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This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó.

Shashi Nambisan, director of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’s Transportation Research Center, explores sustainable solutions for a robust and efficient transportation system.
The workshops and accident re-enactment immerse students in urban infrastructure planning issues.
Erin Breen, longtime safety advocate, on the Maryland Parkway project and other transportation improvements coming to the Valley.

As the nation's most-watched sports entertainment event rolls into town, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó researchers are available to provide expertise.
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Hit-and-run crashes are on the rise across the valley, with over 500 incidents reported in the past year, according to a Metro Police map. Local safety advocates are urging more stringent measures to address the growing trend.

Another video of a group of young kids on electric bikes in the valley is making the rounds online. This time, they seem to be getting way too close to a traditional bicyclist. Some say they’re driving recklessly. FOX5 wanted to hear from bike riders on safety concerns they have when trying to get around town.

Nevada lawmakers discussed a bill Tuesday that would bring automated traffic enforcement cameras to road construction sites.

So far this year, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Metro Police have responded to 35 deadly car crashes. A new bill is hoping to reduce that number.

On a cloudy morning in downtown 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp, a white Kia e-Niro pulls up to the corner of South Main Street and East Coolidge Avenue, just down the street from the famous Snowball the cat art installation.

With daylight saving time beginning early Sunday morning motorists should be wary about the effects the time change could have on driving this week.
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