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Researchers at CTR have developed a new, more efficient method for evaluating skid resistance on roadways that will help keep Texans safe by preventing wet-weather accidents. To learn more, read the report at

This Friday, 1/20, join @utexasite and WTS for the seminar "Strategic Airport Planning, Programs, and Project Management" with industry experts Mike Brown and Joshua Lee Wussick. We'll hope to see you from 3-4:30 in ECJ 3.406 or on Zoom!

RT @BerkeleyITS: .@CTRUTAustin Geoffrey Potter, Center for Transportation Research, @VTTINEWS Abhijit Sarkar,.@BerkeleyLab, smart cities di….

RT @TTITAMU: 2/2: post-earthquake inspections of bridges and infrastructure. Link: . #SharingInnovation #TxDOTRese….

RT @TTITAMU: 1/2: Seismic activity in Texas has drastically increased over the last decade. Although mostly minor, this increased activity….

RT @CockrellSchool: "What water does is rather than reflecting the light back to the source, it just diffuses the light because of refracti….

A new report by CTR researchers identifies the relationships between materials, maintenance, and long-term performance of pavements to determine best practices for building cost-effective, durable roadways. Read more here:

Are you interested in automated pedestrian detection technologies? Then check out the new report from CTR researchers that surveys these technologies and a decision support framework for implementing them:

RT @npralltech: The first female crash test dummy has only now arrived

How have cost increases impacted the scope and time line for Austin’s Project Connect? To find out, check out @KXAN’s interview with @CTRUTAustin faculty Tyler Dick:

RT @CTRUTAustin: Join @utexasite & UT's WTS either in person or online for a presentation on policies that encourage walking & cycling with….

Join @utexasite & UT's WTS either in person or online for a presentation on policies that encourage walking & cycling with urban planning professor @buehler_ralph this Friday, 10/28, at 2pm. Hope to see you there!

CTR researchers have developed an automated program that will help traffic engineers better identify, study, and avoid curve-related crashes, in service of lowering Texas’s traffic fatalities. Learn more here:

For the project "Implementation of Improved Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders," CTR researchers have developed a simple, accurate test that will help predict and thus prevent asphalt cracking. Learn more:

CTR faculty are on the radio talking about the upcoming boom in EV charging infrastructure! Listen to Dr. Chandra Bhat on Houston Public Media ( and Dr. @KaraKockelman on Tucson's KJZZ (.

A new report from CTR researchers will help engineers build safer bridges when using the 3D strut-and-tie method:

The call for submissions for the @ASCE_TDI Internat’l Conferences on Transportation & Development and Airfield & Highway Pavements is open until October 13! We’ll hope to see you in Austin, June 14-17, 2023. For more details: #ICTD #Pavements

Congrats to @CTRUTAustin’s Dr. Bhat, Katie Asmussen & Aupal Mondal & their colleagues @ASU on winning the @NASEMTRB’s Pyke Johnson Award for best paper on planning & environment! Read it here:

RT @austinmobility: Share your thoughts on how Austin's downtown street network can work better to meet the needs of today and the future w….

Join CTR’s Dr. Chandra Bhat and the @TexasExes for a Virtual Lunchtime Lecture on “The Work From Home (or Anywhere) Revolution,” noon on Mon., 8/29. Register here: