Traffic Safety/Signage
Transportation spending: Is highway reauthorization legislation in the cards?
Transportation budgets are top of mind for Michael Balsam, founder of Bear Pond Research. "I think the big story for the second half of 2011 is how the federal transportation reauthorization bill shakes out....
A Bright Future Using LEDs
Large-volume government purchases are helping to drive LED costs down and quality up....
Avery Dennison can keep selling retroreflective sheeting
Chief Judge Michael Davis of the U.S. District Court in Minnesota has denied 3M's request for a preliminary injunction to block sales of Avery Dennison's OmniCube retroreflective sheeting which is used for highway and road signage....
Changes in road sign reflectivity will affect highway departments
The Federal Highway Administration has raised the minimum reflectivity of road signs to increase sign visibility, a mandate that will take effect in January 2012. FHWA standards require state and local agencies to assess their road signs and develop a replacement plan...
'Best Show in Public Works' Goes to Beantown
Public works professionals from around the world will gather in Boston later this month for the American Public Works Association's International Public Works Congress and Exposition (co-located with the Solid Waste Association of North America's WASTECON 2010 Conference and Exhibition)....
D.C. gets bike lane channelizer
The Washington, D.C., city government has purchased bike lane channelizer posts from Pexco to line a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue with dedicated lanes for cycling commuters....
Snow and ice storms have huge economic impact, so plowing is crucial
Every winter in communities across the country, snow and ice derail local economies for hours, days or sometimes longer....
Dwindling supplies of traffic striping paint impact road maintenance and construction
A shortage of a key raw material used in traffic paint, methyl methacrylate, is forcing some highway departments and road crews to curtail their striping operations....
Arizona to do away with speed cameras on state freeways
Arizona is canceling a pioneering yet contentious program that positioned speed enforcement cameras along Phoenix-area highways and in vans placed across the state....
State DOTs begin campaign to halt work zone deaths
Twenty-five state transportation departments, along with dozens of local agencies and the Federal Highway Administration, held events across the country to mark the beginning of National Work Zone Awareness Week....
Snow-covered LED traffic signals: traffic hazard or not?
Several newspapers in the Midwest carried an Associated Press story in December headlined: "Energy-Efficient Traffic Lights Can't Melt Snow," with the subhead, "Traffic accidents are blamed on energy-efficient traffic lights getting covered with snow."...
2010 Keating Report on government budgets and spending
Government spending continues to shore up the economy, with $38 billion potentially on tap through jobs bill. The 2010 Keating Report includes analysis of federal, state, and local government spending, as well as an in-depth look at construction and security spending by governments....
Executive order: No text messaging while driving
An executive order issued by the White House to prohibit more than four million federal employees from texting behind the wheel is now officially in effect....
Study finds elevated chloride levels in streams, points to road deicing as a culprit
An increase in the use of salt for road deicing over the past two decades may be contributing to increased levels of chloride — a component of salt — in streams and groundwater...
Broadband systems are saving money, one wireless community at a time
Municipal broadband networks have taken on a new meaning since they were first introduced four years ago. Today many cities have turned to broadband networks as a way to automate municipal functions and provide critical access to a number of city workers....
Filtrona Extrusion changes name to Pexco
Filtrona Extrusion, the parent company of Davidson Traffic Control Products, has changed its name to Pexco, the brand name of the company's medical tubing products....
Transportation For America calls on Congress to adopt 'complete streets' program
In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along streets in their communities, according to Transportation For America's "Dangerous by Design" report which urges Congress to include a plan for safer street designs in the federal transportation bill now under consideration....
AASHTO smart transportation report cites 50 model transportation projects
A new AASHTO report highlights 50 projects nationwide that showcase smart transportation solutions by state transportation departments...
Fast-food chain leaves its mark in pothole patches
Louisville, Ky.-based KFC is tackling the pothole problem in its hometown and other U.S. cities....
Trade groups to Obama: $4 billion needed to get FAA plan off the ground
A coalition of 11 trade associations representing the aviation industry is asking President Obama and Congress for $4 billion in stimulus funding to “jumpstart” the industry’s role in implementing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) plan to modernize the nation’s air transportation infrastructure. ...
Florida city focuses cameras on red-light runners
American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has been given the green light to install red-light cameras in Lakeland, Fla. The Lakeland City Commission has approved a contract that permits ATS to install its ultrahigh-resolution digital cameras at designated intersections. ...
MassHighway to spend $30.7 million on intelligent transportation system
The I-91 and I-291 corridors in western Massachusetts will be among the first highways in the United States to benefit from communication provided by a traffic management tool known as an intelligent transportation system (ITS), according to the provider of the technology. ...
Oklahoma state agency honored for supporting its employees called to military service
A unit of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has received the Patriot Award for the organization’s outstanding support of employees serving in the National Guard and Military Reserve....
Access parking meters with one pre-programmed electronic key
CyberLock cylinders are designed to exact specifications of mechanical locks they replace. Enable parking enforcement officers to access all meters on...
Signs deliver an energy-efficient, changeable message
Advantage-series models 4260, 4280 and 42100 operate on battery power and have solar recharge capabilities. Models feature LED components, and offer full...
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