Whats Happening

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary and Safety21’s newest Advisory Council member Michael Carroll delivered the keynote speech for the Transportation Engineering & Safety Conference at Penn State University, where professional...

Allegheny County Executive-Elect Sara Innamorato has announced the formation of 9 Transition Policy Committees of nearly 200 diverse leaders from Allegheny County to build an action plan for County government. ...

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Michael Carroll will join experts in the field of transportation and safety as a Safety21 Advisory Council member.  The Safety21 Advisory Council provides guidance and...

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Michael Carroll, along with Special Assistant Erica Dutton and Western Regional Traffic Management Center Supervisor Folake Owoloja, joined researchers and staff of Safety21 to learn...

Safety21 Interim Executive Director Karen Lightman met with Gayle Manchin and Jim Sinnette from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in Washington, DC to discuss the proposed Safety21 planning grant, POWER...

Karen Lightman, interim Executive Director of Safety21 met with US Department of Transportation (US DOT) University Transportation Center Grant Manager Amy Stearns at the US DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C....

Safety21 Interim Executive Director and Metro21: Smart Cities Institute Executive Director Karen Lightman moderated “Governance Going the Distance – Moving Beyond One-Hit-Wonder Smart Cities Projects” at the Smart Cities Connect Fall...

Safety21 researchers Sean Qian and Katherine Flanigan co-advised students Kevin Freymiller and Lindsay Graff, who were both awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Fellowship by the Transportation Research...

Safety21 UTC researcher Burcu Akinci has been named an ASCE fellow, a prestigious recognition awarded to only 3% of ASCE members.

Safety21 UTC Researcher Professor Sean Qian recently proposed an optimal ride-hailing pricing system that incentivizes riders using services through transportation network companies to select an alternate route that could reduce...