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Spend 20 minutes watching TV news and you'd think the biggest transportation problem today is the auto industry. Bailouts,…

Repair & MaterialsJune 8, 2009

As motorists, the pothole is one of the most notorious foes we encounter. Fabricated from nothing and created by no one, the…

Pothole ScienceMay 27, 2009

In 2009, GEICO began a series of commercials featuring talking inanimate objects doing damage to cars. So far, they have used a…

Drivers & DamageMay 24, 2009

Quaker State motor oil recently began a marketing campaign asking consumers "Who has the world's worst commute?" Forgiving their…

Cities & CommunitiesMay 24, 2009

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told The New York Times Magazine reporter Deborah Solomon, “America is one big…

Pothole ScienceMay 24, 2009

We all know how aggravating it can be to navigate over a pothole; the shocking jolt that spills your coffee on the way to work or…

Drivers & DamageMay 21, 2009

Streets and highways are falling apart while local and state governments struggle with other budget crises. Yet our economy is…

Policy & FundingMay 15, 2009

Chicagoans like to gripe and complain about winter weather and its close companion, potholes. But being hardy Midwesterners, we…

Cities & CommunitiesMay 14, 2009

1. A general overview of pavement preservation and the role of Superpave/newer technologies in accomplishing that in a…

Repair & MaterialsJanuary 24, 2009

Route 66, the first cross-country motor route from Chicago to Los Angeles, embodies cultural significance spanning generations.…

Pothole ScienceJanuary 23, 2009