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For at-home teachers and parents looking for educational resources related to engineering and transportation, STRIDE maintains a list of free K-12 resources on its website. Included in this resource list are STEM activities from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE); activities, videos, and demonstrations related to crash safety developed by UF professor, Dr. Griffith Jones, […]

This past fall a new engineering club at Howard Bishop Middle School in Gainesville, FL became the first school in Alachua County to compete in the national Future City Competition. The club was led by Bishop’s Technology instructor, Mr. John Bailey, and the UF STRIDE Center’s K-12 Coordinator, Ondine Wells. Six students met weekly for […]

(Scroll down to see images from some of the events described in this article.) Girls Engaged in Engineering DayOn March 11, 2020, 150 middle school girls from the Sarasota and Orlando areas visited the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering for a day-long Girls Engaged in Engineering event. The STRIDE Center provided a hands-on activity […]

(Scroll down to see more images from the events described in this article.) On March 11, 2020, 150 middle school girls from the Sarasota and Orlando areas visited the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) for a day-long Girls Engaged in Engineering event. Girls began the day with a keynote address from Dr. Christine […]

(Scroll down to see images from the events described in this article) Introduce a Girl to Engineering DayThe Citadel Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, School of Engineering (SOE), and Society of Women (SWE) student chapter organized and hosted “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” a 3-hour outreach event designed to excite middle-school-aged girls about engineering […]

(Scroll down to see images from the events described in this article.) Kids in Engineering DayStudent volunteers from across the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering worked to ensure that middle school-kids from around the greater Birmingham area had a blast during the 2020 Kids in Engineering Day (KIED) hosted on February […]

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. […]