Poor pavement costs Md. residents about $6.2 billion each year – report

Staff Report - Mar 01, 2013

More than two-fifths of Maryland’s major locally and state-maintained roads are in either poor or mediocre condition, one-quarter of bridges are in need of repair or replacement, and the state’s drivers experience increasingly worsening congestion, according to the report, Maryland ...

TRIP report: U.S. transportation system insufficent to meet mobility, safety needs of older drivers

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 22, 2012

As the Baby Boom Generation begins to turn 65, the number of older Americans and their share of the overall population will swell dramatically. But, according to a new report, although these older Americans will be more mobile and active ...

TRIP report IDs 50 surface transportation projects Maine needs

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 15, 2011

In order to adequately support Maine’s existing industries and provide for additional economic growth, the state will need to make numerous improvements to its surface transportation system. This is according to a new report released today by TRIP, a ...

TRIP: Rural roads can’t support economic growth, fatalities triple from other roads

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 01, 2011

America’s rural heartland is home to nearly 50 million people and its natural resources provide the primary source of the energy, food and fiber that supports the nation’s economy and way of life. But, according to a new report from TRIP, ...

TRIP releases report: ‘Future Mobility in Missouri: Meeting the State’s Needs for Safe and Efficient Mobility’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2011

A new report finds that additional transportation funding has allowed Missouri to accelerate bridge repair and replacement, pavement improvements, and safety upgrades. However, deficiencies remain on Missouri’s surface transportation system and recent gains could be lost without continued support for ...

TRIP: 44 percent of Md.’s major roads need repair

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 01, 2011

A new report examining Maryland’s transportation system finds that roads that are congested, deteriorated and not as safe as they could be cost the average Baltimore area motorist $2,226 each year, while Washington, D.C., drivers lose $2,296 annually -- a ...

Report: The Top 25 Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth in Wyoming

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 06, 2011

In order to support Wyoming’s rapidly growing energy industry and allow the state’s agriculture, tourism and manufacturing industries to thrive, the state will need to make numerous improvements to its surface transportation system. This is according to a new report ...

TRIP: PA faces $3.5 billion transportation funding shortfall

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 24, 2010

Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost the average Pittsburgh motorist $892 each year, a total of $8.2 billion statewide, due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to a report released ...

TRIP: Alabama’s top 40 transportation chokepoints

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 28, 2010

The I-10 Wallace Tunnels in Mobile top the list of Alabama’s worst transportation chokepoints, along with multiple sections of I-65, I-20 and I-85. This is according to a new report released Oct. 28 by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research ...