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Archives for October 2016
TTI Leads Panel Discussion on the Future of Transportation
Imagining a future with self-driving vehicles used to be the stuff of sci-fi television, but with rapidly advancing technology it’s closing in on reality. Nationally recognized transportation policy, safety and technology experts from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) led a panel discussion on transportation in an automated/connected world on September 29 at the George […]
Register Now For “A Symposium on Transportation”
The Texas Tribune is pleased to present a daylong symposium, in partnership with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, on transportation policy in Texas. Topics of discussion will include highway funding, urban mobility, road vs. rail, tech innovations in easing congestion and how population growth is impacting our planning for the future. Confirmed panelists include: State […]
Teens in the Driver Seat® Launches Teen Driver App to Curb Distracted Driving Among Teen Drivers
On October 18, 2016, as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 16-22), teen advocates of Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) and program staff launched Teen Driver, a new smartphone app created by MobiSoft Infotech, LLC. The launch was held at Creekview High School and highlighted the app’s functionality, as well as TDS’s […]
Recently Completed Project Provides Guidance for General Aviation Airport Pavement Maintenance
There is one thing all airports have in common—pavement—and a lot of it. In fact, pavements represent perhaps the largest expenditures at any airport. Thus, it is critical that airport management inspect and maintain their pavements for not only safety reasons, but to perform timely maintenance in order to avoid costly full pavement rehabilitation projects. […]
Tales Out of School
75 Percent of Teens Say Their Parents Drive Distracted If you’re a parent, you want to teach your kids to be smart and safe behind the wheel. It’s right there in the job description. But recent data gathered by Aceable—a mobile-first provider of online drivers-education and defensive-driving courses—suggests parents might be telling more than showing. […]
Transportation Short Course Underway at Texas A&M University
A near record number of transportation professionals are attending this year’s Transportation Short Course on the campus of Texas A&M University — the annual meeting of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), organized by its research partner, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). “This 66-year partnership remains a model for the rest of the country,” […]
First in U.S. Dutch-Style Unsignalized Intersection Installed at Texas A&M University with Solar Luminescent Green ‘Paint’ Bicycle Pathways
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Transportation Services completed construction on a first-of-its-kind non-signalized, Dutch-style intersection Oct. 3. The protected intersection includes bright green solar luminescent pavement markings used to delineate the bicycle pathways—also a first use in the United States. In this innovation, the illuminating green pavement marking keeps the pathways […]