FTSS: Advanced Air Mobility

  Advanced Air Mobility Brett W. Fay, C.M. Matt Broffman April 15, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT   Brett W. Fay, C.M. Director of General Aviation at Tampa International Airport (TPA) Brett is the director of general aviation at Tampa International Airport and is responsible for directing the operations, maintenance, and business initiatives of…

FTSS: Studying Vehicle and Electric Scooter Conflicts via Naturalistic Data Collection and Analytics

  Studying Vehicle and Electric Scooter Conflicts via Naturalistic Data Collection and Analytics Lingxi Li, Ph.D.   April 8, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT Join Microsoft Teams Meeting   +1 813-694-2079 United States, Tampa (Toll)   Conference ID: 495 510 442#   www.cutr.usf.edu/seminars Electric scooters (e-scooters) have quickly spread in college towns and cities in the U.S. and…

CUTR software tool improves public transit information for all of France and California

Real-time transit information has many benefits to transit riders and agencies, including shorter perceived and actual wait times, a lower learning curve for new riders, an increased feeling of safety, and increased ridership. While many agencies are sharing real-time arrival predictions and vehicle positions with apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and the Transit App,…

City of Largo to Host Electric School Bus Demonstration

City of Largo to Host Electric School Bus Demonstration Contacts: Austin Sipiora Communications Director Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition asipiora@usf.edu Aileen Carey Community Engagement Specialist City of Largo acarey@largo.com   TAMPA, Fla.—The City of Largo is partnering with the Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition, Pinellas County Schools, and Florida Transportation Systems, Inc. to hold an…

Student Spotlight: Runan Yang

Runan Yang has worked as a graduate assistant at CUTR for five years. During this time, she has worked alongside Chanyoung Lee, Ph.D., Pei-Sung Lin, Ph.D., and Zhenyu Wang, Ph.D. Runan worked on multiple transportation research projects including street lighting measurements for FDOT District 7, dynamic crash prediction methodologies, and many others. Her research interests…

FTSS: Challenging the Supremacy of the Automobile Mode: An Exercise in Futility?

   Challenging the Supremacy of the Automobile Mode: An Exercise in Futility?   Ram M. Pendyala, Ph.D. Friday, March 25, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST www.cutr.usf.edu/seminars In light of rapidly escalating concerns about the significant contribution of transportation to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global climate change, there is renewed emphasis in the transportation…

“Attracting and Retaining Women in Transit” webinar with CUTR’s Jodi Godfrey

CUTR’s Jodi Godfrey will present “Attracting and Retaining Women in Transit” on March 22, 2022, at 2 PM ET for Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) members. Learn more and become a member. Ms. Godfrey’s article with Robert L. Bertini, Ph.D., is available through the Mineta Transportation Institute. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gEK-kxkJ