UGPTI Spotlight Feed

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Intelligent Transportation Systems: Architecture, Deployment, and Advances"

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Intelligent Transportation Systems: Architecture, Deployment, and Advances" will be held May 7, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

UGPTI - Presentations from the Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions Workshops are now online

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Presentations from the statewide Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions conference have been posted online. This conference was the culmination of a series of statewide workshops designed to provide attendees with information concerning the condition of North Dakota's transportation system and funding realities. Participants were also given an opportunity to voice their opinions concerning current and future system and program needs and funding options.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-193)

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Feasibility of a Logistics Center Including Container/Trailer Intermodal Transportation in the Fargo/Moorhead Area" (DP-193) is now available under Publications in the Logistics and Rural Economic Development focus area.

MPC - New Publication (MPC-08-193)

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Trucking Churn Industry" (MPC-08-193) is now available under Publications in the Intermodal Freight & Logistics focus area.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Thu, 1 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on May 1, 2008.

UGPTI - News article titled "Improved Transportation Coordination Endorsed at Summit" posted

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "Improved Transportation Coordination Endorsed at Summit" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Evaluating Two Classes of Models for Urban Work Zone Traffic Analyses"

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Evaluating Two Classes of Models for Urban Work Zone Traffic Analyses" will be held Apr. 30, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

MPC - 2007-08 Student of the Year Chosen

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The 2007-08 Student of the Year is Benjamin Shepherd. For more information about the award or the recipients, visit the Student of the Year page.

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Dynamic Meso-scopic Simulation Approach to Modeling Emergency Evacuations"

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Dynamic Meso-scopic Simulation Approach to Modeling Emergency Evacuations" will be held Apr. 16, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

MPC - New Publication (MPC-07-191)

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Legal Establishment of County Roads in Wyoming" (MPC-07-191) is now available under Publications in the Environmental Impacts focus area.

MPC - New Publication (MPC-07-192)

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Recycled Glass Utilization in Highway Construction" (MPC-07-192) is now available under Publications in the Environmental Impacts focus area.

UGPTI - News article titled "MML Student is Promoted" posted

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "MML Student is Promoted" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - News article titled "Briggs Presents at Conference" posted

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "Briggs Presents at Conference" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - News article titled "UGPTI Staff and Students Participate at Transportation Research Forum" posted

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "UGPTI Staff and Students Participate at Transportation Research Forum" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - News article titled "Guest Speakers Address Transportation Students" posted

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "Guest Speakers Address Transportation Students" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

MPC - March 2008 newsletter now online

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The March 2008 Newsletter is now online.

UGPTI - News article titled "UGPTI to Sponsor Trucking Conference in June" posted

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "UGPTI to Sponsor Trucking Conference in June" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - 2006-07 Annual Report now online

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The 2006-07 Annual Report is now online.

UGPTI - Moving the Region's Truck Industry Forward Conference Scheduled for Jun. 2008

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Moving the Region's Truck Industry Forward Conference will be held Jun. 17-18, 2008 at the Holiday Inn hotel in Fargo, ND.

UGPTI - Presentations from the Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions Workshops are now online

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Several presentations from the Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions workshops have been posted online.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on Mar. 31, 2008.

UGPTI - News article titled "UGPTI Is Offering Scholarships" posted

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "UGPTI is Offering Scholarships" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Understanding the Financial and Operating Impacts of Major Service Changes for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems"

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Understanding the Financial and Operating Impacts of Major Service Changes for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems" will be held Apr. 2, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

UGPTI - Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions Workshops Survey

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions Workshop Survey – Once you have attended the workshop, please let us know what you think. Complete the online workshop survey.

UGPTI - State Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions Workshop held May 1

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A state workshop will be held May 1 in Mandan to educate the public and to collect input on the state's transportation infrastructure and public transportation services. Information gathered from a series of eight regional workshops will also be presented. For more information visit the Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions workshops page. Registration for the state workshop is due April 18.

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Organizing Transit in Small Urban & Rural Areas"

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Organizing Transit in Small Urban & Rural Areas" will be held Mar. 12, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

RTSSC - New ND Fatal Crash Data Section Added

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The new ND Fatal Crash data section has been added to the right.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on Feb. 28, 2008.

UGPTI - Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions Workshops to be Held Starting Mar. 24

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Eight workshops will be held across North Dakota in late March and early April to educate the public and to collect input on the state's transportation infrastructure and public transportation services. For more information visit the Transportation Needs & Funding Decisions workshops page.

UGPTI - News Article Posted

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "Mitra to present at seminar in India" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - ND Dry Bean Stock Report Posted

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Dec. 2007 North Dakota Dry Bean Stock Report is now online.

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Biodiesel Use in Fargo-Moorhead MAT Buses"

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Biodiesel Use in Fargo-Moorhead MAT Buses" will be held Feb. 20, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-195)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Advanced Small Transit Vehicle Technology Study" (DP-195) is now available under Publications in the Rural and Small Urban Transit focus area.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-194)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Business Plan for River Cities Public Transit" (DP-194) is now available under Publications in the Rural and Small Urban Transit focus area.

MPC - January 2008 newsletter now online

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The January 2008 Newsletter is now online.

UGPTI - News Article Posted

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "NDSU Student Honored at National Transportation Meeting" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - News Article Posted

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

News release "Researchers Participate in Transportation Meeting" has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Risk Management in Transit"

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Risk Management in Transit" will be held Feb. 6, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on Feb. 4, 2008.

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar Titled "Evaluation of Superpave Construction Quality on Low Volume Roads"

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Evaluation of Superpave Construction Quality on Low Volume Roads" will be held Jan. 30, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

RTSSC - New Issue Brief Titled "Speeding: Is it a Traffic Safety Concern?"

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New issue brief titled "Speeding: Is it a Traffic Safety Concern?" now available under Issue Briefs.

RTSSC - New Issue Brief Titled "Driver Drinking"

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New issue brief titled "Driver Drinking" now available under Issue Briefs.

RTSSC - New Issue Brief Titled "Underride: Do Rear Impact Guards Help?"

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New issue brief titled "Underride: Do Rear Impact Guards Help?" now available under Issue Briefs.

UGPTI - 2008 TRB Annual Meeting Presentations

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The 2008 TRB Annual Meeting Presentations from the session titled "Transportation and Energy, Part 1: Transportation Demand in a Growing Ethanol Market" are online. UGPTI advanced research fellow Kimberly Vachal served as presider at the session.

SURTC - Fall/Winter 2007 Newsletter Now Online

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Fall/Winter 2007 newsletter is now online.

SURTC - Call for Papers

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

SURTC is working with the Transportation Research Forum to publish a special issue of their journal that will focus exclusively on public transportation. View the Call for Papers

MPC - Now accepting scholarship applications

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The applications for the Transportation Engineering and Abrahamson Scholarships are now available under the Education section.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-196)

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Underride Safety Protection: Benefit-Cost Assessment of Rear-Impact Guards for the North Dakota Farm Truck Fleet" (DP-196) is now available under Publications in the Statewide and Regional Transportation Planning focus area.

SURTC - Events Calendar Updated

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Events Calendar was updated on January 8, 2008.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-199)

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Annual North Dakota Elevator Marketing Report, 2006-07" (DP-199) is now available under Publications in the Agricultural Transportation focus area.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-198)

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "North Dakota Grain and Oilseed Transportation Statistics, 2006-07" (DP-198) is now available under Publications in the Agricultural Transportation focus area.

UGPTI - New Publication (SP-167)

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "City of Brookings: Transportation Gap Analysis & Recommendations" (SP-167) is now available under Publications in the Rural and Small Urban Transit focus area.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on Dec. 31, 2007.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-197)

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Tribal Transit Demographic Need Indicators" (DP-197) is now available under Publications in the Rural and Small Urban Transit focus area.

UGPTI - News Article Posted

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

News release MML Students Tour Bobcat's Gwinner Plant has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

UGPTI - News Article Posted

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

News release UGPTI Researcher Earns Fulbright Appointment in Jordan has been added to the "UGPTI in the News" page under "About Us".

RTSSC - New Publications Section

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

We've added a new Publications section to the website.

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Divided Highways" will be held Dec. 13, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building. Please RSVP by Dec. 10, 2007.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on Dec. 6, 2007.

RTSSC - Vision Safe Drive Conference Presentations Now Available Online

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The speaker presentations for the Vision Safe Drive Conference are now available online under the Program & Proceedings.

UGPTI - Upcoming Transportation Seminar

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

A Transportation Seminar titled "Exploring Travel Behavior of Elderly Women in Rural and Small Urban North Dakota" will be held Dec. 5, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 422 of the IACC building.

UGPTI - Ag and Food Transportation Conference Scheduled for Dec. 2008

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The International Summit on Agricultural and Food Transportation will be held Dec. 1-3, 2008 at the Fairmont Washington hotel in Washington D.C.

UGPTI - Year End Grain Industry Reports Updated

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Year end reports for North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) have been updated for 2007.

UGPTI - Monthy Grain Industry Reports Updated

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on Oct. 31, 2007.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-192)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Realized Travel Demand and Relative Desired Mobility of Elderly Women in Rural and Small Urban North Dakota" (DP-192) is now available under Publications in the Rural and Small Urban Transit focus area.

SURTC - 2007 Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Posted

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The 2007 Advisory Board Meeting Minutes are now online.

SURTC - Transportation Glossary Search Engine Developed

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

We've added a search engine feature to the new Transportation Glossary under Resources. Note that you can also browse the glossary by viewing all terms or acronyms only.

SURTC - Events Calendar Updated

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The Events Calendar has been updated.

MPC - New Publication (MPC-07-188)

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Dynamic Impact Load Tests of a Bridge Guardrail System" (MPC-07-188) is now available under Publications in the Low Volume Roads and Bridges focus area.

UGPTI - New Publication (DP-189)

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Neighborhood Design and Aging: An Empirical Analysis in Northern California" (DP-189) is now available under Publications in the Statewide and Regional Transportation Planning focus area.

MPC - 2007 Annual Report now online

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The 2007 Annual Report (PDF, 1777K) is now online.

SURTC - New Publication (DP-191)

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

New report titled "Hedonic Value of Transit Accessibility: An Empirical Analysis in a Small Urban Area" is now available under the Completed Reports page.

UGPTI - New Publication (SP-166)

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

New publication titled "Campus Transit Development Planning: A Case Study" (SP-166) is now available under Publications in the Rural and Small Urban Transit focus area.

SURTC - Spring/Summer 2007 Newsletter Now Online

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The Spring/Summer 2007 newsletter is now online.

RTSSC - Vision Safe Drive Conference to be Held Nov. 29-30, 2007

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Vision Safe Drive Conference will be held Nov. 29-30, 2007 in Bismarck, ND. The conference goal is to enhance region's traffic safety through exchanges on emerging issues, successes, and challenges ahead that will be used to prioritize research and outreach needs for the region.

RTSSC - Vision Safe Drive Conference Registration Now Available

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:00:00 GMT

We're now accepting registrations for the Vision Safe Drive Conference to be held Nov. 29-30, 2007 in Bismarck, ND.

UGPTI - Transportation in America, 20th Edition

Thu, 10 May 2007 14:00:00 GMT

UGPTI researchers have been cooperating with the Eno Transportation Foundation to update the foundation's popular Transportation in America book. The book presents statistical data vital to understanding and monitoring transportation in the United States. It is a comprehensive reference of transportation data.

RTSSC - Presentations for the ND Rural Transportation Safety & Security Summit Now Online

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT

The North Dakota Rural Transportation Safety & Security Summit was held Aug. 23-24, 2006. The presentations from the conference are now online.