Month: November 2014

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 […]

Researchers from the University of Florida (UF) and Florida International University (FIU) are developing predictive methods to determine crash frequency on freeways with HOV and HOT lanes. Consistent with the procedures outlined in the Highway Safety Manual (HSM), Dr. Siva Srinivasan of UF and Dr. Albert Gan of FIU are working on models that will […]

On August 19-21, the T2 Center conducted an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Field Testing Technician training and certification workshop. The ACI certification is one of the requirements for qualification to become a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) concrete field inspector. Wayne Rilko was the instructor and examiner and Linda Floyd proctored the written exams. […]

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. Quick Animation using CORSIM for HCS (now built in) […]

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. Haas is working on a STRIDE-funded project, which aims to develop course materials based on […]

The Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE), a 2012 USDOT grant funded regional (Southeastern) University Transportation Center housed at the University of Florida, will host a Student Poster/Showcase Competition that will take place during TRB at the UFTI Reception in Washington, D.C., on January 12, 2015, at Baby Wale. The reception is from 5:30 pm […]

What will the future of transportation look like? Guest panelists Alex Bond of the Eno Center for Transportation, Anoch Whitfield of Tindale Oliver and Debbie Leistner of the City of Gainesville tackled this and other issues during the 4th WTS Transportation Symposium on November 13, 2014 at the University of Florida campus. From Bond’s perspective, the use […]

You’re invited! A venue has been secured for the UFTI Reception at a Baby Wale, a restaurant 1.5 blocks from the Marriott Marquis. Join us for delicious hors d’ oeuvres with two free drinks at the UFTI Reception on January 12, 2015, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.  Reception activities include a graduate student research […]

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 keeping their family schedules. The course lectures and materials are […]

FDOT Sponsored Research, BDV32-977-03 (Cost-share project for STRIDE Center) Authors: Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., Alexandra Kondyli, Ph.D., Bryan St. George (graduate student) Report completed:  September 2014 [final report] 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 measured capacities are actually […]