Are traffic crashes and crime related? Well, it turns out they often are. Find an area of town that has an abundance of crashes and traffic violations and chances are pretty good that the crime rate is high there too. So, law enforcement agencies have found that providing a high police presence in areas with […]
Archives for February 2013
TRB Poster Session Highlights I-35 Model Outreach Effort
It’s common, even required at stages, to engage the public during the planning and development of a transportation project. But to continue that effort throughout the construction phase is rare. TxDOT’s I-35 Mobility Initiative lets motorists and business owners along the interstate know what improvements are coming, what the impacts will be during construction, and […]
New RTI Director Visits TTI
With humor and a straightforward approach, the new director of TxDOT’s Research and Technology Implementation (RTI) Office, Shannon Crum, conducted a question-and-answer session with TTI employees Feb. 8. The much-anticipated visit comes three months after Crum took over RTI amid rumors about major changes within the TxDOT research program — many of which were addressed […]
Heartfelt Donations at TTI Blood Drive Help Save Lives
Purposely held close to Valentine’s Day, TTI’s first blood drive of 2013 could be responsible for saving 102 lives. A total of 34 blood products were donated by TTI employees and other donors February 12. Usually a 3 to 1 return is estimated for blood donations. “We wanted to make it fun, so we played […]
As Traffic Jams Worsen, Commuters Allowing Extra Time for Urgent Trips
As traffic congestion continues to worsen, the time required for a given trip becomes more unpredictable, and researchers now have a way to measure that degree of unreliability, introduced for the first time as part of the annual Urban Mobility Report (UMR), published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The Planning Time Index (PTI), […]