National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC)...Redefining Planning Methods and...
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National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) UTC MOBILITY SUMMIT APRIL 12, 2018
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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
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Project count: includes General research, Small Starts, Dissertation, and Pooled-Fund projects – total project count with education, diversity grant, TT, and other projects is 152 (as of 04/2018) Match number calculated using $ amount awarded times award requirement since detailed match was not available for Tier 1 projects Multidisciplinary projects: Involve investigator from more than one discipline Multi-campus projects: Involve investigators from more than one campus that may be a consortium member – or not Supported students includes students involved in NITC research or received NITC support through other funding sources Attendees at professional development events: Data taken from PIs (double reporting was considered when numbers were tallied)
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)
