Project # 85436 PI: Ruth Steiner, Ph.D. Title: Impact of Parking Supply and Demand Management on Central Business District (CBD) Traffic Congestion Transit Performance and Sustainable Land Use Department: Urban & Regional Planning [final report] Abstract Local officials often consider… Read More
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Web-Based Tool Measuring Safe Driving Behaviors for Older Adults
CMS Project # 92791 PI: Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D. Title: Validity and Usability of a Safe Driving Behaviors Measure for Older Adults Department: Occupational Therapy [View final report here.] Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure web-based tool: http://fitnesstodrive.phhp.ufl.edu With the aging of the Baby… Read More
Determining Roadway Usage Fees Using Variables Other Than Distance
Title: Nonlinear Road Pricing Authors: Siriphong Lawphongpanich and Yafeng Yin Typically a roadway, or set of roads, will have road pricing that we all invariably pay for, from a county setting a gas tax for the miles of roadway per… Read More
Report Develops Recommendations for Regional Cooperation in Transportation Planning in Florida
Title: Regional Cooperation in Transportation Planning (FDOT Project BDK77-977-16) Authors: Ruth L. Steiner, Kathryn I. Frank, Josette N. Severyn, Amy Cavaretta, Jessica L. Mackey, Sara R. Perch, Forrest K. Eddelton The Florida Transportation Plan 2060 calls for making the state… Read More
New Criteria Supplements Level of Service (LOS) to Assist Agencies with Growth Management & Transportation Impact Analysis
Title: Expanded Transportation Performance Measures to Supplement Level of Service (LOS) for Growth Management and Transportation Impact Analysis (FDOT Contract BDK77 977-14) Authors: Lily Elefteriadou, Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, Ruth L. Steiner, Patricia C. Tice, Kwangkyun Lim Many jurisdictions in Florida are… Read More
Assessing the Impacts of Development in the Transportation Network
Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Civil & Coastal Engineering The impact of a development (for example a shopping center) on the transportation system is traditionally captured in terms of the number of additional trips added to the network. While the trip… Read More
Simulation-Based Robust Optimization for Signal Timing & Setting
Lihui Zhang, Yafeng Yin and Scott Washburn Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering University of Florida Traffic congestion is one of the most severe problems that threaten the economic prosperity and quality of life in many societies. According to a… Read More
Optimization Models for Problems in Emergency Situations
By: Panos Pardalos, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor (ISE), and Ashwin Arulselvan, doctoral student (ISE) Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering This article is based on ongoing research under CMS Project # 2008-005 Purpose of study: Minimize the total evacuation time for… Read More
UF and NCSU Team up to Produce Tool to Estimate Vehicle Emissions using CORSIM Simulation Software
The USDOT has established strategic goals regarding livability and environmental sustainability in order to minimize the significant effect of transportation systems on the environment. These goals have motivated the need for accurate measurements or estimates of micro-scale (i.e., second or… Read More