News
Hyperloop And Bullet Trains Aside, The Future in North Texas Still Belongs to Cars
Posted on · Now in this century, the future is going to be based on advances in these technologies that take us the rest of the way
Tag: transportation
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1547: Ripe For Revolution
Posted on · Episode: 1547 Mystery at the threshhold of the Twentieth Century. Today, let’s reclaim mystery.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1545: English Balloons
Posted on · Episode: 1545 The English and 18th century ballooning. Today, we ride the first hot-air balloons in England.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1536: Old Airports
Posted on · Episode: 1536 A seventy-year old picture of transcontinental flight. Today, let’s fly across American in 1930.
Houston Matters
Are We Moving Toward A More Walkable Houston?
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses ways to make our city more pedestrian-friendly.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Travel Ban Upheld, And Improving Houston’s Walkability (June 26, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The Supreme Court upholds Pres. Trump's travel ban. We discuss efforts to make Houston a more walkable environment. Then, new research helps us understand how memories are stored. And a new book captures the beauty (and eeriness) of some of the Lone Star State’s most interested abandoned buildings.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1525: Liberty Ships
Posted on · Episode: 1525 Liberty ships: an amateur takes over the trade. Today, an amateur builds ships.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1522: Fifty Years in the Future
Posted on · Episode: 1522 A 1950 prediction of technology in the year 2000. Today, we go fifty years into the future.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1520: Automobile Drag Coefficients
Posted on · Episode: 1520 In which automobile makers gradually learn aerodynamics. Today, aerodynamics and automobiles.
Houston Matters
Examining The State Of Traffic And Transportation In Houston
Posted on · News 88.7 transportation reporter Gail Delaughter updates us on the latest traffic and transportation issues in the region.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Sports Betting In Texas, And ‘How To Walk Away’ (May 15, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn how a major ruling on sports betting might affect Texas. Then, a new report says Houston can't expect all the oil jobs lost in the latest downturn to return. Plus, we get an update on transportation issues in the region. We learn about a summit addressing sexual harassment. And Houston writer Katherine Center discusses her new novel, How To Walk Away.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1510: Thomas Sopwith
Posted on · Episode: 1510 Thomas Sopwith’s hundredth birthday. Today, we meet the oldest airplane designer.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1509: Roads, Canals, and Railways
Posted on · Episode: 1509 Late 18th century competition among roads, canals and railways. Today, we look at roads, canals, and railways.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1507: Lighter Than Air
Posted on · Episode: 1507 Rediscovering lighter-than-air flight. Today, do you suppose you’ll ever get to ride in a dirigible?
In-Depth
Could You Keep Traffic Moving On Houston’s Freeways By Slowing Things Down?
Posted on · The state of Texas tried out variable speed limits a few years ago but the initiative hasn't gone any further.