Norfolk Southern has awarded a grant to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat program. These funds will support rail safety education and outreach to 100 high schools and middle schools throughout Georgia. The partnership will seek to raise awareness of the dangers around by railroad crossings. Tragically, a majority of […]
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Episode 57. For Bernie Wagenblast, both career and life have been all about transition.
As a transportation journalist, Bernie Wagenblast has been weaving narratives of a professional sort for more than 40 years. As it turns out, one of her most recent stories is more personal.
TTI’s Dr. Ipek Sener Appointed Chair of TRB’s Committee on Transportation and Public Health
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Scientist Dr. Ipek Sener was recently appointed chair of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) Committee on Transportation and Public Health (AME70). According to trbhealth.org, this standing committee creates a space for transportation and health communities to expand knowledge about positive and negative health impacts related to transportation policies, procedures, and actions.
TTI Celebrates the Career of William R. “Bill” Stockton
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted a retirement reception on Apr. 18 to celebrate the career of William R. “Bill” Stockton. Family, friends and TTI staff — past and present — gathered at TTI’s headquarters to honor Bill after 40 years of service at TTI.
Episode 56. Hidden Treasures: Remote community airports play an essential role in Texas life.
The value that small general aviation airports deliver far exceeds what their modest size might suggest. To many local government officials, those facilities represent “the most valuable mile of pavement in the county.”
New Next-Generation Intersection to Enhance Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation have been selected for a $1.9 million federal grant to develop a next-generation intersection that promises to improve safety for the most at-risk road users. “Protecting pedestrians, cyclists, and others who share the road with vehicles is key to a safe and accessible […]
Texas Transportation Hall of Honor 2023 Call for Nominations
The Texas Transportation Hall of Honor board is accepting nominations for 2023 inductees until July 31, 2023. Texas is recognized as having one of the finest multimodal transportation systems in the world. The existence of this system has been a key aspect of the economic development of the state and in providing Texans with a […]
Episode 55. Revisited–Highway to the Danger Zone: Hazards abound where road work advances.
As we’re about to observe National Work Zone Awareness Week and in light of a work zone crash last month in Maryland, in which 6 workers were killed, we’re revisiting a discussion with TTI’s Jerry Ullman, research engineer and highway work zone safety expert. The number of fatal crashes in America is up by about […]
A Job Well Done
Volume 59, Number 1 (2023) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: I-35 Waco Project Overview Planning Makes Perfect — Addressing Construction Issues Before the Project Begins Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of I-35 Waco Project Spotlight on Caroline Golden: From TTI Intern to Communications Professional TTI News Thinking Transportation Podcast The […]
Episode 54. Off the Rails, On the QT: Train derailments happen daily, though few grab our attention.
Major railroad disasters tend to produce major news headlines, but there are hundreds of derailments each year in America that we never hear about. Why is that?
Texas A&M System Agencies Work Together to Make History on Recent UTC Proposals
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced grant awards for eight University Transportation Centers (UTCs) in which Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University will lead or assist over the next five years. Of historical note is PVAMU’s selection to […]
List of Affiliated UTCs for 2022–2026 Program
Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health UTC Tier: Tier-1 Lead Institution: TTI Partners: Georgia Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, North Dakota State University, University of California at Riverside and University of Texas at El Paso Research Priority: Preserving the Environment Affiliated PI: Joe Zietsman (TTI) Center […]
You in the Driver Seat Mobile App Wins “Best New Mobile App” Award
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program was recently awarded the Platinum Award for Best New Mobile App by BestMobileAppAwards.com for their You in the Driver Seat (YDS) smartphone app. The app is aimed at encouraging safe driving behaviors in young drivers aged 16 to 25 and was selected […]
Episode 53. Turning the Tables: When a transportation journalist is the one answering, not asking, the questions.
It’s been said that journalists are responsible for writing the first draft of history. As the transportation writer for the Houston Chronicle, Dug Begley has been crafting that city’s mobility story for more than a decade.
I-35 Waco Project Overview
This project will improve I-35 in Waco from 12th Street to North Loop 340 by improving safety and mobility, adding capacity, incorporating technology, and enhancing aesthetics. Improvements include widening main lanes to four lanes in each direction, improving frontage roads and ramps, reconstructing bridges, improving interchanges, adding U-turns, and improving bicycle and pedestrian access. The […]
Planning Makes Perfect — Addressing Construction Issues Before the Project Begins
A common sight on Texas roadways is noise walls and retaining walls. Noise walls, or barriers, are helpful in keeping the sound of a busy highway out of neighborhoods and business districts. Retaining walls reduce the need for a sloped area at grade changes and are used extensively for highway overpasses. Noise walls and retaining […]
Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety
Although motorcyclists make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles, motorcyclists accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2020 in the United States. As these numbers have risen over the years, several state departments of transportation (DOTs) are taking matters into their own hands to address these related issues. In partnership with […]
Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of I-35 Waco Project
The I-35 Waco Project is officially complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Nov. 9. The $341 million project finished on budget and ahead of schedule, beating its originally estimated end date by approximately 18 months. The I-35 Waco Project is part of the larger My35 Waco District Construction Plan, begun in 2012, comprised of 17 […]
Spotlight on Caroline Golden: From TTI Intern to Communications Professional
The ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the I-35 Waco Project on Nov. 9 had personal significance for Caroline Golden, who’s done some construction of her own as a result of the project. In 2019, when the project began, Golden was a senior at Baylor University in Waco. Thanks to innate talent, opportunity and a […]
TTI News
Dennis Christiansen Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., agency director emeritus, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception and dinner at Traditions Club in Bryan on Sept. 14. During his 50-year career of transportation leadership and innovation, he served in numerous leadership roles over […]