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Gainesville, Florida – 05/14/2024 – The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) has formed a strategic partnership with leading traffic solutions software company, Urban SDK to expand its I-STREETTM Program to enhance collaboration with local governments and technology startups. This initiative lets local governments improve transportation, mobility, safety, and infrastructure with unprecedented access to cutting-edge […]

It was originally posted on the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Website. The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), housed in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, announced the grand opening of its I-STREET™ Living Lab on Friday. Guests from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the City of Gainesville (COG) Transportation Department, and key […]

By Aaron Costin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, University of Florida and Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., UFTI The launch of Phase II in an innovative multimillion-dollar initiative marks a significant milestone in the revolutionized way bridges are designed, built, and maintained in the United States. At the forefront of this transformative […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., Research Coordinator/Marketing & Communications, UFTI Millions of people travel on highways and toll roads daily without ever considering the planning, decision-making, and financial decisions that went on in the background before that road was built. To make the construction process more efficient and cost-effective, Dr. Gabriel Castelblanco, an assistant professor at […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., Research Coordinator/Marketing & Communications, UFTI Traffic jams, a pervasive issue in the United States, cost consumers time and money. INRIX, the transportation analytics research firm, has estimated that urban commuters in 2022 spent a staggering 51 hours a year stuck in traffic, resulting in an annual cost of approximately $81 billion. […]

At the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Leadership Summit (SLS) held in early February at the University of Florida, the GatorITE student chapter secured yet another win during the Florida-Puerto Rico (ITE FL-PR) District Traffic Bowl Competition. “It has been a huge honor to carry the torch for GatorITE in the Traffic Bowl the […]

By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. The UFTI officially launched its Industry Partnership Program (IPP) on October 26, 2023, with an inaugural event at the Hilton University of Florida to establish collaboration and partnerships between the institute and companies serving the transportation technology sector.  Visionary companies such as UrbanSDK, Atkins, Iteris, WGI, and HTNB were the first […]

The Florida legislature recently recognized the University of Florida’s Transportation Institute (UFTI) I-STREET program with the passage of Senate Bill 64 and House Bill 425 – emphasizing collaboration with other universities in Florida and transportation companies around the world. I-STREET (aka Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluation of Emerging Technologies) has been in existence […]

By Ada Lang, UFTI Communications Coordinator Equity, diversity and inclusion in the workforce are long-standing areas of concern, and a STRIDE-funded project titled Transportation Workforce Development for State DOTs to Address Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion recently studied that issue – with a focus on the Southeastern departments of transportation (DOT) workforce. The pandemic emphasized the […]