Completed and current research by CUTR is available through the USDOT Research Hub (a new window will open).
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Research in Progress results for projects at CUTR can be be found here.
Yu Zhang, Ph.D., presented “Vision and Challenges of Future Advanced Air Mobility” during ASCE APOC committee annual meeting in conjunction…
The OERTransport Multimodal Transportation Planning textbook is being piloted this semester as a part of the course Transportation Planning (URP 6930/TTE 5501).…
Micromobility vehicles and shared micromobility technologies are deploying rapidly in many cities across the United States and internationally. Lacking a…
The ACME program was published in Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. This paper sheds new light on…
CUTR’s Autonomous-Connected Mobility Evaluation (ACME) program was recently published in the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. In this research, the…
Led by CUTR Associate Director Lisa Staes, CUTR, as a part of ENSCO’s Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the…
CUTR’s Omkar Dokur will present his team’s work at the 10th annual International Symposium on Visualization in Transportation Conference. “Visualizing…
A massive congratulations to CUTR’s Sisinnio Concas, Ph.D., and the entire Autonomous-Connected Mobility Evaluation (ACME) program! Dr. Concas’s program has…
State Safety Office Vital Few Safety Campaign—Social Marketing Task 4.2 Creation of Assessment Instrument FDOT Contract Number BEB10 FPN 448943-1-32-01…
The American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division’s 2022 State of Transportation Planning report “Intersections + Identities: A Radical Rethinking of…
Now available: FTA Standards Development Program: Medical Fitness for Duty and Fatigue Risk Management (Report 0223). The FTA-sponsored report assesses…
Join CUTR researchers Pei-Sung Lin, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE, and Jodi Godfrey at the 2022 ITE Annual Meeting in New Orleans.…
While Florida transit agencies are required to develop a 10-year transit development plan intended to support the development of an…
This talk addresses four key issues in transportation data analytics; Unobserved heterogeneity, Data size, and prediction/causality trade-offs, Temporally shifting model…
Connected vehicles can not only help improve the safety and mobility of our transportation system but generate valuable data that…
Congratulations to CUTR’s Associate Director Lisa Staes on her recent publication for the Federal Transit Administration. Ms. Staes is a co-author with K&J Safety…
Congratulations to CUTR’s Autonomous-Connected Mobility Evaluation (ACME) program on their recent publication. “Securely Sharing and Visualizing Connected Vehicle Analytics: THEA…
Sisinnio Concas’ team had two papers accepted for publication: “A Longitudinal Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Activity Travel…
As part of FTA’s effort to promote continuous safety improvement in the public transit industry, these Guidelines for Performing Transit…
As part of FTA’s effort to promote continuous safety improvement in the rail transit industry, these Guidelines for Performing Rail…
OERtransport – Enabling Transportation Planning Professional Advancement is a multi-university collaboration between the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA), California Polytechnic State University,…
The Transportation Equity Toolkit is now available! The Transportation Equity Toolkit is a resource for MPOs, transportation agencies, and communities…
As transportation systems continue to adapt and evolve with technological advances, cybersecurity has become a major concern for agencies around…
USDOT published ACME’s final report on the performance evaluation of the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot…
Brian Staes, E.I., Nikhil Menon, Ph.D., and Robert L. Bertini, Ph.D.’s paper “Analyzing transportation network performance during emergency evacuations: Evidence…
The latest version of the “COVID-19 – Emergency Management Tips and Practices for Bus Transit Systems” is now available.
“Implications of Market Penetration of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles for Florida State Transportation Revenue” by Alexander Kolpakov & Austin Marie…
CUTR’s Lisa Staes and Jodi Godfrey’s FTA report “FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus (Report 0179)”…
CUTR’s Lisa Staes and Jodi Godfrey’s FTA report “FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30…
CUTR was recently awarded three grants from the Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions, and Dollars (CTEDD). Each of these projects…
Congratulations to Program Director Sisinnio Concas, Ph.D. and his team as they move into Phase 4 of their research with…
“Assessment of a Week-Long Campus Automated Shuttle Demonstration in Low-Speed Environments” Pei-Sung Lin, Nikhil Menon, Cong Chen, Achilleas Kourtellis Most…
Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems Fengxiang Qiao, Yong Bai, Pei-Sung Lin, Steven I Jy Chien, Yongping Zhang, Lin Zhu, Published by American…
On May 1st, 2020, Tia Boyd, Research Associate with CUTR’s Planning and Corridor Management Program, served as a panelist at…
Program Director Kristine Williams’ recently completed a national study on integrating roadway access management into local ordinances for the National Cooperative…
The overarching goal of the project is to explore options and outline the preferred framework for improving regional coordination in…
Integrating Equity into MPO Project Prioritization Methods used to integrate equity into metropolitan planning organization (MPO) prioritization processes vary significantly…
During the University of South Florida (USF) Fall 2019 semester, the Manatee County Transportation Planning office requested that the graduate…
Motorcycles and Horizontal Curves – A Literature Review Zhenyu Wang, Changyoung Lee, Pei-Sung Lin, Rui Guo, Chunfu Xin, Rama Durga…
Creative Utilization of Urban Roadway Facilities with Predictive Safety Assessment Tool – Phase 1 For better and safer roadways with…
Florida has seen dramatic ridership declines in the past four years. These declines are over two times more severe than…
TAMPA, Fla., March 5, 2019 – The Autonomous-Connected Mobility Evaluation (ACME) program at the Center for Urban Transportation Research has…
Development of crash modification factors of horizontal curve design features for single-motorcycle crashes on rural two-lane highways: A matched case-control…
Purpose: The objective was to investigate the significance of socioeconomic factors, roadway characteristics, and other factors in explaining the probability…
Improving Transportation Access to Health Care Services Principal Investigator: Kristine Williams Summary: Millions of people across the U.S. are unable…
Safety effects of street lighting on roadway segments: Development of a crash modification function Runan Yang, Zhenyu Wang, Pei-Sung Lin,…
The purpose of this research was to facilitate the ongoing collection of information from the public about potential areas of…
Moving Communities Forward: Social Marketing and Social Change for Transportation Project Description: Many of the transportation-related challenges facing society today…
Access management addresses a broad array of quality of life issues fundamental to promoting livable, prospering communities. Land division and…
“A NITC study took a look at how metropolitan planning organizations, or MPOs, can better serve transportation-disadvantaged and historically marginalized…
The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) owns and operates the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway. Since its establishment, THEA has been…
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) regional planning programs address current and forecasted deficiencies of State highways through the…
The purpose of this research was to provide a methodology to evaluate how intermodal connections between public transportation and public…
This study is based on the premise that public transit agencies have an important coordination role to play in improving…
The purpose of this research was to develop guidelines for WSDOT’s business areas to incorporate demand management strategies appropriate to…
USF utilized funding from Hillsborough County for the New North Transportation Alliance (NNTA), a Commuter Assistance Program that includes promotion…
As required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), CUTR is serving as a third-party independent evaluator to assess overall effectiveness…
USF will utilize the funding provided hereunder as funds for the New North Transportation Alliance (NNTA), a Commuter Assistance Program…
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is conducting a two-part research study to evaluate the efficacy of deploying a mobile…
People on foot or on bike make up the most vulnerable road user group. At least one pedestrian or bicyclist…
This report summarizes the data findings from profiling 17 Florida transit agencies in regards to rear-ended and side collisions. Site…
Encouraging walking and bicycling contribute to livability, environmental sustainability, and public health objectives; however, inadequate infrastructure and negative social environments…
At the 2016 Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting, the poster entitled “Extent of Changes in Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and…
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The street environment needs safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists, including in the vicinity of bus stop locations. While public…
CUTR was the primary contractor for the supporting research and development of the reports and Dr. Steven Polzin was the…
The Florida Statewide Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Clearinghouse provides technical assistance in support of Florida’s commuter assistance program to achieve…
The New North Transportation Alliance (NNTA), is a public-private partnership in Northeast Tampa that provides a forum for businesses, local governments,…
The Impact of Millennials’ Travel Behavior on Future Personal Vehicle Travel was published in the journal “Energy Strategy Reviews”. The authors…
This project is a community‐based social marketing (CBSM) approach to influencing travel behavior. This CBSM approach is similar to other…
WalkWise is a grassroots initiative that provides innovative pedestrian safety education to citizens through a free interactive 15- to 30-minute…
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems are computer-based vehicle tracking systems that function by measuring the real-time position of each vehicle…
The project aims to develop greater detail about the decision process, costs, perceived risks and tradeoffs that transit planners and…
WalkWise is a grassroots initiative that provides innovative pedestrian safety education to citizens through a free interactive 15- to 30-minute…
All local governments in Florida must prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan that guides future development and growth in accordance…
May 29, 2014 12:00PM (ET) Evaluation of Rear-end Collisions and Identification of Possible Solutions This session presented the findings from a study…
The program’s overall goal is to increase the use of transportation options to decrease congestion, through targeted strategies. The New…
This report includes visionary concepts produced by University of South Florida graduate students for future transportation corridors in Florida. The…
The objective of this project is to gather and disseminate best practices in the application of technology in the paratransit…
The primary objective for this project is to assess the Commuter Assistance Programs’ (CAPs) contribution to the Florida Department of…
Please view the PDF to read the complete report. If you do not have a PDF reader, you can download…
Mobility Review Checklist Mobility Review Guide
In previous work for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), CUTR identified performance measures and developed a modified set of…
This study details the development of a series of improvements to the Trip Reduction Impacts of Mobility Management Strategies (TRIMMS™)…
The primary objective of Project UCARE (Uniform Cost Accounting and Reporting Elements) is to develop and test a candidate reporting…
This study examined whether multimodal trip planners can be developed using open‐source software and open data sources.
The ability to travel where and when one desires is a basic requirement for independent living that most people take…
Faced with substantial funding shortfalls in meeting transportation needs, one of Washington State Department of Transportation’s key strategies for persevering…
Given declining resources, pressing problems, and environmental constraints, state departments of transportation (DOTs) are increasingly motivated to manage peak demand…
The purpose of this research was to evaluate five transportation planning processes used in Florida to determine how greenhouse gas…
The policy of FDOT is to use “the Florida Advance Traveler Information System as the primary method to disseminate timely…
This study details the development of a series of enhancements to the Trip Reduction Impacts of Mobility Management Strategies (TRIMMS)…
This report describes a spreadsheet template and related guidance to help providers of vanpool services better meet the requirements of…
This research project had three objectives: to identify and explore the challenges of developing and operating a volunteer senior mobility…
Effective local access management requires planning as well as regulatory solutions. Communities should establish a policy framework that supports access…
A Snapshot of Florida MPOs The Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council requested assistance from the Center for Urban Transportation…
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is currently updating the Florida Transportation Plan (FTP). Federal planning codes and regulations (23…
Review of MPO Long Range Transportation Plans and Regional MPO Planning Activities and Products (2010) The Florida Department of Transportation…
Observational Survey of Motorcyclists Final Report The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF)…
A Before and After Study of Implementing Flashing Yellow Arrow for Permissive Left Turns in Pinellas County, Florida – With…
MPOs were formed and structured to accomplish the prevailing planning tasks of the late 20th century. Recent federal legislation and…
Staffing and Administrative Capacity of MPOs – This research report documents how MPOs have structured their organizations and allocated staff…
Innovative Approaches for Increasing Transportation Options for People with Disabilities in Florida The primary purpose of this transportation feasibility study…
This research supports the implementation of mobility planning requirements in Florida’s transportation and growth management legislations. The final report and…
Monitoring the Implementation of Cleaner Fuels –The main objective of this research effort is to develop an analysis tool to…
Impact of Communication/Detection Degradation on Advanced Traffic Management Systems Operations Final Report The objective of this project is to understand…
The Better Driver Campaign was conducted to address aggressive driving in Florida. “Aggressive Driving Gets You Nowhere Fast” was selected…
This report provides a working concept and methodology for application of a mobility fee in Florida. It also addresses some…
Evaluation of the Mobility Fee Concept Florida Mobility Fee Study – Phase 1 Florida Mobility Fee Study – Final Report
Evaluation of the Power Line Motor Carrier Rearview Video System. This study deployed a total of 100 Rearview Video Systems…
This report provides a policy analysis and discussion of practical implications of a mobility fee (MF). Three approaches covering a…
Comparing Street Lighting Levels with Nighttime Crash Histories – Limited visibility is commonly blamed as one of the major contributing factors…
Signal Technology Applications to Address Traffic Congestion on US 301 in Starke, Florida – The segment of highway US 301 is…
Federal and state transportation statutes require that a long range transportation plan (LRTP) be developed for all urban areas with…
2008 Review of Florida’s MPO Long Range Transportation Plans-In 1997, the MPOAC asked the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)…
Guidelines and Performance Measures to Incorporate Transit and Other Multimodal Considerations into the FDOT DRI Review Process supplements the instructions…
FDOT staff participates in the review of developments of regional impact (DRIs) to evaluate impacts on the state transportation system…
In 2006, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida completed a comprehensive assessment of…
Performance Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public Involvement Activities in Florida -In 2006, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)…
FTC Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight – Year One Report
Some state DOT’s regulations and many local government ordinances require access connection on opposite sides of a roadway be aligned…
Access Connections on Opposite Sides of a Roadway: A Technical Memorandum – This technical memorandum addresses these problems and identifies…
Closely spaced or irregularly spaced traffic signals on suburban and urban arterials result in an excessive number of stops, unnecessary…
Documenting Improved Mobility Techniques on SIS and TRIP Facilities-This guide includes tools, resources, and guidance to enable transportation partners to…
Transportation Concurrency: Best Practices Guide presents practical guidance for local transportation concurrency management systems based on a sampling of current…
In 2006, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF) completed a comprehensive assessment…
This guide presents practical guidance for local transportation concurrency management systems based on a sampling of current and best practices.…
User Guide for Spreadsheet-Based Concurrency Management System – Transportation concurrency is aimed at ensuring that transportation facilities with adequate capacity are…
Transportation concurrency is aimed at ensuring that transportation facilities with adequate capacity are available concurrently with land use and economic…
Land Development and Subdivision Regulations that Support Access Management Effective local access management requires planning as well as regulatory solutions.…
Development of Effective Strategies to Alleviate Traffic Congestion for the Barrier Islands –This study focuses on the development of effective…
Analysis of Corridor Management Practices on Selected Critical SIS Facilities -This study investigated state and local corridor management issues and practices…
The Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) was designated for the purpose of planning for and investing in a multimodal system of…
Traffic Signs Research Study for Miami-Dade County Final Report – The years 2004 and 2005 were very active regarding hurricane…
This document reports on a National Center for Transit Research (a program at CUTR) study that established a direct quantitative…
Guide for Analysis of Corridor Management Policies and Practices –This guide includes a work plan for assessing local government land…
This guide includes a work plan for assessing local government land development and access management practices. It also addresses how…
Alternative Funding Strategies for Improving Transportation Facilities
Transportation agencies seem to be paying more and more for less and less. Project costs are outpacing budget estimates in…
Safety Research: Pinellas County U.S. 19 (SR 55) Pedestrian Crash Review
Concurrency is a growth management concept intended to ensure that the necessary public facilities and services are available concurrent with…
Assessing the Practice of Public Involvement in Florida – This report presents findings of a comprehensive assessment of current public involvement…
Transportation Concurrency Requirements and Best Practices
This report presents findings of a comprehensive assessment of current public involvement practices and processes in Florida. MPO current public…
A Toolbox for Reducing Queues at Freeway Off-Ramps
Evaluation and Monitoring of 2005 Growth Management Legislation
During the 2005 legislative session, the Florida legislature made significant changes to Florida’s growth management statutes and also provided additional…
The Case for Moderate Growth in VMT explores the major factors that influence travel behavior. The indirect factors are discussed first…
Model Ordinance for Proportionate Fair-Share Mitigation of Development Impacts on Transportation Corridors
This model ordinance provides a series of options that are intended as a framework for Proportionate Fair-Share Programs. The ordinance…
Development of Revised Methodology for Collecting Origin-Destination Data
The Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) was established in August 1977. That same year, the MPO entered into an…
Review of the Broward County MPO Staffing Arrangement
Evaluation of the Conversion for Northbound Bus Route from SW 31st Road to SW 32nd Road
Unfamiliarity with the plans, processes and procedures of the local government land development process, transportation demand management (TDM) professionals can…
ITS Investment Cost-Benefit Analysis: Analysis of Tampa Bay Interstates
Under contract to Bay Area Commuter Services, Inc., CUTR analyzed several scenarios of transportation demand management (TDM) strategies to provide…
Compensation Study: Toll Maintenance Classifications
Transit Emergency Planning and Response Assessment Initiative
Potential for Reserved Truck Lanes and Truckways in Florida
Review of MPO Long Range Transportation Plans & Regional MPO Planning Activities and Products
District 1 Rural Transit Planning and Marketing Assessment Initiative
To assist FDOT with updating the Florida Transportation Plan in coordination with metropolitan planning organization (MPO) planning activities and plans,…
Airport Security – Florida Transportation Monthly
Best Practices for Traffic Incident Management in Florida
Miami-Dade Transit – Comprehensive Bus Operational Analysis
Costs and Benefits of Strategic Acquisition of Limited Access Right-of-Way at Freeway Interchange Areas
The Florida Transportation Plan directs the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to maintain the efficiency, capacity and safety of the…
Effective Strategies for Comprehensive Corridor Management
In the Fall of 2000, the residents of Tallahassee-Leon County passed an extension of the onecent sales tax for transportation…
Tallahassee-Leon County Corridor Management Program
Security Considerations in Transportation Planning: A White Paper
In 1999, the Florida legislature amended Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, commonly known as the Growth Management Act, authorizing local governments…
The purpose of this National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) study is to document the economic benefit of shared use…
Model Land Development Regulations that Support Access Management
The Relationship Between Land Use, Urban Form, and Vehicle Miles of Travel: The State of Knowledge and Implications for Transportation…
The primary focus of this synthesis is to document and summarize current practices relating to access location and design on…
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) in Raleigh, North Carolina identified the need for a study to investigate alternative…
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), under a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), was asked to…
Clean Fuel Florida Advisory Board – Cornerstone Report
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), under a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), was asked to…
A vast storehouse of information exists on nearly every subject of concern to highway administrators and engineers. Much of this…
Accomplishing Access Management on the FIHS: US 27 Corridor US 19 Access Management Plan US 19 Overlay District
Federal and state transportation laws require that a long range transportation plan (LRTP) be developed in urban areas of greater…
An Application for Measuring Vehicle Travel by Visitors
Community Impact Assessment and Environmental Justice for Transit Agencies: A Reference
Implementing Multimodal Transportation Districts: Connectivity, Access Management, and the FIHS
This report explores issues in current practice as they relate to access management, multimodal objectives, and corridor management on the…
This model ordinance is provided for adoption, in whole or in part, into the local land development code. Florida’s local…
Ten Ways to Manage Roadway Access in Your Community
“Transportation projects can have major social and economic effects —both positive and negative. Analysis of community impacts provides insight into…
School Bus Stop-Arm Violations in Florida: A Follow-up Study
Land Development & Access Management Strategies for Florida Interchange Areas
Freeways are heavily traveled thoroughfares that allow us to quickly get from here to there. Freeway interchange areas have become…
Reducing Vehicle Trips and Vehicle Miles of Travel Through Customized Travel Options
The purpose of Section 4.19 is to assure a safe, efficient, maintainable and balanced transportation system that preserves community character…
In managing access to the state highway system, it is sometimes difficult to achieve interagency coordination on decision-making, due to…
Costly improvements are not always the solution to safety and congestion problems. Roads, like other resources, also need to be…
Lessons Learned in Transit Efficiencies, Revenue Generation, and Cost Reduction
Motorist Comprehension of Florida’s School Bus Stop Law and School Bus Signalization Devices
The challenge of managing corridor development lies in the dynamic interaction between transportation and land use. The land use plan…
Recent legislation and focal trends in Florida and nationwide have created a unique combination of constraints and opportunities, providing an…
The objective of this handbook is to assist planners and engineers in developing a public involvement strategy for controversial access…