Research
Final Report: Estimation of Capacities on Florida Freeways. Transportation engineers use the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2010) to estimate the amount of vehicles that freeways can tolerate without becoming oversaturated. Field measurements in Florida have shown these estimations are actually lower than the recommended values in the HCM 2010, and recently, it has been found that… [read more]
Developing Methods to Predict Crash Frequency on Freeways with HOV & HOT Lanes. Researchers from the University of Florida and Florida International University are developing predictive methods to determine crash frequency on freeways with HOV and HOT lanes… [read more]
Education
Video Interview with Dr. Siva Srinivasan, Part 2 of 2 “Projects & Research”. In the September 2014 issue of the UFTI e-Newsletter, we featured Part 1 of Dr. Siva Srinivasan’s graduate program titled “The Graduate Program”. This month, we are bringing him back for Part 2 of our interview with him where he discusses his research program in transportation engineering. [read more]
Student Spotlight: Phillip Haas. For Phillip Haas, a diversity of projects is the name of his game at UF. Haas has been a civil engineering graduate student since 2009 specializing in transportation safety. He is currently working toward his doctoral dissertation on three projects that are quite varied in nature. “You want to know the state-of-knowledge in the field so you can push yourself into finding something new – a new development,” said Haas. [read more]
Technology Transfer
Graduate-Level Transportation Engineering Courses Available Online through UF’s EDGE Program. Various courses in transportation engineering are offered via UF Electronic Delivery of Graduate Engineering (UF EDGE), a convenient program within the UF College of Engineering that allows students to earn graduate degrees, obtain certificates, or take individual courses all while maintaining their current jobs and/or… [read more]
McTrans Releases New Update 6.65 to HCS 2010. HCS 2010™ (Release 6.65) is available! HCS 2010 includes updated modules to implement the new Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2010) procedures for Urban Streets, Signalized Intersections, Interchange Ramp Terminals, Roundabouts, Basic Freeway Segments, Freeway Weaving Segments, Freeway Merge & Diverge Segments, Freeway Facilities, Two-Lane Highways and Multilane Highways. [read more]
UFTI’s Florida T2 Center Certifies FDOT District 2 Personnel in ACI Training. On August 19 to 21, 2014, the UF T2 Center conducted an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Field Testing Technician Training and Certification Workshop for FDOT District 2 personnel across seven district offices. A member of ACI’s Certification Programs Committee flew in from Kansas City to observe the process. [read more]
Other News & Events
WTS Symposium Yields Interesting Thoughts on the Future of Transportation. With the Federal Highway Trust Fund almost depleted and transportation infrastructure in need of repair, what will the future of transportation look like? Guest panelists Alex Bond of Eno, Anoch Whitfield of Tindale Oliver and Debbie Leistner of the City of Gainesville tackled this question and others from their perspectives.[read more]
Join Us for the UFTI Reception! A venue has been secured for the UFTI Reception during TRB at a Baby Wale, a restaurant 1.5 blocks from the Marriott Marquis. The reception is on January 12, 2015, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and will feature a student poster showcase/competition. [read more]
Registration Open for the 2015 University Transportation Centers (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region. Registration is now open for the UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region, which will be held March 26-27, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency/The Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Ala. The conference is hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Mississippi State University. [read more]