Month: May 2020

Ms. Beth Kigel serves as National Practice Leader for Intelligent Transportation and Emerging Mobility Solutions and Vice President at HNTB – an employee-owned infrastructure firm that serves public and private owners and contractors. She is based in HNTB’s Miami office.  Ms. Kigel is a global thought-leader in new mobility and smart city ecosystems and assists transportation agencies, cities, and regions in […]

Mr. Justin Dennis is the co-founder of Urban SDK, which is a company that specializes in helping local governments and public agencies build trust with IoT (Internet of Things), data visualization, and machine learning. At Urban SDK, he leads all operations and product development related to technology. As technical lead, Justin manages a team of […]

A first-ever Women in Transportation Initiative (WITI) Internship Program was established at the University of Florida this spring 2020 with the assistance of the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development & Education Center (STRIDE), which is the 2016 U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Regional (Southeastern) University Transportation Center (UTC) housed at the UFTI. The WITI is […]

Remote Research It is undeniable that transportation patterns have changed with the stay-at-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Additionally, the University of Florida’s move to remote work has limited access to on-campus labs and equipment. Despite these challenges, the transportation research at the UFTI remains on track. By refocusing […]