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 […]
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Epps Honored by Bob M. Gallaway Award, Creation of Dr. Jon Epps TXAPA/TxDOT Quality Seal Coat Awards Program
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Jon Epps received the Bob M. Gallaway Award from the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA)/Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Seal Coat Committee Sept. 18, 2019. The committee also announced the creation of the Dr. Jon Epps TXAPA/TxDOT Quality Seal Coat Awards Program. TXAPA was founded with just […]
TTI Shines at Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting
Numerous Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and students were recognized during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting Jan. 7–11 in Washington, D.C. This year’s gathering of transportation professionals from around the globe included more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops. Best Paper Awards The paper “Field Evaluation of Pilot […]
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 banquet held prior to the TRB Annual […]
TTI Recognized for Embassy Protection, Freight Shuttle Innovations
Working with officials from the U.S. State Department, three researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have helped design a new type of safety barrier that is easier and less costly to repair than the current systems now being used around embassies and other sensitive compounds. Their invention, Surface Mount Wedge Barrier, was recognized […]
TTI at TRB
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) made an impressive showing during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 94th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10–14. The meeting hosted 12,000 researchers, policy makers, practitioners and transportation professionals from around the world. Turnbull Appointed to TRB’s Executive Committee TTI Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull was appointed to the […]
TTI Researchers Contribute to the 2014 TRB Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers joined nearly 12,000 attendees from around the world at the 93rd annual meeting of the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board (TRB) Jan. 12–16 in Washington, D.C. This year’s attendance set a new record. “TTI researchers continue to play leadership roles in all aspects of TRB,” notes Katie Turnbull, TTI […]
TTI and TRB: Across the Years
The 2014 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting will be the last gathering at the Connecticut Avenue hotels in Washington, D.C., where the meeting has been held for nearly 60 years. In 2015, the annual meeting moves to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to bring sessions, committee meetings and displays under one roof. The […]
TTI at TRB
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) was well represented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C., as dozens of employees presented papers and others were given awards for their work. The meeting was held Jan. 22–26. A team of TTI researchers — Kay Fitzpatrick, Susan T. Chrysler, Vichika Iragavarapu […]
Awards and More
TDS Honored by National Safety Council, Gains Partner The National Safety Council (NSC) has recognized the Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program with its Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award. This is the fourth national award the TDS program has received. For most of its nearly 100-year history, NSC has focused on workplace and transportation […]