Month: March 2016

  • MythBusters compares American four-way stop & UK roundabout to assess traffic flow

    MythBusters wanted to know whether the traditional American four-way stop is better than the UK roundabout when it comes to the flow of traffic. The answer may surprise some drivers if they’ve never tried both. By Joseph Rose | The Oregonian/OregonLive  June 09, 2014 at 11:37 AM, updated June 10, 2014 at 7:19 AM Score…

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  • How a National Transit Map could connect ‘transit deserts’ to the grid

    How a National Transit Map could connect ‘transit deserts’ to the grid By Faiz Siddiqui March 19, 2016 In the labyrinth of bus routes, rail lines and commuter arteries that make up a city map, identifying areas that lack sufficient services can be difficult. But a new U.S. Transportation Department initiative would help pinpoint these…

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  • Congress calls on stakeholders to make case for Amtrak return

    Article Authored by LEAH BINKOVITZ | Special to The News Posted Mar. 20, 2016 at 4:30 PM Updated Mar 20, 2016 at 9:22 PM John Spain spends a lot of time on trains. Just last month, the rail advocate took Amtrak’s Crescent line from New Orleans to Birmingham, Ala., for a meeting. But if he…

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  • MS road funding fight is intense

    Miss. road funding fight intense Jeff Amy, Associated Press8:56 p.m. CDT March 20, 2016 (Photo: AP) JACKSON — Fights last week in the Mississippi Senate over a transportation spending bill that doesn’t actually do anything yet I indicate how intensely people are lobbying for and against more money for roads and bridges. On one side,…

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  • BCBS Funds ‘Bike Share’ Program

    BY ALLIE MARTIN · MARCH 9, 2016 Original article and video here: http://www.wcbi.com/local-news/video-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-mississippi-foundation-funds-bicycle-share-program-at-local-junior-college/    BOONEVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – By his own admission, Braxton Phelps hadn’t been on a bicycle in awhile, but it didn’t take long for the NEMCC sophomore to get the hang of it. “Just pick it back up and you just take off,”…

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