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As Traffic Jams Worsen, Commuters Allow Extra Time for Urgent Trips

As traffic congestion continues to worsen, trip times become more unpredictable. Researchers now have a way to measure that degree of unreliability. … Read More
Safety-Belt Use at All-Time High in Texas

Ninety-four percent of Texas drivers and their front-seat passengers are buckled up. It’s the largest compliance percentage since researchers with TTI began tracking compliance in 1992. … Read More
Increasing Capacity, Reducing Wait Times: TTI Helps Design ITS-Based California Port of Entry

The proposed new port of entry, Otay Mesa East, will be a state-of-the-art tolled crossing facility. … Read More
Using RFID Readers to Measure Wait Times at the U.S.-Mexico Border

For years, the movement of freight along the U.S.-Mexico border has been a long, slow process. As a first step in making improvements, actual wait times are being measured by radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers. … Read More
TTI on the Border

Research findings from TTI’s CIITR staff often provide the foundation upon which stakeholders build new opportunities for improving and expanding international trade and tourism. … Read More
Computer Simulations Explore “What If” Disaster Scenarios

Advances in computer modeling now make a proactive plan more possible, potentially giving planners the head start they need to minimize the public-safety and economic consequences of a disaster. … Read More

Mobility

A range of mobility issues, from measuring the problems to estimating the benefits and evaluating solutions are addressed by researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. (Read More)

Infrastructure

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute focuses on research areas such as planning, construction and maintenance to help improve our nation's infrastructure. (Read More)

Safety

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute is at the forefront of exploring ways to prevent vehicle crashes and soften the blow society suffers from each one. Read More

Economics

From funding mechanisms to infrastructure design to border security, TTI researchers are seeking innovative answers to the age-old question: How do we pay for this? (Read More)

Freight Movement

TTI is investigating innovative solutions that support the use of multiple modes of transportation, facilitate freight transfer, reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality and provide alternative fuel and funding options. (Read More)

Human Factors

Human factors research at TTI encompasses a broad range of research areas such as human performance, technology design and human-computer interaction. (Read More)

Workforce Development

Workforce development at TTI educates our future transportation professionals by showing students the many opportunities that await them as engineers and planners. (Read More)

Environment

Using refined measures, new controlled laboratory studies and behind-the-scenes computer modeling, TTI research helps all Texans breathe a little easier. (Read More)

Security

TTI researchers are actively involved in projects involving barrier testing, border security and hazardous materials transport to help secure our nation. (Read More)

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TTI Research on the U.S.-Mexico Border

As economies become more global, international urban centers like El Paso, Texas, face increasing pressure on their local transportation networks. These challenges drive the transportation research conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research (CIITR). Hear what TTI Senior Research Scientist Rafael Aldrete, director of CIITR, has to say about the importance of TTI's research along the border. WATCH NOW