The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) highlighted the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Smart Intersection project as an accomplishment in its Biennial Performance Report published Nov. 15. DIR’s stated mission is to “serve Texas government by leading the state’s technology strategy, protecting state technology infrastructure, and offering innovative and cost-effective solutions for all levels […]
Volume 56, Number 4
Despite Challenges, 2020 Transportation Short Course Sees Record Attendance
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the Ninety Fourth Annual Transportation Short Course Oct. 12–14, 2020. Traditionally held in person at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, travel restrictions and concerns for personal health in the era of COVID-19 forced planners to hold the event online for the first time in its near-century […]
Short Course Session Examines COVID-19’s Impacts on Transportation Planning
Sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the Ninety Fourth Annual Transportation Short Course occurred Oct. 12–14, 2020. The event was held virtually for the first time and brought together a record number of transportation industry experts to share best practices and insights into how […]
College Students, Traffic Safety Professionals Attend Virtual 2020 U in the Driver Seat Symposium
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) U in the Driver Seat (UDS) education and outreach program held its virtual 2020 UDS Symposium Oct. 7–9. Now in its eighth year, the symposium raises awareness about the leading cause of death for young adults ages 18–25 — traffic crashes. This year’s theme was “recharge to save lives […]
What We’re Thinking: For a Post-COVID America, Questions Focused on Disease Are Only the Start
By Ginger Goodin Recent news that preventive COVID-19 vaccines may soon be available suggests that we’re one step closer to answering one of the more dominant questions of our daily lives: How can we avoid falling victim to one of the most destructive diseases ever? And while that’s clearly the biggest question related to the […]
Big Data Goes Country: Integrating Speed and Weather Measures to Study Rural Roadway Safety
The term “big data” is ubiquitous these days in the transportation research world with usage from complex travel demand models to forecasting economic needs. Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers recently conducted a research project that examined the prevailing operating speeds on rural roadways on a large scale and determined how different measures of operating […]
TTI’s Teens in the Driver Seat Launches New App to Encourage Safety in Young Drivers
As a part of National Teen Driver Safety Week Oct. 18–24, teen advocates of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program launched its You in the Driver Seat (YDS) smartphone app via TTI and TDS social channels. The app encourages safer driving behaviors in young drivers aged 16 to […]
Researchers Develop Airport Economic Impact Estimator Tool
Whether providing justification for grants for airport upgrades or attempting to attract new development, having accurate and timely information about the economic impact of an airport is vital. The Small Airport Economic Estimator enables users to do just that by providing a set of vital economic data at the click of a mouse. The web […]
TTI Proving Grounds Crew Nearly Beats Crash Test Record, Despite COVID-19
Despite a worldwide pandemic that shut down businesses and kept most workers at home through the spring and much of the summer, 37 Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Roadside Safety and Physical Security Division employees have conducted a near-record number of crash tests. “Typically, we complete 50 to 60 crash tests each fiscal year here […]
TTI News
CARTEEH Researchers Publish First Book on Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Human Health Researchers from TTI’s Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health (CARTEEH) recently published Traffic-Related Air Pollution, the first book to address traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and its impacts on human health. TTI Associate Research Scientist Haneen Khreis served as lead […]
Conferences & Events
Learn something new! Attend one of our many transportation-related virtual conferences and events. Learn remotely without traveling and hotel expenses, and with reduced time constraints. Visit Event Management & Planning's Conferences and Events List On this page: Event Management & Planning's Conferences and Events For More Information For more information: Visit: https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conferences-and-events/
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: The Human Factor in the Tech Transfer Equation — Effective Communication Requires Personal Connection
I’m a people person. I draw energy from interacting with other folks. I’ll take an in-person conversation over a phone call every time. But lately, traditional face-to-face contact has been supplanted by the virtual kind. COVID-19 has transformed how we interact. Worldwide, nearly 1.5 million folks have perished as I write this. For mutual protection, […]