Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition, which is housed here at the Center for Urban Transportation, is celebrating 5 years of designation as a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Coalition. The hard work of the the coalition’s members and stakeholders have helped to grow the Coalition’s successes. Since 2014, Coalition stakeholders have displaced more than 39 million gallons of petroleum
Read more →In May 2018, Transit Research Program Director Dennis Hinebaugh participated in transit automation conference sessions at both the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) meetings in Tampa. At the APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference, Dennis organized and moderated a session on transit automation entitled “Autonomous Buses – Lead, Follow, or Get Left Behind”.
Read more →Center for Urban Transportation Research 2017 CUTR STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION CUTR Poster Competition Poster Template General Information: The student poster competition will be held from 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM EST on October 4, 2017 in the USF Marshall Student Center – Tampa Campus. The student poster competition and poster presentation offer valuable opportunities for students to present their research,
Read more →Congratulations to Austin Gibble, Anil Reddy Kandula, Mohan Gandhi Achchakkagari, Ilona Nemeth, Courtney Cleland, Pratika Ganpatrao Patil, and Janaki Ram Budigi!
Read more →A bicycle sharing system, is a service in which bicycles are made available for shared use to individuals on a very short term basis. The central concept is to provide free or affordable access to bicycles for short-distance trips in an urban area as an alternative to driving, thereby reducing traffic congestion, noise, and air pollution. Bicycle sharing systems have
Read more →The goal of this research project is to improve livability in Florida communities by providing a methodology to evaluate how to provide better intermodal connections between public transportation and trails. Such connections could extend the transit service area outward and enable pedestrians and bicyclists to access areas to which they might not otherwise travel due to traffic congestion, physical barriers,
Read more →https://onpoint.blog.usf.edu/?p=351 CUTR Director Jason Bittner and CUTR Affiliate (and Professor of Geography, Environment, and Planning) Liz Strom comment on Salon’s weekend feature by columnist Will Doig (Tampa: America’s Hottest Mess). (NOTE: Jason Bittner was CUTR Director at the time this post was made, but left CUTR and USF in February 2014.)
Read more →The University of South Florida has launched On Point, a Blog that features analysis and insight from USF Faculty and Researchers. CUTR Director Jason Bittner has been contributing thoughts on transportation related issues. The blog was launched to help feature USF Faculty during the Republican National Convention in Tampa. (NOTE: Jason Bittner was CUTR Director at the time this post was
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