Understanding where people choose to live and the factors that influence housing location decisions could improve the type, scale, and timeliness of transportation improvements and policies. This project examines demographics, housing characteristics, education quality, and other factors in comparison to traffic congestion levels to gain insight into how congestion affects housing choice. The resulting assessment […]
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Coming soon: Research examines investment in rail and pipeline infrastructure for shale development regions
Investment in rail infrastructure (e.g. new or improved rail infrastructure, rail capacity improvements, or reactivation of former rail lines) and/or pipeline infrastructure along with roadway improvements might serve as an alternative approach to address freight transport needs in Texas shale energy regions. The research will provide information to policy makers of potential costs and benefits […]
Coming soon: Research explores online communities to help build effective transportation policy
In order to develop transportation policy effectively, elected officials should be provided with the opportunity to tap into the views of a broadly representative group of citizens who reflect the expansive range of political, demographic and geographic characteristics that define the state of Texas. Input from this representative group of Texans may be achieved through developing […]
To ensure a healthy building industry, our state needs a viable transportation system
The state demographer recently released new projections that predict Texas’ population will double to 54.4 million by 2050. As population centers and economies in Texas continue to grow, the role of the building industry is pretty straightforward: Create and/or expand business and residential spaces to meet the demand for those spaces. In short, build more. […]
Researchers examine potential use of variable speed limits in Texas
With help from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), state officials in Texas are exploring the use of variable speed limits (VSLs), an effort that could lead to more efficient highway operations and a decrease in collisions. Based on legislation passed in 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation began the VSL study, using signs that […]
Most Texans support more funding for transportation, new poll shows
Traffic congestion in Texas continues to worsen each year, but that’s not changing how the vast majority of Texans feel about their cars and trucks. This and a variety of other insights come from the first Texas Transportation Poll, which was conducted by the Transportation Policy Research Center of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The […]