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• Gateways, Not Barriers: Seeing Old Borders in New Ways
• Using RFID Readers to Measure Wait Times at the U.S.-Mexico Border
• Safety-Belt Use at All-Time High in Texas
• Increasing Capacity, Reducing Wait Times: TTI Helps Design ITS-Based California Port of Entry
• TTI on the Border
• As Traffic Jams Worsen, Commuters Allow Extra Time for Urgent Trips
• Computer Simulations Explore “What If” Disaster Scenarios
• TTI News
• TTI Publications

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• What We’ve Done Together
• A Shared History of Meeting National Challenges
• TTI Landmark NCHRP Reports That Set National Standards
• Warming Up to New Ideas: The Pros and Cons of Warm-Mix Asphalt
• National Crash-Testing Standards: TTI Makes a Big Impact with 18-Wheelers
• Demanding a Recount on Motorcycle Crashes
• Should We Move More Cargo via America’s Marine Highways?
• TTI Supports Texas Policy Makers
• Toward a National Freight Data Architecture: TTI Researches the First Steps
• TTI’s Current Work with the SHRP 2 Program
• TTI Turns Up the Heat on Asphalt Cold Spots
• Best Practices in Utility Conflict Management
• Lady Bird Johnson, Benjamin Allin III Join the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
• Institute News
• TTI Publications

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• Partnering for Texas
• Thin Is In: Thin Asphalt Overlay Helps Stretch Budgets Further
• Testing Is Key to Roadside Safety
• New Approaches to Traditional Research: Collecting and Analyzing Travel Data for TxDOT
• The I-35 Expansion Project
• Safety Experts Focus on Motorcycle Fatalities
• Clear Approach: TTI Supports TxDOT’s Aviation Division
• Broader Shoulders Support Safer Roadways
• Today’s Forecast: More Rain — TTI Hydraulics, Sedimentation and Erosion Control Laboratory Expands
• Providing Positive Protection for Work Zones
• Institute News
• TTI Publications

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• The Future Requires Original Thinking
• Agricultural Economics and TTI
• TTI and the George Bush School of Government and Public Service
• On Deck: TTI’s Young Professionals Step Up
• Teaming, Teaching, Transforming Minds: TTI and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
• A New Era: The SWUTC Adds Two New Schools to Consortium
• TTI and the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
• Vice Chancellor Spends the Day at TTI
• Institute News
• TTI Publications

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• Making the Most of a Fixer-Upper
• TTI at TRB
• Alcohol Studies Center Transfers to TTI
• Looking Out for Pedestrians
• Energy Developments and Our Roadways: Impacts and Strategies
• A Blueprint for Sustainability
• Freight Shuttle System Promises the Next Historic Milestone in Freight Movement
• Fighting Congestion with Technology: The New Frontier
• Looking into the Retroreflective Glass
• High Crash Rates Among Hispanics and Military Prompt Study
• A&M System Chancellor Visits TTI
• Institute News
• TTI Publications

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Editorial

• Progress Isn’t Always Pretty

Technology Transfer

• Transportation Short Course Highlights Change
• Video Summary Reports Catch On

Safety Testing

• TTI’s Visibility Research Laboratory Puts Safety in the Spotlight Worldwide

Mobility

• Mobility Study
• Rider 42
• Our Changing Rural Areas
• Prototype Design for a Predictive Model to Improve Evacuation Operations

Roadway Analysis

• Saving Time, Money and Resources

Institute News

• Awards and More

TTI Publications

• Available Reports and Products

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Editorial

• Envisioning a Traffic Safety Culture

Safety Culture

• Making Safety a Cultural Priority

Safety Comes of Age

• Center for Transportation Safety Celebrates 10 Years of Helping to Save Lives
• Texas’ Click It or Ticket Campaign Turns 10

Driver Awareness

• TTI Studies Increased Crash Rates Along the DFW Connector
• It’s Confirmed: Driving’s a Full-Time Job — How Texting Impairs Driving Performance

Roadside Safety Innovations

• TTI Research Makes the Roadside Safer

Safety and Law Enforcement

• TTI Study Underscores Safety Benefits of Red-Light Cameras
• Getting It Write — New Crash-Reporting Form for Texas Law Enforcement

Safety Training

• Developing Crew Resource Management Training

Institute News

• Awards and More

TTI Publications

• Available Reports and Products

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Editorial

• Bringing Balance to Transportation Finance

Planning

• Valuing Research
• Assessing Customer Satisfaction

Pavement Preservation

• Pavement 2.0
• PANDA Model Predicts Pavement Damage, Helps Build Better Pavements

Driving Smarter

• Drive Smarter, Pay Less
• Eco-driving Means Driving Smarter

Finance

• Providing a Viable Financing Option
• TTI Helps Texas Legislators See into the Future

Design

• Road Design Training in Kosovo

Institute News

• Awards and More

TTI Publications

• Available Reports and Products

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Editorial

• TTI Research: Making Things Better

Planning

• Workshops Bring Local, State Planners Together
• Funding Tomorrow’s Transportation in Texas: Not a Question of If…a Question of How
• Rural Transportation Planning: It’s Not Just for Urban Areas Anymore

Safety

• Enlightening Sign Time: TTI Helps Spread the Word about New National Retroreflectivity Standards

Mobility

• The WSDOT Express Lanes Project: Research into Practice
• Improved Urban Mobility Report Distributed

Legislature

• Texas Lawmakers Are Increasingly Turning to TTI for Answers to Questions Like These

Bicycle and Pedestrian

• Walk This Way — and Bicycle Too
• Designing Context-Sensitive Solutions for Urban Thoroughfares

Education

• Road Safety Audit Course Offered in Abu Dhabi

Infrastructure

• Rendell Tells Texas Transportation Forum It’s Time to Act
• Maintaining a Strong Foundation: Materials and Pavements Implementation Projects

Institute News

• Awards and More

TTI Publications

• Available Reports and Products

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Editorial

• Making Goode Sense: The Way Ahead with TTI

Environment

• Keeping Tabs on the Elements: TTI’s Environmental Research Focuses on Water, Air Standards
• The Sky’s the Limit

Infrastructure

• The Right Time and the Right Place: Taking Care of Our Infrastructure

Security

• Security Is More Than a State of Mind

Workforce Development

• Learning by Teaching: Developing Transportation Professionals for Today and Tomorrow

Institute News

• TTI in the Media
• Short Course Long on History, Achievements
• Texas Transportation Pioneer Inducted into Hall of Honor
• Advisory Council Addresses Challenges of Texas Transportation
• Awards and More

TTI Publications

• Available Reports and Products