October 2018
Department of Occupational Therapy Aims to Improve Alternative Transportation for Florida’s Aging Road Users
From left to right: Jason Rogers, Dr. Sherrilene Classen, Dr. Sandra Winter
UFTI Affiliate Dr. Sherrilene Classen, Professor and Chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy is leading a project funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) which addresses the importance of accessible and affordable transportation. The grant provides an alternative transportation database and an interactive mapping website for identifying transportation solutions for aging road users. Collaborative efforts, which began in 2004, promote FDOT’s Find a Ride Florida web app under SafeMobilityFL.com, part of a coordinated outreach effort of Florida’s Safe Mobility for Life Coalition.
Reducing the Number of Crashes for Teen Drivers
From left to right: Jane Morgan-Daniel, Charles brown, Dr. Sherrilene Classen, Dr. Sandra Winter, Shabnam Medhizadah
Dr. Sherrilene Classen and Dr. Sandra Winter of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, in collaboration with the UFTI’s Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center, received a Florida Department of Transportation grant to develop a computer based-training (CBT) program to help improve teen driving and reduce the number of distracted driving-related crashes. For phase I (2017-2018) of this project, they have conducted an integrative literature review that informed the development of the CBT course curriculum. For phase II (2018-2019), the UF team and collaborators will work to test and further refine the CBT for teens, promote the CBT to Florida counties with high teen crash rates and analyze teen distracted driving attitudes before and after completing the CBT.
TransModeler SE to be Integrated with HCS7
In the HCS 7.7 release, TransModeler SE will replace CORSIM as the animator in the HCS7 Streets module. The Caliper Corporation will provide TransModeler SE licenses at no cost to HCS users for one year. Animation for other analysis types will follow. TransModeler SE is a lowcost but high-fidelity traffic microsimulation software that is designed to put powerful, easy-to-use microsimulation and 3D visualization at every traffic engineer’s disposal. TransModeler SE integrates traffic simulation with HCM analysis, traffic impact analysis (TIA), and signal optimization and will therefore serve as a bridge from HCS analysis to a range of more advanced traffic analysis and microsimulation applications.
Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series
This webinar series presents lectures, software demonstrations and application examples on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) procedures – including upcoming 6th Edition updates. Step-by-step instruction of the HCM methodologies will be provided for each analytical chapter. The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) implements and automates the HCM procedures.
STRIDE Hosts Workshop at the ITS5C Summit 
STRIDE hosted a workshop on “Managing Performance – From Active Transportation Management to Connected Vehicle Applications" at the ITS5C Summit on Oct. 7, 2018, in Jacksonville, FL. This workshop presented findings from recent work conducted by the Center to support the planning, deployment, and operations of existing and emerging management strategies. The workshop covered topics such as adaptive signal control, integrated corridor management, utilization of CV data for performance measurement, and CV applications for system management.
Transportation Faculty Position in UF Civil Engineering
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) at the University of Florida is currently accepting applications for a tenure-track faculty position that may be at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in its Transportation Program. The faculty member will teach undergraduate and graduate courses as part of the Civil and Coastal Engineering curricula; initiate sponsored research programs, recruit and supervise graduate students, and engage in service activities for the university and the profession. 

UF ISE Invites Applications for Human-Systems Engineering Faculty
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) at the University of Florida (UF) is looking to expand its new Human-Systems Engineering (HSE) specialization and is actively seeking applicants for multiple tenure-track faculty positions within this area. Potential candidates with expertise in transportation human factors and human robot interaction among other topics are encouraged to apply. 

Upcoming Webinars
Balancing Commerce and Traffic Operations
Oct. 26, 2018

This course, taught by Paul Villaluz, P.E., PTOE, builds upon the fundamental principles covered in the Site Impact Analysis and Access Management Analysis courses and explores the implications of the applications of these principles for reviewing agencies and to consultants and their clients.

Ethics: Knowing Yourself and Navigating with Care
Oct. 29-30, 2018

This course, instructed by Marsha Anderson Bomar, will provide guiding principles from various codes of ethics – AICP, ITE, ASCE, NSPE and will test your knowledge through polls and questions. Learn about various state requirements that are layered on top of the professional codes.

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