The Florida Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Center has been housed at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF) for two years under Pei-Sung Lin, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE, FITE. The mission of the Florida LTAP Center is to improve the skills and increase knowledge of the local and tribal…
The Center of Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida looks forward to the Transportation Achievement Awards each year. However, with the current pandemic, CUTR will not host a 2020 Transportation Achievement Awards. With safety as our top priority, we will monitor the pandemic during the upcoming year and hope to meet in-person for…
Congratulations to Program Director Sisinnio Concas, Ph.D. and his team as they move into Phase 4 of their research with the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority. To date, the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA), in collaboration with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), has piloted Connected Vehicle (CV) technology in Tampa, Florida. Three phases of…
2020 CUTR Transportation Scholarship Opportunities The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida is excited to offer two scholarship opportunities for transportation students this year. Educating students for careers in transportation is vital to enhancing the quality of life for our state and the nation. To assist in that education, and…
A temporal analysis of driver-injury severities in crashes involving aggressive and non-aggressive driving
Since 2016, Dr. Robert L. Bertini acted as the director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research. Under his leadership, CUTR received a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to investigate innovative solutions to traffic congestion (National Institute for Congestion Reduction). Fueling future transportation engineers and planners, CUTR awarded $20,000 in scholarships…
Thursday, Aug 27, 4 – 5:30 PM EST Join Bike/Walk Tampa Bay for the 2020 Bike/Walk Tampa Bay Virtual Summit! Hear from leaders in the field about changes in biking and walking during the “new normal”. The Opening Session will include Secretary David Gwynn, FDOT D7, and Keynote Speaker Bill Nesper, Executive Director of the…