Herb Richardson, director emeritus of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was inducted as the 39th member of the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor during a Feb. 19 ceremony at TTI. Established in 2000 to recognize those individuals who played significant roles in the development and advancement of Texas transportation, the Hall of Honor is […]
TTI Director Emeritus Herb Richardson Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
Probation Officers Receive Ignition Interlock Device, Alcohol Training
Alcohol use plays a factor in nearly half of all crimes committed in Texas. Maury Dennis, senior research scientist with the Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), cites this as one reason Texas probation officers have such a heavy workload. Dennis is beginning his third year organizing […]
Carlson Honored with Regents Fellow Service Award
Paul Carlson, Ph.D., P.E., research engineer and head of the Operations and Design Division at TTI, has been presented with the Regents Fellow Service Award from the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. The award honors professionals in the eight A&M System agriculture and engineering agencies and is presented annually “to recognize and honor service, […]
TTI and UMTRI Form Alliance
It’s the best of both worlds as the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have joined forces in redefining transportation for a connected and automated world. The recently-formed initiative, named the LINK Alliance, is a combined effort to collaborate on new transportation research connecting people, vehicles and roadways in […]
TTI Researchers Contribute to the 2014 TRB Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers joined nearly 12,000 attendees from around the world at the 93rd annual meeting of the National Academy’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Jan. 12-16 in Washington, D.C. This year’s attendance set a new record. “TTI researchers continue to play leadership roles in all aspects of TRB,” notes Katie Turnbull, TTI […]
TTI Research Sponsors Potentially Eligible for New Research and Development Tax Incentives
Effective January 1, 2014, House Bill (HB) 800, passed by the Texas Legislature last year, created new tax incentives to attract research and development (R&D) activities to Texas. HB 800 allows taxable entities a choice between a sales tax exemption for materials, software and equipment used for R&D purposes and a state franchise tax credit […]
Save the Date — Traffic Safety Conference May 12-14
Save the date for the 2014 Traffic Safety Conference. This year’s conference, sponsored in cooperation with USAA, the ATLAS Center and the Texas Department of Transportation, will be held May 12-14 at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio. Planning is underway for the conference and a preliminary program and registration information will be available soon. Hotel reservations can be made now […]
Briaud Gives Three Lectures In Russia
Jean-Louis Briaud — manager of the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Buchanan Chair Professor at Texas A&M University — continued his international travel this fall with three lectures at St. Petersburg, Russia, at the G. V. Plekhanov State Mining Institute and Technical University, also known as The Mining University […]
TTI’s Environmental and Emissions Research Facility Shows Off Its Capabilities
Though the weather has cooled off as winter approaches, it wasn’t very long ago that temperatures in Bryan, Texas, were reaching triple digits. Not exactly the perfect weather for cold-weather testing, right? For the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Environmental and Emissions Research Facility (EERF), the hot weather outside proved no match for the icy […]
TTI Seeks Public Opinion on I-35 Traveler Information Effort
The I-35 corridor is getting an overhaul, especially between Hillsboro and Salado. Are you making the most of the travel information available to you? Researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) want to hear from travelers about what information is useful, what isn’t, and what more could be provided. To participate in the brief, anonymous survey, […]
Cloudy with a Chance of Pain
TTI’s Advanced Traffic Forecasting Helps Austin Prepare for 2035 According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), 180,000 vehicles per day drive IH 35 between US 183 and SH 71, the 10-mile central artery for travel and commerce in Austin. Congestion time—defined as the number of hours when travelers cannot travel at least 50 miles […]
Crawford Selected for Inaugural LeadershipITE Class
Jason Crawford, regional manager of the North Texas Region at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) in Arlington, has been selected as a member of the LeadershipITE Class of 2014, the program’s inaugural class. LeadershipITE is a new program from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The Class of 2014 consists of 30 members from […]
Fall 2013 Safetynet Now Available
The Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently converted the quarterly publication – Safetynet – from paper to an online, interactive format. This new format is intended to be viewed on your desktop internet browser, and includes video and other dynamic features highlighting a variety of topics. Sign up to receive Safetynet via email. […]
TTI and UTHealth Join Forces on 5-Year Transportation and Health Study Granted by NIH
For the first time, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) will team up with the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth), for a new project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The five-year project will look at how the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s (METRO’s) light rail transit (LRT) […]
CTS Researcher Teaches Child Passenger Certification Class in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican law requires fire stations to have at least one child passenger safety technician on staff to educate parents on the proper installation of the safety seats for their children as well as provide safety seats for families in need. Irene Rodriguez, assistant research specialist in the Center for Transportation Safety, has traveled to […]
TTI Helps TxDOT Evaluate the Economic Impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Despite its benefit to the petrochemical industry and the state’s overall economy, most Texans know very little about the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). Though it stretches from Brownsville, Texas, to Carrabelle, Florida, the Texas leg hugs the shoreline to Orange. The robust activity along those 379 miles of coastline will soon be described in a […]
TTI Successful on Broad Range of UTC Proposals
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was recently successful in three proposals which will usher in an era of partnerships to improve transportation safety, rural transit and railway safety. According to TTI Director of External Initiatives Melissa Tooley, the three proposals will be two-year projects and were part of a competition for the University Transportation […]
TTI Lends Expertise to High-Speed Rail Panel at Texas Tribune Festival
Transportation issues figured prominently at the third annual Texas Tribune Festival, held Sept. 27-29 in Austin. Bill Stockton, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), joined three other panel members for a session examining the potential future of high-speed rail in Texas. TTI is currently conducting work for the Texas Department of […]
Need a Ride? There’s an App for That!
A new take on the traditional carpool, or ridesharing, is about to undergo a multi-year study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) with support from the Federal Highway Administration’s Value Pricing Pilot Program. The project, conducted jointly with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) and Carma, a real-time ridesharing vendor, will test the […]
Tooley Named ARTBA Vice Chairman at Large
Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), has been elected vice chairman at large for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Results of the nominating process were announced during ARTBA’s National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 8-12. Tooley’s election represents the first time a TTI employee has […]