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TTI Develops Educational Materials for Pedestrians, Bicyclists

May 31st, 2022

Approximately two pedestrians and/or bicyclists are killed every day in crashes involving a large truck or bus. In these crashes, failure to yield right-of-way is a leading contributing factor at intersections and mid-blocks. Simply put, pedestrians and bicyclists may not be aware that large trucks and buses have larger blind spots, wider turning radii and […]

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TTI’s Field Demonstration of Connected Intersection in Houston

May 31st, 2022

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers conducted a field demonstration of the Traffic Optimization for Signalized Corridors (TOSCo) project March 30–April 1 in Houston, Texas. Participants in the demonstration included the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation […]

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TTI Congratulates Freight Shuttle XPress on Port Houston Agreement

May 23rd, 2022

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) congratulates Freight Shuttle Xpress (FSX) on its memorandum of agreement with Port HoustonSM to pursue and explore opportunities to connect the Port’s shore-side container facilities to more inland locations via the Freight Shuttle System. Involving designers, engineers, and contractors, FSX is a freight transportation system powered by electricity and […]

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U in the Driver Seat Holds First In-Person Symposium Since 2019

May 17th, 2022

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) U in the Driver Seat (UDS) education and outreach program held its 2022 UDS Symposium in Austin, Texas, April 29–30. With the support of State Farm, the Texas Department of Transportation, and Union Pacific Railroad, the symposium was available at no cost to college-aged students representing different colleges across […]

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Texas Transportation Hall of Honor 2022 Call for Nominations

May 10th, 2022

The Texas Transportation Hall of Honor board is accepting nominations for 2022 inductees until July 31, 2022. Texas is recognized as having one of the finest multimodal transportation systems in the world. The existence of this system has been a key aspect of the economic development of the state and in providing Texans with a […]

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TTI’s Kong Receives Distinguished Graduate Student Award

May 5th, 2022

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Graduate Research Assistant Xiaoqiang “Jack” Kong was recently presented a 2022 Association of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research — Doctoral by Texas A&M University’s Graduate and Professional School at an awards ceremony Apr. 25 in the Rudder Forum. One of Texas A&M’s highest honors, the […]

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TTI Researchers, Staff Members Appointed TRB Committee Chairs

April 26th, 2022

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) recently appointed Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and staff members as chairs and co-chairs on TRB committees and groups. These newly appointed chairs and co-chairs started their term April 15. Committee chairs may serve two consecutive three-year terms, and group chairs a three-year term. TRB staff make recommendations for […]

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TTI’s Kong Publishes Article in Case Studies on Transport Policy

April 21st, 2022

photo of Jack Kong and his pets in a home office

Xiaoqiang “Jack” Kong, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) graduate research assistant, published the article “Work from Home in the Post-COVID World” in Case Studies on Transport Policy. The transport policy field blends engineering, economics, sociology and law to develop key solutions. Case Studies on Transport Policy pairs theoretical analyses with case studies to better inform […]

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TTI’s Youth Transportation Safety Program Awarded Two-Year Grant from Union Pacific Railroad

April 18th, 2022

photo of TTI and Union Pacific representatives holding a check

Union Pacific Railroad has awarded the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) Program a two-year grant to continue funding transportation safety initiatives tailored to educating young people. The grant serves as an extension of a three-year partnership between YTS and Union Pacific and will contribute tremendously to the expansion of programs and […]

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Gick Featured in TR News Article

April 13th, 2022

photo of Brittney Gick

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) published an article on Brittney Gick, Texas A&M Transportation Institute associate transportation researcher, in the TR News January–February 2022 issue. Gick serves as a co-chair for the Transportation Sustainability and Resilience Group on TRB’s Young Members Council (YMC). Within the group, Gick represents the Transportation and Society Section. Gick and […]

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Tooley Honored with University of Arkansas College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

April 11th, 2022

Picture of Melissa Tooley

Melissa Tooley, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) director of external initiatives, received a Distinguished Alumni award April 9 at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering Alumni Awards Banquet. The Department of Civil Engineering chose Tooley as their award recipient, one of the highest honors given to College of Engineering alumni. According to the award […]

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TTI, TAMIU Exchange Information at Land Ports of the Future Workshop

March 30th, 2022

TTI's Katie Turnbull speaking at the Land Ports of the Future workshop.

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers attended the March 24–25 Land Ports of the Future Workshop in Laredo, Texas. TTI co-sponsored the workshop as part of TTI’s memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). Katie Turnbull, TTI executive associate director, and Juan Villa, research scientist and regional manager for Latin America, represented […]

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Winfree Column in March 2022 Traffic Technology International Now Available

March 23rd, 2022

In the March 2022 edition of Traffic Technology International, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Director Greg Winfree’s Mode Warrior editorial discusses the recent increase in train robberies in the Los Angeles Basin. However, as he points out in the article, railroads are not the only “potential source for plunder… The problem exists across modes, so we […]

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CIITR Expands Transit Capacity, QoS Guidance to Border Applications

February 28th, 2022

CIITR Expands Transit Capacity, QoS Guidance to Border Applications.

In a recent research project, a team from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research (CIITR) addresses unique needs of border transit to inform the next edition of the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM). Currently in its third edition, the manual gives guidance for transit capacity and […]

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Tim Lomax Receives TxDOT’s 2022 Road Hand Award

February 24th, 2022

Tim Lomax Receives TxDOT’s 2022 Road Hand Award

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Regents Fellow Tim Lomax received the Road Hand Award at the 2022 Texas Transportation Forum on February 7 in San Antonio, Texas. The Road Hand Award is the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) highest honor for people who drive the state forward in the area of transportation. Awardees have contributed […]

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Caution: Navigation Tools Could Steer Drivers to Shortest, But Not Safest Route

February 22nd, 2022

Navigation system on a cellular device.

Time for a road trip. You punch the destination into your GPS and choose the suggested route. But is this shortest route the safest? Not necessarily, according to Texas A&M University researchers. Dr. Dominique Lord and Dr. Soheil Sohrabi, with the help of funding from the A.P. and Florence Wiley Faculty Fellow at Texas A&M, designed a […]

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CIITR’s Jason Wu Applies LiDAR Sensors to Safety, Traffic Monitoring

February 18th, 2022

Driver simulation software with view of road.

Managing high traffic at border crossings necessitates secure, efficient technologies. Sensors monitor vehicles entering and exiting the queue and relay that information to a traffic management center. While there are often limitations with video cameras and radar sensors, 3D light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors — such as those installed in self-driving cars — can […]

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To the Skies and Beyond! CIITR Conducts Research on Aerial, Satellite Imagery of Border Crossings

February 11th, 2022

To the Skies and Beyond! CIITR Conducts Research on Aerial, Satellite Imagery of Border Crossings

Research recently completed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research (CIITR) demonstrated the potential usefulness of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and satellite images, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), for improving accuracy of border travel time estimates in extreme queuing conditions. The land ports of entry (LPOEs) at the U.S.–Mexico […]

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Kong Leads TTI Team in IEEE Journal Publication

February 3rd, 2022

picture of Xiaoqiang “Jack” Kong

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) published the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) paper “Using an Interpretable Machine Learning Framework to Understand the Relationship of Mobility and Reliability Indices on Truck Drivers’ Route Choices.” (Note: To access the full article, readers will need a subscription.) A member of the TTI Mobility Division, Graduate […]

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TTI Experts Receive Recognitions at 2022 TRB Annual Meeting

January 26th, 2022

Award winners at the Transportation Research Board conference.

About 60 Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and staff participated in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9–13. Held in person for the first time since 2020, about 6,000 participants attended more than 400 workshops, lectern sessions, and poster sessions, as well as nearly 400 committee meetings during […]

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