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The most expensive parking spots in America reside in midtown Manhattan, with a median monthly rate of $541. And a permanent parking spot next to your apartment? The parking spot Helen Alton owns in downtown Boston goes for $1...
Posted Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 10:10 am | Filed in: Transportation
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Last week, President Obama warned Congress that a delay in passing a federal highway extension would put as many as 1 million ...
Posted Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 at 9:59 am | Filed in: Legislation, Policy, Transportation
After a natural disaster, people are hungry for traffic information: which roads are flooded and which have been cleared of fallen trees? How congested is traffic? What are the delay times for public transit and how fast are b...
Posted Monday, August 29th, 2011 at 11:31 am | Filed in: Transportation
With the current gas tax set to expire September 30, many are wondering what lies ahead for the future of the federal Highway Trust Fund. The current federal tax at 18.4 cents per gallon, is made possible by the Safe, Accountabl...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 1:50 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Gas Prices, Policy, Transportation
Last week, a GOP lawmaker spoke on the radio about the discrepancy regarding the appointment of a federal agency to handle state-dependent transportation issues. Representative Cory Gardner (R-CO) suggested that the Department o...
Posted Monday, August 15th, 2011 at 10:32 am | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
You will not find the standard fuel economy sticker on the window of a Big Rig. Unlike passenger trucks, the fuel efficiency of medium and heavy-duty trucks has always been more elusive.
Similar to light-duty vehicles, truck ...
Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 at 10:40 am | Filed in: Policy, Transportation
On Friday of last week, President Obama officially announced the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, increasing fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) for light-duty vehicles by 2025. The administrationâ...
Posted Monday, August 1st, 2011 at 1:07 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Policy, Transportation
At a time when the international community is fixed on the implications of the U.S. debt crisis, the government is under heavy scrutiny regarding any new spending.
On the other hand, large corporations are beginning to step up,...
Posted Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 at 2:20 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Electrification, Transportation
In Europe, private and non-profit organizations are taking opportunities to support electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure into their own hands. Large UK utility companies are developing competitive products for electric vehicle cha...
Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 11:50 am | Filed in: Automotive, Electrification, Transportation
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