John LattaRoadbuildingWhere Interstate 20 crosses Interstate BobAre we approaching an intersection, where Public Street and Private Road meet? And if we are, is that intersection a confusing place in need of significant upgrading if it is to benefit the traveling public? Yep. Public-private partnerships created to profitably build and operate/manage transportation infrastructure (i.e. roads and bridges) appear to be on the […]May 15, 2013RoadbuildingHello? [CRASH]A new report argues that car crashes involving cell phones are significantly underreported. So what is the number? There’s no hard data to go on, but the correct number for cell phone involvement in all crashes, says the report, is about one in four. Common sense suggests that it’s right. And it also suggests that […]May 13, 2013RoadbuildingA highway shapes D.C., and so can youDid a highway kill what could have been a thriving waterfront culture in Washington D.C.? The Atlantic Cities argues that it did and that the District’s Maine Avenue Fish market is a classic example of what is and what could have been. (Note to self: Resist impulse to write that something smells fishy in D.C.) The […]May 9, 2013RoadbuildingEgg Money: Would online sales taxes save us from higher fuel taxes?You wanna pay this way, or you wanna pay that way? The Senate has voted in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would give each state the authority to compel online businesses to collect applicable taxes. The House has yet to tackle the issue. But we are already hearing arguments that if the House […]May 8, 2013RoadbuildingA Goldilocks Gadget: Calculate the “just right” number of parking spacesHow many parking spaces do you need in a given area? And what should it cost to use them? The answers were, apparently, largely the result of professional guestimates. Now comes a new gadget–that’s my strictly non-technical term–from King County, Washington, which may be a scientific alternative to the old assumption/experience dynamic when it comes […]May 7, 2013RoadbuildingRoads can be dangerous places for returning soldiersWars can deliver so many disturbing stories to those of us at home. This one from the Washington Post is something of a surprise. It confirms for us that we can try to build safe roads, but there are factors at work out there that we have no way to allow for. The story says […]May 6, 2013RoadbuildingThe Stan SpanWill Stan the Man become Stan the Bridge? Illinois and Missouri are disagreeing over what to call a new bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, the region’s first span across the river in more than four decades. The Missouri folk want to name it after the greatest of all of baseball’s Cardinals, Stan […]May 3, 2013RoadbuildingLet’s start ramping up reauthorization pressureThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has, helpfully, stated the obvious. The CBO is essentially confirming for us that when reauthorization rolls about next September, MAP-21’s replacement, facing a nearly bankrupt Highway Trust Fund, will either have to dive into the General Fund (and fight with everyone else in Washington who has to dive into the […]May 2, 2013RoadbuildingJohn Wayne on a little motorcycleThe cost of owning and operating a vehicle keeps going up. It’s news, I suppose, but not news that will surprise you. And I’m guessing it’s not news that will change a whole lot of habits. Some, yes. The transit and bike people like these numbers, and they do show, pocketbook-wise, that transit can save […]April 30, 2013RoadbuildingA Private Bridge Funding Success StoryApparently it can be done. It is possible for states to find and work with private partners for transportation infrastructure projects. Just look at this case from Indiana. Governing magazine noted that Indiana stated trying to find private partners for part of its Ohio River bridges project last spring. Now, says the magazine, full of […]April 29, 2013Previous PagePage 7 of 43Next PageTop StoriesWheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineThe L 566 H's hydrogen reciprocating piston engine is the "optimal power source" for larger equipment, offering comparable performance to diesel, Liebherr says.DozersHyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100The DirtTest Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1ECompact equipmentTakeuchi's TCR50-2 Crawler Dumper is Coming to North AmericaCompact Track Loaders“There’s Something for Everyone” – Compact Track Loaders Continue to Evolve