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Veteran Texas A&M Transportation Institute Researcher Retires After 44 Years
Feb 8, 2023 • 5 min. readKnown for managing traffic on Aggie football game days and publishing TTI’s annual Urban Mobility Report, Tim Lomax found a knack for explaining complex transportation issues to everyone.
Railroad Unions, Companies Reach Tentative Compromise To Avoid Strike
Sep 22, 2022 • 5 min. readA Texas A&M Transportation Institute Researcher discusses the fallout that could have resulted from a rail strike.
Joint Effort By TTI, Texas A&M AgriLife Helps To Protect Endangered Species From Road Projects
May 31, 2022 • 4 min. readThe agencies are testing three different fence designs created to keep protected species like the Houston toad and Louisiana pine snake out of construction zones.
Navigation Tools Could Be Pointing Drivers To The Shortest Route — But Not The Safest
Feb 22, 2022 • 4 min. readComparing routes between five metropolitan areas, Texas A&M researchers found navigation systems often guide drivers to take paths that carry a greater risk of crashes.
Transportation researchers say the COVID-19 pandemic made traffic congestion disappear, but not for long.
Researchers Develop Framework To Identify Health Impacts Of Self-Driving Vehicles
Oct 13, 2020 • 4 min. readThey identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affect health.
Study: Risk Of Death Or Injury Is Greater When Roads Are More Clear
Oct 7, 2020 • 3 min. readA Texas A&M Transportation Institute road safety study showed that while the risk of death or injury proved to be greater during the pandemic, the number of traffic crashes in Texas dropped.
Study Shows Senior Drivers Prefer Watching Videos To Learn Driver Assistance Technologies
Apr 22, 2020 • 6 min. readThe Texas A&M research emphasizes how training methods impact different groups of people.
Texas A&M, City Of College Station Encourage Safe Crossing At University Drive Intersections
Jan 31, 2020 • 2 min. readPedestrians are reminded to cross only within designated crosswalks along University Drive intersections north of campus. Enforcement will begin soon.