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January 25, 2025

Latest Robotaxi Criticism Claims They’re Blocking SF Housing Development

SFist news page City and Regional Planning PhD student Michale Montilla talks about Latest Robotaxi Criticism Claims They’re Blocking SF Housing Development to SFist:

January 17, 2025

Remembering Carl L. Monismith: Paving a Legacy of Learning and Kindness

Carl Monismith in his office We are deeply saddened to announce the death of a great man, mentor, researcher, and teacher. Carl L. Monismith died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Missoula, Montana, at the age of 98. Services will be held this spring in California.

Berkeley News

Is the Bay Area prepared for major wildfires?

A UC Berkeley-led team is using computer simulations to stress-test the region’s disaster preparedness and creating virtual games to educate the public about wildfire safety.

Speedrunners push their limits to set records on the BART system

There's a new sport gaining popularity across the globe, transit speedrunning, and today we'll take a deep dive into what it takes to speedrun BART. On the latest edition of BART's podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost speaks with three guests who have set records speedrunning BART.

January 16, 2025

A California Port Gambles on Dirty Hydrogen

Article on heatmap ITS Berkeley affiliate Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, speaks about A California Port Gambles on Dirty Hydrogen to Heatmap: https://heatmap.news/economy/hydrogen-port-stockton-bayotech

High-speed rail financial crisis could get worse under Trump

LA Times newspage ITS Berkeley affiliate Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, talks about High-speed rail financial crisis could get worse under Trump to the LA Times: https://

ITS Activities at TRB

ITS Berkeley students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends were all over the Transportation Research Board Jan, 8-12, 2025! See where we were.

January 15, 2025

The Evolving (and Inexact) Science of Wildfire Evacuation

Wired website ITS Library Director Kendra K. Levine talks about The Evolving (and Inexact) Science of Wildfire Evacuation at Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/the-growing-and-inexact-science-of-fleeing-a...

January 6, 2025

Black, Latino and older Chicagoans more likely to die in traffic crashes, data shows

Chicago PBS newspage Safe Transportation Research and Education Center's Matt Raifmantalks about Black, Latino and older Chicagoans more likely to die in traffic crashes, data shows to WTTW PBS Chicago:

January 2, 2025

Federal Government Approves California’s Ban on the Sale of New Gas Cars by 2035

KQED news site ITS Berkeley affiliate Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, speaks about Federal Government Approves California’s Ban on the Sale of New Gas Cars by 2035 at KQED:

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