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William R. Stockton, Ph.D., P.E.

William R. Stockton, Ph.D., P.E.

Executive Associate Agency Director
Research Engineer
TTI Administration - Wells Fargo Plaza, Room 502H
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-9947 · fax (979) 845-9356
stockton@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://ttiresearch.tamu.edu/b-stockton

Short Biography

Dr. Stockton is Executive Associate Agency Director and Research Engineer at the Texas Transportation Institute, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has more than 35 years of professional experience, primarily in the public sector. In addition to 25 years of State service in College Station, San Antonio and Austin, he served the City of Austin for 10 years as Director of Public Works and Director of Emergency Medical Services.

His research efforts focus on public policy and decision support activities for public agencies, including projects to aid in decision-making for toll roads, high occupancy vehicle lanes, intelligent transportation systems and international commercial border crossings. He is a member of the State's Border Trade Advisory Committee and served as the facilitator for the Trans-Texas Corridor Advisory Committee, appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission. Most recently, he served as a lead staff support for the Texas 2030 Needs Assessment. Dr. Stockton is an active member of numerous local, state and national professional societies and their committees.

He received his Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a licensed professional engineer in Texas.

Professional Interests

Congestion pricing

Transportation funding and financing

Public asset management practices

International border transportation

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006.

M.Eng., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1973.

B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1971.

Experience

Executive Associate Agency Director, TTI Administration, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2009 - Present.

Research Engineer, System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group, Texas Transportation Institute, December 1994 - Present.

Associate Agency Director, TTI Administration, Texas Transportation Institute, June 2001 - December 2008.

Director, Public Works and Transportation, City of Austin, 1989 - 1994.

Director, Emergency Medical Services, City of Austin, 1985 - 1989.

Deputy Director, Urban Transportation, City of Austin, 1984 - January 1985.

Associate Research Engineer and Program Manager, Texas Transportation Institute, 1978 - January 1984.

Assistant Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, 1974 - January 1978.

Professional Registration

Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 41188.

Affiliations

Fellow, International Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on Congestion Pricing.

Member, Transportation Research Board, Committee on Taxation and Finance.

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Texas Section (TexITE).

Honors/Awards

Transportation Innovation Award, Texas Department of Transportation, 2001.

Transportation Innovation Award, Texas Department of Transportation, 1999.

Austin Quality Award for Achievement, Greater Austin Quality Forum, 1994.

Urban Traffic Engineering Achievement Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), 1990.

EMS Administrator of the Year, Texas Department of Health, 1988.

James W. McGrew Award for Excellence in Public Policy Research, Austin Society for Public Administration, 1989.

Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Army Reserve, 1989.

Selected Publications

W. R. Stockton, et al. Governor's 2030 Committee Texas Transportation Needs Report. 2030 Committee, Austin, TX. February 2009.

D. Kang, W.R. Stockton. Estimation of Toll Road Users Value of Time. Research Report. 473700-00084-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2008.

W.R. Stockton, W.L. Eisele. HOT START, HOV to HOT - STrategic Analysis Rating Tool. Product. 0-4898-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2006.

W.L. Eisele, H.T. Wilner, M. Bolin, W.R. Stockton, M.W. Burris, V.D. Goodin, T.S. Collier, J.R. Winn, L. Xu, M.L. Hoelscher. Evaluating Criteria for Adapting HOV Lanes to HOT Lanes: Development and Application of HOT START Software Tool. Technical Report. 0-4898-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2006.

D.R. Smith, C.M. Chang-Albitres, W.R. Stockton, C.M. Smith. Estimating Revenues Using a Toll Viability Screening Tool. Technical Report. 0-4726-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2005.

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