Last month, transportation planners, administrators, practitioners, researchers, students, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions gathered online for the all-virtual Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 61st Annual Conference. Many CM2 PIs and GRAs presented their CM2-related research in either poster or lectern sessions during the multi-day virtual conference. For… read more
CM2 Inspires the Next Generation of Transportation Professionals
Lisa Loftus-Otway, CM2‘s Assistant Director for Research, Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara, a CM2 funded researcher and Assistant Professor at UT Austin, and Nicole McGrath, Graduate Research Assistant for Administration, participated in a career panel for Girlstart’s Take it to the Streets Summer Camp in conjunction with the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Heart of Texas Chapter (HOT). CM2 Support Partner Ashley McLain of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc.… read more
Nicole McGrath Attends 2019 Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC)
The Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2) Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) is pleased to report that Nicole McGrath, a Master’s student in the Community an Regional Planning Program at UT Austin and CM2 Graduate Research Assistant for Administration, was named an Eno Fellow for the 2019 Transportation Leadership Development Conference… read more
CM2 Summer Forum 2019
Who: CM2 Consortium Members, FHWA and USDOT officials, Community Leaders Where: Houston, Texas When: June 6-7, 2019 Agenda Nearby Hotels 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,… read more
Guest Lecture by Dr. Anna Hersperger, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
CM2 is honored to host Dr. Anna Hersperger, Team Leader of the CONCUR project at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, for her talk “From plans to land change: Quantifying the transformative capacity of strategic spatial planning”. Where: CM2 Office (WMB 6.120) When: Monday, April 15th 12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch… read more
Planning for Megaregions Guest Lecture
CM2 is excited to host Ray Miller, Jr., AICP, the Transportation Planning Coordinator for the City of Georgetown, who will be providing a guest lecture to Dr. Ming Zhang’s “Planning for Megaregions” class. When: Wednesday, April 10th 12:30 – 2:00 pm Where: CM2 Office (WMB 6.120) Light refreshments will be… read more
