A paper co-authored by TBD Center researchers has received the 2026 Zephyr Exceptional Technical Achievement Award, recognizing the paper “COVID & Telecommuting-Induced Changes in Individual Activity and Travel Patterns” by Grace Jia, Kaitlyn Ng, Ekin Ugurel, Brian Lee, Ram Pendyala, and Cynthia Chen.
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A paper co-authored by TBD Center researchers has received the 2026 Zephyr Exceptional Technical Achievement Award, recognizing the paper “COVID & Telecommuting-Induced Changes in Individual Activity and Travel Patterns” by Grace Jia, Kaitlyn Ng, Ekin Ugurel, Brian Lee, Ram Pendyala, and Cynthia Chen.
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The TBD Center participated in the 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), held in Washington, D.C., from January 11–15, 2026. This prestigious event convened thousands of transportation professionals, researchers, practitioners, and students from around the world to exchange ideas and advance research that shapes the future of transportation. TBD Center researchers and
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The TBD Center is pleased to share that Dr. Chandra Bhat, Director of the TBD Center and Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has been named a Transportation Center Fellow by Northwestern University’s Transportation Center. This honor is awarded to individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the transportation profession in
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We are delighted to share that TBD Center Associate Director, Dr. Cynthia Chen, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. Election to the Academy honors an outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, along with a commitment to providing the best available scientific information and technical understanding to inform complex policy decisions
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TBD Center is proud to share that Dr. Ram Pendyala, TBD Associate Director and Professor at Arizona State University, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This prestigious award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to the advancement of transportation planning,
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We are pleased to announce the release of The Mobility Dashboard (TMD), a web-based platform for analyzing travel behavior patterns from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) data series, spanning from 2003 to the present. Developed with support from the USDOT-sponsored National University Transportation Center for Understanding Future Travel Behavior and Demand (TBD), the dashboard
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On March 5, 2025, the TBD Center hosted its Annual Meeting at The University of Texas at Austin, bringing together faculty, students, and collaborators from across our consortium. We were joined by officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, including Dr. Firas Ibrahim, Mr. Caesar Singh, Mr. Thomas Saad, and Dr. Britain Bruner for a
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TBD Center participated in the 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C., held from January 5-9, 2025. This prestigious event brought together thousands of transportation professionals, researchers, and students to discuss and shape the future of transportation. TBD Center researchers and students contributed to the event through a range of
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The TBD Center is thrilled to celebrate a remarkable achievement by our Director, Dr. Chandra Bhat, who has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2024 W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Dr. Bhat, the Joe J. King Endowed Chair Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, is
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