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 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 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 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…
Freight by the Numbers: Everything’s Bigger in Texas FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) *The Economic Role of Freight in Texas – Executive Summary published by the Texas Department of Transportation (April 2021).
95th Annual Transportation Short Course Highlights Research Excellence, Need for Continued Diligence FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the first-ever hybrid Transportation Short Course Oct. 11–13 both virtually and on the Texas A&M University campus. This year’s event marked 95 years of commitment by TTI and the Texas…
TTI, TxDOT Win National Safety Award: “Safer by Design” Tool Aims to Save Lives on Texas Rural Roadways FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The Roadway Safety Foundation honored the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with a 2021 National Roadway Safety Award Oct. 6. The foundation lauded the…
Big Data Saves DOTs Time, Resources for Truck Parking Analysis FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) Truck drivers cover hundreds of miles a day carrying goods from distribution centers to store shelves. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires truckers to take regular breaks and stop driving altogether once they pass a certain time behind…
TTI Develops Guidebook for Implementing Freight Fluidity in Texas FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The efficient movement of goods is vital to the Texas economy, whatever the mode of transportation — via airports, highways, railways or waterways. Any disruption in the supply chain that prevents goods from moving efficiently can add not only to…
Shipping Stranglehold: Pandemic Hampered Business Operations and Supply Chains in Texas FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The COVID-19 pandemic rattled industries and crippled supply chains worldwide. The results were also evident in the Lone Star State, as research by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) illustrates. Institute experts conducted research studying the impacts of…
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