Programs

Pupil Transportation Group

The mission of the Pupil Transportation Group is to apply transportation engineering principles and technology to the operation and management of multi-modal, safe and efficient transportation of school children. It is the only transportation research center in the country to focus on technical assistance and applied research for all modes of school-related travel. The key to the success of the Group has been its partnership with state and local education agencies, agencies, universities, national associations, and private industries.

The Group pioneered the development and training of the Transportation Information Management System (TIMS). In fact, North Carolina is still the only state in the nation with a statewide implementation of this computer-assisted school bus routing system.

Spin-off program Operations Research/ Education Laboratory, uses a model of “Integrated Planning for School and Community” to enable school administrators to make school planning and decisions with scientific data enabling long-term plans on enrollment forecasting and land use for site location and redistricting.

With this impressive track record, the Pupil Transportation Group moves into the twenty-first century to provide a positive impact on the safety, operations, and long-term viability of school transportation in North Carolina as well as nationwide.

Director

Jeff Tsai
 919.515.7931 | jeff.tsai@ncsu.edu