Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Robert Wunderlich is featured in a USA Today story (source: Pew/Stateline), “Deadly crashes on rural roads prompt new safety efforts,” wherein he discusses building safety into road projects from the get-go to help prevent traffic crashes. Simple engineering changes at the design stage — such as rumble […]
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A Tale of Two Problems: 2021 Virtual Traffic Safety Conference Addresses COVID-19’s Impact on Traffic Safety Fatalities
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted for the second year in a row the virtual Traffic Safety Conference July 14–16, 2021. Supported by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the event focused on high priority safety issues and innovative solutions to end the streak of daily fatal crashes in Texas. This year’s conference also […]
Episode 15. Raising Them Right: Cultivating the next generation of transportation professionals.
Just as roads and bridges need regular reinforcement, so too do the professionals who help us travel safely and smoothly on our transportation network. Senior Research Engineer Beverly Kuhn explains how inspiring and guiding new ranks of practitioners can ensure our transportation system continues to support and improve upon our way of life.
TTI Contributes Transportation Expertise to Southern Regional Climate Center
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is a supporting entity for the Southern Regional Climate Center (SRCC), which will conduct research at the intersection of transportation and extreme weather. The SRCC officially moved to Texas A&M University May 14, 2021, from Louisiana State University. The Texas A&M University System team includes TTI, Texas A&M’s College […]
Fulton Joins Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
Among 350 Texas aviation leaders, former colleagues, friends and family, David S. Fulton, a nationally recognized leader in the aviation industry and the first director of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at the Texas Aviation Conference awards banquet in San Marcos, Texas, on […]
TTI’s Participation in the University Transportation Center (UTC) Program
“As director of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center [SWUTC] for 25 years, it was my privilege to help advance the mission of the UTC Program,” says Senior Research Scientist Dock Burke, now retired from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). “We mentored more than 1,300 college students and reached some 14,000 K–12 students with […]
Child Passenger Safety Technicians Get Inspired (and Learn Something, Too!) at 2021 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference
The fifth annual 2021 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference was held virtually June 29–July 1, 2021. Sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation, the conference was organized by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. With 384 attendees this year, the conference helped child passenger safety technicians (CPSTs) stay […]
Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Inductee Mark Goode Celebrates 100th Birthday
Marquis “Mark” G. Goode, Jr., a Texas Transportation Hall of Honor 2008 inductee, will be 100 years old on Aug. 12, 2021. Goode worked for the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (now the Texas Department of Transportation [TxDOT]) for four decades, where he helped build the Interstate Highway System we rely on […]
Episode 14. What We Think, We Become: How traffic safety knowledge influences driver behavior.
Whatever occupies our thoughts can influence our performance on the road. In this episode, Senior Research Scientist Katie Womack takes a close look at our awareness of traffic laws and safety messages over the past decade, and how that knowledge can shape our driving behavior.
Traffic Safety Design Leader Karen Dixon Recognized by 2021 ITE Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Award
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Karen Dixon is the 2021 recipient of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Award. The award recognizes traffic safety leaders through their involvement in professional organizations, the community and traffic engineering performance. The award is named after Edmund R. Ricker, president of […]
Entrepreneur Yanzhi “Ann” Xu Co-Creates Start-Up Company to Commercialize Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Software
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Scientist Yanzhi “Ann” Xu is the co-founder of ElectroTempo, Inc., a start-up company for electric vehicle charging demand software technology. The company was incorporated Nov. 19, 2020. The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents granted approval at its board meeting May 20, 2021, for Xu, as a TTI […]
Episode 13. When Captives Become Cargo: How transportation professionals can disrupt human trafficking.
An efficient transportation network is central to the success of any commercial enterprise, including those that aren’t legal. Our roads and bridges enable the scourge of human trafficking, but as Research Engineer John Haberman tells us, those who manage the network can play a part in disrupting that heinous activity.
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David S. Fulton A nationally recognized aviator and leader in the aviation industry, David S. Fulton has devoted his life’s work to improving general aviation airports in Texas and Tennessee. As the first Director of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division, and in a similar position at the Tennessee Office of Aeronautics, he […]
Pandemic Showed Traffic Can Be Cut Without New Roads
By Tim Lomax, David Schrank, and Bill Eisele COVID-19’s impact on roadway traffic was deep and widespread, and it was entirely predictable given the shutdowns that occurred. What’s equally clear, is the lesson we can draw from our experience, particularly now, as American infrastructure needs are once again top of mind. That lesson is: the […]
Episode 12. There’s Danger Afoot: Death by walking remains a chronic roadway safety issue.
Cars and pedestrians have been sharing space on city streets for more than a century, and traveling on foot remains as dangerous as it’s ever been. Associate Transportation Researcher Neal Johnson helps us explore worrisome trends for the most vulnerable users of our roadway network.
Master of Engineering Degree for Transportation Professionals
Leadership. Service. Responsibility. Introducing a new online Master of Engineering degree for transportation professionals starting in the fall of 2022. This groundbreaking new program is presented to the transportation community by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas A&M University College of Engineering. For additional information, including program and application requirements, and academic […]
TTI, Hillwood Announce Research Partnership
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) entered into an agreement with Hillwood as AllianceTexas’ official Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) research partner. Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development is located next to the world’s first dedicated industrial airport, Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The partnership will leverage the experience and expertise of TTI’s nationally recognized team of researchers and forward-thinkers […]
Mukhopadhyay Develops Test Methods for Cracking-Resistant Concrete Supporting Bridges
Alkali–silica reactions (ASRs) cause cracking issues in precast concrete bridge structures across the United States. Anol Mukhopadhyay, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) senior research scientist, developed two ASR test methods and a four-step process for formulating ASR-resistant concrete mixes. Mukhopadhyay notes that TTI Assistant Research Scientist Kai-Wei (Victor) Liu’s collaboration in the lab was key […]
TTI Publishes 2021 Urban Mobility Report
COVID-19 Gave Us an Historic Traffic Hiatus, But the Pause Didn’t Last Long America’s worst public health crisis in a century flattened roadway congestion to levels not seen in 40 years, but the respite was short-lived, according to the 2021 Urban Mobility Report (UMR) from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). In the pandemic shutdown […]
Episode 11. Now You See It, Now You Don’t: COVID-19 made traffic congestion disappear, but not for long.
America’s worst public health crisis in a century gave us a short-lived gridlock hiatus, as TTI Research Fellow Tim Lomax explains. The pandemic also amplified an important and timeless lesson in roadway traffic management at a time when U.S. infrastructure needs are once again top of mind.