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For his master’s thesis, civil engineering graduate student Shinya Maehara is developing car-following models in the presence of an Autonomous Transit Shuttle (ATS). He is looking at how the autonomous shuttle in Lake Nona, Florida behaves when sharing the road with human-driven vehicles. Maehara’s thesis is titled Calibration of Car-Following Models under Traffic Flow with […]

COIVD-19 continues to affect the lives of millions of people around the world with deleterious effects to the economy. Understanding where people are traveling to, and the decision-making process associated with travel, including the effects on transit and ridership, will be key to assisting agencies in assessing emergency responses and preparing for major public health […]

Isabelle Wandenkolk is a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP). She will be working in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to better understand the perceptions of rural Veterans as it relates to the acceptance and adoption of automated vehicle (AV) technology. The title […]

Guoqian Yan is an Application Developer Analyst in the McTrans Center at the University of Florida (UF). She earned dual master’s degrees in Computer Science from UF and Cartography and Geographic Information System from Northeast Normal University, China. She is now a Ph.D. Candidate in the UF Department of Geography with a Certificate in Geographic […]

Melissa Ginoza is the Visual Designer for the McTrans Center at the University of Florida (UF). She graduated from Walla Walla University with a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. She has been in the design field for three years, working in Washington, Hawaii, and Central Florida before joining McTrans Center. She has worked with many […]

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, […]

The UFTI wishes to congratulate Tia Lubbers as the Transoft Solutions Scholarship Awardee for 2020. Lubbers was honored during an online event hosted by the UFTI and Transoft Solutions, which took place on December 10, 2020 via Zoom. Transoft Scholarships are awarded to junior or senior civil engineering students specializing in transportation. The UFTI wishes […]

The UFTI wishes to congratulate Jeanine Marrou as the 2020 Transoft Solutions Scholarship Awardee. Marrou graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Summer 2020 from the University of Florida with a degree in civil engineering. She became interested in transportation engineering when she interned with Gannet Fleming, a global firm specializing in infrastructure solutions related to […]

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 […]

Mary Jeghers, a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP), assisted with organizing, recruiting, leading, and transcribing two focus group to gauge the transportation needs, barriers, and/or facilitators to residents in the City of Gainesville, Florida. The study, “Transportation Mobility Assessment and Recommendations for Smart City Planning,” […]