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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says in its 20-year plan released this week that federal economic stimulus money does not solve immediate or long-term funding needs.
When senior citizens finally surrender the car keys, they don't have to lose their independence.
The state Transportation Commission on Monday approved grading for the most expensive road project in state history — replacing a dilapidated section of Interstate 40 through downtown Oklahoma City.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday that the country still is a long way from declaring victory over hard economic times, but that federal stimulus money has helped put hundreds of thousands of people back to work.
The poor state of Oklahoma's bridges and roads is "life threatening," and the state can't afford Congressional bickering that threatens to block federal aid for improvements, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday.
Bad roads, bad weather, flat tires, breakdowns. A lot of Alice Ramsey's challenges during her New York City-to-San Francisco drive could be any traveler's.
A national transportation organization says Maine faces a huge funding shortfall in the coming decade to address the state's most critical transportation needs.
Backers of a new transportation program in Kansas have relaunched their campaign to get it passed with a report warning of approaching problems in the state's highway system.
With Congress distracted by health care and disagreeing over transportation policy, the House was forced Wednesday to take emergency steps to keep key air and highway programs going through the end of the year.
In a town where taking credit for things is a given, one union went a little too far.
Forty-three House Democrats urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to drop a plan they say will delay an increase in aid to highway and transit projects.
The Transportation Department is at risk of awarding economic stimulus aid to contractors who have defrauded the government, a government watchdog warned Wednesday.
Illinois has fired a transportation official who saw his salary nearly double in five years, including an 8 percent bump in the final days of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration.
President Barack Obama said Monday the $787 billion economic stimulus plan is beginning to take hold and that work is coming in "ahead of schedule and under budget."
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he expects money from the economic stimulus plan to go further than he thought. That's because bids for public works projects are coming in lower than projected.
A dozen officials at the Illinois Department of Transportation got raises averaging $6,000 a year during the waning days of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration, even as the state drowned in debt, The Associated Press found.
Plans to pay for transportation projects in Georgia by boosting the sales tax by a penny have run into gridlock at the state Capitol.
Top minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are pulling together to tackle the world's transportation problems.
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that $28 billion from his economic recovery program that is being spent on road-building nationwide will save or create 150,000 jobs by the end of next year.
A plan to build a national network of high-speed passenger trains receives a $5 billion installment under President Barack Obama's transportation budget.
First lady Michelle Obama said Friday that the work of the Transportation Department touches the lives of every American and it will play a vital role in stimulating the country's economy.
On a typical weekday, hundreds of thousands of people commute to the nation's capital, snarling roads and packing subway trains and buses during peak hours.
Retiring Rep. Ray LaHood ranks among his state's leaders when it comes to bringing federal money home to Illinois. As Barack Obama's transportation secretary, LaHood would apply those skills on a much grander scale.
When President-elect Barack Obama says he wants to get the economy moving again, he means it quite literally.
Officials: Transportation cuts will be noticeableDo not expect much in new roads or maintenance in the fiscal 2011 budget, state transportation officials told a group of Prince George's County leaders.
NE states team up for high-speed rail fundsNEWINGTON, Conn. — Transportation leaders of the six New England states say they're teaming up to boost the region's chances for federal stimulus grants for high-speed commuter rail and freight service.
In 2050, the region will be a web, but how strong? - Greater Greater WashingtonRegional leaders have released their Greater Washington 2050 report, "Region Forward," a vision for the Washington region 40 years from now.
Woman Who Fell On Tracks 'Grateful, Humiliated'BOSTON -- The woman who narrowly escaped being run over by a subway train after she fell on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tracks last Friday said she is grateful that people were looking out for her safety and she's also humiliated.
Man Honored For Stopping Train Before Hitting WomanBOSTON -- An MBTA driver who stopped an Orange Line train moments before it struck a woman who fell onto the tracks at North Station was honored Monday.
Buffett Bets Big on Railroads' FutureDid Warren Buffett just corner the railroad market? Nah. He says he bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe because he likes to play with trains.
Pave Bass Liquors, and put up a parking lotPlans to open a commuter parking lot in Mount Rainier within the next six months are rekindling concerns that the vacant parcel, now fenced-off, could attract crime.
ICC was always intended to exclude most people -- baltimoresun.com...Prince George's Councilman Tom Dernoga, a longtime ICC opponent, showed up to give one more speech denouncing what is already a done deal. "This is an anti-working family proposal and an anti-working family road," he told the board.
Disney Unveils New Cruise ShipORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney provided a first glimpse at their newest cruise ship on Thursday.
Bay Bridge closure snarls traffic for 2nd dayEngineers desperately try to repair the Bay Bridge as commuters encounter heavy traffic and crowded trains after a 5,000-pound piece of steel plummeted onto the span during rush hour.
Pilots of wayward jet lose licenses -The Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots Tuesday in an extraordinary letter in which the agency chastised the pair, saying they endangered the public by flying an hour and half without contacting controllers "while you were on a fr …
Pr. George's plan calls for Metro extension, HOV lanes - washingtonpost.comPlanners in Prince George's County are hoping that an increased focus on transit will reduce the stop-and-go traffic drivers routinely experience on county roadways.
Transport: National Scandal - TIMEThe commercial airport which handles the heavy air traffic in & out of the Capital of the U. S. has been cursed by pilots for a decade. Fifty Eastern Airliners and 16 American Airliners take off from or land at the Washington Airport every day.
Prince George's County Plan Envisions Transit Expansion | TheCityFix DCThe Washington Post reported Monday that Prince George's County is updating its 25-year-old transportation master plan to include an extension of the Metro Green line, the proposed Purple line, and consideration of high-occupancy toll lanes on County highways.
"Self-Healing" Concrete: Civil Engineer Designed A Bendable Concrete That Repairs Its Own Cracks America's bridges are falling down. Victor Li says he knows a better way to build them. The civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of Michigan has invented a new kind of concrete that hardly ever cracks and, if it does, can repair itself.
Metro train breaking system catches fire on Red LineThe braking system of a Metro train with no passengers aboard caught fire Thursday night on the Red Line in Rockville, authorities said.
Worst Albuquerque Bus Crash In 20 Years, Say Officials (Video)ALBUQUERQUE -- A bus crash that Albuquerque officials say was the worst ever in 20 years occurred Saturday near Interstate 25 and Central in downtown Albuquerque after a driver of car ran a red light and crossed in front of a bus full of passengers.
The Danger Zone - washingtonpost.comThe stretch of Interstate 495 that rolls through Prince George's County makes up less than a third of the Capital Beltway, but in the past three years it has accounted for 70 percent of its traffic fatalities.
Gail Ewing: Where is the courage on transportation?"What's up?" was my question to Montgomery County Delegation Chairman Brian Feldman. He responded, "Well you know, Gail, with this being an election year, most politicians are very guarded about discussing the most difficult topics.
Lexus Lanes' take tollAs work steamrolls along on the massive Intercounty Connector project, focus has shifted from the ongoing land clearing, digging and paving to proposed tolls for the highway that will bridge Prince George's County and northern Montgomery County.
Speed cameras considered for 50 school sites in Prince George'sA Prince George's County Council committee voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of posting speed cameras in at least 50 county school sites — and council members said they expect plenty of complaints from motorists who are fined for speeding.
Dassault Lands Flex FacilityGreat Company that worked with an "Exclusive Tenant Broker" that created and implemented a strategic business plan for them.
Experts Warn Tri-State Could Become Ghost TownCINCINNATI -- Experts warn the Tri-State could become a ghost town in 20 years, if it doesn't do something fast to fix what they call a serious problem with the transportation of freight.
Driving on Glass? Inventor Hopes to Lay Down Solar RoadsU.S. roads paved with glass panels encasing photovoltaics and LEDs would double as national grid
Women Are Key to Getting More Bicyclists on the RoadThe article is two pages long. If you prefer to view it on one page with fewer graphics, click here. Getting people out of cars and onto bicycles, a much more sustainable form of transportation, has long vexed environmentally conscious city planners.
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