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It’s a Forest/Trees Thing
It’s right in front of us in our everyday lives, but sometimes we don’t see it.
That’s our transportation infrastructure system ... Read More...
Majority of Americans want tax dollars used for public transportation
(Photo: runnx / Flickr)
Americans want to see increased funding for public transportation, according to survey data released ... Read More...
Over the Top: Funding some D.C. tunnel work
Air Rights Tunnel (Photo: DDOT)
I’m always looking for interesting ways to fund transportation infrastructure and today I ... Read More...
ITD uses goats to manage roadside weeds
(Photo: Pete Markham / Flickr)
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has begun using a non-chemical weed-control method in areas near ... Read More...
Americans place high value on transportation
(Phto: VCU CNS / Flickr)
About 75 to 80 percent of Americans would prefer to have safe, efficient ... Read More...
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation discusses infrastructure investment at bridge collapse hearing
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks about U.S. infrastructure at Thursday's bridge collapse hearing.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing ... Read More...
Hyundai launches R480LC-9A, R520LC-9A crawler excavators
Hyundai's R480LC-9A production-class crawler excavator
Our sister site, Equipment World, has reported on Hyundai Contruction Equipment’s launch of the new ... Read More...
USDOT to create high-speed rail safety rules
(Photo: California High-Speed Rail Authority)
The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has voted in favor of ... Read More...
Senate Transportation Committee discusses rail safety, NTSB calls for shunting use after track worker’s death
(Photo: osti_1 / Flickr)
Following the May 28 death of a track worker who was struck by a Metro-North train ... Read More...
National Journal hosts summit on American energy, transit systems
National Journal on June 18 will host a summit to elicit a discussion about the future of American energy in ... Read More...
25 percent of U.S. bridges classified as deficient in 2012
Of the 607,380 bridges on U.S. roadways in 2012, 25 percent were classified as deficient, according to the U.S. Government ... Read More...
IN THE MAGAZINE
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation discusses infrastructure investment at bridge collapse hearing
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks about U.S. infrastructure at Thursday's bridge collapse hearing.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing ... Read More...
Hyundai launches R480LC-9A, R520LC-9A crawler excavators
Hyundai's R480LC-9A production-class crawler excavator
Our sister site, Equipment World, has reported on Hyundai Contruction Equipment’s launch of the new ... Read More...
USDOT to create high-speed rail safety rules
(Photo: California High-Speed Rail Authority)
The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has voted in favor of ... Read More...
Senate Transportation Committee discusses rail safety, NTSB calls for shunting use after track worker’s death
(Photo: osti_1 / Flickr)
Following the May 28 death of a track worker who was struck by a Metro-North train ... Read More...
HOTless in Seattle
167 HOT lanes (Photo: WSDOT)
It appears some road planners in the Seattle area assumed that drivers would be willing ... Read More...
