Transportation/Travel

Study of public transport agencies across North America shows service cuts disproportionately affect lower-income and more vulnerable groups In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport agencies across North America have made…

UTA civil engineer using recycled plastic pins to stabilize bridges and highway slopesCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a two-year, $987,140 contract from the…

Credit: WMG, University of Warwick Visuospatial training exercises can train the brain to reduce motion sickness, providing a potential remedy for future passengers riding in autonomous vehicles. Researchers at WMG,…

Credit: Rima Lucardi, USFS Seeds that float in the air can hitchhike in unusual places - like the air-intake grille of a refrigerated shipping container. A team of researchers from the USDA Forest Service, Arkansas State University,…

What The Study Did: Anonymous mobile phone location data were used to examine travel and home dwelling time patterns before and after enactment of stay-at-home orders in U.S. states to examine associations between changes in mobility and…

A battle for economic and strategic advantageCredit: World Scientific Why does infrastructure matter? Anthony Rowley, a veteran economic commentator, argues that advanced economies neglect infrastructure at their economic, social…

Seaport footprints will need to expand by up to 3,689 square kilometers (1,424 square miles) worldwide in the next three decades to cope with the combination of sea-level rise and rising demand, according to a new study published in…

A new paper in The Economic Journal finds that bus drivers are more likely to let white riders ride for free and less likely to let Black riders ride without paying the fee. Police officers must issue tickets to drivers exceeding the…

What The Study Did: This observational study examined the potential for airborne spread of COVID-19 through investigation of an outbreak among bus riders in Eastern China. Authors: Feng Ling, M.D., of the Zhejiang Provincial Center for…

U researchers study how weather news impacts public transit ridership If the words in a weather forecast, such as "cool," "sunny" or "windy," can influence the way you dress for the day--can they also influence whether or not you take…

Groups at highest risk of traffic injury drive vehicles without safety features that could potentially save their lives Philadelphia, August 27, 2020 - A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children's…

Infection has been reduced up to 70% as of May 1st. Thanks to developed model, scenarios can be drawn regarding future containment measuresCredit: none Infection has been reduced up to 70% as of May 1st. Thanks to developed model,…

University of Huddersfield collaborates with local engineering company Associated Utility Supplies on projects to deliver novel footbridge and overhead wire projects via Knowledge Transfer Partnership The University of Huddersfield and…

Experiences of black working-poor families in Portland, OregonCredit: Photo by Cait McCusker The historically Black district of Albina in Portland, Oregon, due to racist real estate practices, faced multiple displacement events…

Indian-German research team recommends at least 40 percent humidity in public buildingsCredit: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS Leipzig/New Delhi. The airborne transmission of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 via aerosol particles in indoor…

By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy densityCredit: Martin/UC Berkeley Capacitors that rapidly store and release electric…

What The Study Did: This case series describes SARS-CoV-2 transmission on an international commercial airline flight and among a tourist group. Authors: Sandra Ciesek, M.D., of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is the…

Transport noise is a major problem in Europe, with over 100 million people living in areas where road traffic noise exceeds levels greater than 55dB, the health-based threshold set by the EU. A new study by the University of Oxford and…

Study finds people walk faster, report being healthier, when they walk with a purpose COLUMBUS, Ohio - Walking with a purpose - especially walking to get to work - makes people walk faster and consider themselves to be healthier, a new…

MU engineers developing real-time, smart traffic management system for first use in greater St. LouisCredit: University of Missouri A $1.5 million grant from a coalition of the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Charles…