TBD Center is proud to share that Dr. Ram Pendyala, TBD Associate Director and Professor at Arizona State University, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).| TBD National Center
We are pleased to announce the release of The Mobility Dashboard (TMD), a web-based platform for analyzing travel behavior patterns from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) data series, spanning from 2003 to the present. Developed with support from the USDOT-sponsored National University Transportation Center for Understanding Future Travel Behavior and Demand (TBD), the dashboard is designed to make this rich dataset more accessible for research, planning, and policy analysis.| TBD National Center
In November 2024, the TBD Center proudly sponsored a visit for graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Austin to the City of Austin’s Mobility Management Center (MMC). The tour offered students an invaluable opportunity to experience firsthand how a major city manages its complex transportation network and mobility operations.| TBD National Center
On March 5, 2025, the TBD Center hosted its Annual Meeting at The University of Texas at Austin, bringing together faculty, students, and collaborators from across our consortium. We were joined by officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, including Dr. Firas Ibrahim, Mr. Caesar Singh, Mr. Thomas Saad, and Dr. Britain Bruner for a full day of conversations, presentations, and future planning.| TBD National Center
The TBD Center is thrilled to celebrate a remarkable achievement by our Director, Dr. Chandra Bhat, who has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2024 W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Dr. Bhat, the Joe J. King Endowed Chair Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, is […]| TBD National Center
The TBD National Center is proud to celebrate the achievements of two outstanding students who were honored at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 4, 2025.| TBD National Center
TBD Center participated in the 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C., held from January 5-9, 2025. This prestigious event brought together thousands of transportation professionals, researchers, and students to discuss and shape the future of transportation.| TBD National Center
Researchers from the TBD Center—Dr. Steve Polzin, Dr. Irfan Batur, and Dr. Ram Pendyala—have contributed an insightful article to the Fall 2024 edition of the Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) Status Report. This newsletter, developed by the CTPP Planning Group with contributions from the transportation community, provides updates on the use of Census data products like the CTPP and their applications in transportation planning. The article explores emerging trends in activit...| TBD National Center
A new TBD study by a team of researchers from Arizona State University, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Washington reveals that extreme heat significantly alters how people go about their daily lives, influencing everything from time spent at home to transportation choices.| TBD National Center
The TBD National Center recently participated in the inaugural Future of Transportation (FoT) Summit, held August 13-15, 2024, at the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Organized by the National University Transportation Centers and led by the Safety21 National UTC at Carnegie Mellon University, this special event focused on harnessing research and technology […]| TBD National Center
National Center for Understanding Future Travel Behavior and Demand (TBD)| TBD National Center