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Programs and Centers

Transportation Planning

CTR gives technical assistance and training in transportation planning for the TDOT Long Range Planning Division’s Office of Community Transportation.

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Teen Driving Safety Program

CTR’s Teen Driving Safety Program has participated in roughly 200 events since its inception in 2015. This program has connected with well over 16,000 high school students.

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Freight-Related Analytics

CTR holds a long-standing commitment to understand freight transportation and educate new generations of freight industry professionals.

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Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs

The Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs’ Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy is an interdisciplinary network of scholars and partners.

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Supply Chain Management, Haslam College of Business

The Haslam College of Business’s Supply Chain Management Program is driven by innovation—from their entrepreneurial spirit to ground-breaking research.

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TN Transportation Assistance Program (TTAP)

TTAP is part of a nationwide Local Technical Assistance Program financed jointly by FHWA, TDOT, and UT.

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Traffic Signal Academy

Traffic Signal Academy focuses on academic research findings and established best practices in signal timing procedures and policies.

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TN Model Users Group (TNMUG)

TNMUG is a forum to exchange information about travel demand modeling and forecasting. 

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TN Vans Program

TN Vans facilitates personal mobility in Tennessee by assisting public agencies, private groups, and non-profit organizations with transportation services.

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Institute for a Secure & Sustainable Environment

The Institute for a Secure & Sustainable Environment develops policies, technologies, and educational programs that respond to pressing environmental and security issues.

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Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient & Resilient Supply Chain (FERSC)

FERSC is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center consortium led by UT. Its focus is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)’s research priority, Improving Mobility of People and Goods.

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Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)

CPBS is a Tier-1 University Transportation Center funded by the US DOT. CPBS’s goal is to eliminate pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries through research, education, technology transfer, and workforce development.

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Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2)

CR2C2 was initially funded by US DOT in 2023 and will serve as the Region 4 University Transportation Center charged with addressing transportation challenges within the southeastern region of the US.

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