UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies | UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies

Leaders in the Future of Mobility

About ITS

ITS develops leading-edge innovations influencing movement of people and goods and advancing sustainability, economic health, and quality of life at the University of California Berkeley.

Learn More

Tweets by BerkeleyITS

Happening at the Institute

PATH Looking for Program Manager

PATH/Connected Corridors is looking for a dynamic leader who is interested in transforming decision making through the use of big data, machine learning, and cloud computing.

Shuttle Express into the Future

UC Berkeley names new dean to College of Environmental Design

Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos are pleased to announce that Vishaan Chakrabarti, celebrated architect and associate professor of professional practice at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, has accepted our offer to become the next dean of the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.

Levine Becomes SLA Fellow

Congratulations to ITS Library Director Kendra K.

ITS Hosts International Exec Ed Program

ITS Berkeley and TechTransfer welcomed École Polytechnique Executive Master Program students June 16-21, 2019 for a weeklong module combining Transportation and The Silicon Valley Ecosystem, with one day of business site visits.

How can companies like Airbnb, Lyft or Uber help in disasters?

ITS researchers are suggesting emergency management agencies and local relief organizations partner with companies in the sharing economy — including Airbnb, Lyft and Uber — and private citizens, to ensure equity in evacuations.

Rodriguez Co-authors Implementing Strategies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance of Physical Activity

Daniel Rodríguez has co-written a report, recently released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, that provides recommendations to enhance the monitoring and measuring of physical activity.

ITS Leads Transportation Initiative for California Energy Commission Oakland EcoBlock Project

ITS Berkeley is excited to lead the transportation efforts in the recently awarded Oakland EcoBlock Project from the California Energy Commission.

ITS Berkeley Joins Transportation Congestion Relief UTC

ITS Berkeley is excited to announce their participation in the creation of USDOT’s only national center focused on congestion relief.

In the News

Globe and Mail

Can smart mobility solutions answer transit’s first/last mile challenge?

Jul. 11, 2019

TechNode

AI driver monitoring is pushing forward semi-autonomous vehicle adoption

Jul. 11, 2019

Mercury News

Oakland to Palo Alto in 10 minutes? Yeah, you can do that: Here’s how

Jul. 11, 2019

KQED

Could Rewards Systems Get More People Using Public Transit?

Jul. 11, 2019

Point Reyes Light

Bolinas to be case study in evacuation

Jul. 11, 2019

Disruptor Daily

What’s The Future Of Transportation?16 Experts Share Their Insights

Jul. 9, 2019

Move Forward

Shared Micromobility Toolkit: Curb and Enforcement Policies and Approaches

Jun. 26, 2019

Inside the Issues

Are HOV Lanes The Answer To LA's Traffic Problem?

Jun. 10, 2019

StreetsblogCal

Op-Ed: Cities Can and Should Regulate Scooters, and A.B. 1112 Doesn’t Help

Jun. 10, 2019

SF Gate

Supes Unanimously Approve Appointment Of Heminger To Sfmta Board

Jun. 7, 2019

LA Times

Self-driving tech attracts investors, but Uber still relies on its drivers

May. 20, 2019

SI Live

Uber launches free online data portal for NYC street speeds

May. 15, 2019