Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2402: Bertha Benz’s Ride
Posted on · Episode: 2402 In which Bertha Benz shows the world what the automobile can do. Today, Bertha Benz’s ride.
Tag: infrastructure
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2332: The Automobile in 1915
Posted on · Episode: 2332 Learning who we were in 1915 by looking at automobiles. Today, the automobile in transition.
Transportation
Houston inching away from car-centric reputation with slate of multimodal infrastructure projects
Posted on · Meeting the needs of cyclists, pedestrians and mass transit users, while increasing safety and reducing pollution, are among the priorities for the city's transportation planners.
Houston Matters
Bond proposal headed to voters, and previewing Houston Restaurant Weeks (Aug. 3, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Voters will get to decide in November whether Harris County can issue around $1 billion in bonds for infrastructre spending. Then, we discuss the week in politics. We preview the menus for Houston Restaurant Weeks. And we reflect on the disaster that was Woodstock '99.
News
$2.4 million needed to address Bellaire aging infrastructure
Posted on · The city's water and waste waterline infrastructure has reached the end of its 30 to 50-year useful service life.
Transportation
The Houston Bike Summit returns to discuss concerns over the city’s cycling infrastructure
Posted on · As the city's bike network continues to grow, cyclists say more needs to be done to maintain on-street bikeways.
Transportation
Here’s what’s included in the bipartisan infrastructure law
Posted on · The price tag comes in at roughly $1 trillion, with $550 billion in new spending over five years. The funding goes toward roads and bridges as well as broadband and electric vehicles.
Houston Matters
Will College Students Returning To Campus Be Required To Wear Masks? (Aug. 11, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We learn how area colleges and universities are preparing for the start of the fall semester amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.
Houston Matters
What Pres. Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Could Do For Texas (April 13, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What Pres. Biden's infrastructure plan could do for the state, former astronaut Jim Lovell reflects on Apollo 13, the economic impact the pandemic has had on the arts, and a theater troupe finds an unusual way to get back in front of live audiences.
National
Here’s What’s In President Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal
Posted on · The proposal would overhaul roads, transit, utilities, Internet access and more in the name of creating jobs. It's also intended to combat climate change, racial inequality and competition from China.
Houston Matters
Who Decides When A Bridge Or Road Needs Repair?
Posted on · Houston officials explain how area streets and bridges are inspected and when they’re shut down.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Improving How The County Responds To Fires, And Inspecting Roads And Bridges (July 30, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Improving Harris County's response to chemical fires, the job of inspecting roads and bridges, how the Turtle Bayou Resolutions set the stage for the Texas Revolution, and we bid farewell to News 88.7's Travis Bubenik.
Texas
Experts Say Texas Can’t Adequately Fix Its Roads Without Congressional Help
Posted on · A leading organization of civil engineers says Texas desperately needs more money to shore up its infrastructure. The state gets high marks for the condition of its bridges, but roads and highways continue to lag behind.
Energy & Environment
New Push For Eminent Domain Reform Expected At Texas Legislature
Posted on · One oil and gas attorney says fights over eminent domain get "bigger and tougher every session."
Houston Matters
If Houston’s Population Projections Are Correct, Where Are We Going to Put Everyone?
Posted on · Recent projections say the region's population could top 10 million in the next 20 years