Learning Something New at the 2021 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 3 (2021) With 384 attendees this year, the fifth annual 2021 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference helped child passenger safety technicians (CPSTs) stay informed on the latest research and best practices aimed at keeping our most precious cargo safe when…
TTI News FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 3 (2021) Dixon Awarded 2021 ITE Safety Council Ricker Award TTI Senior Research Engineer Karen Dixon is the 2021 recipient of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Individual Award. Named for Edmund R. Ricker, president of ITE in 1967 and author of numerous traffic…
Thinking Transportation Podcast FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 3 (2021) 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 Captives Become Cargo How transportation professionals can disrupt human…
Online Master of Engineering Degree for Transportation Professionals FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 3 (2021) Introducing an online Master of Engineering degree in Engineering for transportation professionals starting this fall. This groundbreaking program is presented to the transportation community by the Texas A&M University College of Engineering in collaboration with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. For…
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Making Transportation Personal — The Return on Investment in Our Shared System FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 3 (2021) When I was a kid in 1970s Long Island, N.Y., I’d regularly ride along the Southern State Parkway with my parents. Running east to west for 25-plus miles required a 10-cent…
TTI’s Participation in the University Transportation Center (UTC) Program FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2 (2021) “As director of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center [SWUTC] for 25 years, it was my privilege to help advance the mission of the UTC Program,” says Senior Research Scientist Dock Burke, now retired from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute…
Transportation and Public Health at the Crossroads: SMART Infrastructure to Improve Health Equity FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2 (2021) The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world, including how we view our transportation system. But that interruption in “the way we’ve always done things” has also provided us an unprecedented opportunity to take a step back…
Ocean of Possibilities — MarTREC Explores Blockchains for Maritime Industry FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2 (2021) Endless waves. Cloud-dotted skies. Foaming wakes left by ships. Along the shore, ports bustle with activity, their efficiency in transporting international trade a key part of the U.S. economy. Intermodal carriers move freight inland from those ports, ultimately to…
NICR-Sponsored Study Evaluates Managed Lane Pricing Methods — Researchers Create New Measures for Comparing Pricing Strategies FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2 (2021) Optimizing traffic flow is one goal of transportation agencies looking to improve mobility for transportation system users. Doing so reduces congestion, which not only optimizes roadway operations but also gets folks where they’re…
Teens in the Driver Seat® Holds 12th Annual Summit: Month-Long Gathering Honors Student Leaders Advocating Teen Driver Safety FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2 (2021) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) award-winning Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program recognized teen advocates as champions of young driver safety at the 2021 TDS Safe Driving Summit held in…
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