The Trump administration has shared the outlines of its effort to reform and rebuild the nation’s transportation infrastructure. John Tierney, writing for City Journal, sums up the approach as “get…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on congressional candidates’ reaction to the campaign limbo linked to an ongoing redistricting lawsuit. John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights the importance of N.C.…
As the UPoR reports, the state’s new road project rating system is out, and it puts a very middling score on the Garden Porkway, placing it 175th out of 399…
The NC DOT will host an open house tomorrow, February 25, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the NC Arboretum. They want to
The NC DOT wanted to make Leicester Highway extra wide with five roundabouts and a median. The citizens thought that was excessive. The DOT came back with a medium-sized big…
Adrian Moore, vice president for policy at the Reason Foundation, says passenger rail makes no sense for most American communities, including North Carolina’s Triangle region. He recently spoke about why…
Not sure what’s worse here, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s design for the Independence Blvd/Albemarle Road/Sharon Amity area or the Charlotte Observer’s article out yesterday “Wrecks point out access issues…
I-40 is scheduled to reopen Tuesday.
I’m reminded that those of us at Locke aren’t the only ones who think road money should be used for roads. According to the Civitas Institute’s August 2008 decisionmaker poll,…
The Huntersville Herald has a rundown on plans to ban left turns from Sam Furr (Hwy. 73) onto Statesville (Hwy. 21) and instead use something called “quadrant roadway intersection.” This…
Of cities with much, much better roads than Charlotte. At least from what I’ve seen. I’m talking six-lanes of brand new roadway zooming you to your destination. And overall, the…
Paul, Thanks for your note. It gives me the chance to clarify that I’m not endorsing the Clayton Bypass. I’m pointing out that far more people are likely to benefit…