Category: Featured
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29-07-19
Update from Tessa Guengerich, CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholar
July 29, 2019 In June, Mobility21 welcomed Tessa Guengerich as part of this year’s CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) program. Currently an undergraduate student at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, she arrived in Pittsburgh hoping to learn more about machine learning and programming and learn more about the implementation of robots … Continue reading “Update from Tessa Guengerich, CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholar”
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24-07-19
Roads Australia Delegation Visits CMU
July 24, 2019 Roads Australia, a delegation of Australian industry and government leaders traveled all the way to North America from 22 July – 2 August 2019 to explore Future Transport: Smart Cities. Their visit was designed to deepen their understanding of the progress, challenges and emerging trends in Regulatory and Technological Innovation around future transport … Continue reading “Roads Australia Delegation Visits CMU”
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03-07-19
Students from PA Rural Robotics Initiative Visit CMU
June 27, 2019 Today, 15 students from the Franklin Area High School went to Carnegie Mellon University for the day. The students, all part of the PA Rural Robotics Initiative, traveled almost 2 hours each way to get a glimpse into some of CMU’s programs and resources. Organized and supported by CMU’s Mobility21 University Transportation … Continue reading “Students from PA Rural Robotics Initiative Visit CMU”
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07-06-19
Mobility21 Fellow Attends ENO Leadership Development Conference
June 2-7, 2019 Mobility21 UTC’s 2018 – 2020 Women in Transportation Fellow, Bonnie Fan, participated in the Eno Leadership Development Conference this week in Washington, DC. Fan won a scholarship to attend the conference through the Council of University Transportation Centers. Eno is a non-partisan transportation think-tank started by William Phelps Eno, the “Father … Continue reading “Mobility21 Fellow Attends ENO Leadership Development Conference”
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03-06-19
Carnegie Mellon University student, Sharika Hedge, Spending Her Summer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
June 3, 2019 Carnegie Mellon University student, Sharika Hedge, is a senior at CMU, majoring in Civil Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. She is currently an intern at Leidos in the Transportation Solutions Division, but is spending her summer as a contractor at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Her team, FHWA’s Saxton Transportation … Continue reading “Carnegie Mellon University student, Sharika Hedge, Spending Her Summer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center”
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29-05-19
Mobility21 Welcomes New Women in Transportation Fellow – Carlee Benhart
Mobility21 welcomes Women in Transportation Fellow for 2019– 2021, Carlee Benhart. Carlee developed an interest in smart transportation, urban infrastructure, and transportation equity during her time studying Regional Planning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. While pursuing her degree, she undertook internships with the Indiana County (PA) Office of Planning and Development where she worked as … Continue reading “Mobility21 Welcomes New Women in Transportation Fellow – Carlee Benhart”
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19-05-19
Key Lessons in Urban Mobility Podcast Featuring Mobility21 UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell
May 21, 2019 Stan Caldwell, Mobility21’s Executive Director, sat down with Ken Dunlap, Managing Partner of Catalyst-Go, a company that specializes in the autonomous technologies industries, to discuss urban mobility in their latest podcast. The podcast entitled ““Key Lessons in Urban Mobility” explores a wide variety of topics, including how Pittsburgh has transitioned from an … Continue reading “Key Lessons in Urban Mobility Podcast Featuring Mobility21 UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell”
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08-05-19
CMU’s Traffic21 Announces Winners of Second Smart Mobility Challenge
May 8, 2019 Today, Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21 announced North Huntingdon Township and the Airport Corridor Transportation Association (ACTA) as the winners of its second Smart Mobility Challenge. Traffic21, a research institute operated out of CMU’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy and Mobility21, its affiliated USDOT National University Transportation Center in the … Continue reading “CMU’s Traffic21 Announces Winners of Second Smart Mobility Challenge”
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06-05-19
Smart Mobility Challenge Project: Traffic Impact Study of CSX Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal and Mitigation Plans for McKees Rocks
May 6, 2019 In September 2017, CSX Transportation began operations at its newest Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal, located in Stowe and McKees Rocks. The facility provides shippers a new transportation option to move freight to and from the region and enhances the area and the company’s competitive advantage through greater connectivity. However, studies show the … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Challenge Project: Traffic Impact Study of CSX Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal and Mitigation Plans for McKees Rocks”
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26-04-19
Smart Mobility Connection features Steve Quick
April 26, 2019 The last Smart Mobility Connection of the Spring ’19 semester featured Steve Quick, Adjunct Faculty in the School of Architecture at CMU. Quick highlighted his UTC project that is currently investigating how the integration of multimodal policies onto regional corridors will impact small towns differently from urban and suburban corridors. Watch the … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Connection features Steve Quick”
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11-04-19
Mobility21 Hosts Second Annual National Mobility Summit
April 11, 2019 Today, Mobility21 hosted the Second Annual National Mobility Summit in Washington D.C. The summit provided a unique opportunity for 125 people, made up of faculty members, researchers, government, community, and industry representatives from across the country to discuss improving mobility for people and goods. The day also highlighted work from 10 of … Continue reading “Mobility21 Hosts Second Annual National Mobility Summit”
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08-04-19
Traffic21’s Women in Transportation Awardee Joining CMU’s Machine Learning Ph.D. Program
April 8, 2019 CMU’s Traffic21 and Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Program have partnered to provide talented undergraduate students mentored robotics research experiences with top scientists creating innovative solutions for transportation at Carnegie Mellon University. Stephanie Milani, the recipient of the 2017 Women in Transportation Award funded by Traffic21, is joining the CMU Machine Learning Ph.D. … Continue reading “Traffic21’s Women in Transportation Awardee Joining CMU’s Machine Learning Ph.D. Program”
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05-04-19
Smart Mobility Connection Features John P. Shen and Abhinav Jauhri
April 5, 2019 This week’s Smart Mobility Connection Series featured Professor John Shen and PhD Student, Abhinav Jauhri from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. This talk highlighted their work with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and how they’re using data sets to improve ride sharing services, mitigating traffic congestion and even … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Connection Features John P. Shen and Abhinav Jauhri”
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29-03-19
CMU Student Elyana Hurst Receives WTS Scholarship
March 28, 2019 Tonight the Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) Pittsburgh Chapter held its 2019 Annual Scholarship Gala. Elyana Hurst, a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University majoring in Civil & Environmental Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy, with a minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies was awarded the 2019 WTS Pittsburgh Chapter Molitoris Leadership Scholarship … Continue reading “CMU Student Elyana Hurst Receives WTS Scholarship”
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12-03-19
PA Rural Robotics Initiative Takes Off and Thanks CMU’s Traffic21/Mobility21 for Assistance
March 12, 2019 Twelve months ago, Franklin Area High School had four lonely VEX robots that students traveled around Pennsylvania and West Virginia with, searching for teams to compete against. Fast-forward to the end of this February and those four robots have 180 new companions right next door. Together they make up the Pennsylvania Rural … Continue reading “PA Rural Robotics Initiative Takes Off and Thanks CMU’s Traffic21/Mobility21 for Assistance”
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01-03-19
Bosch Curbside Ideation Event
March 1, 2019 Bosch hosted a “Curbside Management Ideation Event” at Carnegie Mellon University. Over 25 students signed up to participate. The event kicked off at 8:30 am with “Welcome’s and Introductions” by Sylvia Vogt from Carnegie Bosch Institute and Oliver Steinig, VP Business Development and Corporate Strategy Americas at Robert Bosc. Karina Ricks, Director … Continue reading “Bosch Curbside Ideation Event”
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15-02-19
Smart Mobility Challenge Project: Real-time traffic monitoring and prediction for Cranberry Township
February 2018 If you’ve ever traveled through Cranberry Township, you’ve probably had to wait at more than one traffic signal. Cranberry Township’s unique geographical location at the junction of Interstate 79 and the PA Turnpike (PA 376) poses unique challenges in coordinated signal operations. Furthermore, the Township operates a Coordinated Signal System that relies on … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Challenge Project: Real-time traffic monitoring and prediction for Cranberry Township”
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01-02-19
Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, Rides in Mobility21 UTC Automated Vehicle
February 1, 2019 Carnegie Mellon University hosted the Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper and General Murray, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Futures Command and Brigadier General Matthew Easley, for the announcement that the United States Army is activating its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force at CMU. The event was hosted at both the National Robotics Engineering … Continue reading “Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, Rides in Mobility21 UTC Automated Vehicle”
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12-01-19
Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21 Institute Honors Two “Students of the Year”
January 12, 2019 Amelie Bonde and Kristen Scudder, were honored tonight as “Students of the Year” at the annual winter meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, DC. Annually, the United States Department of Transportation honors the most outstanding student from each participating University Transportation Center (UTC) for his/her achievements and promise for future … Continue reading “Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21 Institute Honors Two “Students of the Year””
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05-12-18
Two CMU Students Selected as 2018 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Awardees
December 5, 2018 Matt Battifarano and Rick Grahn, both PhD students in Carnegie Mellon University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department were selected as prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program awardees. Before starting his coursework at CMU, Matt Battifarano spent three years as a data scientist at Bridj, a smart urban transportation startup where he … Continue reading “Two CMU Students Selected as 2018 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Awardees”
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14-11-18
UTC Professor’s Group Published 6 Papers for ITSC Conference
November 2018 Two CMU PhD students, Mansur Arief and Jiacheng Zhu, from Mechanical Engineering ME presented at the ITSC conference. UTC Professor, Ding Zhao and his group published 6 papers in this conference, which is considered to the top conference in the autonomous vehicles field. Mansur Arief, Peter Glynn, Ding Zhao, ”An Accelerated Approach to … Continue reading “UTC Professor’s Group Published 6 Papers for ITSC Conference”
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13-11-18
Lisa Kay Schweyer speaks at Association for Commuter Transportation’s Transportation Demand Management Summit
November 13, 2018 Lisa Kay Schweyer, Program Manager for the Carnegie Mellon University Traffic21 and Mobility21 University Transportation Center (UTC) spoke at the Association for Commuter Transportation’s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Summit in Nashville, Tennessee. As part of the “Partnering with Students to Advance TDM on Campus” panel, she explained that after almost 15 years … Continue reading “Lisa Kay Schweyer speaks at Association for Commuter Transportation’s Transportation Demand Management Summit”
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09-11-18
Research, Development and Deployment In Action: Mobility21 Deployment Partner Consortium Symposium Provides Opportunities for Engagement
On Friday, November 9, 2018, over 100 attendees participated in the annual Symposium of the Traffic21 /Mobility21 Deployment Partner Consortium. Participants included consortium members from the public and private sectors along with faculty and students. The symposium is sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon University Traffic21 Institute and Mobility21 National University Transportation Center and held on … Continue reading “Research, Development and Deployment In Action: Mobility21 Deployment Partner Consortium Symposium Provides Opportunities for Engagement”
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08-11-18
Engaging the Experts: Mobility21 National UTC Advisory Council Weighs In
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, a talented group of national leaders attended the Carnegie Mellon University Traffic21 Institute and Mobility21 National University Transportation Center (UTC) Advisory Council meeting, held on CMU’s campus. The group was welcomed by CMU Interim Provost, Laurie R. Weingart. She shared her thoughts on the role of education, research, innovation and … Continue reading “Engaging the Experts: Mobility21 National UTC Advisory Council Weighs In”
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19-10-18
Smart Mobility Challenge: Connecting Millvale to the River and the Region
October 2018 One of Millvale’s greatest features is its proximity to the Allegheny River and Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Unfortunately, the Borough is severed from the river access by highway and railroad infrastructure and navigating the pathways from the river to Millvale Borough is often dangerous and confusing. A research project was proposed as part … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Challenge: Connecting Millvale to the River and the Region”