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Dr. Mitra’s micromobility project in Fort Smith has received national recognition by the Better Bike Share Partnership out of Philadelphia, PA for the research of developing a bike share program in underserved and low income neighborhoods throughout Fort Smith, AR. Read more about the ongoing research with the link provided Better Bike Share Partnership. Published: January…Continue Reading National Recognition of Shared Micromobility Project

Dr. Mitra has recently received additional funding for the shared mobility project in Fort Smith, AR. This grant was awarded by Workrise which is a “research-to-action network on jobs, workers, and mobility hosted by the Urban Institute”. To learn more follow the link provided WorkRise. Published: January 12. 2022…Continue Reading Additional Grant Funding for Shared Micromobility Project

Dr. Mitra along with Reese Brewer with the Frontier Metropolitan Planning Organization discuss with Jarred Rego, Vice Mayor of Fort Smith, about the pilot project to assist the citizens of Fort Smith. Currently, the group has selected the locations of where the bicycles will be placed for low income residents and plan to begin the…Continue Reading Design Phase of Shared Micromobility Project Moves Ahead

Members of Dr. Mitra’s lab are very excited to have received a large, competitive grant for the National Science Foundation Innovation Challenge. Read more about the CIVIC Innovation Challenge here, check out some of the projects funded by the challenge on their website, and read about what this award means to the researchers in the…Continue Reading Dr. Mitra’s lab has received the NSF CIVIC Innovation Challenge Stage 2 award of $1 million

Suman Mitra, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, has received a $50,000 NSF grant that will bring the SMILIES project (Shared Micromobility for affordable-accessible housing) to Fort Smith. Learn more about the project from the University of Arkansas Newswire. Published: June 11, 2021…Continue Reading Professor Mitra to Study Impact of Shared Micromobility on Smaller Cities

Dr. Mitra was recently awarded funding from the Chancellor’s Innovation and Collaboration Fund to conduct research regarding transportation mobility issues of elderly Arkansas. He is working alongside other departments such as interior design, social work, and exercise science for a deeper understanding of problems faced by senior citizens across the state. Learn more about the…Continue Reading Dr. Mitra Rewarded Chancellor Seed Project

A collaborative paper by Dr. Mitra and University of California Irvine researchers is spotlighted on CNN News, where he is interviewed by a CNN reporter and shares his views about the adoption of ride-sharing. Read the full article, “Why it’s so hard to give up ridesharing”, here. Published: April 4, 2019…Continue Reading Professor Mitra and his research is on CNN News