During a news conference in Austin on July 27, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Director Dennis Christiansen and the Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, touted the connection between the Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program and the dramatic decline in teen fatalities in Texas. The state capital […]
Archives for July 2009
TTI Cited for Employee Support
Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Technician Lee Gustavus and TTI Agency Director Dennis Christiansen were recognized by the National Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) during a recent ceremony. Research Associate Chip Sosa, a member of the Texas Army National Guard, nominated Gustavus and TTI for the awards. “TTI and […]
Economic factors tap the brakes on traffic congestion
Experts say slight reduction represents a temporary lull, not a trend As goes the American economy, so goes the traffic. Though it might have been hard to notice, traffic congestion took a break from its worsening trend even before the current recession, with high gas prices in the last half of 2007 bringing about a […]