May 2, 2016

WELCOME NEW CUTR EMPLOYEES

May

Birthdays

Lisa Ravenscroft

Mike Bato

James Bowman

Achilleas Kourtellis

Seckin Ozkul

Rui Guo

May

CUTR Anniversaries

Vicky Perk — 23 yrs

Alex Kolpakov — 12 yrs

Carlton Allen — 9 yrs

Lizette Charriez— 9 yrs

Jason Jackman — 8 yrs

Debbie Schutlz – 4 yrs

Roberta Yegidis – 4 yrs

Natalie Crock – 1 yr

Lucy Gonzalez – 1 yr

Stevenson Morency – 1 yr

Stefanie Smith – 1 yr

Kaustav Chaudhury is currently pursuing his Masters in Manage-

ment Information Systems at the USF Muma College of Business. He

plans to graduate this December. He completed his Bachelors in Tech-

nology in 2011 at Kolkata, City located in West Bengal, India. His

interest towards the growing world of information pushed him to join

the Corporate IT world as a Data Analyst for GE. With more than 4

years of experience working as an IT professional, he is now inclined to

learn the entrepreneurial side of organizations and how information

can be an asset to slingshot business strategies. Mining data and find-

ing patterns and trends in raw data is his technical forte.

He loves to solve complex problems and finding creative solutions to any issues. He acquired

his Green Belt certification in Six Sigma for process improvement from GE, for successful

process improvement implementation in 2012. When not at work, he is a freelance music

composer/artist and an android custom app developer.

He is currently working under Dr. Ozkul on the FDOT District 7 Land Use Analysis Project

where primary focus is to look into the success factors that contribute towards building

optimum areas for strategic logistic centers in the Greater Tampa Bay area. He hopes to apply

his skills in data analytics and optimization to find useful trends in the information that is

available. Welcome, Kaustav!

May 3 CUTR Manager’s Meeting, 1:30 pm, CUT207

May 8 Mother’s Day

May 11 NNTA Meeting, Boardroom, 8:00 am

May 12 CUTR Faculty and Staff Campaign Pizza, Boardroom, 11:30 am

May 16-20 Instructors Course-A, CUT102

May 16 First day of summer classes

May 23-27 Bus System Safety, CUT102

May 30 USF Memorial Day holiday

UPCOMING EVENTS

CUTR WEBCASTS AT 4:00 PM

May 12 Multimodal Transportation Best Practices and Model Element (Part 1); Presenters: Karen Seggerman

and Kristine Williams, CUTR; and DeWayne Carver, FDOT

May 19 Multimodal Transportation Best Practices and Model Element (Part 2); Presenters: Karen Seggerman

and Kristine Williams, CUTR; and DeWayne Carver, FDOT

May 26 Multimodal Transportation Best Practices and Model Element (Part 3); Presenters: Karen Seggerman

and Kristine Williams, CUTR; and DeWayne Carver, FDOT

June 2 Multimodal Transportation Best Practices and Model Element (Part 4); Presenters: Karen Seggerman

and Kristine Williams, CUTR; and DeWayne Carver, FDOT

KUDOS

Monica Martins will be graduating with a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning. She will be attending

Harvard for another Master’s degree, this time Landscape Architecture. Congratulations!

Brentin Mosher, TDM team member, earned the “Competent Leader” recognition through participation in

Toastmasters. Congratulations!

Max Mantius will be graduating with a Master’s degree in Economics. Congratulations!

Dinesh Reddy will be graduating with a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Congratulations!

Arunbalaji Prithiviraj will be graduating with a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Congratulations!

Uday Siramdasu will be graduating with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Congratulations!

NOTEWORTHY ACCOLADES

The Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition (TBCCC) supported local Earth Day events around Tampa last week. At the

April 22 “Beyond Sustainability Conference” held at Hillsborough Community College’s Ybor City Campus, Steve Reich

presented on reducing transportation’s carbon footprint in Tampa Bay by alternative fuel use. TBCCC staff also distributed

literature on the benefits of alternative fuels at the 2016 EcoFest held April 23 at Lowry Park Zoo.

Walkwise Florida, a USF Center for Urban Transportation Research program, funded through FDOT spent 3 Tuesdays

in April educating emergency responders and residents in Longboat Key.

Joel Volinski participated in the Florida Public Transportation Association Board of Directors meeting at Lee Tran in

Ft. Myers. He is now the longest continuous serving member of the FPTA Board of Directors having served for 33 years.

Joel Volinski worked with a number of universities to have them include us as members of their consortia for the UTC

competition. USF has been invited to join the separate UTC applications led by Carnegie Mellon University and the Uni-

versity of Minnesota for a National Safety Center as well as the separate UTC applications of the University of Texas at

Arlington and California Polytechnic University for a Tier I Center focused on preserving the existing transportation system.

AEGIS Timesheets

Pay period 5/06/16 to 5/19/16

AEGIS submission date is Tuesday,

May 17th by 10 am.

Pay period 5/20/16 to 6/02/16

AEGIS submission date is Tuesday,

May 31st by 10 am.

Pay period 6/03/16 to 6/16/16

AEGIS submission date is Tuesday,

June 14th by 10 am.

Alma Mater Days

SHOW YOUR ALMA MATER

PRIDE: Wear your favorite college t-

shirt, sweatshirt, and the like (must

display the College’s logo or name)

the first Friday of every month.

Friendly banter on performance of

affiliated sports teams or alumni news

is also highly encouraged. If you want

to add a banner or anything to your

door, that’s great too. Dress code

restrictions on sleeveless shirts,

shorts or sandals will remain en-

forced. Jeans can, of course, be worn

(with a reminder that a contribution

($1) is appreciated).

GO BULLS!!!

Alma Mater Days:

May 6

June 3

July 1

August 5

September 2

October 7

NOTEWORTHY ACCOLADES

The 2016 Florida Commuter Transportation

Summit, sponsored by the Florida Department of Trans-

portation, and hosted by the Center for Urban Transporta-

tion Research, was held on April 14 and 15, 2016 at The

Barrymore Hotel – Tampa Riverwalk in Tampa, Florida.

The summit is an annual event that includes innovative

presentations on Transportation Demand

Management topics and updates from the

FDOT districts. Recipients of the Florida

Travel Choices Awards and Florida Best

Workplace for Commuters Awards were rec-

ognized at the annual awards luncheon. The

award for Innovative Program was awarded

to Commuter Services, District 1 for their program,

“Innovative Concepts on a Shoestring Budget.” The award

for Marketing Excellence was awarded to reThink for their

program, “Coffee & Commuting.” The Travel Choices

Award for Leadership was awarded to Mike Suarez, Tampa

City Councilman. In addi-

tion, the reThink staff was

recognized for excellence as

a Florida partner with Best

Workplaces for Commut-

ers. For more information:

http://

www.commuterservices.com/2016-florida-commuter-transportation-summit-

proceedings/

NOTEWORTHY ACCOLADES

The University of South Florida Bicycle Action Committee was founded by Bike/Walk Tampa Bay Program Director,

Julie Bond. Since, the group has been working to make USF a bicycle friendly campus. “I wanted to bring everyone to-

gether to make biking a priority on USF’s campus,” she says.

Students at University of South Florida are encouraged to bike to get around. Bikes can be borrowed from the USF Rec-

reation Center or the Share-A-Bull bike share program to help students get across campus quickly. BullRunner shuttles

are also fitted with bike racks for students who want to bike on campus but have too long a commute to ride their bikes

from home. Maps of available bicycle parking also help students to navigate the USF area by bike.

In 2013, USF established a campus-wide 25 mile an hour speed limit. Since, there have been no bike fatalities on cam-

pus and USF has a very low rate of bicycle crashes each year. Only 34 people were injured on bikes in the past three

years, and USF’s student population is 42,030.

Not only are students empowered to choose cycling as a preferred mode of transportation, they are taught to ride safely,

too. Safety education presentations are available to members of the campus community upon request via the Bike/Walk

Tampa Bay website. In addition, campus police enforce bicycle safety, teach students safe transportation practices, and

students can protect their bikes by registering them with the USF Anti-Theft Decal program.

Are you biking safely on campus? Click here to take the USF Bicycle Safety Quiz and find out!

USF Bicycle Club

CUTR AWARDS/CONTRACTS

Project Florida Comprehensive Motorcycle Safety Program 15-16

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Lee/Jang/Cott

Value $237,000

Project Florida Comprehensive Pedestrian Bicycle Safety Program

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Lin/Jackman/Kourtellis

Value $227,000

Project Pedestrian Program Evaluation & Data Collection 15-16

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Kourtellis/Lin

Value $62,500

Project Florida's Bicycle/ Pedestrian Focused Initiative: Communication

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Lin/Larsson

Value $140,000

Project Community Traffic Safety Program Support 15-16

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Lin

Value $25,000

Project Improving Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety via Statewide University

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Lin/Jackman

Value $25,000

Project Motorcycle Program Evaluation & Data Collection

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Lee/Jang/Larsson

Value $45,000

CUTR AWARDS/CONTRACTS

Project Substance Abuse Program Management Oversight & Technical Assistance Program

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Staes/Byrnes

Value $224,538

Project Trends and Conditions 2016

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Polzin

Value $200,000

Project Key Messages for Pedestrians

Sponsor FDOT

PI(s) Bond

Value $150,000

CUTR PROPOSALS

Project: Overcoming Barriers for the Wide-scale Adoption of Standardized Real-time Transit Information

Sponsor: Portland State University

PI(s): Barbeau

Value: $149,687

Project: Transforming Transit by Integrating Ride-Hailing and Rider Surveys

Sponsor: TransitCenter

PI(s): Barbeau

Value: $149,894

Project: Smartphone based travel assistance for the cognitively disabled

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

PI(s): Barbeau

Value: $274,623

Project: Evaluating the use of On-demand Ride Services to Solve Transit’s First/Last Mile Problem

Sponsor: Portland State University

PI(s): Georggi/Joslin

Value: $122,325

Project: Impact of Transit Stop Location on Pedestrian Safety

Sponsor: FDOT

PI(s): Gregg/Salzer

Value: $129,487

Project: Florida Transit Planning Network 2016/2017

Sponsor: FDOT

PI(s): Joslin/Mistretta

Value: $80,813

Project: Improving Livability by Engaging Community Partner Transportation

Sponsor: Portland State University

PI(s): Joslin/Salzer

Value: $148,001

Project: Evaluation of failure by car drivers to scan for motorcycles at intersections using ey-tracking technology

Sponsor: Carnegie Mellon University

PI(s): Lee/Karimi Varzardoliya

Value: $100,000

Project: Comparing Countermeasures for Mitigating Wrongway

Sponsor: FDOT

PI(s): Lin/Ozkul

Value: $268,398

Project: Truck Route Choice Modeling using Large Streams of GPS Data (CAIT)

Sponsor: Rutgers University

PI(s): Ozkul

Value: $167,753

Project: Complete Streets and Economic Activity

Sponsor: Portland State University

PI(s): Perk/Catala

Value: $126,343

CUTR PROPOSALS—CONTINUED

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Project: Independent Evaluation of Jacksonville Transportation Authority's Drive Cam System

Sponsor: Portland State University

PI(s): Pessaro

Value: $112,304

Project: Independent Evaluation of a Video-based Onboard Safety Monitoring System in Transit Buses

Sponsor: University of Minnesota

PI(s): Staes

Value: $72,011

Project: An analysis of the efficacy of transit agency training practices and development of self-regulation training tools to reduce bus operator assaults

Sponsor: Carnegie Mellon University

PI(s): Staes

Value: $99,998

Project: SEGMENT: Applicability of an Existing Segmentation Technique to TOM

Sponsor: Portland State University

PI(s): Winters/Lester

Value: $97,621

CUTR PROPOSALS—CONTINUED