1. Transportation Research Center University of Florida
Presented by David Hale, McTrans
Florida ITE, June 2005

2. Primary Participants
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, TRC Director, Civil and Coastal Engineering –CCE
Dr. Siva Srinivasan, CCE (starting Aug. 05)
Dr. Scott Washburn, CCE
Dr. Yafeng Yin, CCE (starting Aug. 05)
Prof. Emeritus Ken Courage, CCE
Mr. Bill Sampson, Dr. David Hale, McTrans Center
Ms. Janet Degner, T2 Center
Dr. Ruth Steiner, Urban and Regional Planning
Mr. Dennis McCarthy, National Older Driver Research and Training Center

3. Research Areas and Other Activities
Highway Capacity and Quality of Service
Traffic Simulation and Computer Modeling
Traffic Signal Control
Travel Time Reliability
Driver Behavior and Safety
Transportation Planning
Older Driver Research
Transportation Software Development and Dissemination
Training and Continuing Education

4. Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)
Faculty Involvement in TRB’s Highway Capacity and Quality of Service (Courage, Elefteriadou, Sampson, Washburn)
Related projects are in the areas of:
Two-Lane Highways
Freeways
Signalized Intersections
Interchange Ramp Terminals
Level of Service Planning
Passenger Car Equivalents
Software Development – Highway Capacity Software (HCS) by McTrans, LOSPLAN by Washburn and Courage

5. Quality/Level of Service Modeling Sponsor: FDOT, PI: S. Washburn
Roadway and Traffic Conditions Visualization
Ordered Probit Modeling

6. Traffic Signal Control
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Video Image Processing

7. Traffic Simulation and Computer Modeling
Microsimulation for system performance measurement and control algorithm/strategy testing

8. Travel Time Route Reliability Sponsor: NSF, PI: L. Elefteriadou
Goal: To provide travel time reliability estimates for a given route using Traffic Management Center Data.
Application: Philadelphia, PA, Rt. 202

9. Driver Behavior and Safety
At-grade railroad crossings
Red light running
Pedestrian Countdown Signals

10. Transportation and Land Use Planning
Land Use and Transportation
Transportation Systems Analysis
Traveler Behavior

11. TRC/Transportation Engineering Laboratories
Traffic Simulation Lab
Traffic Signal Control Lab