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… Read More
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STRIDE’s Student of the Year for 2023: Bryce Grame
By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) University Transportation Center’s (UTC) program recognizes a student from each UTC across the nation for their achievements and promise for future contributions to the field of transportation. This… Read More
Algorithm Tested at SunTrax Plugfest Improves Traffic Signal to Ensure Pedestrian Safety
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,… Read More
Instructions for Students (STRIDE Student Poster Showcase & Competition 2023)
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Students who have a poster must attend the reception in person with the printed version of their poster. They must stand with their poster for the first hour of the event. STRIDE will provide easels and poster board. Posters should… Read More
Student Spotlight: Agustin Guerra
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… Read More
Upcoming Transportation Equity Fundamentals Certification Opportunity
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION Part I: February 8 & 9, 2023 Part II: March 8 & 9, 2023 Register: Access to safe, reliable and affordable transportation is a right for all individuals – yet it is particularly difficult to provide… Read More
Student Spotlight: Malikia Cherubala
Malikia Cherubala is a senior at Appalachian State University, working with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at NC State University. An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo, she is currently earning her bachelor’s degree in Community… Read More
Student Research Spotlight: Luke Morin (Master’s Student, UNC Chapel Hill)
By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator The COVID-19 pandemic generated a sense of longing for the outside world as opposed to being cooped up inside our homes. Reacting to the general public’s desires, cities around the world acted quickly… Read More
STRIDE 2022 Student of the Year – Matteo Saracco
By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator Congratulations to Matteo Saracco, a master’s student at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), for being selected as the STRIDE Center 2022 Student of the Year. For more than three decades, the… Read More
STRIDE 2023 Student Poster Showcase & Competition
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 STRIDE STUDENT POSTER SHOWCASE & COMPETITION! 1st Place – Matteo Saracco of GaTech (Poster: Carving Up the Curb: Evaluating Curb Management Strategies for Ride-Hailing & Ride-Sharing Activity through Simulation) [Poster] [Video] 2nd Place… Read More