Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations

78 Episodes

1. Charging Ahead: How the Electrified Mobility Collaborative envisions a radical shift.

   Published: 5/25/2023
2. For Bernie Wagenblast, both career and life have been all about transition.

   Published: 5/9/2023
3. Hidden Treasures: Remote community airports play an essential role in Texas life.

   Published: 4/27/2023
4. Revisited--Highway to the Danger Zone: Hazards abound where road work advances.

   Published: 4/11/2023
5. Off the Rails, On the QT: Train derailments happen daily, though few grab our attention.

   Published: 3/30/2023
6. Turning the Tables: When a transportation journalist is the one answering, not asking, the questions.

   Published: 3/14/2023
7. Engineering a Career Path: Sometimes, a 7th grade dream can actually come true.

   Published: 2/28/2023
8. One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Maintaining our roadway infrastructure demands a varied scientific approach.

   Published: 2/14/2023
9. Bent, But Not Broken: How global supply chains demonstrate post-pandemic resilience.

   Published: 1/31/2023
10. At the Intersection of Engineering and Psychology: How a diverse team manages special event traffic.

    Published: 1/17/2023
11. Uncommonly Deadly: Wrong-way crashes are small in number, immense in devastation.

    Published: 1/3/2023
12. All Aboard? When unions, management, and Congress dodged a nationwide rail strike.

    Published: 12/15/2022
13. It Takes a (Big) Village: How a community of transportation pros is making mobility better.

    Published: 11/29/2022
14. Border Balancing Act: Finding harmony between commercial efficiency and security demands.

    Published: 11/8/2022
15. Sharing the Load on Texas Roads: Are overweight trucks paying their fair share?

    Published: 10/25/2022
16. Big and Bright: The view from TxDOT CEO Marc Williams’ chair.

    Published: 10/10/2022
17. Drilling for Solutions: A gusher of new data is helping cut crash numbers in Texas’ Permian Basin.

    Published: 9/27/2022
18. Under the Influence of Youth: Most teens are eligible to drive at age 16, but are they ready?

    Published: 9/15/2022
19. Of Needles and Haystacks: For truck drivers, finding a parking space is tougher than ever.

    Published: 8/30/2022
20. All over the Map: Just two car guys talking about transportation.

    Published: 8/16/2022