Research

PATH and Caltrans Release Survey for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge After Study

June 17, 2021

To help gain a better understanding of how the new path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (RSR) is being used, Caltrans, in partnership with the Bay Area Toll Authority and UC Berkeley’s California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) program, recently released a survey for bicyclists and pedestrians using the four-mile-long segment of the Bay Trail spanning the bridge, as well as new improvements connecting the path to Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Marin County.

Data gathered from the survey will be used as part of the After Study Report being prepared by PATH on the...

Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory Accomplishing Meaningful Work Despite COVID Challenges

May 21, 2021
By Michelle Harrington

Kersey, Gill-WiehlWhile this past year has brought many challenges for students and our world at large, Dr. Dan Kammen’s Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) pushes forward to make a difference both at home and abroad. In addition to two RAEL lab members and PhD students, Jess Kersey and Annelise Gill-Wiehl, receiving National Science Foundation awards for their work in Africa; Kamman taught a...

Remembering Professor Emeritus Martin Wachs

April 15, 2021

#MartyRocks Wachs Lecture

Martin Wachs at the Smart Cities: The future of urban infrastructure 2018 Martin Wachs Lecture held at UC Berkeley. The panel featured former students, post docs and colleagues of Martin Wachs and focused on the discussion of Smart...

ITS and the Fung Institute Highlight Master of Engineering Students Capstone Projects

May 27, 2021

ME Capstone showcase 2019

Professor Alexandre Skabardonis poses with two of his teams at the 2019 Masters of Engineering Capstone Project Showcase in May 2019.

Every year, the Institute of Transportation Studies faculty and lead researchers engage with the Master of Engineering program at UC...

Q+A on the future of our cities

May 25, 2021
Marta Gonzalez Civil and environmental engineering professor Marta Gonzalez on Portrero Hill in San Francisco. (Photo by Adam Lau)

This article appeared in Berkeley Engineer magazine, Spring 2021

Marta González,...
https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2021/04/qa-on-the-future-of-our-cities/

Coming to light: Monitoring infrastructure with advanced sensor technologies

May 25, 2021
By James Steinbauer
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https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2021/04/coming-to-light/?fbclid=IwAR0rO_B4…

Shaheen Earns NSF Award: Co-Creating Context-Sensitive Mobility Strategies for Advancing the Social and Economic Goals of Low-Income Communities

May 24, 2021

Congratuations to Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director Susan Shaheen, who recently received a Stage 1 $50,000 NSF CIVIC Innovation award with E4theFuture, based in Massachusetts. Chosen from over 1,000 applications, about 25 transportation grants were awarded. With this award, the group will go on to compete for the Stage 2 $1 million award.

Figure 1This project will look at the spatial...

California for All Ages: new Master Plan for Aging released

May 5, 2021

The over-60 population in California is projected to grow faster than any other age group, and will comprise up to one-quarter of the state's population by 2030. To address these changing demographics and the opportunity to create policies that promote healthy aging, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order in June 2019 to create a Master Plan for Aging. As part of the development of the Plan, SafeTREC co-director David Ragland was honored to be a member of the Master Plan for Aging...

https://safetrec.berkeley.edu/news/california-all-ages-new-master-plan-aging-rel…

Wong, Zhao Earn Best Poster Award

May 18, 2021

Stephen WongBingyu ZhaoTransportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC) Research and Development Engineer Stephen Wong and Civil and Environmental Engineering post doc (with Professor Kenichi Soga) Bingyu Zhao won Best General...

Shaheen Talks To ZipCar About Environmental Impacts

April 27, 2021
Transportation Sustainaibilty Research Center Co-Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Susan Shaheen talked with ZipCar about the environemental impacts of car sharing with ZipCar during Earth Month. "We’re seeing new uses of the curb – parklets, outdoor dining - I think that demonstrably shows people what it could be like to be in a city that isn’t dominated by cars, but is actually all about people." Check out the conversation and learn even more at zipcar.com/impact and...