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By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) this year is commemorating 10 years of ground-breaking research and contributions to the transportation sector. The UFTI was founded in 2013. It is now regarded as a leader in transportation research and education. The Institute has served as a hub for multidisciplinary transportation research, […]

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 Public Media about the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority’s (TBARTA) decision to dissolve itself. […]

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 they would like and a flexible schedule that facilitates DIY or working with professionals. But […]

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.   “The contributions of the UFTI have been invaluable,” said Tom Creasey, chair of the […]

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 mostly designed without traffic lights, or shuttles are manually maneuvered through them by an attendant. […]

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 its traditional in-person meeting format, adhering to health and safety guidelines (https://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/COVIDSafety.aspx). The annual meeting’s theme this year is “Innovating an Equitable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Transportation System”. Participation included presentations […]

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 how to deliver transportation systems that allow everyone to access jobs, shopping, and health appointments. […]

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 team is focused on people with cognitive disabilities such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and […]

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, and I am excited to still be a part of it and make a positive […]

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 of the CoMotion Miami Mobility Challenge on June 16, 2021 at 3 pm, ET. The […]