PROFILE OF AN ORGANIZATION: TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) was created in 1950 as a separate state agency of The Texas A&M University System conduct highway research for and on behalf of the state of Texas. Since that time, TTI's scope has been broadened beyond Texas and highways to include other modes of transportation (air, rail, water, and pipeline), and different facets of transportation including the environmental and economic impacts of highway maintenance, the support of international trade, multimodal transit, and the preparation of future transportation engineers. Today the Institute performs research for Texas, for sponsors at all levels of government, and for the private sector. This article discusses the activities and goals of the Texas Transportation Institute. Included at the end of this article is an insert announcing the retirement of C.V. Wootan from his position as Director of the TTI since 1976.