Seven staff members from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-Texas Division spent the day at TTI on Wednesday, July 26, to learn about current research initiatives and tour TTI laboratories. The group visited both the TTI Proving Grounds at the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus and TTI’s State Headquarters on the Texas A&M University campus […]
Archives for 2017
Statewide Safety Conference Unites Child Car Seat Technicians for Unique Gathering
A Texas conference dedicated to child passenger safety was held in Richardson, Texas, July 10–12, highlighting the enormous strides made in the last 25 years to protect children who ride in safety seats. But it also revealed how much more work needs to be done. A majority of children who ride in child safety seats […]
Winfree Participates in National Congressional Roundtable on CAV Policy
At the invitation of U.S. Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL), TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree is participating in a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) policy roundtable in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at the Capitol Visitors Center. The roundtable, titled ‘‘The Road Ahead: Developing Policies to Make Connected and Automated Vehicles […]
TTI, Aruba Explore Way to Improve the Experience for 7.5 Million Annual Bus Riders
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, today announced an exploratory transportation project to optimize traffic flows for bus ridership and utilize data analytics to improve navigation at Texas A&M University through Aruba Wireless and Data Analytics. Texas A&M University is one of the largest universities in the United States […]
TTI Signs MOA with Korea Transport Institute
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI). The MOA was signed during a visit by a Korean delegation to TTI on July 12. The day included presentations by KOTI and TTI leadership. The three-member Korean delegation consisted of Dr. Chang Woon Lee, president […]
WSP and TTI Partner to Advance Transportation Research
WSP USA and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly collaborate on creating a stronger connection between research and deployment of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) as well as connected and automated vehicle solutions. The agreement includes sharing expertise on research, transportation operations and management, and connected […]
TTI Traffic Safety Conference Plays Major Role in Developing Safety Plan for Texas
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) 10th Traffic Safety Conference is historic in that it was the first time attendees helped shape the state’s latest Strategic Highway Safety Plan. It’s a federal requirement that all the nation’s state departments of transportation renew their plans every five years. Texas must submit its newest version of the […]
TTI Researchers Conduct Five-Year Motorcycle Crash Analysis
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently completed a five-year analysis of Texas motorcycle crashes. “The purpose of this project was to understand the complex nature of motorcycle crashes in Texas by constructing a motorcycle crash database and a multi-year analysis of these data with an emphasis on the prevention of fatal and incapacitating […]
Attention Austin Area Travelers: Please Participate in Our Work Zone Traveler Information Preference Survey
TxDOT is interested in finding out more about how work zones affect personal travel behavior and how individuals obtain information regarding work zones. To that end, TxDOT, with assistance from TTI, is conducting the Texas Department of Transportation Work Zone Survey. The purpose of the survey is to gather information which will be used to […]
TTI Plays Key Role in Report on Impact Areas of Shale Oil and Gas Development in Texas
A comprehensive, new review of the impacts of shale oil and gas development in Texas by a cross-disciplinary task force of top researchers—organized by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST)—finds a wide range of both benefits and consequences for the state’s infrastructure, environment and communities. These impacts are detailed in the […]
Employees and Dignitaries Celebrate TTI Headquarters Construction
Gathering near the future site of the new Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Headquarters Building, about 200 TTI employees and local, state and A&M System dignitaries were among those who celebrated the beginning of construction of the new TTI headquarters at the newly developed Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus today. The $70 million building […]
TTI Partners with the University of Maryland on Major FHWA Project
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) will assist in a multi-million dollar Federal Highway Administration project that provides states and regional agencies with data and tools to better manage their roadways. Led by the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory and transportation analytics company INRIX, TTI will help integrate INRIX data with […]
Safe-D, ATLAS Internship Program Underway at TTI
Nine undergraduate students from various backgrounds with an interest in transportation safety have been selected for a unique, 10-week summer internship with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) as part of the Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS) and Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Centers (UTCs). Led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), […]
TTI Gets a Look at Future Transit Technology
Proterra may not be a name you are familiar with. The Burlingame, California-based manufacturer of battery-powered buses has over 300 of its zero tailpipe emissions Catalyst buses plying transit routes in the United States. Proterra brought one of its Catalyst buses to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) on May 22. Piloted by founder Dale […]
Economic Indicators Graphs Provide Quick Access to Key Trends
When researching transportation in Texas, analyzing economic trends that impact transportation is a critical component. Therefore, having quick, accurate access to many of these trends is of great benefit to transportation researchers. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI) Infrastructure Investment and Analysis Program has developed a set of economic indicators that directly and indirectly affect […]
TTI Participates in Autonomous Technologies Charrette
Connected and autonomous vehicles, along with shared mobility services, have the potential to transform the transportation system. However, exactly how and when these technologies will be deployed is subject to uncertainties related to many factors. This was the topic of a recent charrette that took place on the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Campus. The charrette, […]
At a Glance: The Amount of Drilling Activity in a Region Affects Vehicle Crashes and Crash Costs*
Comparison based on statewide data in Texas from 2006–2009 and 2010–2013. See related story. *SOURCES: Texas Railroad Commission, Texas Department of Transportation and Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Work in Progress: Building TTI’s New Home
Volume 53, Number 2 (2017) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: At a Glance: The Amount of Drilling Activity in a Region Affects Vehicle Crashes and Crash Costs TTI’s Traveler Information System Helps Keep I-35 Drivers Safer, Better Informed Rural Toolkit Devised to Help High-Crash-Rate Areas Improve Transportation Safety New Report on Shale Development Impacts […]
TTI’s Traveler Information System Helps Keep I-35 Drivers Safer, Better Informed
In Texas, I-35 stretches some 500 miles, from the Rio Grande to the Red River. Much of I-35 was once known as the Chisholm Trail, and 50 percent of the state’s population — that’s nearly 14 million people — live within 50 miles of I-35 today. No wonder Texans refer to the interstate as Main […]
Rural Toolkit Devised to Help High-Crash-Rate Areas Improve Transportation Safety
Half of all fatal crashes in Texas occur on rural roadways. Researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have identified those areas of the state with the highest crash rates and devised a plan that focuses on solving their specific issues, despite limited resources. “This is a targeted, evidence-based, systematic approach that not only […]