TTI Director Dennis Christiansen, Lubbock Citibus General Manager John Wilson and Hall of Honor Board Member Gary Thomas were among those attending the induction ceremony for Colonel John F. Strickland into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor recently. Strickland was responsible for the development of the interurban railway system in the Dallas area in the […]
Archives for November 2006
Teens in the Driver Seat” Wins National Award”
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has presented TTI’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) with its National President’s Safety Award. The honor was given to TDS team members representing TxDOT and TTI at AASHTO’s Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, Oct. 28. “This national recognition will go a long way in […]
TTI Joins International Road Federation
It is a pretty safe bet to say that TTI Researcher Carlos Chang-Albitres owes much of his career to the International Road Federation (IRF). Since 1948, the IRF provided graduate school scholarships to 1,150 transportation students from around the globe. In 1997, Chang-Albitres was a private sector employee in his home country of Peru, working […]
Deer Research Center Now Has TTI Affiliation
When Transportation Engineer Keith Knapp accepted a job at TTI a couple of months ago, he brought with him the multi-state Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse (DVCIC) and its website. Knapp has been director of the Clearinghouse since its inception and expects to continue to lead the effort through the Deer-Vehicle Crash Information and Research Center […]
Christiansen becomes new TTI Director
Dennis L. Christiansen was formally appointed director of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) during a special telephonic meeting of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Wednesday, November 1. Regents named Christiansen sole finalist for the position last month. Wednesday’s confirmation by the Board completes the appointment process. “The leadership provided by former directors […]