Month: November 2018

The Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute (MSTI) Program was held at Jackson State University from July 8, 2018 through July 27, 2018. Twenty-six students participated in the program. MSTI focuses on introducing a diverse group of motivated pre-college students to the transportation industry and encourages them to pursue transportation related studies and careers. During the three-week […]

Summer Camp on Multimodal Mobility, Connected Vehicles and Congestion Mitigation A 1-week summer camp on Multimodal Mobility, Connected Vehicles and Congestion Mitigation was held June 17-23, 2018, in Hartsville, S.C., organized by the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (SCGSSM). During this event, Dr. Dimitra Michalaka, assistant professor at The Citadel, taught a one week […]

The 2018 Girls in Science and Engineering Day (GSED) event took place at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus on May 19, 2018. More than 110 6th to 8th grade girls from 15 different schools in the Birmingham, AL, region attended the event. Students participated in three STEM workshops led by UAB faculty and […]

Growth in urban population is directly correlated with growth in traffic congestion, and most large U.S. cities are experiencing this phenomenon. Traffic congestion causes not only traffic jams but also economic losses, such as waste of fuel, (Schrank et al., 2015; INRIX, 2018) and changes to our travel behaviors. For instance, as demand for public […]

This multi-disciplinary STRIDE-funded project is led by Dr. Dimitra Michalaka and her co-PI, Dr. Jeff Davis of The Citadel (TC). Other team members include Dr. Kweku Brown (TC), Dr. Daniel Bornstein of the Department of Health and Human Performance at TC, and Dr. John Vena of the Medical University of South Carolina. The purpose of […]

The University of Florida’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation, under the leadership of Dr. Sherrilene Classen, is collaborating with Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and with support from the City of Gainesville to understand the perception, beliefs, and attitudes of older drivers (≥ 65 years) as they relate to […]

STRIDE hosted a workshop on “Managing Performance – From Active Transportation Management to Connected Vehicle Applications” at the ITS5C Summit on Oct. 7, 2018, in Jacksonville, FL. This workshop presented findings from recent work conducted by the Center to support the planning, deployment, and operations of existing and emerging management strategies. The workshop covered topics such […]

This year’s UTC Conference was hosted by the Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2) at Clemson University, which attracted students, faculty, staff, state DOT representatives, and other transportation professionals in the southeast region. The STRIDE Center was one of the co-sponsors of this event, and several students, faculty and staff representing the Center were in […]

Video Hi! I am Dr. Kari Edison Watkins, Frederick Law Olmsted Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech (GT). I have been a professor here at GT for 7 years, since finishing my Ph.D. at the University of Washington. My research is in multi-modal transportation planning and the use of technology and […]

Video Ossama E. Ramadan, PhD, PE, ENV SP, PMP is on a mission to improve transportation system operations and performance. He has 18 years of experience including 8 years in traffic/ITS engineering, 10 years in transportation/civil infrastructure, and 7 years managing engineering teams under various project delivery systems and contract models. Dr. Ramadan currently serves […]