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smaller E-ZPass transponders arrive 
  My friend just signed up for E-ZPass, and received a new, smaller style of transponder I hadn't heard of. [link] It costs toll agencies about half as much as the older style. That's good, and maybe some day they'll pass the savings on to you.... more »
By Jimmy  - May 20 - 13 new of 13 messages    

US 202 Parkway, Pennsylvania 
  I happened to be driving around Doylestown, Pennsylvania yesterday (my previous visit was a few years ago) when I noticed that the stub end of the US 202 freeway that terminated at PA 611 has finally been connected to something. It isn't a freeway, but a brand-new 2-lane parkway with bicycle... more »
By Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.  - May 20 - 1 new of 1 message    

1961--Automated Parking Garage 
  The following is an article extracted from Computers & Automation, January 1961. I have no idea how the following automated garage worked out in actual service or if the concept was repeated. Anyone familiar with such projects? (I've used some expensive parking lots where payment is fully automated--one inserts the entry ticket into a machine and pays the... more »
By hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com  - May 20 - 6 new of 6 messages    

NRDC Report: Federal Government Spent More Taxpayer Money on 2012 Extreme Weather Cleanup than on Schools or Roads 
  Try to ignore the correlation = causation "climate change" aspects/ conclusions. NRDC Report: Federal Government Spent More Taxpayer Money on 2012 Extreme Weather Cleanup than on Schools or Roads Taxpayers Outspend Private Insurers 3:1 on Climate Disruption Costs WASHINGTON (May 14, 2013) – U.S. taxpayers paid nearly $100 billion... more »
By gpsman  - May 20 - 6 new of 6 messages    

would you tour the countryside in a steamer? 
  [link] Jay Leno talks about his 1906 stanley steamer.
By richard  - May 18 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Bay Bridge rod troubles extend to base 
  [link] base-4508623.php#photo-4610861 The base of the new Bay Bridge eastern span's signature tower is secured by more than 400 high-strength steel rods that were galvanized under conditions Caltrans barred as putting them at risk of cracking, The... more »
By Leroy N. Soetoro  - May 17 - 5 new of 5 messages    

Millennium Highway updates: 3,477 photos from 10 states 
  Announcing the latest update to the Millennium Highway Web site. Just posted are 3,477 (yes, you read correctly, that's three thousand, four hundred and seventy-seven) photos from 10 states. Photos include: * Various photos from Kentucky and adjacent states * Photos from a trip to Monticello, NY, for a meet hosted by Adam Moss. Photos... more »
By H. B. Elkins  - May 17 - 1 new of 1 message    

23 new photos and videos from CINCINNATI! 
  Monday's Roads Scholaring gives us enough photos and videos for a new set of local material. This photo shoot also includes several items from last month. So say aloha to the latest set of Scholarin' photos... [link]
By Random Waftings Of Bunker Blasts  - May 16 - 1 new of 1 message    

Feds recommend lower DWI limit 
  "A federal panel on Tuesday recommended that states reduce the allowable blood-alcohol concentration to 0.05 percent, down from 0.08 percent. " [link] I don't drink, but is this going too far?
By hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com  - May 14 - 21 new of 21 messages    

Utah: 9-year-old boy found riding bike on I-215. 
  A 9-year-old boy was found riding his bike on the I-215 freeway in the Salt Lake area yesterday or today. I-215 is at least six lanes, with an extended eight-lane section from the about I-80 on the west side down to where it crosses I-15 in Murray, Utah. [link]... more »
By James W. Anderson  - May 12 - 1 new of 1 message    

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