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… Read More
Month: September 2014
UFTI e-Newsletter – September 2014
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 –… Read More
RSVP for the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter’s 4th Annual WTS Transportation Symposium
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… Read More
Faculty 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 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.… Read More
Transportation Graduate Fellowships Available for Fall 2015
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… Read More
Florida T2 Center Promotes Updated Child Restraint Law in a Big Way
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… Read More
Student Spotlight: Miguel Lugo
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… Read More
Determining the Best Driving Range for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
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… Read More
Roundabouts and Access Management
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… Read More
Safety Project Development Capacity for Small Communities in Coordination with Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Center
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… Read More