Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center: Improving the Quality of Rural Life in America Through Transportation, Annual Report 2009 - 2010

摘要

When transportation is mentioned, we often think of trucks, bridges, and highways. The visions that enter my mind include people. People riding trains, people waiting for buses, people building roads. To truly appreciate the transportation industry, one needs to recognize the contributions made by the people providing this essential service to the communities and world in which we live. At MBTC, we recognize the importance of our transportation workforce and strive to enhance this workforce throughout our education, research and technology transfer programs. Starting with the next generation transportation workforce, MBTC was proud to sponsor and support two K-12 outreach programs this year. We hosted Summer Transportation Institute students on campus with the goals of enhancing their transportation knowledge through inactive demonstrations of our ongoing programsand recruiting them into transportation-related fields.