Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations

78 Episodes

1. Neil Pedersen Has a Question: Are we willing to stick our necks out?

   Published: 3/19/2024
2. Roadside Mysteries: When utilities pose unique challenges for roadway construction.

   Published: 3/5/2024
3. Is Public Transit Back to Pre-pandemic Normal? That depends on where you look.

   Published: 2/22/2024
4. Crash Data and an Aging Population Raise an Issue: How old is too old to drive?

   Published: 2/6/2024
5. Behind the Wheel, What We Think and What We Do Can Define Who We Are.

   Published: 1/23/2024
6. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How it’s easy to overlook our reliance on GPS.

   Published: 1/2/2024
7. How to Ensure That US Infrastructure Remains Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts.

   Published: 12/12/2023
8. Can Imperiled Creatures Survive and Thrive amid Widespread Roadway Construction?

   Published: 11/28/2023
9. Can Solar Panels in Highway ROW Be the Next Big Step in Renewable Energy?

   Published: 11/7/2023
10. We Rank the 2,138 Most Congested Roads in Texas. Is your daily drive on the list?

    Published: 10/24/2023
11. Revisited--Big and Bright: The view from TxDOT CEO Marc Williams’ Chair.

    Published: 10/10/2023
12. Alone in the Crowd: Long-haul truckers fight isolation through satellite connections.

    Published: 9/26/2023
13. When Mobility Needs Are Like Snowflakes: TTI’s outposts focus on singular urban challenges.

    Published: 9/12/2023
14. Minor Stress Factors Can Cause Major Problems, Even in the Best Driving Conditions

    Published: 8/29/2023
15. Lofty Ambitions Are Fueling the Move Toward Sustainable Transportation

    Published: 8/15/2023
16. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Pedestrian deaths are at a 40-year high.

    Published: 8/1/2023
17. What If? ... How modelers envision the worst to enable the best response.

    Published: 7/18/2023
18. Is America’s Infrastructure Turning a Corner?

    Published: 7/6/2023
19. The Texas Transportation Hall of Honor: Recognizing vision, passion, and purpose.

    Published: 6/20/2023
20. Fewer Motorcycle Safety Coaches, More Unlicensed Riders, More Crashes: Is there a link?

    Published: 6/6/2023