TTI Associate Research Scientist Suzie Edrington has been named to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) Transit Development Corporation Board. The appointment automatically makes her a member of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Oversight and Project Selection Committee. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee “develops near-term, practical solutions to problems facing transit agencies” and […]
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TTI Researchers Conduct Transit Accessibility Workshops and Webinars
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 19 percent, or 56.7 million of the U.S. population, lives with some type of disability. For some of these people, basic tasks such as finding reliable means of transportation may prove difficult. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently designed a series of workshops and webinars […]
TTI Helps METRO Hear from Riders, Including Those with Disabilities
The number of people with disabilities requesting transportation assistance from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s (METRO’s) METROLift services has grown significantly in recent years. This increase has prompted the transit agency to consider a change in its paratransit policies and practices to balance quality of service with financial sustainability. Researchers with the Texas […]
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