Before I left the office on Friday, I checked Transtar’s traffic map to see what the roads were looking like:     Not good. That long stretch of unhappy red on 59 between Greenway Plaza and Downtown means my 25 minute commute could easily grow into 50 minutes. . .or more. And that’s not fun commute time either; it’s stuck in stop-and-go traffic, dealing with frustrated drivers who just want...

Have managed to collect a whole lot of links over the past few weeks.  I’ll post a few here and then try to post the rest soon.  March seems like it just started and now it is almost April so playing a bit of catch up on some of these. Awesome Maps from the NY Times In other map related news, what would happen if all of the US was as densely populated as Brooklyn Continuing the map...

I think the amazing number of responses Google received for its Google Fiber initiative that closed last week speaks to the pent up demand for true high speed internet access that exists in this country (obviously increased since Google will pick of the capital costs).  Looks like the local efforts of Sugar Land (Think Gig) and The Woodlands have quite a bit of competition. I really hope one of these...

I’m officially no longer the only traffic engineer in Houston biking to work. This morning, my friend and colleague Brad Eaves decided to join the exclusive bike-to-work club. He apparently experienced that bizarre desire to throw on skin-tight spandex that strikes us all from time to time (come on, admit it). Or perhaps he simply realized that it was a beautiful spring morning in Houston and that...

Okay, it’s true: Google might be trying to take over the world, but if they continue to do it by using the forces of Awesomeness, then who am I to complain? Their latest innovation is a little gadget that the bike community has been craving since. . .I don’t know. . .forever? It’s the ability to map your bike trips on Google Maps. That’s right, the Bikers will now have the same amazing powers...

Post like this or this make me think that Houston should really rethink its mobile food cart policy though it does sound like things are changing slowly for the better (cupcake carts?).  Houston has some of the best food carts of any city (e.g. taco trucks) if you know where to find them and I maintain my dream of a roving Chili truck.  Does anyone know of someone working to create a Street...

It seems I keep coming across and posting links that interest me on two topics, signage and happiness.  Not sure if they are related.  Anyway here’s a new batch of links on those topics. Signs Slate takes on the history of signs – really interesting reading and glad that some of these topics are getting out into wider discussion. A TED talk with VCs take on a new type of sign. ...

Houston Mayor does a great job on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me Missouri City takes lead on Text Bans Infographics on major city travel modes In a follow up to early post, here is Richard Florida Interesting poll #’s on Texan’s view of transportation I have never heard Houston called the Petro Metro but thin is an interesting article on future capital of electric cars