Through CUTR’s technical support to the New North Transportation Alliance (NNTA), a Go Hillsborough public forum is being hosted at the USF Tampa Campus. It is being held at the Engineering II Bldg. Hall of Flags on Tuesday, May 12, 8-9:30 a.m. This free interactive workshop is not only for the NNTA membership of major…
On March 27th, CUTR Faculty member, Dr. Steve Polzin, participated on a panel session Senator Jeff Brandes, FDOT Secretary Boxold, County Commissioner Welch, and Congressman David Jolly. Video is available here.
CUTR was the primary contractor for the supporting research and development of the reports and Dr. Steven Polzin was the co-author for the series of 16 reports and the Executive Summary. As noted in the AASHTO news release: The Commuting in America 2013 series is used for public policy, planning, research, and education practitioners to…
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Dr. Pei-Sung Lin was quoted in the article of “Driver killed in wrong-way I-275 crash near Bearss Avenue”, Tampa Bay Times, Published on February 21, 2014 Please read the story here: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/one-killed-in-fatal-i-275-crash-near-bearss-ave/2166673
Dr. Pei-Sung Lin was interviewed by WFLA News Channel 8 on “Florida DOT using 2 pilot programs to detect wrong-way drivers” on February 21, 2014. Please view the story here: http://www.wfla.com/video?clipId=9869166&topVideoCatNo=252098&autoStart=true
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida announced today the retirement of Founding Director Gary Brosch. Brosch was the first employee when the center was established by the Florida legislative in 1988 to serve as a resource to the legislature, local governments and the private sector for finding innovative…
TRB is cosponsoring the Second International Conference on Access Management to be held September 25-27, 2014 in Shanghai, China. A goal of the conference is to expand global understanding of access management and to share the latest research on the benefits and application of access management techniques. Abstracts are due to the conference no later…
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…
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.