Welcome to the Transportation Research Center

The University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) Transportation Research Center (TRC) invites members of the faculty, staff and student communities who are interested in educational and career opportunities in Transportation Systems to participate in its activities and initiatives. The broad field of transportation systems offers tremendous opportunities in varied areas that span the academic colleges and schools at UNLV; for counsellors, teachers, and students in K-12 programs; for practitioners and decision makers desirous of enhancing their knowledge, skills, and abilities or advancing their career; and also for those looking for career-change options.

“ The Transportation Research Center (TRC) endeavors to promote and facilitate transportation related research, education, and outreach activities at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to address current, emerging, and long-term needs and challenges for a vibrant transportation system. TRC strives to develop innovative solutions that enhance safety, improve accessibility and mobility for passenger and freight transportation systems. ”
TRC serves as a focal point at UNLV to facilitate multi-disciplinary initiatives by bringing together assets and resources from across UNLV, and developing partnerships with public and private sector entities and not-for-profit organizations. This included leveraging the expertise and experience at various organized research units and centers and academic program across UNLV. The collective expertise and initiatives facilitated by TRC include topics across the transportation system life cycle (policy, planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, and management) and across various transportation modes.

To date, faculty members, research staff, undergraduate and graduate students have successfully worked on more than one hundred and fifty basic and applied research projects. These projects have supported a wide range of sponsors including several federal, state and local government agencies as well as from the private sector. TRC’s initiatives aim to build on these activities and create new opportunities for cross-disciplinary transportation research, scholarship, innovation, and creative activities and outreach initiatives to enhance the quality of living of individuals and families; improve the experience of visitors; increase the economic competitiveness/ vibrancy of public, private, and not-for-profit organizations, and expand the prosperity of communities.

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