NICR student activity meeting – January 2021
CUTR held a NICR student activity meeting on Monday, January 11, 2021 to discuss upcoming projects and activities including community involvement, field trips, and research opportunities. CUTR looks forward to student collaboration!
Two NICR students receive national awards from the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC)
Nominated by the National Institute for Congestion Reduction (NICR), two graduate students received national student awards from the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC). Zhiwei (Nicklaus) Chen received the Charley Wootan Memorial – Masters Award for his thesis “Exploring the Equity Performance of Bike-Sharing Systems with Disaggregated Data: A Story of Southern Tampa.” This thesis…
NICR meets with FDOT to discuss projects and collaboration
NICR faculty met with FDOT on Monday, January 11 to discuss current research initiatives and future collaborations between the organizations. Thank you to everyone who participated in the meeting! We look forward to working with you in the future.
NICR Executive Committee meets to discuss year two projects
The National Institute for Congestion Reduction virtually met on Thursday, November 19, 2020, to discuss year two projects and ideas. The universities are focused on collaboration and incorporating students into their research.
NICR staff meets with Rodney Bunner, President of ServiceEdge Solutions to demonstrate TBEST analysis features
For the past eighteen years, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has designed and developed the TBEST transit planning software to support transit service and strategic planning with data driven analysis of transit service, markets, and ridership demand. On Friday, October 30, 2020, NICR staff met with Rodney Bunner, President of ServiceEdge Solutions to demonstrate…
NICR Explores I-4 Corridor TSMO Research Opportunities
For the past few years, MetroPlan Orlando has worked with metropolitan planning organizations in the I-4 corridor to promote the application of Transportation Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies. NICR Director Xiaopeng Li and Senior Program Manager Kristine Williams met with Eric Hill, Director of Transportation System Management and Operations for MetroPlan Orlando, to discuss how…
CUTR meets with TBARTA to discuss NICR projects
CUTR was pleased to connect with our friends at TBARTA on Monday, October 12, 2020 to discuss future projects and collaboration with the National Institute for Congestion Reduction – NICR!
U.S. Representative Kathy Castor visits CUTR
CUTR was honored to welcome U.S. Representative Kathy Castor to CUTR for an informational meeting on research and NICR. “With the vision of expanded transit in Hillsborough County and a recent $7.5 million federal grant to establish a national University Transportation Center right here in Tampa Bay, our region has an opportunity to lead the…
USF awarded $7.5 million to establish new national University Transportation Research initiative
USF awarded $7.5 million to establish new national University Transportation Research initiative TAMPA, Fla. (June 5, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced the University of South Florida will receive a $7.5 million grant to establish a national university transportation center (UTC) aimed at advancing research and education programs that address the nation’s critical transportation…