In an effort to cultivate community and idea sharing at TTI, researchers at the TTI Austin urban office have started a monthly presentation series called “Fast & Furious.” In keeping with the event title, each lunchtime session is a dynamic, half-hour event where two researchers give 7-minute presentations on work they have done at TTI, […]
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Goodin Listed Among Top Transportation Innovators at SXSW
Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, is featured on a short list of “Transportation Innovators” scheduled for presentations and panel discussions at this year’s SXSW Conference. Goodin joins 14 other “ahead-of-the-curve transportation-related speakers who will be part of March Magic in Austin,” according to Hugh Forrest, chief programming officer for SXSW. Goodin […]
TTI’s Epps Receives Regents Fellow Service Award
Jon Epps, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) executive associate director and senior research fellow, received the Regents Fellow Service Award from the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents during an awards dinner Feb. 9. Established in 1998, the Regents Fellow Service Award recognizes Texas A&M System agency researchers who have made lasting contributions to […]
TTI Employees Honored with TRB Best Paper, Student of the Year Awards
Five Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers were presented with best paper awards during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting, held in Washington D.C. Jan. 8–12. One of the researchers also received an Outstanding Student of the Year Award at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) banquet held prior to the TRB […]
First in U.S. Dutch-Style Unsignalized Intersection at Texas A&M Featured in Fast Company Newsletter
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Transportation Services completed construction on a first-of-its-kind non-signalized, Dutch-style intersection last October that is still making news. The protected intersection includes bright green solar luminescent pavement markings used to delineate the bicycle pathways—also a first use in the United States. In this innovation, the illuminating green […]
TTI Assists in Unmanned Aerial Systems Project
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington will lead a collaborative effort to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to inspect highways and railroads remotely and develop guidelines for how to safely complete the task. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), along with the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation (LSUASC) at Texas […]
Applications Now Open for Summer Research Internship in Transportation Safety
Applications are now being accepting for a 10-week summer internship program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The internship is sponsored by two USDOT funded University Transportation Centers: the Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS) Center, a partnership between TTI and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; and Safe-D, a partnership between TTI, Virginia […]
Attention Texas Travelers! We Need Your Input
Texas A&M Transportation Institute is conducting a traveler survey with support from the Texas Department of Transportation. The purpose of this survey is to identify what information travelers use and desire for planning trips that may use managed lanes. In Texas, managed lanes may be called carpool lanes, HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes, Express Lanes, […]
TTI Tests Connected Vehicle Technologies to Address Border Crossing Congestion
After recent closed-course tests at Texas A&M University’s RELLIS Campus showed Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technologies could be applied at the Texas/Mexico border to help manage vehicle traffic, researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are preparing for the next step: real-world testing at land ports of entry (POEs) for the U.S. Customs […]
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Economic Benefits of Proposed El Paso Cross-border Freight Shuttle Highlighted in U.S. Treasury Department Infrastructure Study
A proposed cross-border Freight Shuttle System using autonomous, electrically powered shuttles to move cargo in 53-foot-long truck trailers on elevated guideways was named in a U.S. Treasury Department study to a list of 40 infrastructure projects across the United States that would provide significant economic benefit if completed.