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  Prof. Monsere Presents Lab Work at the Innovations in Congestion Monitoring Workshop, Beijing China • October 2009 Prof. Monsere gave an invited presentation about the ITS Lab's recent activities at the Innovations in Congestion Monitoring Workshop in Beijing China October 28-29, 2009. The workshop was sponsored by the Beijing Transportation Research Center and co-sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Committee of Transportation, the Texas Transportation Institute, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Performance Measures Committee. The workshop's objective was to share knowledge to help understand traffic congestion, which is a critical transportation issue in China. Increasing urbanization, economic development, and private auto ownership are combining to create large delays and a lack of reliability on most major urban highways and streets throughout the entire daytime hours. The conference was very enjoyable (Dr. Monsere is shown at right visiting Summer Palace with co-presenters) and a success. | ||||