U of M researcher receives $500K to design BlueOval, Volkswagen transit
Sabya Mishra, a civil engineering researcher and director of the U of M’s Center for Transportation Innovations Education and Research, will lead the local project with partners from Vanderbilt University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville and University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“The goal is really, looking statewide to see how we can improve accessibility to jobs. And then if the solution works, the lesson learned in one city may be applied to another city.”
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Sabya Mishra University of Memphis BlueOval City Tennessee Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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