Topic: Roads
-
Amid Soaring Car Crashes, India Offers Free Treatment to Victims
The program will require 51 hospitals to accept injured patients without questions or money up front.
-
The Big Fix
Fixing a Secret Cause of Urban Traffic
Delivery trucks are responsible for a big chunk of the congestion we experience. Here are some ideas for getting them off the road.
-
Videos
How New York City's 'Pothole Gang' Fixes 4,000 Holes a Day
Headquartered in a small depot beneath the Williamsburg Bridge, the crew is responsible for overseeing 6,000 miles of road.
-
Charts
Road Noise: Deadly? Maybe. Annoying? Definitely.
A large share of urban dwellers live in areas where road noise is highly irritating.
-
Pedestrians Keep Dying on Georgia Roads
A recent spate of deaths should prompt a new commitment to road safety. Instead, the opposite is happening.
-
Charts
Where State Transportation Money Goes
A new state-by-state analysis shows just how transportation dollars are spent.
-
Instead of Lamenting the Urban Heat Island Effect, Why Don’t We Harness It?
Researchers are already at work turning toasty asphalt into energy cities can actually use.
-
Just a Fraction More White Roofs Could Have a Huge Global Impact
Small improvements in roof and road reflectivity are estimated to help create big reductions in carbon emissions.
-
Motion-Activated Pothole Sensors ... In Your Phone
Boston hopes its driver-operated Street Bump app will grow sensitive enough to detect cracks in the pavement before they become gravel-spewing craters.
-
Urban Wonk
Congress Is Toying With the Future of Mass Transit
A proposal to eliminate a share of the federal gas tax dedicated to public transportation would devastate urban mobility.
