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November 30, 2018

Modeling Dynamic Transportation Networks Using Differential Complementarity Systems

4:00 pm

Jeff Ban, 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Happening at the Institute

An Interview with Susan Shaheen, the “Mother” of Shared Mobility

Lily Maxwell, smart cities content writer for iomob.net, interviews Susan Shaheen Ph.D., a pioneer in future mobility strategies. She was among the first to observe, research, and write about changing dynamics in shared mobility and the likely scenarios through which automated vehicles will gain prominence. She is an internationally recognized expert in mobility and the sharing economy.

Marta Gonzalez Featured on WCAI's Living Lab Radio

Marta Gonzalez has been using cell phone and credit card data to probe how different groups of people move around a city and talks about it on Living Lab Radio.

Waddell, Moura Co-Author New Assessment of Bay Area Climate Impacts

Last month, the state of California issued its latest assessment of the many challenges the state faces from climate change — including wildfires like those still raging throughout the state – and highlighted for the first time the regional impacts with nine deep-dive reports spearheaded by University of California scientists.

Trapenberg Frick Makes TranspotiCA's Sept. Book Club Selection

Remaking the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: A Case of Shadowboxing with Nature by Dr. Karen Trapenberg Frick, as TransportiCA’s September Book Club selection.

Shaheen Appointed to TRB Exec Committee

Congratulations to TSRC Co-Director and CEE Adjunct Professor Susan Shaheen on her appointment to the TRB Executive Committee.

Lipman Presents EV Research for TRB Exec Committee

TSRC Co-Director Dr. Timothy Lipman provided a briefing on EVs at the TRB Executive Committee Meeting

École Polytechnique Executive Master Comes to ITS Berkeley

While the UC Berkeley Campus slows down quite a bit during the summ

Daganzo Celebrated With Symposium

Former students and colleagues celebrated Carlos Daganzo with surprise reception and Transportation Symposium June 20-22, 2018

Inspired by an MEng assignment, Nelly Alandou pursues art as well as engineering

ITS student Nelly Alandou, CEE MEng '18, used a MEng "Career Odyssey" assignment to pursue her alternative life of being an artist, as well as a career in transportation engineering.

In the News

India Times

In The Future Autonomous Cars May Also Be Used For Traffic Management On Roads

Nov. 14, 2018

Transportation Today

Research targets traffic optimization, pollution reduction

Oct. 31, 2018

Marketplace

Uber and Lyft are driving toward IPOs

Oct. 23, 2018

https://www.wired.com/story/uber-lyft-san-francisco-traffic-report/

UBER AND LYFT MADE TRAFFIC WORSE IN SAN FRANCISCO. BUT IT’S COMPLICATED

Oct. 23, 2018

https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/can-transit-improvements-lead-to-gentrification/Content?oid=20312927

Can Transit Improvements Lead to Gentrification?

Sep. 27, 2018

abc7 News

Electric vehicles for low-income residents could be crucial in California

Sep. 27, 2018

CNET

Why your favorite navigation app might be causing traffic problems according to new research

Sep. 27, 2018

Bloomberg News

Lyft Is Paying People to Stop Driving for a Month

Sep. 26, 2018

Wired

SACRAMENTO EASES INTO THE SELF-DRIVING SCENE

Aug. 1, 2018

Government Technology

Lyft Gets into Bike-Sharing, Following Uber

Aug. 1, 2018

Caltrans

Future of Mobility

Aug. 1, 2018

Wired

NOT JUST TECH BROS: E-SCOOTER FANS ARE SURPRISINGLY DIVERSE

Aug. 1, 2018