Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations

81 Episodes

1. Under the Influence of Youth: Most teens are eligible to drive at age 16, but are they ready?

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

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

   Published: 8/16/2022
4. Safety in Numbers? As bicycle use grows more popular, crash numbers carry mixed messages.

   Published: 8/2/2022
5. On the Ascent: General aviation in Texas is more indispensable than ever.

   Published: 7/19/2022
6. Exit This Way: Research informing upgrades in hurricane evacuation planning.

   Published: 7/5/2022
7. Building by the Numbers: How economic indicators guide road construction.

   Published: 6/22/2022
8. When the Workplace Is Behind the Wheel: Improving occupational safety for truckers (and the rest of us).

   Published: 6/7/2022
9. Cars Can Track Our Driving Habits: Who owns that data, and what's being done with it?

   Published: 5/24/2022
10. Beyond Skin Deep: The humble roadway is about more than asphalt and concrete.

    Published: 4/26/2022
11. When a Crash Is No Accident: Staging roadside collisions to make them more survivable.

    Published: 4/12/2022
12. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back? Keeping tabs on self-driving tech.

    Published: 3/29/2022
13. Multiple Stakeholders, One Purpose: The vision of “clean transportation” involves much more than electric cars.

    Published: 3/15/2022
14. First, Do No Harm: When endangered species habitats lie in a roadway’s path.

    Published: 3/1/2022
15. Upsides and Downsides: Transportation and public health share a complicated union.

    Published: 2/15/2022
16. Channeling George Jetson: We could have flying cars sooner than we think.

    Published: 2/1/2022
17. When Traffic Takes Sick Leave: COVID’s effect on Texas roadways.

    Published: 1/18/2022
18. Partners in Purpose: How universities and the Transportation Research Board find solutions together through science and innovation.

    Published: 1/4/2022
19. Highway to the Danger Zone: Hazards abound where road work advances.

    Published: 12/14/2021
20. Strong as Their Weakest Link: What the pandemic taught us about supply chains.

    Published: 11/30/2021