Volume 55, Number 3 (2019) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: New Study Underscores Economy-Traffic Jam Link Innovative Technologies and Services: TTI Helps Texas A&M Create Greener, More Pedestrian- and Bicycle-Friendly Campus Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility in Austin: TTI Research Examines the Causes of Collisions Coordinating Bicycle, Pedestrian Count Data to Identify Active Lifestyle Patterns […]
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At a Glance — New Study Underscores Economy-Traffic Jam Link
See related story. https://mobility.tamu.edu/umr/ Source: 2019 Urban Mobility Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Innovative Technologies and Services: TTI Helps Texas A&M Create Greener, More Pedestrian- and Bicycle-Friendly Campus
Spanning more than 5,200 acres, Texas A&M University’s College Station campus is one of the largest public institutions of higher learning in the world. The recently completed 2017 Campus Master Plan provides the framework for future development of the campus with one of its focus elements being mobility and safety. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute […]
Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility in Austin: TTI Research Examines the Causes of Collisions
Austin is a modern, thriving city with a population that enjoys an active lifestyle, including the increased use of nonmotorized modes of transportation. Many appreciate the numerous benefits of active transportation, though the growing popularity of nonmotorized modes can also bring increased collisions involving pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. “Incidents like these aren’t as common as […]
Coordinating Bicycle, Pedestrian Count Data to Identify Active Lifestyle Patterns
Ever looked at mobility from big picture to small details? Imagine a map of Texas. Select a county. Zoom in to a metropolitan view, checkered with count locations for bicyclists and pedestrians. Clicking on a count location also brings up a screen of charts that display bicycle and pedestrian count data at various time intervals. […]
Urban Mobility Pooled Fund Study Surpasses Two Decades of Service to Sponsors Nationwide
For over 35 years, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) urban mobility research efforts have developed a comprehensive set of performance measures and tools to measure and monitor mobility conditions in urban America. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was the founder and sponsor of the research and initial implementation of the tools developed from […]
Good News, Bad News: Urban Mobility Report Underscores Economy-Traffic Connection
To take the nation’s economic temperature, analysts follow a mix of indicators, like inflation, gross domestic product and consumer confidence. They can now add freeway congestion to the list because if more Americans are working, more of us are also tied up in traffic. That picture is painted clearly in the 2019 Urban Mobility Report, […]
TTI’s New Headquarters Building Officially Open for Business
On Sept. 4, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new state headquarters located on The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus. 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 […]
2019 Conference Focuses on Heroes of Child Passenger Safety Community
A small army of advocates was recognized for its work at the third annual Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference, held in Austin July 29–31. Most of the 270 attendees were child passenger safety seat technicians (CPSTs) from across Texas. Conference participants learned how tragedies can sometimes make people inspirational activists for change. Conducted by the […]
Texas Pedestrian Safety Forum Sets New Attendance Record
Walking is the oldest form of transportation on the planet, but it’s ever in need of new ideas to make it safer. That urgency was recently on display at the annual Texas Statewide Pedestrian Safety Forum, hosted Aug. 22 by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) and sponsored by the […]
TTI Advisory Council Meets at New Headquarters
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Advisory Council met at TTI’s new headquarters at The Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus Sept. 4–5, following the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility. The meeting began with an evening reception, dinner and update from Dan Chen, vice president and general manager of the 3M Transportation Safety Division. […]
TTI News
TTI’s Tooley and Other Top Women Executives Share Inclusion Strategies Melissa Tooley, TTI director of external initiatives, joined three other top female transportation industry executives on Sept. 23 on a panel made up of American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA’s) Women Leader Awards winners, which included the Institute. TTI was awarded ARTBA’s Glass Hammer […]
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The Last Stop with Greg Winfree — Choice, Convenience and Customer Service: What Mobility Means in a Data-Driven Marketplace
Our definition of mobility is changing. At its most practical in transportation, mobility describes the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. But today that’s only part of the story — an artifact of last-century thinking. Today, we’re linked through the Internet of Things, creating opportunities for efficiencies never dreamed of a mere generation […]
The Intersection of Health and Transportation
Volume 55, Number 2 (2019) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: The Intersection of Health and Transportation What We’re Thinking: As Cars Get Better, Driving Gets Worse Transportation Technology Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges with Connected and Automated Vehicles TTI, Texas A&M Explore Incentivizing Active Travel with Bus Rapid Transit Lines Zero Deaths Directive Applauded […]
At a Glance — The Intersection of Health and Transportation
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What We’re Thinking: As Cars Get Better, Driving Gets Worse
By Russell Henk This article was originally published in Dallas News, April 11, 2019. Our cars keep getting better, but our driving seems to be getting worse. Auto design has evolved from safety belts and airbags that help us survive crashes to features like lane-departure warnings and automatic emergency braking that help us avoid them. […]
Transportation Technology Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges with Connected and Automated Vehicles
Nearly 200 participants at the Fourth Annual Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference learned the latest on connected and automated vehicle (CAV) research and deployment activities in Texas and the nation. The April 29–May 1 conference was organized by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), in partnership with The Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M University, […]
TTI, Texas A&M Explore Incentivizing Active Travel with Bus Rapid Transit Lines
Leaving your keys on the counter, you shut the door and head out for the new bus rapid transit (BRT) station. The sun is warm on your skin. Your muscles warm as you walk. A little footwork on days like today beats sitting in traffic congestion or waiting for what seems like forever on the […]
Zero Deaths Directive Applauded by Experts at 2019 Traffic Safety Conference
On May 30, in a bold move to end traffic deaths, the Texas Transportation Commission directed the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to cut traffic fatalities in half by 2035 and end them entirely by 2050. These goals are a natural outcome of the current TxDOT #EndtheStreak campaign, which “encourages Texans to drive safely to […]