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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., Research Coordinator III, UFTI 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 […]

Ada LangUFTI Communications Specialist 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) […]

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 deficit as many […]

After working for 2 years at Gresham Smith, a transportation consulting firm in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Shraddha Sagar has decided to change her trajectory and pursue a career in the academic sector as an assistant engineering faculty member with UFTI’s Technology Transfer Center. Dr. Sagar specializes in traffic operations, roadway safety, data analytics, and emerging […]

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. Let me set the stage for you. Many people today use […]

Dear Alumni & Colleagues, As transportation professionals we are continuously being challenged to find solutions to a diverse and ever-expanding number of problems including how to maintain supply chains, how to keep travelers safe from COVID-19 and minimize crashes, and how to deliver transportation systems that allow everyone to access jobs, shopping, and health appointments. […]

After months of negotiation, the U.S. Congress passed the infrastructure bill. The bipartisan measure was approved on November 5, 2021, and was signed by President Biden on Monday, November 15. The 5-year IIJA will have positive repercussions on the transportation industry, as almost half of the funding is transportation-related.  The bill includes funding for roads and bridges, transit and rail, airport and port upgrades, electric […]