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Houston residents often experience heavy rainfall events that make travel more difficult and even dangerous. In collaboration with Houston TranStar, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) developed a real-time flood-warning tool to educate motorists on high-risk flood areas during severe storms. Houston TranStar’s website and traffic map, seen by over three million unique visitors during […]

By Ed Hard, Shawn Turner, and Michael Martin Every day, your travel may be recorded, thanks to the apps on your mobile communication device. Whether our phones tell us about storm warnings, travel times, or lunch specials, we have enabled them to do so by clicking ‘yes’ when we’re prompted that an app wants to […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer Amy Epps Martin has been elected an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Fellow, an honor awarded to ASCE members who are mentors and leaders in the civil engineering profession. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the oldest engineering society in the United States and includes over 150,000 members […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Agency Director Greg Winfree explores the outer reaches of tomorrow’s transportation system — along with the tools and resources needed to get there — in a recent #talkITS magazine article. His article, “Timing is Everything: Technology, education, and tomorrow’s transportation workforce,” was published in the Fall 2019 issue of the […]

By Gregory Winfree This is not your grandfather’s mobility landscape. Not even your father’s. Not even close. Thanks to the sharing economy, we have more here-to-there options today than we would have dared to imagine a decade ago. And transportation today depends almost as much on smartphones as it does on steering wheels. How we […]

By Gregory Winfree and Larry Head The next big decision may have nothing to do with immigration or health care. Instead, it may be about either faster movie downloads or safer roads. The Federal Communications Commission is reconsidering whether an important slice of the radio spectrum should be offered for expanded Wi-Fi use, or if […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Agency Director Greg Winfree comments on TTI’s collaborative partnership with The University of Texas at Austin in a recent GPS World magazine article. Winfree also serves as a board member for the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation. The Oct. 12 groundbreaking of the Bush Combat Development Complex at The Texas […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Jon Epps received the Bob M. Gallaway Award from the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA)/Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Seal Coat Committee Sept. 18, 2019. The committee also announced the creation of the Dr. Jon Epps TXAPA/TxDOT Quality Seal Coat Awards Program. TXAPA was founded with just […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Director Greg Winfree is a new columnist in the magazine, Traffic Technology International. His first column, “Connected mobility must benefit rural roads, too,” was published in the November/December issue. Winfree’s column is named “The Mode Warrior.” The column may be viewed at either of the following links. View a PDF […]

As part of National Teen Driving Safety Week, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Program is announcing that a generous grant from General Motors (GM) will help TDS reach even more teen drivers with its safety messaging next year. These funds will support ongoing outreach efforts in Texas, where TDS […]

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the 93rd Annual Transportation Short Course, held at the Texas A&M University Campus, Oct. 14–16, and attended by a record-breaking 2,848 transportation professionals. “We’re defined by our traditions here at Texas A&M,” stated Levi McClenny, student regent on The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, during the […]

2019 National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25, and the theme is “My School Bus, The Safest Form of Student Transportation!” The theme of National School Bus Safety Week is derived from the Poster Contest the year before. The 2018 winning poster, shown on the right, was drawn by Shivangi Ojha, an 8th Grader […]

TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree recently appeared on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Texas Blue Promise podcast during The Texas Tribune Festival on September 27. The topic of the conversation was “How is Health Care Impacted by Transportation Challenges?” and was hosted by Dr. Dan McCoy, President of BCBS of Texas. Blue […]

Ed Seymour, Ph.D., P.E., executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, recently traveled on a government grant to the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Telangana, India, to teach a five-day, college-level course at the university. The course, entitled Transportation in a High-Tech, Automated and Connected Vehicle World, was taught to students in […]

We are shocked and saddened over the death of our colleague, Laura Mooney. Her work ethic and passion for issues related to driving safety, especially regarding impaired driving, will never be duplicated. She was instrumental in the success of numerous TTI projects, including our Ignition Interlock Training Program and our State Impaired Driving Task Force. […]

First Autonomous Shuttle Deployed at Texas A&M The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is leading a technology demonstration of the Navya Autonom Shuttle, an autonomous, self-driving, 11-passenger electric vehicle developed for use in public transportation service. TTI’s partners in the project are Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Transportation Services and the shuttle’s maker, Navya. Texas […]

Recycled pavement saves money and the environment. By Amy Epps Martin and Edith Arambula Ask just about anybody to name the most recycled material in America, and you’re likely to get some predictable responses: Aluminum cans. Plastic bottles. Glass bottles. Paper. Each guess is logical. And each one is wrong. That’s because 99% of reclaimed […]

Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, joined three other top female transportation industry executives on September 23, at the American Road and Transportation Builders Association 2019 National Convention in Savannah, Ga., to discuss how to build a diverse and successful work environment. The leaders, representing ARTBA Foundation’s “Glass Hammer” […]

This week, Sept. 15-21, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sponsoring Child Passenger Safety Week. Whenever you’re on the road, make sure your kids are secured in the correct car seat for their weight, age, and size, and that the seat itself is properly installed and secured in your vehicle. | Read More

TTI Graduate Research Assistant Ahmadreza Mahmoudzadeh is the recipient of a $6,500 scholarship from the American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF). The APTF Gary Thomas Ambassadorial Scholarship will be awarded during the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) TRANSform Conference held Oct. 13–16, 2019, in New York. This scholarship is awarded to college students or transit professionals […]