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Research Highlights
Travel to Food: Transportation Barriers for the Food Insecure in Tampa Bay
Ann Joslin Kevin Salzer
In partnership with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF), the Transportation
Innovation Group informed practical transportation solutions aimed at improved food access in Tampa Bay (Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco
counties). The food pantry/bank sites that are part of Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger (TBNTEH) helped to gather data through a survey
and interviews of food-related organizational leadership, staff and volunteers from each…
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Connected Vehicle System Design for Signalized Arterials
Xianfeng (Terry) Yang Mingyue Ji
Now that we are decades into the Age of Information, it's increasingly important to minimize the age of information: that is, to make sure the information we have is the very latest.
In the world of connected vehicle technology, Age of Information (AoI) is a concept that was introduced in 2012 to quantify the “freshness” of knowledge about the status of remote systems. The latest NITC report from the University of Utah (UU) offers an innovative way of developing a comprehensive traffic…
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