Falling Rocks Break Everything
Covid didn’t stop us, but a closed bridge will. The other kids on this side of the border are withdrawing from the school entirely for the semester.
Category: Transportation
A Swing and a Bunch of Near Misses
There is a saying in the aviation industry that the Federal Aviation Regulations are written in blood. Many of our rules are based on behaviors or accidents that have killed people in the past.
Airshows and Americana
Airshows have been an American tradition since we pioneered powered flight in 1903; the experience is peak Americana and says a great deal about the American cultural identity.
The Nationwide Ground Stop Explained
A ground stop is just what it sounds like. ATC holds aircraft, particularly flights on instrument flight plans, on the ground rather than letting them take off.
SMART-TD Union Rejects Deal, Rail Strike Looming Closer
Remember that victory lap the Biden Administration took back in the fall for brokering a deal to avert a rail strike? Welp….
The Intersection of Midsize Sedan and Crossover SUV
What we found as we were pondering all of this is that we didn’t especially like the overlapping midsized sedan/crossover SUV consumer space
Speed Gripping
The devil is in the details for something like this, though at baseline I prefer something like this to speeding cameras.
On Flying Cars and Why We Still Aren’t The Jetsons
The first questions to ask of these startups “is this removing barriers or adding them to get to the stated goal?” Flying cars fail that test on every level.
Washington, DC Metro Has To Pull Half Of Fleet For Safety Issues
It’s going to be a rough Monday on the Washington, DC area Metro as the troubled mass transit service is forced to pull half their cars offline for safety issues.
OT Contributor Podcast: Dennis Sanders En Route Podcast on Interstate Highway System
The Latest En Route podcast from OT Contributor Dennis Sanders is all about the Interstate Highway System with guest Rob Sanders
The Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Would be a Tax from Hell
The Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax concept seems designed to alienate virtually every side of the political spectrum. So how would it work?
The American Jobs Plan Infrastructure Plan: Read It For Yourself
President Biden announced his expected infrastructure plan, dubbed The American Jobs Plan, and the White House has released a fact sheet of what they want in the coming legislation.
Vehicle Miles-Traveled (VMT) Tax
With a massive infrastructure bill looming talk of replacing the gas tax with a Vehicle Miles-traveled, or VMT Tax, is coming into vogue.
Why Doesn’t the US Get to Have High Speed Rail?
If American cities could buy high speed rail systems at European costs, they very well might. But they can’t, so they don’t.
The Time That Booper And I Exfiltrated Mike Pence From Cuba
The following story is meant to be humorous. Any resemblance to the Vice President or a beloved talking conveyance is purely coincidental.
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Distant Sounds of Inevitability Edition
Crisis reveals character, the old saying goes. Our institutions and leaders are having that exact experience right now.
The Eagle Has Encountered Customs
The following story is meant to be humorous. The crew of Apollo 11 did not, as far as we know, have a Duty Free catalog in the Command Module.
A Boxkicker’s Christmas Carol
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” Especially the boxkickers bringing the presents, overworked and underappreciated modern
Santas they are.
An Afternoon on Denver’s Fastracks
Rail transit finally arrives in my Denver suburb; some first impressions.
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