In an effort to cultivate community and idea sharing at TTI, researchers at the TTI Austin urban office have started a monthly presentation series called “Fast & Furious.” In keeping with the event title, each lunchtime session is a dynamic, half-hour event where two researchers give 7-minute presentations on work they have done at TTI, […]
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TTI Staff External Awards and Committees
TTI researchers and staff contribute to the growth of the transportation profession by participating in, and leading, numerous local, state and national organizations. Many have recently won significant professional awards and hold elected offices or committee appointments in a variety of professional organizations. For example, more than 80 TTI researchers lead or serve on one […]
Travel Surveys: Moving from Tradition to Practical Innovation
The Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Household Travel Survey Symposium: From Tradition to Innovation was held in Dallas Nov. 8 and 9 and attended by more than 70 travel survey professionals from across the United States. Attendees represented an almost equal mix of agency, consultant and academic researchers. The symposium started with a poster […]
TTI Partners With Texas Lyceum For Upcoming Texas Infrastructure Conference
The Texas Lyceum’s 27th public conference will be held on Friday, April 12, at the downtown Austin Hilton. The theme of this year’s conference is Texas Infrastructure: Building the Future. The conference will address many of the critical issues and questions facing our decision makers such as: More than 37 million people are projected to […]
DDACTS Becoming the New Crime and Crash-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement
Are traffic crashes and crime related? Well, it turns out they often are. Find an area of town that has an abundance of crashes and traffic violations and chances are pretty good that the crime rate is high there too. So, law enforcement agencies have found that providing a high police presence in areas with […]
New RTI Director Visits TTI
With humor and a straightforward approach, the new director of TxDOT’s Research and Technology Implementation (RTI) Office, Shannon Crum, conducted a question-and-answer session with TTI employees Feb. 8. The much-anticipated visit comes three months after Crum took over RTI amid rumors about major changes within the TxDOT research program — many of which were addressed […]
Heartfelt Donations at TTI Blood Drive Help Save Lives
Purposely held close to Valentine’s Day, TTI’s first blood drive of 2013 could be responsible for saving 102 lives. A total of 34 blood products were donated by TTI employees and other donors February 12. Usually a 3 to 1 return is estimated for blood donations. “We wanted to make it fun, so we played […]
TRB Poster Session Highlights I-35 Model Outreach Effort
It’s common, even required at stages to engage the public during the planning and development of a transportation project. But to continue that effort throughout the construction phase is rare. The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) I-35 Mobility Initiative lets motorists and business owners along the interstate know what improvements are coming, what the impacts […]
TTI Wins Multiple Outstanding Paper Awards at TRB
Several employees have received Outstanding Paper Awards at this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-17. Lead authors Stacey Bricka, Nauman Sheikh and Adam Pike were the respective winners of the Charley V. Wootan, K.B. Woods and Young Professional awards. Established in 2004, the Charley V. Wootan Award is […]
USAA, TTI Begin Extensive Distracted Driving Study
The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has contracted with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct an extensive study on the use of cell phones by Texas drivers, and distracted driving in general. The effort is the first involving TTI and USAA, one of the nation’s most respected insurance companies offering insurance protection and financial […]
TTI in the News
There have been numerous mentions of TTI and our experts in recent media reports. Here are links to some of the stories. The motivation for speeding, KUHF Radio, Jan. 10 Port of Tampa gets new shipping line, Tampa Bay Times, Jan. 10 Eliminating Virginia’s gas tax?, CNN, Jan. 9 Message signs for gun shows, Houston […]
From Our Friends at TxDOT: Know When to Pass this Super Bowl Sunday
In 2011, six percent of all DUI alcohol crashes in Texas happened on football game days when a Texas team was playing. If you drink during the Super Bowl, the driver’s seat is out of bounds! Pass up that drink or pass off your keys. Know When to Pass Facebook Page
Calling all TTI Young Professionals in the Houston/BCS Area-Join YPT!
Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) provides professional development, fellowship, and networking opportunities for young transportation professionals. Founded by several ambitious young transportation engineers, planners, and public policy professionals in the Washington, D.C. area, there’s now an established chapter in most major cities in the U.S. YPT partners with the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the American […]
TTI 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 meeting this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to economics and the environment.
Meet Jolanda Prozzi
One thing Jolanda Prozzi knows is that “the big picture” often needs a closer look. “Have you ever looked at a mosaic close up?” she asks. “From a distance, it looks like a portrait of one thing. Close up, you can see it’s made up of hundreds of individual images. That’s the way I like […]
Photo Database Designed to Help Employees
TTI employees have access to a web-based repository of transportation-related and internal TTI employee photos. These images can be downloaded to your computer or shared with colleagues outside the agency (e.g., TxDOT). TTI’s Digital Image Archive consists of a growing database that contains over 38,000 transportation and 12,000 Institute-related photographs to date. The archive is […]
Ross Perot, Jr., Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
Ross Perot, Jr., chairman of both Hillwood, one of the nation’s top real estate developers, and the Perot Group, an investment management firm, has been inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor. The induction took place at a Hillwood employee meeting in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 20. Through Perot’s leadership, the Hillwood team […]
A&M, Blinn Students Key in Planning Future B-CS Travel
Students from Texas A&M University and Blinn College will soon be helping planners decide future mobility needs in the Bryan-College Station area by taking part in a travel survey conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with help from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). “Obviously students account for a considerable amount of traffic […]
Door Decoration Contest Sparks New TTI Tradition
It started out as a simple but friendly holiday competition between two TTI departments housed close together at SHRB. Now it might just become an intense annual rivalry. Employees with Network and Information Systems (NIS) and Human Resources (HR) were given less than a week to decorate their doors with a Christmas holiday theme. The […]
Researchers Study Motivations for Speeding
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Battelle have found that while reasons for speeding are based on a wide variety of factors, previous ideas about speeder demographics and personality types were confirmed. This information can be used to identify improved speeding countermeasures. The reasons vary based on a variety of situational, demographic […]