Illinois Center for Transportation, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s transportation research center founded in 2005, steers the development and implementation of cost-effective mobility technologies, improves safety and reliability, reduces congestion and minimizes environmental impacts while returning taxpayers’ dollars. ICT serves the needs of the state and the nation through research, education and outreach. The premier research facility has innovative partnerships and collaborations with Illinois Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, industries, national and international agencies, and many others. Housed at ICT is the Advanced Transportation Research Engineering Laboratory, a 60,000-square-foot research and testing facility located just 15 miles north of UIUC in Rantoul, Illinois.