Let People Live Where They Choose
Mass transit and "planned spaces" appeal to the bureaucratic mind, but Americans want to stay in their suburban homes.
Roads
House Temporarily Paves Over Budget Concerns with Stopgap Highway Bill
$10.8 billion in funds shifted around
California to Let Illegal Immigrants Drive Legally, Which Is Not Actually a New Thing
Tenth state in the country to institute the policy
New Jersey Considers Allowing Police to Search Cellphones After Car Crashes
No reason given why the cops couldn't wait till they get a warrant
Los Angeles Ranks Tops in Traffic Congestion
Actually ranked behind Honolulu last year, but is back at No. 1
Most Americans Opposed to Higher Gas Taxes, Even For Roads
The more the government taxes the more it says it needs
Paper Gets Pulitzer for Investigating Police Speeding
Three-part series gets national recognition, as well as results
Obama Looks to Attract Private Investment in Public Works Projects
Wants to increase caps on some municipal bonds, exempt foreign pension funds from taxes
Illinois Tollway Fines Family $27,000
After only updating account information on one of two cars family owned
Californians Aren't Buying Enough Gas. Solution: Raise Gas Taxes!
State will soon have highest rate in the country
Bus Company in Deadly SoCal Crash Had Failed Several Federal Inspections
Flunked a third of random evaluations
City Hustles To Recalibrate After Being Caught With Illegally Short Yellow Traffic Lights
Short lights can be lucrative, and dangerous
Feds Fund Dangerous Speed Traps, Ticket Blitzes
Billed as safety measures, such selective enforcement actually raises crash rates
Court: Enforcing Motorcycle Helmet Laws With Roadblocks Is Fine
Cuz jamming up the road isn't hazardous at all
In Tacoma, Challenging Tickets Requires Paying Camera-Company Travel Expenses
So a representative can show up in court, you see
NJ Transportation Officials Say Red-Light Cameras Increase Accidents
People slam on their brakes and into each other
Winnipeg Drivers Ticked Off by Hidden, Misleading Traffic Signs
But won't somebody think of the revenue?
Recession Gets the Credit for Lower Road Fatalities, Says Study
Nothing chills on-road hijinks like an empty gas tank
Judge: Motorists Can be Held Indefinitely at Toll Booths
A lawsuit over a practice in Florida of documenting the paying of tolls with large denominations was thrown out.
36 Killed in Explosive Bus Crash in China
Double-decker sleeper bush collided with a tanker full of methanol.
Obama Releases $470 Million for Highway Work
That's enough for, like, 100 yards of high-speed rail!
House Aims to Stop Highway Robbery
An effort to fix the Highway Trust Fund makes liberals stop worrying and love Reagan.
