The award from the federal government and the renewal of our agreements with NYSDOT and NYMTC are a tremendous vote of confidence not only for us but also for the region we serve.

Among the projects the grants will support are: *Studying the impact of transportation systems on the regional dynamics, competitiveness and structural changes of economies;

• *Developing and evaluating new mechanisms for financing transportation infrastructure and operations;
• *Promoting freight productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through multi-modal policy, planning and logistics;
• *Developing infrastructure monitoring systems to enhance infrastructure inspection and management to ensure a state of good repair;
• *Promoting safe, secure, livable and sustainable communities through quality of life improvements and diverse transportation development.

UTRC will promote research that supports the USDOT strategic goals to improve public health and safety, foster livable communities, ensure that transportation assets are maintained in a state of good repair, support the nation’s long term economic competiveness, work to achieve environmental sustainability, and achieve organizational excellence. The award from the federal government and the renewal of our agreements with NYSDOT and NYMTC are a tremendous vote of confidence not only for us but also for the region we serve, said Dr. Camille Kamga, the center’s director. The center’s research focus under the federal grant will be economic competitiveness. It was one of 33 awardees out of 142 applicants in the 2013 round of USDOT funding. A list of grant recipients is available at: www.rita.dot.gov/utc/about/grant_recipients/html/2013_grant_recipients