There have been numerous mentions of TTI and our experts in recent media reports. Here are links to some of the stories. Outsourcing Capital Metro bus services to save money (Austin American-Statesman) April 24 TTI Freight Shuttle System (Houston Chronicle) April 20 The case for red-light cameras (New Haven Register) April 21, (Orlando Sentinel) March […]
Archives for April 2012
From the Director: Survey of Employee Engagement Results
Last fall, TTI participated in the biennial Survey of Employee Engagement administered by the Institute for Organizational Excellence at UT Austin. This survey is an excellent tool for benchmarking our performance. We recently have received the results of the survey and have posted them on MyTTI here. Thanks to your attention to the survey, TTI’s […]
TTI Recognized by Women’s Transportation Seminar International
In May, a Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) project designed to improve community bicycle facilities will receive the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International 2011 Innovative Solutions Award at the organization’s annual conference in Denver. The project, Using Smartphones to Collect Bicycle Travel Data in Texas, was first honored with the WTS Heart of Texas (HOT) Chapter’s […]
Coulter Field Hosts Educational Air Fair
Nearly 80 fifth graders from Johnson Elementary in Bryan, Texas, participated in a unique, hands-on educational experience at Coulter Field Airport on April 11. The air fair promotes a practical application of math and science through aircraft- and aviation-related meteorological projects. The Doctor James Noel Foundation sponsored the day’s events along with support from the […]
Grant Kick-Off Meeting Held with SWUTC Members and RITA
Officials with the U.S. DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) visited with TTI and other consortium members of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) during the grant kick-off meeting March 21 in College Station. The RITA officials are meeting with each of the 22 UTCs across the country that were recently awarded federal […]
Carlson Makes News with Research Projects, Peers
It’s been a banner first-quarter for Paul Carlson, head of the Operations and Roadway Safety Division. Most recently, he found out that his test measurement for wet pavement markings has been approved by ASTM International. That approval was nearly a 5-year process. For researchers like Carlson, the approval is big news. Officially, it’s ASTM Standard […]
Amy Epps Martin Wins AAPT Award, Elected to Board of Directors
Texas Transportation Institute Research Engineer Amy Epps Martin was recently awarded the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) Board of Directors Award of Recognition during their annual meeting in Austin, TX. Epps Martin also began her term as one of two AAPT Directors at Large. “I’ve been involved with this organization for several years, so […]
A Ssspecial Critter Annexes a Home at Riverside
With overgrown vegetation and a large pond nearby, the Hydraulics, Sedimentation, and Erosion Control Lab (HSECL) at the Riverside Campus attracts more than its share of critters. Mice and rats are the most common non-human visitors to Building 7030 (the technical name for the HSECL’s location). According to Associate Research Specialist Derrold Foster, the most […]
Weatherby Profiled in TRB’s Strategic Management Newsletter
Cinde Weatherby, director of TTI’s Strategic Solutions Center, is spotlighted in the March edition of the TRB Strategic Management Committee newsletter as the committee’s featured member. In the member spotlight article, Weatherby answers questions about the center, her career in transportation and future challenges. When asked her biggest transportation fear, she responded: “Funding is the […]
Insider Describes Highway Funding Bill ‘Dysfunction’
As legislators attempt to come up with a way to pay for the nation’s transportation needs, the speaker for the latest TTI Research Development Seminar painted a picture of Washington, D.C., dysfunction as he described the status of a new highway funding bill. Graham Hill, founding member and chief executive officer of Washington, D.C.–based firm […]