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TTI’s Villa Publishes Book on North American and European Trade and Transportation

March 30, 2021

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Scientist Juan Carlos Villa published International Trade and Transportation Infrastructure Development: Experiences in North America and Europe (1st edition) Apr. 24, 2020, on Elsevier’s publisher platform. Villa is a co-author with Maria Boile, director of the Hellenic Institute of Transport, part of the Center for Research and Technology Hellas, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, infrastructure, Juan Villa, transportation

TTI’s Xiaoqiang “Jack” Kong Published Research Paper on Phone Usage and Distracted Driving

March 22, 2021

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Graduate Research Assistant Xiaoqiang “Jack” Kong recently published the research paper “Characterizing phone usage while driving: Safety impact from road and operational perspectives using factor analysis” in Accident Analysis & Prevention. The paper’s authors also include Subasish Das, assistant research scientist in TTI’s Roadway Safety Division; Hongmin “Tracy” Zhou, associate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: distracted driving, research, safety, transportation

Andy Mullins, Former TTI Researcher and Program Manager, Honored with Transportation Planning Fellowship

February 8, 2021

The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System approved the Andy Mullins Transportation Planning Fellowship, established by colleagues at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). A friend to many across the Institute, Mullins passed away unexpectedly Oct. 22, 2020. Mullins was a TTI research scientist and the manager of TTI’s Travel Forecasting Program. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Andy Mullins, fellowship, planning, transportation

Transportation Planning in Texas Has Deep Roots Thanks to TxDOT/TTI Relationship

July 1, 2020

Newest Planning Software Receives Enthusiastic Applause A little known but decades-long relationship between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is suddenly and steadily emerging thanks to the development of a travel demand-model application tool. The tool is the Texas Package Suite of Programs (simply known as TexPACK), and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: planning, transportation, Travel Demand Modeling

The Last Stop with Greg Winfree — Transportation as a Disease Vector: Our Research Must Focus on Mitigating the Spread of Infectious Diseases

March 1, 2020

In engineering, the term vector generally identifies a quantity that has magnitude and direction commonly represented by a directed line segment (i.e., an element of a vector space). Traditionally in medicine, however, a vector is an organism that doesn’t cause disease itself but spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Inanimate objects […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 56, Number 1 Tagged With: COVID-19, editorial, public health, transportation

TTI Signs Agreements with Transportation Research Institutes in Greece

July 11, 2019

During the week of July 1, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) signed memoranda of understanding with both the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) and the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The purpose of the two agreements is to jointly collaborate in advancing transportation research, technology transfer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greece, memorandum of understanding, research, transportation

TTI and FPInnovations Sign MOU to Work Together on Transportation Research

February 4, 2019

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and FPInnovations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on January 13, at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The MOU will support the establishment of a framework for information exchange and collaboration to advance research opportunities. The MOU was signed by Greg Winfree, TTI Agency Director, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: FPInnovations, memorandum of understanding, technologies, transportation

TTI Hosts FHWA’s Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group

November 1, 2018

Hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group (SPTWG) met at The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), located at the A&M System’s RELLIS Campus, Oct. 30–31. The group’s stated purpose is to “provide technical input to the FHWA on sustainability and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, education, environment, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, pavement, pavement technique, pavement technology, policy, SPTWG, sustainability, Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group, transportation, workforce

TTI and 3M Expand Research Partnership at RELLIS Campus

October 5, 2017

The Texas A&M University System has signed a five-year master agreement with 3M that expands on a decades-long partnership between 3M and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to develop roadway signage and pavement marking technologies. The master agreement, which came about as a result of the availability of transportation testing facilities and expertise located […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, automated, CAV, connected transportation, driverless, infrastructure, Pavement Marking, RELLIS Campus, testing, Texas A&M University System, transportation, vehicle

New Delivery Methods, New Transportation Challenges in the Era of E-Commerce

September 11, 2017

Our transportation system will need to change in order to accommodate the dramatic growth in e-commerce, a research project by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) reveals. In numbers that have grown and will likely rise, Americans are going on-line to buy everything from shoes to avocados — with many of their purchases delivered the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: e-commerce, policy research, research, transportation

TTI Signs MOA with Korea Transport Institute

July 14, 2017

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI). The MOA was signed during a visit by a Korean delegation to TTI on July 12. The day included presentations by KOTI and TTI leadership. The three-member Korean delegation consisted of Dr. Chang Woon Lee, president […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Korea Transport Institute, MOA, research, transportation

New University Transportation Center Focuses on the Impact of Transportation Emissions on Human Health

March 1, 2017

A new University Transportation Center (UTC) will combine experts from two disciplines traditionally not known for research collaboration—transportation and public health. The Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health (CAR-TEEH) will focus on the impact of transportation emissions on human health. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) leads the CAR-TEEH consortium consisting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CAR-TEEH, emissions, environment, public heath, transportation

TTI Awarded Millions for Safety, Air Quality, Waterway Transportation Research

December 16, 2016

Institute to Lead New Center Dedicated to Transportation Emissions and Public Health The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) will lead or assist three new centers awarded up to $50 million as part of a competitive grant program established by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). A total of 32 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) were established […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, research, transportation, University Transportation Center

Register Now For “A Symposium on Transportation”

October 25, 2016

The Texas Tribune is pleased to present a daylong symposium, in partnership with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, on transportation policy in Texas. Topics of discussion will include highway funding, urban mobility, road vs. rail, tech innovations in easing congestion and how population growth is impacting our planning for the future. Confirmed panelists include: State […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: symposium, Texas Tribune, transportation

Tomorrow’s Growth: Nurtured by Research

August 1, 2016

TRANSPORTATION TODAY IS IN TRANSITION. Congestion is clogging our roadways, particularly in urban areas, wasting fuel, polluting air, and negatively impacting the quality of life for everyday commuters. Expanding economies are demanding more responsiveness from our transportation system to optimize shipping and squeeze every ounce of efficiency out of the bottom line. Yet many of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: growth, research, Texas Transportation Researcher, transportation

Texas A&M, TTI Seek Transportation Technology Innovations for its Campus Transformation Vision

July 5, 2016

Improving the overall campus transportation system is the focus of a broad new initiative to identify promising products and ideas for testing on the Texas A&M University campus. The Campus Transportation Technology Initiative is being conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), under the direction of Texas A&M University, through a Request for Information […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: RELLIS Campus, Technology, transportation

TTI Spearheads Tech Integration Workshop on California Express Lanes

June 28, 2016

As our transportation system transitions to a smarter, more automated future, technology will, more than ever, impact the design, operation, and implementation of managed lanes. Recognizing this, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) wanted some questions answered regarding its Silicon Valley Express Lanes. What will tech advances cost? Will the driving public accept or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: express lanes, Jason Wagner, Nick Wood, research, transportation

Getting Our Transportation System Back on Its Feet: Latest Edition of Texas Transportation Researcher Now Available

May 23, 2016

Traditionally, transportation research has focused its agenda on building the system to improve access to markets and, more recently, meet the demands of a world economy. With the highway system mostly in place, transportation research is now focusing on enhancing system performance and minimizing detrimental side effects. Some of those side effects have reached the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: health, research, Texas Transportation Researcher, transportation

Transportation Technology and the Law: TTI Takes Part in Symposium

May 17, 2016

Researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) played a major role in a Texas A&M School of Law conference dedicated to the future of transportation. Changing Landscape of Transportation: Technology, Data and the Law was held in Fort Worth April 1. Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, moderated two sessions of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Allan Rutter, Ginger Goodin, Technology, transportation

Texas A&M Invests $250M in New RELLIS Campus

May 4, 2016

Investment is at the core of a new venture to transform transportation The largest investment in the history of The Texas A&M University System’s Riverside Campus, now known as the RELLIS Campus, will dramatically expand engineering and educational resources at the 2,000-acre facility and will include key infrastructure for the development and testing of various […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: infrastructure, RELLIS Campus, Riverside Campus, Texas A&M University System, transportation

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