EL PASO – The Texas Transportation Institute, the nation’s largest transportation research agency of its kind, has established an El Paso research center with new state funding secured by State Senator Eliot Shapleigh. The Institute opened in 1950 and works to create technologies and solve problems in all modes of transportation – highway, rail, air, […]
Archives for 2005
Traffic Problems for Mid-Sized Cities Addressed
The growing problem of traffic congestion in the Bryan/College Station area received some attention from Congress last Friday as the Transportation Appropriations Committee dedicated $400,000 to the issue as part of a $5.2 million transportation package for Brazos County. Once approved, the funds will be used by a unique collaboration among TTI, Texas A&M University, […]
TTI/MARAD Collaboration Announced
HOUSTON – The Center for Ports & Waterways (CPW) at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) will soon begin a study for the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to update a comparison of freight transportation methods. The collaboration will provide an up-to-date analysis of the environmental impacts of barge transportation compared to other modes, such as highway […]
All Lanes Open at Pecos Testing Site
PECOS- A unique public-private collaboration was born this week when the final papers were signed creating the Southwest Center for Transportation Research and Testing. The 5,800 acre complex is an academic-industry-public collaboration between the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), Applied Research Associates (ARA) and the Pecos Economic Development Corporation (PEDC). TTI Deputy Director Dennis Christiansen said […]
Transportation Hall of Honor inducts three new members
AUSTIN – Officials on Tuesday honored three long-time public servants for their contributions to transportation throughout Texas, making E. Neveille Colson, Doug Pitcock, Jr. and Ray Stoker, Jr. the three newest members of the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor. The three were recognized during a ceremony and luncheon featuring State Senator Todd Staples, chairman of […]
New System Saves Lives at Rural Intersections
Researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) have developed a new system to improve the safety at high-speed rural intersections by reducing red-light violations and sudden stops by up to 70 percent. Drivers approaching a high-speed rural intersection with a green signal that suddenly changes to yellow have a split second to make an important […]
Annual study shows nation’s traffic troubles growing worse
College Station, Texas — Despite slow growth in jobs and travel, traffic congestion continues to worsen, researchers say, costing Americans $63.1 billion a year. The 2005 Urban Mobility Report measures traffic congestion trends from 1982 to 2003, reflecting the most recent data available. If today’s higher fuel prices are factored in, the cost jumps another […]
Part two of bicycle use study begins on Texas A&M campus next week
College Station, Texas — Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers will begin the second part of a bicycle use study on the Texas A&M campus next week. The study, sponsored by the Southwest University Transportation Center, is expected to help local officials improve bike routes, enhance safety and encourage more bike use locally. The study will […]
4th Annual Brazos Valley Transportation Summit begins tomorrow
College Station, Texas — The 4th Annual Brazos Valley Transportation Summit at the George Bush Presidential Library’s Annenberg Conference Center is set to begin Wednesday. Hosted by the City of College Station, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), Texas A&M Transportation Services, the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, The Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation […]
Mobile Emissions 101
The Methods Behind the Estimates The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is at the forefront in developing methods and procedures to apply the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPAs) MOBILE emissions rate program to estimate on-road mobile source emissions in Texas. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the EPA to set limits on the amount of certain pollutants […]