Webinar Series This Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series presents lectures, software demonstrations, and application examples of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM6) procedures. Step-by-step instruction of the HCM6 methodologies will be provided for each analytical chapter. The Highway Capacity Software (HCS7)… Read More
Month: October 2017
Low Cost Safety Improvements Workshop on Nov. 28th
The UFTI Transportation Technology Transfer Center, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration will present a 1.5-day workshop on low-cost best practices for safety. Federal, state,and local transportation officials, traffic and safety engineers, and planners involved in… Read More
UFTI Researchers Hosted Data Visualization Workshop with Leading Researchers Across the US
UFTI organized a half-day workshop on “Visualizing Transportation Big Data for Efficient Decision Making” on Friday, December 8. Despite the sudden bad weather, about 30 people attended the event in person, in addition to a handful of virtual participants who… Read More
Improved Analysis Tool for Concrete Pavement
University of Florida researchers developed three-dimensional finite element (3D-FE) models to more accurately predict the behavior of concrete slabs. They also followed up on a project to characterize strain gauge performance for a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) concrete pavement… Read More
Signal Timing Optimization with Consideration of Environmental and Safety Impacts
Members of the University of Florida Transportation Institute, along with researchers from Florida International University (FIU), developed a new procedure for optimizing signal control considering environmental and safety impacts. The results of the work have been implemented into the Highway… Read More
Pedro Maldonado Interns with AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
From June to August 2017, Pedro Maldonado interned with the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) in Washington, D.C. Maldonado was part of the traffic research group and had the opportunity to collaborate with experts in the field… Read More
Jasper Masciocchi Joins the UFTI as Transportation Education Specialist
Earlier this month, the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) welcomed Jasper Masciocchi, a civil engineer, into the UFTI’s Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center. Masciocchi graduated from the University of South Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor’s in Civil and… Read More
UF-ITE Student Chapter Adopt-A-Highway Program
The University of Florida student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) recently joined the Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program. AAH is a program of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in which volunteers clean up roadside litter four times a year… Read More
Three UF Students Receive WTS Scholarships
This past month, three students from the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter, also known as WTS Advancing Women in Transportation, were awarded scholarships. These awards were presented at the WTS Central Florida Chapter Scholarship Banquet in Orlando, Fl, on Sept.… Read More