YPT Houston and Kimley-Horn discuss Houston’s Pending Transportation Crisis

Houston's Pending Transportation Crisis, a presentation by J. Sam Lott of Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. The Houston Region is facing congestion on our roadways in the coming years that will be on a scale like that of Los Angeles, and travel to, from and within the Urban Core will become increasing difficult and time consuming. … Continue reading YPT Houston and Kimley-Horn discuss Houston’s Pending Transportation Crisis

Houston Transportation Series – Utilizing Peer Influence to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

Addressing the number-one killer of young people in America. In our second Houston Transportation Series YPT Houston explores one of the many ways the Texas A&M Transportation Institute is seeking to address the number-one killer of young people in America and Texas: car crashes. This article will seek to highlight some of the program oriented … Continue reading Houston Transportation Series – Utilizing Peer Influence to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

Join Us for TransTalk Signature Event Series

YPT Houston TransTalk Signature Event Series "Houston's Pending Transportation Crisis"  Eventbrite RSVP here: http://transtalksamlott.eventbrite.com The Houston Region is facing congestion on our roadways in the coming years and travel to, from and within the Urban Core will become increasing difficult and time consuming.  Additionally our railroad network is experiencing record demands for freight movement making … Continue reading Join Us for TransTalk Signature Event Series

TTI/HGAC Release Innovative Access Management Study

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, with the support of the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), recently published the results of traffic and economic effects resulting from  access management improvements.  Three corridors were examined for this study: FM 1093, FM 1960 and FM 518.   Access management is defined as a series of techniques utilized to "proactively" maintain … Continue reading TTI/HGAC Release Innovative Access Management Study

Houston Transportation Series: The future of Transit Mobility

Talking the future of transit mobility with YPT friend Suzie Edrington: In our first Houston Transportation Series, YPT Houston got into the mind of YPT friend and Associate Research Scientist Suzie Edrington on the future of transit mobility, ongoing projects related to mobility and her best advice for young professionals in the transportation field. What … Continue reading Houston Transportation Series: The future of Transit Mobility