Jon Epps, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) — with 45 years of combined experience as an educator, researcher, academic administrator and industry executive — was honored with the 2015 S. S. Steinberg Award during the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Jan. 12. The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) […]
Archives for January 2015
Kuhn Appointed Chair of ITE Coordinating Council
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Division Head and Senior Research Engineer Beverly Kuhn was recently appointed as Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Coordinating Council. Kuhn’s appointment began on Jan. 1. The coordinating council coordinates activities of the professional, technical and employer-type councils of ITE and oversees more than 70 council projects currently underway, […]
TTI, TxDOT Seek Participants in Statewide Web Survey
Ride-share, bike-share, car-share – would alternative mobility programs help your area? Texas is one of the fastest growing states in the nation and its growth is expected to continue. The challenge of prioritizing limited transportation resources requires a proactive approach to managing these resources. On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Texas […]
Spiegelman Named AAAS Fellow
Elected by his peers, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Scientist Cliff Spiegelman has been named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). It’s an honor reserved for AAAS members to highlight their contributions to innovation, education and scientific leadership. The association began the tradition of selecting AAAS Fellows in […]
TTI, TxDOT Team Up to Test Connected Vehicle Technology
Connected vehicles are coming. The transportation industry is already working on standards and prototypes. And part of developing those is testing both to ensure the future of transportation is as safe, efficient and reliable as possible. A portion of I-35 could soon become a national test bed for connected vehicle research, thanks in part to […]
TTI/TAMUS Members Schedule of Presentations at TRB
TTI and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to economics and the environment. The PDF below contains a schedule of presentations at the upcoming TRB meetings. Schedule of TTI/TAMUS […]
Latest Issue of Safetynet Now Available
The newest issue of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety’s newsletter is available. View the newsletter.Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. In this issue: New TxDOT traffic safety projects Safety Center researchers look at improving low-bridge warning signs Circuit of the Americas, TxDOT partners for motor safety Researchers, medical professionals seek better […]
Texans Want More Information, Share Strong Feelings about Transportation
As a result of focus groups conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), researchers learned that Texans know very little about how transportation is funded. For example, although most participants knew that taxes pay for transportation, few mentioned fuel taxes, or knew that the Texas fuel tax has not been raised since 1991. They […]