Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin and Assistant Transportation Researcher Sarah Overmyer of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have proposed two panels for the South by Southwest Conference to be held March 10-19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Both panels examine how technology and transportation intersect to impact our quality of life. Self-Driving Cars and the […]
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Austin, TX and the Smart Cities Challenge: Improving transportation, creating ladders of opportunity
Research is about more than just studying a problem in search of a solution. Sometimes, research is about realizing a vision. Imagine, for instance, a city with a robust downtown, vibrant neighborhoods, and bustling suburbs. It’s a city of the future, in which people circulate freely, but not by routinely using their own cars. Oh, […]
Texas Tribune reports on toll road funding policy; TTI research has examined public-private partnerships
Texas Tribune article, Toll Road Projects in Limbo Following Session, is about toll road funding following the 84th legislative session. The Policy Research Center published a report titled, Public-Private Investment Models for Roadway Infrastructure, which looks at public-private partnerships (P3s) as a means to support the increasing infrastructure demand in Texas. Researchers studied global and national P3 projects to determine what […]