Research Support Specialist Alexander Cruz earns GIS Graduate Certificate
Research Support Specialist Alexander Cruz recently earned his GIS Graduate Certificate from USF. Cruz made a map to examine COVID-19 cases.
USF team places second in the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) University Design Competition
The USF team won second place in the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) University Design Competition with their design entitled Modular Operation Solution to Airport Baggage Transportation. Congratulations to the winners Zhiwei (Nicklaus) Chen, Xiaowei Shi, and faculty advisor Dr. Xiaopeng Li! Learn more: https://vsgc.odu.edu/acrpdesigncompetition/2020-acrp-design-competition-winners-announced/
Online Transit Training
Meet your agency’s training objectives with Online Transit Training. These computer-based FDOT training courses are available at www.transportationlearning.org. Curbing Transit Operator Distracted Driving, Disability Etiquette for Transit Operators Florida’s transit systems may use this training course to train their operators and other key staff on Florida and agency rules, policies and restrictions on the use of…
CUTR employees participate in National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, and a small group of CUTR employees, affiliates, and family members hopped on their bicycles and logged rides during the month. This year, the Love to Ride Tampa Bay Challenge allowed indoor rides to be counted and family outings were encouraged. “Riding a bicycle is a great way to get…
Research Associate Mouyid Islam recently published
CUTR Research Associate Mouyid Islam, Ph.D.‘s paper entitled “Unobserved Heterogeneity and Temporal Instability in the Analysis of Work-Zone Crash-Injury Severities” is now available. Findings include driver injury severity in Florida work zones.
Assessment of a Week-Long Campus Automated Shuttle Demonstration in Low-Speed Environments
“Assessment of a Week-Long Campus Automated Shuttle Demonstration in Low-Speed Environments” Pei-Sung Lin, Nikhil Menon, Cong Chen, Achilleas Kourtellis Most university campuses, theme parks, commercial campuses, airports, and other low-speed environments have courtesy shuttle or bus service as an important mode of transportation around campus and in nearby vicinity. The innovative automated shuttle (AS) systems…
Victoria Perk, Ph.D. named as new program director
Dr. Victoria Perk was hired as a graduate research assistant in May 1993. Earning her Ph.D. in Economics, Dr. Perk focused on models to estimate property value changes around bus rapid transit (BRT) stations for her dissertation. She became a faculty member in 1994, and she has spent 27 years with the University…