The University of Florida continues its legacy of leadership in local technical assistance through the continuation of the LTAP grant award. The Federal Highway Administration awards each state a Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) grant to support local transportation needs.… Read More
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McTrans Turns 30: A Graphical Timeline
It’s hard to believe this all began in 1986 as a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to create the McTrans Center. With the introduction of personal computers and the proliferation of software for the traffic engineering and transportation planning… Read More
HCM 6th Edition Webinar Video
The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 6th Edition is now being finalized and is expected to be completed this summer. This ninety-minute video provides an overview of the changes as compared with the current HCM 2010, including some methodological details and… Read More
Just Ask Director Bill Sampson
If you have ever had a question or needed some information about the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2010) or the Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010), all you have to do is ask us. McTrans has been involved with the Transportation… Read More
Transportation Students Participate in ESSIE Poster Symposium
The 18th Annual Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) Poster Symposium took place on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Press Box in the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Students from all the school’s departments (Civil, Coastal and Environmental)… Read More
McTrans Releases New Roundabouts Module in HCS 2010
The Roundabouts module has a completely redesigned interface in Release 6.80 of HCS 2010. Following the new architecture introduced for the Two-Way Stop-Controlled module in Release 6.70, the new user view is provided in two forms: sliding pages or split-screen… Read More
Maria Cahill, AICP, Joins the UFTI as New Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center Director
The UFTI and the T2 Center are excited to announce that, after extensive interviews and a stringent screening process, Maria A. Cahill, AICP will take the position as Center Director in April 2016. Cahill earned her B.A. in Political Science… Read More
Digital Worlds and UFTI Affiliate Hosts Webinar on Driver’s Motion Depth Database; Recording Available!
On March 7, 2016 Dr. Barmpoutis of the Digital Worlds Institute at the University of Florida hosted a webinar to demonstrate how to use the Driver’s Motion Depth Database (DMDDB) that he and his team of collaborators from the University… Read More