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UF Partnering with FDOT to Evaluate Adaptive Signal Control Technologies  Adaptive Signal Control Technologies (ASCT) refer to the real-time optimization of traffic signals based on prevailing traffic conditions, demand and system capacity. The primary objective of implementing these adaptive systems is to minimize travel time delay and to decrease the number of locations at which […]

Muhammad Ali, M.S. (2013) Civil Engineer AI Engineers, Inc., Hartford, Conn. Grady Carrick, Ph.D. (2012) President Enforcement Engineering, Inc. Amy Cavaretta, M.S./MAURP (2013) Transportation Analyst Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Bethesda, Md. Jennifer Connell, B.S. (2014) Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Nagendra Dhakar, Ph.D. (2012) Transportation Analyst Resource Systems Group, Inc., San Diego, Calif. Avinash Geda, M.S. (2014) […]

The University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region was held March 24-25, 2014 and hosted by the National Center for Transportation Systems Productivity and Management (NCTSPM), a Tier-1 UTC at Georgia Tech. Approximately 160 people attended the conference. There were 36 papers and 47 posters presented. Sessions included Operations and Management, Bike/Pedestrians, Transit, […]

With summer vacation only months away, children are already anticipating how they will spend their new found hours of freedom from school. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital held a Bike Rodeo and Summer Safety Fair on Saturday, March 22 in the O’Connell Center parking lot to touch and impact the lives of the community, especially […]

After a comprehensive and thorough review of 18 scholarship applications, the WTS Central Florida Chapter in Orlando selected three UF students as winners of scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students. The scholarships and the winners are summarized below. Frankee Hellinger Graduate Scholarship –  Zhuofei Li (doctoral student) Zhuofei, a transportation engineering student has worked diligently […]

Each January, as it is customary, transportation professionals and practitioners from all over the world convene in Washington, D.C. for the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) annual meeting. It is easy to spot a “TRBer” busily walking in and out and around the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel or the Omni Shoreham or others, with their name […]

Title:  Regional Cooperation in Transportation Planning (FDOT Project BDK77-977-16) Authors:  Ruth L. Steiner, Kathryn I. Frank, Josette N. Severyn, Amy Cavaretta, Jessica L. Mackey, Sara R. Perch, Forrest K. Eddelton The Florida Transportation Plan 2060 calls for making the state more economically viable, communities more livable and environments more sustainable for future generations as related […]

Title: Expanded Transportation Performance Measures to Supplement Level of Service (LOS) for Growth Management and Transportation Impact Analysis (FDOT Contract BDK77 977-14) Authors:  Lily Elefteriadou, Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, Ruth L. Steiner, Patricia C. Tice, Kwangkyun Lim Many jurisdictions in Florida are moving toward multimodal transportation systems that provide users with viable travel options in an effort […]

Dr. Gregory Brodski, President of AGA Group, Inc., will be presenting on Adaptive Signal Control Systems on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, from 12 pm to 1 pm in 513 Weil.

Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Civil & Coastal Engineering The impact of a development (for example a shopping center) on the transportation system is traditionally captured in terms of the number of additional trips added to the network. While the trip rate is appropriate to capture the effect of a development locally (say at a near […]