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
On Thursday, January 30th YPT Houston and the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) hosted guest speaker Jeff Taebel from H-GAC to discuss the "Our Great Region 2040" initiative. This plan aims to make the entirety of the H-GAC region "one of the worlds greatest to live, work and succeed". This initiative focuses on 6 … Continue reading YPT Houston and COMTO hosts Discussion on Regional Plan
This afternoon, Texas Central Railway Corp. president (and former Harris County Judge) Robert Eckels presented his case for why he believes Texas is ripe for a high-speed train from Houston to Dallas. In his presentation at the Houston-Galveston Area Council during its "Brown Bag Lunch Series", Mr. Eckels noted factors such as flat geography, an "ideal" … Continue reading H-GAC presentation discusses possibility of High-Speed Rail from Houston to Dallas
Phil Lasley, an Assistant Transportation Researcher with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, had the honor to represent TTI and present the latest research on National Total Peak-Period Travel Time Performance Measures used in the latest edition of the Urban Mobility Report (UMR). Phil highlighted the importance of accessibility concerns in addition to traditional mobility measures … Continue reading YPT Houston’s Phil Lasley presents at TRB.
