ITRN2010 Prize Winners

PRIZES AND AWARDS:

At the ITRN conference, the following papers were awarded prizes:

 

Student prizes:

1st Prize: Highly Dynamic, Pervasive Monitoring of Traffic Congestion Levels

Derek Fagan, Rene Meier TCD

 

2nd Prize: An Examination of the Feasibility of Lrt or Brt in Galway

Shane Dunny, AECOM

 

Non-student prizes:

1st Prize: Wider Economic Benefits and Appraisal for Urban Rail Schemes in Ireland

Michael Dempsey, RPA

 

2nd Prize: Unsustainable Commuting Patterns – the Legacy of the Housing Boom in Ireland.

Brian Caulfield TCD; Simon McDowell, Furman Centre for Real Estate and Urban Policy, NYU

 

2nd prize: Job Accessibility and the Spatial Distribution of Employment in an Urban-Rural Setting: A Case Study for the West of Ireland

Amaya Vega, NUIG; Hugh Kelly, NUIG; Cathal O’Donoghue, Teagasc.

 

I would like to offer my congratulations to all involved.

Dr. Aoife Ahern, Chair, ITRN