Category: Events

Help us save lives and improve mobility on existing transportation infrastructure using emerging technologies and its associated data! Solve these and other highway transportation problems using real-world data from the I-STREET real-world testbed, a collaboration of the University of Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the City of Gainesville. We welcome student teams from […]

December 2, 2020 – Video Plenary (Click on name for presentation PDF) Paul Skoutelas, President, American Public Transit Association (APTA) Scott Bogren, Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) Jeanie Ward-Waller, Deputy Director, Planning and Modal Programs, Caltrans Transit Finance and Ridership (Click on name for presentation PDF) Martin Wachs, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Asha Weinstein Agrawal, […]

Dr. Jennifer Bridge Poster Session 1456 – Current Research in Railroad Infrastructure Design and Maintenance Presentation Number: TRBAM-21-00274 Title: “Track Performance in Tunnels and Rail Transition Areas with Under Tie Pads and Under Ballast Mats” Authors: Stephen Gonzalez, Zachary White, Jennifer Bridge, Shanyue Guan, Justin Davis, Kyle Riding Friday, January 29, 2021 1:00 PM to […]

The Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development, and Education (STRIDE) Center teamed up with Julee Breehne, K-12 Coordinator at Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s UF Innovation Station in Sarasota County, to introduce students at Booker Middle School in Sarasota County to transportation engineering. STRIDE K-12 Coordinator Ondine Wells and Breehne met with 6th, 7th, and 8th […]

The University of Florida Transportation Institute, in collaboration with the California Department of Transportation, and the T-SCORE University Transportation Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology, hosted the Interstate Transit Research Symposium, which was a free, online event that brought together transit experts to discuss the latest in public transportation research in the United States. […]

With an increase in the use of computer software, technologies and automation such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the built environment and the architecture, engineering, construction and operation industry (AEOC) have been experiencing a transformation that has greatly improved their industry. Due to a surge in the application […]

The UFTI’s McTrans Center will be hosting a virtual Exhibition Booth during ITE2020. The program includes product reviews, webinars, and research presentations related to the Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Highway Capacity Manual (HCM6) and mobility analysis. To access the Exhibition Booth click the following link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/mctrans2020ite

How we meet The University of Florida’s move to remote work has forced all of us to rethink the way we meet and interact with our colleagues.   During this time the UFTI has celebrated a retirement and held an External Advisory Board meeting. Traditionally, these would have been in-person events; often involving food, discussion, and camaraderie.   McTrans Director Retirement  Bill Sampson, PE, […]

Dr. Nithin Agarwal, Director of the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) Technology Transfer (T2) Center and graduate faculty in the UF Herbert Wertheim Civil and Coastal Engineering Department met with students in the Gator Engineering at Santa Fe program at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL on February 25, 2020.  Dr. Agarwal shared how […]

The UF student chapters of the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) and Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) coordinated a transportation-themed trivia activity at the annual UF Engineering Fair (E-Fair) on February 18, 2020. Over a hundred elementary students, teachers, and parents tested their knowledge of transportation infrastructure, modes, safety, famous historical vehicles, and fictional vehicles […]