Teaming, Teaching, Transforming Minds: TTI and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

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The TTI/LAUP partnership enables a multidisciplinary approach to solving multifaceted problems.

Freight Shuttle System Promises the Next Historic Milestone in Freight Movement

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Picture a system in which transporters powered by electric motors carry trailers from trucks and containers from ships on an elevated track above existing highway right-of-way, safely separated from passenger traffic.

A Blueprint for Sustainability

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Sustainability — a popular, emerging concept — has become a key consideration in the delivery and operation of transportation infrastructure, and at all levels of government.

Making the Most of a Fixer-Upper

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Transportation and Sustainability in the 21st Century Nothing lasts forever. For researchers in transportation, that particular cliché presents a challenge. If nothing lasts forever, how can we build a better, more efficient, longer-lasting network? Bang for the buck. More from less. As stakeholders in transportation, you no doubt know these phrases by heart. The key [...]

New Guidebook Helps Agencies Develop Effective Sustainability Measures

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Sustainability has become a key component in transportation planning at all levels of government, but until now few tools were available to help planners develop meaningful ways to measure the effectiveness of these efforts. A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies, created by Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and published this week by [...]