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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.

Soga Delivers Keynote Lecture

Nanyang Technological University appointed Kenichi Soga, Chancellor's Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as a Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Senior Fellow.

Why traffic apps make congestion worse

Traffic expert Alexandre Bayen, ITS Director, has experienced the dysfunction created by apps such as Google Maps and Waze as they guide cars off the freeway onto city streets unprepared to deal with them. Many cities are banning nonresidents from streets during commute hours, while citizens are erecting fake detour signs and trying to trick the mobile apps to prevent them from sending cars into their neighborhoods.

Arpad Horvath Appointed Lawrence E. Peirano Professor

The Provost has approved Professor Arpad Horvath's appointment to the Lawrence E. Peirano Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2017.

Beyond Mobility Planning Cities for People and Places

New Book: Beyond Mobility Planning Cities for People and Places By Robert Cervero, Erick Guerra, and Stefan Al.

ITS Senior Fellows 2017-2018

ITS is excited to announce the Inaugral Class of the ITS Senior Fellows. This academic year, we are pleased to welcome Ratna Amin, Mark Dowd, Steve Heminger and Jeff Morales to campus.

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Economic Times

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City Lab

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Phys.org

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SF Gate

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