{"79601":{"#nid":"79601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Selected as Location for National University Transportation Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETransportation\ninfrastructure concerns rank as one of the top issues in Georgia and the\nSoutheast. The designation of the Georgia Institute of Technology as the lead\nfor one of 10 national Tier One University Transportation Centers (UTC) by the\nU.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) represents a positive step toward\ndeveloping solutions to transportation challenges facing the state and region.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFunded\nby a $3.5 million federal grant and\nan additional $3.5 million in matching funds from various state transportation\ndepartments, the Woodruff Foundation and others for the first two years, the\nUTC will bring together a consortium of universities in Georgia, Florida and\nAlabama including the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia\nSouthern University, Southern Polytechnic State University, Clark Atlanta\nUniversity, Spelman College, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida\nInternational University and University of Central Florida. Known as the\nNational Center for Transportation System Productivity and Management, the\nGeorgia Tech UTC will focus on transportation issues of importance to the\nnation, state and metropolitan areas. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a related program, Georgia Tech has\nalso been named as a collaborator in the US DOT\u2019s Regional UTC led by the\nUniversity of Florida. The University of Florida and Georgia Tech will be\njoined by Auburn University, Florida International University, University of\nNorth Carolina, North Carolina State University, University of Alabama at Birmingham\nand Mississippi State University to form a regional consortium that will focus\non transportation issues impacting the Southeast. Georgia DOT will also provide\nsome matching funds for this effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is uniquely qualified to\nlead the University Transportation Center. It is home to one of the largest and\nmost accomplished transportation and logistics research programs in the U.S.\nand\u0026nbsp;is responsible for many of the strategic improvements that have been\nmade to Georgia\u2019s\u0026nbsp;infrastructure,\u201d said Gov. Nathan Deal. \u201cI applaud the\nefforts of all of those who were involved in this important project.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording\nto Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, the UTC designation provides\nnational recognition of Georgia Tech\u2019s capabilities and expertise in contributing\nto transportation solutions for the nation, state and metropolitan area.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\nare pleased to take a leading role in working with our industry, government and\nuniversity partners to devise solutions for our state and regional\ntransportation challenges,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to thank the US Department of\nTransportation, Governor Deal, Georgia Department of Transportation, Woodruff \u0026nbsp;Foundation and the Georgia congressional\ndelegation for their support of this important work.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFunding\nfrom the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation supported the initial proposal led by a\nteam from Georgia Tech including Michael Meyer, director of the Georgia\nTransportation Institute and Civil Engineering professor; Catherine Ross,\ndirector of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development; and Ken\nStewart, senior advisor for industry. An advisory board including industry,\ngovernment and university representatives from throughout Georgia, Florida and\nAlabama also provided direction for the grant submission and will continue to\nprovide advice and counsel to the UTC.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditional\nfunding for the UTC will come from the Georgia DOT, the Woodruff Foundation and\nuniversity partners. Future support will come through government, private and\ncorporate resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\npurpose of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/utc.dot.gov\/about\/index.html\u0022\u003EUTC\u003C\/a\u003E is to advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many\ndisciplines comprising transportation through research, education and\ntechnology transfer as well as provide a critical transportation knowledge base\noutside the US DOT and address vital workforce needs for the next generation of\ntransportation leaders. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Research partnership will focus on safety, infrastructure and economic competitiveness"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The designation of Georgia Tech as the lead\nfor one of 10 national Tier One University Transportation Centers by the\nU.S. Department of Transportation represents a positive step toward\ndeveloping solutions to transportation challenges facing the state and region.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is the lead for one of 10 national Tier One University Transportation Centers."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2012-01-20 09:13:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"79671":{"id":"79671","type":"image","title":"Gov. 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