Nominated by the National Institute for Congestion Reduction (NICR), two graduate students received national student awards from the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC). Zhiwei (Nicklaus) Chen received the Charley Wootan Memorial – Masters Award for his thesis “Exploring the Equity Performance of Bike-Sharing Systems with Disaggregated Data: A Story of Southern Tampa.” This thesis was mainly sponsored by CTECH
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The National Institute for Congestion Reduction virtually met on Thursday, November 19, 2020, to discuss year two projects and ideas. The universities are focused on collaboration and incorporating students into their research.
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For the past eighteen years, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has designed and developed the TBEST transit planning software to support transit service and strategic planning with data driven analysis of transit service, markets, and ridership demand. On Friday, October 30, 2020, NICR staff met with Rodney Bunner, President of ServiceEdge Solutions to demonstrate TBEST analysis features and
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NICR Explores I-4 Corridor TSMO Research Opportunities For the past few years, MetroPlan Orlando has worked with metropolitan planning organizations in the I-4 corridor to promote the application of Transportation Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies. NICR Director Xiaopeng Li and Senior Program Manager Kristine Williams met with Eric Hill, Director of Transportation System Management and Operations for MetroPlan Orlando, to
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CUTR was pleased to connect with our friends at TBARTA on Monday, October 12, 2020 to discuss future projects and collaboration with the National Institute for Congestion Reduction – NICR!
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CUTR was pleased to welcome Congressman Daniel Webster to the autonomous vehicle lab! Congressman Webster learned more about CUTR’s initiatives with connected/autonomous vehicles and the technology behind the car itself. Thank you for visiting! To learn more, visit http://pos.li/2duips
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Congressman Ross Spano visits CUTR On August 21, 2019 Congressman Ross Spano visited CUTR to discuss the future of transportation including autonomous vehicles, safety, and technologies. Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Congressman Spano were both integral to the UTC grant being awarded to CUTR, and we are extremely grateful for their support. We are excited to work alongside government officials
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