The Florida Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Center proudly celebrated a major milestone in transportation safety education with the graduation of Florida’s first cohort of the National Center for Rural Road Safety’s Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) Planning and Engineering Career Pathway. During a graduation ceremony held July 9, 2026, at the Florida Department of…
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently hosted the webinar Transit Worker Fatigue and Developing Fatigue Risk Management Programs, bringing together industry leaders to discuss fatigue-related safety risks and practical approaches to mitigating them. The webinar featured presentations by Ethan Novak, Program Analyst in FTA’s Office of Transit Safety Oversight; Lisa Staes, Associate Director for the…
In June, 247 transit professionals from 104 organizations gathered in Tampa at the USF Embassy Suites for the 2026 FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop & Transit Safety and Operations Summit. This one-of-a-kind workshop was held June 8−10 in partnership with the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the Center for Urban…
Tampa, FL — The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF) is proud to announce that former Florida Senator Jeff Brandes has been selected as the 2026 inductee into Florida’s Transportation Hall of Fame™, recognizing his significant contributions to transportation innovation, policy, and mobility advancement throughout Florida. Brandes will…
On July 1, 2026, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) hosted the “Roll Safe, Bulls!” Campus Walking, Biking, and E-Scooter Safety Session as part of the USF Summer Week-of-Welcome (WOW) program. The event was organized through the Peer-to-Peer University Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Education and Outreach Program, funded by the Florida Department of Transportation,…
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) community extends its deepest condolences to our founding director and longtime supporter, Gary Brosch, and his wife, Barbara Brosch, on the heartbreaking loss of their daughter, Brianna Lynn Brosch. Brianna, known to many as “Bri,” passed away on May 22, 2026. A 2021 graduate of the University of South…
A new report from the Transportation Research Board—NCHRP Synthesis 663: Transportation Planning in Non-Metropolitan/Rural Areas—offers a national look at how state DOTs and regional partners are strengthening transportation planning in rural communities. Authored by Jeff Kramer and Taylor Dinehart of CUTR’s Transportation Planning, Policy, and Processes program, the research draws on a nationwide survey and…
