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TTI researchers testify on funding and truck weight issues for Texas House...
TTI researchers Rafael Aldrete and Ginger Goodin share testimony on Transportation Reinvestment Zones with Committee Chairman Ron Simmons and State Rep. Celia Israel. Researchers from TTI’s...
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Austin Region Transportation Network Company Survey Now Open
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are seeking your input regarding the departure of Uber and Lyft from the Austin area....
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More Texans turning to phone apps, websites to avoid traffic, survey suggests
Texans are relying more on information from smart phones and websites to make routine travel decisions than they did two years ago, according to new research from the Texas A&M Transportation...
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Transportation leaders explore congestion, funding, alternative modes at...
Roadway congestion challenges and solutions were front and center on November 3 as transportation policy followers gathered for a symposium hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)...
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Research explores options for moving oil and gas in Texas
After 2007, the application of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) and horizontal drilling techniques led to rapid new development in the oil and natural gas (O&G) industries in many areas of Texas...
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Texas legislators hear TTI testimony on autonomous vehicle, safety issues
Members of the Texas House Transportation Committee on December 7 heard updates on research related to two of the Committee’s priority interest areas. Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation...
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Goodin Briefs Legislative Staff on Transportation Issues
Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, briefs staffers at the Texas State Capitol. On Jan. 19, Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center...
View ArticleHow Will Millennials Impact Freight Flows in Texas?
As young adults, millennials are an important consumer demographic. Millennials (born between 1983 and 2000) represent about 25 percent of the U.S. population and make up more of the workforce than...
View ArticleImplementation and Effectiveness of Sound Mitigation Measures on Texas...
As directed in 2015 by the 84th Texas Legislature, researchers compared highway noise guidelines in Texas with those in five other states and interviewed officials representing several toll road...
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Winfree, Goodin Provide Testimony for State Transportation Policy Leaders
TTI brief Texas legislators on Mar. 2, 2017. Left to right: Texas House Transportation Committee Chair Geanie Morrison; Morrison’s Chief of Staff MacGregor Stephenson; TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree;...
View ArticleMotor Carrier Code Review – Considerations for TNC Legislation
Researchers explored the implications of motor carrier regulations, located in the Texas Transportation Code, on transportation network companies (TNCs). Current laws and exemptions in the existing...
View ArticleHow Long Is Too Long to Cross the Border?
Increased trade and security measures have directly impacted border crossing times (including wait times and actual crossing times). Consequently, the ability to measure and understand delays at border...
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Senate Committee Focuses on Right-Angle Intersection Crashes, TTI Testimony...
Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center Ginger Goodin testifies before the Texas Senate Transportation Committee on Mar. 8. Members of the Texas Senate Transportation Committee...
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TTI Experts Brief Legislators on Ride-Hailing Company Research, Port...
TTI Transportation Policy Research Center Director Ginger Goodin (left) and TTI Center for Ports and Waterways Director Jim Kruse testify before the Texas House Select Committee on Texas Ports,...
View ArticleNew Report: Operations and Policy Implications for Unmanned Aircraft Systems...
Transportation agencies and emergency responders are continually seeking new technologies and systems (especially for major incidents) that can improve incident response, monitoring, and clearance....
View ArticleNew Report: Metropolitan Planning Organizations – Overview and Profiles
A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) has authority and responsibility for regional transportation planning in urbanized areas where the population is at least 50,000 and surrounding areas meet...
View ArticleNew Report: How Vulnerable is Texas’ Freight Infrastructure to Extreme...
The freight community’s ability to prepare for and respond to extreme weather events is in part dependent upon the resilience of the transportation infrastructure and whether the system maintains...
View ArticleNew Report: Role of the Texas Transportation System in Attracting and...
In 2015, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute surveyed 500 Texas businesses to determine transportation factors that affect freight business decisions, including facility siting. In this more...
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New Report on Shale Development Impacts Draws upon PRC Studies
A comprehensive, new review of the impacts of shale oil and gas development in Texas by a cross-disciplinary task force—organized by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas...
View ArticleNew Report: Performance Measures for Public Participation Methods
It has become increasingly important for public agencies to be transparent in how they meet their customers’ needs. Public engagement can be designed to integrate the views, concerns, and issues of the...
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