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Houston Matters

Why do some much-needed transportation projects take so long to complete?

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 13, 2023 · Mayor Turner set a deadline to start an East End underpass project to alleviate traffic problems caused by stalled trains, but it has been in the works for years. What gives?

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2532: Fanny Kemble

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Episode: 2532 Fanny Kemble, technology, and London’s circle of radical intellectual women. Today, another kind of radical.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2515: Houston and the Railways

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 5, 2023 · Episode: 2515 A 4-4-0 locomotive in the wrong place: How the city of Houston was invented. Today, a 4-4-0 locomotive — in the wrong place.

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Houston Matters

Railroad merger update (Feb. 23, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 23, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We get an update on the proposed rail merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern and its potential impact on the Houston area.

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The Astros’ rise, fall, and rise again (Feb. 21, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 21, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: The Athletic’s Evan Drellich discusses his book, Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess.

Tags astros Evan Drellich music railroads Rosenberg Railroad Museum sports Winning Fixes Everything

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2349: Building Railroads

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 9, 2022 · Episode: 2349 Building early railroads — the bands that shrunk Earth. Today, rail and romance.  

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UPDATE: Trump Offers Spending Blueprint, But Congress Already Wrote The Check

David Schaper, NPR / Scott Horsley, NPR / Associated Press

Posted on February 12, 2018 · President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, February 12, that asks the U.S. Congress to authorize $200 billion over 10 years

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BCycle, Houston’s bike share program, may get a temporary reprieve

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 21, 2023 · Mayor Sylvester Turner is seeking temporary funding while METRO considers establishing its own bike share program to replace it.

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Charter amendment to give Houston more proportional voting power in H-GAC to be put on November ballot

Ashley Brown

Posted on August 21, 2023 · If voters approve the charter, the city would have 60 days to negotiate with H-GAC, if not, Houston would be required to pull itself out of the council.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2750: The Air Show

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 7, 2023 · Episode: 2750 The Wings Over Houston Air Show, a learning laboratory. Today, we go to an air show.

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Houston Matters

How transportation networks reflect the values of their designers

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 3, 2023 · Self-described "transportation nerd" Veronica O. Davis, the director of Transportation and Drainage for the City of Houston, discusses her new book "Inclusive Transportation."

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