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The semi-annual discussions on America's infrastructure spending including how to fix potholes, as well as bridges, tunnels, ports…

Policy & FundingJanuary 30, 2015

With freeze-thaw conditions prevalent across much of the country, American motorists may wonder why potholes often linger until…

Repair & MaterialsJanuary 23, 2015

The heavy rains on the West Coast in mid-December 2014 presented a mixed bag for the millions of people who live and work there.…

Winter & WeatherJanuary 2, 2015

It's more than just a pun to say that federal policies toward transportation, road maintenance and conservation are moving…

Policy & FundingDecember 10, 2014

A national research organization argues that automotive trends vehicle miles traveled per capita, car ownership rates and drivers…

Policy & FundingDecember 8, 2014

It might seem that the extremes of weather the "polar vortex" freeze in the U.S. and Canada during the winter of 2014, or the…

Winter & WeatherDecember 5, 2014

A 2014 survey by the WISPIRG Foundation Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group found that shifting attitudes about…

Policy & FundingAugust 25, 2014

Once upon a time there was the Pet Rock. Today, we have crumbled asphalt, the detritus of pavement gone awry, turned into…

Pothole ScienceAugust 18, 2014

For anyone visiting Montreal, it is difficult to miss the artwork of Roadsworth, a.k.a. Peter Gibson. That's because the artist's…

Cities & CommunitiesAugust 14, 2014

Advocates for road repair and other infrastructure funding in Missouri were handed a solid defeat at the polls on August 5, 2014…

Policy & FundingAugust 7, 2014

Highway Trust Fund Running on Empty Repairs to highways, bridges and transit cost more than the gas tax takes in and the HTF is…

Policy & FundingJuly 8, 2014

The Spring 2014 pothole epidemic is being felt in the mid-South, including Memphis, Tennessee where station WHBQ-TV/Fox 13 brought…

Cities & CommunitiesMay 2, 2014