Updated for 2025, this e-book will guide you through the options available to effectively provide your employees with a commuter benefits program. Employers can leverage employer-provided benefits to yield happier employees, support more sustainable employee commute behavior, and generate tax savings for employees and the employer. View the 2025 Commuter Benefits Guide
A new report from the Florida Policy Project spotlights the urgent need statewide for better traffic signal timing and digitization to improve traffic flow and improve safety. The report, “Best Practices: Signalized Intersection Investments,” shows how current traffic management systems have become inadequate and often lead to congestion, inefficiencies and, worst, safety concerns. In addition…
Closer to Target Zero: A Comprehensive Safety Plan for Motorcycle and Moped Riders in the Tampa Bay Area for the Safe Streets For All (SS4A) grant has been successfully awarded. This award will be used to conduct supplemental planning and demonstration activities to address the significant safety challenges involving motorcycles and mopeds in the Tampa Bay…
USF has recently been recognized in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU, Shanghai rankings) as the 25th best Transportation Science and Technology program in the world, and the 3rd best program in the United States: The top 5 Transportation Science and Technology programs in the US are: 1. University of Michigan 2. University of…
This month, we are proud to spotlight Lisa Staes, her outstanding contributions to the field, and her invaluable insights about staying connected to each other and the communities we serve. Ms. Staes is the Associate Director at the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR). She plays a pivotal role at CUTR,…
USF team wins social marketing award for transportation study on benefits of neuromarketing in enhancing consumer information. Marketers want to get inside your mind − literally. That’s the focus of a multi-disciplinary study by USF’s College of Public Health (COPH), Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) in the College of Engineering and MUMA College of Business. Working…
2024 Transportation Achievement Awards 2024 Transportation Achievement AwardsTuesday, October 29, 20245:30 PM ET – Reception7:00 PM ET – ProgramUSF Marshall Center, 4103 USF Cedar Circle, Tampa, FL 33620 2024 Event Program On October 29, 2024, the transportation community joined together at the University of South Florida to celebrate excellence in transportation and planning. The event…
We are pleased to invite you to the 2025 TRB Reception & Alumni Reunion presented by AtkinsRealis, ENSCO, Inc., the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research, and C-STTAR. This reception brings together industry friends and colleagues to share ideas, foster partnerships, and explore innovative solutions that shape the future of transportation. 2025…
USF’s College of Engineering and the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) recently received $579K from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), through the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), to support the development, testing, and verification of autonomous transit buses specifically for bus yard operations as part of the “Safer and Scalable Autonomous Bus Yard Parking…
The Tampa Bay Smart Cities 2024 Summer workshop is scheduled for September 19, 2024 at 1pm ET. The focus of the workshop will be to delve into the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the transportation sector. As AI technologies rapidly evolve, they offer unprecedented opportunities to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability in transportation systems.…
With railroad employment steadily declining nationwide, USF researchers are working to stabilize the industry – funded by a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, the agency’s first grant ever to be awarded to USF. To mark this significant milestone, Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, joined USF leaders and representatives from…
