What transportation culture do you live in?
Maybe you have seen some of those old movies where the characters board a train, smoke swirling around the platform, half-concealing the patrons. Those movies make trains look quaint, rather posh, and,...
View ArticleFlying in virtual reality: Counterfeit comfort?
If you have ever flown on an airplane, you know that it can be a cramped, rather uncomfortable experience, despite the novelty of gliding thousands of feet above the earth. While aboard airplanes, I’ve...
View ArticleTransportation for dummies: 6 lessons from a transportation amateur
Transportation. What exactly does that mean? About nine months ago, my answer to that question would have been a vague, poorly-formed, “Umm, you know, cars and roads and airplanes. Stuff like that!”...
View ArticleDr. Jeremy Withers: The wheels of class
Did you participate in Bike to Work or School Week this May? Many Iowans pulled out their bikes to do their part to lower emissions. They braved stormy and cold weather for one week which can make a...
View Article5 Reasons to become a transportation engineer
When you hear the word “engineering” what do you think? Really difficult math problems sharpied on dirty windows was always my first thought. That is why I am writing this article and not designing an...
View ArticleBike to freedom!
From Copenhagen, Denmark, a land where bikes reign supreme Maybe you don’t have your driver’s license or, almost worse yet, you do have your license but you don’t have a car to go along with it. Well,...
View ArticleDriving trend: A downward spiral?
In 2008 only half of all potential millennial drivers (those born between the late 1980’s and mid-1990’s) had licenses, according to a report from the AAA. They also drove (vehicle miles traveled), on...
View ArticleDriving is a privilege
I remember that thrilling moment I turned sixteen and I could finally get my driver’s license. I woke up earlier that morning than I had ever voluntarily risen from bed, quickly shook my dad out of his...
View ArticleRainforest revolution: How do you get there?
Tram Time! Thick dense vegetation, trees everywhere, more species of insects, birds, and animals you ever knew existed in one place… you guessed it! It is the rainforest and it is full of adventure!...
View ArticleVoyaging through the sand dunes
Are you planning to brave the heat on a wild desert themed vacation soon? If so, you’re going to need to know the basics. When I say basics I mean, how to do you travel around in all of that sand and...
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