Month: May 2020

Students affiliated with the STRIDE consortium showcased their research and participated in a poster competition that was held on January 13, 2020. The event was held in conjunction with the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) Reception at TRB. A total of 25 posters were submitted for the event. The winners of the poster competition […]

Having access to private or public transportation is important regardless of income or social status. It is also significant for maintaining social interactions and engaging in life-sustaining activities. However, for the transportation disadvantaged (TD), accessing various forms of public transportation may not always be easy and affordable. A multi-institution, interdisciplinary STRIDE-funded project led by Dr. […]

During major road construction projects, when certain lanes or roads are closed, managing agencies are responsible for designating detour routes and communicating them to the public. They do this in a variety of ways using static signage, variable message signs (VMS), highway advisory radio, project websites, and television and radio. But what is not known […]

It is vital for public and school transportation planning officials to have specialized tools to assist them in ensuring that traffic flows smoothly in their towns without affecting their bottom line. To do this, STRIDE researcher Kai Monast of the Institute of Transportation Research & Education at North Carolina State University, along with co-PI Dr. […]

Rebecca Kiriazes began her transportation engineering journey at the University of Florida’s Transportation Engineering program, participating in projects as an undergraduate student and eventually graduating with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in May 2018. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree at The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and has worked on two […]

Dr. Xilei Zhao is an assistant professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. She specializes in data science applications for innovative mobility and evacuation. Dr. Zhao came to UF after graduating from Johns Hopkins University, spending time as a research fellow at the University of Michigan and one year as […]

A B M Tausif Ullah Chy completed his graduate work this spring and graduated with a master’s degree in transportation engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). As a research assistant, he mostly concentrated on traffic operations and management with a focus on freeway work zones. Along with his master’s thesis adviser, Dr. […]

Kai Monast, MRP, is the interim director of the School Planning and Transportation Group and the director of the Public Transportation Group at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at North Carolina State University. At ITRE, Kai specializes in bus and paratransit planning, operations, and performance measurement. His interests in transportation sprung early […]

This spring, Sahila Sarjana graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She also worked as a graduate research assistant on a STRIDE-funded project titled “Technology Influence on Travel Demand and Behavior”, a project led by her thesis adviser Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku. Sarjana’s interest in transportation engineering solidified […]