Finding “hot spots” where compounding environmental and economic risks converge

A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
May 12, 2023 ~5 min

Study: Covid-19 has reduced diverse urban interactions

Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
April 28, 2023 ~7 min


11 things airlines can do to make flying less terrible

Many airline passengers find planes uncomfortable and the industry unreliable. A new study offers 11 tips on how to improve flying.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
March 27, 2023 ~7 min

Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 ~8 min

Where the sidewalk ends

Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 ~7 min

Why the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit

High-quality bus service is the fastest route to rapid, comprehensive public transit in the United States. This country was once a leader in bus transit, and with adequate funding, it could be again.

Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College • conversation
March 2, 2023 ~9 min

Study: Carbon-neutral pavements are possible by 2050, but rapid policy and industry action are needed

Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.

Andrew Paul Laurent | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Feb. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is looking into new rules for trains. Trucks, however, are involved in thousands more hazmat incidents every year in the US.

Michael F. Gorman, Professor of Business Analytics and Operations Management, University of Dayton • conversation
Feb. 21, 2023 ~6 min


Improving the speed and safety of airport security screening

Lincoln Laboratory seeks ways to build non-contact screening methods that can detect concealed explosives at airports.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Feb. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Where do stolen bikes go?

An experiment in Amsterdam reveals how pilfered bicycles are put to use.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 15, 2023 ~7 min

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