“All we have are banana peels.” One of my earliest childhood memories was my Dad getting a laugh out of the state employee in response to his question if we had any produce to declare. This was the 1980s and … Continued
For Christmas, I got a dash cam. I’ve been taping silly dash cam videos of drivers the past few months and compiling them onto YouTube. I think maybe 30 people have watched. Until last week, when a newspaper reporter wrote … Continued
If you read a few of my posts, it’s no secret that I love new freeways. In one of my recent trips through California’s Central Valley, I was reminded of the non-monetary costs we all pay when there’s new construction. … Continued
This could be what the commercial district near University Parkway in Orem could look like in five years. While it isn’t the prettiest-looking solution, I think the city of Orem would open their arms wide to embrace a $50,000,000 solution … Continued
“Since when does a highway have stop lights?” I’ll never forget my buddy Paul complaining to me about Bangerter Highway. He’s from Ohio, where the word “highway” means “freeway.” But putting aside English-language nuances, he has a good point — … Continued
I suppose it’s nothing special to Salt Lake to have a major rail corridor running within blocks of the central city. When it came time to build I-15 back in the 1950s and 60s, freeway planners routed the new road … Continued
I’m exploring a site along Provo’s 500 West, which a SafetyAnalyst project identifies as one of the most crash-prone stretches of road in the county. SafetyAnalyst allows a transportation researcher to combine data and other analytical tools to identify roadway … Continued
The signs all went up today, making Salt Lake City home to America’s fastest urban interstates. Traditionally, urban freeways are 65 miles per hour (or 55 in cities with really twisty road geometry). As far as I’m aware, no state … Continued
It looks like Caltrans thought ahead for this 2002 project. That’s the year the state of California extended the 210 freeway from the 57 freeway to I-15 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The new freeway replaced Highland Avenue, which became a … Continued
I didn’t want to get in the way, so I waited until all the heavy equipment was parked for the day and hopped the “Road Closed” sign. Here’s the 500 West extension, facing southbound toward Westside Connector: Here’s where I … Continued