2023 Garrett Morgan Day
CUTR was excited to welcome Middleton High School students for the 2023 Garett A. Morgan Shadow Day. Prompted through the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), Garrett A. Morgan Shadow…
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Webinar Recording: Enhancing Cybersecurity in Public Transportation
November 14, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Enhancing Cybersecurity in Public Transportation As transportation infrastructure continues to expand from isolated nodes to large interconnected networks, cybersecurity is a critical concern for transit…
Webinar Recording: Opportunities for State DOTs (and others) to Encourage Shared-Use Mobility Practices in Rural Areas
September 26, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Opportunities for State DOTs (and others) to Encourage Shared-Use Mobility Practices in Rural Areas Shared-use mobility (SUM) practices are transportation services that are shared among…
Webinar Recording: Transit and Livability: Results from the National Community Livability Survey
September 12, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Transit and Livability: Results from the National Community Livability Survey This session will present results from a national survey that was conducted to understand factors…
Webinar Recording: Shared (Smart) Mobility, MaaS and Public Transport – A new Future!
September 10, 2019, 7:00PM (ET) – Special date and time Shared (Smart) Mobility, MaaS and Public Transport – A new Future! This talk focuses on Mobility as a Service (MaaS),…
Webinar Recording: Observations from the 2017 NHTS
Thursday, August 29, 2019, 12:00pm (ET) Observations from the 2017 NHTS Understanding transit ridership and the characteristics of transit markets is a fundamental necessity for all individuals involved in planning,…
Webinar Recording: Transportation that Will Transform Florida
August 20, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) – Special date and time Transportation that Will Transform Florida Senator Brandes looks forward to his webcast, where he will highlight current Florida legislation regarding…
Webinar Recording: How Transit Agencies Implement Best Practice Strategies in Complementary ADA Paratransit Eligibility
August 1, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) How Transit Agencies Implement Best Practice Strategies in Complementary ADA Paratransit Eligibility This session will summarize the findings and recommendations that stemmed from a recent…
Webinar Recording: Attracting and Retaining Women in the Transportation Industry
July 18, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Attracting and Retaining Women in the Transportation Industry This session will summarize the findings and recommendations that stemmed from a recent publication out of the…
Webinar Recording: Integrating Equity Into MPO Project Prioritization
June 20, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Integrating Equity Into MPO Project Prioritization This webinar discusses methods used by MPOs to prioritize projects based on equity, based on a study funded by…
Webinar Recording: Development of an Effective Truck Route Signage Program for the City of Tampa
June 6, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Development of an Effective Truck Route Signage Program for the City of Tampa The City of Tampa, Florida, contains numerous major freight generators and destinations,…
Webinar Recording: Transit Stigma & Social Equity: What Transportation Administrators Say They Are Doing About It
May 16, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Transit Stigma & Social Equity: What Transportation Administrators Say They Are Doing About It Services provided by public transportation agencies in the United States are…
Webinar Recording: Control of Connected Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic: Modeling and Field Experiments
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Control of Connected Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic: Modeling and Field Experiments Advanced connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies can be utilized to achieve…
Webinar Recording: Urban Roadway Facility Conversion with the Predictive Safety Assessment Tool: An Application of Highway Safety Manual
Thursday, March 28, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Urban Roadway Facility Conversion with The Predictive Safety Assessment Tool: An Application of Highway Safety Manual The impact of predictive safety assessment based on…
Webinar Recording: Development of Statewide Guidelines for Implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals in Florida
March 14, 2019, 12:00PM (ET) Development of Statewide Guidelines for Implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals in Florida Pedestrian safety is an ongoing major concern throughout the United States and is one…
Webinar Recording: Understanding Florida Transit Ridership Declines and How We Can Respond
November 8, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Understanding Florida Transit Ridership Declines and How We Can Respond This webinar will review findings from the exploration of Florida and National ridership declines and…
Upcoming Webinar: MPO Staffing and Organizational Structures
December 6, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) MPO Staffing and Organizational Structures This webinar will explain the findings of a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) research report that documents how MPOs have structured…
Webcast Recording: Work Zone Crash Analysis in Florida
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Work Zone Crash Analysis in Florida During the maintenance and reconstruction of existing infrastructure and the construction of new infrastructure, designated work zones are…
Webcast Recording: Building an Alternative Fuel Bus Program: Funding Opportunities and Best Practices for Transit Agencies
Thursday, October 11, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Building an Alternative Fuel Bus Program: Funding Opportunities and Best Practices for Transit Agencies As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies…
Webcast Recording: Media Framing of Fatal Bicyclist Crashes in Hillsborough County: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Thursday, September 27, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Media Framing of Fatal Bicyclist Crashes in Hillsborough County: A Critical Discourse Analysis This research examines the linguistic choices that frame the relationships between…
Webcast Recording: The Role of Public Transportation during a State of Emergency Declaration due to Natural Disasters
Thursday, September 13, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) The Role of Public Transportation during a State of Emergency Declaration due to Natural Disasters Destructive natural disasters such as hurricanes or other extreme…
Webcast Recording: Motorcycle Safety Programs Using Public Health Approach
Thursday, August 30, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Motorcycle Safety Programs Using Public Health Approach Florida is one of the most beautiful states in which to ride a motorcycle, but motorcyclists in…
Webcast Recording: StarMetro’s Pilot of a Mobile Fare Payment App
Tuesday, August 28, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) StarMetro’s Pilot of a Mobile Fare Payment App This webcast will feature Sara Hendricks and Sean Barbeau, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa; and…
Webcast Recording: Operations and Planning for Connected Autonomous Vehicles: From Trajectory Control to Capacity Analysis
Thursday, August 16, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Operations and Planning for Connected Autonomous Vehicles: From Trajectory Control to Capacity Analysis Increasing congestion, excessive fuel consumption and emissions, and unacceptable safety risks…
Webcast Recording: Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership
Thursday, August 2, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership Emerging automotive and transportation technologies have provided revolutionary…
Webcast Recording: Overview of the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition
Thursday, July 12, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Overview of the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition The presentation will involve an overview of the 3rd Edition of the…
Webcast Recording: Performance-Based Management and Operations of Transportation Systems: Curriculum Concepts
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Performance-Based Management and Operations of Transportation Systems: Curriculum Concepts The Federal Highway Administration has been supporting a project aimed at developing and preparing a fully annotated…
Webcast Recording: WalkWise Florida
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) WalkWise Florida WalkWise Florida began in the Tampa Bay area in 2010 as “WalkWise Tampa Bay”, a grassroots initiative funded by the Florida Department of…
Webcast Recording: Road Rage: Countering Vehicular Weaponization Through Urban Transportation Design Strategies
May 24, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Road Rage: Countering Vehicular Weaponization Through Urban Transportation Design Strategies This session focuses on what transportation administrators in the United States say they are doing…
Webcast Recording: Airport Clean Vehicle Policies and Practices
Thursday, May 10, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Airport Clean Vehicle Policies and Practices This webcast will present the results of the Airport Cooperative Research Project Synthesis: “Clean Vehicles, Fuels, and Practices…
Webcast Recording: Understanding the Effects of Demographic and Socio-Economic Factors on Public Transit Ridership Trends
April 12, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Understanding the Effects of Demographic and Socio-Economic Factors on Public Transit Ridership Trends This webinar featured Kurt Lehmann sharing his findings on key demographic factors…
Webcast Recording: Trends in Travel Behavior and Transit Ridership
March 29, 2018, 12:00PM (ET) Trends in Travel Behavior and Transit Ridership This webinar featured Dr. Steve Polzin sharing new information on travel trends with emphasis on transit ridership. Travel…
5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region
USF/CUTR faculty and students were active participants in the 5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region, held at the University of Florida on November 16-17, 2017. USF/CUTR had a…
“The Built Environment: AI Technologies, Engineers and the Common Good” – Transportation Research Seminar presented by Dr. Debbie Niemeier
Join us on Facebook Live on Friday, November 17 at 11:00 am EST for a transportation seminar on “The Built Environment: AI Technologies, Engineers and the Common Good” presented by…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Positively Improving Your Online Reputation & Rating
November 9, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Positively Improving Your Online Reputation & Rating In this age of smart phones and social media, maintaining a strong (positive) online presence can feel like…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Utilizing TBEST for Comprehensive Transit Planning (Part 2)
October 26, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Utilizing TBEST for Comprehensive Transit Planning (Part 2) View Part 1 Recording The Florida Department of Transportation Public Transit Office has developed the Transit Boardings…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Bringing Order to Chaos: The Growing Role of Proactive Traffic Management Solutions
October 24, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Bringing Order to Chaos: The Growing Role of Proactive Traffic Management Solutions Increasingly, proactive traffic management strategies can be deployed on freeways and arterials with…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Texas Transit Needs Assessment and Performance Dashboard
October 19, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Texas Transit Needs Assessment and Performance Dashboard Texas Department of Transportation Public Transportation Division (TxDOT-PTN) administers federal and state grants for public transportation in Texas…
CUTR Webcast Recording: A GIS Methodology for Evaluating Bus Pedestrian Safety
October 12, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) A GIS Methodology for Evaluating Bus Pedestrian Safety This research involved a GIS analysis of pedestrian crashes that occurred within 100 feet of a bus…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Application of Demographic Analysis to Pedestrian Safety
October 10, 2017, 12:00PM (ET ) Application of Demographic Analysis to Pedestrian Safety A Governing analysis of pedestrian crashes found that pedestrians are fatally injured at disproportionately higher rates in…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Importance of Efficient Ground Transportation Access to Airports
August 31, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Importance of Efficient Ground Transportation Access to Airports This webcast will explore the benefits of ground transportation access that is mutually beneficial to the airport…
CUTR Webcast Recording: TCRP Synthesis 126: Successful Practices and Training Initiatives to Reduce Bus Accidents and Incidents at Transit Agencies
August 17, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) TCRP Synthesis 126: Successful Practices and Training Initiatives to Reduce Bus Accidents and Incidents at Transit Agencies TCRP Synthesis 126: Successful Practices and Training Initiatives…
CUTR and TTCI Partnership
On June 27, 2017, members of CUTR’s leadership met with the leaders of the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. at TTCI facilities in Pueblo, Colorado and discussed ways in which the…
Save the Date: 2017 CUTR Transportation Achievement Awards
For more information about the 2017 CUTR Transportation Achievement Awards, visit the event website.
CUTR Webcast Recording: Benefits of Open-source Software to Transit Agencies
May 25, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Benefits of Open-source Software to Transit Agencies Technology is rapidly changing the transit industry in many ways. Riders now expect state-of-the-art transit information tools in…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Gendered Intersections: Public Administrators’ Views of Gender & Its Role in Transportation Decisionmaking
May 11, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Gendered Intersections: Public Administrators’ Views of Gender & Its Role in Transportation Decisionmaking This webcast will explore transportation administrators’ views of the role of gender…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Integrating Equity into Regional Transportation Planning
April 27, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Integrating Equity into Regional Transportation Planning This webinar explores methods used by MPOs to understand the equity effects of regional transportation plans and investments, based…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Safety Effects of Street Illuminance on Urban Roadways
April 13, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Safety Effects of Street Illuminance on Urban Roadways Nighttime crashes are over-represented on the highway system in the United States. Street lighting is an effective…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Public Transit Ridership and Productivity Trends: What We Do and Don’t Know
March 30, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Public Transit Ridership and Productivity Trends: What We Do and Don’t Know This webinar will share information on national public transit trends in ridership and…
Fourth Annual Bike with the Mayor
CUTRites in Attendance were Director Robert Bertini, Julie Bond, Dori Creek, Lucy Gonzalez, Jason Jackman, Erica Nelson, Stephanie Lewis, Brentin Mosher and Erin Scheffels. Thanks to the fabulous CUTR team…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Best Practices: Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Record-keeping
March 16, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Best Practices: Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Record-keeping Geared toward FTA regulated employers, this webcast will describe best practices for drug and alcohol testing record…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Utilizing TBEST for Comprehensive Transit Planning
March 2, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Utilizing TBEST for Comprehensive Transit Planning The Florida Department of Transportation Public Transit Office has developed the Transit Boardings and Simulation Tool (TBEST) transit planning…
CUTR’s National Transit Safety Standards Working Group have kick-off meeting in Tampa
The Transit Safety Standards Working Group has been formed to provide input and inform CUTR’s FTA research team in the identification of recommended transit safety standards for FTA’s consideration. On…
CUTR Webcast Recording: A Holistic Approach to Incident Investigation and Analysis
February 16, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) A Holistic Approach to Incident Investigation and Analysis In transit, how often do we have accidents at dangerous locations and charge the operator without ever…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Opening the Door to Multimodal Applications: Creation, Maintenance and Application of GTFS Data
February 2, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Opening the Door to Multimodal Applications: Creation, Maintenance and Application of GTFS Data The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) describes fixed-route public transportation service to…
CUTR Webcast Recording: A Pre-certified Method to Estimate Total Transit Usage from Incomplete APC Data for NTD Reporting
January 19, 2017, 12:00PM (ET) Pre-certified Method to Estimate Total Transit Usage from Incomplete APC Data for NTD Reporting This webcast will highlight two guidebooks (one for bus modes and…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Dealing with Difficult Customer Situations in Public Transit
December 8, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) Dealing with Difficult Customer Situations in Public Transit Public transportation agencies have always had challenges when dealing with difficult customer situations. The vast and overwhelming…
CUTR Webcast Recording: A Guidance in Logistics Investments through Logistics Activity Center (LAC) Site Location Criteria Development
November 10, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) A Guidance in Logistics Investments through Logistics Activity Center (LAC) Site Location Criteria Development Freight mobility is a critical factor in fulfilling the growing high…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Exploring Transit’s Contribution to Livability in Rural Communities
October 27, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) Exploring Transit’s Contribution to Livability in Rural Communities Presenters will discuss an ongoing research study for the U.S. Department of Transportation about rural community livability…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Extent of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors Directly After a Complete Streets Project in Florida
October 13, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) Extent of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors Directly After a Complete Streets Project in Florida The Tampa Bay area is ranked nationally as one…
CUTR Webcast Recording: University of South Florida’s Bulls Walk and Bike Week
September 29, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) University of South Florida’s Bulls Walk and Bike Week The University of South Florida’s (USF) Bulls Walk and Bike Week (BWBW) is an annual celebration…
CUTR Webcast Recording: A Framework for Mobile Payment Pilot Implementation
September 15, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) A Framework for Mobile Payment Pilot Implementation This presentation will discuss a framework that will help transit agencies look at the different issues associated with…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Obstacles: What Transit Administrators Say Prevents Them From Pursuing Social Justice
August 18, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) Obstacles: What Transit Administrators Say Prevents Them From Pursuing Social Justice This research considers what public transportation administrators say prevents them from more fully pursuing…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Idle Reduction Practices in Public Transit
August 4, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) Idle Reduction Practices in Public Transit In an effort to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions many transit agencies in the U.S. have adopted…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Closing the Loop – Improving Transit Through Crowdsourced Information
July 7, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) Closing the Loop – Improving Transit Through Crowd-sourced Information Offering real-time arrival information to riders via mobile applications has been shown to improve the rider’s…
Upcoming CUTR Webcast: A Framework for Mobile Payment Pilot Implementation
September 1, 2016, 12:00PM (ET) A Framework for Mobile Payment Pilot Implementation This presentation will discuss a framework that will help transit agencies look at the different issues associated with…
USF Bicycle Action Committee
The University of South Florida’s Bicycle Action Committee (BAC) was formed to bring together students, faculty, staff and others working to make bicycling fun, safe and enjoyable. The BAC addresses…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Surprising Drug Trends in 2016
January 21, 2016 12:00PM (ET) Surprising Drug Trends in 2016 Becoming informed is the first step in keeping your workplace safe and free from the risks that substance abusers pose. …
CUTR Webcast Recording: Integrated Modeling of High Performance Passenger and Freight Train Operation Planning on Shared Use Rail Corridors: A Focus on the U.S. Context
October 29, 2015 12:00PM (ET) Integrated Modeling of High Performance Passenger and Freight Train Operation Planning on Shared Use Rail Corridors: A Focus on the U.S. Context Passenger rail has…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Incentivizing Off-Peak Delivery of Freight
October 15, 2015 12:00PM (ET) Incentivizing Off-Peak Delivery of Freight Chicago consistently ranks among the most congested metropolitan areas in the country, and the impact of all that slow-moving traffic…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Impacts of Transportation Network Company (TNC) and Autonomous Vehicles
October 1, 2015 12:00PM (ET) Impacts of Transportation Network Company (TNC) and Autonomous Vehicles This webinar will present perspectives on the impacts that emerging technologies will have on travel behavior…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Innovating the Paratransit System – Lessons Learned from Florida Case Examples
September 3, 12:00PM (ET) Innovating the Paratransit System – Lessons Learned from Florida Case Examples A research study investigated the impacts of technology on operational efficiency of Florida Community Transportation…
CUTR Webcast Recording: A New Set of Equations to Address Urban Transportation: $ In = $ Out = Tolling for Transit
August 20, 2015 12:00PM (ET) A New Set of Equations to Address Urban Transportation: $ In = $ Out = Tolling for Transit Imagine a transit solution that provides relief…
CUTR Webcast Recording: Do as I say, not as I do: Observed compliance vs. stated understanding of pedestrian crossing laws in Florida
July 9, 2015 12:00PM (ET) Do as I say, not as I do: Observed compliance vs. stated understanding of pedestrian crossing laws in Florida The webinar will present part of…
Florida TDM Clearinghouse
The Florida Statewide Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Clearinghouse provides technical assistance in support of Florida’s commuter assistance program to achieve Florida’s 2060 vision and goals as identified in the Florida…
USF in 35 sessions at the Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
The Center for Urban Transportation Research and others from University of South Florida’s College of Engineering will be presenting or moderating 35 paper/poster sessions/committee meetings at the Transportation Research Board…
2013 Bike to School Day
The Safe Routes to School program at CUTR recently organized a Bike to School Day with Hunter’s Green Elementary in New Tampa. Principal Dave McMeen (pictured) led a bicycle train…
National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI)
The Mission of the National BRT Institute is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and innovation for increasing speed, efficiency, and reliability of high-capacity bus service through the implementation of…
Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council (MPOAC)
The Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council is a statewide transportation planning and policy organization that exists to augment the role of individual MPOs in the cooperative transportation planning process.
FDOT Substance Abuse Management Resource Site
The goal of this site is to provide Florida’s transit systems with an easily accessible reference point for drug and alcohol testing program information that is both current and reliable.
Transit Maintenance Analysis and Resource Center (TMAARC)
Provides transit technicians with quality training and information to facilitate their advancement in the public transit arena.
Florida Transit Research Inspection Procurement Services (TRIPS)
Provides transit agencies with the means of procuring quality vehicles at the lowest possible price.
Florida Transit Operator Training Program
Provides standardized curriculum training to Florida’s public transit operator trainers.
Florida Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)
Provides technical assistance, training and technology exchange to rural and small urban areas.
Tampa BayCycle
Tampa BayCycle is your resource for bicycling all year long. Tampa BayCycle offers education and activities throughout Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
The Exchange: Florida Transit Marketing Network (FTMN)
The Florida Transit Marketing Network (FTMN) was established as a vehicle to communicate, educate, and network with Florida’s public transit industry to create more market-driven organizations, promote Florida at the…
Plan for Transit: The Florida Transit Planning Network (FPTN)
FPTN promotes networking and information sharing among transit planners in Florida, and provides a forum to discuss issues and solutions, facilitate knowledge exchange, and promote professional development.
Commuter Services
Provides technical assistance and training to Florida’s commuter assistance programs.
Safe Routes to School Tampa Bay
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are sustained efforts by parents, schools, community leaders and local, state, and federal governments to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling…
WalkWise Tampa Bay
WalkWise Tampa Bay is a grassroots initiative is providing innovative pedestrian safety education to the citizens of Tampa Bay.
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Provides national recognition and support to workplaces that offer the highest level of commuter benefits to their employees.