• Revisited: At the Intersection of Engineering and Psychology -- How a diverse team manages special event traffic.
    Jul 30 2024

    When special events set new records for attendance, they tend to do the same for roadway gridlock. To ensure success, experts rely on the right mix of traffic planning and outreach.

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    25 m
  • The Never Ending Story? Why road projects take so long to complete.
    Jul 16 2024

    Building a new highway involves a complex and painstaking process, one that begins years before the folks in hard hats and orange vests arrive on the scene.

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    29 m
  • Anchors Aweigh: How maritime interests occupy a vital link in the freight industry.
    Jun 25 2024

    We rely upon waterborne shipping for most of the products we buy and use every day. We hardly give that reliance any thought at all – until something goes wrong.

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    26 m
  • Is Traffic Back to Pre-COVID Levels? That depends on where you live.
    Jun 11 2024

    It’s not enough to know that traffic is bad and getting worse. We also need to know where, when, and why. TTI Senior Research Scientist and urban mobility expert David Schrank joins us to discuss the "how" of answering those questions.

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    33 m
  • Revisited--Exit This Way: Research informing upgrades in hurricane evacuation planning.
    May 28 2024

    As the 2024 hurricane season approaches again, climate experts across the United States are predicting an especially active season, driven largely by higher-than-average sea surface temperatures. This makes ever more important the research and planning that begins long before extreme weather strikes, and continues long after the storm has passed.

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    20 m
  • A Two-Edged Sword: In-vehicle technologies can either help us or hurt us.
    May 14 2024

    As car makers focus on protecting drivers and passengers, do their computer-based innovations really make us safer, or might they in some cases compromise our safety?

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    37 m
  • Bhatt and Winfree: Two industry leaders and their shared optimism for the future.
    Apr 30 2024

    FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt and TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree reflect upon a wide range of mobility challenges and opportunities, with references to Star Wars, Dick Tracy and hair styles.

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    46 m
  • Will AI Help Us Realize Our Highest Hopes or Our Deepest Fears?
    Apr 16 2024

    Artificial intelligence seeks to replicate the analytical and creative capabilities of the human brain. Perhaps that lofty ambition helps to explain why so many humans are leery of the idea.

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    32 m