Month: November 2022

TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION Part I: February 8 & 9, 2023 Part II: March 8 & 9, 2023 Access to safe, reliable and affordable transportation is a right for all individuals – yet it is particularly difficult to provide in many areas, particularly rural locations. This can mean the difference between access to medical care, […]

Malikia Cherubala is a senior at Appalachian State University, working with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at NC State University. An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo, she is currently earning her bachelor’s degree in Community and Regional Planning, with a minor in Sustainable Development as well as a certificate in […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is a guide for transportation practitioners that includes concepts, guidelines, and computational procedures for calculating the capacity and quality of service for highways, freeways, roads, roundabouts, intersections, and interchanges. It also includes guidance on transit and non-motorized modes such as pedestrians and bicyclists. […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator The COVID-19 pandemic generated a sense of longing for the outside world as opposed to being cooped up inside our homes. Reacting to the general public’s desires, cities around the world acted quickly and created outdoor spaces for recreation and commerce. Street space was reallocated to support recreational […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator Congratulations to Matteo Saracco, a master’s student at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), for being selected as the STRIDE Center 2022 Student of the Year. For more than three decades, the U.S. Department of Transportation has honored students affiliated with University Transportation Centers (UTCs) who have […]