The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), along with a research team at the University of Florida led by Dr. Siva Srinivasan, have created a decision support system that will help managers decide if a roadway “warrants” the addition of a… Read More
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Coastal Engineering Researchers Evaluate the Monitoring System on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
The results of the following FDOT research project is now available online: Sunshine Skyway Bridge Monitoring Phase 1: System Assessment & Integration Recommendations Summary [103KB] Final Report [3.9MB] Principal investigator: Jennifer A. Rice, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF Department of Civil & Coastal… Read More
McTrans HCS7 Released
Following the publication and review of the 6th Edition of the Highway Capacity Manual by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), McTrans has released the version of the Highway Capacity Software (HCS7) that implements the updated and new procedures. The new… Read More
UFTI Co-Hosts an Open House for UF’s Driving Simulator
The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) co- hosted an Open House on October 28, 2016 to showcase its recently upgraded full car driving simulator. Faculty, students and staff from various colleges at UF were invited to attend. Small groups… Read More
Florida LTAP Listening Sessions: A report from the T2 Director
During this past summer, the Florida Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center at the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) conducted a series of listening sessions under the Florida Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). The listening sessions provided an opportunity for… Read More
UFTI Faculty Member Creates New Simulation Program for Teaching Signalized Intersections
The Introduction to Transportation Engineering undergraduate course at the University of Florida is the first real experience students have with highway engineering and traffic analysis. It is taught generally by a doctoral student under the guidance of a UFTI faculty… Read More
McTrans Updates
McTrans Soon to Release HCM 6th Edition Video The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is now being finalized to produce the 6th Edition of the HCM. McTrans has developed a ninety-minute video which provides an overview of the changes as compared… Read More
T2 Has a New Grant Manager
UFTI is pleased to welcome Matthew Muller, who joined us in early July to serve as a grant manager for the Transportation Technology Transfer Center (T2). Muller will be working directly with several of the T2 grants, including the Local… Read More
UFTI Researchers Provide Technical Assistance to Encourage Safer Routes to Schools
UFTI faculty affiliates Dr. Ruth Steiner and Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, along with UFTI’s Technology Transfer (T2) Center Director Maria Cahill, will be working on a Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance project. Their focus will be on assisting rural and… Read More
LTAP Webinars for June
The Florida Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Florida Division, is proud to present the second of a series of webinars aimed at local agencies in the State of Florida. The webinars are… Read More