Planning is underway for the 2015 Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Summit on May 17-19 in San Antonio, Texas. Car crashes are the number one killer of youth in America. The TDS Summit will showcase student leaders in bringing awareness about this problem to their peers, families and communities. This year’s Summit will kick […]
Archives for February 2015
Fitzpatrick, Briaud Receive Regents Awards
Kay Fitzpatrick and Jean-Louis Briaud were each named recipients of The Texas A&M University System’s Regents Fellow Service Award during a ceremony Feb. 11. The Regents Fellow Service Award is reserved for those A&M System employees “who have provided exemplary professional service to society that has created large and lasting benefits to Texas and beyond.” […]
TTI Requests Input Regarding Transportation Reinvestment Zones
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is requesting input from county and city officials regarding Transportation Reinvestment Zones (TRZ) (this does not include County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones). The purpose of the study is to identify the advantages, disadvantages and lessons learned by local governments and other agencies that have considered or may be utilizing […]
TTI Recognized for Variable Speed Limit Pilot Project
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and its partners have been recognized by the Intelligent Transportation Society of Texas (ITS Texas) for implementing a variable speed limit (VSL) pilot program designed to ease congestion and save lives. The Outstanding Project Award was presented to TTI, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Southwest Research […]
Turnbull Honored with TRB’s Carey Award
Katie Turnbull, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), was presented with the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) W. N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award on Jan 14, at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Turnbull was recognized for her outstanding service to TRB and transportation research. Since 1988, Turnbull has provided […]
Registration Now Open for the 2015 Traffic Safety Conference
Planning is underway for the 2015 Statewide Traffic Safety Conference in Corpus Christi June 8-10, 2015. No matter what your area of expertise may be or what specific approaches to solving traffic safety problems you take, we’re all working toward a common goal: significant and permanent reductions in the deaths and injuries on our streets […]