itate ▁co oper ative ▁research ▁and ▁information ▁exchange , ▁and ▁spons ors ▁con ferences ▁and ▁col lo quia ▁to ▁dis sem inate ▁research ▁results . ▁I TS ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Transport ation ▁Center ▁( U CT C ), ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁feder ally ▁designated ▁cent ers ▁for ▁transport ation ▁research ▁and ▁education , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁University ▁Transport ation ▁Cent ers ▁( C UTC ). ▁ ▁Research ▁at ▁I TS ▁covers ▁a ▁broad ▁spectrum ▁of ▁transport ation ▁issues . ▁Current ▁fund ed ▁research ▁projects ▁at ▁Ir v ine ▁focus ▁upon : ▁▁ ▁Int ellig ent ▁transport ation ▁systems , ▁particularly ▁advanced ▁transport ation ▁management ▁systems ▁ ▁Analysis ▁and ▁simulation ▁of ▁urban ▁traffic ▁networks ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁system ▁operations ▁and ▁control ▁ ▁Art ific ial ▁intelligence / ex pert ▁systems ▁in ▁transport ation ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁demand ▁forec ast ing ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁complex ▁travel ▁behavior ▁ ▁Transport ation / land ▁use ▁interactions , ▁particularly ▁those ▁which ▁encou rage ▁alternative ▁modes ▁of ▁travel ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁advanced ▁public ▁trans it ▁systems ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁pr icing ▁and ▁reg ulation ▁ ▁Energy ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues , ▁particularly ▁demand ▁for ▁alternative ▁fu els ▁ ▁Effect ▁of ▁land - use ▁on ▁transport ation ▁demand ▁ ▁G row th ▁of ▁autom obile ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Western ▁Europe ▁ ▁Research ▁on ▁advanced ▁transport ation ▁techn ologies , ▁a ▁focus ▁at ▁Ir v ine , ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁programs