The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) has been notified that its new State Headquarters and Research Building (SHRB) has been gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The award surpasses the silver certification that was required at the time by Texas A&M University for buildings located on its campus. The LEED (Leadership in Environmental […]
New TTI State Headquarters and Research Building Certified Gold by USGBC
Borowiec Elected to Texas Airports Council
Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Associate Research Scientist Jeff Borowiec became the first “non-aviation” board member of the Texas Airports Council when he was appointed to the panel recently. Through his work at TTI, Borowiec has conducted numerous projects related to aviation and the Texas Airport System Plan. He was nominated to the Texas Airports Council […]
Rafael Aldrete: A Citizen on the 4th of July
On June 28, in an El Paso court house, Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI) Research Engineer Rafael Aldrete held up his right hand and repeated about 100 words. The United States Oath of Allegiance lasted only about a minute — but it was years in the making. “It’s been such a long and tedious process,” Aldrete […]
Mexican University Signs MOU with TTI
Thanks to its strong ties with Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer Rafael Aldrete, officials with Mexico’s Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Institute. “In Mexico, there is a lack of professionals with transportation backgrounds,” says Mario Garcia Valdez, the chancellor of the university, who came […]
Former Regent Joins TTI Advisory Council
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) has a new and distinguished member for its Advisory Council. Erle Nye, chairman emeritus of TXU Corp. in Dallas, has achieved a long and successful career in the engineering, financial, legal, operations and regulatory areas of the energy industry. Nye joins more than 30 other members of the council, providing […]
TTI Honors Those Who Serve
U.S. military veterans employed by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) received a standing ovation from their colleagues in recognition for their service to country at TTI Day, an annual gathering of employees. Naming his or her branch of the service, Executive Associate Director Bill Stockton called each of TTI’s 38 veterans to the stage. Holly […]
TTI’s TEC Puts on Popular Workshop
A workshop held at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Building in Washington, D.C. — the first activity of the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) new Transportation Economics Center (TEC) — was a huge success. The May 17 “Benefit/Cost Analysis for Transportation Infrastructure: A Practitioner’s Workshop” was attended by 150 people, with approximately 1,800 others […]
TDS Study Captures Nationwide Attention
A Texas Transportation Institute study has added to the mounting evidence that cell phone use while driving, especially at night, can be fatal. Details of the study — that examined crash data over a 10-year period — were reported across the nation when it was released May 6. The Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) […]
Analysis sheds light on growing nighttime driving danger
(Full report and state-by-state illustrations are available here.) A new nationwide analysis suggests that distractions — not alcohol — are contributing to a steady increase in nighttime fatal crashes for teenage drivers. The trends are illustrated in a report produced by the Teens in the Driver Seat Center of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). The […]
IBM and Texas Transportation Institute to Collaborate on Intelligent Transportation Projects
HOUSTON — May 5, 2010 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), the largest university-based transportation research agency in the U.S., have agreed to collaborate on research and development of intelligent transportation projects in Texas and beyond. The agreement will bring together research scientists and engineers from IBM and TTI researchers, faculty and […]
Transportation Hall of Honor Inducts Port Pioneer
A man responsible for the development of the Texas port system has been posthumously inducted into the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Texas Transportation Hall of Honor as its 31st member. The children of Frank H. Newnam, Jr., were presented the award during the 75th anniversary celebration of Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc. (LAN), a Houston […]
Christiansen Receives Prestigious ITE Honor
In its highest recognition of notable and outstanding professional achievement, the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) awarded Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Agency Director Dennis Christiansen with Honorary Membership. Christiansen becomes ITE’s 77th Honorary Member. “Dr. Christiansen has demonstrated his leadership and dedication to the transportation profession as a former Texas District director on ITE’s Board […]
King of Congestion” Interviewed by AASHTO”
The nation’s leading researcher on mobility, Texas Transportation Institute Research Engineer Tim Lomax, has been dubbed “The King of Congestion” by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Lomax was interviewed by AASHTO for a four-minute profile video entitled Close Up with the King of Congestion. In the interview, Lomax details the […]
Preventable Traffic Deaths Highlighted at Safety Conference
Several speakers at the 2010 Traffic Safety Conference shared the tragedy of losing a loved one with the 200 people attending the second statewide forum organized by the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Transportation Safety (CTS). The conference, with the theme “Putting the Pieces Together,” was held in Dallas, March 29-31. “One of the […]
Grand Opening of TTI State Headquarters & Research Building Focuses on Safety
The March 26 grand opening celebration for the state headquarters of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) not only highlighted the past accomplishments of the Institute’s last 60 years, but also the work that still needs doing. “Quite frankly, this new facility is clearly the envy of our peers,” TTI Agency Director Dennis Christiansen told the […]
TTI Celebrates Opening of State Headquarters & Research Building
When the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) formally opens its new state headquarters Friday, those familiar with the agency will not be surprised to discover that a large part of the first floor is devoted to a working research lab. The TTI State Headquarters and Research Building not only provides the first official state headquarters in […]
TDS Impact Revealed in Garland News Conference
Safer driving habits by teenagers in Garland, Texas, have helped to sharply reduce fatal crashes in that community, according to a recent case study by researchers from the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). The announcement was made at a recent news conference in Garland. The researchers attribute the improvements to a combination of two factors: the […]
Freight Shuttle Study Underway for Border Crossing Use
The results of a $650,000 feasibility study — made possible recently with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy — could determine the near-term role in border applications of the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Freight Shuttle, a revolutionary cargo movement concept developed by Assistant Agency Director Steve Roop. The study is examining the practicability of […]
TTI Research Facility Gets North American Exposure
Members of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and its Advisory Group on Sustainable Freight Transportation in North America were the first group to tour TTI’s new Environmental and Emissions Research Facility (EERF). The CEC was in College Station last month for a three-day workshop. Located at the Riverside Campus, the facility contains the largest […]
Unifying the Safety Effort: 2010 Traffic Safety Conference
It’s clear – especially after glancing at the proposed agenda for the upcoming 2010 Traffic Safety Conference – that communities, agencies, and the state and federal government are determined to make our roadways safer. Exactly how that’s achieved is up for discussion. The Texas Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) is organizing the event […]