Previous research (Project # BDV26-977-02) completed in 2016 by the University of Florida Transportation Institute and FDOT created a decision support system (DSS) for managers who must decide if a roadway “warrants” the addition of a Safety Service Patrol (SSP).… Read More
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UFTI Receives Funding from FDOT to Incorporate Pedestrians into Signal Control Optimization Algorithms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
Previous work by the University of Florida and FDOT, with funding by NSF (Award # 1446813), focused on the development of algorithms, software, and hardware solutions to enhance traffic signal control operations simultaneously with CAV trajectories. These tests focused on… Read More
Discovering Potential Market for the Integration of Public Transportation and Emerging Shared-Mobility Services
Dr. Lili Du, UFTI associate professor, is working on a project funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development, and Education Center that aims to understand how emerging travel modes such as shared mobility services, including car-sharing and bike-sharing, will reshape the… Read More
UFTI Collaborates with JTA on Future of Transit Project
The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) is working with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) on the Future of Transit project. With the changing mobility marketplace, it’s important for JTA to asses emerging technologies and business models to anticipate future… Read More
UFTI’s STRIDE Center Engages in STEM Activities with K-12 Students in Alachua County
Elementary school students at Alachua County Public Schools have been learning about transportation through lively discussions and hands-on STEM activities led by Ondine Wells, the STRIDE Center’s K-12/Technology Transfer coordinator at the UFTI. At each of the school visits, Wells… Read More
McTrans to work with SwRI on FDOT District 5 Project regarding R-ICMS using HCS7
The UFTI’s McTrans Center will be working with the Southwest Research Institute’s (SwRI) Critical Systems Department (CSD) as subject matter expert consultants for HCS7 (a product of McTrans) under the Central Florida Regional Integrated Corridor Management System (R-ICMS) project. McTrans… Read More
UFTI Evaluates Advanced Vehicle and Communication Technologies through Traffic Micro Simulation
A project funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center, which is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s grant-funded, Regional (Southeastern) University Transportation Center (UTC) housed at the UFTI, is being led by Research Assistant Professor Dr. Clark… Read More
UFTI Testing Driver Alerts in Active School Zones
The University of Florida has partnered with Temple, Inc., and Applied Information, Inc., to test and evaluate the use of GPS and cell phone technology that can send an alert or warning message on the driver’s cell phone if the… Read More
UFTI Affiliate Conducts Study to Analyze, Validate and Optimize Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing
Cement and concrete (C/C) can behave differently if proportions, materials or processing steps are not correct, and this can lead to big changes in performance. Currently, empirical methods derived from equations and tables can predict the behavior of new cement… Read More
UFTI Affiliate Leads Technical Assistance for Safe Routes to School Program Application
Dr. Ruth Steiner, a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at UF, is leading the Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Program, which will provide expertise to counties within Florida to implement infrastructure improvements around schools with… Read More