The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) is proud to have been part of the Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Proclamation event with Ride Smart Florida, FDOT, Florida Highway Patrol, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and Tampa Police Department at University of South Florida and Florida Highway Patrol Troop C/ Office. CUTR is one of the few…
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) participated at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Bus and Paratransit Conference this month. Lisa Staes, Program Director, Transit Safety and Workforce Development Programs, made a presentation that was well received in the session Safety Management Systems (SMS) – Transit Agency Implementation. She also chaired a great session…
CUTR is so pleased that our longtime advisory board chair and current vice chair Kimberlee DeBosier received the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award at the USF Engineering Excellence Awards! Congratulations and thank you Kim!
With the advancement of technology and the arrival of automated vehicles, Joel Volinski predicts more changes in transit will occur over the next decade than there had been in the past 80 years. Read his essay on People Who Move People.
Congratulations to the five College of Engineering staff members who have recently been recognized with Outstanding Staff Awards by the University of South Florida and the College of Engineering. Three College of Engineering Staff were recently recognized by USF with a 2016 Outstanding Staff Award. Shannon Salvog, Michael Konrad and Catherine Burton were recognized at an awards luncheon on April…
Congratulations to Jodi Godfrey on her five years at CUTR! She started working as a student for Dr. Steve Polzin’s team, Mobility Policy Research and upon graduation with her M.S. in Civil Engineering, she was hired as a Research Associate to work for his team and Lisa Staes’ team, Transit Safety and Workforce Development programs. …
The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) owns and operates the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway. Since its establishment, THEA has been responsible for numerous roadway projects in Hillsborough County that have contributed to increased mobility for its patrons and the county as a whole. THEA retained the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University…
Aditya Lochan Sharma Email: adityalochan@mail.usf.edu Profile: Aditya is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Information Technology degree (MSIT) at USF with an expected graduation date of August 2018. He completed his…
CUTRites in Attendance were Director Robert Bertini, Julie Bond, Dori Creek, Lucy Gonzalez, Jason Jackman, Erica Nelson, Stephanie Lewis, Brentin Mosher and Erin Scheffels. Thanks to the fabulous CUTR team and all who participated in the Fourth Annual Bike with the Mayor Event at the City of Temple Terrace! For more information about the event,…
The USF student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) had a beautiful tour of the Port Tampa Bay today! USF ITE Student Chapter CUTR Director Dr. Robert Bertini spoke on a panel “Winning the War for Talent,” along with Jacob Kramer, Alexa Pecorella, Colonel Jerry Wood and Alfio Carroccetto at the IBTTA Communications…
We were so happy to welcome Paul Larrousse, Director of the National Transit Institute (NTI) at Rutgers University to CUTR! Training the nation’s transit professionals is a shared passion of our two organizations! Pictured with Kristine Williams, Dr. Robert Bertini and Lisa Staes.
Congratulations to CUTR director Dr. Robert Bertini for being elevated to the level of Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers Board of Direction! For more information, see the ASCE announcement.