Challenging the Supremacy of the Automobile Mode: An Exercise in Futility? Ram M. Pendyala, Ph.D. Friday, March 25, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST www.cutr.usf.edu/seminars In light of rapidly escalating concerns about the significant contribution of transportation to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global climate change, there is renewed emphasis in the transportation…
December 13,2012 at 12:00pm Eastern. Coordinated data sharing is important for intermodal transportation agencies with jurisdictions that overlap the same geographic area. Manual data sharing is difficult to sustain at a high frequency due to the manual effort involved in collecting, formatting, sending, receiving, and processing the data. This webcast discusses a research project that…
This research supports the implementation of mobility planning requirements in Florida’s transportation and growth management legislations. The final report and spreadsheet template set forth a proposed practice to guide the review of mobility plans related to these requirements. + Read more
FDOT staff participates in the review of developments of regional impact (DRIs) to evaluate impacts on the state transportation system using guidance in the FDOT “Site Impact Handbook” (Handbook). This review, via DRI Question 21, allows for the consideration of transit and other alternative modes of transportation; however, because few applicants include a detailed multimodal…
The Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) was designated for the purpose of planning for and investing in a multimodal system of transportation facilities and services of statewide and regional importance. Highways designated as SIS facilities are generally part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS). The FIHS program, now a subset of the SIS, aims to…
In 1999, the Florida legislature amended Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, commonly known as the Growth Management Act, authorizing local governments to establish multimodal transportation districts. The purpose of the legislation was to provide a planning tool that Florida communities could use to systematically reinforce community design elements that support walking, bicycling and transit use. It…
This report explores issues in current practice as they relate to access management, multimodal objectives, and corridor management on the Florida Intrastate Highway System. The City of Gainesville was selected for review given the extensive efforts of the City and the Gainesville Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization to promote a multimodal transportation environment. The findings of…