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A resolution passed by the UF Student Senate acknowledging the UF Transportation Institute’s efforts regarding self-driving vehicles through “I-STREET.” Senators Benjamin Elazar and Jessica Jesurajan, who authored the resolution, felt the efforts of the institute needed to be recognized by the Student Senate, and in extension the entire student body. The bill was passed unanimously […]

This webinar series presents lectures, software demonstrations and application examples on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) procedures – including upcoming 6th Edition updates. Step-by-step instruction of the HCM methodologies will be provided for each analytical chapter. The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) implements and automates the HCM procedures. Each lecture will be followed by working example […]

The ability to operate a vehicle can be integral to a person’s ability to maintain independence and mobility. UFTI affiliate Dr. Sherrilene Classen hosted the launch of the SmartDrive Driver Rehabilitation Services on July 12, 2018. Dr. Classen is the SmartDrive director as well as professor and chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy. SmartDrive is […]

The Gator ITE team attended the 2018 ITE Annual Meeting in Ponte Vedra, Fla., and competed in the Collegiate Traffic Bowl. The team played against the top five universities in Florida, and won third place. The traffic bowl is a jeopardy-style competition played with transportation-related questions. The team was composed of the following students: Xi […]

This summer two interns, Matt Dean and Parfait Masungi, have joined the UFTI under the SURF program. The SURF program entails a 10 week Summer Undergraduate Research experience at the University of Florida.

Chayma Tika and Sophia Semensky were presented with the Transoft Solutions Scholarship at the WTS Symposium held on April 4, 2018, at the University of Florida. This new scholarship is for junior or senior civil engineering undergraduate students specializing in transportation. Preference is given to student(s) involved with the student organization, Women’s Transportation Seminar. The […]

Gustavo de Andrade is a third year Ph.D. student under the UFTI. Andrade is currently working with Dr. Elefteriadou on the topic of Relationships between Road Safety and Operations

Congratulations to Deja Jackson for being invited to the 26th Annual Eno Future Leaders Development Conference in Washington, D.C.! This is the first time Jackson, who is pursuing an Ph.D. in Civil and Coastal Engineering, has been accepted to attend the conference – each year, 20 different individuals are accepted as Eno Fellows and invited […]

Dr. Elise Miller-Hooks presented a seminar on “Multi-Hazard Resilience Quantification in Transportation Systems and the Societal Functions They Support.” Dr. Miller-Hooks is a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, and holds the Bill & Eleanor Hazel Chair in Infrastructure Engineering. This seminar took place on Thursday, April 12, […]

The objective of this project was to use specially designed software to optimize the mix of recycled asphalt pavement, RAP, as a replacement for up to 40% of the aggregate in concrete mixes. UF Term Professor Mang Tia served as the principal investigator of this project. The resurfacing of asphalt roadways involves the removal, or […]