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A new research initiative
has been developed to help
industry, municipalities and
public agencies meet re-
al-world transportation chal-
lenges through innovative
partnerships with universi-
ties across the Metroplex.
The North Central Texas
Council of Governments is
partnering with the Texas
Research Alliance and
four area universi-
ties that have creat-
ed the North Texas
Center for Mobility
Technologies.
The new center,
which includes The
University of North ,
Texas, The Uni-
versity of Texas
at Arlington,
The University
Thomas Bamonte
tor A Fishman, executive di- Texas Research Alliance to
rector of the Texas Research move this exciting initia-
h Alliance. “Ultimately, the re- tive forward," said Thomas
lationships cultivated as part Bamonte, NCTCOG senior
of this exciting new venture program manager for auto-
could lead to partnerships mated vehicles. “We want
“ that help the region take to- North Texas to be a place
day’s ideas and turn them where mobility innovators
; into tomorrow’s mobility solu- can access research and tal-
tions." ent to move their companies
RLE PHOTO
The Regional Transporta- forward and solve real-world
tion Council approved $2.5 problems. The North Texas
million in seed money ear- Center for Mobility Technol-
lier this year to help fund ogies establishes a firm foun-
sponsored research projects dation for these efforts.”
advanced by the center. The The center is expected to
RTC has established selec- be open in January and could
7 ent and research The North Texas Center tion criteria and a process include autonomous vehicle
capacity needed for Mobility Technologies will through which NCTCOG iden- projects as well as those that
• to be leaders in provide a research and devel- tifies which research projects employ other advanced tech-
transportation tech- opment network consisting to support with the funding nologies to improve mobility
nology in no- of mobility companies, cities approved, and access for communities,
vation. It is and public agencies and will The center will have com- The presence of this trans-
intended to use the network to attract in- petitive calls for projects and portation technology research
strengthen dustry and academic talent to will partner with the com- consortium could help the re-
of Texas at Dallas and South- the universities’ capabilities the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In munity through research and gion attract innovative modes
ern Methodist University, will in the transportation sector the process, the participating innovation projects that will of transportation such as the
establish a community-driven and to attract mobility tech- universities will be able to help entities meet mobility high-speed options being
approach to supplying the re- nology companies to the re- further develop transporta- challenges and move more studied for possible deploy-
gion’s employers with the tal- gion. tion-related research capa- quickly to serving customers, ment in the Dallas-Fort Worth
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by bringing together leaders "We are pleased to join routes for a transportation al-
in higher education, industry forces with North Texas’ re- ternative in the Dallas-Arling-
and transportation,” said Vic- search universities and the ton-Fort Worth corridor.
OFFICER SHOT, SUSPECT DEAD
GARRETT GRAVLEY
ggravley@starlocalm ed ia. co m
A crisis negotiation between
police and a Plano man esca-
lated as the resident in crisis
allegedly shot a police officer,
then ended as the man fatally
shot himself.
The incident took place
Thursday before 11 am. at the
Camden Legacy Creek apart-
ment complex in the 6400
block of Ohio Drive and contin-
ued through the afternoon.
The incident started when
the occupant, 60-year-old Pia-
no resident Charles Michael
Catlett, called 911 and made
"very concerning comments”
to the dispatcher. Police said
he shot at the officer as the of-
ficer drove by the complex in a
Chevrolet Tahoe, for which the
officer was taken to the hospi-
tal and treated for injuries.
Public Information Officer
POLICE POUCE
POLICE
POL
COURTESY OF DAVID TILLEY, PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Plano’s Emergency Services Unit responds to the crisis.
dition. bomb squad and crisis negotia-
In response, personnel tors. Tilley said that SWAT was
David Tilley said the injuries dispatched to the scene Pla- not required to exert any dead-
are non-life threatening, and no’s Emergency Services Unit, ly force during the course of the
that the officer is in stable con- which includes a SWAT team, standoff.
VACCINE
From PAGE ONE
will work together to distribute hurdle was testing and acquir-
within their system, which in- ing supplies and the third is
cludes Denton County.”
distributing the vaccine. All
Eads said once other resi- three of these phases have
Eads said. “The systems are dents are eligible to receive the been in coordination and part-
in place, the personnel are in vaccine, Denton County will nership with multiple agencies
place and we will have the vac- have two distribution locations, in all levels of government. It
cines distributed.” one in Denton and one in Lew- has not been flawless, but it has
Per CDC guidelines the first isville. been productive.’
wave of people to be eligible to He saidthe distribution will Eads said Denton County
receive the vaccine are health be just the latest in a collabo- already has 70 providers reg-
1.ration that started when the istered to provide the vaccine,
care dres pandemic reached North Texas as well as 3,000 statewide pro-
oi long-term care racui- earlier this year viders. He added that Denton
ues.. “Denton County from County has the refrigeration,
Denton County is fortunate the beginning of COVID has storage and staffing to distrib-
that four of its five hospitals are worked with federal and state ute the vaccine.
part of a larger regional hospi- agencies to combat COVID in “I have no fear that the
tal system - the HCA system three phases,” Eads said. “One third phase will continue to
and the Texas Health Presbyte- was allocation of personal pro- be successful like the first two
rian system,” Eads said. “They tective equipment, the second phases.”
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