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.
Safety-Belt Use at All-Time High in Texas
March 1, 2013
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.
Increasing Capacity, Reducing Wait Times: TTI Helps Design ITS-Based California Port of Entry
March 1, 2013
The proposed new port of entry, Otay Mesa East, will be a state-of-the-art tolled crossing facility.
TTI on the Border
March 1, 2013
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.
As Traffic Jams Worsen, Commuters Allow Extra Time for Urgent Trips
March 1, 2013
As traffic congestion continues to worsen, trip times become more unpredictable. Researchers now have a way to measure that degree of unreliability.
Computer Simulations Explore “What If” Disaster Scenarios
March 1, 2013
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.
Funding Tomorrow’s Transportation in Texas: Not a Question of If…a Question of How
March 1, 2011
We often take our transportation system for granted. Then something happens — an ice storm, for example — to remind us just how much we depend on that system. Without it, our mobility, our economy, our very lives can become paralyzed. Keeping existing system infrastructure operational and effectively planning future roadways are vital to meeting [...]
