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Gary Thomas, the former president and executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and current transit and rail market director for Lochner, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor on Oct. 16, 2023.

On Sept. 20–21, the 2023 A Better Border for a Better America Conference, hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), brought together experts and professionals from various fields to focus on enhancing connectivity and streamlining mobility along the U.S.-Mexico border. This two-day event — sponsored by Port of Eagle Pass Texas, Global Grab, Sun […]

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently signed a four-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).

On Aug. 24, 2023, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the fifth annual Texas Pedestrian Safety Forum at the Norris Center in San Antonio, Texas. Supported by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and TTI’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS), this in-person forum helped more than 200 people learn about how to make roadways safer for pedestrians in Texas.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ipek N. Sener — a distinguished research scientist at TTI — has been presented a Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) award by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund.

Sandra Rodriguez, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) project manager III, has been promoted to program manager of the new Transportation Programming and Portfolio Management Program, effective Sept. 1, 2023.

Effective Sept. 1, TTI Senior Research Scientist Michael Manser was promoted to the role of director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Transportation Safety (CTS), succeeding Robert Wunderlich after his decade-long leadership as CTS director.

In a striking display of intellectual collaboration and expertise, three Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers have jointly authored multiple articles featured in the July–August 2023 edition of TR News. Focused on the crucial theme of enhancing transportation and accessibility for all, these articles showcase the power of interdisciplinary teamwork in addressing complex challenges.

The Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is delighted to announce its recognition in the Travel category at the Netty Awards, one of the digital age’s most esteemed accolades. The program’s exceptional work on the You in the Driver Seat (YDS) Mobile App has earned them this prestigious award.

Dr. Eun Sug Park, a senior research scientist and accomplished statistician at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), has been honored as the recipient of the prestigious 2023 H.O. Hartley Award. The award is named in honor of Professor H.O. Hartley, an esteemed statistician who founded the Department of Statistics in 1963.

In a move to advance the United States’ commitment to equitable and accessible transportation infrastructure, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has appointed The Honorable Gregory Winfree, director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE).

William R. “Dick” McCasland recently passed away. Known for his generosity of spirit and his willingness to share his expertise with colleagues and students, McCasland was one of the most highly respected and knowledgeable professionals in traffic engineering. McCasland conducted Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) earliest research on freeway operations, providing a practical and innovative approach to day-to-day freeway traffic problems.

Commuters around the world dream of ideal driving conditions every day, but they rarely get them. The traffic is often heavy and gets worse when the weather turns sour. Light traffic and good weather are usually perceived as factors for a stress-free commute. Alas, researchers from the University of Houston and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that even under such ideal conditions, daily driving is stressful to many people, and for intriguing reasons.

Captain Clyde A. Barbour was posthumously inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a luncheon on June 26 at Sylvan Beach Pavilion in La Porte, Texas, near his namesake facilities: Barbours Cut inlet and Barbours Terminal at Port Houston. He was nominated by his great-granddaughter, Nancy Potter, who accepted the honor on Barbour’s […]

Texas A&M University’s Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering recently announced the appointment of four new instructors in the Master of Engineering in Engineering for Transportation Professionals program. Joining the program from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are Jim Cline, senior research engineer; Brianne Glover, research scientist and manager of TTI’s Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program; and Phil Lasley, research scientist and assistant program manager of TTI’s Mobility Analysis Program.

The 2023 Buchanan Lecturer is Dr. Marc Ballouz, president of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, chief executive officer of IGM and senior lecturer at Texas State University.

The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) My35 Waco Construction project was recently named a winner in Operations Excellence, Large Category (i.e., projects costing more than $200 million) by the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

A consortium led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant for a tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC). The grant provides continued funding for the Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) over the next five years. On May 8, CARTEEH leadership […]

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) Program held the first of its kind Youth Transportation Safety Summit May 15–17. This year’s event brought together young traffic safety ambassadors from junior high to college students alongside highway safety professionals for the first time in the program’s history. The summit provided a national […]

Car crashes are a leading cause of death for teens 15 to 18 years old in the United States, second only to teen suicide. Teen drivers are at a higher risk of being in a car crash due to driver inexperience. That lack of expertise — coupled with speeding, distracted driving or other risky behaviors […]