News
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1808: First Time Up!
Posted on · Episode: 1808 First Time Up!: In which Ford celebrates his new Trimotor and we fly for the first time. Today, our first airplane ride.
Tag: safety
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1803: Fire Escapes
Posted on · Episode: 1803 The fire escape: an icon that hardly still exists. Today, fire escapes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1787: What’s a Life Worth?
Posted on · Episode: 1787 A price on your head, but how much? Today, what’s a life worth?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1745: Maglev Trains
Posted on · Episode: 1745 Maglev: Riding on air at half the speed of sound. Today, we ride a fast train.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Hurricane Shopping | Mockingbird And Armadillo
Posted on · Hurricane Season is here! Do you have what you need to be safe and secure?
Transportation
Study Looks At How To Make Houston’s Intersections Safer For Pedestrians And Cyclists
Posted on · City officials and transportation advocates are visiting traffic hotspots to investigate whether road design is contributing to crashes.
Transportation
Drivers Face Months Of Construction As TxDOT Starts Work On New Freeway Connector Ramp
Posted on · The left-hand exit will be switched to the right to eliminate lane weaving on the I-45 northbound ramp to southbound I-69 and State Highway 288.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1624: Garrett Morgan
Posted on · Episode: 1624 Garrett A. Morgan: Black American inventor. Today, thoughts about traffic lights, gas masks, and hair straighteners.
Transportation
TxDOT Starts Work To Remake Houston’s Most Congested Freeway Interchange
Posted on · Transportation planners are hoping to eliminate a lot of the problems that lead to crashes and backups.
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.
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