U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Multimillion Dollar Grant to Establish New Transportation Center Led by UT Austin’s School of Architecture

[Sanguine]

AUSTIN, Texas — The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a five-year, multimillion dollar grant to the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin and its consortium partners to fund a transportation center that will aim to enhance mobility in megaregions, such as the Texas triangle between Dallas, San Antonio and Houston.

The School of Architecture will receive $1.4 million for the 2016-17 fiscal year, with subsequent awards through 2020. The grant is one of 32 that will be awarded to lead consortia under the DOT’s University Transportation Centers program.

The research will address critical transportation challenges in megaregion planning such as reducing congestion, increasing accessibility and extending the durability of transportation infrastructure.

https://news.utexas.edu/2016/12/14/school-of-architecture-to-lead-transportation-consortium?utm_source=attexas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=attexas

Could be  good thing if they don't include hand-me-down Japanese high speed trains.

[Victoria33]

Could be  good thing if they don't include hand-me-down Japanese high speed trains.

@Sanguine

Expect high speed trains as one of the answers.

[Sanguine]

@Sanguine

Expect high speed trains as one of the answers.

Yeah, we need to fight that.