The Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education (STRIDE) Center housed at the University of Florida is a U.S. Department of Transportation grant-funded University Transportation Center that conducts transportation-related research in the areas of safety, livable communities and economic competitiveness.… Read More
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UFTI Joins Forces with FDOT to Develop Policy for Automated Vehicles
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Florida from the fields of Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning and Mechanical Engineering have been awarded a research project to provide the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with the necessary information and… Read More
TRIP 2014 Summer Interns
Four students where chosen to participate in this summer’s Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP). The program is managed by the STRIDE Center, a U.S. DOT grant-funded regional transportation center housed at the University of Florida. The interns are: Kory Harb… Read More
Partnering with FDOT to Evaluate Adaptive Signal Control Technologies
UF Partnering with FDOT to Evaluate Adaptive Signal Control Technologies Adaptive Signal Control Technologies (ASCT) refer to the real-time optimization of traffic signals based on prevailing traffic conditions, demand and system capacity. The primary objective of implementing these adaptive systems… Read More
Our Graduates & Where They Are Now
Muhammad Ali, M.S. (2013) Civil Engineer AI Engineers, Inc., Hartford, Conn. Grady Carrick, Ph.D. (2012) President Enforcement Engineering, Inc. Amy Cavaretta, M.S./MAURP (2013) Transportation Analyst Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Bethesda, Md. Jennifer Connell, B.S. (2014) Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Nagendra Dhakar,… Read More
NSF Project Seeks to Develop New Technologies for iRoad
Yafeng Yin, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering teamed up with Shigang Chen, a professor in the Department of Computer & Information of Science & Engineering at the University of Florida to work on a National… Read More
Incorporating Alternative Intersections & Interchanges Into Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010)
Incorporating Alternative Intersections and Interchanges Into Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010) By: Bill Sampson, P.E. The use of alternative intersection and interchange designs in transportation engineering is continually becoming more popular in the United States – approximately fifty exist today,… Read More
Professor Dennis Hiltunen Gives Keynote Lecture at GeoCongress 2014
Professor Dennis Hiltunen, an affiliate faculty of the UFTI, was invited to deliver the Keynote Lecture at the Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, February 23-26, 2014. The title of Keynote… Read More
Regional Transportation Conference Held in Atlanta, Ga.
The University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region was held March 24-25, 2014 and hosted by the National Center for Transportation Systems Productivity and Management (NCTSPM), a Tier-1 UTC at Georgia Tech. Approximately 160 people attended the conference.… Read More
Bike Rodeo and Summer Safety Fair Featured on Local TV Station
With summer vacation only months away, children are already anticipating how they will spend their new found hours of freedom from school. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital held a Bike Rodeo and Summer Safety Fair on Saturday, March 22 in… Read More