Category: News

Congratulations to Dr. Lily Elefteriadou on being recognized for her outstanding service as the previous president of the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC). Dr. Elefteriadou was elected as president of the organization in 2017, serving for one year until June 2018. Additionally, Mohamad Shoaib Samandar, a student from North Carolina State University, won the […]

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 Florida Gator Student Chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) participated in an “Alachua Women Build” event on March 10, 2018. Participation in this event was part of the WTS student chapter’s service to the community. The student chapter felt empowered by learning home-building skills while helping to build a home for a hard working […]

Welcome Alyssa and Don! Alyssa Mercadante graduated in December 2017 with a degree in Management. While in school she had opportunities to work for the UF Health Dermatology practice at Springhill and managed a local store, Arabesque, in Gainesville, FL. Mercadante joins the T2 Center team as the Network Assistant. “I’m excited to be a […]

Each January, students, faculty, and staff from the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). As in previous years, participation included presentations at various lectern and poster sessions and TRB committees. A “fun fact” related to UFTI’s participation at TRB […]

From June to August 2017, Pedro Maldonado interned with the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) in Washington, D.C. Maldonado was part of the traffic research group and had the opportunity to collaborate with experts in the field of traffic safety and human factors. During his internship, Maldonado was involved in three main […]

Tyler Valila, a second-year transportation engineering student, was this year’s recipient for the Institute of Transportation Engineers Scholarship Award. Valila was born and raised in Gardner, Massachusetts. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and graduated Cum Laude in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. Upon graduating, Valila […]

The 2017 Automated Vehicles Symposium was held in San Francisco, CA, and was a joint conference between the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). The purpose of the symposium is to bring together industry and academia to discuss the latest automated vehicle research and technology. Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, Dr. […]

The Highway Capacity Software, version 7 (HCS7), includes updated modules to implement the Highway Capacity Manual 6th Edition (HCM6) procedures for signalized intersections, urban streets, alternative intersections, roundabouts, freeway facilities, basic freeway segments, freeway weaving segments, freeway merge & diverge segments, and multilane highways, while the methodologies for two-way stop control, all-way stop control and […]

FDOT held a peer exchange, which is a review of a state DOT’s Research, Development, and Technology program by representatives of other state DOTs, federal transportation agencies, academic institutions, the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and other entities to exchange information and best practices. The theme of the April 25-27, 2017, FDOT peer exchange was “How […]