Category: Projects

By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Earlier this year, STRIDE spearheaded a project led by Dr. Nithin Agarwal, director of the University of Florida Transportation Institute’s (UFTI) Technology Transfer (T2) Center, which focused on transforming transportation education and practices in the southeastern United States. The “Transportation Workforce Development Related to Traffic Signal Systems – Phase II (Technology)” […]

By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly and revolutionizing many sectors, with transportation engineering among the many discipline areas that are being shaped by this transformative wave. In transportation, AI has the potential to enhance operations, reduce traffic congestion, increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and save public agencies money, among the […]

By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Researchers from the University of Florida Transportation Institute’s (UFTI) I-STREET Living Lab traveled in May 2023 to the SunTrax Test Facility in Auburndale, Fla., to test an algorithm they created that optimizes and operates traffic signals, thus improving safety and traffic performance at intersections. The critical component of this new algorithm […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator After spending years living in one of Latin America’s most congested cities, Agustin Guerra, a transportation doctoral student in the University of Florida (UF) Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, set his sights on pursuing a degree in in transportation engineering. Guerra’s early years were spent in Panama, […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is a guide for transportation practitioners that includes concepts, guidelines, and computational procedures for calculating the capacity and quality of service for highways, freeways, roads, roundabouts, intersections, and interchanges. It also includes guidance on transit and non-motorized modes such as pedestrians and bicyclists. […]

Massive amounts of data points are generated by transportation infrastructure, traffic, travel demand, autonomous and connected vehicles (CAVs), and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This data must be processed and analyzed. The question is, how can all this data be captured and processed in an efficient way to solve transportation engineering’s most pressing issues? That is […]

Researchers from the STRIDE Center will present the latest products emerging from their cutting-edge transportation research during a 3-day virtual showcase. Each day will feature tools and strategies around a central theme. The event will take place on November 16, 17, and 18, from 12 PM to 2 PM, ET via Zoom. There is no […]

Transportation is one of the essential components in a society for accessing various resources and opportunities. However, as we witnessed transportation’s vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of creating a workforce that can effectively meet the needs of the communities in which they operate in became more urgent. This means that more of a […]

This is Phase 2 of Project J3 under the same title, which began in January 2020. Managing the operation of highway networks is a challenging task. The vehicles, which create the congestion and cause the incidents, are operated by motorists over which the traffic management center (TMC) has little or no control. Yet TMC staff […]

There is an expectation that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will ease traffic congestion in our communities. But as these technologies are gearing up to be rolled out, engineers, scientists, and leaders at the city, state, and national level must understand the various deployment issues related to AVs. One of these issues is how to assess how […]