Month: September 2014

The 3rd Annual University Transportation Centers (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region will be hosted this year at the University of Alabama (UAB) on March 26-27, 2015 in collaboration with Mississippi State University.  The conference has a strong focus on research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research […]

Research 3rd Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region which will take place March 26-27, 2015. This year, the conference will be hosted by the University of Alabama – Birmingham in collaboration with Mississippi State University. Comparing Methods for Measuring Travel Time at Florida […]

Join the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter to discuss “The Future of Transportation” at their 4th Annual WTS Transportation Symposium on Thursday, November 13, 2014. The event will take place at the Arredondo Cafe in the Reitz Union, University of Florida campus from 6 pm to 9 pm. A panel of industry leaders in the […]

In the September 2014 issue of the UFTI e-Newsletter, we featured Part 1 of Dr. Siva Srinivasan’s video titled “The Graduate Program”. This month, we are bringing him back for Part 2 where he describes the various research projects he’s working on. Many of Dr. Srinivasan’s projects have been sponsored by FDOT and STRIDE. Who is Dr. […]

The UFTI is offering competitive Fellowships to support new, full-time Ph.D. students entering the transportation engineering doctoral program at the University of Florida in Fall 2015. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Fellowships provide tuition and a competitive stipend, including travel expenses to conferences. For more information, contact:Dr. Lily ElefteriadouUFTI Professor & Director352-392-9537, […]

Promotional materials were created recently at the Florida Occupant Protection Resource Center (OPRC), housed at the UFTI T2 Center, to help Child Passenger Safety (CPS) advocates and state enforcement inform Florida citizens of an updated Florida statute effecting children. Florida Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 225 in June, passing revisions to Florida Statute 316.613 […]

Miguel Lugo is a doctoral student in UF’s Civil engineering department who began his graduate program in Summer 2010. His research focus is on urban transportation and transportation planning, and he really enjoys the research challenges within these two areas. Currently, Lugo is working on Automated/Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) technologies, specifically the state of practice, gaps, and concerns, with […]

With growing public concern over greenhouse gas emissions and the environment, the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is one way to curb our appetite for oil and reduce traffic emissions. These vehicles can be available to consumers without challenging our transportation engineers, governments and policymakers to build expensive infrastructure to support their operation. […]

FDOT Sponsored Research, BDK77 977‐21 (Cost-share project for STRIDE Center) Authors: Ruth L. Steiner, Scott Washburn, Lily Elefteriadou, Albert Gan, Priyanka Alluri, Dimitra Michalaka, Ruoying Xu, Shanty Rachmat, Benjamin Lytle, Amy Cavaretta Report Completed:  March 2014 ABSTRACT: Transportation engineers and planners are becoming more interested in using roundabouts to address access management and safety concerns in […]

FDOT Sponsored Research, BDK77 977‐21 (Cost-share project for STRIDE Center) Authors:  I. Bejleri, J. Goodknight, S. Srinivasan, N. Barker, P. Haas, S. Noh Report completed:  October 2013 [final report] ABSTRACT: The goal of Florida’s 2012 Strategic Highway Safety Plan is to reduce serious and fatal crashes on all of Florida’s road system, including small rural communities. […]