In-Depth
Study Ranks Houston’s Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians And Cyclists
Posted on · City officials say Houston will have to do things differently in the future as it encourages people to use other modes of transportation.
Tag: safety
Houston Matters
Full Show: Accidental Deaths In Texas, And Author Jon Meacham (Aug. 14, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Six years after he went missing in Syria, we revisit efforts to find Houston journalist Austin Tice. Then, we learn more about what flood control projects would be included in the bond measure that goes before voters Aug. 25. Plus, the head of the National Safety Council discusses the prevalence of accidental deaths in Texas. And writer Jon Meacham talks about his biography George H.W. Bush.
Transportation
Public Asked To Comment On New Regional Traffic Safety Plan
Posted on · The Houston area is seeing a sharp increase in the number of crashes but transportation planners think a growing population is only part of the story.
News
Santa Fe ISD Approves New Safety Measures
Posted on · The district will reportedly relocate the classrooms where the deadly shooting took place last May
Transportation
After Some Persistence, The Mystery Of The Missing Crosswalk Is Finally Solved
Posted on · We make a return visit to a challenging intersection where pedestrians had to take the long way around.
News
Cleveland ISD Police Department Donates Door Blocks To Hundreds Of Classrooms
Posted on · 1000 units of Bearacade door blocks have been delivered by the Cleveland ISD Police Department
News
HISD Police To Form Unit To Respond To Emergencies
Posted on · The plan comes in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting
Transportation
Metro Plans New Safety Improvements Along The Light Rail Lines
Posted on · The goal is to keep people from walking out in front of trains
Transportation
Attorneys Say Cyclist Was Not At Fault In Fatal Crash Near Rice University
Posted on · They plan to conduct an independent investigation to prove cyclist Sudipta Roy was legally using a crosswalk when she was struck by a dump truck at Sunset Boulevard and Main Street April 24.
Transportation
Protesters Demand Change After Two Cyclists Are Killed At A Problematic Intersection
Posted on · Rice University students say just crossing the street can be a major source of stress, no matter what mode of transportation you're using.
Transportation
Investigators Say Driver Was Unresponsive Before A Bus Carrying Channelview High School Students Crashed In Alabama
Posted on · The NTSB also reports there were no signs that the bus had mechanical problems
Houston Matters
Witness Recalls Texas City Disaster And How It Shaped Thinking On Safety
Posted on · In 1947, Bob Roten witnessed the deadliest industrial disaster in American history. It would forever shape how he thought about safety as a chemical executive.
News
Study: Armed Security Officers Are On The Rise In US Schools
Posted on · The percentage of schools with a security guard, a school resource officer or other sworn law enforcement officer on campus at least once a week has gone up from 42 percent in 2005-06 to 57 percent a decade later
Transportation
Metro Works To Educate Drivers On How Not To Get Hit By A Train
Posted on · The transit agency says over half of the collisions along the light rail line are caused by vehicles running red lights and making improper left turns.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1473: Titanic and Great Eastern
Posted on · Episode: 1473 Two unsinkable ships: the Titanic and the Great Eastern. Today, a story of two ships. One sank. One didn’t.