Road maintenance

A Perfect Storm For Bad Roads

Winter storms have combined with bad road engineering, geography, funding shortfalls and inequities in Sonoma County, California. drivers and cyclists can expect an unusually rough ride this year and more to come.

4 January 2011 - 7:00am

The Press Democrat

When Small Alleys Cause Big Headaches

Getting the City of Boston to pick up the tab for maintenance and repair of certain alleyways has proved frustrating for residents of the city's South End, due to high costs and restrictions associated with transferring ownership rights to the city.

8 November 2010 - 12:00pm

The Boston Globe

Depaving Rural American Roads-Literally

Rather than being part of a car liberation or permeable pavement movement, poorly maintained county roads are having their asphalt ground into gravel as a cost-cutting measure to avoid costly road reconstruction. Lack of funding is the cause.

19 July 2010 - 10:00am

Wall Street Journal - U.S.

Why New Highways Get Built While Existing Roadways Crumble

A new report from U.S. PIRG reveals how special interests tilts the playing field toward the construction of new and ever-wider highways at the expense of repair and maintenance.

30 April 2010 - 1:00pm

Road Work Ahead: Holding Government Accountable for Fixing America's Crumbling Roads and Bridges

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1/3rd of U.S. Freeways in 'Poor or Mediocre' Condition

A report released today by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) details the deteriorating state of American interstates and highways, and how much it's costing us.

9 May 2009 - 5:00am

Detroit Free Press

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Jess Zimbabwe

Cul-de-sacs verboten?: Tim Kaine and Roman Polanski on dead-end streets

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 07:20

As you may have heard in yesterday's Planetizen Podcast, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine doesn't like cul-de-sacs.

Most news reports on the story have claimed that the state is "forbidding," "banning," or even "outlawing" the cul-de-sac. In fact, Virginia municipalities can still design, build, and approve any road patterns they wish, but the State will no longer agree to foot the bill for the ongoing maintenance of cul-de-sacs. The news item came up in a staff meeting yesterday and one colleague told us that a friend he was having dinner with declared the move "Un-American!"

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