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Texas Transportation Researcher: Volume 58, Number 1.
Volume 58, Number 1 (2022)
Volume 58, Number 1 (2022)

Protecting the Monarch Super Highway

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  • The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Impact on the Texas Environment

    The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Impact on the Texas Environment FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Tribune Article: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/ White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/TEXAS_Infrastructure-Investment-and-Jobs-Act-State-Fact-Sheet.pdf

  • TTI, CARTEEH Supporting Transportation Electrification Efforts

    TTI, CARTEEH Supporting Transportation Electrification Efforts FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) The rapid appeal and growth of electric vehicles (EVs) over the last few decades are part of a fundamental shift in the constantly evolving transportation system. Stakeholders with interests in transportation, energy and emissions are finding they need to come together to plan…

  • Environmental Research at TTI

    Environmental Research at TTI FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) The behavior of the brown pelican, the fascinating migration of monarch butterflies, and rangeland management are not usually associated with transportation research. But all that is changing. Over the last few years, researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have developed a portfolio of…

  • TTI Experts Receive Recognitions at 2022 TRB Annual Meeting

    TTI Experts Receive Recognitions at 2022 TRB Annual Meeting FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Approximately 60 Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and staff participated in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9–13. Held in person for the first time since 2020, about 6,000 participants attended more than…

  • Before Warning Bells Ring — Hazmat, Train Derailment Emergency Planning for Schools

    Before Warning Bells Ring — Hazmat, Train Derailment Emergency Planning for Schools FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Hazardous materials (hazmat) travel daily by road, rail, pipeline, waterway and air through the Lone Star State. Most transport vehicles safely arrive with their cargo. It’s when things go wrong — such as a hazmat incident or…

  • Crowdsourced Data Enhance Border Trip Insights in CIITR Report

    Crowdsourced Data Enhance Border Trip Insights in CIITR Report FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Getting accurate, continuous travel information can be difficult for binational metropolitan regions like El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. As a result, international cross-border trips often go underrepresented in travel demand and behavior analysis studies. This can be caused…

  • TTI News

    TTI News FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) TTI, Texas A&M International University Formalize Partnership TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree and Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) President Pablo Arenaz recently signed a five-year memorandum of agreement (MOA) to facilitate cooperation between their respective institutions, particularly involving border logistical data. “The agreement comes after the local…

  • Thinking Transportation Podcasts

    Thinking Transportation Podcast FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Download, listen, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Every other week, we interview a TTI expert or special guest on a wide range of transportation topics and discuss how those topics impact the average person. Upsides and Downsides Transportation and public health share a complicated…

  • The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Transition Takes Time — Internal Combustion Engines Aren’t Dinosaurs Just Yet

    The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Transition Takes Time — Internal Combustion Engines Aren’t Dinosaurs Just Yet FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) In this issue of the Texas Transportation Researcher, we’ve featured TTI experts conducting cutting-edge research designed to preserve and protect our environment. That includes helping pave the way for alternative-fueled vehicles, like electric…