Research Topics

Transportation research at the U of M encompasses many disciplines and subjects. You can view our research within the broad topic areas below.

You can also find research by keyword.

• Accessibility metrics
• Bicycles & pedestrians
• Bridge design & sensing
• Connected & automated vehicles
• Construction
• Data & Modeling
• Economic competitiveness
• Economics
• Environment
• Freight
• Funding & finance
• Maintenance
• Pavement design for cold climates
• Planning
• Safety
• Shared mobility
• Traffic operations
• Transit planning

Mode

Research spanning the spectrum of transportation modes, including:

• Public transit
• Bicycling
• Pedestrian
• Rail
• Trucking
• Aviation
• Water transportation