Highway construction of the 1950s were a collision of value engineering, latent racism, and big government.  Bulldozers loomed over families living on Almond Street who weren’t given any say.   The game has changed over the past half century. New federal rules require states to explore how roadway projects will affect the communities they cut […]

Georgia wants to become “The Roundabout State.” You aren’t going to see an official marketing campaign for that. But a decade ago, Georgia’s Department of Transportation issued a new policy. Engineers must now seriously consider a roundabout at every intersection they redesign. This policy is colliding with centuries-old history in the mountains north of Atlanta. […]

It’s likely your sandwich will get a ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV) before you do. For safety reasons, I’m completely fine with that. The bigger question is, how soon will GrubHub roll up in front of my apartment? The future of AV food and package deliveries will depend on how quickly tech companies work […]

For a few years, an Oregon program (unintentionally) charged drivers of “green” cars and handed over cash to drivers of gas guzzlers. Not what one would expect from a state which in the 1980s cancelled a freeway and used the money to build a light-rail line. Road User Charge (RUC) is a new acronym you […]

Data from the National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA) shows a bicycle rider is more than twice as likely to be killed by a vehicle than the national average. In 2016, data show the state had the highest percentage (4.3 percent) of auto-involved accidents killing a “pedacyclist” (person riding a bicycle). The national average was about […]

In Northern California, gold rushes are routine. The ’49ers raced across America to pan for gold in Yerba Buena. Silicon Valley generated several of its own gold rushes. The most recent, currently underway, produces a new millionaire every day. The wave of cash fuels job creation, population growth, and crippling traffic [News Release]. A business […]