Thursday, August 29, 2019, 12:00pm (ET) Observations from the 2017 NHTS Understanding transit ridership and the characteristics of transit markets is a fundamental necessity for all individuals involved in planning, operating, marketing, and policy decision-making for public transit. The 2016 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) data set was released in March of 2018, which affords…
Congressman Ross Spano visits CUTR On August 21, 2019 Congressman Ross Spano visited CUTR to discuss the future of transportation including autonomous vehicles, safety, and technologies. Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Congressman Spano were both integral to the UTC grant being awarded to CUTR, and we are extremely grateful for their support. We are excited…
Florida LTAP’s Dr. Cong Chen, Stephanie Lewis, and Dr. Pei-Sung Lin were excited to participate in the 2019 National LTAP-TTAP-NTTD Conference. The CUTR trio traveled to Stowe, VT and met with Irmali Franco and Dr. Benjamin Colucci Rios, colleagues from the Puerto Rico LTAP.
August 20, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) – Special date and time Transportation that Will Transform Florida Senator Brandes looks forward to his webcast, where he will highlight current Florida legislation regarding autonomous and shared vehicles. He will explain the need for third-party validators in this field. Additionally, he will share some of our most exciting projects…
Dr. Xiaopeng (Shaw) Li’s research group has received USF’s first major NSF grant for conducting research on vehicle automation technologies. This grant is to investigate traffic patterns in the near future where diverse vehicle automation technologies (e.g., modular vehicles, autonomous vehicles) are mixed with traditional human-driven vehicles. Read more about Dr. Li’s project entitled “CPS:…
For the past 20 years, CUTR has participated in “Backpacks for Healthy Families Pasco” by providing backpacks and school supplies to children in need. This year, CUTR adopted 18 children to help into the new school year. Melissa De Leon, research support specialist at CUTR, heads the efforts in August and CUTR’s Holiday Drive, as well.…
Under the guidance of Dr. Mouyid Islam, student researcher Rahul Deshmukh presented “An Analysis of Motorcyclist Injury Severity in Florida Work Zones: A Random Parameter Approach with Heterogeneity in Means and Variances” at the American Statistical Association Joint Statistical Conference last week.
