Franklin McMurrian: In His Own Words

James McMurrian in his new truck.

I waited 17 years for August 22, 2012. The freedom of being able to take myself anywhere I could think of was unimaginable. It was a day full of excitement for me, plus my wife and kids. I barely slept the night before, filled with anxiety and anticipation of becoming more independent. The process was [...]

Safe Summer Driving Tips

fireworks

As Texans take off across our roadways over the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, the Texas Transportation Institute and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) would like to pass along a few helpful tips to ensure safe travels. Prevention and planning are much easier than dealing with the consequences of a breakdown or, worse yet, [...]

THANKS to the super TTI staff who have made MyTTI possible!

Intranet Work Group – Conceived the concept and specifications for MyTTI Rafael Aldrete Brad Hoover Curtis Beaty Mary Levien Terry Childers Nick McLarty Richard Cole Terri Parker Joe Dunn Chris Pourteau Linda Edge Martha Raney-Taylor Ginger Goodin Shawn Turner MyTTI  Implementation Team – Designed, organized, built and populated MyTTI Samantha Atchison Vicky Nelson Richard Cole [...]

TTI at TRB

Portrait of Dominique Lord

When Assistant Professor and Assistant Research Engineer Dominique Lord received word that he had won a major award that would be presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting, it was a big surprise. After all, he didn’t know he was in the running. Without his knowledge, Associate Professor and Research Engineer Gene [...]

Awards and more

The mobile motorcycle training unit for LookLearn Live motorcycle safety campaign.

Awards and more Communications staff designs motorcycle safety trailer The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) showed off its eye-catching, mobile motorcycle training unit at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) in July as board members of the Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition held a meeting at the Institute. The mobile classroom is part of the DPS [...]