TTI at TRB

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TTI and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to economics and the environment.

Ross Perot, Jr., Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor

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Ross Perot, Jr., chairman of both Hillwood, one of the nation’s top real estate developers, and the Perot Group, an investment management firm, has been inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor. The induction took place at a Hillwood employee meeting in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 20. Through Perot’s leadership, the Hillwood team [...]

A&M, Blinn Students Key in Planning Future B-CS Travel

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Students from Texas A&M University and Blinn College will soon be helping planners decide future mobility needs in the Bryan-College Station area by taking part in a travel survey conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with help from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). “Obviously students account for a considerable amount of traffic [...]

Researchers Study Motivations for Speeding

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Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Battelle have found that while reasons for speeding are based on a wide variety of factors, previous ideas about speeder demographics and personality types were confirmed. This information can be used to identify improved speeding countermeasures. The reasons vary based on a variety of situational, demographic [...]

TTI Offices Closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1

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The Texas A&M Transportation Institute will be on holiday break from Dec. 24- Jan. 1. TTI’s offices will resume normal office hours on Jan. 2. We wish everyone a safe and joyous holiday season!

TTI’s AWAM Getting Deployed Worldwide

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The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) invention known as AWAM — which stands for Anonymous Wireless Address Matching— is a perfect example of the old saying “success is the intersection of hard work and luck.” Though AWAM might never become a household word, for those in the transportation business, it’s quickly becoming the next breakthrough [...]

Study Suggests Using Two License Plates Saves Resources for States, Law Enforcement Agencies

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A recent study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) suggests that states that require vehicles to have two license plates save valuable time and resources in the areas of enforcement, tolling, parking and homeland security. The study also found that the use of two license plates for vehicle identification purposes increases the efficiency and [...]

First Port of Houston General Manager Honored

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Benjamin Casey Allin III, the first general manager of the Port of Houston Authority, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Sept. 12. All six of his grandchildren were present to accept the honor on his behalf at a luncheon in Houston co-sponsored by TTI and the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce. [...]

Texas Safety Belt Use at All Time High, Other Restraint Surveys Indicate Need for Improvement

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Texas motorists are once again buckling up in large numbers, especially compared to years past. Despite the improving numbers, the Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) — part of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) — has documented some areas where still more improvement is needed. TTI has been conducting these surveys since 1984. Among the [...]

John Maddox Joins TTI/UMTRI

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In a groundbreaking partnership, John Maddox has joined the University of Michigan Transportation Institute (UMTRI) and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) as the director of collaborative program strategies. Maddox was formerly the associate administrator of vehicle safety research at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Maddox will be based out of UMTRI’s headquarters in Ann [...]