transportation
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December 13, 2016
U-M leads new Center for Connected and Automated Transportation
A new $2.47 million center led by U-M and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation will explore the full picture of how communities can best transition to connected and automated vehicles.
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October 31, 2016
University may begin testing new kind of on-demand transit system
Passengers could be trying out a new urban mobility system — using high-frequency buses and on-demand shared shuttles — on North Campus as soon as summer 2017.
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October 13, 2016
Regional Transit Authority millage on the November ballot
Southeast Michigan voters will be asked Nov. 8 to consider a millage on the ballot to support coordinated and expanded public transportation services in Southeast Michigan.
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May 24, 2016
University cancels plans for new transportation facility
U-M will not move forward with plans to build a new transportation operations and maintenance center on North Campus. The current project, originally approved in May 2014, will be canceled.
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March 17, 2016
University puts transportation facility project on hold
The university has put plans to construct a new transportation operations and maintenance facility on hold after hearing concerns from residents near the North Campus location.
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February 25, 2016
CFE, Mcity collaborate to spur transportation innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Mobility Transformation Center is launching TechLab at Mcity, a collaborative effort to promote connected- and driverless-vehicle innovation.
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February 24, 2016
AA Connector officials recommend preliminary transit mode choice
The Ann Arbor Connector took another step forward as officials working on the project have recommended light rail as the proposed mode of transportation.
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January 19, 2016
Study finds more Americans of all ages spurning driver’s licenses
While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver’s licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, U-M researchers say.
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January 12, 2016
James Sayer named director of Transportation Research Institute
The Office of Research has announced that James R. Sayer has been appointed director of the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
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November 3, 2015
University invests $1 million in solving transportation challenges
U-M will award more than $1 million in grant funding to technologies that demonstrate high potential for solving transportation’s toughest challenges.
