Highways

Don't Throw FasTracks Under a Bus

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver


Paul Rosenthal

What do the editorial writers for the Denver Post want? More roads. Perhaps they should visit Los Angeles to see how well that worked.

Bats Find New Homes Under Highways

BBC NEWS | Victoria Gill | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green


Concrete bridges could make better roosts for certain species of bat than natural caves, according to research....

Highway Rest Stops Fall Victim To Budget Woes

wsj.com | MIKE ESTERL | Posted 08.03.2009 | Business


As millions of Americans take to the road for the holiday weekend, a humble highway fixture is under attack. Later this month, cash-strapped Virgin...

Stimulating

John Graham | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


John Graham

Congress should follow the President's lead in creating a stimulus package that is a combination of short-term measures and longer-term infrastructure investments.

Government Panel Wants Fuel Taxes Hiked To Fund Highways

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by a federal commission to finance highway construction and ...

Technology To Prevent Roadkill Launched By Colorado

Treehugger | Andrew Posner | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


We recently covered the top five roadkill sites in America, as well as a dire IUCN report stating that "25% of all the world's mammal species are at...

Snow And Ice Plaster Midwest, Hundreds Of Flights Canceled

AP | NAFEESA SYEED | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Forecasters predicted freezing rain and snow flurries in Iowa on Sunday, a day after snow and ice plastered the Midwest, disrupting airport and highwa...