Learning how to be a safer pedestrian may not be at the top of your New Year’s resolution list, but with a rise in pedestrian deaths, it’s time to consider adding it. Only six days into the New Year and Bryan, Texas — home to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Headquarters — has already […]
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Shared Mopeds Off to a Good Start in Austin, TX, Unlike Ride-Hailing and E-Scooters
By Johanna Zmud Deploying Revel mopeds has already been a favorable experience compared to other mobility experiments, in-part due to the company’s willingness to share trip data. Shared sit-down scooters have arrived on Austin streets, the first in Texas after starting in New York and Washington, DC. Already, the experience differs favorably to other mobility […]
TTI/TAMUS Members Schedule of Presentations at 2020 TRB
Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s researchers are sharing their expertise at the Transportation Research Board 99th Annual Meeting, which will be held January 12–16, 2020, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The PDF below contains a schedule of presentations at the upcoming TRB meetings. Schedule of TTI/TAMUS Members Presentations
TxDOT 0-7062: Synthesis for Quantification of Binder Availability in Recycled Materials State DOT Short Questionnaire
Texas Drivers Face Longest Delays on Houston, Austin Freeways
Fueled by the state’s steady growth and healthy economy, Houston’s West Loop this year repeats its 2018 rank as the most gridlocked corridor in the state. Interstate 35 in central Austin comes in a close second, with the Southwest and Eastex Freeways in Houston and Dallas’ Woodall Rodgers Freeway rounding out the top five. Researchers […]
TTI, Houston TranStar Win Awards for Roadway Flood-Warning System
Houston residents often experience heavy rainfall events that make travel more difficult and even dangerous. In collaboration with Houston TranStar, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) developed a real-time flood-warning tool to educate motorists on high-risk flood areas during severe storms. Houston TranStar’s website and traffic map, seen by over three million unique visitors during […]
2019
Esperanza “Hope” Andrade Esperanza “Hope” Andrade of San Antonio has been an influential and dedicated leader, innovator and advocate for the Texas transportation community. She was the second woman appointed to the Texas Transportation Commission and the first to serve as chair. Her contributions resulted in impactful, multimodal transportation solutions and record-breaking funding for roadways […]
We Know Where You Travel Every Day, But We Don’t Really Care Who You Are
By Ed Hard, Shawn Turner, and Michael Martin Every day, your travel may be recorded, thanks to the apps on your mobile communication device. Whether our phones tell us about storm warnings, travel times, or lunch specials, we have enabled them to do so by clicking ‘yes’ when we’re prompted that an app wants to […]
Volunteering for the Future — Celebrating TRB’s Centennial
Volume 55, Number 4 (2019) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: After Decades of Service, TTI Continues to Provide Leadership with TRB Committees Just Like the Big Kids: COMPAT Analysis Tool Helps Smaller Urban Areas Gauge Gridlock TTI’s RELLIS Research and Testing Facilities Applying Advanced Tech Innovations to Transportation Paving the Way: TTI Pavement Research […]
After Decades of Service, TTI Continues to Provide Leadership with TRB Committees
As the lifeblood of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the almost 220 standing committees cover all areas of transportation, with a variety of volunteer members from the public and private sectors. Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers currently serve TRB in various capacities, from committee chairs to technical paper peer reviewers to session planners, and […]
Just Like the Big Kids: COMPAT Analysis Tool Helps Smaller Urban Areas Gauge Gridlock
Roadway congestion in Texas, like the weather, is a relative thing. How you define severe depends a lot on where you live. A sheet of ice on city streets in south Texas might mean it’s a day when schools are closed. The same conditions in the Panhandle mean it’s a winter day ending in Y. […]
TTI’s RELLIS Research and Testing Facilities
Visibility Research Laboratory TTI’s Visibility Research Laboratory supports research evaluating transportation-related visibility products. The lab is equipped with photometric equipment to evaluate the products while traveling at night or in inclement weather. Contact: Adam Pike, a-pike@tti.tamu.edu Smart Intersection TTI’s Smart Intersection tests connected vehicle applications, traffic signal control and connected infrastructure interoperability. For one research […]
Applying Advanced Tech Innovations to Transportation
AV-CV Strategy Guide Designed for Public Decision Makers The required public transportation project delivery process can be slow, methodical and risk averse. The technology industry, by contrast, moves quickly, often takes risks, and may treat failures as learning moments. It’s hard to imagine a greater potential for culture clash, but those are the players in […]
Paving the Way: TTI Pavement Research Provides Economic, Environmental Benefits
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has a varied and productive history of applied research for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. These projects provide excellent value by solving the myriad of problems facing transportation professionals. Two recent projects in the pavement area, Short-Term Laboratory Conditioning of Asphalt Mixtures and The Effects of Recycling Agents […]
General Motors Funds Expansion of Landmark Teen Driving Safety Program to America’s Heartland
General Motors (GM) has awarded a generous grant to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Program. These funds will support ongoing outreach efforts in Texas, where TDS was born, as well as Georgia, reaching some 230 high schools and 200,000 students. TDS will also be able to expand its […]
TTI News
TTI Hosts Annual Short Course TTI hosted the 93rd Annual Transportation Short Course, held at the Texas A&M University Campus Oct. 14–16. A record-breaking 2,848 transportation professionals attended to learn about the latest innovations and findings from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)–funded research. As happens each year, TxDOT’s Extra Mile awards were presented to agency […]
Upcoming Conferences
5th Annual Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference 2nd Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium On this page: 5th Annual Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference 2nd Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Learning Is Knowledge Reborn and Refined — TTI Celebrates the TRB Centennial
I’ve always thought of learning as an evolutionary process. It’s not about achieving a certain level of education, but about sharing knowledge with others to achieve something greater than what could be accomplished alone. Fostered by teamwork, it’s a cycle of professional development that’s constantly evolving, always rewarding and never completed. Learning, then, is about […]
TTI’s Amy Epps Martin Earns Prestigious Honor as ASCE Fellow
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer Amy Epps Martin has been elected an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Fellow, an honor awarded to ASCE members who are mentors and leaders in the civil engineering profession. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the oldest engineering society in the United States and includes over 150,000 members […]
Winfree Emphasizes Timing as Key to the Future of Transportation in GRIDSMART’s #talkITS Magazine Article
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Agency Director Greg Winfree explores the outer reaches of tomorrow’s transportation system — along with the tools and resources needed to get there — in a recent #talkITS magazine article. His article, “Timing is Everything: Technology, education, and tomorrow’s transportation workforce,” was published in the Fall 2019 issue of the […]