The Florida T2 Center is bringing state-of-the-art highway technology improvements to Florida locals and beyond this fall. This specialized transfer of technology is made possible through a federal project called Every Day Counts (EDC). Every Day Counts is a set… Read More
Month: June 2014
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Invited to Serve on Dissertation Committee in The Netherlands
Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., professor and director of the UFTI and STRIDE Center, traveled to The Netherlands in June to take part in a doctoral dissertation defense at the Delft University of Technology. The student defending her dissertation on “Characteristics of Chinese… Read More
McTrans Website Overhaul
The McTrans Center website (mctrans.ce.ufl.edu) has been transformed to be consistent with the University of Florida standards. The Center took the opportunity to enhance and update the organization and capabilities of the site by providing more immediate access to the… Read More
UFTI News June 2014
Research UFTI Joins Forces with FDOT to Develop Policy for Automated Vehicles An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Florida from the fields of Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning and Mechanical Engineering have been awarded a research project to… Read More
Determining Roadway Usage Fees Using Variables Other Than Distance
Title: Nonlinear Road Pricing Authors: Siriphong Lawphongpanich and Yafeng Yin Typically a roadway, or set of roads, will have road pricing that we all invariably pay for, from a county setting a gas tax for the miles of roadway per… Read More
STRIDE Regional Center 2013 Annual Report
The Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education (STRIDE) Center housed at the University of Florida is a U.S. Department of Transportation grant-funded University Transportation Center that conducts transportation-related research in the areas of safety, livable communities and economic competitiveness.… Read More
UFTI Joins Forces with FDOT to Develop Policy for Automated Vehicles
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Florida from the fields of Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning and Mechanical Engineering have been awarded a research project to provide the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with the necessary information and… Read More
TRIP 2014 Summer Interns
Four students where chosen to participate in this summer’s Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP). The program is managed by the STRIDE Center, a U.S. DOT grant-funded regional transportation center housed at the University of Florida. The interns are: Kory Harb… Read More