Category: Success Stories
-
University Collaborations are at the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency
The Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) needed a new look and a new message. For over 30 years, HIRTA’s blue striped, white vans had provided invaluable door to door transit services for the elderly and those with disabilities. But HIRTA had grown and now offered more services to more people. HIRTA’s Executive Director,…
-
SCP and Metro Transit: Planning for the future of transit in Minneapolis/St. Paul
Partnership Overview The University of St. Thomas Sustainable Communities Partnership (SCP) in St. Paul, Minnesota is a member of the EPIC Network. SCP collaborates with multiple communities and agencies in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region to engage students in problem solving around interrelated, community-identified projects that address ecological, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability.…
-
University of Oregon and TriMet Partner to Enhance Light Rail Expansion through Student Input
Partnership Overview The Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) at the University of Oregon fosters collaborations between students and public agencies. Over the course of an academic year, students have the opportunity to work on one or more projects identified by a partner agency, which has been integrated into one or more of their courses. Through…
-
Road Safety 101 Delivers Foundation of Safety Concepts for Transportation Professionals
In November 2019, the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center’s (HRSC) Road Safety Academy delivered its most recent installment of Road Safety 101, a free, in-depth study of the fundamentals of road safety. The objective of Road Safety 101 is to equip professionals who are relatively new to the road safety discipline with…
-
BYU and UDOT Partnership Develops Next Generation Transportation Safety Professionals
In 2008, the Civil Engineering department at Brigham Young University (BYU) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began a partnership to explore various levels of safety research opportunities between BYU and UDOT. The early vision of the project was to provide workforce training for students to gain safety-related knowledge and skills, to establish professional contacts, and to preferably stay local and seek employment…
-
Virginia Tech Offers Human Factors of Transportation Safety Graduate Certificate Program
Virginia Tech graduate students have a unique opportunity to participate in the Human Factors of Transportation Safety Graduate Certificate Program (HFTS GCP). The HFTS GCP is the first educational program to focus on human factors issues related to transportation safety. The program is designed to bring to life Virginia Tech’s hands-on and minds-on approaches to education. …
-
Students Gain Real-World Transportation Experience in the Lewis Clark Valley
Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho provides an excellent example of long-standing public agency/college project partnerships in the area of transportation. The faculty lead for these project collaborations is Jenni Light, who has extensive experience in industry. In addition to teaching, she also works part-time for a local engineering firm, which allows her to…
-
Students Design & Undesign for More Equitable Communities
Usually university coursework focuses on the design process, but an educational outreach collaboration between the City of Omaha, the University of Nebraska – Omaha (UNO), and the Sherwood Foundation is drawing attention to the problem of how to “undesign.” The “Undesign the Redline” project focuses on enhancing awareness of redlining and how past policies…
-
Road Safety Professional Certification (RSP)
Contributed by: Priscilla A. Tobias, P.E.; Arora and Associates, P.C.; Illinois Operations Manager Roadway safety is a complex issue that involves the consideration of human behavior, vehicle type, road design and operations, the interaction between different types of road users as well as with the roadway itself, and ultimately, emergency medical services. Over the past…
-
Clemson University Launches First-in-the-Nation Master of Transportation Safety Administration
Clemson University is the first university in the nation to offer a Master of Transportation Safety Administration (MTSA) in the management and administration of highway safety programs. Developed by Clemson’s Institute for Global Road Safety and Security, this new degree program addresses the need for a road safety workforce capable of deploying evidence-based strategies…