Research in transportation planning and policy addresses a wide range of issues that affect the planning, design, and building of an intermodal transportation system at the local, regional, and state level. Research in this area has addressed advanced modeling techniques, including activity-based models, the coordination of transportation investments with land use decision-making, bicycle and pedestrian planning, and the interaction of pricing on travel behavior and safety. Research in this area includes scans of practices used in states, advanced geographic information system (GIS) analysis, and advanced econometric methods to develop tools and inform policy.
Example Projects
| Project ID | Project Title | Principal Investigator | University | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-001 | Central Data Warehouse Configuration, Data Analysis for Congestion Mitigation Studies | Kenneth Courage, Professor Emeritus | UF | |
| 2008-002 | Development of Simulation Program for Two-Lane Highway Analysis | Scott Washburn, Ph.D., P.E. | UF | |
| 2008-003 | Simulation-Based Robust Optimization for Actuated Signal Timing and Setting | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2008-004 | Characterizing the Tradeoffs and Costs Associated with Transportation | Joseph Geunes, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2008-005 | Multimodal Solutions for Large Scale Evacuations | Panos Pardalos, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2008-006 | A Pricing Approach for Mitigating Congestion in Multimodal Transportation Systems | Siriphong (Toi) Lawphongpanich, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2008-007 | Vehicle-Miles-of-Travel-Based Traffic Impact Assessment Methodology | Ruth Steiner, Ph.D | ||
| 2009-004 | Innovations in Pricing of Transportation Systems: Theory and Practice Congestion | Siriphong (Toi) Lawphongpanich, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2009-006 | using Microsimulation to Evaluate the Effects of Advanced Vehicle Technologies on Congestion | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2009-008 | Tour Generation Models for Florida | Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2009-010 | Development of a Multimodal Transportation Educational Virtual Appliance (MTEVA) to Study Congestion During Extreme Tropical Events | Peter Sheng, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2009-012 | Robust Congestion Pricing under Boundedly Rational Travel Behaviors | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2009-013 | Needs Assessment of Land Use Modeling for FSUTMS, Phase I | Zhong-Ren Peng, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-001 | Novel Approaches for Road Congestion Minimization | Panos Pardalos, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-002 | Protecting Public Interests in Public-Private-Partnership Arrangements for Highway Improvement Projects | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-005 | Enhancing CORSIM for Simulating High Occupancy/Toll Lane Operations | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D | UF | |
| 2010-007 | Development of an Analytical Methodology for Two-Lane Highway Facility Analysis | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-012 | Validity and Usability of a Safe Driving Behaviors Measure for Older Adults: Strategy for Congestion Mitigation | Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-013 | The Effects of Impact Fees in Urban Form and Congestion in Florida Department: Urban & Regional Planning | Andres Blanco, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-016 | Nonlinear Road Pricing for Congestion and the Environment | Siriphong (Toi) Lawphongpanich, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-018 | Impacts of Efficient Transportation Capacity Utilization via Multi-Product Consolidation on Transportation Network Usage and Congestion | Joseph Geunes, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2010-017 | Enhancement of a Network Analysis Tool to Accommodate Multiple Construction Work Zone Analysis | Ralph Ellis, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2011-001 | LEGO Robot Vehicle Lesson Plans for Secondary Education - A Recruitment Tool | Nina Barker, Interim Director, T2 | UF | |
| 2011-008 | Route-Choice Modeling using GPS-Based Travel Surveys | Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2011-009 | Privacy Preserving Methods to Retrieve Origin-Destination Information from InteliDriveSM Vehicles | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2011-013 | Florida Long Distance Travel Characteristics and Their Impacts on Transportation Systems | Ruth Steiner, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2011-017 | Strengthening the Resiliency of the Coastal Transportation System through Integrated Simulation of Stormsurge, Inundation, and Non-Recurrent Congestion in Northeast Florida | Peter Sheng, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2011-019 | Modeling the Interaction among Urban Form, Accessibility, Congestion, and Travel Behavior using System Dynamics | Ruth Steiner, Ph.D. | UF | |
| 2011-023 | The Impacts of Freight Mode Splitting on Congestion, Risk, and Delivery Reliability | Joseph Geunes, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #67207 | Field Data Collection and Analysis for Freeway Work Zone Capacity Estimation | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #72734 | Implementation of the Statewide Traffic Engineering Warehouse for Regionally Archived Data | Kenneth Courage, Professor Emeritus | UF | |
| FDOT #73157 & #74022 | Investigation of Freeway Capacity: A) Effective Capacity of Auxiliary Lanes and B) Segment Capacity as a Function of Number of Lanes and Merge/Diverge Activity | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #76173 | Trip Generation Characteristics of Special Generators | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDTO #76279 & #76293 | Multimodal Arterial LOS Modeling and Testing | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #77415 | Travel Time Reliability Modeling for Florida | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #78101 | Development of a Prototype Land Use Model for Statewide Transportation Planning Activities Department: Urban & Regional Planning | Zhong-Ren Peng, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #79102 | The Economic Cost of Traffic Congestion in Florida | Andres Blanco, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDTO #79803 & #79804 | Effective and Efficient Deployment of Dynamic Message Signs to Display Travel Time Information | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #81431 | Improvements and Enhancements to LOSPLAN 2009 | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #81551 | Managed Lane Operations-Adjusted Time of Day Pricing vs. Near Real Time Dynamic Pricing | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #82013 | Development and Calibration of Highway Safety Manual Equations for Florida Conditions | Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #84708 | Time Travel Reliability Implementation for the Freeway SIS | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #85436 | Impact of Parking Supply and Demand Management on Central Business District (CBD) Traffic Congestion Transit Performance and Sustainable Land Use | Ruth Steiner, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #85528 | Safe Mobility for Life Training Course: Planning Designing for Our Aging Population (Phase 2) | Janet Degner, Director T2 | UF | |
| FDOT #87798 | Multimodal and Corridor Applications of Travel Time Reliability | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D | UF | |
| FDOT #88583 | Managed Lane Operations-Adjusted Time of Day Pricing vs. Near Real Time Dynamic Pricing (supplement to 81551) | Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #88592 | Variable Speed Limit (VSL) Best Management Practice | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #90337 | Arterial Highway Capacity and Level of Service Analysis for Florida | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #90425 | Development of Activity-Based Travel-Demand Models for Florida: An Assessment of Feasibility and Transferability | Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #92671 | Central Data Warehouse Enhancements, Part 2 | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #92791 | Validity and Usability of a Safe Driving Behaviors Measure for Older Adults | Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #93498 | Development of Recommendations for Arterial Lane Closure to Optimize Traffic Operations | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #93661 | Expanded Transportation Performance Measures to Supplement Level of Service (LOS) for Growth Management and Transportation Impact Analysis | Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D | UF | |
| FDOT #93713 & #93714 | Nonlinear Road Pricing | Toi Lawphongpanich, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #93817 | Heavy Vehicle Effects on Florida Freeways and Highways | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #93946 | Regional Cooperation in Transportation Planning | Ruth Steiner, Ph.D. | UF | |
| FDOT #94779 | LOSPLAN 2012: Updates for the HCM 2010 | Scott Washburn, Ph.D. | UF |
Faculty
Ruth L. Steiner, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning
rsteiner@dcp.ufl.edu
Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
siva@ce.ufl.edu
Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning
ilir@ufl.edu
Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning
alakshendra@ufl.edu
Zhong-Ren Peng
Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning
zpeng@dcp.ufl.edu