Search

Focuses on the high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, an option to relieve traffic congestion in the U.S. by restricting the use of some freeway lanes to those drivers who pay to use them. Assessment of tolls for HOT lanes; Background on the emergence of the HOT lanes concept; Implementation of the San Diego Association of Governments projects.

This article reviews the actual traffic prediction software from Inrix.

The article offers a look at traffic issues in Los Angeles (LA), California. Traffic in LA is hardly news and the city has always been at the forefront of fighting traffic, from automated traffic signals in 1922 to reversible lanes, which capitalize on the directional peaks of the morning and evening rush hours. Presently, most roads are busy both ways during peaks, so reversible lanes are history.

The article presents news briefs on law and order in the U.S. as of May 2006. In April 2006, a New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a club owner hoping to overturn an 80-year-old law requiring businesses that allow dancing to have a license. In March, a Longmont, Colorado man received a $50 ticket after being accused of interfering with the city's traffic signals.