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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More