UFTI Attends the 103rd Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

January 22, 2024 in News and Events

Students, faculty, and staff attended this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting in early January, traveling to the nation’s capital to present their research and network with fellow transportation professionals, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. Below is a snapshot of some notable UFTI achievements related to this event.  See the image gallery for pictures from this event.

Awards

STRIDE Student of the Year/CUTC Awards Banquet
Bryce Grame
Doctoral Student
University of Florida

Best Paper Award
TRB ACP40 Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (1st Place)
Motivations and Constraints for Rural Cycling Based on User Perception: Recommendations for Bicycle Analysis Procedures
Ana Tsui Moreno, Technical University of Munich; Yangqian Cai, Technical University of Munich; Santiago Linares, Landeshauptstadt Munchen; Scott Washburn, University of Florida; Ahmed Al-Kaisy, Montana State University; Jorge Barrios, Kittelson and Associates, Inc.; and Basitan Schroeder, Kittelson and Associates, Inc.

2024 Equity Paper Award
TRB ACH20 Bicycle Transportation Committee
Examining Bicyclist Safety Inequity Across Neighborhoods in Florida
Xingjing Xu, University of Florida; Xiang ‘Jacob’ Yan, University of Florida; Jiang Fang, University of Florida; Ilir Bejleri, University of Florida

Presentations

Planning for Multimodal Mobility Hubs in the New Mobility Era: State of Practice, Research Trends, and Knowledge Gaps (TRBAM-24-04262)
Eliana Duarte, University of Florida; Anran Zheng, University of Florida; Louis Merlin, Florida Atlantic University; John Renne, Florida Atlantic University; Xiang Yan, University of Florida

I-STREET Living Lab at the University of Florida Transportation Institute: Weather Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Testbed Opportunities (P24-20378)
Pruthvi Manjunatha, I-STREET Manager, University of Florida

Are Mobile Device Location Data Biased for Human Mobility Analysis? (TRBAM-24-02798)
Xiaojian Zhang, University of Florida; Xilei Zhao, University of Florida; Xiang Yan, University of Florida

Investigation of the Impact of Traffic Operations Variables on Crash Severity on Expressways (TRBAM-24-02731)
Gustavo Riente de Andrade, Infraplan Consulting, LLC; Karla Rodriguez Silva, City of Gainesville; Siva Srinivasan, University of Florida; Lily Elefteriadou, University of Florida