TEI celebrated its 2nd Annual Halloween Costume Contest and Potluck Lunch today; for pictures of all the various costumes, please visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Traffic-Engineers-Inc/92844742966   We have plenty of leftovers… if you’re hungry come on over to the office and help yourself.

With all the debate in Congress about topics such as Healthcare, Climate Change and the not to be forgotten renewal of a Federal Transportation bill I thought it would be good to go back to how I learned most of my Civics lessons.   Of course I am talking about Schoolhouse Rock.  

Chaos helps improve “God’s Intersection” Also check out the link on the right in the above article for “Jerk of the Week”

This one’s on fast food http://chron.delish.com/food-fun/quizzes/fast-food-slogans-quiz   For a wanna be foodie like myself I still got 8 out of 10.

Interesting Article from the Urbanophile Blog (here).  It argues that NYC has been doing some of the most interesting projects in transportation design and that being successful only makes these more likely to continue.  Some really interesting examples of innovation including the High Line, the Traffic Closure on Broadway, bike lanes/tracks and LED street lights.  I really like the...

Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty Webb: Oh, Judge, I don’t keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty Webb: By height. Well here is another chance to measure yourself against other golfers. Do you know what these Traffic Signs mean?  Feel free to post your score in the comments. http://www.autoinsurance.org/road_sign/ Me…I’m 6’, 6’7”...

With one of the greatest contraction names since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie became Brangelina, the Sharrow makes its debut in Austin, Texas. http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/10/21/austins-first-sharrows-to-be-installed-tomorrow/ For those not down with the latest transportation lingo, the Sharrow has been around since the mid 90’s I believe, and is a SHared bike vehicle lane ARROW.  ...

My allergies have been terrible lately.  Now there is some debate as to whether it is due to Gus, our adorable new dog, or the pollen floating around our fair city. As so happens, one of my favorite podcasts, WNYC’s RadioLab, did an episode on parasites.  Now what do these have to do with one another you ask.  Go to the 31-minute mark to find out (the whole episode is interesting...

TEI had a strong four-person team get out and vote early this morning.  We would have had more, but several colleagues are still educating themselves about the candidates and needed more time.  Geoff takes his voting very seriously, as seen in his wardrobe choice to place his votes.  Martha and Dustin were a bit more relaxed in their choice of clothes.  Vote early to avoid the lines,...

Earlier this week I posted about how our vision is impacted by the context in which we view things.  Here is another talk about the impact of another one of our senses, sound.  I wonder if it is because my daughter is studying the senses in kindergarten. http://tinyurl.com/yfxhkor I am pretty sure that I drive slower when listening to NPR or something mellow like this than when listening...