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A total of 37 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) roadside safety systems have been crash tested in accordance with new national safety standards, known as MASH. The testing was conducted in three phases over a three-year period by TxDOT’s Bridge, Design, Maintenance, and Traffic Safety divisions. The TTI video production group worked with the research […]
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has officially launched its new podcast Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations. Hosted by TTI Editor-at-Large Bernie Fette, the biweekly podcast examines all aspects of transportation, from the promise of smart cars to new approaches to improving traffic safety to the continuing challenges of traffic congestion. Thinking Transportation […]
The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System approved the Andy Mullins Transportation Planning Fellowship, established by colleagues at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). A friend to many across the Institute, Mullins passed away unexpectedly Oct. 22, 2020. Mullins was a TTI research scientist and the manager of TTI’s Travel Forecasting Program. […]
TTI Senior Research Scientist Johanna Zmud helped author the recently published policy brief “Defining the Role of Automated Transportation Infrastructure in Shaping Sociotechnical Systems” in the Think20 (T20) Task Force publication Infrastructure Investment and Financing. T20 is an engagement group comprised of regional and international think tanks serving to research and generate policy proposals on […]
We are saddened to hear that Neilon Rowan passed away on Jan. 8, 2021. His big smile and friendly demeanor immediately put everyone at ease around him. Known to his students as Dr. Rowan, he was a beloved mentor to many researchers early in their extensive careers. He was a retired Texas A&M Transportation Institute […]
In a virtual ceremony held Oct. 29, Distinguished Professor Jean-Louis Briaud assumed the role of 2021 president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), accepting the presidential pin and gavel from 2020 President K.N. Gunalan. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society and represents more than 150,000 civil engineers worldwide. Briaud […]
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers — as well as employees from The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) members — are sharing their expertise at the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) 100th Annual Meeting, which will be held January 21–22 and 25–29, 2021, in a virtual format. The PDF below contains a schedule of TTI/TAMUS members presentations […]
By Rafael Aldrete and Okan Gurbuz With hope growing that COVID-19 vaccines will soon be widely available, the answer to one of life’s most torturous questions — when will the pandemic end? — may soon be clearer. It will likely be a while longer, however, before we can thoroughly sort out how the disease spread so […]
The growing popularity of Super 2 corridors in Texas has prompted TxDOT and Texas A&M Transportation Institute researchers to develop and update a tool that helps pinpoint locations where new projects should be considered. The TTI video production group worked with the research team to produce a video summary report on the impact of the […]
Researcher’s with TTI’s Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research recently published two reports based on center-sponsored research. Evaluation of Ambulance Cross-border Operations | Cross-border travelers across the U.S.–Mexico border often experience delays due to international security and customs concerns. However, medical emergencies require expedited travel through land ports of entry to save patients. Researchers examined […]
The coronavirus changed our working and shopping patterns, and the changes could be permanent. By Ginger Goodin As the COVID-19 vaccines are distributed, we’re one step closer to addressing how we can avoid falling victim to one of the most destructive diseases ever. What’s gotten less attention are the questions of how and where we […]
In the December 2020 edition of Traffic Technology International, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Director Greg Winfree outlines the transportation research challenges we face in a post-COVID world. Winfree’s Mode Warrior editorial invites the public to review and comment upon a white paper he and TTI Assistant Director Joe Zietsman authored that “outlines nine factors to […]
Continuing a commitment to excellence in research and service, Senior Research Engineer Lance Bullard and Senior Research Scientist Sue Chrysler have been named Regents Fellows by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Employees of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Bullard and Chrysler have dedicated their lives to improving the safety of motorists […]
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull and Senior Research Scientist Johanna Zmud were published in the September/October issue of TR News, TRB’s bimonthly magazine. Turnbull’s article, “That Was Then, This Is Now, Tomorrow Will Be Amazing!,” celebrates the TRB Centennial by taking a look at what life was like in 1920, where […]
Estimating the speed-crash relationship has long been a focus area of interest in roadway safety analysis. Because of many confounding factors that may influence both speeds and crashes, the relationship cannot be appropriately established without considering the corresponding roadway characteristics and accounting for their effects on speeds and crashes. Texas A&M Transportation Institute researchers Eun […]
By Allan Rutter You could be forgiven for not knowing who Harley Staggers was. After all, the name sounds like a character in an Elmore Leonard novel. But the next time you stop at a gas station or drive on streets and highways to get there, just know that this West Virginian made those activities […]
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) highlighted a Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) advanced technology project as an accomplishment in its Biennial Performance Report (BPR) 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 […]
The Texas District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (TexITE) worked over the summer to evaluate and choose a platform to deliver its first virtual conference. TTI’s involvement included speakers, moderators, and behind-the-scenes logistics: Jason Crawford moderated and Robert Wunderlich spoke at the plenary session, “COVID-19: What Happened?”; Srinivas Geedipally spoke during the “Vision Zero […]
As the number of bicyclists on our roadways grows, so does the desire to accurately count how many there are and where they are traveling. TxDOT teamed up with Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers to evaluate the best bicycle monitoring equipment and to produce a user-friendly database for public use. The TTI video production […]
Researchers from TTI’s Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health (CARTEEH) published the 1st edition of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Aug. 19, 2020. Associate Research Scientist Haneen Khreis led the editing of the book, working with CARTEEH Director Joe Zietsman and Associate Research Engineer Tara Ramani along with Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, a research […]