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Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Jon Epps received the Bob M. Gallaway Award from the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA)/Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Seal Coat Committee Sept. 18, 2019. The committee also announced the creation of the Dr. Jon Epps TXAPA/TxDOT Quality Seal Coat Awards Program. TXAPA was founded with just […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Director Greg Winfree is a new columnist in the magazine, Traffic Technology International. His first column, “Connected mobility must benefit rural roads, too,” was published in the November/December issue. Winfree’s column is named “The Mode Warrior.” The column may be viewed at either of the following links. View a PDF […]

As part of National Teen Driving Safety Week, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Program is announcing that a generous grant from General Motors (GM) will help TDS reach even more teen drivers with its safety messaging next year. These funds will support ongoing outreach efforts in Texas, where TDS […]

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the 93rd Annual Transportation Short Course, held at the Texas A&M University Campus, Oct. 14–16, and attended by a record-breaking 2,848 transportation professionals. “We’re defined by our traditions here at Texas A&M,” stated Levi McClenny, student regent on The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, during the […]

2019 National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25, and the theme is “My School Bus, The Safest Form of Student Transportation!” The theme of National School Bus Safety Week is derived from the Poster Contest the year before. The 2018 winning poster, shown on the right, was drawn by Shivangi Ojha, an 8th Grader […]

TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree recently appeared on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Texas Blue Promise podcast during The Texas Tribune Festival on September 27. The topic of the conversation was “How is Health Care Impacted by Transportation Challenges?” and was hosted by Dr. Dan McCoy, President of BCBS of Texas. Blue […]

Ed Seymour, Ph.D., P.E., executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, recently traveled on a government grant to the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Telangana, India, to teach a five-day, college-level course at the university. The course, entitled Transportation in a High-Tech, Automated and Connected Vehicle World, was taught to students in […]

We are shocked and saddened over the death of our colleague, Laura Mooney. Her work ethic and passion for issues related to driving safety, especially regarding impaired driving, will never be duplicated. She was instrumental in the success of numerous TTI projects, including our Ignition Interlock Training Program and our State Impaired Driving Task Force. […]

First Autonomous Shuttle Deployed at Texas A&M The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is leading a technology demonstration of the Navya Autonom Shuttle, an autonomous, self-driving, 11-passenger electric vehicle developed for use in public transportation service. TTI’s partners in the project are Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Transportation Services and the shuttle’s maker, Navya. Texas […]

Recycled pavement saves money and the environment. By Amy Epps Martin and Edith Arambula Ask just about anybody to name the most recycled material in America, and you’re likely to get some predictable responses: Aluminum cans. Plastic bottles. Glass bottles. Paper. Each guess is logical. And each one is wrong. That’s because 99% of reclaimed […]

Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, joined three other top female transportation industry executives on September 23, at the American Road and Transportation Builders Association 2019 National Convention in Savannah, Ga., to discuss how to build a diverse and successful work environment. The leaders, representing ARTBA Foundation’s “Glass Hammer” […]

This week, Sept. 15-21, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sponsoring Child Passenger Safety Week. Whenever you’re on the road, make sure your kids are secured in the correct car seat for their weight, age, and size, and that the seat itself is properly installed and secured in your vehicle. | Read More

TTI Graduate Research Assistant Ahmadreza Mahmoudzadeh is the recipient of a $6,500 scholarship from the American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF). The APTF Gary Thomas Ambassadorial Scholarship will be awarded during the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) TRANSform Conference held Oct. 13–16, 2019, in New York. This scholarship is awarded to college students or transit professionals […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Assistant Research Scientist Marcie Perez won first place in the data visualization category for “investigating crash data through data visualization” at the 2019 Traffic Records Forum. The forum (Aug. 4–7, 2019) was hosted by the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP). Perez led the Aug. 6 session Data Visualization: […]

Texas A&M Transportation Institute Research Fellow Tim Lomax will be testifying before the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at 10:00 AM Eastern (9:00 AM Central) on September 11. The subject of the hearing is congestion and potential solutions, and Lomax will be discussing the newly released Urban Mobility […]

An estimated 667 premature deaths each year could be prevented in Barcelona if the proposed “Superblocks” project were fully implanted, according to estimates from an international research team that included researcher Haneen Khreis from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). This result would be achieved mainly as a result of decreased air pollution (NO2), but […]

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. The multilevel, 178,380-square-foot facility supports research programs and administrative offices for TTI’s Bryan-College Station staff, previously housed in four different facilities. The TTI headquarters building at RELLIS marks the […]

By Katie Womack Texans, by and large, think texting and driving is bad and that it shouldn’t be allowed. But for most, those views haven’t changed their own habits behind the wheel. Texas legislators passed a law in 2017 that bans texting while driving, but allows drivers to use their phones for things like directions […]

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) a grant to evaluate safety and health concerns related to implementing connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies. CAVs hold the promise to revolutionize our transportation system through improved mobility and safety while also reducing congestion and crash-related deaths and injuries. However […]

If more Americans are working, a new report confirms, more of us are also tied up in traffic. The picture is painted clearly in the 2019 Urban Mobility Report, published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Along with illustrating the problem, researchers also stress the same straightforward solutions they’ve long advocated: more of everything […]