Big-time athletic events can create big-time roadway gridlock. Experts game out the possibilities to navigate chaos – from the first car in, to the last one out.
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Schedule of TTI 2023 TRB Presentations
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the 102nd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meetings this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to automated vehicles, economics and the environment. TRB will be held January 8-12 in […]
Episode 48. Uncommonly Deadly: Wrong-way crashes are small in number, immense in devastation.
Wrong-way crashes on high-speed roadways are uncommon, but they’re almost always fatal. Ongoing research is supporting countermeasures to help drivers avoid – or escape — a rare but perilous roadway hazard.
Happy Holidays from TTI
Over the hills and far away, we make travel safe everyday. Happy holidays from TTI!
Episode 47. All Aboard? When unions, management, and Congress dodged a nationwide rail strike.
Rail industry employees and management were at odds for months and on the verge of a nationwide shutdown, until Congress and the White House invoked an arcane 1926 law to settle the dispute in only a few days.
Barry Goodman Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
A transformational leader in the Texas transportation industry for more than 45 years, Barry Goodman was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception at the Omni Houston Hotel on September 28. He was recognized for his decades-long career of building effective partnerships to develop, fund and implement innovative transit systems throughout […]
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Dennis L. Christiansen Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., achieved a 50-year career in transportation leadership and innovation. For over four decades, he served in numerous leadership roles at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, including as Agency Director for 10 years, retiring in 2016 as Agency Director Emeritus. Christiansen conducted groundbreaking research in the areas of […]
Episode 46. It Takes a (Big) Village: How a community of transportation pros is making mobility better.
The Institute of Transportation Engineers is wrapping up a pivotal year in its history. Jeff Paniati, the organization’s CEO, and Beverly Kuhn, its outgoing president, talk about lessons learned from the past 12 months and how the transportation profession is evolving — along with society.
Dennis Christiansen Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) agency director emeritus, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception and dinner at Traditions Club in Bryan on September 14. During his 50-year career of transportation leadership and innovation, he served in numerous leadership roles over four decades at TTI, […]
TTI’s Ramani Appointed to USEPA’s Subcommittee
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Associate Research Engineer and Division Head of Air Quality, Energy and Health Tara Ramani was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (MSTRS) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Air Act Advisory Committee. As a representative member from an academic institution, Ramani […]
TTI’s Epps Martin Elected President of AAPT
Texas A&M University Professor and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Amy Epps Martin was recently elected president of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT). Epps Martin will serve as president for one-year effective Oct. 1. AAPT is a leading world-wide community dedicated to excellence and advancement of asphalt technology since 1924. […]
Episode 45. Border Balancing Act: Finding harmony between commercial efficiency and security demands.
Along America’s 2,000-mile border with Mexico, there’s plenty of room for things to go awry when it comes to the secure, efficient movement of people and goods. Myriad public and private partnerships and the latest research are helping ensure that they don’t.
Episode 44. Sharing the Load on Texas Roads: Are overweight trucks paying their fair share?
Big trucks cause more damage to transportation infrastructure, but they pay less to use roads and bridges than passenger vehicles do. New research findings – with input from the freight industry – can inform how policy makers might change that.
Inform, Engage, Inspire: 96th Annual Transportation Short Course
For the 96th year, the Transportation Short Course was held by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on the Texas A&M University campus. In partnership with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) the event was hosted virtually and in-person with about 4,000 attendees. Highlighting the latest technology and advancements that are transforming Texas roadways, the theme of this year’s event was innovation.
Teens Innovate Ways to #StopTrackTragedies
Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. Operation Lifesaver Inc., Union Pacific Railroad and Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program joined together Sept. 19–25 to observe Rail Safety Week (RSW) and urged the public to help […]
Episode 43. Big and Bright: The view from TxDOT CEO Marc Williams’ chair.
Despite some Texas-sized mobility challenges and worldwide supply-chain obstacles, the guy in charge of the Texas Department of Transportation wants you to know he’s never been more optimistic about our transportation future.
Transportation Leaders Discuss the Future of Technological Innovations at 2022 Transportation Technology Conference
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the 2022 Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference Sept. 15–16 in partnership with The Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Engineering and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. The event — sponsored by HNTB, Alliance Texas Mobility Innovation Zone, 3M and Cavnue — highlighted innovative projects […]
Episode 42. Drilling for Solutions: A gusher of new data is helping cut crash numbers in Texas’ Permian Basin.
Large vehicle collisions in and around the giant West Texas oil patch in recent years have been alarmingly frequent and serious. Through a partnership approach, local transportation agencies and industry leaders are turning the tide.
Schrank Featured in Washington Post Article
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Senior Research Scientist David Schrank was recently featured in a Washington Post article on September 16 about hybrid work schedules and congestion. According to the story, “with more workers returning to offices since Labor Day, the Washington region’s notorious rush-hour traffic has returned with a vengeance, as pandemic-era hybrid schedules have […]
TTI’s Fitzpatrick and Hansen Author Articles Featured in TR News
Two Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers recently authored articles featured in the 2022 March–April edition of TR News. TTI Senior Research Engineer Kay Fitzpatrick published the article Determining the Posted Speed Limit — which focuses on the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 17-76: Guidance for the Setting of Speed Limits. The project investigated […]