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Below please see our latest 10 news stories. For previous stories, go to our news archive.
Release Date: 11-19-2009
Extra chairs were brought out to accommodate more than sixty people who squeezed into the Jost Foundation Room at the Davis Center on Wednesday afternoon. They came to hear what Dr. Elizabeth Deakin had to say about creating "livable" spaces in urban settings. Full Story...
Release Date: 11-06-2009
[The following is excerpted from WCAX.com] - "In spite of the higher cost of hybrid cars, you see more of them on the road -- as consumers react to the latest gasoline shock a year ago when gas went above four dollars a gallon. Now, a group of researchers is trying to find out just how good a deal hybrids are -- especially with Vermont's long, cold winters." Full Story...
Release Date: 10-22-2009
The Transportation Research Center kicked off the Transportation Systems Academy (TSA) on Monday, October 12, 2009. The event was a daylong education on various aspects of the transportation industry, presented to 22 offenders who attend the Community High School of Vermont at the Northern State Correctional Center Facility campus in Newport, Vermont. The program is part of the TRC's workforce development program, funded by a US DOT Transportation Education Development Pilot Program (TEDPP) grant. Full Story...
Release Date: 10-15-2009
Last spring, after a protracted effort from a handful of dedicated researchers, the UVM Transportation Air Quality Lab (TAQLab) was finally opened. The new laboratory is a critical piece of the puzzle for researchers at the University of Vermont who are studying vehicle emissions. Full Story...
Release Date: 08-28-2009
The Vermont Clean Cities Coalition has released the 2009 Vermont Transportation Energy Report, which presents data on fuel consumption, vehicle purchases, expenditures on transportation, and travel behavior. These data can be used as a basis for policy discussions and initiatives Full Story...
Release Date: 08-05-2009
The UVM Transportation Research Center (TRC) and the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) are pleased to announce that Dr. Brian Lee will join the College this fall as a joint appointment between the School of Engineering and the TRC, which will be funding Dr. Lee's research program as part of a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant to the TRC. Full Story...
Release Date: 07-23-2009
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $1.5 million competitive grant to the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University to help with projects such as trails and shuttle systems on public lands across the country. Full Story...
Release Date: 07-22-2009
Seventeen Vermont high school students gained firsthand experience on the importance of safe driving as part of the Summer Transportation Institute (STI). Full Story...
Release Date: 06-09-2009
The University of Vermont Transportation Research Center (TRC) has prepared two research reports addressing the future of funding transportation in rural areas: a dilemma marked by increased costs and decreased funds. Full Story...
Release Date: 05-27-2009
Fifty public and private fleet operators gathered at the UVM Davis Center on May 27th to learn about natural gas vehicles (NGVs) at an all-day workshop co-sponsored by the Vermont Clean Cities Coalition, UVM Transportation Research Center (TRC), Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control Division, and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation. Full Story...
