Aug 8th, 2008 · Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic, talks about the psychology of driving and the engineering of roadways. He explains some contradictory traffic truths: why roundabouts are safer than intersections and how slower can actually be faster.
Mar 11th, 2008 · Scientists on Tuesday issued a warning of almost Biblical proportions to the nation's transportation planners. They warn that much of the transportation system will be increasingly vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise.
Jul 3rd, 2007 · Surveillance cameras have been vital in the investigation into the attempted bombings in Britain. The huge network of surveillance cameras along Britain's roadways has helped authorities track down suspects.
May 28th, 2007 · Listener Andy Aaron presents a 1982 recording from under the Brooklyn Bridge. This SoundClip is from the days when the bridge had a metal roadway and sounded like buzzing bees. A later recording shows has the asphalt roadway doesn't sound as cool.
May 1st, 2007 · Engineers say the damage to a major freeway interchange near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could take months to fix. A gasoline tanker exploded Sunday, turning part of the roadway into rubble.
Apr 12th, 2007 · At lunchtime, a bomb exploded in a cafeteria inside the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad's Green Zone. Eight people were killed, including at least three lawmakers. Earlier, an enormous truck bomb exploded on a bridge in northern Baghdad, causing the roadway to collapse into the Tigris River.
Aug 14th, 2006 · Refugees clog roadways heading south to the towns and villages they abandoned as the cease-fire seems to be holding in Lebanon. Many of them are claiming a Hezbollah victory for resisting the Israeli army for a month. Other Lebanese, however, are stunned by the damage they find when they return home.