The Aggies take on the Alabama Crimson Tide at Kyle Field on Oct. 7, 2017. (Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications) By Melissa Marie Maraj, Texas A&M University Transportation Services Editor’s note: This post has been updated throughout. Texas A&M Transportation Services asks Aggies to prepare for the increased…
By Melissa Marie Maraj, Texas A&M University Transportation Services In support of ‘Howdy Week’ activities and move-in at Texas A&M University, Transportation Services is providing additional traffic control in highly congested areas during peak times Sunday, Aug. 19 through Wednesday Aug. 22. Drivers in the campus community should…
By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Researchers are learning how to reduce highway repavement costs and maximize rural highway safety in two multiyear research projects that include Kunhee Choi, Texas A&M associate professor of construction science, and scientists from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. In one…
A self-driving Uber car on the road in Pittsburgh. By Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, for The Conversation What do self-driving cars and teenage drivers have in common? Experience. Or, more accurately, a lack of experience. Teenage drivers – novice drivers of any age, actually – begin with little…
Downtown Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, Africa. (Getty Images) By Haneen Khreis, Texas A&M University, and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Australian Catholic University, for The Conversation Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is the second most congested city in the world. To reduce congestion, Nairobi County has proposed car-free Wednesdays and Saturdays in two…
By Jerry Strawser, Texas A&M University Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chair, Thursday Football Task Force Texas A&M will host its first Thursday football game in over a decade on August 30, 2018. This means the University will host two typical days in one; a regular class day…
By Terri Parker, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Taking innovative transportation ideas and working with the private sector to develop them into viable products and services that improve transportation safety and mobility is the goal of a new partnership between the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the McFerrin Center…
By Alva O. Ferdinand, Texas A&M University School of Public Health, for The Conversation Today, driving is arguably safer than ever been before. Modern vehicles now boast a number of safety features, including blind spot monitoring, driver alertness detection systems and emergency braking. Additionally, highway engineering has improved over the…
The Texas A&M Transportation Services annual Food for Fines campaign collected 1,970 pounds worth of food item donations for the Brazos Valley Food Bank. (Texas A&M University Transportation Services) By Melissa Maraj, Texas A&M Transportation Services Texas A&M University Transportation Services recently held a “Donations for Citations” food drive event…
By Rick Davenport, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Credited with acquiring the legislative funding needed for The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick was the special guest for the center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony held on the RELLIS Campus April 11. The 138,000-square-foot, multidisciplinary…
