PROFILE OF AN ORGANIZATION: INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

The Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley, celebrated its fortieth anniversary in the winter of 1988. From a small group of engineering faculty and an $80,000 budget in 1948, the organization has emerged as a major institution in the transportation field with over 75 faculty members and more than $6 million annually in funding. This article discusses the establishment and goals of the Institute of Transportation Studies, as well as its past research activities and current research program.

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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Nielson-Cerquone, R
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 14-18
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 149
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education; Finance; Financing; Interdisciplinary studies; Research; Strategic planning; Transportation engineering
• Old TRIS Terms: Interdisciplinary
• Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497300
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM