Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2819: Folding Bicycles
Posted on · Episode: 2819 Folding bicycles battle new terrain. Today, altered shapes.
Tag: transportation
Bauer Business Focus
Will Electric Cars Soon Take over America’s Roads?
Posted on · The University of Houston looked into the state of electric vehicles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1579: The Hidden Wright Brothers
Posted on · Episode: 1579 Five years before we found out about the Wright Brothers! Today, we gradually learn about the Wright Brothers’ flight.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1578: Seaplanes
Posted on · Episode: 1578 The brief day of the great flying boats. Today, we ask what ever became of flying boats.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Impaired Drivers, and Reimagining Houston Streets (Sept. 19, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We take a closer look at traffic fatalities caused by impaired drivers. Our experts break down the latest political stories. We discuss ways to make Houston friendlier to pedestrians and cyclists. And we learn about "Green Books" -- segregation-era travel guides for African Americans.
News
Local Officials Say Plan for VW Settlement Money “Shortchanges” Houston Area
Posted on · Houston wants a bigger cut of millions that will be distributed across the state to help cities clean up air quality.
News
Families Struggle with Delays, Changing Routes with Houston District’s New School Bus System
Posted on · The superintendent for Houston schools apologized for any "inconvenience" in a letter to families this week
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1561: Herbert J. L. Hinkler
Posted on · Episode: 1561 ‘Hustling Hinkler, Up in the Sky’ – an early Australian flier leaves his mark. Today, an odd hero of early aviation.
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
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.