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Now You See It; Now You Don’t: The Traffic Hiatus from COVID-19 Was Historic…and Brief

September 1, 2021

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 of spring 2020, daily commuter traffic dropped by almost half compared to […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 57, Number 3 Tagged With: COVID-19, mobility, traffic congestion, Urban Mobility Report

Just Like the Big Kids: COMPAT Analysis Tool Helps Smaller Urban Areas Gauge Gridlock

December 1, 2019

Roadway congestion in Texas, like the weather, is a relative thing. How you define severe depends a lot on where you live. A sheet of ice on city streets in south Texas might mean it’s a day when schools are closed. The same conditions in the Panhandle mean it’s a winter day ending in Y. […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 55, Number 4 Tagged With: COMPAT, Congestion Management Process Analysis Tool, mobility, traffic congestion

TTI Creates New Methodology for Multimodal Assessment

September 1, 2015

Helping El Paso Manage Growing Pains The Office of the State Demographer projects Texas’ population will rise from 25.2 million in 2010 to 33.9 million in 2030. That’s a 35 percent increase in the state’s population, and the growth isn’t just happening in cities like Austin, Dallas or Houston — it’s happening statewide. In El […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 3 Tagged With: air quality, environment, mobility, multimodal plan, traffic congestion

One Is the Costliest Number — Managing Travel Demand to Reduce Congestion, Increase Mobility

December 1, 2014

When looking to buy a home, you’re more likely to get the most bang for your buck when a lot of houses are on the market. The bigger the market, the more likely a seller is to accommodate how much you want to spend, right? It’s simple supply and demand. Similarly, when travel demand exceeds […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 50, Number 4 Tagged With: alternative travel modes, mobility, traffic congestion, travel demand

Modeling the Effects of Austin Chamber’s “All of the Above” Approach to Traffic Challenges

September 1, 2014

In its 2013 Mobility Report, the Austin Chamber of Commerce makes extensive use of a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) that models a strategy scenario designed to address the region’s mobility challenges. TTI Research Scientist Tom Williams, Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin and Research Specialist Byron Chigoy were responsible for the study, […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 50, Number 3 Tagged With: mobility, modeling, traffic congestion, travel time index, trip-reducing strategies

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