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The 6th edition of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) (developed and maintained by the Transportation Research Board) has recently been released at http://www.trb.org/publications/hcm6e.aspx.  Dr. Scott Washburn is distributing, at no cost, new software tools that address the uninterrupted-flow analysis methodologies of the HCM. HCM-CALC, developed by Dr. Washburn, includes modules to perform the analysis methodologies of […]

The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) had a booth at this year’s Transpo 2016 exhibit hall showcasing the Institute’s latest research and tech transfer initiatives, and software from McTrans. Vishal Khanapure is a software developer and manager at the UFTI’s McTrans Center; he ran the booth at Transpo’s exhibit area, showcasing McTrans’ upgraded Highway […]

Patrick Emami is a doctoral student in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at UF. Emami is currently working with a UFTI multidisciplinary research team on a project funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) .  Below are Emami’s thoughts on UF, his research, life […]

View in Constant Contact [view] Research New NCHRP 15-57 Project, Led by UF, Will Develop New Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) Methods for Systems Analysis This project, led by Dr. Lily Elefteriadou of the UFTI, and with participation from Cambridge Systematics, and Dr. Alex Skabardonis of UC Berkeley, will develop new methods for considering spillback from […]

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 of about five people at any one time were treated to a demonstration of the […]

This project, led by Dr. Lily Elefteriadou of the UFTI, and with participation from Cambridge Systematics, and Dr. Alex Skabardonis of UC Berkeley, will develop new methods for considering spillback from freeways onto urban streets and also from urban streets onto freeways. The project begun in August 2016 and is expected to be completed by […]

Ria Kontou has done it once again.  Last month we reported that Kontou was selected for the Future Industry Spotlight Award by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). This month she has been accepted to attend the Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering (ALWE) hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), which […]

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 LTAP staff at the T2 Center to receive input from local agencies about their transportation-related […]

Deja Jackson is a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Siva Srinivasan at the UFTI. She was recently awarded the WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff Women in Leadership Scholarship. The award was presented to her during the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) at the 45th National Meeting & Training Conference in Dallas, TX, July 8-12, 2016. The  scholarship was created to […]

View in Constant Contact [view] Research Researchers Recommend Strategy to Incorporate Autonomous Vehicles into MPO Long Range Transportation Plans A recently enacted bill (HB 7061) in the Florida legislature requires that Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs) in the state include infrastructure changes to accommodate advanced technologies such as autonomous vehicles. And with Florida as one […]