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Whether you’re one of UC Berkeley’s 5,000 regular bicycle commuters or you’re brand new to cycling, it’s time to make plans for Bike to Work Day, set for Thursday, May 9. Campus riders are encouraged to share photos of their commute at #bike2berk.
Tag: transportation
Davis-Berkeley shuttle adds weekend service
April 8, 2013:
In response to rider interest, the shuttle between UC Berkeley and UC Davis has added Saturday and Sunday service. On weekends the shuttle, operated by UC Davis Fleet Services, offers two runs a day. The service is offered to students, faculty and staff from both campuses.
Connected Corridors aims to up efficiency of existing roadways
March 18, 2013:
Connected Corridors, a project led by engineering profs Alex Bayen and Roberto Horowitz, is developing technologies to help Caltrans gather and analyze traffic data. A goal of the research: to make existing roadways more efficient, rather than launching new highway-construction projects.
For a quick bike fix, DIY 24/7 at new repair station
October 10, 2012:
A bicycle fix-it station is now available outside the Energy Biosciences Building, near the corner of Oxford and Hearst. The station, installed last week, allows cyclists to perform quick repairs and adjustments, 24/7. Two more are slated for installation on the central campus.
$2.5 million grant to improve traffic safety
August 17, 2012:
California’s Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to two research and education centers affiliated with the Institute of Transportation Studies to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and drivers. The Safe Transportation Research & Education Center (SafeTREC) and the Technology Transfer Program (Tech Transfer) will use the funds to study better ways to prevent crashes and to help local agencies identify potentially hazardous surface roadway conditions.
Future of California high-speed rail looks green
July 26, 2012:
A comprehensive life-cycle assessment by transportation researchers gives the green seal of approval for California’s high-speed rail project. The analysis comes on the heels of a state Legislature vote authorizing $8 billion for initial construction, set to begin in 2013, of the high-speed system.
Campus housing and transportation survey going out this week
March 5, 2012:
Curious to know how many people drive to get to campus? So are UC Berkeley’s planners. This week, they will email a survey asking students, staff and faculty for information on transportation and housing. This survey has been done every three years since 1980. In addition to informing campus transportation and housing initiatives, it provides details valuable to the work [...]
UCTC receives funding for new transportation research
January 19, 2012:
The University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) on the UC Berkeley campus is overseeing a new research consortium of five other UC and four Cal State University campuses that just received a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and a matching amount from California’s Department of Transportation.
New shuttle-bus contract good news for riders, drivers
January 13, 2012:
The campus’s stalled Bear Transit shuttle-bus program is moving again with a new vendor, new buses — and 17 veteran drivers whose jobs have hung in the balance for nearly three years.
Kicking hybrids out of carpool lanes backfires, slowing traffic for all
October 10, 2011:
The end of a California program granting free access to carpool lanes by solo drivers of hybrid cars has unintentionally slowed traffic in all lanes, according to a new report by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies. It turns out that when regular-use lanes became more congested with the addition of more hybrids, the carpool lanes slowed down as well. The transportation engineers explain this counterintuitive result.
New report highlights intersection of transportation policy and health
July 20, 2011:
A new report authored by researchers at the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center identifies transportation policies that impact public health.
Borenstein explores U.S. airlines’ persistent profit losses
June 23, 2011:
Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and director of the UC Energy Institute, explores the key reasons for the nagging profit losses for U.S. airlines in the July issue of the National Bureau of Economic Research Digest and reports findings that counter much of the conventional wisdom.
Eco-driving: Ready for prime time?
June 16, 2011:
UC researchers are optimistic that improved driving techniques can cut fuel use by 10 to 20 percent. And the time may be right to sell the public on these methods, they say.
New site maps state’s severe traffic collisions
April 6, 2011:
UC Berkeley researchers have launched a powerful new tool, the Transportation Injury Mapping System, that allows online searches of serious and fatal crashes in California. Users can view the history of crashes by county, city, neighborhood or along specific routes.
Transportation experts to help test plug-in hybrids
February 15, 2011:
UC Berkeley transportation experts will test 10 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrids during the next year as part of a year-long demonstration and research program. The researchers are partnering with the Bay Area Air District, Toyota and San Jose for the project, which was kicked off today (Feb. 15).
Backyard solutions to urban planning issues
January 13, 2011:
Hundreds of visitors flocked to a new, 420-square-foot cottage in West Berkeley to examine the tiny, sustainably designed “accessory home” as a possible wave of the future.
At the heart of campus, BicyCal opens its new ‘hub’
November 23, 2010:
The student cooperative BicyCal showcased its new, centrally located, if humble, “hub” on Friday. The grand opening took place in a long-shuttered stairway connecting upper and lower Sproul Plaza, cleverly repurposed as a “peer-to-peer” bike-maintenance education center. The group aims to grow the campus’s cycling culture, and sees the new center as a keystone to that effort.
California high-speed rail ridership forecast not reliable, study finds
July 1, 2010:
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s forecasts of demand and ridership for a new San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed train are not reliable because they are based on an inconsistent model, according to a new study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies. The study is the first academic review of the rail authority’s ridership forecasts, which was included in California’s successful application for federal stimulus dollars.
Campus ride-sharing goes online and interactive
March 2, 2010:
Looking for someone to share your commute, or a cheap ride to LA for spring break? Now Berkeley staff, faculty and students have a new way to match up with people driving to and from campus: Zimride, an online ride-sharing service that went live Friday.
