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How does Texas compare with other states’ gas taxes and registration fees?
The 84th Texas Legislature saw numerous bills this session that could increase transportation funding for the state. See the status of transportation finance bills on the Policy Research Center’s...
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More Analysis follows 2014 Texas Transportation Poll, provides insight into...
As a follow-up to the 2014 Texas Transportation Poll conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), researchers have conducted additional analysis that provides more insight into public...
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Research explores online communities to help build effective transportation...
Online Communities Provide Fast, Efficient, and Cost-Effective Public Opinion Research Online communities are virtual gathering places where members interact with other members and administrators of...
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Lege leaders address transportation finance; TTI research examines the options
The West Texas Legislative Summit took place yesterday in San Angelo, TX. San Angelo Standard Times writes, Leaders told that roads pave future, a story that explains why transportation was a hot topic...
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Researchers study traffic make-up on Texas’ I-35 & SH 130
In the Austin area, more than 220,000 vehicles travel on I-35 on a daily basis. In contrast, SH 130, the tolled bypass around Austin only carries 40,000 vehicles daily. Why do more vehicles choose the...
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TTI researchers provide testimony to Legislative leaders on system funding needs
Transportation policy leaders in the Texas State Capitol met on September 10 to discuss future funding needs for the state’s transportation system. Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation...
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Texas Freight Survey assesses how well the transportation system is serving...
Researchers at TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center recently completed the Texas Freight Pilot Survey, in which more than 500 respondents were presented with 12 transportation-related factors...
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Researchers offer considerations on Public Freight Rail Projects
Researchers at TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center provide Texas multiple considerations before it embarks on Public Freight Rail Projects (PFRPs). In its Legislative Appropriations Request for...
View ArticleNew findings: More new oil and gas wells, more crashes and injury costs
A new study from TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center shows a correlation between increased oil and gas drilling activity and crashes in energy-rich areas of the state. The findings are based...
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A Fresh Perspective on Travel Demand Management
Continuing growth across Texas has contributed to growing transportation demand and related congestion. Current strategies to manage demand (also known as transportation demand management [TDM]) focus...
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As federal officials update driverless car policy, TTI continues research for...
In discussions about the emergence of automated and connected vehicle travel, it’s the technology that tends to attract most of the attention and fascination, but that technology also presents...
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New study examines potential benefits of design-build highway contracting
The DFW Connector project is an overhaul of SH 114 and the 121 corridor. This design-build project was awarded to NorthGate Constructors, LLC. Researchers at TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center...
View ArticleStudy suggests Austin residents are evenly split on using self-driving cars
How likely might Austin-area residents be to use a self-driving vehicle, which could be on Texas roadways within several years? In a recent TTI study, 50 percent of those interviewed said yes to the...
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TTI researchers testify March 29th on Regional Mobility Authorities
Transportation Policy Research Center (PRC) Director, Ginger Goodin and TTI Research Scientist, John Overman, will testify March 29, 2016 to the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation. The Committee...
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TTI researchers brief legislators on issues related to coastal port operations
Members of a Senate committee on May 4 were briefed by TTI researchers who addressed the role of transportation in Texas export supply chains and the state financing of coastal ports. The testimony...
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TTI researchers testified May 25th on state transportation funding
Links Referenced in the May 25, 2016 hearing of the Texas House Transportation Subcommittee on Long-Term Infrastructure Planning may be found here. Members of a House committee on May 25 were briefed...
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Goodin represents TRB at Capitol Hill Roundtable on AV/CV Policy Issues
Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, on June 22 helped to lead a broad discussion of policy issues that may be central in shaping the federal government’s role in the...
View ArticleNew issue of Transport Trends highlights questions about automated vehicle...
The second issue of Transport Trends, the e-newsletter of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, highlights the PRC’s recent study examining the issue of crashes involving automated vehicles....
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Cast Your Vote for TTI Panels at SXSW 2017
Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin and Assistant Transportation Researcher Sarah Overmyer of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have proposed two panels for the South by Southwest...
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Texas House committee hears TTI research on state TNC regulations
Members of the Texas House Committee on Transportation on August 30 heard the latest on how states are shaping the policies that govern how new ride-hailing operations provide their on-demand services....
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