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The Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education (STRIDE) Center, which is the 2012 U.S. Department of Transportation grant-funded regional University Transportation Center (UTC) housed at the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) organized a session on May 28, 2015, as part of the i3 Florida Transportation Showcase, which was a joint meeting/event organized by […]

Dr. Jennifer Rice, is an assistant professor who specializes in infrastructure monitoring and works on bridge research. Rice is part of the Structural Engineering group in the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering. She is also a member of the UFTI’s Internal Steering Committee. Specifically, her research focuses on the development and application of […]

**CORRECTION: The Newsletter Email lists the tenure track position at University of Utah. It should be Utah State University. ** Dr. Ziqi Song, a UFTI alumnus, was recently offered a tenure track position at Utah State University. As his dreams are becoming reality, Dr. Song looks back and considers himself fortunate to have spent his time […]

This webinar has been designed to provide participants with various resources and tools so that practitioners and the community can establish goals and objectives in the transportation planning design process, including monitoring and creating reporting and evaluation methods.  Jody McCollough of FHWA will be presenting on the agency’s Guidebook for incorporating performance-based planning into the […]

Researchers associated with the STRIDE Center housed in the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) have produced various course modules as a result of work funded by the Center. The topics that will be showcased in this free webinar include bike/pedestrian, sustainable pavements, transportation safety and public transportation. The modules have been designed to be […]

The Two-Way Stop Control (TWSC) module has been completely rebuilt in the latest software architecture to provide a redesigned user interface for inclusion in HCS 2010 Release 6.70. This update now implements the procedures described in Chapter 19 of the HCM 2010. The new architecture allows for breaking data entry into smaller portions using sliding […]

The T2 Center is in its third year of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) grant funded Minority Task Force (MTF) on Occupant Protection. As part of a comprehensive approach to motor vehicle safety, the Task Force assists FDOT and other stakeholder organizations to increase safety belt usage in Florida’s African American and Hispanic populations, […]

In 2014, Eleftheria Kontou, also known as Ria, couldn’t pass up the comprehensive transportation curriculum offered at UFTI. Kontou is a second year Ph.D. student working in the field of electric vehicle technology. Upon entering UF, Kontou sought after a particular graduate adviser: Dr. Yafeng Yin, associate professor of the Transportation Program in the UF […]

STRIDE funded research projects will be featured as part of the Technical Presentation Program at the Florida i3 Transportation Showcase held May 26-29, 2015 at the Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate.  The session titled  “Active Traffic Management” will showcase research conducted through STRIDE, the UFTI’s U.S. Department of Transportation 2012 grant-funded regional (Southeast) University […]

A team of transportation faculty and graduate students are currently undertaking a study funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to look at the effectiveness of Adaptive Signal Control Technologies (ASCT) in selected corridors in Florida. What exactly are these technologies? Traditional signal control (termed actuated control) provides a suitable time for each movement […]