The Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System has unanimously selected Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen as the sole finalist for the position of director of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). When appointed, Christiansen, the current deputy director of TTI, will succeed Dr. Herbert H. Richardson, who is retiring after 22 years of service […]
Archives for September 2006
New Research to Aid in Reducing Motorcycle Alcohol Crashes, Improve Motorcycle Safety
TTI’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) has been awarded two separate contracts totaling approximately $260,000 to address alcohol-impaired motorcycle riding and to improve motorcycle safety and increase motorcycle awareness. In the first contract, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the CTS, in collaboration with the University of North […]
Bethune to be Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
Gordon Bethune, former Chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines, will be inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Sept.14. The induction ceremony will be in the Founders Lounge at the Houston Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Speakers at the ceremony will include Houston Mayor Bill White, Continental Airlines […]
TTI Launches New Site
For the first time in almost a decade, TTI’s internet site has been completely revamped and is available to the public starting Sept 4. “This website represents months of full-time work from dozens of people who have brought our organization into the 21st century,” says TTI’s Chief Information Officer and Internet Project Manager Kassandra Agee-Letton. […]