Month: July 2022
STRIDE Researchers Develop Graduate-Level Course on Public Health, Physical Activity & Design of the Built Environment
July 19, 2022The leading causes of death in the United States include heart disease, obesity, cancer, stroke, and chronic respiratory diseases. Ensuring an environment that allows people to be engaged in physical activity to access grocery stores and daily community designations contributes to active mobility and increased overall public health outcomes. “That’s why it is crucially important […]
Read more »Dr. Shraddha Sagar Joins UFTI-T2 as an Assistant Engineering Faculty Member
July 19, 2022After working for 2 years at Gresham Smith, a transportation consulting firm in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Shraddha Sagar has decided to change her trajectory and pursue a career in the academic sector as an assistant engineering faculty member with UFTI’s Technology Transfer Center. Dr. Sagar specializes in traffic operations, roadway safety, data analytics, and emerging […]
Read more »How a Novel Routing Technology Could Help Reduce Traffic Jams
July 17, 2022Traffic jams, a pervasive issue in the United States, cost consumers time and money. INRIX, the transportation analytics research firm, has estimated that urban commuters in 2022 spent a staggering 51 hours a year stuck in traffic, resulting in an annual cost of approximately $81 billion. Let me set the stage for you. Many people today use […]
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