High-speed electronic tolling technology may be the key to building the next generation of U.S. highways, but the future seems to be getting off to a bumpy start in the Washington, DC., area.
Which of two Maryland light rail projects stands the best chance of receiving FTA funding assistance? Maybe a little game of "moneyball" is the answer.
Thirteen years after the last referendum was defeated, supporters of light rail in Virginia Beach are trying again. This time, they face a much different economic and political environment.
The US space industry may be making more small steps than giant leaps, but there's enough interest to generate talk about new launch and support facilities.
Tuesday’s groundbreaking for the $1 billion I-95 Express Lanes project in Northern Virginia had all the elements one typically finds at such events: gold shovels, beaming politicians, and speeches extolling the bounty of benefits to be realized in the not-too-distant future.
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Thanks for sharing, Jim.
The Silver Line (and the whole WMATA system, for that matter) is not light rail. I'd call it heavy rail.
The pipes that are failing were manufactured under a standard that was increasingly lax from around 1950 until 1984. For example later revisions to the specifications effectively remove...