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Home » Groups » North Texas Region » Dallas

Dallas

Description

The Research and Implementation Office in Dallas helps local agencies and organizations link research findings to implementation practices through the transfer of technology. TTI has operated an office in Dallas to serve that rapidly growing area of the state since 1968, when the Federal Highway Administration selected TTI to develop one of the first integrated freeway and surface street control and management systems in the United States.

View a map to this office’s location online.

Expertise

Researchers in the Dallas Office have expertise in the following areas:

  • Integrated Corridor Management
  • Decision support systems
  • Tolling
  • Transit signal priority
  • Traffic engineering and operations
  • Roadway safety
  • Work zone applications
  • Mobility coordination
  • Roadway sensor data monitoring and data warehouse
  • Mobility performance measures
  • Geographic information systems
  • Managed/express and HOV lanes
  • Intelligent transportation systems architecture and standards
  • Software systems design and integration
  • Traffic management system software design

Additional Institute expertise housed in the Dallas Office:

  • Connected and automated transportation
  • Freight planning and operations,
  • Emissions and Dispersion Modeling
  • Data Analytics and Visualization
  • Health and Transportation
  • Vehicle Activity and Emissions Measurements
  • Ambient Air Quality Measurements

Research, Implementation, and Technology Transfer

Research, implementation, and technology transfer initiatives performed by the Dallas Office or Institute include the following:

  • Development of a Comprehensive Intelligent Transportation System Plan for the Dallas Urban Area
  • Rural ITS Applications in TxDOT Dallas District
  • IH35 Traveler Information System
  • Assistance in Development of a North Texas Tollway Authority ITS Plan
  • Mobility coordination for TxDOT on major highway construction projects such as North Central Expressway (US 75) and High Five interchange , LBJ Express, IH35E, Horseshoe, Midtown Express, and Lowest Stemmons
  • Improved ITS Information Network for Incident Management
  • Texas Connected Freight Corridor (ATCMTD Grant)
  • Texas AV Proving Ground Partnership (USDOT Designation)
  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit
    • US75 Integrated Corridor Management
    • Downtown Dallas Traffic Signal Priority modeling and independent evaluation
  • DFW Truck-Lane Restriction Safety Study
  • Evaluation of interoperable tolling equipment for FDOT
  • Passenger detection Vehicle Occupancy Technology testing for NCTCOG
  • Data Access Requirements for Texas Traffic Management Centers
  • Transportation System Operations Manual
  • Course instruction in highway management, ITS standards, and ITS architecture

Cooperative Relationships/Sponsors

Researchers in the Dallas Office maintain cooperative relationships with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

For More Information

Minh Le

Minh Le

Minh Le
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
TTI - Dallas
12700 Park Central
Dallas, TX 75251
(972) 994-2212 x
[email protected]

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