The Onion

The Department of Transportation has released a new report urging drivers to combat traffic congestion by honking -- a method estimated to relieve 90% of traffic.

The Onion reports on the "window-shattering ceremony" officially opening Detroit's newest slum, a neighborhood designed with the "latest in high-risk, hopelessly impoverished housing options."

This piece from The Onion presents the incredibly simple solution to the nation's economic troubles: build more houses.

The Onion reports on an "area man" whose decision to live in his parents' basement looks like a wise move.

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The Onion reports on a study showing that a vast majority of Americans want further investments in public transit so everyone else can get off the road and make their drive faster.

The recent housing slump is now showing its face in the "creepy mansion" market, where sales have plummeted, according to this article from The Onion.

Facing a tight budget, officials in California have found an innovative way to mix uses and save money -- by combining a zoo and a prison into one efficient facility.

A lot of power comes with the title of County Surveyor. Lucky for the people of Wayne County, Maryland, elected county surveyor Robert Pelaski vows not to let this awesome power get to his head.

The nation's gentrified neighborhoods are threatened by new trend.

This Onion TV news segment highlights Chinese pride in the country's status as the world's top producer of air pollution

The Onion reports on an innovative new infrastructure plan from DOT: self-cleaning special lanes for reckless drivers.

In this article from The Onion a New York man wandering through town suddenly finds himself in a very Chinese part of town.

The Onion reports on the miraculous transformation of a run-down neighborhood in Detroit, thanks to the installation of a towel-sized, $150.00 plot of grass.

The satirical newspaper The Onion lists some dubious water conservation strategies being contemplated in American cities.

This article from The Onion looks back at the infrastructure problems that defined 2007, asking what they signify for the country.

Aging gerbils unable to generate electricity and ancient curses add to America's infrastructure woes, according to the Onion.

The Onion reports on the tragic loss of two cities in a senseless pileup.

Think your neighborhood disputes are rancorous? With ample swearing, The Onion pokes diabolical fun at NIMBYism and "short-sighted, profit-oriented renewal."

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Louisiana recently a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the successful end of their cooperative efforts to restore devastated New Orleans back to its pre-hurricane squalor.