Stories Tagged as
Traffic
What if every travel day was as bad as Thanksgiving?
by
Nova Safo
Dec 3, 2014
Congestion is mounting in the biggest airports in the U.S.
Have red light cameras reached the end of the road?
Jul 25, 2014
Has the automated red light camera system failed to live up to its promise?
How the White House calculates infrastructure jobs
by
Krissy Clark
May 14, 2014
White House warns 700,000 infrastructure jobs could be lost. What's that include?
Sick of the commute, Santa Cruz tries own tech hub
Mar 27, 2014
20,000 tech workers commute daily from Santa Cruz to Silicon Valley
Traffic and unemployment are making you sick
Mar 26, 2014
We know smoking affects health. How about traffic and unemployment?
In Atlanta, some say new toll lanes benefit wealthier drivers
by
Jim Burress
Sep 23, 2013
As cities move from carpool lanes to toll lanes to ease highway congestion, one Atlanta group points to the uneven benefits of the plan.
How much time do you spend traveling to work: Map
by
Adriene Hill
Mar 12, 2013
Mega-commuters spend hours each day getting to and from work -- are you one of them?
For public good, not for profit.
America's worst cities for traffic
by
Katie Long
Feb 8, 2013
Americans wasted a total of $121 billion dollars, or an average of $818 each, by sitting in traffic in 2011 according to a new report from the Transportation Institute at Texas A&M. Which cities have it worst?
What makes a city walkable?
Jan 3, 2013
According to urban planner Jeff Speck, designing cities for cars makes cities "crappy," but making a city walkable is no easy task.
Should we give money to drivers who reduce traffic?
by
David Brancaccio
and Jeremy Hobson
Jun 12, 2012
How would you like to skip traffic on your way to work, and also be paid for it? A new project out of Stanford and backed by the U.S. Department of Transportation is experimenting with just that in an effort to reduce city congestion.