Month: October 2018
UFTI Affiliate Leads Technical Assistance for Safe Routes to School Program Application
Dr. Ruth Steiner, a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at UF, is leading the Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Program, which will provide expertise to counties within Florida to implement infrastructure improvements around schools with limited resources. Safe Routes to School is a nationwide program that aims to make walking […]
Read more »Smart Intersections: A Driver Perception Study at Signalized Intersections
A group of researchers from the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) is conducting a study to understand driver’s perception at signalized intersections. The success of this study depends on gathering diverse perspectives of drivers across the world. To participate in the study, please click on the following link: Driver Perception Study – UFTI. See below for more […]
Read more »STRIDE Hosts Workshop at the ITS5C Summit
STRIDE hosted a workshop on “Managing Performance – From Active Transportation Management to Connected Vehicle Applications” at the ITS5C Summit on Oct. 7, 2018, in Jacksonville, FL. This workshop presented findings from recent work conducted by the Center to support the planning, deployment, and operations of existing and emerging management strategies. The workshop covered topics such […]
Read more »UFTI Info Session for Prospective Students
The UFTI hosted an informational session for prospective graduate students, view the video here:
Read more »Dr. Xiaopeng Li to Present on Operations of Modular Transit Vehicles under Oversaturated Traffic
Title: Operations of Modular Transit Vehicles under Oversaturated Traffic Abstract: Dynamic capacity design holds promise for reducing the energy consumption of urban mass transit systems, e.g., urban rail transits, bus rapid transits, shared autonomous vehicles. In this study, we investigate the joint design problem of dispatch headway and vehicle capacity for a transit system under […]
Read more »UF and UAB Collaborate on Study on Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Title: UF & UAB’s Phase I Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology Description: The Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP) team is working in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Gainesville to better understand the perception, values, beliefs and attitudes of […]
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