during Spring 2016. First, Eugene Jud led us on a bus/walking tour of downtown SLO, then we visited Morro Bay and Los Osos to experience a roundabout and traffic calming, and finally we were hosted by the City of Paso Robles for a tour of their two "green streets." Very inspiring and excellent examples of sustainable mobility here in SLO County! We also conducted our final Jeopardy match to celebrate the end of the quarter. Thanks to Travis and Zach for preparing the game!

Gabe Klein Guest Lecture to Sustainable Mobility Class

On April 29, 2016 Gabe Klein, author of Start-Up City, provided a fantastic guest lecture to the CE 527 Sustainable Mobility class (via Skype). The students are using the book as the course text, and were inspired by the opportunity to talk directly with the author!

Guest Lecture CRP 530

For the third time I had the pleasure of speaking to Prof. William Riggs' CRP 530 Planning Agency Management class on May 3, 2016. I always enjoy this experience and enjoy sharing some of my lessons learned over my career, particularly the opportunity to describe my experiences at U.S. DOT. My presentation is titled: "Adventures in Federal Transportation Agency Leadership."