National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC)UTC MOBILITY SUMMITAPRIL 12, 2018

Our NITC Partners

Portland State University

University of Oregon

University of Utah

University of Texas Arlington

Oregon Institute of Technology

University of Arizona

Improving mobility of people and goods to build strong communities

Increasing access to opportunities Improving multi-modal planning and shared use of

infrastructure Advancing innovation and smart cities Developing data, models, and tools

NITC By the Numbers, 2012-2018

113Projects

selected through competitive peer

review

134Faculty & Researchers

from 23+ disciplines

46Multidisciplinary

projects

26Multi-campus

projects

$12.3+min non-federal

funds leveraged

80Partners on projects, including 44 public agencies, 17 non-

profit, 11 university, and 8 private industry

~500 Students supported

11,156Attendees at professional

development events

~10,240 Students enrolled in courses focusing on transportation

NITC Grants

Core Campus Funds

Support students and NITC mission

at each campus

Pooled-Fund

Maximize investments and create opportunity for research that can be

used at a local level

Competitive RFP

Increasing expertise and depth in core

research areas

Other Grant Opportunities

Increase opportunity to engage

new disciplines

and workforce

development

Pooled-Fund Project BikePed Portal: NonMotorized Data Archive

Create on-line repository for continuous, short-duration, and manual non-motorized counts

Potential uses: measure facility usage, travel patterns, equipment checks, and trends

Future updates: QA/QC, AADT tool integration, increase participation of agencies

Our Partners

Pooled-Fund Example

Photo credit: Stephanie Seskin via Flickr

Contextual Design at Intersections for Protected Bike Lanes Innovation, but lack of guidance for

cities and agencies Methods:

Video for survey in Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland and Seattle

Observational video in Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland

Developed base simulation model

Partners: City of Cambridge, Chicago, DC, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland and Seattle; Metro; TriMet; Washington County, and SRAM

Mobility of people & goods to build strong communities Increasing access to opportunities

Redefining Planning Methods and Measures for Disadvantaged Populations

Social-Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks

Improving multi-modal planning and shared use of infrastructure Evaluating Improved and Innovative Transit

Connections

Advancing innovation and smart cities Foundational Smart Cities Platform

Developing data, models, and tools Enhancements to Four-Step Travel Demand

ModelPhoto Credit: Beyond DC via Flickr

More information nitc.us

Includes all UTC projects (OTREC and NITC)