Transit Safety and Security Friday, September 1, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM ET Learn more about upcoming seminars Join LIVE on Microsoft Teams Abstract This presentation will discuss some recent transit safety and security projects that Ms. Godfrey has worked on in her time as a senior research associate at the Center for…
The Friday Transportation Seminar Series introductory course was held on Friday, August 25. Yu Zhang, PhD, leads the series this semester and has invited many of the best and brightest in the industry to present. The seminar features many distinguished speakers, each offering a distinct perspective on transportation and opportunities. Divyamitra Mishra, president of the…
CUTR is thrilled to share that our esteemed colleague, Phil Winters, has been inducted into the newly created Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Hall of Fame by the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT). TDM Hall of Fame recognition celebrates individuals who have performed exemplary work in TDM throughout their careers. This distinguished group has displayed continuous service to ACT…
On August 14, 2023, Jodi Godfrey led the Women in ITE Bootcamp Workshop at the International ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. The workshop hosted nearly 30 students and professionals who were able to network with other women in the industry and share observations and insights. The speed networking for professional…
CUTR’s Paul Goyette, Gennaro Saliceto WSO-CSE-CSI(SL), and Roberta Yegidis visited the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Technology Center and participated in training for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) surface transportation inspectors. The 13 TSA participants received training on the following topics: -De-escalation and Customer Service Strategies for Surface Transportation -How to Conduct a Bus Collision Investigation -Rail Collision Investigation…
On August 7, 2023, CUTR was awarded a $500,000 contract to perform the Transit Rider and Worker Safety Research project. USDOT has established strategic goals and objectives, which include safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, transformation, and organizational excellence. These objectives drive the “transformational investments” under USDOT’s safety goal: “Make our transportation system safer for…
On August 4, 2023, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of the new team that will carry out its FTA Standards Development Program. The Team will be led by Brian Alberts, APTA’s Sr. Director of Safety and its lead for safety-related standards, and Lisa Staes, CUTR’s Associate Director and lead for FTA’s prior…
Abstract Asleep/fatigued driving has proven to be a serious and persistent highway-safety problem. This study investigates aspects of this problem by studying the temporal changes in driver-injury severities in single-vehicle crashes that involve asleep/fatigued driving. To do this, random parameters logit models with unobserved heterogeneity in means and variances were estimated to compare injury-severities in…
Assessing traffic conflict/crash relationships with extreme value theory: Recent developments and future directions for connected and autonomous vehicle and highway safety research
With the goal of fostering safer campuses, providing peer-to-peer led safety education, and promoting safe travel behaviors, the Campus Peer to Peer Campaign has brought together four prominent Florida universities, including Florida International University (FIU), University of Central Florida (UCF), University of South Florida (USF), and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). University students lead bicycle…
Pei-Sung Lin, PhD, has attended several conferences this summer. He gave three presentations related to nighttime pedestrian safety and pedestrian safety at signalized intersections at the 14th Asia Pacific Transportation Development Conference and the 35th International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA) Annual Conference held in Taichung, Taiwan on May 27–29, 2023. He was…