Texas Transportation Institute - Vocus Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/20850.xml Texas Transportation Institute - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Draft Texas Transportation Needs Report Posted on Web for Public Comment http://www.prweb.com/releases/Texas_Transportation/Needs_Report/prweb1846854.htm Today the 2030 Committee posted its draft Texas Transportation Needs Report on the Committee's website for public comment through the end of January. (PRWeb Jan 12, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Texas_Transportation/Needs_Report/prweb1846854.htm Estimated $313 Billion Needed to Fund Texas Transportation Needs Through 2030 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2030_Committee/Texas_Transportation/prweb1767244.htm Texas Transportation Commission Chair Deirdre Delisi appointed 12 Texas business and civic leaders to the 2030 Committee in May 2008 and charged them with independently determining the fiscal requirements for the state's future transportation needs. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2030_Committee/Texas_Transportation/prweb1767244.htm 2030 Committee to Recommend Future Texas Transportation Needs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2030-Committee/Texas-Transportation/prweb1755824.htm The Texas Transportation Commission will hear an estimated price tag for meeting Texas' transportation needs in the coming two decades from the citizens' panel charged with developing the needs assessment for pavement and bridge maintenance, urban mobility and rural mobility and safety. (PRWeb Dec 16, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2030-Committee/Texas-Transportation/prweb1755824.htm Texas Transportation Institute Offers Five Rules of the Road for a Safer Holiday http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1745254.htm The gift of lower gasoline prices will most likely put more motorists on the road this holiday season. Being with friends and family this time of year is an American tradition. Unfortunately, so are traffic deaths. (PRWeb Dec 12, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1745254.htm Texas Transportation Institute Issues Invitation to 2008 Traffic Safety Conference, November 17-19 http://www.prweb.com/releases/Traffic_Safety/Conference_houston/prweb1615124.htm In a unique gathering of safety professionals, Mr. Jeff Michael, Acting Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will address the 2008 Traffic Safety Conference in Houston November 17-19. The conference is being organized by the Texas Transportation Institute's Center for Transportation Safety (CTS). (PRWeb Nov 14, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Traffic_Safety/Conference_houston/prweb1615124.htm Teens Share Credit For Decline In Crash Deaths http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1502954.htm Teen traffic fatalities are seeing a sharp drop in Texas, and researchers say that part of the credit for the first time goes to an unlikely source - teenagers themselves. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1502954.htm Texans Buckling Up in Big Numbers, TTI Survey Finds http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1369334.htm Safety belt use lowest in pickups. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1369334.htm Study Reveals Cable Barriers Saving Lives, Money http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1200194.htm High-tension cable barriers that have been constructed along 700 miles of Texas roadways are apparently doing their job. Recent studies by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) examined the effectiveness of the barriers in terms of maintenance costs and safety. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1200194.htm TTI: Doing Our Part to Clear the Air http://www.prweb.com/releases/clean_air/global_warming/prweb960774.htm TTI's Center for Air Quality Studies and Transportation Modeling Program are dedicated to solving the problems of pollution through research funded by sponsors like the EPA, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Texas Department of Transportation, among others. Recent initiatives include evaluating new emission reduction technologies, formulating guidelines to optimize transportation funds for air quality improvement, and leading Texas' statewide transportation air quality public education program. (PRWeb May 21, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/clean_air/global_warming/prweb960774.htm Experts Tackle Deer-Vehicle Crash Problem http://www.prweb.com/releases/Deer-Vehicle_Crashes/DVCIR_Center/prweb568219.htm As part of the continuing effort to reduce the number of collisions between deer and vehicles, the Annual Deer-Vehicle Crash Reduction Symposium was held on October 29 at the New York State Department of Transportation in Schenectady. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Deer-Vehicle_Crashes/DVCIR_Center/prweb568219.htm Annual Study Shows Traffic Congestion Worsening in Cities Large and Small http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb554551.htm Traffic congestion continues to worsen in American cities of all sizes, creating a $78 billion annual drain on the U.S. economy in the form of 4.2 billion lost hours and 2.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel - that's 105 million weeks of vacation and 58 fully-loaded supertankers. (PRWeb Sep 18, 2007)

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