The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Research and Technology (OST-R) has been visiting University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to enhance their understanding of the consortiums’ research agenda and to express appreciation and support for their contributions.
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TTI Awarded $1.9M in Federal Grants to Advance CMV Safety Initiatives
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has been awarded $1.9 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) grants for fiscal year 2024.
USDOT Awards $19.2 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Texas to Serve as National Model and Help Save Lives on Our Nation’s Roadways
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced on Aug. 9 that it is awarding a $19.2 million grant to Texas under the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) will receive the grant for the Texas TRUST Project: Transforming Roads, Unleashing Smart Technologies that will serve as a national model to accelerate and spur new deployments of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies. The Texas grant was awarded as part of a $60 million grant package awarded to Arizona, Texas and Utah.
Infrastructure Transformation & Transportation Resilience: TEES & TTI partnering with UTCs at CIR
Last year, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the recipients of grant awards for National, Regional and Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs). Among the awardees, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) of Texas A&M University System were selected to either lead or partner with eight UTCs. Researchers from the Center for Infrastructure Renewal are working on infrastructure related topics at four of these centers.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Appoints TTI Director Greg Winfree to Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity
In a move to advance the United States’ commitment to equitable and accessible transportation infrastructure, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has appointed The Honorable Gregory Winfree, director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE).
Three TTI Experts Appointed as Instructors for Engineering Transportation Master’s Program
Texas A&M University’s Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering recently announced the appointment of four new instructors in the Master of Engineering in Engineering for Transportation Professionals program. Joining the program from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are Jim Cline, senior research engineer; Brianne Glover, research scientist and manager of TTI’s Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program; and Phil Lasley, research scientist and assistant program manager of TTI’s Mobility Analysis Program.
CARTEEH Team Attends UTC Grant Kickoff Meeting at USDOT
A consortium led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant for a tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC). The grant provides continued funding for the Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) over the next five years. On May 8, CARTEEH leadership […]
USDOT Awards BUILD Award Grant to Brazos Transit, Texas A&M University
The Brazos Transit District and Texas A&M University (TAMU) Transportation Services were recently awarded a $14 million BUILD Grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to replace part of their aging fleets. Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Scientist Michael Walk wrote the grant proposal as part of an Interagency Contract between Brazos […]