World Jan 27 Dubai’s building boom is starting to strain its residents By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Nation Jun 05 New York pauses plan to charge big tolls to drive into core of Manhattan New York is indefinitely delaying implementation of a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of Manhattan. By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
World Sep 28 A longtime city of cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams The country is one of car-lovers, the home to Renault, Citroen and Peugeot. But a nearly decade-long pro-bike drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo is picking up pace ahead of the Paris Olympics next year. By John Leicester, Associated Press
Politics May 23 WATCH: Buttigieg previews preparations for Memorial Day travel surge More than 40 million Americans are expected to travel over the weekend that many deem the unofficial start of summer, according to a AAA projection. By News Desk
Nation Jan 04 Virginia drivers snowed-in all night as major highway shuts down Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says help is on the way to hundreds of motorists who spent a chilly night snowed in along on Interstate 95 after tractor-trailers lost control in the ice and snow and blocked traffic in Virginia. By Associated Press
Mar 04 U.S. traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The nonprofit National Safety Council estimates in a report issued Thursday that 42,060 people died in vehicle crashes in 2020. That's an 8% increase over 2019. Continue reading
May 08 Why is your Uber or Lyft stuck in traffic? Most likely because of Uber and Lyft By Vicky Stein The average American spends 26.4 minutes commuting to work. Traffic is getting worse, and it may be due to ride-hailing apps. Continue reading
Mar 18 Why everyone should stand still on an escalator By Lesley Strawderman, The Conversation The best way to ride an escalator isn't what you'd expect, but it's 27 percent more efficient. Continue reading
Oct 07 Traffic deaths spiked in 2016, including pedestrians killed By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Traffic fatalities rose 5.6 percent last year, with the biggest spikes in pedestrian and motorcyclist deaths, the government said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 7:39 How Pittsburgh is test driving tech to make your commute smarter By PBS News Hour Robotics experts at Carnegie Mellon University are harnessing technology to address the rush-hour traffic that plagues commuters across the country. Using artificial intelligence and existing infrastructure, their software could reshape the daily commute for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians by reducing… Continue watching