Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor for engineering at The Texas A&M University System, director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), and dean of the Dwight Look College of Engineering, made her first official visit to TTI on March 22. She was accompanied by Dr. Dennis O’Neal, associate dean for research and deputy director […]
Archives for March 2012
TTI in the News
There have been numerous mentions of TTI and our experts in recent media reports. Here are links to some of the stories. River commerce and the nation’s locks and dams (Pittsburg Post-Gazette) March 20 Waterway transportation becomes more fuel efficient (The Journal of Commerce) March 15 Reducing teen traffic deaths (USA Today) March 14 Are […]
TTI Has Major Role in State Congestion Relief Proposals
After months of working with local agencies about proposed transportation projects in the most congested corridors in the state, TTI presented a detailed report to the Texas Transportation Commission Feb. 23. The report, titled Mobility Investment Priorities — Early Recommendations Report, includes recommendations that will advance major projects that would improve mobility for the areas […]
New Study Makes Strong Case for Wider Edge Line Markings on Rural Two-Lane Highways
A recent study by the Texas Transportation Institute provides the most compelling evidence yet that wider paint lines on roadway shoulders (commonly called edge lines) are a cost-effective, statistically-sound approach to reducing crashes and fatalities on rural two-lane highways. The study, entitled “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Wider Edge Line Pavement Markings,” was sponsored […]
TTI Day Changes Planned, Celebratory Dinner Continues
For the second year in a row, employees will be invited to a TTI Celebratory Dinner and Reception scheduled the night before TTI Day. The April 30 after-hours dinner will be held at the Zone Club at Kyle Field. “The dinner speaker will be someone who will have an ‘outside the Institute’ perspective of TTI,” […]
TTI Bikes!
TTI is kicking off a bike-sharing program on the Texas A&M University campus. The effort is designed to demonstrate and promote the benefits of alternative transportation modes — and hopefully inspire others to get on board. Participants in the program are required to complete a bicycle safety training course, wear helmets and obey all traffic […]
THANKS to the super TTI staff who have made MyTTI possible!
Intranet Work Group – Conceived the concept and specifications for MyTTI Rafael Aldrete Brad Hoover Curtis Beaty Mary Levien Terry Childers Nick McLarty Richard Cole Terri Parker Joe Dunn Chris Pourteau Linda Edge Martha Raney-Taylor Ginger Goodin Shawn Turner MyTTI Implementation Team – Designed, organized, built and populated MyTTI Samantha Atchison Vicky Nelson Richard Cole […]
TTI Publications
Video Summary Reports Video summary reports are available on the Texas Department of Transportation’s Research and Technology Implementation Office’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/bestpracticesvsrs/. Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFADs), 0-6407. Bioretention Techniques for Storm Water Quality, 0-5949. Development of Very Thin Overlay Systems, 0-5598. Evaluation of Modern Traffic Control Devices to Improve Safety at Rural Intersections, […]
A&M System Chancellor Visits TTI
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp visited TTI Jan. 12, telling Institute officials, “TTI is the shining star of the A&M System, so you don’t have to win me over; you just have to educate me.” Sharp, who became the 14th chancellor of the A&M System on Aug. 15, spent the afternoon learning firsthand […]
Making the Grade: Tomorrow’s Transportation System
Volume 48, Number 1 (2012) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: Making the Most of a Fixer-Upper TTI at TRB Alcohol Studies Center Transfers to TTI Looking Out for Pedestrians Energy Developments and Our Roadways: Impacts and Strategies A Blueprint for Sustainability Freight Shuttle System Promises the Next Historic Milestone in Freight Movement Fighting Congestion […]
Institute News
Center for Railway Research Established at TTI With a focus on improving railway safety and enhancing the performance of the nation’s rail system, the Texas A&M Board of Regents has approved establishing the Center for Railway Research (CRR) as a part of TTI. “Having this center is a very positive step in our plans to […]
High Crash Rates Among Hispanics and Military Prompt Study
TTI’s Center for Transportation Safety is beginning to examine the reasons why two distinct population groups — Hispanics and U.S. military personnel — are experiencing above-average crash rates.
Looking into the Retroreflective Glass
As the paint–glass bead mixture used in roadway markings for light retroreflection is applied to the road, degrades over time, and is reapplied, what effect does it have on the people handling it and on our environment?
Fighting Congestion with Technology: The New Frontier
A technological revolution is underway that has transportation leaders, government officials and even attorneys abuzz with questions and hope about what it could mean in solving a growing and costly concern — congestion.
Freight Shuttle System Promises the Next Historic Milestone in Freight Movement
Picture a system in which transporters powered by electric motors carry trailers from trucks and containers from ships on an elevated track above existing highway right-of-way, safely separated from passenger traffic.
A Blueprint for Sustainability
Sustainability — a popular, emerging concept — has become a key consideration in the delivery and operation of transportation infrastructure, and at all levels of government.
Energy Developments and Our Roadways: Impacts and Strategies
In recent years, there has been a boom of energy-related activities in Texas, but many short- and long-term impacts on the state’s right-of-way and infrastructure are not properly documented.
Looking Out for Pedestrians
Two recent research studies on pedestrian crossings have aimed at making crosswalks safer and more efficient. Both studies are influencing national standards and making conditions better for pedestrians.
Alcohol Studies Center Transfers to TTI
Alcohol related statistics are staggering and have led Maury Dennis, with the Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies, to dedicate his career to educating the public about problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse.
TTI at TRB
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) was well represented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C., as dozens of employees presented papers and others were given awards for their work. The meeting was held Jan. 22–26. A team of TTI researchers — Kay Fitzpatrick, Susan T. Chrysler, Vichika Iragavarapu […]