TTI News FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 2 (2022) Tooley Honored with University of Arkansas College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award Melissa Tooley, TTI director of external initiatives, received a Distinguished Alumni award April 9 at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering Alumni Awards Banquet. The Department of Civil Engineering chose Tooley as its award…
Thinking Transportation Podcast FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 2 (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. When a Crash Is Not an Accident Staging roadside collisions…
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Can’t You Read the Sign? FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 2 (2022) In 1971, the Five Man Electrical Band, a crew of Canadian rockers, released the song “Signs,” which vented the songwriter’s disdain for certain examples of visual forewarning that he encountered. In the chorus, the singer belts out, “Do…
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
Joint Effort by TTI, Texas A&M AgriLife Helps to Protect Endangered Species From Road Projects FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Unintended encounters with cars and trucks are nearly always bad news for animals. But not only do creatures face dangers on existing roads, they’re often imperiled from the moment that road construction begins. Animals…
The Future Is Now: The Evolution of Aviation in Urban Environments — Urban Air Mobility Advisory Committee Formed to Identify Policy FROM VOLUME 58, NUMBER 1 (2022) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones as they are commonly referred to, can carry out many impressive tasks, such as capturing stunning visual images, delivering packages, or carrying…
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 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 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 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…
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