Moeed Mughal spent the summer at UFTI working with Dr. Siva Srinivasan and doctoral student Bryce Grame, as part of the Secure, Accessible, Sustainable, Transportation (SAST) cohort. Their research focused on Eye-Tracking Applications in Transit, which aims to understand drivers’… Read More
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Dr. Ruth Steiner Interviewed about TBARTA Dissolution
By Ada Lang, UFTI Marketing and Communications Specialist Dr. Ruth Steiner, University of Florida (UF) Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the Center for Health and the Built Environment was interviewed recently by Matthew Peddie of WUSF… Read More
The UFTI-T2 Center’s Nearly 40-Year History in Working to Address Transportation’s Workforce Development Needs
During the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has given many workers a lot more time at home. It’s been a boom time for DIY and home improvement services because time at home has made people more aware of changes… Read More
UF’s Contribution to the Development of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)
Since the mid-1980s, transportation engineering faculty at the University of Florida (UF) have been working on developing state-of-the-art traffic analysis techniques and contributing to the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), a publication used as a standard reference among transportation practitioners worldwide.… Read More
Gainesville’s Autonomous Shuttle Now Communicates with Traffic Lights
On any given day, Gainesville’s Autonomous Shuttle (AV) can be seen driving around city streets, interacting with pedestrians, bicyclists, and conventional vehicles, while picking up and dropping off riders along its route. AV shuttle corridors across the country are… Read More
The UFTI will attend the 2022 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM)
UFTI students, faculty, and staff attended the 2022 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. January 9-13, 2022. The event will return to it’s traditional in-person meeting format following health and safety guidelines (https://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/COVIDSafety.aspx). The annual meeting’s theme this… Read More
UFTI Director’s Message
Dear Alumni & Colleagues, As transportation professionals we are continuously being challenged to find solutions to a diverse and ever-expanding number of problems including how to maintain supply chains, how to keep travelers safe from COVID-19 and minimize crashes, and… Read More
UF & University of Kansas Researchers Advance to Semifinals of USDOT Inclusive Design Challenge
University of Florida faculty Dr. Sanaz Motamedi, Dr. Eakta Jain, Dr. Xilei Zhao, Dr. Wayne Gian and Dr. Boyi Ju were selected as semifinalists as part of the Inclusive Design challenge team led by the University of Kansas. The research… Read More
UF Graduate and Olympian Mitch D’Arrigo Joins UFTI
This week former UF graduate and Olympic swimmer Mitch D’Arrigo was hired as the UFTI’s Marketing and Communications Specialist to support and expand its media and marketing presence. “I am honored to join UFTI,” D’Arrigo said. “UF is my home,… Read More
Cambridge Systematics is Winner of CoMotion Miami Mobility Challenge Powered by I-STREET
Three teams (Umojo, Crew IITS FIU, Cambridge Systematics) were selected by a panel of judges as finalists in the CoMotion Miami Mobility Challenge powered by I-STREET. The finalists made their presentations to leaders in the transportation mobility industry as part… Read More