TTI Staff External Awards and Committees

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TTI researchers and staff contribute to the growth of the transportation profession by participating in, and leading, numerous local, state and national organizations. Many have recently won significant professional awards and hold elected offices or committee appointments in a variety of professional organizations.  For example, more than 80 TTI researchers lead or serve on one [...]

TRB Poster Session Highlights I-35 Model Outreach Effort

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It’s common, even required at stages, to engage the public during the planning and development of a transportation project. But to continue that effort throughout the construction phase is rare. TxDOT’s I-35 Mobility Initiative lets motorists and business owners along the interstate know what improvements are coming, what the impacts will be during construction, and [...]

TTI Wins Multiple Outstanding Paper Awards at TRB

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Several employees have received Outstanding Paper Awards at this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-17. Lead authors Stacey Bricka, Nauman Sheikh and Adam Pike were the respective winners of the Charley V. Wootan, K.B. Woods and Young Professional awards. Established in 2004, the Charley V. Wootan Award is [...]

TTI at TRB

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TTI and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to economics and the environment.

Turnbull Cited for Excellence in Applied Research

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Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Agency Director Katie Turnbull received recognition from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Managed Lanes Committee on May 23 for her contribution to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) and high-occupancy toll (HOT) research, an effort spanning more than 20 years. The citation states that “[Turnbull’s research findings] and her hands-on involvement in [...]

TTI Research Honored at TRB Annual Meeting

Abbey Road Researchers: Eun Sug Park, Vichika Iragavarapu, Susan T. Chrysler and Kay Fitzpatrick.

D. Grant Mickle Award A prestigious “best paper” award was given to a team of Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 90th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. The D. Grant Mickle Award for the outstanding paper in operations and maintenance was awarded to Kay Fitzpatrick, Susan T. Chrysler, Vichika Iragavarapu, and [...]

TTI at TRB

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TTI researchers were selected to present papers at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to economics and the environment.

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 [...]