Hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group (SPTWG) met at The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), located at the A&M System’s RELLIS Campus, Oct. 30–31. The group’s stated purpose is to “provide technical input to the FHWA on sustainability and […]
TTI Hosts FHWA’s Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group
Texas Plugfest Comes to TTI for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Transportation technology companies from the United States and around the world met at the Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus Oct. 22–26 for Texas Plugfest, a weeklong transportation technology equipment testing event hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The companies — which have developed their own connected and self-driving automobile equipment — are hoping […]
TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree Featured in October/November Issue of Traffic Technology International
In the latest edition of Traffic Technology International, TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree shares his thoughts on planning for a connected future, spectrum sharing for those connected technologies and the next generation of traffic management systems. Winfree’s feature may be accessed via Traffic Technology International’s online magazine, or view the PDF.
TxDOT Short Course: Success Brings Safety, Congestion Problems for TxDOT and TTI
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) employees were warned of the enormous challenges barreling toward the state during the 92nd Annual Transportation Short Course, held at the Texas A&M University Campus, October 15–17. Short Course has been held at Texas A&M since 1926 and hosted by TxDOT’s partner — the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) — […]
A Lesson in Economics, Featuring Seaports and Your Stuff
TTI Part of Texas A&M Team Providing High-Tech Border Security through New DHS Center of Excellence
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD) a 10-year grant to lead its new Center for Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening (CBTS) and Supply Chain Defense. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and seven other Texas A&M University System entities, along with private- and […]
Here Are the Risks and Benefits of Driverless Vehicles Already on Texas Roads
By Ginger Goodin And Christopher Poe Despite their rarity, reports of crashes involving self-driving cars underscore an important point: all of the players in industry, government and research must work to strike a balance between accelerating technology with the potential for positive outcomes and minimizing public and private risk. Technology will surely solve some problems, […]
TTI Helps Nebraska Town with Life- and Time-Saving Rail-Monitoring System
With decades of experience helping cities establish rail-monitoring systems for the safety and convenience of their citizens, Leonard Ruback added Fremont, Nebraska, to his portfolio when that city’s system went on line in May. Ruback is a senior research scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Ruback’s work developing rail-monitoring systems began more than […]
Tooley Receives ARTBA’s Prestigious Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award
Melissa Tooley, senior research engineer and director of external initiatives with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), received the Ethel S. Birchland Award Oct. 1 in New York City at The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) national convention. Named after Ethel S. Birchland, ARTBA’s executive director in the mid-1920s, ARTBA’s Transportation Development Foundation […]
Uber and Lyft Are Snatching Passengers From Public Transportation
By Johanna Zmud Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) are putting a dent in public transit use. And that matters to you, even if you never hail a car or board a bus. TNCs have been an established fixture in urban transportation landscapes for only a few years, so their impacts on other mobility modes have been […]
Self-Driving Trolleys Debut in Downtown Bryan this October
The City of Bryan will introduce two electric self-driving trolleys to Downtown Bryan this October in partnership with the Texas A&M College of Engineering, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), and Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI). In contrast to other programs, the Downtown Bryan location provides a pedestrian rich environment […]
TTI Agency Director Winfree to Serve on Panel at ITS World Congress in Copenhagen
The traveling public and the freight and logistics community have been hearing for years that a state of the art 21st century transportation network is nearly upon on us. But it is not that simple, is it? TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree and others will engage in a panel discussion titled: Delivering Effective Cooperative, Connected […]
Texas Together on the Road to Zero: TTI’s Traffic Safety Conference Looks at Ending Fatalities
“This is Texas together on the road to zero,” said Robert Wunderlich as he opened the 2018 Traffic Safety Conference in Sugar Land, Texas, August 8–10. Wunderlich, the director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), made the announcement after he asked attendees to stand if they work to […]
Kuhn Receives ITE’s Matson Award
Beverly Kuhn, senior research engineer with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), is the recipient of the Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award. Kuhn received the award at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting in August. The prestigious Matson Award is given annually to those considered pioneers in their engineering professions. For Kuhn, transportation […]
Finding a Better Way to Reason With Hurricane Season
By Jolanda Prozzi The current tropical storm season has barely begun, and we’re still recovering from the last one, mindful of a few sobering realities: Weather and climate disaster events — which include hurricanes and other major flooding — are becoming more frequent. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. suffered 203 […]
CARTEEH’s Khreis Awarded the 2018 ISEE Rebecca James Baker Award
Assistant Research Scientist Haneen Khreis with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Rebecca James Baker Award by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE). Khreis received this award for her work on the influence of traffic-related air pollution […]
It’s High Time For a Discussion on Infrastructure
By Gregory Winfree and Zachary Grasley In August, we mark 11 years since the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. For anyone not living there, or otherwise not personally affected by that tragedy, the anniversary will likely pass without a single thought as to […]
TTI Helps Develop Innovative Flood Warning System for Houston
Flooding has plagued Houston roadways for decades, but now, thanks to a first-of-its-kind warning system initiated by Houston TranStar and developed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), motorists will be warned in real time about locations where roadway flooding is likely occurring. View the Houston TranStar warning system “Houston was ground zero for Hurricane […]
As New School Year Begins, TTI Study Shows Risky Behaviors Continue by Teen Drivers, Despite Knowing the Dangers
Teen drivers understand that texting and talking on their cell phones are among their most dangerous behaviors behind the wheel, but they admit to doing them anyway. That’s one of the findings from the Teen Driver Risk Awareness Survey conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The survey — one of the largest of […]
Jon Epps Named 2019 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship Recipient
Jon A. Epps, Executive Associate Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, is the 2019 recipient of the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship. Epps will deliver his lecture, “Innovative Asphalt Pavement Technology: Paving the Way for the World’s Roadways,” during the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, on Monday, January 14, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in […]