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 on commuters who travel during the morning and evening peak congestion period and use strategies and incentives to encourage workers to change how they get to work. Changes in society, technology, […]
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New 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 on a comparison of two timeframes: 2006-2009 and 2010-2013 in the Permian Basin, Barnett Shale, and Eagle Ford Shale regions. In both the Permian and […]
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 fiscal years (FY) 2016–2017, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) included an exceptional-items request for $160.6 million in FY 2016 and $347.4 million in FY 2017 to enhance infrastructure […]
Texas Freight Survey assesses how well the transportation system is serving businesses
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 and were asked to rank how well the current transportation system is performing across four transportation infrastructures: highways, rail, ports, and border crossings. Results from the first-time survey identified […]
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 Policy Research Center, and Dr. Brianne Glover, Assistant Research Scientist with the Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program, testified before the House Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Long-term Infrastructure Planning. Their testimony […]
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 I-35 route? What would make travelers, particularly big trucks, more likely to use SH 130? Associate Research Scientist Tina Geiselbrecht […]