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Center for Urban Transportation ResearchResearch Programs, Centers and Institutes
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Center forUrban Transportation Research
www.cutr.usf.edu
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida
(USF), established in 1988, is an internationally-recognized resource for policymakers,
transportation professionals, and the public. CUTR’s multidisciplinary faculty of full-
time researchers provide high-quality, objective expertise in the form of insightful
research, in-depth policy analysis, comprehensive training and education, and effective
technical assistance that translates directly into benefits for its project sponsors.
CUTR’s mission is to “solve community challenges through transportation research,
workforce development, and outreach.” Its vision is to “be the preeminent and
internationally-recognized catalyst for transportation innovation.”
CUTR receives more than $13 million per year in contracts and grants to support its
research, education, training, and technical assistance missions and is the home of the
National Center for Transit Research and the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute.
Center for Urban Transportation Research
CUTR’s overall research program includes the following centers, institutes, and programs:
• Advanced Geo-Spatial Informatics Lab
• Automated Vehicle Institute
• National Center for Transit Research
• National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
• ITS, Traffic Safety & Operations Program
• Mobility Policy Research Program
• Planning & Corridor Management Program
• Transit Management & Innovation Program
• Transit Safety & Workforce Development Program
• Transportation Demand Management Program
• Transportation Program Evaluation
& Economic Analysis Program
The University of South Florida (USF), established in 1956 as a public university, is a comprehensive
multi-campus research university serving more than 47,000 students. USF is home to medical clinics
and hospitals, a major mental health research institute, and two public broadcasting stations. It has
a $1.8 billion annual budget and an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion. One of the nation’s
top 63 public research universities, it is one of only 25 public research universities nationwide with
very high research activity that is designated as “community engaged” by the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching. USF is ranked by the National Science Foundation as 44th in total
research expenditures and 38th in federal research expenditures for public universities.
For more information on CUTR and its research and activities, visit: www.cutr.usf.edu
Dennis Hinebaugh, Interim Director: 813-974-3120
Advanced Geo-Spatial Informatics Lab
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
The Advanced Geo-Spatial Informatics Lab (AGIL) is dedicated to
conducting research activities that facilitate the use and analysis of
transportation-related geo-spatial data. Specialties include public transit
performance measures, transit accessibility, and livability.
AGIL is headed by a lead transportation researcher who has more
than 15 years of GIS and transportation research experience. The
group is dedicated to using state-of-the-art technologies to ensure that
the most timely data are used to improve decision making processes.
Research efforts include the development of Internet-based data
applications, GIS analyses, geo-spatial analysis for CUTR research
projects, and research for a variety of agencies throughout Florida
and the United States.
Martin CataláDirector
MA, Public Administration,
University of South Florida,
1997; BS, Interdisciplinary
Social Sciences, University of
South Florida, 1994. Specialties:
geographic information systems,
database management, graphics,
campus shuttle systems.
Center forUrban Transportation Research
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Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
AGIL Research Samples
Automated Vehicle Institute
Area of Expertise
The Automated Vehicle (AV) Institute provides transit agencies and transportation stakeholders
with policy, planning, and research solutions and, in cooperation with the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT), promotes public awareness through public outreach services for new businesses
wishing to enter the automated and connected vehicle arena. It also acts as an information repository,
catalyst, and connector for those interested in automated and connected vehicle technology. In
cooperation with CUTR’s National Center for Transit Research (NCTR), the AV Institute is committed
to helping the nation’s public transportation systems improve transit safety and operational efficiencies
by promoting the application of connected and automated vehicle technologies, evaluating the
implementation and maintenance of those technologies, and providing the tools and resources that may
be used to guide local decision-making, including deployment.
Center forUrban Transportation Research
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www.automatedvehicleinstitute.org
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Area of Expertise
www.automatedvehicleinstitute.org
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Qualifications & ResearchThe AV Institute assists communities, businesses, and government in navigating complex policy,
legislative, public relations, and planning issues that accompany the evolution of connected and
automated vehicles. Strategically located in Tampa Bay, the AV Institute is uniquely positioned to help
the community become a leader in adopting and implementing autonomous vehicles. Florida was one
of the first states to adopt legislation that enabled testing and operating AVs on its highways, and the
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority, a designated “test bed,” is partnering with the AV Institute
to make this a reality. The AV Institute website (www.automatedvehicleinstitute.org) offers a wealth of
information regarding automated and connected vehicles, ranging from current news to AV events and
published research. Several white papers on the subject of automated and connected vehicles that span
topics such as technology barriers in an urban environment and highway capacity impacts currently
are available on the website.
ITS, Traffic Safety & Operations
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
CUTR’s ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety Program actively pursues innovative
projects and collaborations to develop and apply new concepts and
technologies to solve real-world transportation problems. Researchers
specialize in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), traffic operations,
vulnerable road user safety, naturalistic behavior studies, congestion
mitigation strategies, incident management, commercial vehicle operations,
freight management, traffic simulation, street lighting level measurement,
traffic impact studies, trip internalization in multi-use developments, public
opinion surveys and analysis, educational outreach, and implementation
effective paid media campaigns.
Dr. Pei-Sung Lin, PE, PTOE, FITEDirector
Center forUrban Transportation Research
www.cutr.usf.edu
ITS specialties include development and application of ITS technologies to transportation systems,
comprehensive evaluation of ITS deployment, advanced traffic management systems, advanced traveler
information systems, and development of mobile lighting level measurement devices. Traffic operations
research focuses on advanced traffic signal technologies, traffic control and operations, freeway
management and operations, commercial vehicle operations, freight management, traffic simulation,
congestion mitigation, traffic system modeling, and field data collection techniques. Safety research
areas include traffic, pedestrian and bicycle, motorcycle, transit, and truck safety, incident management,
interstate route diversion, crash avoidance systems, safety program evaluation, driving behavior study,
and pedestrian and bicycling behavior studies. Other specialties include transportation planning and
internal trip capture for mixed developments. The program provides technical and administrative support
to the Florida Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Coalition and the Florida Motorcycle Safety Coalition.
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Florida,
1995; MS, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin,
1991; BS, Civil Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University,
Taiwan, 1986. Specialties: traffic signal control and operations;
traffic engineering and studies; ITS; traffic, motorcycle,
pedestrian and bicycle, transit, and commercial vehicle safety;
naturalistic driving and bicycling behavior study, freeway
management, congestion mitigation, transportation planning,
internal trip capture, traffic impact study, concurrency analysis,
traffic incident management, interstate route diversion,
highway capacity analysis, survey design, statistical analysis.
Dr. Achilleas Kourtellis Research Associate
Dr. Zhenyu WangResearch Associate
PhD, University of South Florida, 2009; MS, Civil Engineering
(Transportation), University of South Florida, 2006; BS Civil
Engineering, University of South Florida, 2004. Specialties:
statistical analysis, ITS implementations, in-vehicle safety
devices, driver-controlled experiments for technology testing,
pedestrian and motorcycle safety studies.
PhD, Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of South Florida,
2008; MS, Transportation Engineering, Chang’An University, China;
BS, Electrical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China.
Specialties: crash analysis, traffic safety, vulnerable road user
safety, traffic signal systems, traffic simulation, roadway information
system, ITS application, street lighting level measurement, field data
collection techniques, transportation software development, statistics.
Lucas Cruse, AICPResearch Associate
Dr. Seckin Ozkul Research Associate
MURP, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003; BS,
Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
2001. Specialties: bicycle master plans, roadway and trail
design, bikeshare program development and management,
transit access studies, development review case management,
MPO program coordination, Safe Routes to School plans,
National Park access planning.
PhD, Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Florida,
2014; Master of Civil Engineering, University of South
Florida, 2009; BS, Civil Engineering, Auburn University,
2006. Specialties: commercial vehicle operations, freight
management, freight logistics, economic impacts of freight
transportation, traffic engineering and operations, advanced
vehicle dynamics on freeways and multilane highways for
commercial heavy vehicles, vehicle emissions and fuel
consumption rate estimation studies OBD data.
Dr. Pei-Sung Lin, PE, PTOE, FITEDirector
PhD, Transportation Engineering, University of Wisconsin,
Madison; certificate in Transportation Management and Policy,
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UWM;
MS, Transportation Planning, BS, Urban Planning, Hongik
University. Specialties: motorcycle safety, traffic analysis
support, winter weather mobility impacts, microsimulation
calibration and validation, ramp metering retiming.
Dr. Chanyoung LeeSenior Research
Associate
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Team Members
Mobility Policy Research
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
CUTR’s Mobility Policy Research Program conducts a variety of policy-
focused research initiatives targeted at blending knowledge of the technical,
economic, political, and social aspects of transportation with appropriate
theory, data sources, and research methods to gain a richer understanding
of transportation and provide policy guidance for addressing transportation
problems. Specific areas of expertise include travel behavior theory, public
transportation, transportation and land use, performance measurement,
evaluation, and data analysis.
Application areas include travel behavior analysis and travel forecasting;
public transportation market, investment, and performance analysis;
transportation governance and funding; transportation safety; technology
evaluation; and transportation/land-use analysis.
The Mobility Policy Research team offers diverse expertise and extensive experience addressing
complex multimodal transportation issues with a multidisciplinary approach and a seasoned
perspective. The team has extensive history in supporting projects such as conducting peer oversight
and document review, providing technical support, and managing multi-party, multi-year complex
research projects. The team prides itself on objective insightful analysis, state-of- the-practice research
methods, and excellence in discerning client needs and communicating research findings. Grants and
contracts are from local, state, and national clients.
Center forUrban Transportation Research
www.cutr.usf.edu
Dr. Steven Polzin, PEDirector
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
PhD, Civil Engineering, Transportation, Northwestern University, 1986; MSCE, Urban Systems Engineering, Northwestern, 1976; BSCE, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974. Specialties: public transportation, public policy analysis, transportation planning, systems evaluation, planning process design, mobility analysis.
Dr. Steven Polzin, PEDirector
PhD, Economics, University of California at Irvine, 1993; MA, Economics, University of California at Irvine, 1991; BS, Mathematics, Hangzhou University, China, 1982. Specialties: transportation economics, urban and regional economics, discrete choice analysis, quantitative methods.
Dr. Xuehao Chu Senior Research Associate
Team Members
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
CUTR hosts the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI), a renowned
international program of training, technical assistance, research,
and innovation in the field of BRT. Sponsored by the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), NBRTI was created at CUTR in 2001 to serve as a
resource to transit agencies, consultants, and government agencies that
are planning, designing, engineering, building, or operating BRT systems.
NBRTI’s mission is “to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and innovation
for increasing the speed, efficiency, and reliability of high capacity bus
service through the implementation of bus rapid transit systems.”
NBRTI achieves its mission by serving as a clearinghouse for all current BRT-related information,
providing technical assistance and conference support, conducting research and system evaluations,
and testing/demonstrating innovative tools, technologies, or methodologies within the realm of BRT. In
addition to its work in the U.S., NBRTI has established enduring relationships with the international BRT
community and is known for disseminating worldwide knowledge on BRT “lessons learned” through
workshops, conferences, publications, and research. The Institute has participated in conferences and
BRT site visits to Russia, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador, among others.
Dennis Hinebaugh Director
Center forUrban Transportation Research
National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
BS, Social Sciences, Michigan State University, 1978. Specialties: transit system planning, bus rapid transit, rail transit planning, transitways, short and long range capital and operating planning, transit fare policy. Selected professional activities: Vice Chair, TRB Public Transportation Group; Chair, TRB Bus Transit Systems Committee; APTA Bus Operations Committee; APTA BRT Task Force.
MA, Economics, University of South Florida, 1993; BA, Economics, Eckerd College, 1992. Specialties: transportation economics, transit system performance analysis,transit development plans, transit service planning, survey design and analysis, statistical analysis. Selected professional activities: Vice Chair, TRB Transit Capacity/Quality of Service Committee; TRB Intermodal Transfer Facilities Committee.
MA, Urban & Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2003; BA, Political Science, University of Florida, 1997. Specialties: transportation planning and growth management, geographic information systems, paratransit. Selected professional activities: TRB Environmental Justice and Transportation Committee.
MA, Urban Geography, University of South Florida, 2007; BA, Geography, University of South Florida, 2002. Specialties: bus rapid transit (BRT), geographic information systems (GIS), urban circulator systems, transit performance evaluation, market research. Selected professional activities: TRB Major Activity Center Circulation Systems Committee.
MA, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 1998; BA, Political Science, Virginia Tech, 1993. Specialties: bus rapid transit, MPO planning, growth management, electronic tolling, congestion pricing.
Jennifer FlynnSenior Research
Associate
Brian Pessaro, AICPSenior Research
Associate
Cheryl TholeSenior Research
Associate
Victoria PerkSenior Research
Associate
Dennis HinebaughDirector
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Team Members
National Center for Transit Research
The National Center for Transit Research was created at CUTR as a result of
Congressional designations of University Transportation Centers (UTCs) in 1991.
In 2002, 2006, 2011, and 2013, NCTR successfully competed with more than
100 universities around the country to retain its status as a UTC. The objectives
of UTCs are to advance the nation’s transportation system through research,
education, and technology transfer. NCTR’s consortium partners are North
Dakota State University’s Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, the University of
Illinois at Chicago’s Urban Transportation Center, Florida International University’s
Lehman Center for Transportation Research, and Texas A&M University.
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & ResearchNCTR conducts applied and advanced research, energetically disseminates the results, and expands
the workforce of transportation professionals through education and training to address the challenges
and opportunities of the future. In addition, NCTR manages professional conferences, produces the
international peer-reviewed Journal of Public Transportation, and connects thousands of transportation
professionals through the management of several listservs that have more than 5,000 members. More
than 140 NCTR research projects have been completed since 1999.
Joel VolinskiDirector
Center forUrban Transportation Research
www.cutr.usf.eduwww.nctr.usf.edu
Team Members
National Center for Transit Research
Qualifications & Research
BS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 1978.
Specialties: transportation demand
management, program evaluation,
workforce development, technology
transfer, location aware services. Selected
professional activities: Member Emeritus,
TRB Transportation Demand Management
Committee; Secretary, ITE Transportation
Planning Council; Bob Owens TDM
Champion Award; holds 12 patents; National
Academy of Inventors.
PhD, Civil Engineering, Transportation,
Northwestern University, 1986; MSCE, Urban
Systems Engineering, Northwestern, 1976;
BSCE, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Wisconsin, Madison,1974.
Specialties: public transportation, public policy
analysis, transportation planning, systems
evaluation, planning process design, mobility
analysis. Selected professional activities:
Editorial Board, Transportation and Journal
of Public Transportation; Chair, TRB National
Transportation Data Requirements and Programs
Committee; co-author, Commuting in America
2013; Board of Directors, Hillsborough Area
Regional Transit, Hillsborough County MPO.
MSUP, Urban Planning, Columbia University;
1975; BA, Urban Geography, State University
of New York at Albany, 1971. Specialties: public
transportation, public administration, urban
planning, community development. Selected
professional activities: President, Leadership
APTA Alumni Association; Board of Directors,
Florida Public Transportation Association; TCRP
Proposal Screening Committee; Ambassador
Emeritus, TCRP; Vice President and Executive
Committee, Council of University Transportation
Centers.
BS, Geography, Florida State University,
1987; FDOT Leadership Academy, 1997.
Specialties: Federal Transit Administration
programs and policies, transit safety research
and assistance, transit workforce development,
transit planning, mobility planning for older
adults and people with disabilities, state and
federal transportation legislation. Selected
professional activities: APTA Bus Safety
Committee, APTA Rail Safety Committee,
APTA Research & Technologies Committee.
Lisa Staes Director, Transit
Safety and Workforce Development
BS, Social Sciences, Michigan State
University, 1978. Specialties: transit system
planning, bus rapid transit, rail transit
planning, transitways, short and long range
capital, operating planning, transit fare
policy. Selected professional activities: Vice
Chair, TRB Public Transportation Group;
Chair, TRB Bus Transit Systems Committee;
APTA Bus Operations Committee; APTA BRT
Task Force.
Dennis Hinebaugh Director, National BRT
Institute; AdministrativeManager, NCTR
Philip L. WintersDirector, Transportation Demand Management
Program
Joel VolinskiDirector, NCTR
MAcc, Accountancy, USF, 1997.
Specialties: Grants administration and
compliance, university fiscal operations,
sub-recipient monitoring.
Reena Raturi, CPA, CRANCTR Financial Manager
Dr. Steven Polzin, PEDirector,
Mobility Policy Research
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Team Members
Planning & Corridor Management
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
For more than 20 years, CUTR’s Planning & Corridor Management
Program has delivered high-quality applied research, policy development,
and technology transfer services for public, nonprofit, and private sector
clients on a range of contemporary transportation planning topics.
Knowledgeable program faculty bring together public and private
sector experience to address client needs. Program focus areas include
metropolitan transportation planning, multimodal planning, access
management, and public involvement.
Program faculty authored the first and second editions of the TRB Access Management Manual
and provide training and technical support to state, regional, and local government agencies on
development of systemwide or corridor access management and right-of-way preservation plans,
policies, and regulations. Representative multimodal planning projects and services include statewide
policy research, development of planning and regulatory models, impact assessment and mitigation
guidance, peer review, and technology transfer to local government agencies. Public involvement
projects include state-of-the-practice assessments, best practices research, and public involvement
performance measurement. Work in metropolitan transportation planning has included policy
analysis, MPO organizational structure and staffing, regional coordination, programming and system
development, finance, funding, decision-making, and performance measurement. The program also
provides ongoing research and staff support to the Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory
Council (MPOAC) and provides intensive training for MPO elected officials through the MPOAC Institute.
Center forUrban Transportation Research
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Kristine Williams, AICPDirector
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Master of Urban Planning, Michigan State University, 1988; BA, Anthropology, Michigan State University, 1982. Specialties: access management, corridor preservation, multimodal planning, land development regulation, public involvement.
Master of Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990; BA, Urban Planning, University of Illinois, 1984. Specialties: transportation and land use policy, growth management, livability, regional mobility planning, mobility fees in Florida.
PhD, Transportation Planning and Economics, Purdue University. Specialties: access management, roadway design, transportation engineering, transportation planning, economics.
Karen E. Seggerman, AICP, CNU-ASenior Research Associate
Vergil Stover, PhD, PEAffiliated Faculty
Kristine Williams, AICPDirector
Master of City Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994; BA, Government, Cornell University, 1988. Specialties: metropolitan transportation planning and processes, transportation policy development, government relations, public involvement.
Jeff Kramer, AICPSenior Research Associate
Team Members
Transit Management and Innovation
CUTR’s Transit Management & Innovation Program (TMI) blends research
activities with practical industry applications by providing technical
support, system operational analysis, and transit management services to
transportation agencies, local governments, and private sector interests.
TMI coordinates the Florida Transit Planning Network and the Florida
Transit Marketing Network in partnership with the Florida Department of
Transportation.
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & ResearchTMI has developed numerous urban area Transit Development Plans (TDPs), rural coordinated service
plans, comprehensive operational analyses, technology assessments, access to public land and parks
analyses, public involvement programs, and technical studies in functional areas that include planning,
marketing, finance, operations, and business development. Technical support, studies, and research
include strategic mobility management alternatives, service evaluation and system design, on-time
performance and scheduling analysis, public workshops and formal hearings, marketing programs and
branding, fare analysis, capital improvement programs, Title VI program development and reporting,
customer and community opinion surveys, senior mobility service needs, paratransit demand analysis,
FTA grant program development and management, Triennial Review preparation, bus rapid transit (BRT)
feasibility analysis, ITS functional specifications, and development of agency Requests for Proposals.
Studies and reports have included Public Transportation Agency Start-Up Guidebook, Effective Sizing
and Strategies for Bus Operator Extra-board Management, Best Practices in Service Planning, and Fare
System and Smart Card Ridership Impacts.
Center forUrban Transportation Research
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Rob GreggDirector
Qualifications & Research
BS, Economics, Florida State University,
1986. Specialties: transit operations,
service planning, scheduling/runcutting,
transportation development planning, fare
policy, public involvement, community
outreach, customer service, grant writing.
Chistopher DeannuntisSenior Research
Associate
BS, Business Administration, University
of Central Florida, 1981. Specialties:
transit planning, marketing, transportation
demand management, university
transportation.
Ann JoslinSenior Research
Associate
MPA, Public Administration, New York
University, 1995; BS, Political Science,
Bradley University, 1992. Specialties:
transportation/transit planning,
community outreach, public involvement,
demographic and statistical analysis,
survey development and administration.
Holly CarapellaResearch Associate
MA, Urban and Regional Planning,
University of Florida, 1997; BS,
Geography, University of South Florida,
1995. Specialties: transit planning, transit
performance analysis, transportation
planning, statistical analysis.
Mark MistrettaResearch Associate
BA, Social Sciences, University of
Florida, 1985. Specialties: market
research, strategic planning, marketing,
transportation development plans,
customer service/customer relations,
transit/MPO planning process, fare policy,
public involvement, training, community
outreach.
William MorrisSenior Research
Associate
BA, History, University of Florida,
1976. Specialties: public transportation
management, market research,
community involvement, mobility
management planning, employee
motivation, intergovernmental
partnership coordination.
Rob GreggDirector
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Team Members
Transit Safety and Workforce Development
CUTR’s Transit Safety and Workforce Development (TSWD) Program provides
technical assistance and professional development opportunities to Florida’s
public transportation agencies. In addition, research initiatives are conducted
in the areas of transit safety and mobility for older adults and people with
disabilities.
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & ResearchCUTR’s TSWD program has worked extensively for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) conducting transit safety research and developing transit
safety training tools and other resources. The TSWD program has developed training curricula, videos,
and computer-based training modules for the U.S. Department of Transportation, TSI, FTA, and other
state and national organizations. In addition, working with local community colleges, the program’s
Certified Technician Education Program provides post-secondary adult vocational training and State
certification for maintenance technicians. The Transit Operator Training Program works in partnership
with the U.S. Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) to train and certify Florida’s bus operator trainers. The
Transit Manager Certification Program works with the University of South Florida’s University College/
Continuing Education Department to provide transit managers with the skills they need to advance in
their careers.
CUTR’s Substance Abuse Management Program has received accolades from FTA for training tools
and resource materials produced through the program. The TSWD program also houses Florida’s Rural
Transit Assistance Program and the Transit Research Inspection Procurement Services program, Florida’s
statewide paratransit vehicle procurement program.
Center forUrban Transportation Research
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Lisa StaesDirector
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Qualifications & Research
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
BS, Geography, Florida State University,
1987; FDOT/AASHTO Leadership
Academy, 1997. Specialties: public transit
safety, long/short range transit planning,
transit workforce development and
technical assistance, coordinated mobility
planning for transportation disadvantaged
populations, FTA public transit grant
programs and initiatives.
MPA, University of South Florida,
2007; BBA, McKendree Business
College, 1989. Specialties: maintenance
management and analysis, maintenance
training and curriculum development,
fleet performance measurement
and reporting, trend analysis,
preventive maintenance planning and
development.
MA, Business Leadership, Upper Iowa
University, 1999; BS, Community and
Regional Planning, Iowa State University,
1977. Specialties: facilitating and developing
strategic and operational plans, designing
and implementing communications and
outreach activities, conducting education and
training seminars, leading unique research
and project initiatives, rural transit leadership
and coordination, volunteer transportation
program planning and design, air service
development and airport marketing, nonprofit
organization fundraising, public relations.
MIchael AudinoSenior Research
Associate
MS, Analytical Chemistry, LaSalle University; BS, Environmental
Engineering/Management, LaSalle University. Specialties: transit
rail and bus safety, security, emergency preparedness, system safety,
operational audits.
BS, Business, University of Bridgeport, 1998. Specialties:
transit operational issues, safety, security and training, workers’
compensation, paratransit operations.
Roberta Yegidis, CCTM CSSOAffiliated Faculty
Lisa StaesDirector
C-SAPA (Substance Abuse Program Administrator).
Specialties: Substance Abuse Management Program
oversight and technical assistance, Substance Abuse Program
compliance.
Diana ByrnesSubstance Abuse
ManagementSpecialist
MS, Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1975; Master of Public
Works, University of Pittsburgh, 1975; BS, Civil Engineering, University
of Pittsburgh, 1973. Specialties: public transportation, transportation
planning, transit marketing, transit system planning, transit performance
analysis, ADA planning/implementation, transit funding.
Jay Goodwill, PE, CCTMSenior Research
Associate
Jim TucciAffiliated Faculty
Edward BartSenior Research
Associate
Team Members
Often, the most cost-effective way to solve a problem related to transportation is to
manage demand. Transportation demand management (TDM) focuses on helping
people change their travel behavior—to meet their travel needs by using different
modes, traveling at different times, making fewer trips or shorter trips, or taking different
routes. The overall approach of TDM is to improve the performance of tactics aimed
at making already-successful solutions even better, fostering the evolution of existing
polices, programs and services and developing innovative solutions. These tactics
involve demand management strategies: encouraging the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle such as
bicycling; fostering the adoption of work-life programs such as compressed workweeks, carpooling, vanpooling,
and riding transit; and applying parking management tactics such as preferential treatment for carpools and
parking pricing.
Area of Expertise
Center forUrban Transportation Research
www.cutr.usf.edu
Transportation Demand Management
Philip L. WintersDirector
Qualifications & ResearchThrough the nation’s largest and most comprehensive TDM research program, CUTR’s diverse research portfolio
ranges from guidance for integrating TDM into the transportation planning process to developing the TRIMMSTM
tool for estimating the impact of TDM to developing patented technologies for global positioning system-
enabled mobile phones to track travel behavior. The program’s technical assistance efforts include managing
Best Workplaces for CommutersSM, which recognizes and supports employer-provided transportation services;
operating the Florida TDM Clearinghouse and the National TDM and Telework Clearinghouse; producing net
conferences; administering a 2,300+ member listserv to foster peer-to-peer exchanges; and advancing safety
by conducting targeted bicycle and pedestrian safety educational outreach programs to community groups and
schools.
Team Members
BS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 1978. Specialties:
transportation demand management, program
evaluation, workforce development, technology
transfer, location aware services. Selected
professional activities: Member Emeritus,
TRB Transportation Demand Management
Committee; Secretary, ITE Transportation
Planning Council; Bob Owens TDM Champion
Award; holds 12 patents; National Academy of
Inventors.
PhD, Computer Science & Engineering,
University of South Florida, 2012; MS,
Computer Science, University of South
Florida, 2009; BS, Computer Science,
University of South Florida, 2003.
Specialties: intelligent systems for cell
phones and other mobile devices, location-
based services, global positioning systems,
geographic information systems, software
engineering, expert systems, neural
networks, wireless communications,
wireless sensor networks, RF-ID.
MPA, Public Policy & Management,
University of South Florida, 2012; BA,
Technical & Professional Writing, University
of South Florida, 2005. Specialties: safe
routes to school.
Dr. Sean BarbeauResearch Associate
Jason JackmanResearch Associate
MSCE, University of South Florida, 2000;
BS, Civil Engineering, Cairo University,
1984. Specialties: transportation demand
management, ITS planning, trip generation
models, travel behavior research, travel-
related statistical analysis, transportation
survey design and analysis, project
development and environmental studies.
Nevine Georggi Senior Research
Associate
MRP, Land Use Planning, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991; BA,
Film, The Pennsylvania State University,
1983. Specialties: land use planning and
growth management, bicycle/pedestrian
facilities planning, transportation demand
management.
Sara Hendricks, AICPSenior Research
Associate
Philip L. WintersDirector
MPA, University of South Florida, 2014;
BS, Business Administration, Southern Utah
University, 1993. Specialties: transportation
demand management, public involvement,
community outreach, recognition programs,
bicyclist/pedestrian safety and advocacy.
Julie BondSenior Research
Associate
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Team Members
Transportation Program Evaluation and Economic Analysis
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
CUTR’s TPEEA research team blends decades of executive transportation
management experience with state-of-the-art economic and quantitative
analysis capabilities. Researchers provide data analysis and synthesis, assess
capital needs and develop situational guidance, conduct policy analysis and
develop prioritization methodologies, and determine investment impacts.
Areas of expertise include aviation infrastructure financing, evaluation
of alternative fuel technologies, and examining the linkages between
transportation infrastructure investment, economic development, and
residential location patterns.
Stephen L. ReichDirector
Center forUrban Transportation Research
www.cutr.usf.edu
With an emphasis on institutional innovation, TPEEA assists transit agencies, toll authorities, local
regulators, and statewide boards with policy development, operational enhancements, and exploration
of new technologies. The group’s analytical expertise helps organizations assess the economic impacts
and effectiveness of policy, planning, and investment decision making. Research projects include
examining transit operating contracts, determining the impact of urban circulator projects, ascertaining
transit safety issue areas, analyzing fleet composition and service characteristics, estimating the
economic impact of delaying investment in infrastructure, conducting quantitative analysis of bus
maintenance expenses, determining the fair market value of airport property, developing a life cycle cost
analysis of alternative fuel options, creating a National Alternative Fuel Bus Clearinghouse to facilitate
information exchange, and coordinating the Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition, established to promote
alternative fuel sources and innovative propulsion technologies in the Tampa Bay region.
Area of Expertise
Qualifications & Research
BA, Geography & Environmental Planning,
Towson State University, 1979. Specialties:
transportation agency management,
innovative financing, capital programming,
federal aid, toll facility management and
operations.
MA, Economics, University of South
Florida, 2003; BS, Management, Chuvash
State University, Cheboksary, Russia,
1999. Specialties: economic policy
analysis, quantitative statistical analysis,
econometric modeling.
Alex KolpakovResearch Associate
BA, Psychology, Southern Illinois
University. Specialties: transportation
planning, transportation program
development and evaluation, toll agency
management and operations, financial
analysis.
Janet DavisDeputy Director
Stephen L. ReichDirector
PhD, Economics, University of South Florida,
2010; MA, Economics, University of South
Florida, 2000; Doctor, Political Science,
Universitá degli Studi di Sassari, Italy, 1997.
Specialties: urban and regional economics,
economic impact analysis, travel demand
modeling, econometric modeling.
Dr. Sisinnio ConcasSenior Research
Associate
Center for Urban Transportation Research • 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 • (813) 974-3120 • www.cutr.usf.edu
Team Members