The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was recently successful in three proposals which will usher in an era of partnerships to improve transportation safety, rural transit and railway safety. According to TTI Director of External Initiatives Melissa Tooley, the three proposals will be two-year projects and were part of a competition for the University Transportation […]
Archives for October 2013
TTI Lends Expertise to High-Speed Rail Panel at Texas Tribune Festival
Transportation issues figured prominently at the third annual Texas Tribune Festival, held Sept. 27-29 in Austin. Bill Stockton, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), joined three other panel members for a session examining the potential future of high-speed rail in Texas. TTI is currently conducting work for the Texas Department of […]
Need a Ride? There’s an App for That!
A new take on the traditional carpool, or ridesharing, is about to undergo a multi-year study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) with support from the Federal Highway Administration’s Value Pricing Pilot Program. The project, conducted jointly with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) and Carma, a real-time ridesharing vendor, will test the […]
Tooley Named ARTBA Vice Chairman at Large
Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), has been elected vice chairman at large for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Results of the nominating process were announced during ARTBA’s National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 8-12. Tooley’s election represents the first time a TTI employee has […]
87th Annual Transportation Short Course Highlights TTI-TxDOT Partnership
Every element of Texas transportation will be discussed during the 87th Annual Short Course as nearly 2,000 transportation professionals gather on the Texas A&M University campus Oct. 15-16. Breakout sessions will examine the latest research on topics like roadway design, maintenance and pavement management, rail, work zone safety and speed limits, just to name a […]
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering to Hold its Twenty-First Buchanan Lecture
Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering will hold its Twenty-first Buchanan Lecture on the 22 of November 2013 at the College Station Hilton at 2:00p.m. in the Brazos Amphitheater. The 2013 Buchanan Lecturer is Dr. Andrew Whittle, the Edmund K. Turner Professor, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts […]