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Youth Transportation Safety Summit Combines All Generations of Highway Safety Leaders

May 26th, 2023

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) Program held the first of its kind Youth Transportation Safety Summit May 15–17. This year’s event brought together young traffic safety ambassadors from junior high to college students alongside highway safety professionals for the first time in the program’s history. The summit provided a national […]

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Teen Safety Advocates from Texas, Ohio and Nebraska Win Big in Annual Driving the Message Contest

May 18th, 2023

Teen Safety Advocates from Texas, Ohio and Nebraska Win Big in Annual Driving the Message Contest.

Car crashes are a leading cause of death for teens 15 to 18 years old in the United States, second only to teen suicide. Teen drivers are at a higher risk of being in a car crash due to driver inexperience. That lack of expertise — coupled with speeding, distracted driving or other risky behaviors […]

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TTI’s Teens in the Driver Seat Program Partners With Norfolk Southern

May 10th, 2023

Teens in the Driver Seat logo

Norfolk Southern has awarded a grant to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat program. These funds will support rail safety education and outreach to 100 high schools and middle schools throughout Georgia. The partnership will seek to raise awareness of the dangers around by railroad crossings. Tragically, a majority of […]

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TTI’s Dr. Ipek Sener Appointed Chair of TRB’s Committee on Transportation and Public Health

May 9th, 2023

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Scientist Dr. Ipek Sener was recently appointed chair of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) Committee on Transportation and Public Health (AME70). According to trbhealth.org, this standing committee creates a space for transportation and health communities to expand knowledge about positive and negative health impacts related to transportation policies, procedures, and actions.

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TTI Celebrates the Career of William R. “Bill” Stockton

May 3rd, 2023

Stockton and others in the crowd laugh at a joke made during his retirement reception.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted a retirement reception on Apr. 18 to celebrate the career of William R. “Bill” Stockton. Family, friends and TTI staff — past and present — gathered at TTI’s headquarters to honor Bill after 40 years of service at TTI.

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New Next-Generation Intersection to Enhance Safety for Vulnerable Road Users

April 17th, 2023

New Next-Generation Intersection to Enhance Safety for Vulnerable Road Users.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation have been selected for a $1.9 million federal grant to develop a next-generation intersection that promises to improve safety for the most at-risk road users. “Protecting pedestrians, cyclists, and others who share the road with vehicles is key to a safe and accessible […]

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Texas Transportation Hall of Honor 2023 Call for Nominations

April 12th, 2023

Texas Transportation Hall of Honor 2023 Call for Nominations.

The Texas Transportation Hall of Honor board is accepting nominations for 2023 inductees until July 31, 2023. Texas is recognized as having one of the finest multimodal transportation systems in the world. The existence of this system has been a key aspect of the economic development of the state and in providing Texans with a […]

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Texas A&M System Agencies Work Together to Make History on Recent UTC Proposals

March 28th, 2023

Texas A&M System Agencies Work Together to Make History on Recent UTC Proposals.

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced grant awards for eight University Transportation Centers (UTCs) in which Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University will lead or assist over the next five years. Of historical note is PVAMU’s selection to […]

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List of Affiliated UTCs for 2022–2026 Program

March 28th, 2023

Official UTC logo from the U.S. Department of Transportation

Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health UTC Tier: Tier-1 Lead Institution: TTI Partners: Georgia Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, North Dakota State University, University of California at Riverside and University of Texas at El Paso Research Priority: Preserving the Environment Affiliated PI: Joe Zietsman (TTI) Center […]

List of Affiliated UTCs for 2022–2026 Program — Read more…

You in the Driver Seat Mobile App Wins “Best New Mobile App” Award

March 21st, 2023

Preview of the YDS mobile application.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program was recently awarded the Platinum Award for Best New Mobile App by BestMobileAppAwards.com for their You in the Driver Seat (YDS) smartphone app. The app is aimed at encouraging safe driving behaviors in young drivers aged 16 to 25 and was selected […]

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TTI Develops Hazmat and Train Derailment Guide for School Districts

February 17th, 2023

Closeup photograph of a line of tanker cars linked up on a track.

TTI recently developed a Hazardous Materials and Train Derailment Emergency Planning Guide for School Districts and Community Colleges to help school district administrators, emergency managers, and safety officers plan for hazmat incident and train derailment emergencies. Hazardous materials are transported through almost every Texas community every day—by road, rail, pipeline, waterways, or air. Places where hazardous materials […]

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Tim Lomax Retires After 44 Years

February 13th, 2023

Headshot of Tim Lomax.

After 44 years of service to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Tim Lomax retired on Feb. 3. A lifelong Aggie who received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, Tim has embodied TTI’s mission of saving lives, time and resources across Texas. Learn more about Tim’s career in an article by Texas […]

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TTI Researchers Recognized at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting

February 9th, 2023

Images from the 2023 Transportation Research Conference.

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and staff participated in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Jan. 8–12. Thousands of transportation administrators, practitioners, policy makers and researchers attended more than 600 workshops, lectern sessions and poster sessions over the five-day conference. TTI’s annual TRB reception, co-sponsored by the Texas A&M […]

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TTI’s Bill Eisele Featured in CNBC News Video

February 8th, 2023

Headshot of TTI Associate Director Bill Eisele.

TTI Associate Agency Director Bill Eisele was recently featured in a CNBC news video on Feb. 6 about traffic and congestion. According to Eisele, “Just like congestion doesn’t have a single cause, there isn’t a single solution. And for the most part, we recommend more of everything in growing regions, especially where there’s high population […]

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Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety

February 3rd, 2023

Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety.

Although motorcyclists make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles, in 2020, motorcyclists accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States. As these numbers have risen over the years, several state DOTs are taking matters into their own hands to address these issues. In partnership with the Texas Department of […]

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Longtime TTI Leader William R. “Bill” Stockton Honored with TxDOT Road Hand Award

February 2nd, 2023

Longtime TTI Leader William R. “Bill” Stockton Honored with TxDOT Road Hand Award.

Upon his retirement this month from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) after 40 years of service, former Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow William R. “Bill” Stockton, P.E., Ph.D., received the prestigious Road Hand Award from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) at a meeting of the College Station City Council Transportation Committee in […]

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TTI’s Aldrete and Dixon Selected as 2022–2023 Regents Fellow Service Award Winners

January 18th, 2023

TTI’s Aldrete and Dixon Selected as 2022–2023 Regents Fellow Service Award Winners.

Two senior researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have been designated Regents Fellows by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents for 2022–2023. Established in 1988, the award recognizes and honors service, extension and research professionals who have provided exemplary professional service to society that has created large and lasting benefits to […]

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Schedule of TTI 2023 TRB Presentations

January 4th, 2023

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the 102nd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meetings this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to automated vehicles, economics and the environment. TRB will be held January 8-12 in […]

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Happy Holidays from TTI

December 20th, 2022

Happy holidays from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

May your days be merry and bright. Happy holidays from TTI!

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Barry Goodman Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor

December 9th, 2022

Barry Goodman Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor.

A transformational leader in the Texas transportation industry for more than 45 years, Barry Goodman was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception at the Omni Houston Hotel on September 28. He was recognized for his decades-long career of building effective partnerships to develop, fund and implement innovative transit systems throughout […]

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