With a new leader at the helm and significant changes in how we travel looming, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held its 88th Annual Transportation Short Course on the campus of Texas A&M University Oct. 13–15. The annual event, designed to inform employees about the latest innovations in transportation research, is organized and co-hosted […]
Archives for October 2014
Researchers Test Emergency Exit Signs for Tunnels
About 15 years ago, Europe suffered several catastrophic highway tunnel disasters that resulted in the loss of lives. When examining the aftermath, investigators found that many people had stayed in their vehicles instead of exiting and seeking emergency exits. European researchers then began to reexamine engineering in tunnels and ways to move people to an […]
TTI Transit Research Highlighted at APTA Annual Meeting
Billed as the industry’s premier meeting, an estimated 15,000 public transit-agency professionals will converge on Houston’s Hilton Americas & George R. Brown Convention Center Oct. 12–15 for the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) Annual Meeting. Funding for public transportation remains among the leading issues for transit agencies, and ridership appears to be growing. In a […]
Community Involvement Key in Kyle Field Transportation Plan Project
With the Kyle Field expansion project resulting in a 28 percent increase in seating capacity, transportation planners not only wanted to improve traffic flow, but also improve the overall weekend experience for Texas A&M University football fans. Involvement from community organizations throughout Bryan/College Station played a key role in achieving that goal. The Kyle Field […]
Self-Reported Survey of Texas Teens Finds Drug-Impaired Driving Surpasses Alcohol-Impaired Driving for First Time
Peer-to-peer program at Concordia targets impaired driving in an effort to improve safety behind the wheel In 2012, for the first time since its creation more than 20 years ago, the Texas Secondary School Survey found that more high school seniors reported driving drug-impaired than those who reported driving alcohol-impaired. One Austin university is doing […]