Data shared by the transportation department shows nearly 10,000 pedestrians passed through the intersection during peak afternoon and evening hours. DOT officials said the existing intersection requires pedestrians to walk long distances to cross the street while cars turn into the road.
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Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights for roundabouts.
The growing backlog of bridges and public buildings in need of repair or replacement poses an increasing threat to state finances, but tracking of maintenance liabilities varies wildly across the states. The analysis implores states to urgently adopt better methods to identify, quantify and fund their deferred infrastructure maintenance.
A study from the state Department of Transportation found that expanding the highway would reduce crashes, but also found that the same result could be achieved through other means, like lowering speed limits.
In denser, more residential areas, an increasing number of states from coast to coast are allowing local governments to slow drivers down to improve safety. Meanwhile, highway speed limits are climbing in less traveled areas, with at least nine states allowing drivers to legally zoom along at 80 miles per hour.
The death of a 60-year-old woman who was run over by a pair of riders doubled up on an e-bike cruising in a bike lane outside the Brooklyn Navy Yard highlights a crisis that city officials have let simmer for years.
The states where E.V. drivers have the biggest advantage are those where electricity is cheap and gas is expensive. Washington tops that list.
When the railroads were the most powerful industry in the country and were dominating everything, they built 254,000 miles of track, which is much larger than the interstate highway system is today.
Up and down its length, the Erie Canal is now serving as a test bed for how infrastructure might be adapted and maintained in ways that embed social, cultural, economic and ecological value into its ongoing operations.
The public would feel many benefits if rail companies grabbed business back from trucking, but doing so will be tough.