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0A billion spent on "transportation enhancement" didn't help traffic flow in Texas 1265043540
Traffic jams. Who doesn't love them? You've spent tens of thousands of dollars on a new car (or not) to go five miles an hour, you're wasting gas and people are getting cranky. This, my friends, is the freedom of the open road. If this is the kind of motoring you're a fan of, the future looks ...
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Opposite World: Is traffic good for the environment? 1256054160
Traffic congestion is good for the environment. Wait, come again? Are we talking about Bizarro World here? Actually, according to Wall Street Journal writer David Owen, excessive congestion can actually be a good thing when it convinces drivers to explorer transportation alternatives instead of ...
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It's Friday: Spanish artist creates staged traffic jam 1246647360
Maider López's traffic art - Click above for image galleryArt may be the last thing in the world the average person thinks about when sitting idle in a major traffic jam, but Spanish artist Maider López apparently sees things the normal person doesn't. López put a call out ... -
MIT working to eliminate phantom traffic jams [w/VIDEO] 1245369540
Phantom traffic jam - Click above to watch the video after the breakSeriously, how irritating is it when traffic inexplicably comes to a grinding halt for no apparent reason before starting right back up with no trace of a cause? Not only are these so-called phantom traffic jams the bane of many ... -
Traffic fatalities drop as gas prices increase 1216832280
Photo: splorp - Licensed under CC 2.0Higher gas prices equal fewer miles driven. Fewer miles driven equals fewer traffic fatalities. At least, that's the assumption, 'cause it's really impossible to know for sure what is driving the current death rate decline on American roadways. Still, that above ...

