Oana McKinney, GIS Research Assistant
Oana McKinney Phone: (813) 974-7949 Email: omckinne@cutr.usf.edu
Bob Burleson, 2008
Bob Burleson has been President of the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association since 1989. From 1972 to 1987, he worked with Wiley N. Jackson Company, a major roadbuilder in the southeast United States, where he became Vice President for administration and North Florida Operations; the company was sold in 1987. In 1986, he was presented the…
Signal Technology Applications to Address Traffic Congestion on US 301 in Starke, Florida
Signal Technology Applications to Address Traffic Congestion on US 301 in Starke, Florida – The segment of highway US 301 is a four-lane primary highway that connects the city of Jacksonville, Florida, to the region near the city of Gainesville, Florida. It passes through the city of Starke, Florida, which is located approximately midway between Jacksonville…
The 2008 Review of Florida’s MPO Long Range Transportation Plans
Federal and state transportation statutes require that a long range transportation plan (LRTP) be developed for all urban areas with more than 50,000 people. The agency responsible for drafting and approving LRTPs is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). There are twenty‐six MPOs in Florida. All of the state’s MPOs are members of the Florida Metropolitan…
2008 Review of Florida’s MPO Long Range Transportation Plans
2008 Review of Florida’s MPO Long Range Transportation Plans-In 1997, the MPOAC asked the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida to conduct a comparative review of all LRTPs in the state. The project aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues being assessed and documented in plans, as…
Guidelines and Performance Measures to Incorporate Transit and Other Multimodal Considerations into the FDOT DRI Review Process – September 2008
Guidelines and Performance Measures to Incorporate Transit and Other Multimodal Considerations into the FDOT DRI Review Process supplements the instructions for performing DRI reviews in the “Site Impact Handbook” with specific guidance on incorporating transit and other multimodal strategies in the DRI review process directed toFDOT staff and consultants. In some cases, this guidance may…
Guidelines and Performance Measures to Incorporate Transit and Other Multimodal Considerations into the FDOT DRI Review Process
FDOT staff participates in the review of developments of regional impact (DRIs) to evaluate impacts on the state transportation system using guidance in the FDOT “Site Impact Handbook” (Handbook). This review, via DRI Question 21, allows for the consideration of transit and other alternative modes of transportation; however, because few applicants include a detailed multimodal…
Performance Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public Involvement Activities in Florida
In 2006, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida completed a comprehensive assessment of public involvement practices and processes in Florida for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The assessment considered public involvement practices at all phases of transportation decision making and included practices of the FDOT Central Office,…
Performance Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public Involvement Activities in Florida
Performance Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public Involvement Activities in Florida -In 2006, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida completed a comprehensive assessment of public involvement practices and processes in Florida for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The assessment considered public involvement practices at all phases of…
FTC Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight – Year One Report
FTC Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight – Year One Report
Access Connections on Opposite Sides of a Roadway
Some state DOT’s regulations and many local government ordinances require access connection on opposite sides of a roadway be aligned directly opposite one another. Local government subdivision regulations commonly define ‘jog’ and prohibit jogs in subdivision design. A ‘jog’ occurs when crossing from an access connection on one side of a road to a connection…
Access Connections on Opposite Sides of a Roadway: A Technical Memorandum
Access Connections on Opposite Sides of a Roadway: A Technical Memorandum – This technical memorandum addresses these problems and identifies where the practice of aligning access connections directly opposite one another may or may not be appropriate. It also includes examples where a change in alignment was made or crossing maneuvers were eliminated.