2010 location

The 2010 Freight Academy will be based at the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. CAIT is a Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) U.S. Department of Transportation Tier I University Transportation Center Program. CAIT studies and tests solutions to central infrastructure challenges: public safety, national security, mobility, congestion, environmental impacts, economics, infrastructure health monitoring, and asset management. Among other ongoing programs, CAIT features the following: the Transportation Safety Research Center, the Laboratory for Port Security, The Environment and Energy Program, and the Maritime Infrastructure Engineering and Management Program. As host to the Freight Academy, CAIT provided the classroom space, other meeting facilities, and logistical support. CAIT, through Rutgers University, also provides Freight Academy participants with Continuing Education Units. Additional information on CAIT can be found here: http://www.cait.rutgers.edu/.

Freight Academy participants will stay at the Hyatt Regency in downtown, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The hotel is located a few blocks from the New Brunswick Train Station, offering direct rail connections to Newark Liberty Airport, New York City, and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor route. The hotel is within a few blocks of many restaurants and cafes. Participants will have one free evening during the week to explore the area. More information about the Hyatt can be found at: http://newbrunswick.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp