April 2019
Discovering a Potential Market for the Integration of Public Transportation and Emerging Shared-Mobility Services
Dr. Lili Du, UFTI associate professor, is working on a project funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development, and Education Center that aims to understand how emerging travel modes such as shared mobility services, including car-sharing and bike-sharing, will reshape the way people travel. Dr. Du and her team also want to find out how these shared-mobility modes and the current transit system can work together to create new opportunities to serve mobility needs. Specifically, the goal of this project is to make up the gap on how to capture and quantify potential passengers, and where and how emerging mobility services and public transit service can be integrated. The STRIDE Center is housed within the UFTI, and is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop methods and tools for reducing congestion.

UFTI Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Denise Simmons
Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, LEED-AP, is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida.
Dr. Simmons oversees the Simmons Research Lab (SRL), which is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary mix of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers who work together to explore human, technology and society interactions to transform civil engineering education and practice with an emphasis on understanding hazard recognition, competencies, satisfaction, personal resilience, organizational culture, training, informal learning and social considerations. She is a leader in research that prepares students and professionals with the competencies to compete in and sustain the construction workforce. She has extensive experience leading and conducting multi-institutional, workforce-related research and outreach.

UFTI Implements Collision Avoidance System in 10 RTS Buses
The goal of this Florida Department of Transportation-sponsored research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mobileye Shield+ collision avoidance system, in an effort to reduce conflicts between transit buses and pedestrians/bicycles.
Dr. Clark Letter, I-STREET testbed manager and UFTI Research Assistant Professor, serves as the principal investigator for this project.
The system is currently installed on 10 RTS transit buses.The objectives of the study are to identify and characterize behavioral and infrastructure conditions that lead to incidents or near incidents between transit vehicles and pedestrians/bicyclists, characterize perceived acceptance and helpfulness to transit drivers, and develop a framework to prioritize ADAS investments for small- and mid-sized transit agencies.
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UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director
The Director of McTrans oversees the maintaining, enhancing, and marketing of the Highway Capacity Software. Additionally, the director will be actively involved with the I-STREET initiative, working with UFTI faculty and staff to develop educational software, and participate in the activities of professional developments such as TRB, ASCE, ASEE, and IEEEs.

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