Research/Universities
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ASCP) is a consortium of university-based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning. Acting together, the ACSP member school faculty are able to express their shared commitments to understanding the dynamics of urban and regional development, enhancing planning practices, and improving the education of both novice and experienced planners.
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Center for Transportation & Logistics - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Center for Transportation & Logistics is part of the Engineering Systems Division in the School of Engineering. The center is widely recognized as an international leader in the field of transportation and logistics. Along with basic contributions to the understanding of transportation system planning, operations and management, its efforts include significant contributions to logistics modeling and supply chain management for shippers; to technology and policy analysis for government; and to management, planning and operations for trucking, railroad, air and ocean carriers.
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Center for Transportation Research (CTR) of Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) continues to serve as Virginia Tech's largest university-level research center and is dedicated to conducting research to save lives, save time and save money in the transportation field by developing and using state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and technologies to solve transportation challenges. Its cutting-edge research is effecting significant change in public policies in the transportation domain on both the state and national levels.
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Center for Transportation Research (CTR)- University of Texas at Austin
The Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at The University of Texas at Austin, was established in 1963. Current and ongoing projects address virtually all aspects of transportation research, including economics, multimodal systems, traffic congestion relief, transportation policy, materials, structures, transit, environmental impacts, driver behavior, land use, geometric design, accessibility and pavements.
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Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) - University of South Florida
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), established in 1988, has become recognized nationally and serves as an important resource for policymakers, transportation professionals, the education system, and the public. With emphasis on developing innovative, implementable solutions to transportation problems, CUTR provides high quality, objective transportation expertise in the form of technical support, policy analysis, and research support that translates directly into benefits for its project sponsors.
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Center for Urban Transportation Studies- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
The Center for Urban Transportation Studies (CUTS) at UWM is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students who share a common interest in the various aspects of transportation. Among the issues studied at the center are urban mass transit, transportation management, land use, travel forecasting, alternative futures, technology transfer, private sector involvement in transportation, ride sharing, energy constraints on transportation, port operation and planning, railroad operations, environmental impacts, community impacts, and transportation planning.
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FHWA Public Involvement Reference Tool
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed this reference tool as a technical resource for transportation professionals and the public. The reference tool is designed to help you find specific public involvement documents, discover and share best practices, and to assist State transportation agencies (STAs) to improve their transparency, efficiency, and accountability. The reference tool encourages more open governmental decisionmaking that facilitatescitizen participation and collaboration.
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Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI)- Northwestern University
The Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) is a National University Transportation Center, which develops strategies and tools to protect and improve the condition, capacity, and performance of the nation’s highway, railroad, and mass-transit infrastructure systems. This mission is realized through research, education, technology transfer, and policy studies. ITI is supported through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation under SAFETEA-LU.
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Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE)- North Carolina State University
ITRE is an inter-institutional research center, administered by North Carolina State University. ITRE conducts research, education, and provides technical assistance for a variety of surface and air transportation issues.
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Institute of Transport Studies (ITS)- University of Sydney (Australia)
The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) is Australia's Key Centre of Excellence in Transport and Logistics Research and Education. ITLS undertakes graduate teaching, management development programs, grant and contract research and development in the fields of transport and logistics studies.
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Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Program- University of Washington
A long list of ITS achievements has led to the establishment of an Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Program in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. This program is a multi-disciplinary effort between the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Technical Communication. Research efforts focus on the application of computer and communications technologies to solving transportation problems. The ITS research program actively collaborates with government and industry, making it a regional resource for advanced answers to transportation issues.
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Kiewit Center for Infrastructure and Transportation at Oregon State University
The Kiewit Center for Infrastructure and Transportation was initially established in 1962 as the Transportation Research Institute. The Kiewit Center serves as the umbrella organization for almost all research within the School of Civil and Construction Engineering. In addition to conducting funded and unfunded research, the Center provides a variety of outreach activities to support practicing professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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Long Range Transportation Plan Public Database
The information in the state plan database is based on the Volpe team’s review of 51 state long-range transportation plans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. An accompanying report (to be posted when available) provides analysis from the review and summarizes detailed findings. A nine-member project advisory group advised the research team on priority topics of interest for the review of statewide long-range transportation plans. The advisory group included representatives of the Transportation Research Board’s Statewide Multimodal Planning Committee, other State DOTs, and representatives of stakeholder organizations.
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MIT's Professional Institute
MIT Professional Education, organized under the School of Engineering in 2002, provides continuing education courses and lifelong learning opportunities for science and engineering professionals at all levels. MIT faculty teach all Professional Education offerings.
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State Long Range Transportation Database
The searchable database contains information from a review of long-range transportation plans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The database presents information on how individual state plans address ten different transportation planning topics. The accompanying report provides analysis from the review and summarizes detailed findings on eight topics: 1) plan types, 2) implementation, 3) guiding principles, strategies, and objectives, 4) performance measures, 5) financial planning and analysis, 6) systems planning, 7) livability and sustainability, and 8) climate change.
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Technology Transfer Program (TTP) at the Institute of Transportation Studies- University of California
The Technology Transfer Program provides training, workshops, conferences, technical assistance and information resources in the transportation-related areas of planning and policy, traffic engineering, project development, infrastructure design and maintenance, safety, environmental issues, railroad and aviation. Programs and services are affordable and often free, with subsidies for California-based public employees.
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Texas Transportation Institute
TTI's program of practical, applied research helps hundreds of sponsors address a range of transportation challenges. For example, through decades of research in just the highway area—planning, design, construction, maintenance, safety and operations—virtually every mile of roadway in Texas has been positively impacted by some aspect of the TTI program. Through research, development and technology transfer, TTI is helping to meet the transportation needs of tomorrow.
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The Center for Transportation Studies- University of Minnesota
CTS was created in 1987 to address the need for closer cooperation between University faculty and state and federal departments of transportation, and to strengthen the University's role in transportation research and education. CTS is a nationally prominent center that attracts more than $22 million annually for research, education, and outreach programs. The Center works with more than 75 faculty from 25 different departments in seven colleges—a spectrum of disciplines including engineering, planning, economics, public policy, computer science, human factors, and environmental studies.
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The Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE)
CITE is an organization of universities and industry associations focused on providing comprehensive advanced transportation training through five types of on-line courses: independent study, blended courses, certificates, full semester program, and courses in Spanish.
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The Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTU)
The CUTC provides information for research, education and training opportunities. The Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) was established in 1979 by the major transportation research centers and institutes in the United States. CUTC is a Tennessee not-for-profit corporation and a recognized IRS 501C(3) organization. CUTC promotes continued dialogue among its member institutions, and it provides a forum for the centers to interact collectively with government and industry.
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The National Center for Transportation Management, Research and Development- Morgan State University
The National Transportation Center (NTC) at Morgan State University is located in Baltimore, Md. The NTC advances U.S. technology and expertise in transportation, research, and technology transfer on the university level. The NTC offers significant training and research opportunities to increase the number of women and minorities in the transportation field.
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Transportation Center- Northwestern University
Established in 1954 by industry representatives, the Transportation Center was the first university transportation center in the U.S. Since then, the Center has been recognized as a leading interdisciplinary education and research institution. It is dedicated to the long-term improvement of domestic and international systems for the movements of materials, people, energy, and information.
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Transportation Planning Process Resource Guide
In the transportation decision-making process, public involvement is a key component of integrating land use and transportation issues. FHWA's role in this arena includes:Providing best practices in public involvement;Articulating the benefits of early and continuous public involvement;Providing training, peer exchanges, workshops and technical assistance; and Demonstrating public involvement strategies that have been effective with traditionally underserved populations.
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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
The TRB strives to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. The website contains research information, information exchanges, and policy analysis.
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Transportation Research Center (TRC)-- University of Florida
The Florida Board of Regents established the University of Florida Transportation Research Center (TRC) in October 1972 to provide a central point through which transportation research may be developed, performed and reported. Located in the College of Engineering, the TRC works with a number of other academic units throughout the college and the university.
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Transportation Research Center- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The mission of the TRC is to promote and conduct transportation research, educational, and outreach activities. The goals of the Transportation Research Center are to develop and maintain a Nevada-based center for multi-modal transportation research and policy analysis; educate and prepare students for careers in transportation; and provide extension and outreach services to public and private sector organizations.
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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)
USMMA is one of the five U.S. service academies, charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, other military service, or the transportation industry.
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University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
The Transportation Research Institute at The University of Michigan is committed to interdisciplinary research that will ultimately increase driving safety and further transportation systems knowledge. UMTRI is currently operating a $14.5 million per year research program, with funds received from federal and state government agencies, motor vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, and other organizations.
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University Transportation Centers (UTCs)
UTCs serve 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 of excellence.
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Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI)- North Dakota State University
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) is an independent center at North Dakota State University which is guided, in part, by an advisory council composed of representatives of various organizations industries and agencies affecting or affected by transportation. The Institute’s mission is to educate people, conduct research, and provide outreach in the areas of small urban and rural transportation and logistics to enhance the mobility of people, goods, and agricultural commodities.
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Urban Transportation Center- University of Illinois, Chicago
The Urban Transportation Center at UIC is dedicated to conducting research and education and providing technical assistance on urban transportation planning, policy, operations and management. We specialize in three core clusters of transportation research: disadvantaged populations and human sustainability, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and public transportation, highways and freight planning, operations and management.
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United States Department of Transportation