Center for Transportation Research News

Texans may soon be paying more at the pump. To help generate money for new roads in Texas, some lawmakers are pushing for the first gas tax increase since 1991.

“We are in the critical position in this state where we are growing and will need more roads. But we have no money to build them [...]

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With over 1,000 deaths and 50,000 injuries occurring each year in work zones, radar speed signs can help slow drivers down and curtail accidents.
“We first used a portable radar speed sign while doing storm drain repair at a Y intersection of a four lane thoroughfare,” said Tad Blanton, public [...]

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Discussion and opinion posting on how we can reach the goal of slashing carbon emissions from major U.S. sources by 80 percent (compared to 2005 levels) by 2050.
Can improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, combined with measures to reduce congestion and make the transportation system operate more efficiently, bring about the necessary emissions [...]

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INSEAD posted a video that outlines the need for a new set of business models for the automotive industry.
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The massive efforts to save the automobile industry will keep it going for a few more years. But for the industry to survive beyond that, it must introduce not just new car models but a whole [...]

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The World Health Organization has published a Global status report on road safety, which is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey.
Almost half of those who die in road traffic crashes are pedestrians, cyclists or users of motorized two-wheelers – collectively known as “vulnerable road [...]

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Transportation bill could add jobs and generate highway investment money.  ARTBA representatives urge Congress to act quickly.
“Small businesses depend on the nation’s transportation network to move people and products around town and throughout the country. Highway congestion has become a major drain on the energy and vitality of small businesses,” said Michael Filipczak, president of [...]

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May 1 - 5, 2008 - George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
I-SWEEEP brought together over 800 young scientists in grades 6-12 from 57 different countries and 38 different states within the United States to compete in an international science fair centered on preserving and recycling Earth’s resources. This year, over 400 research projects were presented.
For [...]

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