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This latest release (scheduled for February) adds improvements to Freeways, TWSC, Service Volumes, and the Highway Safety Software (see below). Freeways – Several improvements are implemented in this HCS7 module to include more intelligent graphics within the reports and provide more functionality to the data coding process by allowing it to be interactive with the […]

Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, President of the Council of University Transportation Centers, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on behalf of CUTC with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The MOU-signing was held in conjunction with the ITE International Board of Directors Meeting, which occurred in Washington, D.C. This MOU forms a collaborative working partnership […]

McTrans is best known in the transportation community for developing the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) training/webinars. Did you know that McTrans also collaborates with faculty and other centers to develop software for research projects? For instance, McTrans is currently working on an FDOT-funded project to develop a smartphone application […]

In October 2017, the University of Florida Autonomous Vehicles at Intelligent Intersections and Advanced Networks (AVIAN) team visited the Traffic Engineering Research Lab (TERL) to test their developed hardware and software. The team’s tests on integrating automated vehicle technology with intersections resulted in promising results, putting them a step closer to the full-fledged deployment of […]

The University of Florida Transportation Institute worked on an FDOT-funded project to develop a roadmap for I-STREET (Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluation of Emerging Technologies), the real-world testbed located in the City of Gainesville and the UF campus. The outcome was an extended technical memorandum containing a literature review, identification of testbeds developed […]

The University of Florida Transportation Institute hosted the 5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region on Nov. 16-17, 2017. Over 230 people registered for the event, with attendees from academia and the public and private sectors. The two-day event featured keynote speakers, various paper and poster presentations, a state DOT panel, a WTS and […]

University of Florida researchers developed three-dimensional finite element (3D-FE) models to more accurately predict the behavior of concrete slabs. They also followed up on a project to characterize the performance of strain gauges on a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) concrete pavement test road. Dr. Mang Tia, UF civil and coastal engineering, was the principal […]

Members of the University of Florida Transportation Institute, along with researchers from Florida International University (FIU), developed a new procedure for optimizing signal control considering environmental and safety impacts.  The results of the work have been implemented into the Highway Capacity Software (http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/mct/index.php/HCS7/).  The research was funded by the US DOT through the STRIDE Center […]

Earlier this month, the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) welcomed Jasper Masciocchi, a civil engineer, into the UFTI’s Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center. Masciocchi graduated from the University of South Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering, focusing in Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering. Masciocchi has spent the previous years of […]

This past month, three students from the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter, also known as WTS Advancing Women in Transportation, were awarded scholarships. These awards were presented at the WTS Central Florida Chapter Scholarship Banquet in Orlando, Fl, on Sept. 12, 2017. Each year, WTS recognizes aspiring young women pursuing careers in transportation with three […]