Billed as the industry’s premier meeting, an estimated 15,000 public transit-agency professionals will converge on Houston’s Hilton Americas & George R. Brown Convention Center Oct. 12–15 for the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) Annual Meeting. Funding for public transportation remains among the leading issues for transit agencies, and ridership appears to be growing. In a […]
TTI Transit Research Highlighted at APTA Annual Meeting
Community Involvement Key in Kyle Field Transportation Plan Project
With the Kyle Field expansion project resulting in a 28 percent increase in seating capacity, transportation planners not only wanted to improve traffic flow, but also improve the overall weekend experience for Texas A&M University football fans. Involvement from community organizations throughout Bryan/College Station played a key role in achieving that goal. The Kyle Field […]
Self-Reported Survey of Texas Teens Finds Drug-Impaired Driving Surpasses Alcohol-Impaired Driving for First Time
Peer-to-peer program at Concordia targets impaired driving in an effort to improve safety behind the wheel In 2012, for the first time since its creation more than 20 years ago, the Texas Secondary School Survey found that more high school seniors reported driving drug-impaired than those who reported driving alcohol-impaired. One Austin university is doing […]
Video of Latest TTI Crash Test Goes Viral
A dramatic crash test was performed at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Sept. 24 to determine if a newly designed perimeter security device is effective in protecting U.S. embassies and other facilities around the globe. A video of the test showing a 15,000-pound truck crashing into the barrier at 50 miles per hour has […]
Most Texans Support More Funding for Transportation, New Poll Shows
Traffic congestion in Texas continues to worsen each year, but that’s not changing how the vast majority of Texans feel about their cars and trucks. This and a variety of other insights come from the first Texas Transportation Poll, which was conducted by the Transportation Policy Research Center of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The […]
Fitzpatrick Receives Marsh Award for Distinguished Service
After more than 30 years of having her as a member—including serving on various committees—the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) honored Senior Research Engineer Kay Fitzpatrick of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute with the Burton W. Marsh Distinguished Service Award during its Annual Meeting and Exhibit in August. Named after Marsh, a founder and past […]
International Conference Highlights Women’s Issues in Transportation
The discussion of women’s issues in transportation has come a long way since the first conference on the subject in 1978. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Women’s Issues in Transportation Committee has been at the forefront, identifying and advancing needed research, facilitating ongoing communication and coordination on key topics, and partnering with other organizations to […]
Carlson Attends FHWA Visibility Workshop
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Paul Carlson recently attended a workshop in McLean, VA, that focused on roadway visibility. The workshop, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), was titled “Breakthroughs in Vision and Visibility for Highway Safety” and was held August 13–14. According to Carlson, the workshop was a good opportunity […]
2015 Nominations Underway for Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
The Texas Transportation Hall of Honor board is accepting nominations for 2015 inductees until October 1, 2014. Each individual selected for the Hall of Honor is recognized at an induction ceremony and with a plaque on permanent display in the Hall of Honor located at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute in the Texas A&M University […]
Latest Center for Transportation Safety Newsletter Now Available
The newest issue of the Center for Transportation Safety’s newsletter is available. View Safetynet | 2014, Vol. 1 Issue 2. Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. In this issue: Traffic Safety Conference focuses on teamwork, breaks attendance record Teens in the Driver Seat Summit furthers program’s momentum CTS, AAA Foundation work to improve child safety […]
Good Driving Habits Begin Early
Teens in the Driver Seat Jr. High Program Targets Pre-Driving Teens Before they can drive a car themselves, younger teens can play a significant role in promoting safe driving by their older peers. They can even remind their parents what it means to be a model driver for their children by promoting safe driving as […]
Annual Study Ranks Traffic on Nearly 1,800 Road Segments
Traffic congestion is relative. What constitutes “bad” depends on where you live. And for the first time, the state’s annual ranking of its most gridlocked roadways will give Texans in smaller cities a look at problem roadways in their own areas, regardless of how they compare to big-city bottlenecks. What originally began as the list […]
Labor Day 2014 – Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.
Before the Labor Day holiday weekend starts, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Texas A&M Transportation Institute remind motorists: drinking and driving can bring a tragic end to your holiday. Alcohol-related crashes are a serious problem in Texas. The state has a DUI-alcohol crash every 20 minutes and 37 seconds. Labor Day weekend is […]
Download Before You Go: Destination Aggieland App
Visitors to Kyle Field this fall will be part of the largest gameday crowds in Texas. A new app that includes information about traffic and parking will make the overall game weekend experience a memorable one as well (for good reasons)! The free Destination Aggieland app is part of the Kyle Field Transportation Plan commissioned […]
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering to Hold 22nd Spencer J. Buchanan Lecture
Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering will hold its Twenty-second Buchanan Lecture on the 7 of November 2014 at the College Station Hilton at 2:00 p.m. in the Brazos Amphitheater. The 2014 Buchanan Lecturer is Dr. Craig H. Benson, who is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin and Chair of the […]
TTI Research Engineer ‘Young Professional of the Year’
Charlie Stevens, a research engineer with the TTI’s Center on Tolling Research, was honored as the 2014 State of Texas Young Engineer of the Year. Stevens received the award during the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) State Conference in San Antonio June 26. TSPE established the award in 1970, and it’s given annually to […]
New App, Traffic Flow Plan Expected to Improve Aggieland Gameday Experience
Fans at last year’s football game between Texas A&M University and the University of Alabama were treated to an epic game. After the game, unfortunately, many were also part of an epic traffic jam. In response to this and the Kyle Field expansion that will result in a 28 percent increase in crowd capacity, Texas […]
Texas A&M System Engineers Collaborate at National Innovation Summit
Engineering professionals throughout the Texas A&M University (TAMU) System met in Washington, D.C., at the 3rd annual National Innovation Summit and Showcase, June 16–18. The National Innovation Summit is the world’s largest showcase of industry-vetted new technologies that are ready for commercialization; the summit is in support of the White House and Congressional call for innovation […]
TTI Hosts Summer Transportation Institute
Twenty high school students who have shown interest in science and engineering spent an entire day at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), June 25, as part of the Prairie View A&M Summer Transportation Institute (STI), which is in its 15th year. The 11th and 12th grade students were among 45 applicants who were selected […]
Goodin Appointed to Federal ITS Advisory Committee
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin was recently appointed to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee (ITS PAC). Goodin was invited to join the committee by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The role of the ITS PAC is to act in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of […]