Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2022
In April 2021, the US DOT/OST-R announced an additional year of federal funding support to the original 35 UTC Program grant recipients of the FAST Act due to an extension legislation. The additional funding was awarded as a modification, extending the current grant period to September 2023.
In light of this extension, the executive committee members of the CM2 Consortium made the decision to postpone the final CM2 Summer Forum from June 7-8, 2022 to now be in Summer 2023. We hope that by postponing the final forum to coincide with the closeout period of the grant, CM2 researchers and students will be able to share final results and celebrate consortium-wide accomplishments after seven successful years focused on collaborative megaregional transportation research. Additionally, with the continued impact of COVID-19 cases around the globe, we hope that by postponing the forum we can ensure a safer, in-person gathering at a time to be decided that increases attendance and ambition to help tackle the diverse issues surrounding megaregional transportation research and planning.
A decision on new dates is expected to be taken by the executive committee in September. Further updates and details will follow.
About the CM2 Summer Forum
The CM2 Summer Forum will bring together the consortium of institutions that represent the Tier-1 University Transportation Center: Texas Southern University, the University of Texas at Austin, Louisiana State University, and the University of Pennsylvania. The forum represents a unique opportunity for the consortium to gather together, share research results with interested industry professionals, and plan for future iterations of megaregional research.
