UF Transportation & Planning Students Study the Effects of COVID-19 on Transit in a University Town |
UFTI Transportation doctoral student Sagar Patni and UF urban planning master’s student Juan Suarez conducted a study under the direction of their adviser, Dr. Siva Srinivasan, to track the impact of COVID-19 on ridership in the City of Gainesville, Florida, a college town that is home to the University of Florida and Santa Fe College. Patni and Suarez set out to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on route-level transit ridership in Gainesville. In particular, the study’s goal was to find out how the impacts varied based on the land use along certain routes and how these impacts have varied over time during the months of March to June of 2020. Read more here to find out the results of the study.
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UF students waiting to enter one of the RTS buses along a route located on the UF campus. Image courtesy of RTS - Gainesville's Regional Transit System. |
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This article is based on STRIDE Project D - Evaluation of Advanced & Communication Technologies through Traffic Microsimulation
The STRIDE Center is the USDOT’s 2016 Region 4 (Southeastern) University Transportation Center housed at the UFTI.
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Graduate Student at UFTI Develops CAV Functionality in Microsimulation Software |
Researchers at UFTI who are leading a STRIDE Center project in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech) have developed a robust microsimulation extension with the assistance of Xi Duan, who graduated in Spring 2020 with his master's degree. This will allow for the development and refinement of advanced transportation management strategies and evaluation procedures for the presence of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Simply put, the researchers have developed simulation extensions to test “what if” scenarios related to CAVs. Read more here to find out the results of the study.
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UF Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Works on Study to Understand Older Driver Perceptions on AV Technology |
James Wersal, a doctoral student in the UF Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP), worked in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Gainesville on a STRIDE-funded project to better understand the perceptions, values, beliefs, and attitudes of drivers 65 years and older as it relates to emerging autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. Wersal explains that automated vehicle technology holds the opportunity to promote social and community engagement for those who are no longer able to drive or no longer desire to drive. He said the aim of the study was to identify the barriers and facilitators of AV technology by discussing older adults’ perceptions of transportation availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and/or adaptability. Read more here to find out the results of the study.
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The City of Gainesville's autonomous shuttle. |
This article is based on STRIDE Project D2 - UF & UAB’S Phase I Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology
The STRIDE Center is the USDOT’s 2016 Region 4 (Southeastern) University Transportation Center housed at the UFTI.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Interstate Transit Research Symposium, December 2-4, 2020
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The University of Florida Transportation Institute, in collaboration with the California Department of Transportation, is organizing a free, online event that will discuss the latest in public transportation in the U.S. The online event will take place December 2-4, 2020. Additional information will be provided soon. |
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When: October 12, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM, ET (note time is 2 PM, not 12 PM)
Presenter:
Dr. Nagui M. Rouphail, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, NC State University
This webinar is based on STRIDE Project K2 - Assessing & Addressing Deficiencies in the HCM Weaving Segment Analyses
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Framework for the Operational Analysis of Ramp Weaves |
The webinar will cover a completed research project aimed at identifying and improving the model for ramp weaves in the HCM. The approach is to tie the overall segment speed to that of a companion basic freeway segment, and include a speed impedance term due to weaving turbulence. The concept enables tying all freeway segment methods, and simplifies the current HCM6 procedure significantly. The proposed model is shown to fit empirical data much better than the current HCM6 model. |
If you are interested in exploring previous STRIDE Center webinars, click here.
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When: October 21, 2020
Time: 12:00 PM, ET
Presenters:
Dr. Ruth Steiner, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Florida
Dr. Tabitha Combs, Department of City & Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
This webinar is based on STRIDE Project E - Predicting Congestion: The Challenge of Shifting Travel Behavior on Estimating Trip Generation, Traffic & Other System Impacts
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New Approaches to Conducting Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) in the Southeastern United States |
Communities use traffic impact assessment (TIA) to understand the impact of new development on the mobility needs of the community. Communities across the U.S. are recognizing the need to update their practices to support more compact, sustainable, multimodal transportation. This webinar presents recent research to understand how transportation and land professionals in the southeast adopt new approaches to assessing and mitigating the impacts of urban development. |
If you are interested in exploring previous STRIDE Center webinars, click here.
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