The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the Ninety Fourth Annual Transportation Short Course Oct. 12–14, 2020. Traditionally held in person at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, travel restrictions and concerns for personal health in the era of COVID-19 forced planners to hold the event online for the first time in its near-century […]
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TxDOT Celebrates Accomplishments, Looks to the Future at Annual Short Course
With a near record number of attendees, the 91st Annual Transportation Short Course — the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) annual employee gathering — was a time of reflection and celebration for a historic and extremely challenging year. TxDOT is 100 years old this year and dozens of TxDOT employees who went above and beyond […]
New Textbook, Workshop Focus on Improving Pavements by Combining Science and Computational Analysis
Researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have combined their expertise to author Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials, a first-of-its-kind book with the potential to transform the way pavements are installed. The approach emphasizes the use of computational modeling to create longer-lasting, less-costly pavements. The authors will share their methodologies and […]
88th Annual Transportation Short Course Focuses on the Future
With a new leader at the helm and significant changes in how we travel looming, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held its 88th Annual Transportation Short Course on the campus of Texas A&M University Oct. 13–15. The annual event, designed to inform employees about the latest innovations in transportation research, is organized and co-hosted […]
87th Annual Transportation Short Course Highlights TTI-TxDOT Partnership
Every element of Texas transportation will be discussed during the 87th Annual Short Course as nearly 2,000 transportation professionals gather on the Texas A&M University campus Oct. 15-16. Breakout sessions will examine the latest research on topics like roadway design, maintenance and pavement management, rail, work zone safety and speed limits, just to name a […]
TxDOT’s Renewed Focus on Safety Emphasized at 86th Annual Short Course
Change was the dominant theme for the 86th Annual Short Course, which took place at Texas A&M University, October 16-17. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) event, which is hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) each year, provides a unique opportunity for the two agencies to collaborate on a common goal: improving the […]
Partnership, Change Are Themes at Transportation Short Course
With a new executive director, chancellor, chairman and commissioner sharing the same stage, change was the dominant feature of the 85th Annual Transportation Short Course’s opening session. Short Course was held at the Brazos County Expo Complex October 11-12. Hosted by TTI, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) yearly gathering began with a 10-minute video […]
Short Course Long on History, Achievements
With the theme “one DOT,” the 84th Annual Transportation Short Course attracted more than 1,800 professionals for the two-day event at Texas A&M University Oct. 12–13. Rich with history — the first Short Course occurred when President Calvin Coolidge occupied the White House — Short Course is cosponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) […]
TTI-TxDOT partnership highlighted at Short Course
The historic relationship between Texas Transportation Institute and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was the focus of Agency Director Dennis Christiansen’s remarks to the 82nd Annual Transportation Short Course, Oct. 14-15, held at Texas A&M University. “The universities in this state take great pride in the relationship we have with TxDOT,” Christiansen, the Short […]