The second annual Bulls Walk and Bike week was successfully held from September 9th to September 13th, 2013. CUTR had high expectations for this year, and we had tremendous support from FDOT Central office and District 7, MPO, TBARTA, the College of Engineering, USF Police, EH&S, COPH, Bull Runner, Administrative Services, and Student Government. …
On October 1, 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded patent US 8,548,724 – System and Method for Real-time Travel Path Prediction and Automated Incident Alerts – to a team of researchers from the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) and the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. The patent…
The University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has been awarded a two year, $2.8 million federal grant to continue work done through its National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) (www.nctr.usf.edu). USF is one of only 35 universities to be selected to receive a University Transportation Center grant from the U.S. Department…
Mr. Gawade will receive a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Fall 2014. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the SP College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India. His dissertation involves understanding the influence of urban form and street design on multimodal public transportation efficiency. He worked on several…
The primary objective for this project is to assess the Commuter Assistance Programs’ (CAPs) contribution to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) goals. These results help the Department establish funding levels based on proportionate needs of communities and identify areas where FDOT can continue to provide support to improve performance continually for the overall program.…
The Florida DOT has received the 2013 GHSA Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award for their Bicycle/Pedestrian Focused Initiative, the first statewide, data-driven program that targeted enforcement and educational resources to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in 10 priority counties. The CUTR ITS group, led by Dr. Pei Sung Lin, acted as a partner to FDOT…
The University of South Florida has recently released data on the total dollar value of the research awards received in the 2012 fiscal year. CUTR held two of the top four spots! Joel Volinski, NCTR Director, held the #2 spot with over $4.4 million, and Dr. Pei Sung Lin, ITS Program Director, held the #4…
Florida DOT, in partnership with CUTR, won the Governor’s Highway Safety Association’s 2013 Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award on the FDOT’s Bicycle / Pedestrian Focused Initiative. Congratulations to the team at FDOT and CUTR! Please click to view the notification letter.
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The CUTR Transportation Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to transportation. Previous award recipients include: A. Wayne Rich, former chairman of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority and co-founder of TEAMFL (2013) José Abreu, Director, Miami-Dade Aviation Department (2012) Florida Senator Malcolm Beard (2011) Ben Watts, former Secretary of the…
CUTR is part of a team that will review, refine, and implement the transportation demand management (TDM) evaluation methodologies to measure effectiveness of adopted Transportation Emission Reduction Measures (TERMs) associated with the Commuter Connections Program in the Washington DC area. Review Evaluation Needs and Existing Methodologies and Tools Participate in review of surveys and other…
Tampa, Fla- Today the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (THEA) voted to approve a contract with the University of South Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) to study the implementation of autonomous vehicle technology in Hillsborough County. This follows Legislative approval in 2012 making Florida the second state in the nation to embrace autonomous vehicle technology.