Dr. Jon A. Epps, P.E., a Senior Research Fellow at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), has been appointed Executive Associate Director for the Institute effective February 1. The leadership appointment was approved by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday, Jan. 21. Epps, with more than 40 years of professional experience — […]
Regents Appoint Epps as Executive Associate Director of TTI
Regents Approve Two TTI Transportation Research Centers
Two new transportation research centers were approved by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday, Jan. 21. Both centers were established to improve the transportation system in Texas and across the country. The centers are part of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), a member of the Texas A&M System. The Center for […]
Edwards Honored by TTI for Transportation Efforts
In a ceremony in Washington, D.C., the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) recognized Congressman Chet Edwards for his ongoing efforts to champion transportation research. Edwards, the U.S. Representative from Texas’ 17th District, was presented with the 2010 TTI Director’s Research Champion Award at the Institute’s January 10 reception at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The […]
Texas Transportation Institute Teams with INRIX
INRIX’s Nationwide Coverage and Superior Data Accuracy Transform the Institute’s Approach to its Nationally Recognized Report on Traffic Congestion College Station, Texas and Kirkland, Wash. – The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) announced today it has selected INRIX® as the exclusive private provider of traffic information for the 2010 Urban Mobility Report. TTI’s 2010 Urban Mobility […]
Chinese Outreach Takes TTI to Beijing
A delegation of Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers was invited to Beijing, China, recently to help with the growing congestion and air quality problems that affect the city and other parts of the country. TTI co-sponsored the two-day workshop at the Beijing Transportation Research Center (BTRC) — an eight-year-old research institute similar to TTI. “Traffic […]
TTI Study Targets Highway Construction Pollution
In an effort to lessen the emissions from “off-road” construction equipment, TTI’s Center for Air Quality Studies has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The two-year project will monitor nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of road construction equipment before and after the installation of an emission reduction system, called selective catalytic […]
TDS Honored Nationally for Saving Teen Lives
The Texas Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program has been honored with one of the most distinguished national safety awards available: a Roadway Safety Award sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF). The award was presented to TDS Director Russell Henk during a ceremony in Washington, […]
TTI Contributes to High-Speed Rail Discussion
Thanks to $8 billion of stimulus money set aside for a high-speed rail network in the United States, proponents of a Texas passenger rail system have renewed optimism about the possibility of a project in the Lone Star State. That optimism was expressed by speakers and attendees of the Texas/European Union High-Speed Rail Symposium, held […]
TTI Helps Raise Awareness During School Bus Safety Week
“Avoid harm. Obey the Stop Arm.” That’s the theme of National School Bus Safety Week (October 19-23). The theme refers to the moveable red stop sign extending from the side of a school bus, warning motorists to stop because children are getting on or off the bus and may be crossing the street. The goal […]
Short Course Focuses on TxDOT Challenges, Changes
“We can do more” was the theme that emerged during the opening session of the 83rd Annual Transportation Short Course at Texas A&M University Oct. 13. The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) annual gathering attracted more than 1,800 attendees. Short course is co-sponsored by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and celebrates the institute’s 60-year relationship […]
Transportation Leader Joins TTI
Bryan Wood, the former Bryan, Texas, district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has joined the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) effective October 1. Wood has been named head of TTI’s Constructed Facilities Division overseeing three programs involved in various aspects of infrastructure, including materials and design, construction techniques and repair and rehabilitation methods. […]
Rail Crossing Safety and How One Man Made a Difference
The goal of a dedicated research scientist to make rail grade crossings safer continues to pay off, even after his death. Decades ago, Hoy Richards was alarmed at the number of people killed or injured because of collisions with trains. Today, it’s clear that the efforts of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researcher saved lives. […]
Help Honor Texas Transportation Leaders, Past and Present
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 inductees into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor, which acknowledges individuals who have played a pivotal role in Texas transportation. Established in January of 2000, there are currently 30 people inducted into the Hall of Honor. “The Hall of Honor is intended to recognize the small group […]
Lomax Honored with Prestigious ITE Award
Citing his thirty-year career of transportation research — and specifically his work with TTI’s Urban Mobility Report — the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) has honored Research Engineer Tim Lomax with one of the association’s most prestigious awards. The Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award has been awarded since 1957 and recognizes outstanding contributions in the […]
High Speeds Test TTI-Designed Roadside Safety Devices
Passenger cars and trucks slammed into a TTI-designed bridge rail in August at speeds never before tested at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus. The vehicles reached 85 miles per hour in tests designed to prepare for high-speed roadways under consideration by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in an effort to expand the state’s transportation […]
Transportation Partners Celebrate Past Accomplishments, Future Relationship
Despite an impressive, 60-year partnership between the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), the relationship has never been formally celebrated…until now. On August 5, members of the ITE Executive Committee and International Board of Direction arrived in College Station to hold their annual board meeting in advance of the organization’s […]
Texas Teen Crash Rate Declines, TTI Program Shares Credit
During a news conference in Austin on July 27, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Director Dennis Christiansen and the Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, touted the connection between the Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program and the dramatic decline in teen fatalities in Texas. The state capital […]
TTI Cited for Employee Support
Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Technician Lee Gustavus and TTI Agency Director Dennis Christiansen were recognized by the National Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) during a recent ceremony. Research Associate Chip Sosa, a member of the Texas Army National Guard, nominated Gustavus and TTI for the awards. “TTI and […]
Economic factors tap the brakes on traffic congestion
Experts say slight reduction represents a temporary lull, not a trend As goes the American economy, so goes the traffic. Though it might have been hard to notice, traffic congestion took a break from its worsening trend even before the current recession, with high gas prices in the last half of 2007 bringing about a […]
TTI Helps Family Build a House, Find a Home
When the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) adopted Habitat for Humanity last year for its annual charitable campaign, TTI employees knew they would be helping a family in need. That certainly happened, but no one knew the profound impact their involvement would have on . . . themselves. On June 20, TTI’s Executive Associate Director Bill […]